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Levering  Family 


HISTORY  AND  GENEALOGY. 


BY  Col.  JOHN  Levering,  of  LaFayette,  Indiana, 

Associate  ><f  the  Victoria   Institute,  or    Pliilosorhical  Society  of   Great   Briuin  ;    Companion  <.f  th- 

Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States  ;  Author  of  Personal  Recollections 

of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  etc.;  Member  of  the  Indiana  Historical  Society  ; 

Member   of  the   Indiana  Academy   of  Science. 


'Lihe  leaves  on  trees  the  race  of  man  hjoinui. 

^ow  green  in  youth,  now  witheriuir  ou  the  pvinui: 
knottier  race  the  following  Spring  supplies; 

Thevfall  succejfive,  and  succejjive  rise." 

—Pope. 


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LEVERING    HISTORICAL  ASSOCIATION. 


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INTRODUCTORY. 


Now,  1  have  reached  the  "  Preface,"  which,  in  book  making,  is 
always  written  last.     This  compilation  has  been  a  "  labor  of 
love"  for  the  family  LEVERING.     To  them.,  individually  and 
collectively,  and  to  the  children's  children,  I  dedicate  it. 

It  is  an  aggregation  of  personal  annals  and  sketches,  carefully 
woven,  woof  and  warp,  that  makes  a  family  history.  History  is  fact ; 
other  than  fact  is  not  history.  The  collection  of  family  events  is  not 
fiction,  nor  is  it  fulsome  epitaph,  though  some  inflated  persons,  whose 
plebeian  origin  may  be  seen  by  a  glance  backward,  without  climbing 
a  hill,  or  even  a  ladder,  would  have  "family  dignity  "  emphasized. 

This  volume  appears  to  be  supplemental  to  "  The  Levering  Fam- 
ily," as  compiled  and  published  in  the  year  1858,  by  my  boyhood  friend, 
Horatio  Gates  Jones,  of  Roxborough  (then  called  Leverington),  Phil- 
adelphia. When  inaugurating  my  work,  I  contemplated  an  easy  start 
in  the  genealogical  feature,  by  beginning  where  he  ended,  save  sup- 
plying the  poverty  of  dates  which  characterized  his  publication.  I 
found  this  a  difficult  undertaking.  A  third  of  a  century  had  elapsed 
since  he  gleaned  the  field.  A  generation  had  passed  away,  and  the 
scent  had  become  cold.  Notwithstanding  these  disadvantages  the 
emendations  must  be  undertaken,  as  his  work  needs  clothing. 

So,  my  first  labor  was  expended  in  dusting  old  bibles  and  family 
registers.  Many  of  these  revealed  a  condition  in  the  publication  of 
1858,  that  1  had  not  anticipated,  viz.  :  Want  of  names,  as  well  as  dates. 
Members  of  families,  and  whole  families  of  lineal  descent,  had  been 
omitted.  As  instanced  in  my  circular  of  February  22,  1893,  not  one 
descendant  appeared  to  No.  68 ^''2 .  Mary  Levering,  of  the  fifth  genera- 
tion, of  Roxborough,  Philadelphia,  and  she,  being  designated  by  a  half 
number,  in  the  consecutive  order,  indicates  that  Mary  "came  within 
(the  half  of)  one",  of  being  omitted  altogether.  After  months  of 
labor  1  have  credited  Mary  with  more  than  400  lineal  descendants ;  of 
these,  about  one-half  were  eligible  to  representation  in  "  The  Levering 
Family."     Like  remarks  will  apply  to  his  No.  5,  Anna  Catharine'' Frey, 


6  THE   LKVhi-.Ncl   FA.MIL^. 

.iiul  N«».  I V  V,  !  "I"  No.  17,  Anic-iia'  Shoemaker,  to 

wl  '  ;;. .111  400.  250  .inJ    1,100,  IC'SpeCti\L'l\'. 

.    ,   ,  ;>,  t.imilii-s  wiTc  in  tht*  samt- catc-*!')ry,  unt'or- 

tuii.iti  !v  s...   •  .f  timi-  Ji-strii\rJ  all  tract-,  to  sonic  of  them. 

>  tbf  !  mv  whilom  trienci  and  relatiw  —  whose 

n-viiit  IS  of  immt-asurahle  value  to  me  as  a  pointer 

in  his  formulary.   I  louU  use  it  only  as  material, 

'■I-  straw  ",  in  the  ^lenealoj^ical  structure  I  iia\e  built, 

■  Mme  have  obliterated  some  of  the  data, 
a>  .i:s.!i;u.«. ii-u.ii  .iu"i  iiineiits.  should  ha\e  ^'raced  the  plintii 

The  i:!'<torical  feature  of  the  publication  of    1858  was  of  local 

.innah  mil  quite  limited  in  this  respect.     Notu  ithstandin^  the 

short-.  of  the  compilation,  the  meed  of  praise  is  due  its  author 

A  family  unitw  and  rendered  the  clan   Lexerint:,  a 

Hut  for  his  pride  in  his  maternal  ancestry,  no  history  of 

ti;«.  i.i  ht  ha\f  been  written. 

"^  >i  ,,iiii-\\s  :   "  H\ery  writer  is  necessarily  indebted 

■  ..  s,  and  to  his  predecessors."     With  this  license 

^e,  I  may  use,  to  some  extent,  the  statements  of  my 

ul.  aiul  not  K-  charjieable  with  "  buildin<i  upon  another  man's 

Hrom  the  time  I  learned  of  the  existence  of  the  ancient  tow  n  of 
!  ■   n.  in  Cambridgeshire,  tnuland,  I  have  been  impressed  that 

1  t"  the  first  or  earliest  families  of  the  name  LEV- 

'  •■■1^  with  the  Levering:  Historical  Association  to 

•  ••,  "  "f  a  family  history,  my  early  efforts  were 

i  towarddetei;  .  that  relation.     Of  course,  the  initial  steps 

ry  must  K-  taken  in.  or  near  to  the  tow  n.    Happily,  my  brother, 

H.  l-everin;:.  was  a  member  of  the  literary  association  known 

u-  Victoria  Institute  of  Loiuhm,  Hn^land.     He  placed  me  in  com- 

with  the  Honorable  Secretary  of  that  or<:anization.  w  ho, 

•'-  for  local  correspondents  of  skill,  as  iiis- 

irchers.     Fortunatel\-,  the    rector  of  the 

;,         |al   Church   at   Leverin^ton,   Rev.  C.   B. 

I  ):.iki  .  ...    i;;-,  ••>•.■  the  "  LeNerin^ton  ReCtory,"  was  commended  as  an 

^pt'rt.     M  s  have  proven  very  valuable  to  me:  dili^^ent  in 

Ji  and  punctual  in  correspondence. 

Resp.  '  my  request  for  an  exhaustive  examination  uf  all 

for  the  family  name,  he  performed  the  labor  and 

t'..u  the  Re;!isters  of  the  Parish,  which  ha\e  been 

,  ed  for  li,...,;  jienerations,  nor  the  Rolls  of  the  Manorial  Courts 


INTRODUCTORY.  7 

of  the  town,  back  to  the  timt-  of  their  establishment  in  the  reign  of 
Edward  IV  (1461-83),  contained  the  family  name,  LEVERING.  He 
informed  me,  however,  that  the  Rolls,  also  the  surviving  tablets  in 
and  about  the  venerable  church  of  the  town,  contained  names  of  fam- 
ilies which  had  become  extinct  in  the  neighborhood.  Verifying,  "  The 
places  that  knew  them  shall  know  them  no  more." 

It  became  patent  to  me,  at  once,  that  the  appellation  of  the  town, 
proved  to  be  the  most  enduring  memorial,  and  has  kept  green  the 
memory  of  the  object  of  my  quest,  while  the  material  cenotaph 
attests,  "old  things  are  passed  away."  The  corroding  rust  of 
antiquity  is  irresistible. 

Hugh  Miller  states  that  the  oldest  monumental  epitaphs  known 
in  the  English  language,  are  found  in  a  church  yard  at  Oxfordshire, 
England.  The  language,  he  says,  is  almost  obsolete,  and  the  letter- 
ing scarcely  legible  from  decay.  Some  dates  are  in  the  latter  part  of 
the  fourteenth  century. 

If  the  archives  mentioned  preserved  other  family  names,  and  not 
ours,  then  the  latter  must  be  older  than  the  Manorial  Rolls  —  older 
than  the  tablets  and  existing  monuments,  which  the  erosions  of  time 
are  obliterating. 

An  appeal  was  taken  to  the  British  Museum,  where  tomes  of  the 
long-ago  are  gathered  together  and  preserved  with  jealous  care.  A 
few  pounds  sterling  proved  an  "open  sesame"  to  the  searchers 
employed.  The  result  of  their  labor  was  of  considerable  interest, 
though  neither  the  family  name  nor  the  origin  of  the  town  designation 
was  discovered. 

Undaunted,  1  reached  out  for  other  sources  of  information.  What 
of  hidden  secrets  in  the  ancient  towns  of  York,  of  Chester,  of  Lincoln, 
which  in  almost  pre-historic  times  were  walled  against  invasions  by 
Visigoths  and  other  semi-barbarians.?  What  of  ancient  Ely,  but  a 
Sabbath  day's  journey  from  our  family  town,  and  which  has  been  a 
geographical  feature  upon  the  face  of  every  map  from  earliest  Anglia 
to  modern  England.?  Aye,  as  will  appear  in  subsequent  pages,  the 
muniment  rooms  of  this  literary  fortress,  shared  her  stores  with  us, 
and  we  here  learned  of  Leverings  three  hundred  years  before  ROSIER, 
who  had  been  the  rock  upon  which  we  built  our  family  structure. 

This  discovery,  from  records  preserved  so  near  to  Leverington, 
indicated  the  supposed  relation  between  the  family  and  the  town. 
Still,  the  origin  of  the  town  was  undetermined.  Resort  was  had  to 
reading  all  authorities  upon  early  settlements  and  analogous  subjects. 
The  volumes  of  Freeman  were  closely  scanned,  feeling  that  the  Nor- 
man Conquest   may  have  had  added  strength  from  the  Levering 


.,ly,  of  Hii  I  (dlouinu  this,  Umci    upon 

/  Surnjnit'y.  vi.is  «.«inMilti  J. 

It  u.is  M..-  ih.it  this  .luthnr  quoted  from  Vcistiyan  (IS50- 

if,;;).  I  authors.  fspt.-cially  fr«)m   CainJLn   (1551- 

if,.-;).  ohirati-  his  aruument  upon  the  origin  ot 

hi^ultus  plainly  shcuvth,  that  WlBb'RTON 

,    .       .  nanu-il."  ftt.-.     Hiirckj !     Wiio  was   hi- 

■.it  proliiK   souroo  of    inforination,  tlK-  Encyclo- 

ii-il  him  as  hi^ult  of  Croyland  (  lo^o-i  109), 

\\\v<  u  to  William   till-  ConquL-ror  at  tlK-  timt-  of  tlic 

id,  in  loC/).     And  was  Leffrin^ton  (Lev- 
r<|  Ivi-'u-  tint  date?     This  added  two  and  a  iiaif  ten- 
;  Uu   I.         ■     ■    !  ■ 

I  :  '  ■  INN  -c  II  \"  tindin^  the  record  or  writin;:  of  ingulf, 

>''-    '  .....iuiscnpt,  as  printinti  was  not  in\ented,  nor  were 

lour  hundred  \'ears  later.     It  was  an  interesting  in- 

V.  hut  my  learned  triend.  He\'.  iJrake,- was  equal  to  tlie  demand 

ai.     He  ohtaiiu'il  access  to  the  old  record,  and  furnished  a 

,al  i-\pression  hy  Camden,  to  w  hicii  a  line  ahove 

I  he  U-\l  i»»  in  medie\  al   Latin,  so  ohsolete  in  idiom  as  to  re- 

•r\iceot  .1  learned  Professor  in  the  Uni\ersit\' of  Chicago, 

■'.  which   w.is  t.iithfully  done,  and   the  result   was   an 

.  .1  fi-\el.ilion,  as  is  sh(»wn  in  this  \olume  :  proving; 

I  .  in  mi»dern  orthography,  Le\erin^ton* — to  ha\e  heen 

iiK'ouswith  Princi-  Aljiar  and  his  favored  Uniyhts,  of  the 

ntury. 

hreeman,  in  his  ^re.it  work.  The  S'ornuii  Couqiicsi,  referring  to 

toric.il  matter,  sa\'s  :   "  There  are  many  points  in 

:    is   i:  le   to  yet   beyond   Conjecture."     I    believe   my 

'  '    >:ii  ii-m  these  pa^es  that  I  lia\e  reduced  some  conjec- 

!    !.,  .  ■    f  litifies.  and  haw  established  a  reliable  foun- 

■  le. 

Will.    I  have  di^^covered  record  evidence  of  the  existence  i»f  Lev- 

the  time  of  Rosier,  it  is  matter  for  serious  rejzret  to  me, 

t'»at  I  i  ered  the  missin;:  ^enealoai^:;|||i^|<s  which  should 

n.     It  may  Ix*  that  a  more  exhaustive  search  in  the  pos- 

'•<ure.  would  reveal  secrets  of  }j;reat  value 

'  ..    ,    i.iiiniN  i<  ..n  1  ->hould  Complain  that  more  thorough  scru- 

t  -s  not  made,  to  bridge  Ix-tween  John  de  Levervn^  and  Rosier, 

It  he  wa-i  not  a  contributor  to  the  means. 

'  "  was  •.;  minalolv.  with  the  lettiT  "  V,"  hav- 

'»C «»»'  •   ■  ff."  In  t  I  Fnullsh  and  Weish  lanpuaKes 


INTRODUCTORY.  9 

The  pursuit  of  information,  both  historical  and  genealogical,  has 
cost  several  years  of  labor  in  extensive  reading  and  correspondence, 
which  has  been  intensely  interesting  at  times,  especially  when  some 
"foot-prints  in  the  sands  of  time,"  have  been  half  revealed  to  me, 
nor  was  I  discouraged  in  earnest  pursuit  of  my  main  purpose,  when, 
after  a  tiresome  chase  for  some  object  in  the  dark,  1  discovered  the 
illusive  light  an  ignis  fatiiiis. 

The  facts  which  I  have  collated  have,  in  many  instances,  come 
to  me  as  grains  of  gold  from  mountains  of  sand,  worked  over  with 
untiring  scrutiny,  because  they  are  gold,  to  the  family. 

I  feel  under  lasting  obligations  to  some  persons,  who,  with  an 
appreciation  of  the  enterprise,  lent  willing  hands  and  time,  in  gleaning 
and  giving  such  information  as  1  sought.  Even  authors  of  valuable 
historical  publications  gave  personal  attention  in  answering  questions 
as  to  sources  of  information.  Here  I  may  name  Hon.  Douglas  Camp- 
bell, author  of  "The  Puritan  in  Holland,  England  and  America,"  and 
Professor  Hoppin,  author  of  "Old  England,"  also  Professor  Dexter, 
of  Yale,  and  Professors  Lawrence  and  Henderson,  of  the  University 
of  Chicago,  and  1  repeat  obligations  to  Rev.  C.  B.  Drake,  of  Lever- 
ington,  England,  whose  attentions  consumed  more  than  two  years. 
Adding  George  R.  Howell,  Esq.,  of  Alba.ny,  N.  Y.,  Archivist  of  the 
New  York  State  Library,  and  Hon.  Jones  Detwiler,  of  Montgomery 
County,  Pa.,  Historian  of  Whitpain  Township,  who  assisted  me 
greatly  in  determining  the  new  location  of  pioneer  Gerhard  Levering, 
in  the  year  1731.  Henry  S.  Dotterer,  Esq.,  author  of  History  of 
Boehm  Church,  in  the  same  neighborhood.  Abram  H.  Cassel,  the 
extensively-known  antiquarian,  of  Harleysville,  Pa.  Mr.  T.  B.  Drew, 
Librarian  of  Plymouth  Society,  Mass.,  and  Hon.  John  Slingluff,  Pres- 
ident of  Montgomery  National  Bank,  Norristown,  Pa. 

And  in  genealogical  researches  among  the  family  connections,  I 
must  recognize  assistance  from  Hon.  John  C.  Levering,  of  Levering, 
Ohio,  corresponding  Secretary  of  the  Levering  Historical  Society, 
Mrs.  Kate  Levering  Bradshaw,  of  Germantown,  Philadelphia,  who 
caused  the  old  bibles  of  some  unwilling  owners  to  be  dusted  while  she 
waited.  Colonel  T,  Ellwood  Zell,  of  Philadelphia,  the  well-known 
author  and  publisher,  whose  insistence  in  his  branch  of  the  family 
added  many  to  the  aggregation.  Hon.  Charles  S.  Keyser,  of  Phila- 
delphia, author  of  "  The  Keyser  Family,"  who  aided  greatly  in  devel- 
oping one  of  the  most  numerous  branches  of  the  Levering  connections. 
Hon.  Eugene  Levering,  of  Baltimore,  who  contributed  extensively  to 
his  part  of  the  household,  which  maybe  repeated  in  tribute  to  Walter 
George  Smith,  Esq.,  of  Philadelphia. 


..,  THli    LEVERINCi    I-A.MI1.^. 

Uish<ip  Jost-ph  Mi.rtiiiHT  l.twiin^,  of  Bctlik^licni,  Pa.,  whose  re- 
^i-arthes  for  the  liisioiy  ot  his  tireat-<ireat-iirandfatlier,  "  Rev."  John 
l.e\erin;:.  aJJeJ  material  e\  ideiuv  to  dissipate  the  ima^nnar\'  line  of 
.1  ••  Na/areth  hiaiK-h  "  of  the  family.  Hon.  T.  Guilford  Smith,  chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Regents  of  the  Universit\-  of  the  State  of  New 
York.  Mrs.  Abb\  J.  Hol;iate  Hanford,  of  Seattle,  Wash.,  who  labored 
Ion;:  and  industriousK  with  Miss  Clementina  Gilbert,  of  Philadelphia 
(recentlN-  deceased),  t(»  re;:iain  tlu'  lost  slieep  of  the  fold  of  Hoj^ate, 
left  scattered  b\-  the  author  of  "  The  Lexerino;  Famil\-." 

Mi->.  Caroline  II.  Rone\  ,  of  Hu^ene,  Orejzon  (recently  deceased), 
who  (lathered  an  extensive  famil\'  from  several  States,  into  her  report, 
.IS  a  hen  ^athereth  her  chickens  under  her  vvin^is.  M.  Louise  Harper, 
of  Phil.idelphia,  who,  as  censor  of  the  press,  in  my  behalf,  suffered  no 
item  rel.itin^  t«»  tlu'  famil\-  to  escape  her  scrutinw  Mr.  Silas  J.  Lev- 
ering, of  Philadelphia  (recentl\-  deceased),  who  by  careful  approach 
u|-H>n  the  blind  side  of  several  indifferent  individuals,  secured  informa- 
tion. l)r.  J.  Ciilbert  ^'oun^,  of  Philadelphia,  o;enealoo;ist  of  the  Hol- 
^ate  famil\-.  who  furnished  me  considerable  data  relatin*:  to  that 
branch.  Hon.  Joseph  Sater,  of  Preston,  Ohio,  w  ho  ably  assisted  Mr, 
Jones,  prior  to  iSvS,  and,  as  a  repository  of  Sater  History,  shared  his 
stores  of  information  with  me. 

The  \enerable  Rew  Eujj;ene  P.  Greider,  of  Lebanon,  Pa.,  whose 
mind  is  stored  with  famil\-  annals  relatinji  to  his  branch  of  the  house- 
hold, was  generous  in  ^i\in^  aid  to  me,  and  similar  acknowledgment 
is  due  Mrs.  Kate  H.  Ke\  ser  Fracker,  who  is  spending  the  sunset  of 
her  busy  life  at  Zanes\  ille,  Ohio. 

Though  m\-  acknowledtiments  ma\'  be  tedious  to  the  jieneral 
reader,  I  must  express  obligations  t(»  others  who  have  been  helpful  in 
niy  task.  Allow  me  to  name  Miss  tmily  Harris  Leverin^i,  Perry  Lev- 
vruv^  Anderson,  l)r.  Hdward  Augustus  Levering:  and  Gapt.  Abraham 
LeM-iin;:,  Assistant  (Juartermaster-General  of  the  Department  of 
IVnns\l'.ania,  (j.  A.  R.  of  Philadelphia. 

AKo,  |)r.  Hdward  A.  Maris  and  Mr.  Geor«j:e  Wentz,  of  Baltimore  ; 
Mrs.  I.ydi.i  R.  Hinle\-.  of  Pass  C>hristian,  Miss.  (recentl\-  deceased)  ; 
.Mrs.  Minnie  J.  Oawford,  of  Wapakoneta,  Ohio;  Mrs.  Lizzie  Smick 
Liveze\-.  of  Aberdi-en.  Md.;  Mrs.  S.  Jennie  Hoffman,  (»f  Sadsbury- 
\  ille.  Pa.;  Miss  Celia  Oeed,  of  Lancaster,  Ohio  ;  Mrs.  Carrie  E. 
Hilty.  of  Imperial.  Pa.;  Mr.  Charles  A.  Brad\-,  of  Buffalo  Forjie,  Va.; 
Mr.  Saxton  R<>bbins,  «.f  Cincinnati,  Ohio;  Mr.  Le\i  L.  Leserin*!,  of 
Kans.is  City,  Mo.;  Mr.  Bland  S.  Le\erin^,  of  Piqua,  Ohio;  Mr.  Silas 
Ci.  Ho|;:ate.  of  Duluth,  Minn.;  Professor  Alex.  A.  Brooks,  of  Corpus 
Christi,  Texas ;    Mr.   John    t.  Le\erin^,  of   Wray,  Colo.;    Lillie  E. 


INTRODUCTORY.  II 

Waggoner,  of  Iberia,  Ohio;  Mr.  Oliver  M.  Evans,  of  Lansdale,  Pa.; 
Jas,  Y.  Heckler,  Esq.,  of  Hatfield,  Pa.;  and  for  collecting  the  most 
numerous  branch — the  Shoemaker  family — lam  indebted  to  Mr.  Benj. 
H.  Shoemaker,  Thos.  H.  Shoemaker,  Harold  E.  Gillingham  and  Daniel 
Pastorius  Bruner,  of  Philadelphia,  also,  to  Miss  Susan  Stroud,  of 
Haverford,  Pa.,  not  omitting  Howard  M.  Levering,  who  industriously 
gathered  remnants  of  several  branches  in  the  valley  where  1  failed  to 
stir  the  dry  bones  of  ancestral  indifference,  which  henceforth  shall 
live. 

Adversely,  there  are  others  whom  I  might  name,  but  who  should 
be  grateful  to  me  for  the  several  return  postage  stamps  which  each 
absorbed.  When  1  addressed  educated,  cultured  persons,  1  felt  sure 
of  a  prompt  return,  but  my  very  numerous  letters  of  inquiry  exposed 
the  existence  of  some  mere  bas-reliefs  in  the  connection  ;  lacking  indi- 
viduality. 

in  all  well  regulated  families  there  are  persons,  who,  when  weaned 
as  calves,  have  Topsy's  idea  of  parentage.  The  Bible  says  of  such  : 
"For  he  beholdeth  himself  and  goeth  his  way,  and  straightway  for- 
getteth  what  manner  of  man  he  was." 

1  might  dip  my  st\dus  in  gall  and  draw  pen  pictures  of  a  few,  but 
perhaps  I  had  better don't ! 

Some  who  were  addressed,  depended  upon  their  sisters,  as  cus- 
todians of  the  family  Bible,  to  furnish  information,  but  the  latter,  dear 
souls,  thought  to  conceal  a  wrinkle,  or  to  efface  the  crowsfeet  which 
had  crept  upon  them  unawares,  by  preserving  the  stamp. 

if  a  few  of  the  "  waxed  fat"  find  more  rings  on  their  horns  than 
the  almanac  entitles  them  to,  it  is  no  fault  of  mine.  The  proud-flesh 
of  the  family — of  which  there  are  two  kinds — has  been  a  source  of 
irritation  to  me. 

Miss  Mulock,  in  one  of  her  admirable  literary  productions  relates 
similar  quandary  as  to  the  pedigree  of  her  hero :  "  This  is  all  1  ever 
knew  of  the  boy's  parentage  ;  nor  do  1  believe  he  knew  more  himself. 
He  was  indebted  to  no  forefathers  for  a  family  history  ;  the  chronicle 
commenced  with  himself  and  was  altogether  of  his  own  making.  No 
romantic  antecedents  ever  turned  up ;  his  lineage  remained  uninves- 
tigated, and  his  pedigree  began  and  ended  with  his  own  name — JOHN 
Halifax." 

A  like  obscurity  is  accorded  to  a  few,  who  seemed  to  prefer  dark- 
ness rather  than  light.  Daniel  Webster,  in  a  speech  upon  an  impor- 
tant occasion,  said  :  "  Men  who  are  regardless  of  their  ancestors  and 
of  their  posterity,  are  very  apt  to  be  regardless  of  themselves. 


12  THH    LhMI^-ING    KAMIL'*. 

In  April,  1892.  the  acciJiiital  discovery  was  inadt-  that  the  Lev- 
ering family  name  had  been  assuinetl.  as  a  surname,  by  a  family  of 
full  hltKKled  Indians  of  the  Omaha  tribe. 

A  vouth  named  Louis  Le\erin;i,  was  a  pupil  in  the  Government 
Sch'Hil  for  Indians,  at  Carlisle.  Pa.  In  answer  to  in^iuiries  made  of 
him.  1  was  referred  t<i  his  uUKr  brother,  Levi  Levering,  formerl)  at 
Carlisle,  who  was  then  in  the  more  advanced  Government  School, 
known  as  Bellevue  College,  at  Beilexue,  Nebraska. 

Corres|-«»ndence  with  the  latter  showed  iiim  to  be  quite  intelli- 
gent and  well  advancv-d  in  school  education.  I  learned  from  him  tiiat 
he  was  the  original  Indian  Levering,  so  named  b\-  a  former  teaciier, 
but  he  could  not  explain  w  hy  tliis  Adam,  called  him,  LEVERING.  "And 
what.s<K'ver  Adam  called  e\ers  creature,  that  was  the  name  thereof." 

Levi  informed  me  that  he  had  an  uncle  in  Nebraska  who  was 
iiii):..t  for  hitti.  The  oii|\  instance  made  known  to  me  of  a  senior 
tion  Ivin^  "  named  after  "  a  junior.  In  letter  of  November  23, 
|K<)6.  Ml.  L.  informs  me  that  he  is  employed  as  a  teacher  in  the  Gov- 
ernment Indian  School,  at  Wort  Hall,  Idaho. 

I  make  note  of  this,  lest  the  scattered  descendants  of  these  na- 
ti\es  ma\  sometime  attract  the  attention  of  a  future  family  historian, 
n.«\  assume  that  he  lias  disco\ered  evidence  of  prehistoric  or 
...   Mi^inal  existence  of  the  famil\   name  in  America. 

While  I  ha\e  been  \er\-  paiiicuiar  in  requesting  properl\-  spelled 
n.unes  and  legible  dates,  fr(»m  correspondents,  I  ha\e  had  to  wrestle 
with  much  careless  writin;:,  and  ha\e  been  compelled,  in  some 
instances,  to  .isk  such  writers  to  repeat. 

I  u\  .ill  a  report  received  from  a  man  of  business  experience,  who 
listed  and  n.uned  ei^;ht  children,  three  ()f  whom  he  reported  as  born 
within  two  years,  at  single  births,  and  his  youn}j;est.  as  ha\in,u  been 
! -ri^  two  months  atti-r  tin-  date  ;:i\en.  of  its  mother's  decease. 

Criticism  of  d.ites  and  names  has  cost  much  labor  and  man\'  cor- 
ri-ctions.  When  .»  two-\ear-o|d  has  been  reported  as  named 
"  t)u  ki-\  ."  I  ha\i-  felt  compi-|li\l  tosa\e  the  matured  man  from  mortifi- 
i  iti'ii  by  substitutin;:  KuhAi\i.  In  like  maniu-r  I  ha\e  transformed  some 
mother's  "Hilly"  int<»  ll'i//i,iiii.  But,  when  confronted  with 
Puss  Thomas  Uoe.  I  preferred  to  write  back,  than  to  translate  it 
Thom-Cat.  which  would,  at  Ivst,  leave  the  >:ender  in  confusion. 

I  Ivpe  t<»  escape  typo^raphical  errors  in  this  publication,  but, 
wl  stakes  of   name,  or   of  date,   are  observed,  they  may,  fre- 

qvu  ,;,.  ,  iH'  charged  to  the  person  who  furnished  them,  jnsf  js  tlu'v  are 
pnv.tr.l,  rather  than  blame  the  .types. 


INTRODUCTORY.  1 3 

In  "  The  Levering  Family,"  at  page  145,  may  be  seen  three  sep- 
arate births  in  one  family  as  having  occurred  from  March  24  to  October 
17,  in  the  year  185 1. 

The  errors  may  be  typographical,  but  1  have  had  just  as  reckless 
dating  in  "letters  from  home."  1  could  not,  however,  admit  them 
so,  to  my  record. 

In  the  arrangement  of  the  genealogical  display  of  the  work,  1  have 
formulated  the  descendants  of  Wigard,  and  of  Gerhard,  respectively, 
in  families,  under  the  succeeding  generations,  assuming  that  Rosier, 
who  was  the  direct  source  of  the  family  in  America,  is  entitled  to  be 
recognized  as  of  the  first  generation.  The  breach  between  Rosier 
and  John  de  Levering  being  too  wide  to  bridge  over. 

As  the  Leverings  of  Bethlehem  and  Nazareth,  Pa.,  are  the  de- 
scendants of  Gerhard,  there  is  no  distinctive  "  Nazareth  Branch  "  (as 
designated  by  Mr.  Jones),  to  pedigree. 

I  have  often  been  attracted  by  the  similarity  of  our  family  sur- 
name to  that  of  the  family  Levering,  resident,  notably,  in  Boston, 
and  the  New  England  States,  and  lia\e  entertained  the  opinion  that 
our  familes  were  of  the  same  origin. 

Local  pronunciation  often  changes  the  spelling  of  a  name.  It  is 
known  that  some  related  families  in  Ohio,  accepted  the  prounciation 
and  adopted  the  spelling  as  Levering,  and  this  form  prevailed  gener- 
ations ago  in  England,  in  collateral  branches,  as  evidenced  by  an  old 
Encyclopedia  Heraldica,  by  Sir  Bernard  Burke,  C.  B.,  LL.  D. 

Mr.  Jones  directs  attention  to  the  Lovering  name,  on  page  16,  of 
The  Levering  Family.  States  that  he  conferred  with  Joseph  S. 
Lovering,  then  of  Philadelphia,  and  learned  from  him  "that  his  an- 
cestors were  of  English  descent,  and  settled  originally  in  Boston, 
Mass.,"  and  so  determined  that  no  relation  existed. 

But  Mr.  Jones  was  adhering  to  the  unstable  tradition  that  Rosier 
Levering  was  of  French  nationality  ;  basing  his  conclusions  thereon. 

in  my  correspondence  with  Hon.  William  C.  Lovering,  of  Taun- 
ton, Mass.,  he  stated :  "I  have  quite  an  extensive  account  of  the  an- 
cestry of  my  family.  They  were  among  the  first  to  appear  in  the  early 
colonial  history  of  Massachusetts,  dating  back  in  the  early  part  of  the 
seventeenth  century.  My  early  ancestry  in  this  country  were  in  the 
old  Colonial  Army.  One  of  my  ancestors,  direct,  having  been  Aide- 
de-Camp  to  General  Wolf  at  the  Battle  of  Quebec.  I  am  not  aware 
that  the  two  names  are  in  any  way  connected,  although  they  are 
singularly  alike." 

As  1  will  show  upon  the  following  pages,  little  doubt  exists,  that 
Rosier   Levering — probably   with  his   father — was   of   the    band    of 


M 


THH    LHVHRING   FAMILY' 


Separatists,  u  ho  left  Scroohw  in  Nottiniihamshire,  England,  in  1608, 
and  settled  temporarily  at  Lcyden,  in  Holland;  that  a  part  of  that 
band  came  to  America  in  the  Ma\'  Flower  ;  that  others  followed  later, 
and  some  came  not  at  all.  I  am  impressed  that  the  primogenitor  of 
the  Loverinys  was,  as  stated.  "  amon^  the  first  to  appear  in  the  early 
Colonial  History  of  Massachusetts,"  while  the  primogenitor  of  the 
Leverings  in  America,  was  of  those  who  "came  not  at  all." 


WHENCE  CAME  WE? 


THE  Levering  Family,  of  the  United  States  of   America,   may 
be  traced  to  an  individual  source. 

As  the  children  of  Israel  were  of  one  fatherhead,  so  the 
present  representatives  of  the  name  LEVERING,  and  connections  of 
other  surnames,  related  by  consanguinity,  are  the  lineage  of  a  common 
progenitor,  ROSIER. 

Tradition  ascribed  to  him  French  origin,  and  related  him  to  the 
heroic  band  of  religious  devotees  that  expatriated  themselves  from 
their  native  land,  the  better  to  serve  their  Lord  and  Master.  We 
have  even  accepted  this  traditional,  this  intangible  testimony,  unto  a 
belief  that  the  family  name  was  derived  from  the  French  language, 
having  a  French  definition,  if  not  derivation. 

I,  myself,  accepted  this  family  creed,  as  most  persons  accept 
the  dogmas  of  their  parent  church,  with  unquestioning,  faith,  until 
investigation  has  shaken  my  belief. 

When  the  Levering  Historical  Association  imposed  upon  me  the 
task  of  providing  a  family  history,  1  felt  that  1  could  not  accept 
hearsay  evidence  as  a  foundation  upon  which  to  build,  it  is  hay, 
stubble  and  straw,  and  will  be  consumed  by  the  fire  of  reasonable 
criticism.  The  question,  What  proof  have  we  of  Huguenot  origin.-' 
presented  itself.  I  could  find  none.  Even  circumstantial  evidence 
as  learned  from  family  annals  is  testimony  in  rebuttal  of  the  theory. 
The  oldest  record  evidence  we  possessed — that  furnished  by  Wigard 
Levering,  in  his  well  written  family  register  —  related  his  parents  to 
Holland. 

Though  his  father  was  named  by  Wigard,  without  specifying  his 
domicile,  he  recorded  of  his  mother  and  of  his  wife  that  they  were  of 
the  old  cities  of  Wesel  and  Leyden,  respectively,  in  and  near  to 
Holland.  Wigard  was  born  in  Germany.  By  his  family  register, 
and  other  records,  we  know  his  language  was  Teutonic.  What 
evidence  have  we  that  Rosier  was  not  of  the  same  mold.^  1  believe 
none. 


l6  THH    LLXtRINCi    l-AWll.^. 

This  exposed  me  to  an  open  field  of  inqiiii\':  to  searcli  all  thinjis, 
pr(i\  e  all  thin*is,  and  liold  fast  <tnl>'  to  that  uhii."ii  is  i^ood. 

Is  Le\eiin<:  a  French  surname  ?  As  1  had  not  ^i\en  the  question 
any  serious  thou<:ht,  and  hein^  unskilled  in  tamil\'  nomenclature,  I 
accepted  it  as  such,  hecause  others  had  said  so,  until  the  representa- 
tive of  the  French  government  at  our  national  capitol,  in  answer  to 
an  inc]uir\'  maJi-  of  him,  su<:;:ested  other  orthographical  construction, 
"as,"  he  wmte,  "French  surnames  do  not  i.'n^.\  in  ///;'." 

In  m\  desire  to  "pro\e  all  thinjzs"  I  made  dili^ient  search  through 
several  publications  relating  to  surnames.  The  work  most  prolific  of 
information,  allied  to  m\-  quest,  is  that  entitled  Hii_ir/is//  SurihiDU'S,  by 
Mark  Anton\-  Lower.  Notwithstanding  the  \'<»lumes  purport  to  dis- 
cuss Hn<r/is//  Surnames,  the  Author  treats  of  all  famil\  names  repre- 
sented in  Fn^lish  domain,  inckidin.u  those  of  Teutonic  and  Norman 
origin.  He  presents  in  his  publication  5,360  surnames,  from  these 
and  other  sources,  of  which  but  2^  (  1  in  233)  end  with  iiitr. 

In  a  ^enealo<iical  work  by  II.  R.  Co(»ke,  iS.Sc),  entitled.  "The 
Driver  Familx,"  appears  a  roster  of  the  troops  that  accompanied 
William  of  Normand\-  to  Fn^^land  (1066).  as  copied  from  the  Roll  in 
the  Church  of  Dives,  a  \  illa^ze  in  Calvados,  Normandw  The  name 
of  Levering  does  not  appear,  nor  other  name  which  could  be  con- 
strued into  it,  nor  does  any  one  of  the  names  end  with  /;/;'. 

In  the  roll  of  the  survivors  of  the  battle  of  Hastin^js,  or  Senlac 
(1066),  as  contained  in  Battle  Abbe\-,  Leland  lists  two  hundred  and 
flfty-sexen  names,  and  in  a  roster  of  the  same  sur\  ixors,  by  Hollins- 
head,  embracing  six  hundred  and  lifty-three  names,  but  one  of  the 
entire  number  ends  with  /;/;',  and  an  explanation  or  foot-note  of  doubt 
is  appended  to  this. 

Leland  further  states  as  to  the  endinji  of  names,  "  The  termina- 
tion villi', — equivalent  to  our  ow  n  Fn^ilish  ton, — was  a  prevalent  one 
amonjz  the  Normans,"  and  Noble,  ^i\-es  a  ijeneral  rule  for  determin- 
incj  the  localit\-  from  which  French  names  originated,  \\/..:  "The 
Norman  names  end  chiefly  in  vi//r ;  those  of  Anjou,  in  /(•;•(,•  those  in 
Guienni.'  and  the  bank's  of  (larronne.  in  >/(",  and  those  of  Picardy,  in 

As  to  French,  oi'  purely  Norman  surnames,  this  disposes  of  a 
tradition  that  there  were  Lewrin^s  or  Le  \erin<is  in  the  Norman 
army  of  invasion. 

hi  contrast  with  this,  Teutonic  surnames  are  considered.  Kem- 
ble  sa\s,  "  iuiz,  in^ie,  or  in<zer,  is  found  in  the  sense  of  proy;eny  or 
offsprinji,  in  the  most  of  Teutonic  lan«i;uay;es."  addin;i:  "  in^  in  mod- 
ern  Cennan,   is  a   Ntiuni:  man."      B\    wa_\-  of  illustration  he  states, 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  1 7 

that  "in  the  early  part  of  the  ninth  century,  we  find  Eadgarm^,  or 
the  son  of  Eadgar ;   Esniuo-,  or  the  son  of  Esne." 

These  citations  tend  to  support  a  theory  of  ancient  Teutonic 
origin  for  our  family  name.  The  Teutonic  conquests  of  old  Anglia 
(subsequently  England),  occurred  in  the  fifth  and  sixth  centuries. 
The  Celtic  inhabitants  called  the  invaders  Saxons,  while  the  con- 
querors called  themselves  Angles,  or  English. 

Freeman,  in  his  "Norman  Conquest,"  Vol.  1,  p.  6,  states: 
"The  Norman  invaders  in  the  eleventh  century  found  in  the  Isle  of 
Britain,  three  nations,  speaking  three  languages — English,  Welsh 
and  Gaelic.  Then  as  now,  the  dominant  Teuton  knew  himself  by 
no  name  but  that  of  Englishman,  and  was  known  to  his  Celtic  neigh- 
bor by  no  name  but  that  of  Saxon." 

I  have  not,  however,  disposed  of  the  subject. 

The  idiosyncracies  of  a  family  reasonably  indicate  origin.  A 
study  of  half  a  century,  directed  to  descendants  of  the  family,  in  many 
localities,  including  the  propagating  ground  where  the  seed  of  Rosier 
was  first  implanted  in  the  year  1685,  tends  to  convince  me,  that  the 
perseverance  of  the  English,  and  stability  of  the  Teuton,  rather  than 
the  mercurial  tendencies  of  the  French,  characterize  the  family,  and 
the  physical  developments  in  mature  manhood,  point  in  the  same  di- 
rection. 

Professor  Matthews  wrote,  "French  human  nature  is  not  like 
the  English  or  German  human  nature ;  it  is  human  nature  elaborated 
and  adorned  by  art,"  adding:  "  Give  an  Englishman  a  home  and  he 
can  easily  forego  society.  Even  the  solitude  of  the  wilderness  has  no 
terrors  for  him,  and  he  is  happy  on  the  very  borders  of  civilization. 
The  French,  on  the  other  hand,  have  failed  almost  utterly  as  colon- 
izers, because  of  their  intense,  social  instincts." 

Ergo:  These  distinctions  appear  to  determine,  that  the  diligent, 
assiduous,  enterprising  attributes,  which  characterize  Levering  man- 
hood and  womanhood,  indicate  clearly,  a  more  substantial  origin  than 
we  have  heretofore  claimed,  and  entitle  us  to  Anglo-Saxon  birth- 
rights. 

While  members  of  the  family  may  ni)t  have  attained  fame  or  pop- 
ularity, it  can  truthfully  be  said  they  have  not  aspired  to  such  dis- 
tinction, but  their  brain  and  brawn  is  felt  in  any  community  where 
their  lot  may  be  cast.  A  sturd\'  and  worthy  ancestry  has,  through 
many  generations,  been  honored  b\'  industrious  and  frugal  descend- 
ants;  none  hanging  around  public  cribs  ;  no  mendicants  ;  no  plebeians 
or  parvenues  ;  no  rumsellers  ;  no  criminals  ;  none  ashamed  of  toiling 
ancestors.     There  are  very  few  drijnes  in  Levering  hives. 


l8  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

If  the  history  of  one  of  the  families  of  "the  400,"  of  our  )j;reat 
metropolis  was  beino;  written,  and  it  should  he  stated  that  the  original 
settler  once  carried  a  pack  and  retailed  small  v\-ares — in  short,  was  a 
peddler — it  would  be  stating  fact,  hut  it  would  not  dishonor  his  de- 
scendants, who  would  rather  dishonor  themselves,  if  they  suppress 
the  fact  of  humble  origin.  Elihu  Burritt  was  a  blacksmith,  Hugh 
Miller,  a  stone  mason.  Rittenhouse  was  a  clock  mender,  and  Grant 
a  tanner;  Webster  a  farmer  and  Lincoln  a  laborer,  while  "me  lord 
Tomnobody  was  son  of  an  Earl."  Better  an  aristocracy  of  learning  and 
mechanical  skill,  than  of  coon  skins  and  beaver  pelts,  or  even  of  green- 
backs, as  seems  to  prevail  in  this  countrv.  Labor,  mt-ntal  and  phys- 
ical, has  ever  been  the  indestructible  mud-sill  upon  which  true 
American  character,  or  aristocracy,  if  vou  will,  has  been  built,  and  in 
these  ranks  LEVERINGS  are  found.  The  old  Jewish  saying,  "  He  who 
does  not  teach  his  children  a  trade,  trains  them  to  steal,"  appears  to 
be  exemplified  in  the  accumulations  of  most  of  the  rich  of  the  present 
day. 

1  have  stated  upon  other  pages,  my  conviction,  that  the  ancient 
town  of  Leverington,  in  Cambridgeshire,  England,  was  related  to 
our  family  surname.  Judging  by  the  practice  in  this  country,  1  as- 
sumed that  the  town  was  named  for  the  family,  but,  after  much 
epistolary  argument  with  my  learned  correspondent  in  England,  and 
extensive  reading  of  old  publications  upon  the  subject,  I  was  con- 
vinced against  my  will. 

Camden  (1551-162^) — who  first  published  his  Bn'tJiiiiiiT,  about 
the  year  1586,  and  his  Auglia  Nonnannica,  in  1603  —  wrote: 
"Whereas  therefore  these  local!  denominations  of  families  are  of  no 
great  antiquitie,  I  can  not  see  why  men  should  thinl<e  there  ancestors 
gave  names  to  places,  when  the  places  bare  those  very  names  before 
any  men  did  their  surnames." 

Lower  said  :  "There  is  a  vulgar  error  that  places  borrowed  their 
designations  from  families,  instead  of  to  the  contrary,"  and  further 
on  he  qualifies  the  brusque  remark,  viz.:  "While  on  this  subject  1 
would  remind  the  reader  that  the  practice  of  borrowing  the  designa- 
tions of  places  from  personal*  names  has  prevailed  in  various  ages 
and  countries." 

Freeman,  a  more  modern  authority,  states:  "The  main  divisions 
of  the  country,  the  local  names  of  its  mass  of  towns  and  villages, 
were  fixed  when  the  Normans  came,  and  thev  have  survived,  with 
little  change,  to  our  daw  The  map  of  England,  now,  differs  little 
from  the  map  in  the  reign  of  William,"  and  as  to  language,  he  wrote: 


*  /.  f.,  Christian  names,  not  surnames. 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  IQ 

"The  conquered  did  not  become  Normans,  but  the  conquerors 
did  become  En<^lishmen,"  addin^i,  "In  speakin^j;  of  the  Teutonic 
inhabitants  of  Britain,  1  use  the  word  EnglisJi,  never  the  words  Saxon 
or  Anglo-Saxon;  we  should  call  nations  as  they  call  themselves." 

Camden  maintained  that  surnames  first  occurred  in  the  Domes- 
day Book,  say  1086,  whilt-  Lower  offers  evidence  of  old  MSS.,  that 
there  were  some  dual  names  before  that  period,  or  before  the  Norman 
conquest. 

The  practice  in  this  age  and  country  of  naming  geographical 
areas  and  towns  from  family  surnames,  excludes  us  from  imbibing 
the  "vulgar  errors"  imputed  by  Lower.  There  are  in  the  United 
States  twenty-three  Camden  postoffices,  with  six  cities,  or  county 
seats  of  the  name,  all  of  which,  are,  no  doubt,  designated  for  the  anti- 
quarian, who  disclaimed  such  baptismal  origin  for  place  appellations. 

By  way  of  further  illustration  of  the  practice  in  our  country:  In 
the  State  of  Indiana  there  are  ninety-two  counties,  all  but  fourteen 
of  them  bear  the  surnames  of  persons  or  families.  In  Iowa  there  are 
ninety-nine  counties,  all  but  twenty-eight  of  them  bear  similar  desig- 
nations, while  of  the  twenty-eight  there  are  twenty  individual  and 
tribal  Indian  names.  Even  in  the  old  State  of  Pennsylvania,  thirty- 
nine  of  the  sixty-seven  counties  bear  family  surnames. 

Following  the  theories  laid  down  by  Camden,  and  having  dis- 
covered that  the  family  name  existed  centuries  before  Hosier's  time, 
1  pursued  a  line  of  inquiry  for  the  advent  of  the  ancient  town,  Lever- 
i!!,!>ton,  about  which,  as  I  have  stated,  were  associated  names  of  fam- 
ilies which  had  become  extinct  in  the  locality,  verifying  another 
statement  by  Camden,  viz.  :  "It  may  also  be  prooued  that  many 
places  which  now  have  lords  denominated  of  them,  had  owners  of 
other  surnames  and  families  not  many  hundred  yeeres  since,"  adding, 
"  1  know,  never-the-lesse,  that  albeit  most  townes  haue  borrowed 
their  names  from  their  situations  and  other  respects,  yet  some  with 
apt  terminations  have  their  names  from  men,  as  Edwardston,  and  Al- 
fredstone.  But,  these  were  forenames  or  christian  names,  and  not  from 
surnames.  For  Ingulfus  plainly  sheweth  that  Wiburton  and  LeffrUigton 
were  so  named  because  two  knights,  Wiburt  and  Leofric  there  some- 
time inhabited.  But,  if  any  one  should  affirme  that  the  gentlemen 
named  Lefferington  and  Wiburton  gave  names  to  the  places  so  named, 
1  would  humbly,  without  prejudice,  craue  respite  for  a  further  day 
bffore  1  belieued  him." 

Here  was  revealed  the  object  of  my  search,  with  a  chronological 
indication  to  the  time  of  birth,  as  the  Ingulfus  referred  to,  must  be 
Ingulf,  Abbot  of  Crowland  or  Croyland  (1030-1109),  the  historian. 


20  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

and  reputed  author  of  The  Chronicles  of  Croyland  Abbey,  who  was 
contemporaneous  with  William,  Duke  of  Normandy,  and  was  Secre- 
tary to  William,  as  stated  by  his  biographer.  The  trend  of  this  indi- 
cated the  existence  of  Leverin.gton  prior  to  the  Norman  Conquest 
(1066). 

While  the  manor  of  Wisbech,  in  which  the  town  is  situated,  was 
mentioned  in  Domesday,  that  famous  survey  omits  Leverino;ton,  and 
other  towns  which  were  k'nown  to  have  existed  in  the  fens,  so,  the 
famous  manuscript*,  Tlic  Clirouiclcs  of  Croyhiiid,  was  appealed  to, 
and  the  statement  of  Ingulfus,  referred  to  by  Camden,  was  found  and 
copied  by  my  scholarly  correspondent. 

As  1  have  stated  herein,  the  translation  of  the  medieval  latin  text 
was  made  by  Professor  Chandler  of  the  University  of  Chicay;o.  It 
reads:  "  At  length,  in  the  year  870  of  the  Lord's  incarnation,  in  the 
month  of  September,  the  most  energetic  Count  (Earl)  Algar,  and  the 
two  Knights,  Wiburt  and  Leofric,  his  seneschals,  gathered  together 
all  the  youth  of  Holland  :  t  from  the  names  of  which  knights,  the 
country  people,  and  the  old  men  dwelling  there,  have  given  to  the 
towns  in  which  they  (the  k'nights)  lived  (which  still  retain  their 
names)  the  (present)  appellatic^ns,  to  wit:  calling  them  respectively, 
Wiburton  (/.  c,  Wiburt's  town)  and  Lefrinkton  (/.  c,  Leofric's 
town)." 

The  construction  of  this  statement  inferentially  admits  the  ex- 
istence of  these  towns  at  the  time  they  so  received  their  respective 
baptismal  names  and  the  record  was  made — probably  in  the  beginning 
of  the  twelfth  century,  as  the  author  died  1 109 — more  than  two  hun- 
dred years  after  the  convocation  of  "the  country  people  and  the  old 
men,"  shows  they  "  still  retained  their  names." 

The  historiographer  builded  better  than  he  knew,  as  the  lapse  of 
eight  centuries  has  not  obliterated  the  record  he  made,  nor  extin- 
guished the  names  he  graved  upon  the  imperishable  tablets  ;  and  even 
that  dead  past  is  linked  to  the  present  by  tangible  memories  which  1 
may  show  in  place. 

in  England  no  public  record  is  made  of  land  titles  and  of  town 
plats,  as  in  the  United  States.  Their  titles  are  preserved  by 
documents  handed  down  from  father  to  son,  in  entailed  or  inherited 
estates,  or  b\-  transferring  such  papers,  from  grantor  to  grantee,  in 
event  of  a  sale.     Titles  are  regarded  as  of  -immemorial  growth,  and 


*For  the  preservation  of  these  invaluable  papers,  the  Chronicles  were  printed  in  1885,  but,  as  only 
one  hundred  copies  were  made,  the  book  is  costly  and  rare. 

t  A  district  of  country  in  the  south  end  of  Lincolnshire,  near  by  was  called  Holland,  as  is  shown  in 
the  maps  of  England,  of  the  eighth  century,  and  to  this  lime. 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  21 

records,  when  they  exist,  are  found  in  the  possession  of  landed  fam- 
ilies, or  in  the  libraries  of  various  learned  societies.  The  j;;reat 
Magna  Charta  of  121 5,  which  accorded  constitutional  rights  to  British 
subjects,  is  jealously  preserved  by  the  people,  and  is  a  notable  ex- 
ception. 

Freeman,  in  his  "Old  England,"  states:  "The  origin  of  our 
most  ancient  towns  is  shrouded  in  utter  darkness.  All  that  we  can 
say  is,  that  if  London  and  York,  Colchester  and  Lincoln  were  con- 
tinuously inhabited  from  Roman  times,  the\-  had  no  political  succes- 
sion. *  *  *  *  j^  collection  of  houses  grew  up  on 
the  manor  of  some  lord  or  prelate,  or  at  the  gate  of  some  castle  or 
monastery.  The  settlement  grew  into  a  town,  and  as  the  town  in- 
creased in  importance  it  received  some  privilege  from  its  lord — the 
grant  of  a  market,  perhaps,  hi  other  cases  where  the  burghers  were 
pushing,  the  town  grew  into  an  immemorial  city." 

It  is  said  of  London,  that  one  may  trace  evidences  of  the  ancient 
Landurum  of  the  Roman  occupation,  with  its  walled  fortresses,  near 
to  the  present  London  bridge. 

Stow,  the  standard  authority  for  London  history,  is  uncertain 
how  the  city  took  its  name.  There  are  many  versions  as  to  the 
origin.  So  early  as  the  year  839,  London  was  destroyed  b\'  the 
Danes. 

Accepting  the  insistance  of  Verstigan,  Camden,  and  other  anti- 
quarian genealogists,  that  families  were  named  for  towns,  and  not 
"to  the  contrary,"  and  in  view  of  the  fact,  that  Lefrington  (now 
Leverington)  was  so  called  two  centuries  before  any  surnames  were 
invented  or  adopted,  we  must  admit  the  seniority  of  the  town,  and 
accept  it  as  the  primary  source  of  our  family  name. 

Consulting  more  recent,  or  modern  authorities.  Freeman,  in  his 
Norman  Conquest,  Vol.  V,  page  378,  asserts:  "In  England  before 
the  conquest  there  is  no  ascertained  case  of  a  strictly  hereditary 
surname.  At  the  time  of  the  Norman  invasion  of  England  the 
practice  of  hereditary  surnames  seems  still  to  have  been  a  novelt\-  in 
Normandy,  *  *  *."  At  page  384,  he  states:  "The  nomencla- 
ture of  the  Flemish  district  of  Pembrokeshire,  and  a  part  of  tlte 
peninsula  of  Gower,  is  as  Teutonic  as  that  of  Kent  itself.  The  wit- 
ness of  language  shows  that  the  driving  out  of  the  Britons  must  have 

or?  ^ 

been  complete.  And  the  new  lords,  whether  their  own  blood  was 
Norman,  English  or  French,  gave  to  their  settlements  names  which 
were  coined  from  their  own  personal  names  after  a  purely  English 
pattern,  and  the  ending  is  always  the  distinctl)-  English  ton. 


22  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

The  same  author,  in  his  "Old  English  History,"  says:  "In 
England  nearly  all  tow  n  names  are  either  English  or  Danish,  that  is, 
they  are  nearly  all  Teutonic  names  of  some  kind." 

The  gentry  of  Wales  bore  no  hereditary  surnames,  until  the 
time  of  Henry  the  Eighth  (  1 509-1 547).  That  Monarch  recommended 
the  heads  of  Welsh  families  to  conform  to  the  usage  long  before 
adopted  by  the  English. 

Lower,  wrote,  that  the  unsettled  state  of  surnames  in  those  early 
times,  renders  it  a  difficult  matter  to  trace  the  pedigree  of  any  family 
bev(jnd  the  thirteenth  century,  as  in  some  cases  the  younger  branches 
of  a  famih-,  laving  aside  the  name  of  their  father,  took  their  names 
from  the  places  of  their  residence.  Sometimes  the  sons  (jf  a  family 
would  each  assume  a  different  surname. 

So,  in  France,  in  that  period,  it  was  not  unusual  for  the  eldest 
sons  to  take  their  father's  surnames,  while  the  younger  branches 
assumed  the  names  of  estates  allotted  to  them,  and  in  England,  the 
same  practice  prevailed.  Camden  cited  an  instance  :  "  Hugh,  of  Sad- 
dington,  gaue  to  his  second  sonne  his  mannour  of  Fridon  ;  to  his  third 
Sonne  his  mannour  of  Pantley,  and  to  his  fourth,  his  wood  of  Albdy. 
The  sonnes  call  themselves  DePrydon,  DePantley  and  DeAlbdy,  and 
their  posterity  remooved  the  De." 

hi  these,  and  similar  instances,  a  "  local  habitation  and  a  name" 
were  acquired. 

Lower,  wrote:  "Although  the  practice  of  adopting  hereditary 
surnames  from  manors  and  locations  originated  in  Normandy,  we  are 
not  therefore  to  conclude  that  all  those  names  that  have  De  prefixed 
were  of  Norman  origin,  for  many  families  of  Saxon  lineage  copied  the 
example  of  their  conqueror,  in  this  particular.  If  the  Normans  had 
their  DeWarrens,  DeMortimers  and  DeEversuxes,  the  English,  like- 
wise, had  their  DeFords,  DeAshburtons  and  DeNewtons." 

Rev.  Dr.  Lathrop,  in  a  biography  of  Samuel  Appleton,  wrote: 
"Tracing  Samuel  of  Little  Waldingfield,  directly  to  John  Appleton, 
who  died  in  141 2,  and  making  it  probable  that  he  was  descended  from 
William  de  Appleton,  who  died  in  1326.  The  name  Appleton,  signi- 
fying Orchard,  is  of  Saxon  origin  and  is  found  applied  to  places  before 
the  Norman  conquest ;  after  that  event,  it  is  found  applied  to  persons, 
but  always  with  a  Norman  christian  name,  such  as  William,  Henry, 
etc.,  prefixed." 

As  the  ancient  town  of  Leverington — obviously,  our  "patria," — 
now  becomes  an  object  of  earnest  concern  to  our  family,  a  reference 
to  it,  or  even  a  detailed  description  of  the  municipality,  may  be  ex- 
pected of  me. 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  23 

Levt-rin.Liton  is  situated  in  the  north  end  of  Camhrid^eshire, 
Eni^land,  in  the  very  midst  of  that  naturally  protected  area  of  marsh 
lands  commonly  called  the  fens,  or  overflowed  lands,  which  embraced 
all  the  northerly  part  of  the  shire,  and  laru;e  portions  of  five  counties 
adjoinin^:,  caused  by  the  reaction  of  the  flow  by  the  North  Sea,  in 
resisting  the  currents  of  the  Nen  and  Ouse  rivers. 

Many  islands  diversify  the  face  of  the  waters,  the  most  important 
being  the  Isle  of  Ely,  which  extends  about  twenty-eight  miles  in 
length  and  twent\ -fi\e  miles  in  breadth,  and  embraces  several  impor- 
tant towns  and  villages,  as  Ely,  Wisbech,  Whittlesv,  U^'ilbiirtou,  Ut- 
criiiifton,  Newton,  March,  etc. 

When  William  of  Normandy,  in  the  year  1066,  made  conquest  ot 
England,  regarding  his  success  over  King  Harrold  in  the  battle  of 
Hastings,  as  an  accomplishment  of  his  purpose,  he  found  resistance 
from  the  sturdy  inhabitants  of  these  islands.  His  want  of  a  navy, 
.md  their  strategic  surroundings  rendered  their  acquisition  a  difficult 
problem.  The  Danish  rovers,  who  plundered  and  destroved  Peter- 
borough, also  the  Minster  of  Crowland,  in  the  year  1070,  contributed 
to  the  Norman  conqueror's  efforts  and  did  much  mischief  among  the 
islands,  which  were  regarded  as  desirable  residences  in  those  days  of 
conflict.  The  Isle  of  Ely,  which  was  the  center  of  patriotic  mo\-e- 
ment,  offered  stubborn  resistance  and  endeavored  to  remain  inde- 
pendent English  ground,  but  in  the  month  of  October,  107 1,  William, 
by  attacks  upon  both  sides  of  the  Island,  overcame  the  loyal  forces, 
and  the  conquest  of  England  was  complete. 

It  is  written  that  William,  in  person,  reached  Ely  on  October  27, 
107 1.  That  when  he  entered  the  stately  church  building,  the  monks 
were  indulging  their  appetites  in  the  refectory.  Because  of  the  influ- 
ence they  had  exerted,  William  punished  them  for  treason,  and  it  cost 
them  man\'  of  the  valuable  ornaments  of  the  church  to  appease  the 
conqueror's  displeasure. 

After  the  reduction  of  this  formidable  stronghold,  William  con- 
structed forts  upon  the  island  which  he  garrisoned  to  hold  the  people 
in  subjection. 

The  citv  of  Ely  is  an  important  municipality,  and  its  jjrand 
cathedral,  built  1083  to  1534,  is,  with  all  its  appointments,  one  of  the 
finest  in  allot  Europe.  Professor  Hoppin,  writing  of  it,  said:  "It 
is  frozen  history,  as  well  as  frozen  music."  As  its  archives  protect 
documents  of  great  interest  to  our  family,  as  well,  a  wealth  of  En- 
glish history — superior  in  some  respects  to  the  repositories  of  the 
British  Museum,  1  may  add  some  remarks  as  to  its  ecclesiastical 
character.     There  is  a  well  preserved  printed  list  of  its  bishops.     As 


24  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

in  those  of  other  English  catliedials,  they  are  named  in  the  chrono- 
logical order  of  their  succession  and  service;  the  bishops  of  the  Re- 
formed period  being  joined  upon  the  tenure  of  the  Roman  CatlKjlic 
prelates.  The  order  of  service  for  several  generations  being  a  form 
of  Anglicanism  hardly  distinguishable  from  Roman  practices. 

The  ecclesiastical  jurisdiction  of  the  parish  is  widespread,  even 
embracing  Cambridge,  the  great  seat  of  learning,  in  its  fold. 

A  recent  writer  states  of  the  cathedral :  "Of  all  the  old  churches 
in  England,  this  one  exhibits  indications  of  the  greatest  modern  care 
and  thought  bestowed  upon  it.  it  glows  with  new  stained  glass 
windows,  splendid  marbles,  exquisite  sculptures  and  bronze  work. 
Its  western  tower  is  two  hundred  and  sixty  feet  in  height,  with  tur- 
reted  spires.  its  length  five  hundred  and  seventeen  feet,  with  a 
vast,  irregular  bulk  above  the  town  at  its  foot,  make  it  a  commanding 
object,  seen  from  the  plain." 

Next  in  importance  to  Ely  is  the  ancient  town  of  Wisbech.  Its 
history  extending  to  A.  D.,  664,  when  a  charter  by  Wulfhere  gave 
the  place  recognition.  After  the  subjugation  of  the  Isle  of  Ely, 
William  erected  strong  fortifications  also,  at  Wisbech,  with  ample 
forces  to  hold  the  district  in  check,  as  well  to  prevent  foreign  inva- 
sion, as  the  place  guarded  the  harb(.)r  as  effectually  as  does  the  for- 
tress of  Alcatraz,  in  our  western  Golden  Gate. 

The  hundred  of  Wisbech  (Wisbece),  in  which  Leverington  is 
situated,  is  mentioned  in  Domesday,  as  held  under  the  jurisdiction  of 
the  Abbey  of  Ely.  The  landholders  in  Cambridgeshire,  as  named 
in  Domesday,  numbered  forty-four,  and  were,  mostly,  titled  persons 
and  ecclesiastics. 

The  vast  area  known  as  the  fens,  was,  measurably,  reclaimed 
by  artificial  means,  commenced  ab(nit  the  year  1649,  under  direction 
of  the  Earl  of  Bedford,  and  has,  since,  been  called  the  Bedford  Level. 
Well's  History  of  Bedford  Level,  London,  1830,  2  Vols.,  states,  that  the 
lands  of  Wisbech,  sometimes  called  Wisbech  Hundred,  contain  about 
seventeen  thousand,  seven  hundred  acres,  and  embrace  the  towns  of 
St.  Giles,  Leverington,  Newton,  Wilburton,  and  others,  and  are 
managed  under  a  commission. 

Leverington  occupies  a  central  location,  being  in  the  midst  of  the 
fen  country,  hence,  enjoyed  an  enviable  protection,  when  wars  and 
rumors  of  wars,  prevailed. 

The  British  Gazetteer,  published  in  London,  1852,  said  of 
Leverington  :  "  It  is  a  parish  in  the  hundred  of  Wisbeach,  Isle  of  Ely, 
on  the  Wishead,  or  Nen  River.  It  includes  the  chapelry  of  Parson 
Drove  ;   is  ninety-nine  miles  north  from  London,  two  from  Wisbeach  ; 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  25 

Northern  and  East  Coast  Rail  to  Wisbeacii.  London  letters  delivered 
at  9:30  A.  M.  A  school  at  Parson  Drove  is  endou^ed  with  land.  Ac- 
cording to  Tanner,  there  was  formerly  an  hospital  here.  Four  of 
the  schools  at  Leverington  are  supported  by  the  rents  of  the  crown 
lands,  which  produce  about  ^235  a  year.  The  living  (St.  Leonards 
and  St.  John  the  Baptist),  a  rectory  in  the  diocese  of  Elv,  is  \alua- 
ble  ;  population,  1849,  about  2,240." 

Watson's  History  of  Wisbech,  Manor  of  Richmond,  isle  of 

Ely,  says:  "  Leverington  is  a  large  village,  two  miles  north  nf  Wis- 
bech, l)'ing  in  the  hundred  and  dt-anery  of  Wisbech.  It  is  divided 
into  two  townships,  called  Leverington  St.  Leonards,  and  Levering- 
ton Parson  Drove.  In  Bloomfield's  collection,  there  is  menti(»n  made 
of  a  special  license  for  celebrating  divine  service  in  the  chapel  of 
Richmond  Manor,  in  Leverington,  granted  in  1390.  Of  Richmond 
Manor  there  is  no  further  information  until  1632,  when  it  belonged  to 
a  family  of  the  name  of  Carvill.  The  estate  became,  afterwards, 
the  possession  of  Major  Mason,  who  sold  it  in  lots,  when  the  manor 
with  the  principal  farm  was  purcliased  by  Mr.  George  Johnson,  tn 
whom  it  now  (1827)  belongs."  (It  since  was  acquired,  and  is  now 
(1894)  in  possession  of  Hon.  Alexander  Peckover  of  Wisbech.) 
"  There  are  certain  lands  in  the  parish  applied  for  the  purposes  of 
charity,  and  vested  in  feofees,  one  of  whom,  who  undertakes  the 
management  for  the  year,  is  called  the  town  bailiff.  The  annual  \alue 
is  at  this  time  (1827)  ^290.  Out  of  the  rent  of  these  lands,  a 
salary  of  ^30  is  given  to  the  schoolmaster  for  educating  poor  chil- 
dren. Other  parts  of  these  rents  are  applied  toward  maintenance  of 
poor  persons  in  the  almshouses,  and  in  keeping  such  buildings  in  re- 
pair, and  the  residue  for  general  purposes,  relating  to  the  benefit  of 
the  poor. 

"  There  is  an  ancient  building  in  the  parish,  not  far  from  the  old 
church,  which  shows  some  works  of  antiquity,  called  the  Guild  Hall, 
in  wiiich,  probably,  the  public  business  of  the  parish  was  formerly 
transacted.  This  is  now  converted  into  tenements  and  used  as  alms- 
houses, and  occupied  by  parish  paupers. 

"There  is  a  tradition  of  an  hospital  having  once  existed  in  this 
parish,  dedicated  to  St.  John  the  Baptist,  of  w  hich.  however,  no  trace 
now  remains,  nor  even  is  the  site  known. 

"  A  decoy  for  catching  wild  fowl  used  formerlx  to  Ix-  kept  in  thi>< 
parish. 

"The  manor  of  Filton,  adjoining,  is  supposed  to  have  been  an- 
ciently held  by  a  family  of  that  name,  though  there  is  no  record  of  it 
now.     Afterwards,  it  passed  successively,  to  the  Hordes,  Lawrences 


26  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

and  Buckvvoiths,  the  latter  of  whom  were  possessed  of  it  to  1632. 
An  old-fashioned  bricl<  building  still  (1827)  retains  the  name  of  Filton 
Hall.     All  faniilies  are  extinct  in  the  neighborhood." 

Watson,  in  his  history,  records  of  the  old  church,  St.  Leonard's: 
"The  church  is  a  noble  and  beautiful  structure,  havin^i  an  antique, 
square  tower  at  the  west  end,  finely  proportioned  and  chastely  orna- 
mented, on  which  is  placed  a  lofty  spire  of  stone,  of  the  heiiiht  of  one 
hundred  and  sixty-two  feet,  in  the  whole  ;  admired  as  one  of  the  most 
elegant  in  the  isle  and  country.  On  each  corner  of  the  tower  is  a 
pretty  considerable  roimd  turret,  which  has  a  !j;ood  effect,  in  the 
tower  is  a  chime  of  musical  bells.  The  naye  is  spacious,  as  is  the 
chancel,  with  two  side  aisles  and  a  chapel  at  the  end  of  the  south 
aisle,  all  of  which  are  leaded,  (/.  c,  the  roofs  are  coyered  with  sheet 
lead).  Here,  also,  is  a  beautiful  south  porch,  built  entirely  of  stone, 
with  a  priest's  chamber  oyer  it,  about  twelve  feet  square,  roofed,  also, 
with  free  stone,  and  adorned  with  spire  work.  The  church  is  exempt 
from  the  Archdeacon's  jurisdiction,  and  is  under  that  of  the  bishop 
only. 

"  A  saint's  bell  han.i^s  at  the  east  end  of  the  church  by  a  small 
turret  on  the  south  side."  (This  used  to  be  runu;  in  pre-Reformation 
times,  at  the  eleyation  of  the  Host.  The  bell  is  still  (1894)  in  place, 
a  silent  reminder  of  the  church  practices  of  Romish  administration.) 

"The  altar  is  on  three  steps,  railed  in.  Elegant  arches  of  diyi- 
sion  separate  the  chancel  from  the  south  chapel,  wherein  are  escutch- 
eons to  the  family  of  Swaine  (also  extinct)  and  seyeral  mural  mon- 
uments to  them,  and  the  family  of  Cross. 

"The  naye  is  divided  from  the  chancel  by  a  handsome  arch. 
Fiye  pillars  on  each  side  divide  the  aisles,  and  three  pillars,  the  south 
chapel  from  the  chancel. 

"At  the  west  end  is  a  singing  gallery  (removed  about  1840), 
over  which  are  the  royal  arms.  At  the  bottom  of  the  middle  aisle  at 
the  west  end,  stands  the  foiit ;  it  is  octagonal,  in  the  gothic  styl-e, 
richly  (jrnamented  with  tracery,  and  has  niches  round  it,  in  which 
are  sitting  figures  of  bishops,  etc.,  and  is  enriched  with  pinnacles, 
crotchets  and  roses.  It  is  ascended  on  the  west  side  by  three  stone 
steps  and  a  platform." 

Emerson,  in  verse,  extolled — 

"  The  hand  that  rounded  Peter's  dome, 
And  groined  the  aisles  of  Christian  Rome." 

But,  Sir  Christopher  Wren  did  not  yet  exist  (born  163 1)  when 
this  handsome  memorial  pile  was  erected.     Freeman  says:  "Before 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  2/ 

the  twelfth  century  had  run  its  course,  the  fully  developed,  pointed 
architecture  had  reached  its  perfection."  Four  centuries  later,  Sir 
Christopher  applied  the  device  of  leaded  roof  to  the  j^reat  Cathedral 
of  St.  Pauls  in  London,  built  1675  f^>  17 10. 

Watson  continues  his  description:  "One  of  these  ancient 
crosses,  formerly  so  general,  used  to  stand  at  the  extremity  of  the 
parish,  where  the  hamlet  or  township  of  Parson  Drove  commences, 
which  went  by  the  name  of  Peter's  Cross,  but  many  years  since 
was  removed." 

Crosses  were,  in  pre-Reformation  times,  set  up  as  boundary 
marks,  to  define  the  limits  of  various  tenures  or  precincts.  Many 
of  them  were  destroyed  by  the  Puritans  in  the  seventeenth  century. 
The  bases  of  three  such  crosses  are  still  (1894)  in  existence  at,  and 
near  to  Leverington. 

Cole's  MSS.,  in  the  archives  of  the  British  Museum,  of  date 
1760,  contains  many  interesting  particulars  about  the  fabric  and 
ornamentation  of  the  church,  St.  Leonards,  and  its  appurtenances, 
also  lists  of  the  rectors  of  Leverington  and  the  chaplains  of  the 
chantry  at  Filton,  but  the  family  name  of  Lt^vering  is  not  mentioned, 
nor  does  it  occur  in  Brock  Rand's  MSS.  in  the  Library  at  Cambridge, 
which  contains  extracts  from  the  Bishops'  Registers  for  se\'eral 
•  centuries  past. 

hi  connection  with  the  old  church,  St  Leonards,  \\  hich  is  sup- 
posed to  have  been  constructed  about  A.  D.  1260,  stands  the  "  Lev- 
erington Rectory,"  which  was  originally  built  more  than  three  hun- 
dred years  ago.  The  rear  portion  was  modernized  a  few  years  ago, 
as  shown  by  a  photographic  likeness  which  I  caused  to  be  taken.  It 
is  occupied  by  the  Rector,  Rev.  Drake,  w  ho  wrote  regarding  the  ex- 
tinguishment of  the  Levering  name  :  "  Much  of  the  old  painted  glass 
in  the  church  and  other  tablets,  were  destroyed,  both  at  the  time  of 
the  Reformation,  and  during  the  conflicts  of  the  last  century,  and 
there  can  be  no  doubt  that  monumental  records  have  thus  perished, 
probably  records  of  the  Leverings  amongst  them.  The  omission  of 
the  name  is  no  proof  that  Leverings  did  not  in  earliest  times  reside 
in  this  locality." 

Rev.  Drake  added:  "As  our  correspondence  leads  to  the  con- 
nection of  your  family  name  with  this  place,  1  feel  fully  rewarded  for 
my  labor.  It  is  time  to  think  of  a  memorial  in  the  church  to  com- 
memorate, or  restore,  the  attachment  of  the  old  famil\-  f"  the  nid 
country." 


28  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Tliou.uh  Luther  died  in  1546,  liis  suul,  lil<e  that  uf  John  Brown, 
went  "marching  on,"  until  the  purpose  of  his  life  was  accomplished, 
not  only  in  religious  reform,  but  in  inaugurating  an  era  of  sound  learn- 
ing. 

The  antiquity  of  Leverington,  and  the  industrial  interests  are 
rendered  evident,  by  the  well  preserved  remains  of  an  old  Woad 
Mill,  said  to  have  been  the  only  one  in  the  country.  The  Woad,  or 
Isatis,  was  a  plant  which  furnished  the  blue  dye  with  which  the 
ancient  Britons — in  semi-barbaric  days — used  to  paint  their  bodies. 

It  is  observed  tb.at  a  "decoy  for  catching  wild  fowl"  used  form- 
erly to  be  kept  at  Leverington.  The  importance  of  this  is  obvious,  as 
a  source  of  great  revenue  afforded  by  the  natural  surroundings.  The 
fens  abounded  in  aquatic  fowls  and  fishes.  In  olden  times,  quit  rents, 
in  kind,  were  paid  annualh'  t(^  the  lords  of  the  manor,  and  even  the 
crown  demanded  tribute  of  the  harvest  from  the  bordering  seas. 
During  many  generations  thousands  of  fishes  and  eels  were  annually 
accorded  the  crown  from  the  product  of  the  fisheries  in  the  fens. 

The  existence  of  a  Guild  Hall  testifies  the  once  meclianical  im- 
portance of  the  town.  Centuries  ago  fraternities  called  Guilds  were 
organized  and  maintained  throughout  Europe,  especiall\-  in  France 
and  the  Teutonic  countries.  They  embraced  benevolent,  social, 
political  and  business  features.  Each  trade  or  calling,  and  even  the  * 
so-called  learned  professions,. preserved  its  individuality,  and  evidence 
of  practical  skill  in  each  trade  was  a  pre-requisite  to  membership. 

Campbell  states:  "Out  of  the  Germanic  guilds,  formed  for 
mutual  protection,  insurance  and  social  purposes,  grew  the  Anglo- 
Saxon  hundreds,  where  each  member  was  responsible  for  the  actions 
of  all  the  others.  From  the  same  source  came  the  social  guilds, 
which,  before  the  Reformation,  were  numerous  in  England." 

So  powerful  an  influence  in  politics  and  municipal  government 
was  exerted  by  these  guilds,  that  distinguished  persons,  even  royalty 
itself,  sought  membership — such  applicants,  in  lieu  of  mechanical 
skill,  us\n<^  guilders,  as  a  persuasive  for  admission. 

This  condition  of  things  prostituted  the  designs  of  the  orders, 
and  sowed  seeds  of  discord  and  weakness  among  them.  They  became 
obnoxious  and  matter  of  public  complaint  in  most  parts  of  Germany. 
The  influences  exerted  in  the  work  of  the  Reformation  abolished 
many  organizations,  and  where  maintained,  they  were  restored,  in 
great  measure,  to  th.eir  normal  objects  and  usefulness.  These  Guilds 
were  most  prosperous  during  the  middle  ages.  For  more  than  a  cen- 
tury past  they  have  ceased  to  exist.  Their  history  is  written  in  the 
volumes  of  many  centuries.     Their  insignia  and  armorial  bearings 


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are  yet  to  be  seen  boldly  sculptured  in  many  public  edifices  and  old 
churches.     These  have  become  their  monuments. 

The  nearness  and  commercial  advantages  possessed  by  the  town 
of  Wisbech  detract  from  Leverington,  its  source  of  growth.  The 
present  dwellers  in  the  locality  are  employed  in  the  culture  of  fruits 
and  the  production  of  agricultural  seeds.  So  extensive  is  the  raising 
of  mustard  seed,  that  a  mustard  market  is  held  each  autumn  for  tile 
disposal  of  the  crop. 

Though  the  family  name  LEVERING  was,  manifestly,  derived 
from  that  of  this  ancient  town,  we  do  not  know  certainly,  at  this 
remote  period,  what  individual  first  bore  the  surname  and  started 
it  down  the  declivity  of  time. 

A  search,  which  1  caused  to  be  made  in  the  muniment  rooms  of 
the  Episcopal  palace  at  Ely,  in  April,  iHc)^,  discovered  the  name  of 
Robert,  son  of  John  de  Leveryng,  as  tenant  of  the  Wisbech  Barton 
Manor,  in  the  eighth  year  of  the  reign  of  Edward  11,  of  England:  say 
1 3 16.  The  hyphenated  name,  suggests  John  of  Levering-ton,  after 
the  manner  of  acquiring  family  surnames,  subsequent  to  the  Norman 
conquest,  and  this  definition  suggests  origin  of  family  name. 

The  orthographical  construction  of  the  name  in  the  substitution 
of  the  vowel  '•y,"4'or  the  "i,"  as  fust  used  b\-  Ingulf,  was,  after 
the  manner  of  the  times.  Wickliffe  (then  Wyckliffe,  1320-1384), 
who  was  an  authority  in  learning,  in  his  time,  wrote,  "  Th\  Kvng- 
dom  come,"  in  rendering  the  Lord's  prayer. 

The  old  song  contributed  to  Wallace-^a  name  dear  to  the  Scotch 
people,  as  a  leader  against  Edvvard  1,  at  the  end  of  the  thirteenth  cen- 
tury— ran 

"  His  Fadyr  was  a  manly  Knyght, 
His  Modyre  was  a  Lady  brycht." 

And  notwithstanding  the  Chronicles  of  Croyland  use  the  letter 
"f,"  in  the  first  syllable,  and  the  letter  "k"  as  a  terminal  for  the 
name,  in  one  instance,  still  there  is  a  harmony  of  sound  and  meaning 
which  clearly  identifies,  and  like  the  fossils  in  Hugh  Miller's  n.cks, 
they  "tell  a  true  story." 

It  was  not  until  the  middle  of  the  fourteenth  centur\  ,  that  the 
English  language  obtained  official  recognition  as  a  language.  About 
the  year  1350,  John  Cornwall,  as  a  "  mayster  of  gramere.  chaunged 
Freynch  into  Englysch." 

Various  historians  assert  that  at  the  time  of  the  ascension  of 
Elizabeth  to  the  throne  (iSS^^).  but  few  of  the  peers  of  the  realm 
could  read  and  write,  and  but  little  advancement  in  educational  ad- 
vantages was  made  during  her   long  reign  of  fort\-fi\e   ^  ■  ■"■v.     In 


30  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

modf in  times  no  other  lano;uao;e  has  made  so  rapid  progress  in  con- 
struction as  the  l£njj;lish,  nor  equaled  it  in  its  spread.  It  is  estimated 
that  no  less  than  one  lumdred  and  titteen  millions  of  people  now 
speak  the  Eno;lish  lan;^ua<j,e. 

A  sin^ile  remnant  of  the  blood — in  the  persons  of  Franz  Levering 
and  famih' — still,  ma\-  be  found  in  old  Gemen,  in  German)'.  When  1 
first  learned  of  him  (icS83),  he  spelled  his  name  Leferin.g,  but  with 
characteristic  German  flexibility,  he  readily  substituted  the  letter 
"  \- "  for  the  "f,"  aiui  now  writes  it  properly. 

In  thus  determining  the  famil\-  to  be  of  English — it  may  be,  of 
Anglo-Saxon  or  ancient  Scandinavian  origin — we  run  upon  the  apparent 
obstruction  of  French,  or  Huguenot  source.  At  best,  that  was  unsta- 
ble tradition,  and  the  reasons  and  characteristics  hereinbefore  given, 
appear  to  dispel  the  French  derivation.  If  we  descend  from  the  an- 
cient Teutonic  Briton,  all  the  better  material  are  we,  as  1  have  shown, 
and  the  leopard  may  not  change  his  spots. 

Shak'speare,  Bacon,  Milton  and  Newton  were  English,  so  were 
Adam  Smith  and  David  Hume,  also  James  Watt  and  Lock,  as  well 
Cowper  and  William  Carey. 

It  appeared  an  especial  gratification  to  DuChaillu  to  believe  that 
the  old  Norse  Vikings,  rather  than  their  kinsmen,  the  Angles  and 
Saxons,  were  the  ancestors  of  modern  Englishmen,  and  why  not  we 
share  the  honor  .'' 

1  prefer  to  contemplate  John  de  Leveryng  as  having  shared  in 
the  battle  of  Bannock'burn,  helping  to  establish  Bruce  upon  the 
throne,  or  that  his  son  Robert  was  of  the  nati>onal  forces  of  Edward  111 
in  the  wars  which  gave  vain-glorious  French  chivalry  its  death  blows, 
than  to  hug  the  traditional  falsehood  that  any  Leverings  shared  in 
the  invasions  from  Normandy  or  ancient  Gaul. 

Having  established  the  family  name,  and  its  unquestionable 
origin,  we  may  here  raise  an  Ebenezer  as  a  bench-mark  or  date- 
stone  by  making  note  of  the  armorial  bearings  which  were  ascribed 
to  the  name  and  its  ton,  Being  found  in  an  English  publication — an 
early  edition  of  Burke — is  further  evidence  that  it  was  born  of  the 
manor. 

"Three  hares  en  pale,  upon  an  azure  shield,"  was  the  interpre- 
tation gix'en  me  a  half  century  ago,  by  a  skilled  heraldic  engraver  in 
Philadelphia,  who  first  called  my  attention  to  the  insignia,  and 
engraved  for  me  a  seal,  which  1  have  carefully  preserved. 

While  the  country  tributary  to  the  Ouse  was  the  home  of  the 
immortal  Cowper,  whose  three  hares,  Puss,  Bess  and  Tiny,  were 
his  inseparable  companions  and   figured   in  his  verse,  may  we  not 


WHENCE    CAME   WE?  3 1 

assume  that  tlie  earliest  Leverincr  fostered  similar  pets  and  fossilized  a 
memory  <'f  them  hy  hlazoninii;  on  armorial  shit-ld? 

Lower,  who  was  an  autiiority,  wrote  in  relation  to  licraidic 
charges:  "The  most  incurious  observer  must  have  noticed  that 
very  many  heraldic  bearings  coincide  with  the  surnames  of  the 
families  to  which  they  appertain.  Thus,  the  Herons,  bear  herons; 
the  Beevors,  a  heaver ;  the  Corbets,  a  raven,  and  the  Hoggs,  a  boar. 
When  the  surname  was  first  ado-pted  the  arms,  in  a  great  majority 
of  instances,  are  a  mere  play  or  pun  upon  it."  hi  an  illustrated 
appendix  to  his  volumes  it  is  observed  that  three  colts  upon  a  shield 
are  ascribed  to  the  Colt  family,  while  seven  acorns  symbolize  the 
family  of  Sevenokes,  and  the  leading  features  of  the  shield  to  tht- 
name  of  Cartwright,  as  appears  in  this  genealogy,  are  three  cart- 
wheels. Here  is  a  reasonable  suggestion  that  similar  caprice  con- 
tributed three  leverets  (hares)  to  distinguish  the  Levering  name  and 
individuality,  after  the  practice  of  the  times,  although  such  distinc- 
tion is  greatly  cheapened,  and  justly  so,  in  democratic  America, 
where  the  "New  Nobility"  needs  no  distinguishing  shields. 

The  same  volume  of  Burke  which  promulgates  the  abow 
armorial  escutcheon,  contains  bearings  accorded  to  what  appears  a 
collateral  branch  of  the  family  Levering,  in  that  the  orthographical 
construction  of  the  name  differs  in  one  vowt-l  only.  They  are  as 
follow  : 

"Lavering,  ar  2  chevronels,  Sa,  in  chief  as  many  hart's  heads, 
chevronel  ^//,  Crest,  A  shepherd's  flute  in  pale,  ppr." 

"Lavering,  Ar,  2  chevronels,  sa,  between  3  hart's  heads 
cabossed  ^//." 

"Lavering,  Ar,  a  li(in  pass  sa,  a  borduce  engr.  of  the  last." 

1  am  now  confronted  by  a  great  desert ;  sterile  of  famil>-  name 
or  annals ;  a  breach  of  time  and  distance,  from  the  beginning  of  the 
fourteenth  century  to  the  middle  of  the  seventeenth,  consuming,  at 
least,  twelve  generations.  Like  the  great  "  Lost  River  "  in  Southern 
Indiana,  the  offspring  of  John  de  Levering,  or  of  his  son,  Robert, 
have  disappeared  from  sight,  and  following  subterranean  channels 
through  generations,  as  through  counties,  again  emerges  in  full  \igor, 
in  Rosier,  our  heretofore  known  progenitor,  from  whence  the  stream 
is  unbroken.  Disappears  in  England,  reappears  in  Holland  and  Ger- 
many.    Can  this  be  accounted  for.''     Yes! 

After  earnest  search  through  several  years  past,  1  ain  convinced 
that  the  family  was  not  prolific  in  the  old  countries. 


32  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Like  other  families,  tlie  name  lias  become  extinct  at  Leverin^- 
ton.  nor  does  it  now  appear  in  the  directories  of  London  and  adjacent 
municipalities.  It  is  serious  regret  to  me  that  the  finances  of  the 
family  association  will  not  warrant  the  employment  of  exhausting 
researches  in  the  libraries  of  Hly,  of  Cambridue  and  Peterborough, 
as  well,  the  catalogues  of  their  educational  institutions.  Also,  the 
archives  at  BustDn,  Nottingham  and  Scrooby,  and  the  repositories  of 
the  (lid  walled  towns  of  York',  Chester  and  Lincoln,  in  England; 
following  the  scent  across  the  North  Sea  into  Holland,  not  omitting 
Amsterdam,  and  leaving  no  stone  unturned  at  ancient  Leyden,  where, 
1  feel  impressed,  that  there  are  Levering  footprints.  1  can  not  dis- 
pel the  conviction  that  there  are  at  least  fossil  remains  of  family  ex- 
istence at  one  or  more  of  these  places. 

When  (in  1882-84)  1  was  pursuing  researches  upon  my  own 
bent  and  expense,  1  caused  thorough  search  at  Wesel,  also  at  Mulheim, 
Munster,  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  Bremen,  Brunen,  and  especially,  at 
Gemen,  where  mv  impressions,  as  at  Levden,  amounted  to  intuition, 
and  I  dug  deeper  into  the  mwsteries,  even  after  my  searchers  dis- 
couraged the  expenditure.  The  result  is  made  known  in  this  work. 
Here,  also,  was  found  a  single  representative  of  the  family  name. 
The  recent  death  of  Dietrich  Henry  Levering,  aged  ninety  years,  a 
veteran  of  the  Napoleonic  wars  of  i8n-is,  extinguished  his  genera- 
tion. The  onh'  li\ing  member  of  his  unprolific  famih',  being  his  son, 
Franz  Levering,  then  aged  fort\'-one  vears,  who  with  a  handsome 
wife,  named  Adele,  aged  thirt\-six  vears,  and  six  wholesome  looking 
children,  Theodore,  aged  sixteen  ;  John,  aged  thirteen  ;  Josephine, 
ten  ;  Emma,  eight;  Joseph,  four,  and  Anthonv,  one  and  a  half  vears. 
1  caused  the  family  to  be  photographed  ;  the  picture,  at  my  request, 
showing  the  lost  manuscript  church  record,  wdiich  1  had  caused  to  be 
pursued  and  found,  and  from  which  were  extracted  all  the  genealog- 
ical items  hereinafter  copied. 

WhL'ther  the  scarcity  of  Leverings  in  foreign  lands  was  due  to 
barren  fields  or  to  the  iron  hand  of  fate,  1  know  not,  but  1  may  record 
of  the  family  of  Franz  Lex'ering,  of  Gemen,  that  since  my  first  inter- 
course with  him,  his  apparentl\-  Nigorous  wife,  Adele,  died  on  July 
6,  1881;,  also  of  the  children,  that  Theodore,  the  eldest,  died  in  De- 
cember, 1886;  Emma,  in  April,  1887;  Joseph,  in  January,  and  An- 
thon\-,  in  February,  1888.  Franz  married  again  in  1888,  and  this 
wife  died  October  i,  1893.  It  is  noticeable  that  the  second  son,  John, 
was  spared  as  a  prospectiw  soiu'Ce  of  fanfilv  name,  but  he  had  suf- 
fered hemorrhages  of  the  lungs.  A  son  borii  in  1884  was  also  named 
John  Franz,  in  compliment  to  the  writer,  who  was  honored,  also,  in 


WHENCE   CAME  WE?  7,^ 

the  baptismal  ceremonial,  with  the  relation  of  ^rod-father ;  an  t-quiv- 
ocal  attitude  for  a  horn-and-brt'd  Baptist.  From  present  indications, 
this  scion  of  lineal  descent  may  be  the  sole  dependence  for  perpetu- 
ating^ the  family  name  upon  Teutonic  soil,  and,  possibly,  the  name  will 
become  a  memory,  as  at  Leverin^ton. 

As  has  been  already  stated,  the  ancient  church  and  Jiiemorials  at 
Leverin^iton  suffered  violence,  both  at  the  time  of  the  Reformation 
(1 517-1555),  and  durinu;  the  conflicts  of  the  last  century.  This 
grand,  old,  ecclesiastical  pile  was  a  mute  witness  to  religious  dissen- 
sions and  to  ph)'sical  strife,  engendered  in  an  earnest  desire  to  serve 
the  Master. 

While  in  all  generations,  even  to  pre-hisUnic  times,  there  ha\e 
been  men  imbued  with  pure  principles,  who  encouraged  reforms  of 
existing  religious  methods,  especially  of  the  empty  ceremonials  of 
the  church,  it  was  the  enlightening  era  of  the  Reformation  which 
produced  the  Purist,  or  Puritan,  who  imbibed  a  fixed  religious  faith 
and  insisted  upon  its  enjoyment.  The  underlying  principles  of  this 
faith  first  took  hold  in  Holland  and  Germany,  and  its  spread  embraced 
the  English  dissenters. 

Assuming,  as  we  may,  that  the  primogenitor  of  the  Levering 
family  emanated  from  the  personnel  of  the  early  Teutonic  invaders  of 
England,  we  can  imagine  the  predilections  of  the  offspring  to  imbibe 
the  pure  faith,  and  accept  the  new  conditions  of  ecclesiastical  go\'- 
ernment. 

Although  Elizabeth,  who  acquired  the  crown  of  England  in  1^5'^. 
and  held  it  for  forty-five  years,  was  called,  by  some  historians,  "The 
Defender  of  European  Protestantism,"  it  was  during  her  reign,  and 
soon  after  her  accession  to  the  throne,  that  persecutions  of  the  Sep- 
aratists, and  of  the  Puritan  churches,  were  commenced.  These  in- 
flictions were  practiced  during  several  years.  A  statute,  passed  in 
1593,  made  Puritanism  an  offense  against  the  laws,  and  placed  the 
punishment  of  the  dissenters  into  the  hands  of  the  common  law- 
judges.     This  drove  many  to  expatriation. 

At  the  death  of  Elizabeth  and  succession  of  James  I  (1603),  the 
Puritans  anticipated  favors.  A  petition,  signed  by  several  hundred 
of  their  ministers  asking  support,  was  presented  to  that  monarch, 
but  the  appeal  availed  them  nothing.  As  their  religion  was  born  of 
humility  and  taught  peace  and  good  will,  they  sought  relief  in  turn- 
ing toward  the  hospitable  doors  of  republican  Holland.  Douglas 
Campbell,  in  his  valuable  production  entitled.  "  The  Puritan  in  Hol- 
land, England  and  America,"  states  that  thousands  of  English  Puri- 
tans flocked  to   Holland  during  the  reigns  of  Elizabeth  and  the  first 

l3l 


34  THE   LEVERING   FAMILY. 

two  Stuarts.  This  implies  individual  expatriations;  but  the  most 
noted  mio;ration  was  that  of  the  Scrooby  band,  or  conj^re.tiation  of 
Separatists,  or  Independents,  from  the  north  of  Nottin^jhamsliire,  in 
1608.  Scrooby  was  within  walkinij;  distance  of  Leverino;ton,  and  1 
am  persuaded  that  a  Levering — probably  the  father  of  Rosier — was 
of  that  band. 

While  many  more  were,  practically,  driven  from  En.iiland  under 
Elizabeth,  it  was  the  policy  of  James  to  restrain  immi.^ration,  so, 
obstacles  were  placed  in  the  way  of  the  Scrooby  movement.  They 
were  arrested  and  imprisoned  at  Scrooby,  also  at  Boston,  in  Lin- 
colnshire, which  is  on  the  coast  near  to  Leverin^i^ton. 

From  tj-ie  "History  of  Plymouth  Plantations,"  by  William 
Bradford,*  who  was  t)ne  of  the  leaders  of  the  Scrooby  band,  1  make 
extract : 

"But  these  thin.y;s  could  not  lon.Li  continue  in  any  peaceable 
condition  ;  they  were  hunted  and  persecuted  on  every  side,  so  as 
their  former  afflictions  were  but  as  flea-biting  in  comparison  of  these 
which  now  came  upon  them.  For  some  were  taken  &  clapt  up  in 
prison,  others,  had  their  houses  besett  &  watcht  nijj;ht  &  day,  & 
hardly  escaped  their  hands;  and  ye  most  were  faine  to  tlie  &  leave 
their  bowses  &  habitations  and  the  means  of  their  livelehood.  Yet 
these  and  many  other  sharper  things  which  affterward  befell  them, 
were  no  other  than  the\'  look-ed  for,  and  therefore  were  ye  better 
prepared  to  bear  them  by  ye  assistance  of  Gods  ^race  &spirite. 
Yet  seeing  themselves  thus  molested  and  that  ther  was  no  hope  of 
their  continuance  ther,  b\'  a  joynte  consente  they  resolved  to  jJoe 
into  ye  Low-Countries,  wTier  they  heard  was  freedome  of  Reli.iiion 
for  all  men;  as  also  how  sundrie  from  London  &  other  parts  of  ye 
land,  had  been  exiled  &  persecuted  for  )'e  same  cause,  &  were  .^one 
thither,  and  lived  at  Amsterdam  &  in  other  places  of  ye  land.  So 
after  they  had  continued  to^ieither  aboute  a  vear  (as  a  "distinct 
church")  and  k'ept  their  meetin,us  every  Saboth  in  one  place  or 
other,  exerci/in,^  tht.'  woiship  of  (iod  amoimst  themseh'es  notwith- 
standing all  ye  dilli^ience  &  malice  of  their  adverssaries,  they  seeing 
they  Could  no  lon.uer  continue  in  yt  condition,  they  resolved  to  get 
over  into  Hollad  as  they  could,  which  was  in  ye  year  1607  &  1608. 


*  William  Bradford,  who  was  one  of  tht;  Maytlower  emig-rants,  and  was  the  second  Governor  of 
the  colony,  wrote  a  history  of  the  organization,  trials  and  struggles  of  this  religious  band:  their 
escape  from  England,  their  emigration  to  America,  and  the  colonization  ot  Massachusetts,  which  he 
called  Plymouth  Plantation.  The  old  manuscript,  after  more  than  two  centuries  of  preservation,  was 
found  in  an  old  library  near  to  London  (believed  to  have  been  surreptitiously  taken  from  Boston.  Mass.), 
where  it  was  copied  and  a  limited  number  printed.  It  has  been  my  good  fortune  to  peruse  one  of  these 
volumes.     The  original  MSS.  has  recently  (May,  1S97)  been  recovered  to  the  City  of  Boston. 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  35 

"Beino;  thus  constrained  to  leave  their  native  soyle  &  countrie, 
their  lands  &  livincrs,  and  all  their  friends  &  famillier  aquaintance,  it 
was  much,  and  thought  marvelous  by  man\-.  But  to  go  into  a 
countrie  they  knew  not,  hut  by  hearsay,  wher  they  must  learne  a 
new  language,  &  get  their  livings  they  knew  not  how,  it  being  a 
dear  place  and  subjects  to  ye  misseries  of  warr,  it  was  by  many 
thought  an  adventure  almost  desperate,  a  case  intolerable  &  a  misserie 
worse  than  death.  Espetially  seeing  they  were  not  aquainted  witli 
trads  nor  traftlque  (by  which  yt  countrie  doth  subsiste),  but  had 
only  been  used  to  plaine  countrie  life,  &  ye  inocente  trad  of 
husbandry.  But  these  things  did  not  dismay  them  for  their  desires 
were  sett  on  ye  ways  of  God  &  to  enjoye  his  ordinances;  but  they 
rested  on  his  providence  &  knew  in  whom  they  had  beleeved.  Yet 
this  was  not  all,  for  though  they  could  not  stay,  yet  were  ye  not 
suffered  to  goe,  but  ye  ports  &  havens  were  shut  against  them,  so 
they  were  faine  to  seeke  secrete  means  of  conveance  &  to  bribe  & 
fee  ye  mariners  &  give  extraordinarie  rates  for  their  passages.  And 
yet  were  they  oftentimes  betrayed  and  both  they  &  their  goods 
intercepted  &  surprised,  and  therby  put  to  great  trouble  &  charge 
of  which  1  will  give  an  instance  or  two  &  omitte  the  rest. 

"  Ther  was  a  large  companie  of  them  purposed  to  get  passage 
at  Boston,  in  Lincoln-shire,  and  for  that  end  had  hired  a  shipe  wholy 
to  them  selves  &  made  agreement  with  the  maister  to  be  ready  at  a 
certaine  day,  and  take  them  and  their  goods  in,  at  a  conveniente 
place,  wher  they  accordingly  would  all  attende  in  readiness.  So 
after  long  waiting  &  large  expences,  though  he  kepte  not  day  witli 
them,  yet  he  came  at  length  &  tooke  them  in,  in  ye  night. 

"But  when  he  had  them  &  their  goods  abord,  he  betrayed 
them,  haveing  before  hand  complotted  with  ye  serchers  &  other 
officers  so  to  doe;  who  tooke  them,  and  put  tliL-m  in  open  boats  & 
ther  rifled  &  ransaked  them,  serchingthem  to  their  shirts  for  money, 
yea  even  ye  women  furder  than  became  modestie ;  and  then  carried 
them  back  into  ye  towne  &  made  them  a  spectackle  &  wonder  to  ye 
multitude,  which  came  flocking  on  all  sides  to  behould  them.  Being 
thus  first,  by  the  catchpoule  officers,  rifled  &  striped  of  their  money, 
books,  and  much  other  goods,  they  were  presented  to  ye  magestrats, 
and  messengers  sente  to  inform  ye  lords  of  \'e  Counsell  of  them  ; 
and  so  they  were  comited  to  ward.  Indeed  ye  magestrats  used  them 
courteously,  &  shewed  them  what  favour  they  could  ;  but  could  not 
deliver  them,  till  order  came  from  ye  Counsell-table.  But  ye  issue 
was  that  after  a   months  imprisonmente,   \'e  greatest  parte  were 


36  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

clismistf  &  sent  to  _\-l-  places  tr(im  whence  they  came  ;  but  7  of  ye 
principal!  were  still  kepte  in  prison,  and  boLind  o\'er  to  ye  Assises. 

"The  nexte  sprintr  after,  ther  was  another  attempte  made  by 
some  of  these  &  others,  to  tret  o\  er  to  another  place.  And  it  so  fell 
out,  that  they  lijiht  of  a  Dutchman  at  Hull,  havin.iz  a  ship  of  his  owne 
beion.Lnniz  to  Zealand  :  the\-  made  a^reemente  with  him,  &  aquainted 
him  with  their  condition,  hoping  to  find  more  faithfuUness  in  him, 
then  in  ye  former  of  their  owne  nation.  He  bad  them  not  fear,  for 
he  would  doe  well  enou;ih.  He  was  by  appointment  to  take  them  in 
betweene  (}rimsbe  &  Hull,  wher  w-as  a  lar^je  comone  a  good  way 
distante  from  any  towne.  Now  against  the  prefixed  time  the  women 
&  children  with  ye  goods,  were  sent  to  ye  place  in  a  small  barke, 
which  they  had  hired  for  yt  end:  and  ye  men  were  to  meete  them 
by  land.  But  it  so  fell  out,  that  they  were  ther  a  day  before  ye 
shipe  canu',  &  ye  sea  being  rough,  and  ye  women  very  sicke,  pre- 
vailed with  ve  seamen  to  put  into  a  creeke  hard  by,  wher  they  lay 
on  ground  at  low  water.  The  nexte  morning  ye  shipe  came,  but 
they  were  fast  &  could  not  stir  till  aboute  noone.  In  ye  mean  time 
ye  shipe  maister,  perceiveing  how  ye  matter  was,  sente  his  boate  to 
be  getting  ye  men  abord  whom  he  saw  ready,  walking  aboute  ye 
shore.  But  after  ye  first  boat  full  was  gott  abord,  &  she  was  ready 
to  goe  for  more,  the  mr  espied  a  greate  company,  both  horse  &  foote, 
with  bills  and  gunes,  and  other  weapons  ;  for  ye  country  was  raised 
to  take  them.  Ye  Dutchman  seeing  yt,  sw-ore  his  countries  oath 
"  sacremente,"  and  ha\ing  \'e  wind  faire,  waiged  his  Ancor,  hoysed 
sayles  &  away.  But  ye  poore  men  which  were  gott  abord,  were  in 
great  distress  for  their  wives  &  children,  which  they  saw  thus  to  be 
taken,  and  were  left  destitute  of  their  helps;  and  themselves  also, 
not  having  a  cloath  to  shifte  them  with,  more  then  they  had  on  their 
baks,  &  some  scarce  a  peney  aboute  them,  all  they  had  being  abord 
the  barke.  It  drew  tears  from  their  eyes,  and  anything  they  had 
would  have  been  given  to  bv  a  shore  againe  ;  but  all  in  vaine,  ther 
was  no  remedy,  they  must  thus  sadly  part.  And  afterward  endured 
a  fearfull  storme  at  sea,  being  14  days  or  more  before  yey  arrived  at 
their  porte,  in  7  w  hereof,  they  neither  saw  son,  moone  nor  stars,  & 
were  driven  near  ye  coast  of  Norway ;  the  mariners  themselves 
often  despairing  of  life  ;  &  once  with  shrik's  &  cries  gave  over  all,  as 
if  ye  ship  had  been  foundred  in  ye  sea  &  they  sinking  without  re- 
coverie. 

"But  when  mans  hope  &  helpe  wholy  failed  ye  Lords  power 
&  mercie  appeared  in  their  recoverie  ;  for  ye  ship  rose  againe  &  gave 
ye  mariners  courage  againe  to  manage  her.     And  if  modestie  woud 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  37 

suffer  me,  I  mi,u;ht  declare  with  what  fervente  prayres  they  cried 
unto  ye  Lord  in  this  great  distres,  espetialy  some  of  tiiem,  even 
without  any  great  distraction,  when  ye  water  rane  into  their  mouthes 
&  eares  ;  &  the  mainers  cried  out :  '  We  sinke  !  We  sinke  !'  They 
cried  (if  not  with  mirakelous,  yet  with  a  great  hight  or  degree  of 
.devine  faith),  'Yet  Lord,  thou  canst  save.  Yet  Lord,  thou  canst 
save,'  with  sluich  other  expressions  as  1  will  forbeare.  Upon  which 
ye  ship  did  not  only  recover,  hut  shortly  after  ye  violence  of  ye 
storme  begane  to  abate,  &  ye  Lord  filled  their  afflicted  minds  with 
shuch  comforts  as  every  one  canot  understand,  and  in  ye  end  brought 
them  to  their  desired  Haven,  wher  ye  people  came  flocking  admiring 
their  deliverance,  the  storme  having  ben  so  long  &  sore,  in  which 
much  hurt  had  been  don,  as  ye  master's  friends  related  unto  him  in 
their  congrattulations. 

"  But  to  returne  to  ye  others  wher  we  left.  The  rest  of  ye  men 
yt  were  in  greatest  danger,  made  shift  to  escape  away  before  ye 
troope  could  surprise  them  ;  those  only  stayed  yt  best  might,  to  be 
assistante  unto  ye  women.  But  pitifull  it  was  to  see  ye  heavie  case 
of  these  poore  women  in  this  distress,  what  weeping  &  crying  on 
every  side,  some  for  their  husbands,  that  were  carried  away  in  ye 
ship  as  is  before  related  ;  others  not  knowing  what  should  become  of 
them  &  their  little  ones  ;  others  againe  melted  in  teares,  seeing  their 
poore  little  ones  hanging  aboute  them,  crying  for  feare,  and  quaking 
with  could. 

"  Being  thus  apprehended,  they  were  hurried  from  one  place  to 
another,  and  from  one  justice  to  another,  till  in  ye  ende  they  knew 
not  what  to  doe  with  them  ;  for  to  imprison  so  many  women  &  inno- 
cent children  for  no  other  cause  (many  of  them)  but  that  they  must 
goe  with  their  husbands,  seemed  to  be  unreasonable  and  all  would 
crie  out  of  them  ;  and  to  send  them  home  againe  was  as  difficult,  for 
they  aleged,  as  ye  trueth  was,  they  had  no  homes  to  goe  to,  for  they 
had  either  sould,  or  otherwise  disposed  of  their  houses  &  livings.  To 
be  shorte,  after  they  had  been  thus  turmoyled  a  good  while,  and  con- 
veyed from  one  constable  to  another,  they  were  glad  to  be  ridd  of 
them  in  ye  end  upon  any  termes  ;  for  ail  were  wearied  &  tired  witli 
them.  Though  in  ye  meantime  they  (poore  soules)  indured  miserie 
enough  ;  and  thus  in  ye  end  necessitie  forste  a  way  for  them." 

Impressed  that  these  judicial  proceedings  might  haw  been  held 
in  local  courts,  of  record,  1  have  made  effort  to  disco\-er  some  tran- 
script which  would  disclose  names  of  those  detained.  After  failures 
to  make  such  discovery,  by  correspondence  at  Scrooby  and  Notting- 
ham, I    received   encouragement   in    reading    "  Old    England."    bv 


38  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Professor  Hoppin,  of  Yale,  who  had  visited  Scrooby,  and  wrote  in  re- 
lation to  the  villa(re:  "As  the  judicial  books  of  the  neighborhood 
still  show,  many  members  of  this  congre^iation  refused  to  obey  the 
oppressive  ecclesiastical  laws  of  Hlizabeth,  and  of  James  1,  even  at 
the  cost  of  fine  and  imprisonment."  1  felt  that  in  this  I  had  a  clew 
to  my  quest.  On  my  request  of  Professor  H.  for  means  of  access 
to  such  "judicial  books"  he  could  not  recall  the  source  of  his  in- 
formation. A  suggestion  of  "  M'j/'s  Piiritiiiis,"  as  the  probable 
source,  induced  me  to  pursue  the  five  volumes,  but  no  reference  to 
such  court  dockets  was  made  by  the  author. 

Knowing  that  the  Plymouth  Society  of  Massachusetts  has  an 
immense  accumulation  of  literary  and  historical  matter  relating  to 
the  initial  efforts  of  the  Separatists,  who  subsequently  became  the 
Pilgrims  to  the  shores  of  New  England,  1  sought  information  from 
the  Archivist  of  that  organization.  After  examination  he  stated  that 
he  knew  (jf  no  such  judicial  dockets  or  records,  nor  names  of  the 
Scrooby  immigrants. 

it  is  known  that  when  the  Scrooby  Independents,  under  the  lead 
of  Rev.  John  Robinson  and  Elder  William  Brewster,  left  their  home 
in  a  body  in  i6o8,  they  west  first  to  Amsterdam,  in  Holland. 
While  there,  as  sojourners,  they  determined  to  remove  to  the  city  of 
Leyden,  which  contained,  perhaps,  one  hundred  thousand  inhabi- 
tants; a  city  of  religious  indulgence,  and  known  as  a  seat  of  learn- 
ing; the  University,  established  in  1574,  being  regarded  as  in  ad- 
vance of  most  scholastic  institutions  on  the  continent. 

To  exemplify  the  character  of  these  home-seekers,  I  will  quote 
from  an  interesting  paper  by  the  Rev.  Henr\'  M  Dexter,  D.  D.,  who 
visited  the  ancient  city  some  years  ago,  and  made  search  for  foot- 
prints of  his  ancestors,  in  which  he  was  successful.  He  wrote:  "  hi 
one  of  the  stately  folios,  still  in  their  place  on  the  shelves  of  the 
archives  in  the  Sfad-liiiis  of  Leyden,  we  find  the  entry  (jf  which  the 
following  is  a  translation,  viz.: 

"To  the  Honorable,  the  Burgomasters  and  Court,  of  the  city  of 
Leyden:  With  due  submission  and  respect,/?//  Robarflise,  minister 
of  the  Divine  Word,  and  some  of  the  members  of  the  Christian  Re- 
formed Religion,  born  in  the  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain,  represent 
that  they  are  desirous  of  coming  to  live  in  the  city  by  the  first  of 
May  next,  and  to  have  the  freedom  thereof  in  carrying  on  their 
trades,  without  being  a  burden  in  the  least  to  any  one.  They,  there- 
fore, address  themselves  to  your  Honors,  humbly  praying  that  your 
Honors  will  be  pleased  to  grant  them  free  consent  to  betake  them- 
selves as  aforesaid." 


WHENCE   CAME   WE? 


39 


This  appeal  is  without  date  or  si^inatures,  but  the  action  of  the 
authorities  upon  it,  written  in  the  margin,  bears  date,  and  is  as  fol- 
lows : 

"  The  Court,  in  makin;j;  a  disposition  of  the  present  iiifmorial, 
declare  that  they  refuse  no  honest  persons  free  in<i;ress  to  come  and 
ha\e  their  residence  in  this  city,  provided  that  such  persons  behave 
themselves  and  submit  t )  the  law  s  and  ordinances  ;  and  therefore 
the  coming  of  the  memorialists  will  be  agreeable  and  welcome.  Thus 
done  in  their  session  at  the  Council  House,  12  February,  1609. 

"(Signed)  1.   VAN  HOUT." 

The  removal  was  accomplished  and  the  hospitality  enjoyed  ;  as 
promised,  however,  they  were  industrious  and  self-reliant.  An  area 
of  land  having  been  secured,  they  built  houses  and  occupied  them. 
There  were  hat-makers,  fustian-makers,  masons,  clock-makers, 
linen-\\(irkers  and  printers,  as  well,  carpenters,  coopers,  wool-carders 
and  weavers. 

Elder  Brewster,  who  was  educated  at  Cambridge,  became  a 
teacher  of  Latin,  etc.,  so  that  "many  gentlemen,  both  Danes  and 
Germans  resorted  to  him,  some  of  them  being  great  men's  sons." 

As  to  Reverend  Roberthse  (Robinson),  he  established  his  church, 
in  which  his  people  enjoyed  religious  liberties.  He  even  became  a 
disputant  upon  biblical  questions  and  a  teacher  in  the  great  Uni- 
versity, enjoying  its  emoluments,  which  included  in  those  days  a 
generous  supply  of  beer  and  wine,  exempt  from  municipal  and  State 
duties. 

Dr.  Dexter  stated  that  these  English  Independents  became 
merged  in  citizenship  ;  that  their  names  appear  upon  various  town 
records  as  far  back  as  16 10.  He  mentions  carefully  kept  marriage 
proclamation  records,  also  registries  of  citizens  paying  poll-tax,  the 
Book  of  Citizens,  where  the  names  of  William  Bradford,  Isaac  Aller- 
ton  and  others  appear,  as  having  been  admitted  to  citizenship ;  the 
Registries  of  Deeds  and  Securities,  the  books  of  the  University,  Reg- 
istries of  Burials,  etc. 

There  were  accessions  to  the  congregation  and  communit>-  until 
they  numbered  two  hundred  and  fifty  to  three  hundred  souls.  Feel- 
ing that  their  future  was  circumscribed  by  the  municipal  control  of 
those  who  spoke  an  idiom  foreign  to  theirs,  with  customs  and  practices 
at  variance,  they  felt  unsettled,  and  the  discontent  resolved  itself  into 
a  determination  that  a  minority  of  their  household  of  faith  should 
emigrate  to  some  country  where  they  might  lay  "  some  good  founda- 
tion for  ye  propagating  &  advancing  ye  gospel  of  ye  Kingdom  of 
Christ  in  those  remote  parts  of  ye  world.  ' 


40  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

A^ain  referrinci  to  Governor  Bradford's  history,  1  <^"'>ry  :  "  The 
place  they  had  thoughts  on  was  some  of  those  vast  &  unpeopled 
countries  of  America,  which  are  fruitfull  &  fitt  for  habitation,  being 
devoyedof  all  civil!  inhabitants,  vvher  ther  are  only  salvage  &  brutish 
men,  which  range  up  and  downe,  little  otherwise  than  ye  wild  beasts. 
This  proposition  being  made  publike  and  coming  to  ye  scaning  of  all, 
it  raised  man\-  \ariable  opinions  amongst  men,  and  caused  many 
fears  &  doubts  amongst  themselves.  Some,  from  their  reasons  & 
hops  conceived,  laboured  to  stirr  up  &  encourage  the  rest  to  under- 
take &  prosecute  ye  same  ;  others,  againe,  out  of  their  fears,  ob- 
jected against  it  &  sought  to  diverte  from  it,  aledging  many  things, 
and  that  it  was  a  great  designe,  and  subjecte  to  many  unconceivable 
perills  &  dangers  ;  as,  besides  the  casulties  of  ye  seas  ;  the  length 
of  ye  voiage  was  such  as  ye  weake  bodys  of  women  and  other  per- 
sons worne  out  with  age  &  traville  could  never  be  able  to  endure. 
And  yet  if  thev  should,  the  miseries  of  ye  land  which  they  should 
be  exposed  to,  would  be  hard  to  be  borne;  and  lickly,  some  or  all  of 
them  together,  to  consume  &  utterly  to  ruinate  them.  For  ther  they 
should  be  liable  to  famine,  &  nakedness  &  ye  wante,  in  a  manner,  of 
all  things.  The  chang  of  aire,  diate  &  drinking  of  water,  would  in- 
fecte  their  bodies  with  sore  sickness  and  greevous  diseases. 

"And  also  those  which  should  escape  or  overcome  these  difficul- 
ties, should  yett  be  in  continual!  danger  of  ye  salvage  people  who  are 
cruell,  barbarous  &  most  trecherous,  being  most  furious  in  their  rage 
&  merciles  wher  they  overcome;  not  being  contente  only  to  kill  & 
take  away  life,  but  delight  to  tormente  men  in  \'e  most  bloodie  man- 
ner that  may  be  ;  tleaing  some  alive  with  ye  shells  of  fishes,  cutting 
of  ye  members  &  joynts  of  others  by  pees  meale,  &  broiling  on  ye 
coles,  eate  ye  collops  of  their  flesh  in  their  sight  whilst  they  live; 
with  other  cruelties  horrible  to  relate.  It  was  further  objected,  that 
it  would  require  greater  sumes  of  money  to  furnish  such  a  voiage, 
and  to  fitt  them  with  necessaries,  then  their  consumed  estats  would 
amounte  too,  and  yett  they  must  as  well  looke  to  be  seconded  with 
supplies,  as  presently  to  be  transported.  Also  many  presidents  of 
ill  designes  were  easie  to  be  found  and  not  forgotten  to  be  aledged  ; 
besids  their  owne  experience,  in  their  former  troubles  &  hardships  in 
their  removal!  into  Holand,  and  how  hard  a  thing  it  was  for  them  to 
live  in  that  strange  place,  though  it  was  a  neighbour  countrie  &  a 
civil!  and  rich  comone  wealth. 

"  It  was  answered,  that  all  great  &  honourable  actions  are 
accompanied  with  great  difficulties  &  must  be  both  enterprised  and 


WHENCE  CAME   WE?  4 1 

overcome  with  answerable  courages.  Their  calling  was  lawful!  & 
urgente;  and  therefore  they  might  expecte  ye  blessing  of  God  in 
their  proceding. 

"And  first  after  humble  praiers  unto  God  for  his  direction  & 
assistance,  &  a  generall  conference  held  hear  aboute,  they  consulted 
what  perticular  place  to  pitch  upon  &  prepare  for.  Some  (&  none 
of  ye  meanest)  had  thoughts  &  were  ernest  for  Guiana,  or  some  of 
those  fertill  places  in  those  hott  climats;  others  were  for  some  parts 
of  Virginia,  wher  ye  English  had  all  ready  made  enterence  &  begin- 
ning. Those  for  Guiana  aledged  yt  ye  countrie  was  rich,  fruitful! 
&  blessed  with  a  perpetuall  spring,  &  a  flourishing  greenes,  so  it  must 
needs  make  ye  inhabitants  rich,  seing  less  provisions  of  clothing  & 
other  things  would  serve,  then  in  more  coulder  &  less  fruitful!  coun- 
tries." 

They  held  a  "  soUemne  meeting  and  a  day  of  humilliation  to 
seeke  ye  Lord  for  his  direction.  After  which  they  concluded  both 
what  number  and  what  persons  should  prepare  themselves  to  goe  ye 
first;  for  all  yt  were  willing  to  have  gone  could  not  gett  ready,  had 
ther  been  means  to  has  transported  them  all  togeather.  Those  that 
staled,  being  ye  greater  number,  required  ye  pastor  to  stay  with 
them;  and  indeede  for  other  reasons  he  could  not  tlien  we!!  goe,  &  so 
it  was  ye  more  easilie  yeelded  unto.  The  other  then  desired  ye 
elder,  Mr.  Brewster,  to  goe  with  them,  which  was  also  condescended 
unto,  it  was  also  agreed  on  by  mutual  consente  and  covenante  that 
those  that  went  should  be  an  absolute  church  of  themselves,  as  we!! 
as  those  yt  staid.  It  was  allso  promised  to  those  yt  wente  first  by 
ye  body  of  ye  rest,  that  if  ye  Lord  gave  them  life  &  meas  &  oppor- 
tunitie,  they  would  come  to  them  as  soone  as  they  could." 

These  preparations  were  concluded  in  the  \'ear  1620,  after  twe!\'e 
years  of  temporary  dwelling  in  Holland.  Their  inquiry  as  to  the 
most  desirable  location  for  their  future  home,  was  conducted  with 
great  care.  They  even  sent  two  of  their  number  back  to  England 
to  investigate  offers  made  to  them  from  there,  but  which  appeared 
tinctured  with  selfish  designs  b\'  such  persons  as  would  profit  b\- 
their  necessities. 

It  is  known  that  one  hundred  and  two  of  the  congregation,  under 
the  lead  of  Elder  Brewster,  Miles  Standish  and  William  Bradford— 
who  subsequently  became  Governor  of  the  Pl\mouth  Co!on\- — after 
several  adverse  efforts,  set  sail  in  the  Ma\-fiower  at  Delft  Ha\en 
(fourteen  miles  from  Leyden),  to  which  place  the  congregation  liad 
accompanied  them,  and  they  became  the  Pilgrim  Settlers  of  New 
England  in  America. 


42  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

As  was  determined  amonjj;  them,  the  majority  remained  at 
Leyden  "  to  keep  a  place  for  tlie  out^oers  should  they  be  discomfited 
and  driven  back."  Subsequently  some  of  the  flock'  followed  their 
friends  to  the  New  World,  but  most  of  them  remained  in  their 
adopted  dwelling  place:  thouiih  it  is  written  of  them  that  they  finally 
dissolved  their  communitw  l)r.  Dexter  states  :  "  B\-  the  year  1655, 
while  William  Bradford  and  Miles  Standish  still  lingered  in  their  last 
years  at  Plymouth,  all  traces  of  the  presence  of  the  Scrooby  men 
disappear  from  Leyden  records  and  history,  and  its  people  began  to 
forget  that  such  exiles  for  conscience  sake  had  ever  walked  their 
streets  and  shared  their  industries." 

That  this  relation,  though  apparentlv  irrelevant,  is  a  revelation 
of  a  part  of  our  history,  1  am  fullv  convinced,  and  here  we  find  the 
circumstance  from  which  emanated  the  tradition  that  Rosier  Levering 
was  a  religious  refugee.  He,  or  his  father,  measuring  the  span  of 
time,  possibly  both,  were  of  the  Purists  or  Separatists  of  England, 
not  of  the  Huguenots  of  France. 

It  is  our  good  fortune,  that  the  long  submerged  stream  of  lineal 
descent,  reappeared  in  Teutonic  soil,  as  here, — differing  from  Eng- 
land— it  was  the  custom  of  the  country,  in  the  exercise  of  both, 
political  and  ecclesiastical  government,  to  record  annals  and  e\ents, 

Hallam  wrote  of  Holland  :  "At  the  end  of  the  sixteenth  century, 
and  for  many  years  afterwards,  it  was  pre-eminently,  the  literary 
country  of  Europe,"  and  Douglas  Campbell  savs  of  Holland,  at  the 
same  period,  that  it  was  two  centuries  in  advance  of  England  in  local 
government,  maintaining  records,  etc. 

Because  of  these  advanced  customs  we  have  availed  of  the 
records,  and  have  an  unbroken  genealogical  chain  to  this  time. 

Observe  the  chronology  of  events  :  The  English  Separatists  were 
in  Le)'den  160Q  to  1620,  when  a  minority  left  for  America.  Of  the 
majority  remaining,  Dr.  Dexter  states  that  they  had  scattered  from 
Leyden  by  the  year  1655.  Now,  Wigard  Levering,  the  son  of 
Rosier,  was  born  in  Gemen,  in  1649. 

Wigard,  in  his  family  register,  in  his  still  preserved  Bible,  writ- 
ten after  his  immigration  to  America,  in  1685,  stated  : 

"  1,  Wigard  Levering,  was  born  in  German\',  in  the  principality 
of  Westphalia,  in  the  district  of  Munster,  and  town  of  Gemen.  My 
father's  name  was  Rosier  Levering.  My  mother's  name  was  Eliza- 
beth Van  de  Walle,  who  was  born  in  Wesei.  In  the  twenty-third 
year  of  my  age  1  was  married  to  my  beloved  wife  Magdalena  Boker, 
who  was  also  born  at  Leyden." 


WHENCE   CAME   WE? 


43 


These  statements  show  relation  to  Ley  den,  contemporaneuusly, 
witli  the  events  I  have  enumerated.  Van  df  Walle  was  a  family 
name  in  Leyden,  Wesel,  the  home  of  Hlizahfth  at  the  time  of  her 
marriage  with  Rosier,  was  close  upon  the  frontier  line,  while  Gemen 
is  but  six  miles  away.  A  copy  of  record  following  will  show,  that 
notwithstanding  the  birth  of  Magdalena  occurred  in  Lexden  (say 
1650),  her  residence,  at  time  of  her  marriage  to  Wigard,  was  in 
Essen,*  a  few  miles  north  from  Gemen.  In  this  locality,  perhaps  at 
Leyden,  Rosier  probably  was  born.  It  is  not  likely  that  he  was 
forty  years  senior  to  his  son  Wigard.  It  is  more  lil<elv  that  he  was 
born  even  later  than  the  removal  of  the  mincjrity  of  the  Puritans  to 
America. 

The  English  propensity  to  roam  was  made  manifest  in  him  ; 
also  in  his  sons,  as  we  shall  learn  from  his  family  register  that 
Wigard  removed  from  Gemen  to  Mulheim,  after  the  birth  of  his  first 
child,  and  in  a  few  years  later,  with  his  familx',  to  America,  his 
brother  Gerhard,  unmarried,  accompanying  him. 

I  have  related,  in  other  writing,  which  appears  in  a  family  pub- 
lication, of  my  efforts,  by  correspondence,  during  the  years  1882-4, 
to  learn  the  nativity  of  Rosier.  1  had  until  then  (1891)  accepted  the 
tradition  recognized  by  Mr.  H.  G.  Jones,  and  strengthened  by  my 
linguistic  friend  and  correspondent,  Zurcher,  then  in  Switzerland,  but 
a  study  of  the  matter  led  me  to  seek  other  foundation  than  intangible 
statements.     1  have  given  the  result  of  it. 

As  to  the  discovered  records  of  family  genealogy.  There  was 
no  statutory  requirement  that  pastors  and  priests  should  make  record 
of  marriages,  births,  deaths,  etc.,  among  the  people  of  their  respective 
charges.  It  was,  however,  a  practice  among  them.  When  made, 
their  records  might  be  regarded  as  private  property,  and  were  so 
treated  in  the  long  ago.  This  became  apparent  as  the  searchers 
employed  by  me  in  1882-4,  reported  no  records  on  tile  in  their 
respective  places,  so  old  as  1  inquired  for.  For  instance,  Mulheim — 
from  which  place  I  had  hopes,  as  the  once  residence  of  Wigard — 
reported  no  records  beyond  17 13.  From  Essen,  the  home  of 
Magdalena  at- the  time  of  her  marriage,  no  records  beyond  1695.  A 
similar  reply  was  received  from  Gemen,  where  my  e\pectatit)ns  had 
centered.  But,  months  after,  pastor  Clemen,  who  had  searched 
perseveringly,  learned  of  and  reported  that  a  preacher  who  had  left 
the  parish  many  years  before,  had  carried  a  xolume  away  which  was 
older  than  any  in  his  archives. 


*The  present  place  of  manufacture  of  the  celebrated  Krupp  truns. 


44  THE    LEVERING   FAAIILY. 

I  ha\e  stated  in  the  publication  referred  to,  my  urging  to  recover 
the  lost  volume,  and  the  success.  The  thanks  of  the  church  were 
mine  for  restoring  it  to  them. 

As  1  ma)-  not  introduce  the  information  gleaned  from  that  lost 
and  found  volume,  into  the  genealogical  part  of  this  work,  1  will  place 
it  here.  The  abstract,  consisting  of  nineteen  items,  with  foot  notes, 
was  made  by  the  proper  officer  or  custodian  of  records  of  the  church 
at  Gemen,  to  which  thefamiK'  belonged,  certified  under  his  signature 
and  seal.     It  is  as  follows  : 

"  \n  the  chin-ch  books  of  the  Evangelical  Parish  at  Gemen, 
Germany,  are  found  the  following  inscriptions  concerning  the  family 
Levering  or  Lefering.     Latin  records  interpreted. 


PRESBYTERY 

OF  THE 

EVANGELICAL  PARISH 

AT 


GEMEN. 


1674, 

No.  I,  Sunday  Occuli,  of  the  year  '74,  for  the  first  time  is  pro- 
claimed, John  Wigard  Levering,  Hosier's  son,  with  the 
chaste  virgin  Magdalena  Bokers,  of  Essen, 

(Note.— Occuli:  Fourth  Sunday  before  Easter,  in  1674,  was 
March  22d,  according  to  the  Churchman's  Almanac,  by  Wm,  A. 
Whitworth,  M.  A,,  published  in  London,  in  1882.     J,  L,) 

1675. 

No.  2.  Anno.,  1675,  o"  the  i6th  of  January,  the  parents  Wigman- 
Rosier,  and  Magdalena  Bokers,  have  caused  their  young 
female  child  to  be  brought  to  holy  baptism. 
Witnesses,  godfathers  and  godmothers  were  Anne  de  Walle, 
daughter  of  the  Bramfrow,*  Anne  Sophia  Bokers  and 
Erndt-Rosier.  The  child  was  given  the  name  ANNA 
Sophia. 


*  A  dealer  in  merchandise,  or  wares. 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  45 

1677. 

No.  3.  On  the  2ist  Sunday  after  Trinity  for  the  first  time  pro- 
claimed, Eberhard  Lefe-ning  (Rosier's  son),  with  Mechtoid 
Schmullino;,  Gerhard's  dauj^hter. 

1678. 

No.  4.  The  parents,  Enerdt-Rosier  and  Mechtoldt  Schmulling,  have 
brought  their  young  son  to  lioly  baptism. 

Witnesses  had  been  the  Right  Honorable  Earl  and  Lord, 
Lord  Hermann  Otto,  Earl  of  Limburg  and  Brunkhorst, 
Gerdt  Schmulling  and  Anna  Fork, 

The  name  of  the  child,  Hermann  Otto, 

ANNO.,  1680.    April  14. 

No.  5.  The  parents,  Mester  Enert  Levering  and  Mechelt  Schmull- 
ing, have  caused  their  little  daughter  to  be  brought  to 
holy  baptism. 

Witnesses  had  been  the  wife  of  the  pastor,  Margaretta 
SchoUer,  Anna  Tilik  and  Matniss  Tilik. 

The  child  was  given  the  name  of  Anna  Magaretta  Gerdrut. 

ANNO.,   1681.      OCTOBER    IQ. 

No.  6.  The  Rev.  Bonnihenius,  pastor  at  the  place,  baptized  the 
little  son  of  the  parents,  Enert  Levering  and  Mechelt 
Schmulling. 

Witnesses  had  been  Wigert  Levering,  Brimo  B<)l\en,  and 
Elizabeth  Levering, 

The  child's  name  was  Rosier  Wensall. 

ANNO.,    1683.      NOVEMBER    12. 

No.  7.  The  parents,  Master  Enert  Levering  and  Mechelt  Schmull- 
ing, have  caused  to  be  brought  to  hol\'  baptism  botli  of 
their  children,  one  son  and  one  daughter. 
Witnesses  for  the  little  son  had  been  William  Levering,  John 
Robert  and  Anna  Catharine  Schmulling,  and  tor  the  little 
daughter  Euge  Schmulling,   Alche   Levering  and    Henr>- 

Gumbring. 
The  name  of  the  little  son  was  William  Jdm  Ueitrich.   "vl 
the  little  daughter  Anna  Elshen. 


46  the  levering  family. 

Anno.,  1686.    February  24. 

No.  8.  The  parents,  Master  Enert  Levering  and  Mechelt  SchmuU- 
ing,  have  caused  both  their  children,  whom  God  had 
given  them  at  once,  to  be  brought  to  holy  baptism, 

WitnessfS  had  been  Sophia  Frank  Nottelik,  Frau  Sibilla 
Toerman,  Enge  Tempelesmann,  Burgomaster  Berendt 
Nilant  and  John  Henry  Schmulling. 

Names  of  the  children,  Anna  Sophia  and  Gertrut  Sibella. 

Anno.,  1687.    April  26. 

No.  9.     The  parents,  as  Enert  Levering,  have  caused  to  be  brought 
to  holy  baptism  thfir  little  son. 
Witnesses  were  Arndt  Pollhoff,  Dierch  Liedecker  and  Eliza- 
beth Nilant. 
The  child's  name  was  Dietrich  Arnholdt. 

Anno.,  1688.    May  17. 

No,  10.  The  parents,  as  Mr.  William  Levering  and  Grete  Nilant, 
have  caused  to  be  brought  to  holy  baptism,  their  little 
son. 

Witnesses  had  been  Berndt  Nilandt,  Mr.  Enert  Levering  and 
Lizabeth  Levering. 

The  child's  name  was  Rosier  Gerhardt. 

ANNO.,  1689.    February  6. 

No,  II,  The  parents  as  Enerdt  Levering  and  Mechelt  Schmulling, 
have  caused  to  be  brought  to  holy  baptism,  their  young 
daughter. 

Witnesses  were  Margareta  Luning,  wife  of  the  pastor, 
Margareta  Nilandt  and  Berndt  Tilkin. 

The  child's  name,  Catarina  Elizabeth. 

ANNO.,  1692.    June  20. 

No,  12.  The  parents,  as  William  Leverink  and  Maria  Velts,  have 
caused  to  be  brought  to  holy  baptism  their  little  daughter. 

Witnesses  were  Berndt  Schmulling,  Mechelt  Schmulling,  and 
Clara  Kufferschmidt. 

Name  of  the  child  Elschen  Christina  Gertrudt. 


whence  caaie  we?  47 

Anno.,  1693.    June  23. 

No.  13.   The  parents  William  Leverino;  and  Maria  Velts,  have  caused 
to  be  brought  to  holy  baptism  their  little  son. 
Witnesses   were   William    Viger,    Ian    Dirich   Brunner     and 

Anna  Sibilla  Kufferschmidt. 
The  child's  name,  William  Dirich. 

Anno.,  1695.    March  17. 

No.  14.  William  Rosier  has  sent  his  young  daughter  to  hol\-  baptism. 
The  child's  name,  Florentina  Lizabeth. 

Anno.,  1696.    October  28. 

No.  15.   William  Rosier  has  brought  his  little  son  to  holy  baptism. 
The  child's  name  is  Ian  Daniel. 

ANNO.,  1698.    September  21. 

No.  16.   Wilhelm  Rosier  and  his  wife  Mary  caused  their  little  daughter 

to  be  baptized  at  home. 
Witnesses  were  the  Right-achte,  Miss  Sophia  Charlotte,  Miss 

Weida  and  John  Wefer. 
The  child's  name  Charlotte  Weida. 

(The  following  ante  date  former  items,  but  succeed  them  in  the  abstract. 

J.  L.) 

ANNO.,  1662.    October  6. 

No.  17.  Has  Rosier  sent  his  child  to  be  baptized. 

The  godmothers  Alschen  Grambtings  and  Elsche  Scheren- 

bergs. 
The  child's  name,  (Continuation  is  failing. — Abstracter.) 

(It  is  a  provoking  circumstance  that  the  only  item  of  recorded  evidence 
found,  that  Rosier,  himself,  sent  a  child  to  baptism,  should  ha\  e  the 
name  obliterated.  It  could  not  have  been  Wigard,  as  he  was  mar- 
ried twelve  years  later  "in  the  twenty-third  (?^  year  of  his  age." 
It  could  have  been  Gerhard,  and  he  have  attained  twenty-two  and 
a  half  years  of  age  when  he  emigrated  with  Wigard  in  1685.  It 
may  have  been  William,  or,  more  probably,  one  of  the  daughters, 
Alche  or  Elizabeth,  as  godmothers  only,  appeared. 

In  all  other  cases  reported,  the  statement,  whether  son  or  daughter,  is 
noted.  It  is  observable  that  no  wife  or  mother  is  mentioned.  As 
this  extract  is  of  a  record  made  many  years  prior  to  others  herein 
copied,  it  may  be  that  the  formula  then  used  differed  from  later 
years.— JOHN  LEVERING.) 


48  the  levering  family. 

Anno.,  1669.    September  27. 

No.  18.   Berendt   Nikindt  and    Anna  de    Walle    have   caused    to    be 
broutrht  to  holy  baptism  their  little  son. 
Witnesses  were  the  burgomaster  Gerdt  Nilandt,  Henry  Ni- 
landt  and  Jeneke  de  Walle. 
The  name  of  the  child,  Gerhard  William. 

Anno.,  1671.    June  17. 

No.  19.  Bfrndt  Nilant  and  Anna  Fork,  married  couple,  have  caused 
to  be  brou^iht  to  baptism  their  little  daujihter. 

Witnesses  were  Anne  Heistkamp,  Alche  Rosier  and  Gerdt 
Schmit. 

The  child's  name  was  Anna  Elizabeth. 

DIED. 

170Q.     Januar\-  3,  Wilhelm  Lex-erin;^. 
171 1.     September  5,  Eberhard  Levering. 
For  correctness  and  verbally  copy  of  extracts, 

Hugo  Luhl,  Churchmester. 
Gemen,  January  12,  1883. 

[CHURCH  SEAL.]  Certified:     CLEMEN,  Pastor. 

(Foot  notes  by  Hugo  Luhl,  Churchmaster.) 

"  From  a  comparison  of  the  notices  of  proclamations  of  mar- 
riages, of  births  and  respective  baptisms,  it  results  with  certainty 
that 

The  names  of  Lefering,  Levering  and  Rosier  are  equal. 

The  names  of  Wigard,  Wigman  and  Wigert  are  equal. 

The  names  Eferhard,  Enerdt  and  Enert  are  equal. 

Further — 

The  names  of  Wilhelm,  Willmen  and  William  are  equal. 

"  That  Wigard,  Eferhard  and  Wilhelm  Levering,  Elizabeth  Lev- 
ering and  Alche  Lefering  or  Alche  Rosier  were  all  five  brothers  and 
sisters. 

"That  Everhard  Lex'ering  had  nine  children — four  sons  and  five 
daughters — and  among  them,  twice,  twins. 

"  Wilhelm  Lefering  was  married  twice,  the  first  time  with  Grete 
Nilant,  the  second  time  with  Maria  Velts. 

"  That  Anna  de  Walle  and  Anna  Fork  was  the  same  person,  and 
that  a  kindred  relation  existed  between  her  and  the  wife  of  old  Rosier 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  49 

Lt'verin<j,,  born  Van  de  Wallc,  because  Anna  de  Walle,  with  Anna 
Sophia  Bockers  and  Erndt  Rosier,  were  ^fodmothers  and  jicxlfather  by 
Wigard  Rosier. 

"  In  every  case  there  must  have  existed  a  kindred  relation  be- 
tween the  burgomaster  Berndt  Nilandt,  such  as  there  is  with  brothers 
and  sisters-in-law,  and  the  family  Levering,  because  he  (No.  10) 
was  assisting  as  godfather  by  the  baptism  of  the  child  Rosier  Ger- 
hardt. 

"  It  is  to  be  remembered  that  the  register  of  baptisms  of  the 
Evangelical  Parish  here — Gemen — begins  with  the  year  1661,  and 
reaches  till  1700,  and  from  that  time  were  failing  until  17^4.  Up  from 
this  year  until  now  they  are  complete." 

it  is  noticeable  that  Churchmaster  Luhl  names  "tlve  brothers 
and  sisters"  as  comprising  the  offspring  of  Rosier  Levering.  He 
omits  Gerhard,  obviously,  because  no  item  of  record  was  found  in 
which  he  was  an  actor  or  subject,  hi  item  10  of  the  abstracts, 
William  appears  to  have  named  a  son  for  Gerhard  (three  years  after 
he  had  left  for  America)  and  his  father,  as  ROSIER  GERHARDT,  and 
in  No.  8,  Berndt  Nilant  names  a  son  GERHARD  WILLIAM. 

From  the  foregoing  records  we  may  safely  infer  that  the  tradition 
which  placed  father  Rosier  within  the  pale  of  the  Baptist  Church  is 
not  corroborated.  By  item  N(\  17,  we  learn,  that  "  Rosier  sent  his 
child  to  be  baptised,"  which  allied  him  to  the  "  Presbytery  of  the 
Evangelical  Church,"  whose  archives  contain  the  record. 

It  is  unfortunate  that  item  17,  of  "Anno.  1O62.  October  6," 
omits  the  name  of  the  mother  of  the  child.  In  all  others  the 
"maiden"  name  is  preserved  and  noted.  It  would  have  been  partic- 
ularly gratifying  to  have  found  the  name  of  Elizabeth  Van  de  Walk- 
added,  as  confirmatory  of  Rosier's  identity. 

There  appears  an  indiscriminate  use  of  names,  and  of  spelling 
names.  In  one  baptismal  service  the  daughter  of  Rosier  appears  as 
Alche  Levering,  in  another,  as  Alche  Rosier,  without  adding  the 
family  surname.  Very  much  the  same  practice  as  to  parent's 
Christian  names  becoming  surnames  for  the  children,  as  still  obtains 
in  the  "  Land  of  the  Midnight  Sun." 

It  is  noticed  that  persons  of  official  distinction  and  of  high  social 
standing  were  participants  in  the  baptismal  ceremonies.  The  Lord 
Herman  Otto,  who  is  named  in  one  extract,  was  doubtless,  lord  of 
the  manor,  at  the  date  noted,  Gemen  being  the  official  seat  of  this 
local  governor.  The  manor  house  which  was  then  occupied,  still 
stands.  See  illustration  of  it.  It  appears  a  fortified  structure. 
enclosed  within  high  walls,   loop-holed  for  small  arms;    ornamented 

M 


50  THE    LEVBRING   FAMILY. 

by  turrets  and  battlements,  and  is  surrounded  by  a  moat  for  defense 
against  assault.  This  is  spanned  by  a  drawbridge,  movable  at 
pleasure,  as  in  modern,  military  forts. 

I  was  surprised  during  my  correspondence,  to  learn  that  the  old 
family  homestead,  where  Wigard,  Gerhard  and  others  named,  were 
born,  is  still  standing.  A  quaint,  old,  stone  structure,  with  charac- 
teristic Dutch  gables.  Of  course,  1  caused  a  photograph  of  this,  also, 
to  be  taken.     A  cut  is  shown. 

This  home  place  suggested  ownership,  and  the  possible  existence 
of  conveyance  deeds,  or  a  record  of  them.  After  employing  the 
custodian  of  such  public  records  to  make  a  carL^ul  examination  of  his 
volumes,  "between  the  years  1640  and  1675,"  ^I'l^'  learning  his 
charge  for  the  service,  which  1  advanced,  he  informed  me  officially, 
that  nothing  couki  be  found  relating  to  Rosier  Levering,  as  he  had  no 
title  records  earlier  than  i/c)^  in  his  office — more  than  a  century  after 
the  period  which  he  had  agreed  to  scan. 

I  have  mentioned  the  genealogical  register  contained  in  the  family 
Bible  of  Wigard  Levering.  As  a  portion  relates  to  history  made  in 
Germany,  in  the  births  of  several  children,  and  as  there  are  serious 
discrepances  between  some  dates  given,  as  compared  with  the  items 
copied  from  the  original  records  at  Gemen,  1  will  insert  it  here. 


"Geburth  Register  meiner  Wigard  Levering  Kinder,"  i.e., 
Family  Register  of  Wigard  Levering. 

children. 

1,  Wigard  Levering,  was  bom  in  Germany,  in  the  Principality 
of  Westphalia,  in  the  District  of  Munster,  and  town  of  Gemen.  My 
father's  name  v\as  Rosier  Levering,  and  my  mother's  maiden  name 
was  Elizabeth  Van  de  Walle,  who  was  born  in  Wesel.  In  the 
twenty-third  year  of  my  age,  1,  Wigard  Levering,  was  married  to 
my  beloved  wife,  Magdalena  Boker.  Her  father's  name  was  William 
Boker,  and  her  mother's  maiden  name  was  Sidonia  Williams  Bra- 
viers,  of  the  city  of  Leyden,  in  Holland.  The  above  said  Magdalena, 
my  wife,  was  also  born  in  Leyden,  and  God  hath  blessed  us  with 
the  following  children,  to  wit  : 

The  first  born,  JOANNA  SOPHIA,  born  in  Gemen,  in  the  year  of 
our  Lord  1672,  in  March,  and  died  in  the  third  week. 

The  second,  ANNA  CATHARINE,  born  in  Mulheim  on  the  Rhur, 
in  March,  1673. 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  5 1 

The  third,  Maria  Elizabeth,  horn  in  July,  1676,  and  died  in 
the  eighteenth  weei<  of  her  age. 

The  fourtli,  WILLIAM  LEVERING,  was  born  the  4th  day  of  May, 
1677. 

The  fifth,  AMELIA  ANNA  SOPHIA,  was  born  in  the  middle  of 
July,  1682. 

The  sixth,  ANNA  SlBELLA,  was  born  in  the  middle  of  Septem- 
ber, 1684. 

The  above  named  children  were  all  born  in  Mulheim  on  the 
Rhur,  in  Germany,  and  the  following  six  children  were  born  in  North 
America,  in  the  province  of  Pennsylvania  : 

The  seventh,  HERMAN,  was  born  the  i8th  of  November,  1686, 
and  died  in  the  fourth  year  of  his  age,  in  May. 

The  eighth,  ELIZABETH,  born  the  7th  of  January,  1689,  and 
died  in  the  fourteenth  year  of  her  age,  in  September. 

The  ninth,  SiDONIA,  born  the  23d  of  April,  1691. 

The  tenth,  JACOB  LEVERING,  born  the  21st  of  January,  1693 

The  eleventh,  Magdalena,  born  the  13th  of  January,  1695, 
and  died  in  the  third  week  of  her  age.   . 

The  twelfth,  Magdalena,  born  the  4th  of  June,  1696. 

The  last,  after  the  perfect  number  of  twelve,  was  ;  untimely 
birth. 

God,  who  is  the  father  of  all  that  are  called  children,  in  heaven 
and  on  earth,  have  mercy  on  my  children  who  are  still  in  the  land  of 
the  living,  that  they,  through  the  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
may  be  born  again,  and  registered  with  their  children  in  heaven  ; 
that  they,  after  they  are  taken  from  this  vain  world,  the  parents 
with  the  children,  and  the  children  with  the  parents,  may  rejoice 
before  God  in  a  blessed  and  happy  eternity.     Amen." 

It  is  noticed  in  the  copies  of  original  church  records  at  Gemen,  as 
heretofore  given,  that  but  two  items  relate  to  Wigard,  viz.:  Thf 
proclamation  of  his  marriage,  March  22,  1674,  and  the  birth  of  Anna 
Sophia,  his  first  child,  on  January  16,  1675.  This,  because  of  his 
removal  to  Mulheim  soon  after. 

Comparing  these  dates  with  those  given  in  his  family  gister, 
discloses  the  discrepancies  before  named.  Wigard  states  the  birth 
date  of  Anna  Sophia  as  March,  1672.  That,  we  see,  was  two  years 
before  his  marriage.  If  original  records  of  other  children  followii.g 
Anna  Sophia  existed  and  could  be  availed  of,  similar  errors  would, 
doubtless,  be  observable. 


52  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

The  contract  entered  into  between  Wi.uard  Le\erinu  and  the 
agents  of  the  Frankfort  Companw  dated  March  20,  1685,  to  trans- 
port himself  and  famil\-  to  America,  is,  1  believe,  the  m^st  reliable 
written  testimonx',  as  to  a,ues  of  the  respective  members  of  the 
family,  existing.  In  that  Wizard  states  his  own  a^e  as  "old  ^6  or 
37  years,"  and  of  his  wife  Magdalena  "  36  years,"  and  .^i\•es  the  names 
and  ages  of  the  children,  viz.:  Anna  Catharine,  Q  x'ears  ;  William, 
5  ;   Amelia,  2'-,  and  Sibella,  Vn. 

As  other  parents,  thev  knew  the  ages  of  their  several  young 
children,  and  they — especially  the  mother — could  answer  without 
hesitation. 

Now,  if  the  birth  date  of  Anna  Catharine  was  stated  correctly 
in  the  familv  register  in  the  Bible,  she  would  have  been  over  12 
vears  old  at  the  date  of  the  shipping  contract,  and  William  would 
have  been  nearly  8,  instead  of   5   \'ears  old. 

The  fact  is,  the  contract  statements  are  correct.  Wigard  and 
Magdalena  were  married  in  March,  1674.  Anna  Catharine  was  born 
in  March,  1676  (instead  of  1673),  and  uv/.s"  just  9  wiien  she  came  to 
America,  and  William  was  not  born  until  1679.  As  to  Amelia  and 
Sibella,  the  birth  years  appear  correctly  stated. 

The  first  child,  Anna  Sophia,  born  in  January,  1675  ("^^t  in 
March,  1672),  sustains  the  characteristic  ante-nuptial  charm  accorded 
to  her  mother,  as  asserted  by  the  chronicler  of  her  marriage  alliance. 

Further  than  this:  Wigard  asserted  that  he  was  married  "in 
the  23d  year  of  his  age."  There  being  no  doubt  of  his  haxing  at- 
tained 36  years  when  he  came  to  America  fixes  his  birth  year  1649, 
and  he  was  in  his  215th  year  when  married  in  1674.  Can  these 
erroneous  dates,  as  stated,  manifestly  by  Wigard  himself,  be  ex- 
plained ?      Easih',  I  believe! 

An  examination  of  the  family  register  in  the  Bible,  which  is 
written  in  the  German  language,  shows  b\'  the  consecutive  listing  of 
names,  and  expressions  relating  to  each,  that  it  was  written  after  all 
the  children  were  born,  and  after  the  eighth  child  had  attained  14 
years  of  age  and  died,  say,  in  1703. 

The  volume  is  a  verx*  large  folio,  bound  with  leather,  has  metal 
clasps  ;  was  printed  in  Germany,  in  the  year  i6c)3 — eight  years  after 
Wigard,  with  his  famiU',  and  his  brothei'  (jerhard,  came  to  America. 

Another  telltale  featuri'  is  disclosed  in  the  chirography  of  the 
register.  It  is  written  in  the  same  "hand,"  with  the  same  pen  and 
ink,  and  manifestly  all,  including  the  invocation,  written  at  the  same 
time  —  the  kindly  service  of  some  friend,  as  Wigard  could  not 
write. 


WHENCE   CAME   WB? 


S^ 


In  Simpson's  "Lives  of  Emint-nt 
I'hiladelphians"  the  statement  is  made: 
"  Christoplier  Sower  (oriu;inall\'  Saur) 
came  to  Germantovvn  in  1724.  In  the 
spring  of  1725  he  removed  to  Lancaster 
County,  but  returned  to  Germantown  in 
1 73 1.  He  k-ept  up  correspondence  with 
friends  in  German)' ;  represented  the 
destitute  condition  of  the  people  in  re- 
spect to  books,  especially  Bibles.  Large 
numbers  were  consigned  to  him  to  be 
sold  at  cost,"  etc.  Here  was  the  proba- 
ble opportunity  for  Wigard  to  purchase  a 
Bible,  which  he  took  advantage  of,  but 
not  until  he  was  Ocvr  eighty  years  of  atrc. 

When  some  good  penman  undertook 
the  service  of  amanuensis  for  Wigard,  he, 
of  course,  had  to  rely  upon  the  data  the 
old  pioneer  furnished,  and  failimr  memory 

WIGARD   LEVERING'S   FAMILY  BIBLE.  ,  ui  -^i      j.i  "  '  ,  ' 

was  chargeable  with  the  errors  made. 

Rosier  Levering  had  other  sons  than  John  Wigard  and  Gerhard, 
as  is  shown  by  the  copies  of  church  records  at  Gemen,  where  the 
family  increase  for  a  time,  appeared  to  maintain  their  domicil,  and 
where  they  have  been  reduced,  as  already  shown,  to  a  single  family, 
which  also  appears  to  be  in  natural  process  of  decay. 

A  writer,  signing  himself  John  Roehl,  addressed  me  in  the  vear 
1883,  from  Gemen,  saying  that  he  was  the  son  of  a  sister  to  Franz 
Levering,  which  the  latter,  in  subsequent  correspondence,  neither 
affirmed  or  denied. 

In  this  connection  I  may  introduce  a  letter  furnished  me  b\-  Hon. 
E.  Francis  Riggs,  of  Washington,  D.  C.,  which  was  written  to  his 
father,  George  Washington  Riggs,  by  a  friend  in  German\-,  who 
signs  it  "C.  K."  It  is  without  date,  but  was  penned,  infereiitially, 
about  the  vear  i860.  It  bears  evidence  of  the  great  interest  mani- 
fested by  Mr.  Riggs  in  his  maternal,  or  Levering,  ancestry.    It  reads  : 

"  It  appears  that  the  family  name  of  Levering  has  gradually 
changed  in  this  country,  first  into  Leverink  and  further  to  Lefferinck,  of 
which  latter  name  there  are  survivors  now  to  be  found  in  the  vicinity 
of  Munster  and  Gemen.  On  applying  to  one  of  them,  a  boot  maker. 
Lefferinck,  at  Munster,  who  is  an  intelligent  man,  1  became  satisfied 
that  the  surxixing  Leffricks  are  identical  with  and  originate  from  the 


54  THE    LHVERING    FAMILY. 

former  Lt-Nerincks,  while  I  Uaw  not  been  able  to  trace  the  name  of 
Levering  in  an\'  of  the  town  records  or  church  registers  as  far  back 
as  1700.* 

"The  oldest  Leverinck  I  ha\  e  been  able  to  discover  in  m\  searches 
of  parish  records  is  August  Jitseph  Leverinck,  who  lias  probablx  im- 
migrated into  Minister  from  Cienien  or  Mulheim,  as  his  nativity  is 
not  recorded.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Protestant  Church  of  St. 
>Egidius,  at  Munster  (still  existing),  and  a  distinguished  oft"icer  in 
the  seven  \ears'  war — 1756-63 — under  King  Frederick  the  Great  of 
Prussia,  against  the  tmpress  of  Austria.  Of  him  I  found  recorded 
in  the  records  of  St.  /Egidius  Church  the  following  children  : 

"Maximilian  J(»seph  Maria,  son  of  August  Joseph  Le\erinck  and 
Clara  Elizabeth  Scheffer,  born  1761,  December  _'i.  and  christened 
same  day.  Witnesses,  Max  Franz  Adier  and  Maria  Theresia  Ger- 
baulet. 

"  Catharina  Gertrud  Ludovica,  daughter  of  August  Joseph  Lev- 
erinck and  Clara  Hlizabeth  Scheffer,  born  1769,  September  12, 
christened  September  19.  Witnesses,  Catharina  Gertrud  Schlott 
and  Bernard  Ludwig  Lammerdinck,  all  of  the  city  of  Munster. 

"  There  is  an  old  famil\-  portrait  in  the  possession  of  the  boot- 
maker, representing  an  officer  in  the  Prussian  army,  in  the  costume 
of  the  seven  years'  war, —  jus/  oiw  limuircJ  ycjis  Jifo, — which,  no 
doubt,  represents  the  identical  August  Joseph  Le\erinck'.  This  led 
me  to  the  belief,  that  the  present  Lefferincks  are  offsprings  of  the 
former  Leverincks,  and  \er\-  probably,  therefore  Le\erings. 

"  1  shall  endeavor  to  find  out  from  the  records  of  Mulheim, — 
where  Wigard  Levering  resided  in  1676.  and  had  several  children, — 
how  the  name  is  spelled  there,  [No  records  of  that  period  are  there. 
J.  L.]  and  if  an\'  of  his  sons  remained  behind  in  Germany  [No.] 
when  Wigard  emigrated  to  America,  w  ho  might  have  been  the  grand 
father  of  August  Joseph.  Or  it  might  be,  that  Rosier  Lexering, 
father  of  Wigard  and  Cjerhard,  had  other  sons  besides  these,  and 
that  one  of  them  was  the  ancestor  of  August  Joseph.  If  \-ou  can 
find  any  mention  to  this  effect  in  your  Genealogical  Book',  please 
communicate  it  to  me,  and  it  will  facilitate  searches.  After  I  become 
convinced  of  the  identity  of  the  Leverincks,  w  ith  the  ancestors  of  the 
Leverings  in  America,  1  shall  procure  photographic  views  of  St. 
>Egidius  Church,  etc.,  and  of  the  portrait  of  August  Joseph." 

*The  church  records  at  Gemen  did  not  date  earlier  than  i7?4.  until  I  caused  an  older  volume 
to  be  recovered  to  their  archives,  nor  are  there  earlier  records  at  Mulheim  than  171  j,  as  I  learned  in 
1883. 


WHENCE   CAME  WE?  55 

1  am  informed  that  no  subsequent  correspondence  has  been 
found,  which  1  regret,  as  Mr.  "C.  K."  was  an  intelligent  searcher, 
and  he  was,  manifestly,  on  the  right  trail  of  family  history. 

It  is  noticeable  in  the  copied  items  of  family  data  from  the 
recovered  church  record  at  Gemen,  that  the  Levering  name  was 
already  being  corrupted  into  Leverinck,  which  was  chargeable  to  the 
tangent  of  pronunciation,  by  a  foreign  tongue,  under  the  hand  of  a 
clerk,  who  was  a  stranger  to  the  family. 

1  have  no  doubt,  that  the  August  Joseph,  written  of,  was  a 
descendant  of  either  Eberhard  or  William,  sons  of  Rosier,  who  are 
frequentlv  mentioned  in  the  Gemen  records. 

¥¥¥ 

1  have,  in  furtiier  compilation  of  annals  and  history,  to  do  with 
Wigard  and  Gerhard,  only,  as  they  alone,  came  to  America. 

•  William  Penn,  of  English  parentage,  who,  said  Douglas  Camp- 
bell, was  "  half  a  dutchman,"  had  acquired  his  landed  estates  on  the 
sylvan  shores  of  the  Delaware,  by  patent  in  i68i,  comprising  the 
territory  which  is  now  the  State  of  Pennsylvania,  and  they,  Wigard 
and  Gerhard  Levering,  in  common  with  the  civilized  world,  had 
heard  of  it. 

Penn  was  an  enterprising  man.  \n  his  efforts  to  realize  the 
most  from  the  domain,  so  patented  to  him  by  Charles  II,  of  England, 
he  traveled  through  parts  of  Holland  and  Germany,  among  the  most 
enterprising  of  their  people,  as,  he  k'new  of  them.  He  even  circu- 
lated advertisements  to  induce  immigration  to  his  new  country.  A 
statement  made  by  Penn  in  his  autobiography,  shows,  that  he  visited 
Wesel  and  Cleves,  also  Mulheim,  while  Wigard  Levering  was  a 
resident  there.  We  can  readily  understand  that  Wigard  was  an 
interested  listener  to  the  inducements  held  out,  to  become  a  denizen 
of  the  far  away  new  settlements,  and  most  likely,  the  younger 
brother,  Gerhard,  shared  in  the  interest. 

Cassel  wrote  of  those  people  :  "  The  seed  from  the  sowings  of 
Menno,  wafted  across  from  the  Rhine  to  the  Thames,  were  planted 
on  English  soil  by  George  Fox,  and  were  brought  by  William  Penn 
to  Pennsylvania,  where  no  man  has  ever  been  molested,  because  of 
his  religious  convictions.  Three  times  did  William  Penn,  impelled 
by  a  sympathetic  nearness  of  faith  and  methods,  go  over  to  Holland 
and  Germany  to  hold  friendly  converse  and  discussions  with  these 
people,  and  it  was  very  fitting  that  when  he  established  his  province 
in  the  wilds  of  America,  he  should  urge  and  prevail  with  them  to 
cross  the  ocean  to    him.     The    settlement   of  Germantown  had  a 


56  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

higher  import  then  than  that  thirtc^'n  families  found  new  homes,  and 
that  a  new  buriih,  destined  to  fame  thouo;h  it  was,  was  built  nn  the 
face  of  the  earth.  It  has  a  wider  sio;niticance  even  than  that ;  here 
was  the  he<j;innino;  of  that  immense  emigration  of  Germans,  who 
have  since  flocked  to  these  shores." 

There  appears  to  be  an  additional,  probably  a  paramount  in- 
ducement for  the  immigration  of  the  two  brothers,  in  that  their  uncle 
— as  1  believe  he  was — Jacob  Van  de  Walle,  was  a  prominent  share- 
holder in  the  landed  estates  under  Penn.  This,  at  least,  appears  the 
influence  which  led  them  to  settle  at  Germantuwn. 

An  old  map  of  the  \icinitv  of  Philadelphia  shows  a  large  area 
designated  "  Germantown — Jacob  Van  de  Walle  and  Company." 
This  compan\',  formed  in  Germany,  was  called  "The  Frank'fort 
Compan\-." 

hi  a  history  of  the  Mennonites,  bv  Daniel  K.  Cassel,  of  German- 
town,  the  author  stated:  "  hi  November,  1682,  we  find  the  earliest 
reference  to  the  enterprise  which  resulted  in  the  formation  of  the 
Frankfort  Conipan}-.  At  tliat  date  Pastorius  heard  of  it  for  the  first 
time,  and  he,  as  agent,  bought  the  lands  when  in  London,  between 
the  8th  of  May  and  the  6th  of  June,  1683.  (See  Pastorius  MSS.  in 
the  Hist.  Soc.  of  Penn.)  The  eight  original  purchasers  were  Jacob 
Van  de  Walle,  Dr.  Jolian  Jacob  Schultz,  Johann  Wilhelm  Uberfeldt, 
Daniel  Behagel,  and  four  others  named.  Before  November  12,  1683 
— on  which  day,  in  the  language  of  the  Manatawny  patent,  they 
formed  themselves  into  a  companx' — the  last  four  had  withdrawn, 
and  their  interest  taken  b)-  Francis  Daniel  Pastorius  and  six  others 
named.  Up  to  the  8tli  of  June,  1683,  the\'  seem  to  have  bought 
fifteen  thousand  acres,"  and  Mr.  Cassel  added:  "Of  the  eleven 
members,  five  of  them  lived  at  Frank-fort,  kco  in  Wcscl,  &c.,  no  one 
of  its  members  except  Pastorius  ever  came  to  Pennsylvania." 

Of  the  "two  in  Wesel,"  Jacob  Van  de  Walle  was,  doubtless, 
one  of  them. 

The  Francis  Daniel  Pastorious  named,  was  a  learned  man,  be- 
longing to  a  family  of  prominence  and  influence  in  Germany.  As  he 
subsequently  became  collaterall\'  related  to  the  Levering  family,  he 
will  be  better  introduced  in  place.  Hi'  was  a  friend  and  co-worker 
with  l^enn  in  colonizing  the  newly  acquired  domain.  He  organized 
the  Frankfort  Company,  to  induce  emigration  and  sell  lands  to  set- 
tlers. In  August,  1683,  he  arrix'ed  in  Philadelphia  in  the  ship 
America,  with  the  pioneer  band,  from  Frankfort-on-the-Main,  and  on 
October  12th,  following,  he  used  the  little  band,  which  consisted  of 
thirteen    men,    with    their    families,   thirty-three  persons   in   all,    in 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  (;; 

i' 

founding  Germantown,  under  the  name  of  German  iovvnship,  wnicn 
it  retained  for  more  than  one  hundred  years. 

The  recent  writer  of  an  historical  account  of  tliis  settlement 
stated:  "These  colonists  inspired  fresh  accessions  to  tiieir  ranks, 
and,  in  1684-5,  numbers  of  vvealthv  and  influential  emigrants  arrived 
from  \arious  parts  of  Germany.  The  first  German  emigrants  were 
few  in  numbers,  but  tliey  were  an  energetic,  industrious  and  perse- 
vering people.  They  were  Christians,  and  being  without  cinirches 
they  united  with  the  Quakers  and  worshipped  with  them,"  adding: 
"  Pennsylvania  owes  much  to  her  German  sons  and  daughters  for 
her  religious  libert)',  her  agricultural  wealth  and  her  present  rank 
among  the  sisterhood  of  States." 

Relevant  to  this  subject,  1  again  quote  Mr,  Cassel :  "  The  Men- 
nonites  held  their  first  religious  service  in  the  house  of  Tonis  Kunders 
(afterwards  called  Conrad,  and  later  Cunard),  in  i6S^.  From  that 
time  the  Mennonites  date  their  organization.  Some  historians  call 
them  the  German  Friends.  As  soon  as  the  (English)  Friends  settled 
in  Germantown,  thev  frequently  worshipped  together,  until  in  1705, 
the  Friends,  or  Quakers,  built  a  meeting  house  of  their  own,  but  the 
Mennonites  continued  worshipping  in  private  houses  until  the  year 
1708,  when  they  built  their  first  meeting  house.  TIk'  Dunkards 
came  to  Germantown  in  17 19." 

Wigard  and  Gerhard  Levering  were  of  the  "fresh  accessions  to 
the  ranks  in  1684-5,"  the\'  having  arrived  before  the  month  of 
August,  1685. 

As  has  been  stated,  the  Frankfort  Company  was  engaged  in  the 
transportation  of  persons  desiring  to  remove  to  their  colony.  The 
written  contract  entered  into  by  Wigard  Levering  with  the  local 
agents  at  Wesel,  Dr.  Thomas  Van  Wylick  and  Johannes  Le  Brun. 
for  transportation  of  himself  and  famil\'  to  Philadelphia,  dated  20th 
of  March,  1685,  is  still  preserved,  it  was  possessed  by  Mr.  H.  G. 
Jones,  and  among  the  papers  willed  by  him  to  the  Historical  Society 
of  Pennsylvania.  I  have  seen  it.  The  instrument  stipulates  that 
"We,  the  subscribers,  do  acknowledge  and  confess  by  these  Pres- 
ents, that  we  have  contracted  and  agreed  together,  that  Doctor 
Thomas  Van  Wylick  and  Johannes  Le  Brun,  in  behalf  of  the  Penn- 
sylvania Company,  in  which  they,  and  other  friends  of  Frankfort 
and  other  parts,  are  engaged,  to  t'JVGept  or  receiw  me,  Wigard  Lev- 
ering, old  36  or  37  years,  and  Magdalena  Boeckers,  old  36  years,  and 
four  children,  Anna  Catharine,  William,  Amelia,  and  Sibella,  re- 
spectively y2,  2y2,  5  and  9  years,  to  and  for  the  service  of  the  afore- 
mentioned Company,   to  transport  by   shi-pping  out  of    Holland  or 


58  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Ingland,  to  PennsyKania,  upon  their  cost,"  etc.  On  arrival  in 
Pennsylvania,  they  agreed  to  report  themselves  to  Francis  Daniel 
Pastoriiis,  who  was  general  agent  tor  the  company. 

This  indicates  that,  at  the  time  of  its  execution,  Gerhard  had 
not  determined  to  emigrate,  as  there  is  written  upon  the  margin  of 
the  instrument  an  agreement  to  include  "the  Contractor's  brother, 
Gerhard  Levering."  It  is  regretted  that  his  age  was  not  given,  as 
were  specifically  noted  of  the  others.  We  have  no  data  relating  to 
Gerhard's  age,  nor  is  he  mentioned,  except  incidentally  in  the  Ger- 
man records.  I  believe  him  to  have  been  the  youngest  brother  in 
the  familv. 

The  next  documentarv  eviilence  of  the  brothers  is  contained  in 
a  recorded  dtt-d,  executed  in  August,  1685.  As  stated  by  Mr.  Jones, 
"On  the  tenth  of  that  month  and  x'ear,  Francis  Daniel  Pastorius,  as 
the  attorney  of  Jacob  Van  de  Wallit'  and  others,  forming  the  Frank'- 
ford  Company,  conveyed  to  Wigard  Levering  a  lot  in  Germantown 
containing  fifty  acres  of  land.  The  deed  is  in  the  German  language, 
and  closes  as  follows:  'So  done  in  Germantown,  on  the  loth  day 
of  the  6th  month  (August),  in  the  year  of  Christ  1685,  in  the  six- 
teenth year  of  the  reign  of  King  James  the  Second  of  England,  and 
in  the  fifth  year  of  the  reign  of  William  Penn.'  "* 

Gerhard  Levering  also  purchased  a  lik'e  area  of  land. 

Cassel,  already  named,  relates  as  to  the  laying  (jut  and  disposal 
of  lands  to  the  new  settlers,  viz.:  "The  town  lots  numbered  55, 
and  were  divided  into  27 ,'2  on  each  side  (.)f  the  main  road  (now  Ger- 
mantown Avenue).  The  original  settlers  cast  lots  for  the  ground  in 
the  cave  of  Francis  Daniel  Pastorius  in  Philadelphia. t  Immediately 
after  the  division  they  began  to  dig  cellars  and  build  the  huts  in 
which,  not  without  much  hardship,  they  spent  the  following  winter." 

This  relates  to  the  first  emigrant  settlers.  Cassel  furnishes  a 
list  of  the  owners  of  these  lots,  as  held  m  1689,  and  of  the  owners  of 
the  same  twenty-five  years  later,  say  1714,  by  which  it  appears  that 
lot  numbered  10,  on  the  "  east  side  of  the  main  road,"  was  acquired 
(by  "lot"  in  1683)  by  Dirk  Kolk,  who  transferred  to  WlGGERT 
Levering  (no  date),  and  that  James  Delaplaine  owned  the  lot  in 
1 7 14.  The  lists  show  also  that  Gerhard  Levering  owned  lot  12  in 
1689,  and  that  he  conveyed  to  Henry  Sellen,  who  sold  to  John 
Doeden  before  17 14. 


*There  appears  error  in  relating  the  regnal  years  of  James  II,  also  of  William  Penn,  as  the 
reign  of  the  former  commenced  on  the  death  of  Charles  II,  February  6,  1685,  and  the  patent  of  title 
to  Penn  was  made  March  24,  1681. 

t  Many  of  the  first  dwellers  of  the  city,  for  want  of  means  and  building  facilities,  lived  in  under- 
ground excavations,  on  the  sloping  banks  along  the  river  Delaware,  until  they  could  afford  better  shel- 
ter. 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  59 

These  lots  were,  apparently,  allotted  to  the  persons  listed,  and 
by  them  transferred  to  others  without  actual  deeds  of  conveyance,  as 
I  have  already  shown  that  Agent  Pastorius  executed  a  deed  in 
favor  of  Wigart  Levering  on  August  lo,  1685,  covering  the  same  lot 
10,  and  in  existing  records  it  is  shown  further  that  in  i6(;3,  tlif  8th 
day  of  the  6th  month  (August),  "Francis  Daniel  Pastorius,  as  at- 
torney, etc.,  delivered  unto  Wigart  Le\'ering  a  deed  of  enfeofment, 
containing  50  acres  in  Gerniantown,"  and  that  "Wigart  Levering 
delivered  unto  James  de  la  Plaine  a  deed  of  sale,  containing  the  now 
mentioned  50  acres  in  Germantown,"  which  had  been  previously 
bargained  to  him. 

This  dual  conveyance  may  be  explained  as  confu'matory  of  the 
first  transfer.  The  land  was  laid  out  and  allotted  as  shown,  but  as  a 
patent  from  William  Penn  was  not  delivered  until  1689,  the  action  of 
1693  conveyed  a  better  title  than  was  held  in  1685  bv  ttoe  Frankford 
Company. 

In  "  Rupp's  Collection  of  30,000  Names  of  Emigrants  in  Penn- 
sylvania," which  has  been  by  many  regarded  as  a  standard  refer- 
ence for  early  settlers,  his  first  edition  does  not  mention  Wigard  and 
Gerhard  Levering,  manifestly  because  they  were  not  of  the  class 
listed  by  Rupp  from  shipping  registers  made  under  a  special  statute 
of  the  State,  but  in  his  revised  edition  (1876)  among  the  "first  set- 
tlers of  Germantown  from  1683  to  1710"  appear  the  names  of  Wigard 
Levering  and  Gerhard  Levering.  ' 

In  this  catalogue  the  names  of  all  who  were  "  naturalized  by  an 
Act  of  Assembly,  1708- 1709,"  are  designated,  but  the  names  of 
Wigard  and  Gerhard  Levering,  are  not  so  marked,  because — as 
shown  in  "Watson's  Annals  of  Philadelphia" — they,  with  several 
others,  had  been  naturalized  "on  the  7th  of  the  3d  month,  [May] 
1691,  by  Thomas  Lloyd,  being  Deputy  Governor."  The  record 
shows:  "They  having  solemnly  promised  faith  and  allegiance  to 
William  and  Mary,  and  fidelity  and  lawful  obedience  to  William  Penn, 
as  Proprietary,  it  is  declared  and  granted  to  them  to  be  henceforth, 
Freemen  in  Law,"  etc. 

Both  Wigard  Levering  and  Gerhard,  were  now  entitled  to  be 
freeholders,  as  well  as  free  men,  and  in  this  they  exercised  their 
rights,  as  Wigard  acquired  five  hundred  acres  of  land  by  purchase, 
and  Gerhard  bought  one  hundred  acres,  adjoining.  These  tracts 
reached  from  the  Wissahickon  Creek  to  the  Schuylkill  River,  and 
embraced  a  considerable  portion  of  Roxborough,  (formerly  known  as 
Leverington)  where  the  family  name  is  still  conspicuously  used  ;  the 
old    "Leverington    Hotel"    being    preserved    and    conducted,    also 


60  TH1-:    LEVERING    FAMILY'. 

"  Leverino;ton  Cemetery,"  so  known  under  special  charter  from  the 
State  of  Pennsyhania.  The  "  Leverin^i  Grammar  School"  is  a 
commanJin^j;  biiiklin^i;,  erected  and  supported  under  control  of  the  city 
School  Board  of  Education. 

These  ownerships  embraced,  also,  the  suburban  manufacturing 
town  of  Manayunk',  also  Wissahickon,  Manatawn\-,  and  reaching 
down  to  the  Falls  of  Schux'lk'ill,  taking  in  a  great  portion  of  the  grand 
Fairmount  Park',  the  pride  of  Philadelphians. 

Leverington  Cemeter\'  occupies  a  portion  of  Wigard  Levering's 
purchase  of  more  than  two  centuries  ago,  and  is  upon  or  near  to  the 
spot  occupied  by  the  old  pioneer  as  a  dwelling  place.  His  remains 
repose  in  the  oldest  portion  of  this  Peace  Yard,  set  apart  b_\'  himself. 
He  is  surrounded  b\'  hundreds  of  his  posterit\-  and  the  silent  congre- 
gation is  being  increased  from  \-ear  to  \-eai'.  The  grounds  are  well 
kept  and  are  adorned  with  man\-  line  monuments,  conspicuous  among 
them,  an  artistic  soldier's  monument,  a  tribute  to  the  participants  in 
the  war  of  the  rebellion. 

Horatio  Gates  Jones,  author  of  "The  Le\'ering  Family,"  1858, 
was  recognized  as  one  of  the  owners  of  the  cemetery  grounds  in  the 
State  charter  mentioned  ;  he,  and  his  brothers  and  sister,  hax'ing  in- 
herited the  possession  from  their  mother  Deborah'',  daughter  of 
Nathan'"'  Levering,  in  line  from  Wigard. 

As  these  lands  and  matters  in  conn^'Ction  tluMeto,  written  of, 
covered  the  place  of  Mr.  Jones'  birth,  and  of  his  whole  life,  1  will  let 
him  tell  the  story  of  the  pioneer  adxancements,  experiences  and 
achievements,  by  extracting  from  his  publication,  as  follows: 

"  How  long  Wigard  Levering  remained  in  Germantown  can  not 
now  be  ascertained  with  certaintw  but  it  is  probable  that  he  removed 
to  Roxborough  in  1691  or  i6t)2,  as,  on  the  2Qth  of  Februar)',  1691, 
he  bought  from  Thomas  Hill,  of  the  City  of  Philadelphia,  Merchant, 
and  Rachel,  his  wife,  for  the  sum  of  sixty-eight  pounds,  a  tract  of 
two  hundred  acres  of  land  situated  in  Roxborough.  In  this  deed  he 
is  designated  as  "  Week'hard  Libering  of  Germantown."  The  land 
is  described  as  follows  : 

"All  that  tract  of  land  situate,  l_\'ing  and  being  upon  Schoolkill, 
"beginning  att  a  corner  marked  Hickory  tree,  thence  bv  the  lands 
"of  John  Jennet  ti\e  hundred  and  thirty  perches,  east,  North  East 
"  to  a  post  for  Corner  standing  on  the  East  side  of  Wischikon  Creek. 
"  Thence  by  the  lands  of  Germantowne  township  North  west  and  by 
"  North,  Seaventy  perches  to  a  post  standing  by  a  large  White  Oak 
"  markt  for  another  Corner;  thence,  b_\'  the  land  of  Marv  Fincher, 
"  West  South  West,  five  hundred  and  fifteen  perches  to  a  White 


WHENCE   CAME    WE?  6 1 

"Oak  standing  by  the  Schoolkill  ;  thence,  by  the  Schoolkill,  the 
"  several  courses  thereof  to  the  first  mentioned  marked  Hickory  tree, 
"containing  by  estimation  two  hundred  acres  (little  more  or  less). 
"  To^iether  with  a  Mansion  house  and  all  other  buildin,L!;s,  Orchards, 
"Gardens,  Apple  Trees  &c.  &c." 

"  It  is  hiizhh'  probable  that  this  was  the  period  of  his  settlement 
in  Roxborou^h,  as  his  name  does  not  appear  in  Germantown  after 
this  date. 

"  Well  satisfied  with  his  new  position  as  a  landed  proprietor,  and 
doubtless  havin^i  an  eye  to  the  future,  we  find  that  on  the  5th  of 
July,  1697,  our  pioneer  made  another  purchase  of  three  hundred 
acres  adjoinin,Li;  his  former  tract. 

"  This  tract  was  conveyed  for  the  sum  of  sixty  pounds  current 
money,  by  '  Christopher  Sibthorp,  of  Philadelphia,  Brazier,  and 
Mary  his  wife,  late  widow  of  Francis  Fincher,'  to  '  Wickert  Levering 
of  the  county  of  Philadelphia,  Yoeman,'  and  is  described  as  follows: 

"All  that  tract  of  land  situate  on  the  east  side  of  Schoolkill,  in 
"the  county  aforesaid,  beginning  at  a  White  Oak  on  the  River 
"Schoolkill;  thence  by  the  land  now  in  the  tenure  of  the  said 
"Wickert,  east-north-east,  five  hundred  and  thirty  perches  to  a  post 
"standing  in  the  line  of  Germantown  land;  thence  North-West  and 
"by  north,  by  the  said  Germantown  land,  ninety  one  perches  to 
"another  corner  post;  thence  West  South-West,  by  the  land  late  of 
"James  Claypoole,  five  hundred  and  fifteen  perches,  to  the  said 
"Schoolkill,  and  then  down  the  several  courses  thereof  to  the  place 
"of  beginning,  containing  three  hundred  acres  of  land." 

"  By  this  latter  purchase  Wigard  Levering  became  the  owner  of 
five  hundred  acres  of  land  in  one  entire  body.  This  had  originally 
been  patented  by  William  Penn  to  Francis  Fincher,  by  a  warrant 
dated  April  25,  1684,  and  confirmed  to  Fincher,  by  a  Deed  from 
Penn's  Commissioners,  dated  November  4,  169 1. 

"  The  residence  of  the  Pioneer  settler  has,  by  common  consent, 
been  fixed  in  the  valley,  northwest  of  Roxborough  Baptist  Cluirch, 
(former  site)  on  the  northerly  side  of  Ridge  Avenue,  and  nearly- 
opposite  the  end  of  Green  Lane.  The  original  house  which  stood 
there  has  long  since  disappeared  and  nothing  remains  of  it,  except 
the  lower  part  of  the  mainstack'  of  stone  chimneys. 

"  Mrs.  Clement,  of  Ohio,  who  has  treasured  numerous  traditions 
concerning  her  family,  writes  as  follows  :  '  I  heard  my  uncle,  Nathan 
Levering,  say  that  the  old  stone  house  on  the  Tan  Yard  lot  was 
where  the  family  first  settled.  It  had  a  large  fire-place  in  the  base- 
ment, with  seats  in  the  corner  ;    they  had  some  antiquated  chairs. 


62  THE    LEVERING    FA^\IL^. 

willow  lU't  back,  with  arms,  and  a  curious  cabinet  with  man\' 
drawers.  1  had  a  piece  of  lead  for  a  Ion;,'  tinu-,  that  came  out  of  a 
window  in  my  trreat  grandfather's  house,  in  Roxborou^^h.  The 
panes  of  u;lass  were  set  in  lead  ;  there  were  two  sashes,  and  they 
slid  in  a  frame  aside  the  walls.' 

"  It  is  now  (1858)  owned  and  occupied  b\-  William'  Levering,  a 
great,  great,  great  grandson  of  Wigard.  More  recently,  however,  it 
has  been  suggested  that  Wigard's  residence,  was  in  a  field  on  the 
southwestern  side  of  the  Ridge  Road,  (now  A\enue)  nearly  opposite 
the  Lexerington  Hotel.  Within  the  memorv  of  the  writer  there  was 
a  very  old  stone  house  in  that  fit-ld,  (the  site  now — 1858 — occupied 
by  the  dwelling  of  Jacob  Skinkie)  and  it  fell  to  decay  some  twenty 
years  since.  It  was  here  that  Wigard's  son  William'',  lived  and  died. 
A  lease  dated  Februar\'  7,  1745-6,  is  still  in  existence  by  which 
William'*,  leased  to  his  son  Benjamin*,  his  Plantation  of  about  one 
hundred  and  fifty  acres,  reserving  the  dwelling  house,  cellar  &c.  for 
the  use  of  said  Willianr':  during  his  natural  life.  William'^  died  in 
September  1746,  and  after  devising,  bv  a  Will  pre\'iousl\-  executed, 
to  his  son,  William*,  certain  lands,  described  b\-  metes  and  bounds, 
gave  all  the  residue  of  his  estate,  to  his  son  Benjamin',  and  charged 
the  same  with  the  support  of  his  aged  father  Wigard",  and  also  of  his 
own  wife  Catharine.  It  is  well  known  that  Benjamin*  inherited  this 
land  on  the  southwesterly  side  of  the  Ridge  Road  down  as  far  as  the 
river  Schuylkill,  and  hence  it  is  probable  that  the  aged  settler  died 
at  this  house.  The  two  statements  mav  be  reconciled,  by  supposing 
that  Wigard  as  he  advanced  in  ytars,  remoxed  from  his  first  residence 
to  the  place  where  he  subsequenth'  died.  Hither  spot  was  at  that 
time  a  desirable  abode,  and  thus  surrounded  by  the  primeval 
forests,  and  rich  lands,  the  cultivation  of  which  yielded  him  all  the 
necessaries  of  life,  he  could  be  well  termed  a  Patriarch  ;  for,  as  far 
as  the  eye  could  reach,  were  the  houses  and  lands  of  his  children  and 
grand  children. 

"  But  he  was  not  destined  to  remain  in  the  enjoyment  of  quiet 
for  a  very  long  time.  When  he  made  the  contract  with  Dr.  Van 
Wylick  and  John  Le  Brun  to  come  to  Pennsylvania  he  had  obligated 
himself,  both  on  his  own  account  and  that  of  his  brother,  to  render 
service  under  the  direction  of  Pastorius,  so  as  to  repay  the  Frankford 
Company  the  advances  made  to  him  and  his  brother.  How  long 
they  remained  in  the  employ  of  the  company  does  not  appear,  but 
Wigard  was  soon  engaged  in  business  on  his  own  account,  and  evi- 
dently regards  himself  as  free  from  any  liability  to  the  company. 
Doubtless  he  was  frequently  dunned  by  Pastorius,  until  at  last,  to 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  63 

rid  himself  of  so  troublesome  a  neighbor,  he  resorted  to  the  law,  and, 
although  unacquainted  with  our  language,  he  succeeded,  according  to 
Pastorius'  account,  in  getting  the  better  of  that  celebrated*  man  and 
the  entire  Frankford  Company. 

"The  whole  transaction  is  best  explained  in  the  following  curi- 
ous document,  which  1  fortunately  discovered  in  September,  1856, 
and  which  now  (1858)  appears  in  print  for  the  first  time. 

"To  the  Proprietary  &  Gov'r  of  Pi:?nnsylvania  &  Territories 
thereof  in  Councell  mett.  An  humble  Petition  of  Francis  Daniel 
Pastorius,  in  the  behalf  of  the  German  Company,  Sheweth,  That 
whereas,  the  said  company  above  14  years  ago  transport  Wigard 
Levering  his  wife,  four  children  &  brother  into  this  Pro\'ince  and 
lent  unto  him  at  Wesel  16L.  4S.  &  further  disbursed  on  his  account 
for  transportation  of  him  and  his  family,  57L.  18S.  iid.  expecting 
that  all  this  sum  should  be  deducted  here  of  the  said  Wigard  and  his 
brother.  He  instead  of  deducting,  sued  the  said  Gomp.  as  debtors  to 
him,  &  to  deprive  me,  the  now  Agent  of  the  sd  Gompany  of  all  ad- 
vice &  assistance  in  Law,  employed  all  the  Attornevs  in  the  Coun- 
try, who  pleaded  that  he  the  sd  Wigard,  his  wife  &  4  children,  are 
not  to  disaccount  anything  for  this  Transportation,  obtained  Judgmt 
in  the  last  Gounty  Gourt  against  the  said  Gompy  for  32L.  16S.  lod 
Now,  supposing  the  said  German  Gompany  had  Intended  to  trans- 
port the  sd  Wigard  his  wife  &  children  gratis  or  free,  as  1  have  proofs 
to  the  contrary.  Yet  seeing  his  Brother's  part  of  the  57L.  18S.  i  id. 
(well  lie  besides  the  aforementioned  16L.  4S.  lent  unto  him  in  Ger- 
many allows  to  be  defalkable)  comes  to  12L,  17S.  6d.  the  said  Gomp. 
cannot  owe  him  but  29L.  16S.  lod. 

"Therefore  your  Petitioner  in  behalf  of  the  sd  German  Gomp. 
humbly  entreats  you  to  grant  to  have  the  cause  tried  again  (a  thing 
he  thinks  not  so  unheard  of  as  that  a  Plaintiff  should  employ  all  the 
Lawyers  to  impede  &  hinder  the  Defendants  to  get  any).  And  to 
the  end  that  a  Just  Gause  may  not  suffer  by  my  unskillfuUness  in 
pleading  &  notorious  want  or  defect,  to  express  myself  sufficient! \-  in 
tho  English  tongue  to  the  full  understanding  of  a  Jury  ;  Mav  it  please 
the  Govr  &  his  Gouncill  to  appoint  a  Person  learned  in  the  Law  to 
patronize  or  manage  the  same.  And  as  your  petitioner  requests 
these  things  only  for  Justice  and  Truth's  sake,  so  (he  hopes)  it  will 
tend  to  the  preventing  both  of  others,  who  being  transported  by  the 
said  Company's  disbursmt  may  probably  follow  the  steps  of  Wigard  ; 
as  also  to  the  allaying  of  dissatisfaction  of  several  honest  hearted 
people  in  Germany  and  especially  oblige  your  petitioner. 

"  F.  D.  Pastorius." 


64  THE    LHVERING   FAMILY. 

On  tht'  back  of  the   petition   is  the  followino;  endorsement : 
"At  a  council  lielJ  at  Philadelphia  die  Lunoe  15th  April, 
1700;     Present,  William  Penn,  Pro'r.  &  Gov't. 

Edward  Shippen,  Thomas  Bedwell, 

Griffith  Owen,  John  Hill, 

David  Lloyd,  Saml.  Preston, 

John  Donaldson,  John  ffenwick. 

"  Upon  reading  of  the  Petition  in  respect  the  Petitioner  was  but 
Agent  for  the  (jerman  Company,  who  are  strangers  &  absentees,  it 
was  the  Opinion  and  Resolve  of  the  Cjijv'r.  &  Councill  that  the  Peti- 
tioner &  the  within  Wigard  Levering  appear  before  the  Gov't  & 
Council  the  24th  inst.  with  a  friend  with  each  of  them,  that  under 
stands  the  German  &  Dutch  Languages  &  to  bring  with  them  all 
papers  &  accts  relating  to  the  said  difference,  when  the  cause  shall 
be  heard  extrajudiciallv  and  if  the  Gov't  and  Council  shall  see  cause 
thereafter  to  hear  &  decide  it  Judicially  they  will  do  so.  And  that 
the  Secretary  acquaint  the  said  Daniel  Pastorius,  and  he  the  said 
Wigard  Lewring  herewith. 

Signed  by  order.  PAT.  ROBINSON,  Secr'y.* 

"Of  the  merits  of  this  celebrated  case  we  know  nothing,  ex 
cept  what  is  stated  in  the  petition  and  order  of  the  Ct)uncil.  One 
thing  is  quite  evident,  that  Wi^arLi  understood  the  x'alue  and  import- 
ance of  retaining  gentlemen  learned  in  the  law — and  to  mak'e  assur- 
ance doubly  sure — supposing  if  it  was  a  good  thing  to  have  one  law- 
yer, it  would  be  better  to  ha\e  more,  'he  cinplovi'd  jll  tlw  Attorneys 
in  tlic  Conntry'  a  ver\-  gra\e  and  serious  offense,  at  least  in  the  esti- 
mation of  Pastorius.  It  is  much  to  be  regretted  that  no  record  of  the 
final  decision  of  the  Governor  and  Council  can  be  found. 

"On  the  4th  of  March,  1701,  '  Wichert  Le\-ering  of  the  County 
of  Philadelphia,  Yeoman,'  sold  to  Peter  Conrats  160  acres  of  his 
large  tract  of  land,  on  the  Northeast  (?)  side  of  Wissahick'on  Greek. 

"On  the  23d  of  March,  1703,  he  bought  100  acres  at  Summer- 
hausen,  which  was  part  of  the  upper  end  of  Germantown,  adjoining 
Cresheim.  This  was  conveyed  to  him  bv  '  Daniel  Falckner  and 
John  Jarret,  the  now  agents  of  the  Frank'ford  Company.'  This 
tract  he  sold  for  ^60,  on  the  igth  of  October,  1706,  to  John 
Am.  Wegg.  In  the  deed  he  describes  himself  as  'Wigard  Levering, 
of  the  County  of  Philadelphia,  Carpenter. 


■'This  paper  appears  to  be  a  copy  rather  than  an  orig-inal  instrument.  Watson's  Annals.  First 
Edn.  Vol.  ir,  p.  47,  says  the  original  paper  was  found  at  Steiiton,  near  to  Germantown,  the  country 
seat  of  James  Logan. 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  65 

"At  a  subsequent  period  he  sold  lOO  acres  of  the  North-West- 
ern part  of  liis  plantation  to  J(jhn  Henry  Linderman,  and  in  1738, 
October  4,  Wigard  and  his  son  William,  styled,  '  his  eldest  son  and 
heir  apparent,'  confirmed  the  said  tract  to  the  children  of  John 
Linderman,  the  deed  recitinii;  that  the  former  deed  had  been  lost. 
The  witnesses  to  this  deed  are  Andrew  Robeson  and  Jacob  Levering. 
"  Wigard  Levering  had  onl_\'  two  sons  who  reached  maturity. 
The  older  son,  WILLIAM,  was  born  at  Mulheim,  May  4,  1677  (the 
year  should  be  1680),  and  the  younger,  JACOB,  was  born  January 
21,  1693,  at  Roxborough,  it  is  supposed.  These  sons,  no  doubt, 
li\ed  with  their  parents  at  the  family  mansion  in  Roxborough,  until 
the}'  married,  and  it  is  probable  they  assisted  their  father  in  his 
various  occupations,  as  was  customary  then,  and  is,  still,  in  different 
parts  of  the  country.  But  when  the  father  was  seventy  years  of 
age,  the  younger  son,  JACOB,  married,  and  desirous  to  advance  the 
young  man  in  life,  the  father  conveyed  to  him  as  '  Jacob  Levering, 
Joiner,'  a  tract  of  eighty-five  acres  of  land  on  tlie  Schuylkill,  for  the 
sum  of  ^50.  The  deed  is  dated  February  20,  17 16-17.  The 
grantors  are  described  as  '  Weeckart  Levering,  of  Roxborrow  town 
ship,  in  the  County  of  Philadelphia,  Joiner,  and  Magdalena,  his 
wife.'  The  witnesses  to  the  deed  were  John  Henry  Hogeman  and 
Garret  Levering. 

"  The  description  of  the  land  is  as  follows  : 
"A  certain  tract  of  Land  scituate  in  the  aforesd  township  & 
County,  beginning  at  a  hickorv  tree  standing  on  the  bank  of  the 
ri\-er  Schuylkill,  thence  North  sixtv  six  degrees  forty  eight  minutes 
East,  one  hundred  and  eleven  perches  and  a  half,  by  the  land  of 
Henry  ffrey,  to  a  corner  stone  ;  thence  North,  twenty  three  degrees 
forty-eight  minutes  West,  one  hundred  perches  by  the  land  of 
William  Levering,  to  a  stone  sett  up  ffor  a  corner ;  thence  South, 
sixty-six  degrees  fortv  eight  minutes  West,  one  hundred  and  sixty 
perches  and  a  half  by  the  said  William's  land,  to  a  large  gum  tree 
mark'ed  ffor  a  corner,  standing  on  the  bank  of  the  sd  Skulkill ; 
thence,  along  the  sd  river.  South  Fifty  degrees  East,  one  hundred 
and  eleven  perches  to  the  place  of  beginning.  Containing  eighty 
ffive  acres  of  land.  &c.  (Being  part  of  Two  Hundred  acres  con- 
veyed to  Weekart  Levering  by  Thomas  Hill  &  wife.)  As  also, 
free  egress  and  regress  to  or  from  the  hereby  bargained  tract 
through  the  said  Weeckart  and  William's  other  land  as  ffar  as  the 
Plvmouth  road.  Provided  always,  the  said  Jacob  Levering  his 
heirs  and  assigns  do  forexer  allow  a  passage  or  way,  through  the 
herein  purchased  tract,  unto  the  sd.  William  his  heirs  and  assigns, 

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66  THE    LEVERING   FA.MILV. 

"so,  Nevertheless  that  it  shall  be  lawfull  tor  the  sJ  Jacob,  and  his 
"  aforewritten,  to  ffeiice  in  all  said  tract,  k'a\ing  a  tjate  ot  Barrs  or 
"  shut  rails. 

"  1  have  given  the  grant  of  the  'right  of  \va\' '  in  the  words  of 
the  deed,  as  I  have  every  reason  to  suppose  f/iis  is  the  origin  of  the 
present  important  street  known  as  Green  Lane,  whose  tortuous  coiu'se 
over  the  steepest  hill  between  the  Ridge  Road  (now  Avenue)  and 
the  Schuv'lk'ill  River,  has  given  rise  to  main-  a  querw  Wigard  lived 
in  the  house  which  stood  opposite  the  end  of  Green  Lane,  on  the 
northerly  side  of  the  Ridge,  and  it  seems  probable,  at  least,  that  the 
passage  way  was  to  lead  from  Jacob's  house,  up  to  the  Ridge,  so  as 
to  enable  his  father  to  visit  him,  and  he  \-isit  his  father. 

"  On  the  first  of  November,  1717,  Wigard  conveved  to  his  older 
son,  William,  all  the  residue  of  his  lands  that  remained  unsold,  con- 
sisting of  about  one  hundred  and  tiftv-five  acres.  He  describes  him- 
self as  '  Wichert  Levering  of  the  Township  of  Roxborrow,  in  the 
Countv'  of  Philadelphia  and  Province  of  Pensilvania,  Yeoman.' 
After  recitiiig  the  title,  the  deed  states:  "And  the  said  Wichert  Lev 
"  ering  hath  since  sold  several  parcels  of  the  said  Fi\'e  Hundred  acres 
"of  Land,  Now  know  Ye,  That  the  said  Wichert  Le\-ering  as  well 
"for  and  in  consideration  of  the  sum  of  Fix'e  shillings  &c.  as  for  and 
"in  consideration  of  his  natural  Love  and  Affection  which  he  has 
"and  beareth  towards  his  said  son  William"  &c. 

He  then  grants  William,  "All  and  ever_\-  such  part  and  parts  or 
"parcels  of  the  aforesaid  Five  Hundred  acres  of  Land,  which  now 
"  remains  unsold,  and  whereof  the  said  Wichert  Levering  now  stands 
"possessed,  and  invested  in  the  lawful  Right  of,  &c."  This  deed  is 
signed  b\'  Wigard  Levering,  onl\-,  which  suggests  the  decease  of  his 
wife  Magdalena,  since  Februarx'  of  the  same  _\'ear,  when  she  joined 
in  a  deed  to  Jacob  If  such  is  fact,  she  was  ab:)ut  sixty-eight  years 
old. 

"  Adx'anced  in  wars,  the  pioneer  felt  that  his  latter  Llax'S  ought 
to  be  less  laborious  than  his  earlier  had  been,  and  we  ma_\'  imagine 
him  as  enjoxing  the  otiitin  eiini  Jii^nitate  of  life,  if  that  were  possible 
in  those  times.  His  sons  and  daughters  were  married,  and  had 
settled  around  him  ;  some  on  parts  of  his  own  plantation,  and  others 
in  contiguous  neighborhoods,  which  he,  the  patriarch,  \-isited  in  turn, 
comforting,  cheering  and  encouraging  them  in  their  battle  with  life. 
He  made  his  home  with  liis  older  son  William,  and  died  there." 

Wigard  Levering  lived  to  very  adx'anced  age.  When  his  death 
occurred  it  xvas  announced  in  the  city  papers  as  that  of  more  than 
centenarian.     The  Pennsylvania  Ga:^ette  of    February    12,    1744-45, 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  67 

stated  :  "  Last  week  died  not  far  from  this  city  Mr.  Wichart  Lever- 
ing, aged  109  years." 

Watson's  Annals  of  Philadelphia  records  the  event  as  the  de- 
cease of  a  first  settler,  in  Ft-bruary  1744  (O.  S.).  ;^nd  gave  his  age 
as  109  years. 

In  the  patriarch's  biblf — hereinbefore  described — the  record  is 
made  that  he  "departed  this  life  February  2,  1744-45,*  ^^g^d, 
according  to  his  account,  107  \ears." 

This  is  Certainly  erroneous.  As  has  been  already  shown,  he 
was  aged  "  36  or  37  years"  when  he  emigrated  to  America  in  1685. 
Conceding  the  higher  figure,  he  could  not  have  been  more  than  97 
years  old  when  he  died.  As  his  family  register  and  some  additional 
entries  in  his  bible  were  made  "according  to  his  account,"  it  must 
be  again  charged  that  failing  lueiiiorv  was  responsible. 

Wigard  had  experienced  a  rugged  life,  mainly  of  hardship. 
Contending  with  the  "  iron  circumstances  "  which  environed  him,  he 
toughened  as  an  oak,  and,  doubtless,  dead  at  the  top,  as  an  oak,  he 
died.  His  contemporary,  Dryden,  exemplified  the  going  out  in  his 
tribute  : 

"Of  no  distemper,  of  no  blast  he  died  ; 
But  fell  like  autumn  fruit  that  mellowed  long, 
Even  wondered  at,  because  he  dropped  no  sooner. 
Fate  seemed  to  wind  him  up  for  four  score  years, 
Yet  freshly  he  ran  on  ten  winters  more, 
Till,  like  a  clock  worn  out  with  beating  time. 
The  wheels  of  weary  life  at  last  stood  still." 

As  Germantown  was  the  birthplace  of  American  Leverings,  it  is 
due  the  locality  and  earh'  settlers  that  the  coming  generations  shall 
k'now  of  what  stuff  the\'  were  made. 

Originally  they  appear  to  have  possessed  broader  views,  re- 
ligious as  well  as  political,  than  the  settlers  of  other  localities,  as  I 
have  already  quoted  from  Cassel,  "  Here  no  man  has  ever  been 
molested  because  of  his  religious  convictions." 

The  Rev.  Mr.  Bm-nab)-,  an  English  divine,  who  visited  this 
country  nearly  a  century  and  a  half  ago,  remarked  "of  the  northern 


*  It  is  noticeable  that  apparently  conflicting-,  or  dual  years,  are  stated  in  connection  with 
Wigard's  death,  also,  in  former  chronological  notings,  and  calling  August  the  sixth  month.  This  be- 
cause the  new  year  was  then  accounted  from  the  25th  day  of  March.  The  Julian  Calendar  was  intro- 
duced in  the  year  44  B.  C.  The  Gregorian  Calendar — by  Pope  Gregory  XIII — in  the  year  1582  in  some 
European  countries.  Because  of  religious  prejudices,  it  was  not  recognized  in  England  and  in  this 
country  until  1752.  With  us  the  adjustment  of  time  was  made  by  calling  the  day  following  September 
3,  1752,  September  14.  This  was  for  a  long  time  designated  New  Style  (N.  S  ) ,  as  against  the  Old 
Style  (O.  S.).  The  decease  of  Wigard  Levering,  which  occurred  in  February,  1745,  was,  therefore, 
noted  as  in  1744-45,  because  prior  to  March. 


68  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

colonies  in  creneral,  they  are  composed  of  people  of  different  relio;ions 
and  different  lan^iuajies.  In  Pennsylxania  was  found  the  most  enter- 
prising people  (in  the  continent." 

If  Mr.  Barnaby's  visit  had  occurred  a  half  century  still  earlier, 
he  might  have  limited  the  characteristics  of  the  people  in  the  most 
northern  colonies,  to  a  single  language  and  religion,  as  New  England's 
coast  gave  domicile  to  an  intolerant  people,  who  came  there  to  enjoy 
serving  the  Lord  in  the  freedom  of  their  oicii  gospel  views  and  con- 
science, and  were  disposed  to  compel  all  comers  to  act  in  concert  with 
them. 

George  Eliot  had  such  in  mind  when  she  remarked  of  a  phase  of 
English  protestantism,  in  "The  Mill  on  the  Floss,"  viz.: 

"  Their  religion  was  of  a  simple,  semi-pagan  kind,  bi.it  there  was 
no  heresy  in  it, — if  heresy  properK'  means  choice, — for  they  didn't 
know  there  was  any  other  religion,  except  that  of  Chapel-goers, 
which  appeared  to  run  in  families,  like  asthma." 

Of  still  different  material  were  the  settlers  of  the  South  land. 
Mr.  Campbell,  whose  great  work  has  alread\-  been  adverted  to,  said 
of  this  locality  :  "While  New  York  was  settled  b\-  Hollanders,  and 
New  England  largeK'  by  Puritans  from  England,  tinctured  with  Dutch 
ideas,  Virginia  had  a  different  class  of  colonists.  It  is  absurd  to  speak 
of  them,  as  of  better  blood  than  the  settlers  in  the  North,  for  the 
latter  came  from  the  best  old  Anglo-Saxon  stock,  and  the\-  were  made 
up  of  the  most  intelligent,  as  well  as  the  most  sturd_\-  and  virtuous 
of  their  race.  But  Virginia  was  settled  from  a  different  class  of  the 
community.  Her  colonists  when  not  conx'icts  or  indentured  servants, 
were  mostly,  average  Englishmen,  opposed  to  all  innovations  in  the 
church  or  state."  So  it  came  about  that  in  167 1,  Sir  William 
Berkeley,  the  Governor  of  X'irginia,  could  write  to  England  :  '  I  thank' 
God,  there  are  no  free  schools,  or  printing,  and  I  hope  we  shall  not 
have  them  these  hundred  years,  for  learning  has  brought  heresy  and 
disobedience  and  sects  into  the  world,  and  printing  has  dix'ulged  them 
and  libels  against  the  best  government.     God  keep  us  from  both.' 

Here  is  found  the  vicious  sentiment  that  propagated  and  main- 
tained slawry  ;  for  these  autocrats  heki  to  the  creed.  Keep  a  man 
landless  and  \-ou  mak'e  him  dependent;  Keep  him  in  ignorance  and 
you  mak'e  him  subser\-ient. 

Mentioning  the  intolerant  spirit  which  pervaded  New  England,  I 
am  reminded  of  the  efforts  of  a  prominent  Dixine  of  the  period,  to 
maintain  the  purit\'  (?)  of  liis  religious  sect,  as  shown  b\'  a  letter, 
preserved,  it  is  said,   in  a  Book  of  Records,  dating  earl)'  in  1600  to 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  69 

1749,  kept  in  the  archives  of  an  old  Quaker  Meeting  in  Rhode  Island. 
As  printed  in  the  New  York  Learner  and  Teacher,  it  is  as  follows: 

"September  ye  15,  1682. 
Toyc  aged  and  Beloved, 

Mr.  John  Higginson. 

There  be  now  at  sea,  a  ship  called  the  Welcome,  which  has  on 
board  an  hundred  or  more  of  the  heretics  and  malignants  called 
Quakers,  with  W.  Penn,  who  is  the  chief  scamp,  at  the  head  of 
them. 

The  general  court  has  accordingly  given  secret  orders  to  Master 
Malachi  Huscott,  of  the  brig  Porpoise  to  waylay  the  said  Welcome, 
slyly,  as  near  the  cape  of  Cod  as  may  be,  and  make  captive  the  said 
Penn  and  his  ungodly  crew,  so  that  the  Lord  may  be  glorified,  and 
not  mocked  on  the  soil  of  this  new  country  with  the  heathen  worship 
of  these  people. 

Much  spoil  can  be  made  by  selling  the  whole  lot  to  Barbadoes, 
where  slaves  fetch  good  prices  in  rum  and  sugar,  and  we  shall  not 
only  do  the  Lord  great  service  by  punishing  the  wicked,  but  we  shall 
make  great  good  for  his  minister  and  people. 

Master  Huscott  feels  hopeful,  and  I  will  set  down  the  news  when 
the  ship  comes  back. 

Yours  in  ye  bowels  of  Christ, 

Cotton  Mather." 

The  Domine  appears  to  have  anticipated  a  share  of  the  "spoil," 
and  might  not  have  objected  to  taking  a  distributive  portion  "in 
kind."  Ten  years  later  he  was  an  enthusiast  in  the  delusion  of 
witchcraft,  and  his  name  was  associated  in  the  history  of  the  trage- 
dies at  old  Salem,  where  innocent  blood  was  shed.  To  save  the 
reputation  of  the  exiled  Pilgrims,  it  is  fair  to  state  that  the  reverend 
gentleman  was  born  in  Boston  and  educated  at  Harvard, 

It  may  be  said  that  not  all  the  people  of  Massachusetts  approved 
of  banishing  or  executing  Quakers  and  Baptists.  The  atrocity  of 
such  acts  caused  a  revulsion  of  feeling. 

While  they  had  suffered  adversity  and  persecution,  and  their  lot 
was  now  cast  in  unpleasant  places,  among  the  untutored  Indians  and 
wild  beasts,  they  retained  memories  of  generous  hospitality  in  the 
foreign  land  and  many  were  willing  to  accord  equal  rights  to  those 
who  might  differ  with  them  in  religious  sentiment.  Religious  intol- 
erance in  the  old  country  was  the  seed  of  religious  tolerance  in 
the  new. 


70  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

There  was  common  interest  in  subJuin^:  the  barbarians  and  re- 
claiminji;  the  wilds  about  thc-m.     Lik'c  children  in  the  dark  the_\'  mag- 
nified their  exposures  until  a  feeling  of  unrest   robbed  thorn  of  con 
tentment. 

Among  the  curiosities  in  the  library  of  tht-  noted  antiquarian, 
Abram  H.  Cassel,  near  l^hiladclphia,  are  some  pages  of  a  small  xol- 
ume  called  NEW  ENGLAND'S  PROSPECT,  printed  in  London  in  1639. 
In  an  article  relating  to  America,  i-ntitled  "Concerning  Lions,"  as 
contributed  from  the  New  England  settlement,  w^'  find  :  "1  will  not 
sa\-  that  1  saw  any  myself,  but  some  assure  me  that  ihe}-  have  seen 
a  lion  at  Cape  Anne,  which  is  not  above  six  leagues  from  Boston; 
some,  lik'ewise,  being  lost  in  the  woods,  have  heard  such  terrible 
roarings  as  haw  made  them  much  aghast,  which  must  I'ither  be 
dex'ils  or  lions,  there  being  no  other  creature  which  used  to  roar, 
saving  bears,  which  ha\-e  not  such  a  terrible  kind  of  roaring.  Be- 
sides, PU'mouth  men  ha\e  traded  in  lion  sldns  in  former  times.  But 
sure  it  is  that  there  be  lions  on  that  continent,  for  the  Virginians  saw 
an  old  lion  in  their  plantation,  who  (.'')  hax'ing  lost  his  jack'al,  which 
was  wont  to  hunt  his  prey,  was  brought  so  poor  that  he  could  go  no 
further.  For  bears,  the\'  be  common,  being  a  great  black'  kind  of 
bear  whicli  be  most  tierce  in  strawberry  time,  at  which  time  it  (?) 
has  voung  ones.  At  this  time,  likewise  thev  go  upright  like  a  man 
and  climb  trees  and  swim  to  the  banks,  which  if  the  Indians  see 
there  will  be  more  sportive  bear-ba)'ting  than  Paris  Garden  can 
afford." 

The  Bible  teaches  that  the  de\il  as  a  roaring  lion  walk'eth  about 
seeking  whom  he  ma\'  dexour.  1  am  impressed  w  ith  the  belief  that 
he  was  found  in  some  New  England  pulpits,  rather  than  abroad  in 
their  forests,  as  some  innocent  old  woman  of  Salem  discoxereel  to 
their  dire  cost  as  hereinbefore  suggested.  There  were  no  such  quad 
rupeds  or  bipeds  in  tlu'  Philadelphia  settlements. 

it  is  well  that  "  W.  Penn,  the  chief  scamp,"  had  other  desti 
nation  in  \iew  than  Iw  thi'  Cape  of  Cod.  His  mission  was  "  Peace 
on  earth,  good  will  to  men,"  and  the  hand  of  Prt)\idence  guided  his 
ship  into  a  haven  that  was  designed  for  the  Cradle  of  Libertx',  both 
religious  and  political.  The  City  of  BrotherU'  Low  had  its  birth  in 
the  debarkation  of  the  good  ship  Welcome. 

How  different  the  denizens  of  the  Delaware  from  those  of  the 
ocean's   coast.     1   ha\e  alread)-  stated   that  the  disciples  of   Menno 
Simons — who  had  been  persecuted  from  country  to  country — estab- 
lished their  church  in  1683,  in  Germantown,  now  an  important  resi 
dential   part   of  Philadelphia.     That  when   the  Friends  or   Quakers 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  71 

came  soon  after,  they  worshiped  God  together.  This  fraternal  and 
tolerant  spirit  cliaracterized  the  various  religious  sects  that  settled 
Philadelphia,  and  an  incense  of  peace  has  ever  floated  over  their 
descendants.  The  unwriten  law  of  brotherly  love  and  justice  pre- 
\ailed.  Their  dwelling  together  in  unity  has  exerted  an  influence  for 
good  over  the  whole  land.  Still,  there  were  occasional  tares  to  he 
found  among  the  wheat.  In  the  northern  suburbs  of  the  city  is  the 
substantial  stone  church  building  of  Trinity  Church,  Oxford.  Con- 
structed in  171 1,  on  the  site  of  a  wooden  meeting-house  built  years 
before  b\-  the  Friends  or  Quakers.  It  is  surrounded  by  an  ancient 
grave}'ard  in  which  I  have  read  sculptured  epitaphs  dated  before  the 
beginning  of  the  eighteenth  century.  There  is  one  quaint  marker 
or  headstone  showing  where  an  incorrigible  Anglican  went  down  "  in 
ye  year  of  our  Lord  God,  1708,"  with  her  colors  flying.  Her  sculp- 
tured epitaph  assuring  us — 

"  Here  by  these  lines  is  testify'd 
No  Quaker  was  she  when  she  dy'd, 
'  So  far  was  she  from  Quakerism 

That  she  desired  to  have  baptism,"  etc. 

The  attributes  of  really  godly  men  could  not  be  restrained,  as 
was  attested  by  this  people.  The  founders  of  the  first  church  were 
the  first  advocates  of  temperance,  and  the  organization  of  temperance 
societies  followed.  Attracted  by  the  slave  traffic  in  Virginia,  and  its 
spreading  into  other  localities,  they  became  remonstrants  against  the 
institution. 

We  have  the  evidence  of  their  last  wills  and  testaments  that  the 
two  sons  of  Wigard  Levering,  after  the  manner  of  the  country,  held 
slaves.  We  can  readily  understand  that  the  principles  and  religious 
tenets  of  the  old  pioneer  father  were  averse  to  such  holdings. 

The  minds  of  the  first  settlers  of  the  Province  were  so  imbued 
with  a  sense  of  freedom  that  they  viewed  with  abhorrence  even  the 
limited  holding  of  slaves  then  indulged  in  Peiin's  Sylvania.  The  first 
written  protest  against  slavery  was  penned  in  Germantown,  and 
signed  by  Francis  Daniel  Pastorius,  and  by  several  of  these  sturd\' 
yeomen,  early  as  April,  1688  In  this  they  "fired  the  shot  heard 
round  the  world,"  and  their  descendants  kept  alive  this  spark  of 
Emancipation,  although  more  than  one  hundred  and  forty  years 
elapsed  before  organized  effort  was  born  through  the  heroic  efforts  of 
immortalized  Garrison  of  Puritan  Ancestry,  it  seemed  fitting  that 
in  the  City  of  Brotherly  Love  should  be  inaugurated  the  American 
Anti-Slavery  Society,  which  gave  at  once  moral  courage  to  British 


T2  THl£    LH\ERI\t]    FAMILY'. 

philanthropy  in  the  abnlishmcnt  of  slaver\-  in  the  \\\-^t  hidies  in 
18^4,  and,  after  years  of  commendable  persistence,  sij^nalized  success 
in  securing  the  patent  of  freedom  applied  for  in  the  establishment  of 
our  constitutional  rights.  From  thence  the  "land  <if  the  free" 
ceased  to  be  a  misnomer.  In  the  bloodv  conflict  fi'r  final  victory 
were  found  many  of  the  sons  of  sons  of  Wigard  and  Gerhard  Lever- 
ing, even  of  the  seventh  and  eighth  generations.  Inspired  by  inher- 
ited regard  for  human  rights,  the  ''Dm it  Amor  R7fn\r"  which  char- 
acterized the  forefathers  was  upon  their  shields. 

Nor  did  these  early  inowrs  in  the  abolishment  of  slavery  suffer 
the  blight  to  exist  in  their  midst,  as  PennsyKania,  in  17S0,  provided 
by  statute  for  the  gradual  c-mancipation  of  all  such  bondmen  in  her 
domain,  and  the  "ordinance  of  1787"  excluded  the  institution  from 
thi'  Northwestern  Territories. 

1  have  made  comparison  between  the  pioneers  of  Penns)i\'ania 
and  of  New  England's  coast.  In  contrast  with  New  York  the  former 
were  far  adx'anced  in  religious  tolerance.  When  Gox-ernor  Fletcher 
assumed  authorit)-  o\-er  New  York',  in  i(x)2.  he  promulgated  the^  in- 
structions of  WilliiDU  jiiJ  Mjir.  under  which  he  exercised  control. 
A  stipulation  to  regulate  religious  practices,  provided:  "You  shall 
take  especial  care  that  God  Almighty  be  devoutly  and  duly  served 
throughout  your  government,  and  that  the 'Book  of  Common  Prayer, 
as  it  is  now  established,  be  read  each  Sunday  and  holy  day,  and  the 
blessed  sacrament  administered,  according  to  the  rites  of  the  Church 
of  Bngtand,  and  provide  a  maintenance  for  the  minister,  *  *  * 
and  that  no  school-master  be  henceforth  permitted  to  come  from  Eng- 
land to  keep  school  within  our  Province  of  New  York,  without  license 
of  the  Bishop  of  London." 

This  governor  undertook  to  exercise  some  authorit\-  in  Penns\'l- 
vania.  He  made  a  journey  to  Philadelphia.  For  want  of  results,  his 
return  trip  was  performed  with  less  of  pomp  and  circumstance,  than  was 
displayed  on  his  coming.  The  religious  practices  about  Philadelphia 
offended  his  hide-bound  principles.  Hc'  found  there  the  religious 
fraternity  which  characterized  the  Meiinonites,  and  other  sects. 

After  his  return  to  New  York,  in  March,  1695-6,  he  granted 
license  to  build  Trinity  Church,  conformably  with  his  defined  creed. 
It  still  exists, — a  religious  Autocracy,  where  no  mendicants  need 
apply,  while  the  Mennonites,  in  Germantown,  are  still  heeding  the 
Master's  charge,  "For  ye  have  the  poor  always  with  you."  This 
church  has  been  a  symbol  of  earnest  piet_\'  and  usefulness,  e\'er  since 


WHENCE    CAME   WE?  73 

its  organization.  The  congregation  still  worships  in  the  unosten- 
tatious little  "meetinghouse,"  which  was  huilt  in  1770,  upon  their 
former  site. 

The  earliest  generations  of  the  Levering  family,  and  their  con- 
nections, have  closer  relation  to  the  old  Baptist  Church  of  Roxborough 
(Leverington)  and  the  older  Mennonite,  or  German  Baptist  Church, 
than  to  any  other,  in  this  latter,  the  Rev.  Peter  Keyser  officiated 
as  pastor,  for  half  a  century,  as  will  appear  in  his  biography,  further 
on.  The  Keysers  are  one  of  the  most  numerous,  lateral  branches  of 
the  Levering  family.  The  burial  ground  connected  with  this  old 
church  is  a  picturesque  spot,  and  contains  scores  of  those  who  have 
"gone  before,"  as  recorded  in  this  volume. 

This  old  cemetery  has  been  the  subject  of  discourse  by  prominent 
persons.  A  special  sketch,  or  monograph,  was  published  years  ago, 
by  Hon.  Abram  H.  Cassel,  who  has  been  named  before  in  this  work. 
Nor  could  Judge  Pennypacker,  of  Philadelphia,  withhold  special  and 
descriptix'e  reference  to  it,  in  an  address  upon  distinguished  local 
subjects,  before  the  Historical  Society  of  Pennsylvania. 

hi  Whittier's  "Snow  Bound"  may  be  found  the  lines: 

"Another  guest  that  winter  night 
Flashed  back  from  lustrous  eyes  the  light,"  &c. 

He  refers  to  his  earnest  friend  and  co-worker,  Harriet  Livermore, 
who,  1  believe,  sleeps  in  this  peaceful  spot.  Her  voice,  in  life,  was 
frequently  heard  in  the  little  church,  as  she  went  about  doing  good. 

In  literary  and  educational  advantages,  the  new  Philadelphia 
excelled.  Andrew  Bradford  published  the  American  Weekly  Mercury, 
early  as  17 19.  William  Bradford  was  the  first  printer.  His  skill 
attracted  attention,  in  1693,  Governor  Fletcher  of  New  York,  b\' 
flattering  offers,  seduced  him  to  that  city,  to  become  ofificial  printer. 
His  absence  from  Philadelphia  was  seriously  felt,  as  printing  was 
attended,  for  awhile,  with  varying  success. 

By  the  year  1738,  Christopher  Saur,  of  Germantown,  whom  1 
have  already  mentioned,  procured  a  printing  press  and  published  a 
small  "almanack"  in  August  of  that  year.  1  believe  he  was  not  a 
practical  printer,  but  he  was  a  versatile  genius,  who  could  soon 
acquire  some  skill  in  any  employment,  and  his  generous  inclinations 
to  serve  his  measurably  destitute  neighbors,  was  his  incentive  to  un- 
dertake various  enterprises.  In  a  year  after  his  almanac  appeared 
he  commenced  to  publish  a  newspaper,  it  measured  nine  by  thir- 
teen inches.     At  first  it  appeared  quarterly,  and,  subsequently,  was 


74  THl:    LHNERING    FA.MILV. 

issued  PKintlilw  until  tlic  Near  1744,  after  whicii  it  became  liebdom- 
aJar\',  with  the  title  of  "  Germantnwn  Gazette,"  anJ  was  so  con- 
tinued after  the  decease  of  Mr.  Saur  (in  1758)  by  his  son  Ciiristopher 
Sower,*  Jr.,  until  some  time' durinij;  the  Revolutionary  War. 

I  ha\e  mentioned  the  destitution  of  the  early  settlers  for  want 
of  Bibles,  and  tiie  importation  of  books  by  Mr.  Saur,  Sr. 

As  this  want  continued,  and,  indeed,  increased,  by  reason  of 
enlarged  population,  Mr.  Saur  felt  inspired  to  print  and  publish  a 
Bible.  After  three  years  of  arduous  labor,  he,  in  the  year  1743, 
published  a  quarto  edition  of  twelve  hundred  copies  of  the  Bible,  in 
the  German  language.  The  first  Bible  printed  in  America  in  an 
European  language. 

The  indomitable  energy  of  the  man  is  testified  in  the  fact  that 
he  made  his  own  paper,  types  and  ink  ;  performed  the  printing  and 
bound  all  the  volumes.  His  act  is  believed  to  ha\'e  been  the  initial 
step  toward  the  first  typi'  foundrx'  in  this  countr)'. 

Not  so  in  paper  mak'ing.  This,  also,  had  its  beginning  in  Ger- 
mantown  ;  as  William  Rittenhouse,  a  Hollander,  built  the  first  paper 
mill  in  America  about  1690,  on  or  near  the  Wissahick-on  Creek'. 
The  site  is  well  known. 

The  success  which  attended  the  issue  of  the  first  edition  of 
Saur's  Bible  encouraged  the  son  to  publish  a  second  edition,  in  1763. 
This  comprised  two  thousand  copies,  and  in  1776  he  printed  a  third 
edition  of  three  thousand. 

A  peculiar  fatality  overtook'  this  last  effort.  The  date  points  us 
to  troublous  times.  B\-  1777,  the  American  arm\-,  in  defense  of 
Independence,  had  fared  badly.  They  had  lost  New  York  forts,  in- 
cluding Fort  Washington,  and  had  been  defeated  at  BraiuKwine, 
also  at  Germantown,  and  had  been  obliged  to  retreat  from  Philadel- 
phia, which  was  immediately  after  occupied  by  the  British  forces. 

There  were  several  dislo_\'a!  citizens,  who,  as  in  tlu'  late  war  of 
the  Rebellion,  felt  assured  that  the  money  side  would  win  ;  hence, 
their  sympathies  were  selfishly  expended  in  that  direction.  Christo- 
pher Sower  was  one  of  these.  His  propert\'  was  confiscated  on  the 
charge  that  he  was  a  Tory.  L'nfortunately  the  title  to  our  Mennonite 
church  property  was  partK'  in  his  name,  and  tons  of  his  printed 
Bible  sheets  were  stored  in  the  attic  of  the  building.  The  authorities 
levied  upon  the  premises.  The  membership  resisted,  and  I'xplaineei 
that  the  property  was  deeded  to  Sower  and  others  only  in  trust, 
which  sax'ed  from  confiscatifMi.     But  the  Bible  materials  fared  worse. 


*Il  is  noticeable  that  the  son  anglicized  his  surname. 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  75 

They  were  seized  and  thrown  out,  some  of  the  paper  was  used  for 
cartridges,  some  as  litter  for  horses,  and  other  wasteful  piu'poses,  so 
that  this  third  edition  was  quite  limited. 

Germantown  produced  several  men  of  great  talent  and  useful- 
ness, in  theological,  political,  commercial,  literary  and  scientific  pur- 
suits. 1  may  mention,  conspicuously,  Dax'id  Rittenhouse,  the  great 
mathematician  and  astronomer.  He  was  a  great  grandson  of  William, 
named  as  the  first  paper  maker.  His  resources  were  as  varied  as 
those  of  the  senior  Saur. 

He  calculated  the  transit  of  Venus,  as  early  as  1769,  and  so 
contributed  largely  to  the  first  accepted  estimate  of  the  distance  ta 
the  sun.  He  was  employed  in  official  surveys,  etc.,  by  the  govern- 
ment;  among  other  services,  in  establishing  the  Mason  and  Dixon 
line.  In  all  these  achievements  he  used  instruments  invented  and 
made  b}'  himself. 

Wendell  Phillips,  in  an  historic  address,  referring  to  Philadelphia 
and  Pennsylvania,  said  :  "  Generations  have  passed  over  the  stage 
and  left  us  this  great  Commonwealth.  Their  creation  :  sober,  pains- 
taking, serious,  earnest  men.  We  can  not  accept  the  creed  which 
represents  their  religion,  as  carelessly  taken  up,  loosely  held,  and 
only  half  understood.  Great  jurists,  practical  statesmen  and  scholars 
resulted." 

Philadelphia,  with  her  million  of  people,  and  her  two  hundred 
and  fifty  thousand  peaceful  homes  ;  her  hundreds  of  churches  of  all 
creeds  ;  her  great  marts  and  commerce,  is  the  consummation  of  the 
initial  life  of  which  I  have  written.  It  is  the  political  Mecca  of  Amer- 
ica. The  star  of  promise  which  led  the  early  voyagers  made  this 
site  a  Bethlehem.  The  manger,  where  religious  and  political  liberty 
were  born,  may  still  be  found  in  old  Independence  Hall.  Penn's 
"holy  experiment"  has  its  fruition  in  the  perfect  peace  and  content- 
ment which  pervades  all. 

When  the  great  strife  which  secured  the  autonomy  of  this  coun- 
tr\'  prevailed,  Philadelphia  was  the  storm  center,  which  made  her 
the  historic  center  of  America.  The  grandest  chapters  of  our  nation's 
history  relate  achievements  in  and  about  the  old  city,  where  the  bul- 
let scars  of  British  displeasure  are  numerous.  Here  the  representa- 
tives of  the  thirteen  colonies  received  the  inspiration  which  demanded 
Independence  and  Union  ;  and  here  the  constitution  of  inalienable 
rights  was  handed  down  as  on  tables  of  stone  to  all  the  people  ;  and 
here  the  American  flag,  the  symbol  of  independence  and  assured 
rights,  was  designed  and  consecrated. 


76  TMT    I  >  \HklNG   FA.M1L^. 

Wi-.  as  a  family.  ha\r  an  cspfcial  piiLlf  in  kn^'win^  that  the 
city's  history  emhraa-s  (nir  early  family  historw  and  that  a  consiJ- 
erablf  area  of  the  municipality  was  once  the  personal  Jumain  of  our 
pioneer  ancestry.  The  ^leneratinns  \-et  unhorn,  when  dcKinj:  in  the 
tomes  nf  the  past,  to  k-arn  up  m  what  rock  their  foundation  of  title 
rests,  will  find  the  name  LliytRING  fossilized,  as  the  ferns  in  the 
Anthracite  Measures,  whi:h  h.ne  enriched  the  State. 

And,  from  whence  tlh'ir  title?  m\-  reader  nia\-  ask.  I  have  already 
shown  the  royal  *:rant  hy  Charles  II  of  tn-:land  to  William  Penn. 
Still,  it  appears  that  Penn  felt  called  upon  to  quiet  his  title  by  satis- 
f\-in^  the  older  claimants.  He  paid  a  consideration  for  the  land  upon 
which  Philadelphia  was  laid  out  to  the  Swedish  settlers,  wh)  had, 
the\-  averred,  purchased  from  the  Indians. 

The  Swedes  had  st-ttled  upon  both  sides  of  the  Delaware  Ri\er, 
below  Philadelphia,  from  16^2.  The\-,  and  some  earl\'  Dutch  navi- 
gators, contended  for  ri;:hts  acquired  by  discovery  or  pre-emption. 
Both  built  forts  alon;:  the  ri\'er,  and  man\-  were  the  \  aliant  tlireateii- 
intjs  addressed  to  each  other,  followed  by  bloodless  encounters,  in 
their  efforts  to  maintain  their  supposed  territorial  and  riparian  rights. 
Even  a  third  partw  the  Governor  of  New  .Amsterdam,  whom  Irvino; 
st\'led  "  Peter  the  Headstrong, "  laid  claim  to  the  same  lands  as 
within  his  jurisdiction,  and  attempted  to  oust  both. 

But  the  dou^ht)-  Dutch  general,  Van  Poffenbur^i,  in  his  Fort 
Casimer,  defied  Peter,  as  well  the  Swedish  Jan  Printz,  who  styled 
himself  Go\ernor  of  New  Sweden,  in  his  Castle  of  "Helsenburo;." 
As  the"  latter  held  the  lowest  fort  on  the  ri\er,  he  took-  the  libert\-  to 
"  brin;:  to"  e\ery  incoming  Dutch  ship,  which  excited  the  wrath  of 
the  defiant  Van  Poffenbur>i. 

This  trianjiular  contest  was  made  quadranj^ular  b\'  the  interven- 
tion of  a  fourth  party — fufhrs — that  not  onl\-  asserted  their  rights, 
but  dared  to  maintain  them  ;  for  it  came  to  pass  that  the  marshy 
lands  along  the  river  raised  an  arm\-  of  nniSijiiifos,  which  was  di- 
rected against  the  fortress  commanded  by  Printz,  compelling  surren- 
der and  e\acuation.  The\-  came  as  the  band  of  Gideon  against  the 
Midianites,  each  with  his  own  trumpet,  and  the  h/tnc  was  effectual. 
History  was  repeated,  as  "the  Dutch  took  Holland." 

The  story  of  "  Penn's  treaty  with  the  Indians"  was  told  in  the 
school  readers  of  a  centur\-  and  longer  ago,  and  a  picture  of  the  as- 
sembly on  the  occasion,  as  ha\ing  been  held  under  the  since  famous 
elm  tree,  on  the  river's  bank,  is  in  man\-  old  portfolios,  and  is  still  a 
mural  ornament  in  many  old  dwellings  and  public  libraries  in  the  old 
city. 


WHENCE   CAME  WE?  77 

Penn,  throu,uh  his  surve\'or,  Thomas  Holme,  made  a  special  con- 
tract with  the  hidians  to  quiet  title  to  a  much  greater  area  of  land. 
The  tract  agreed  upon  was  set  out  in  writing,  viz.:  "Whereas,  I 
have  purchased  and  bought  of  you,  the  Indian  Kings  and  Sakamack- 
ers,  for  the  use  of  Governor,  William  Penn,  all  your  land  from  Pem- 
apecka  Creek  to  Upland  Creek,  and  so  backward  to  Chesapeake 
Bav  and  Susquehanna,  two  days'  journey  ;  that  is  to  say,  as  far  as 
a  man  can  go  in  two  days,"  etc. 

The  "lay  of  the  land,"  as  will  appear  from  examination  of  mod- 
ern maps,  was  not  well  understood,  as  the  suggested  boundaries 
define  an  uncertain  direction.  Still,  both  sides  seem  to  have  com- 
prehended what  land  was  meant,  so  the  contract,  as  still  preserved 
in  the  Government  land  office,  was  entered  into  under  signatures 
and  seal. 

As  will  be  noticed,  the  stipulated  western  limit  was  to  extend, 
not  so  far  as  a  man  can  -vcalk  in  two  days,  but  so  "far  as  a  man 
can  go." 

To  let  Mr.  Watson,  in  his  Annals  of  Philadelphia,  tell  the  story, 
we  learn  that  "the  agents  publicly  advertised  a  fee  of  five  pounds 
for  the  greatest  walker  for  one  day,  and  procured  one  Marshall,  who 
ran  over  four  times  as  much  ground  as  the  Indians  expected." 

The  Indians  cherished  a  revengeful  feeling  against  Marshall,  and 
tried  to  find  and  kill  him  ;  but,  according  to  the  contract,  Shakahappoh 
and  other  hidian  Kings,  made  conveyance,  on  the  30th  day  of  the 
fifth  month,  called  July,  in  the  year  1685,  as  appears  in  the  Book  of 
Charters  and  hidian  deeds,  in  the  General  Land  Office,  wherein  the 
ceded  tract  is  described  as  "between  Macopanackan,  alias  Upland, 
now  called  Chester  River,  or  Creek,  and  the  River  or  Creek  of 
Pemapecka,  now  called  Dublin  Creek.  Beginning  at  a  hill  called 
Conshohockin,  on  the  River  Manaiunck,  or  Schoolkill  ;  from  thence, 
extending  a  parallel  line  to  the  said  Macopanackan,  by  a  southwest- 
erly course,  and  from  the  said  Conshohockin  hill  to  the  aforesaid 
Pemapecka,  by  the  said  parallel  line  northwesterly,  and  so  up  along 
the  said  Pemapecka,  as  far  as  the  creek  extends,  and  so  from  thence 
northwesterly,  back  into  the  woods  to  make  up  two  full  days' 
journey,  as  far  as  a  man  can  go  in  two  days,  from  the  said  sta- 
tion," etc. 

These  boundaries  will  greatly  interest  those  who  have  a  general 
knowledge  of  the  geography  about  Philadelphia. 

The  consideration  paid  "to  us  in  hand,  well  and  truly,  by  Will- 
iam Penn,  Proprietary  and  Governor  of  Pennsylvania  and  Terri- 
tories," comprised  as  follows:   "  200  fathoms  of  Wampum,  30  fathoms 


78  THI-:    1  l-.VtRING   FAMILY. 

of  duffflls/  ^o  mins.  r)0  t.itii"m>  of  sti.iwvd  waters,  30  kettles,  30 
shirts.  20  jiunhelts.  12  pairs  slioes,  30  pairs  stockings,  30  pairs  scis- 
sors, 30comhs,  30 axes.  v»  knives,  21  tobacco  ton^zs,  30  bars  of  lead, 
30  pounds  of  powder,  ^oawls.  ^o  glasses,  30  tobacco  boxes,  30  papers 
of  beads,  44  pounds  of  red  k-ad,  30  pairs  of  hawks  bells,  6  draw  in;: 
knives,  6  caps  and  12  hoes. 

It  is  not  improbable  that  some  of  the  imperishable  articles  named 
ma\-  still  be  heirlo(,ms  in  the  old  city,  or  ma\-  be  invaluable  relics  in 
the  archi\es  of  the  Historical  Society  of  Penns\l\ania. 

Notwithstanding  the  apparent  conclusion  of  this  bar^iain  and  sale, 
the  settlement  of  it  appears  t(t  ha\e  been  a  matter  of  controversy  for 
years  after,  as  so  late  as  the  Near  17:^7,  one  Nicholas  Scull,  Surveyor 
General,madeoath  that  he  was  present  when  James  Yeates  and  Edward 
Marshall,  together  with  some  Indians,  walked  one  and  a  half  days 
back  in  the  wo(»ds,  from  Wri^htstown  ;  that  the\-  walked  but  eij^hteen 
hours,  and  made  tift\-fi\i-  miles  ;  did  not  run,  and  that  no  objections 
were  expressed  by  the  Indians  at  the  time. 

In  Hastern  PennsyK  ania,  tradition,  and  e\en  written  reference 
in  titles  to  this  no\  el  method  of  measurement,  has  kept  alive  a  mem- 
or\'  of  the  occurrence,  which  has  e\  er  since  been  characterized  as 
the  "  ^reat  walk."  The  Indians  measured  time  b\-  "moons,"  and 
lands  b\-  "walks,"  but  the  white  man's  tactics  of  "double  quick'" 
had  not  yet  been  re\ealed  to  them.  Subsequently,  when  "  Greek' 
joined  Greek  "  as  in  the  citv  and  surroundings,  the  estate  was  care- 
fully parci'lled  out  with  rods  and  poles  of  standard  len;j;th. 

While  the  existence  tif  the  Leverin;:  family  in  America  is  coe\al 
with  the  life  of  Philadelphia,  as  I  ha\e  described,  but  little  more  than 
two  Centuries  of  time  di-fmes  the  period  ;  durin.u:  which  se\en  (fener- 
ations ha\  e  run  tlu'ir  earthly  course.  Three  of  these  passed  before 
the  birth  of  our  Nation.  The  "  Father  of  his  Country"  who  made 
He\oUition  "lilt  of  Rebellion,  was  not  born  until  nearlx'  half  a  centurx' 
after  Wi«:ard  and  Gerhard  LeN'erin*:  came. 

What  wondi'rful  iinentions  and  chanu;es  these  generations  ha\e 
witnessed!  The  p(»werof  steam  disco\ered,  and  its  application  de 
\eloped,  from  the  earl\'  efforts  of  Ste\enson  to  the  present  ponderous 
movements  upon  land  and  sea.  From  Indian  trails  and  bridle  paths 
in  the  forests,  the  C()untry  has  progressed  into  broad  axenues  of  travel, 
and  thousands  of  miles  of  railroads — e\en  binding:  ocean  to  ocean. 
While  the  powers  of  electricity  are  beiuLZ  utilized  to  the  surprise  of 
the  present  jieneration.  it  may  be  kept  in  mind  that  the  subtle  ele- 
ment was  first  baited  and  subju^zated  by  a  Philadelphia  philosopher — 


♦Coars?  woolen  cloth. 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  79 

the  immortal  Frank'lin.  It  is  useless  for  one  pen,  or  one  volume,  to 
undertake  the  enumeration  of  \\  hat  these  generations  have  experi- 
enced and  enjoyed. 

What  of  the  former  generations  of  the  family?  At  a  reasonable 
estimate,  twelve  successive  steps,  from  sire  to  son,  were  descended 
between  the  JOHN  DE  LEVERING  hereinbefore  named,  and  ROSIER, 
the  root  of  the  American  household. 

1  am  of  the  opinion,  that  this  JOHN  was  the  first  of  the  family 
surname  ;  the  primo-genitor.  At  home,  in  Leverington,  he  was 
known  as  JOHN — after  the  manner  of  tlie  times,  and  there,  doubtless, 
was  identified  by  a  distinguishing  appendage,  as  the  teacher,  the  car- 
penter, or  the  miller,  but,  when  away  from  home,  as  at  Ely,  he  ap- 
pears of  sufficient  prominence,  to  be  known  as  the  John  of  Levering- 
ton, and  the  son,  Robert,  had  his  identification  in  the  father,  and  be- 
came Robert  Levering.- 

I  can  readily  understand  that  if  the  Saul  de  Tarsus  had  descend- 
ants, they  would  have  borne  the  local  designation  as  a  familx'  surname. 

Free  course  must  be  gix'en  to  the  customs,  and  education,  as 
well,  the  practices  and  impressions  of  the  times.  Relating  to  his 
time,  this  same  Saul  said,  "If  a  woman  have  long  hair  it  is  a  glory  to 
her,"  and  if  hoops  had  been  worn  by  women  in  his  dav,  he  might 
have  included  them  also,  and  thus  gix^en  permanence  to  the  inflated 
style  of  dress,  as  his  commendation  has  assured  to  the  hirsute  adorn- 
ment, but  1  think  he  would  have  "drawn  the  line"  on  tight  shoes 
and  corsets. 

The  days  of  John  of  Levering-ton  are  very  remote.  We  have 
but  limited  conception  of  the  period,  unless  by  chronological  compar- 
ison with  familiar  events,  or  notable  persons.  The  fixed  date  of  his 
presence,  we  have  determined  by  a  recorded  lease  of  lands,  to  have 
been  in  the  year  1316.  At  this  time  the  Feudal  system  of  tenures 
was  beginning  to  fall,  though  it  did  not  finallv  disappear  on  the 
Continent,  for  nearly  one  hundred  years  thereafter. 

-/;/  his  time.  Magna  Charta  :  The  great  Charter  of  English  liberty, 
and  without  which  there  probably  would  have  been  no  independence 
in  this  country,  was  scarcely  one  hundred  years  old. 

/;/  his- time,  the  English  Parliament,  was  still  in  experimental 
existence,  being  only  a  half  century  old. 

f//.s"  time,  produced  many  eminent  contemporaries,  as  Dante, 
Chaucer,  Wickliff,  while  the  immortal  Shak'speare,  was  born  two 
hundred  and  fifty  vears  later. 


*The  "  ton  "  was  merely  the    English  designation  for  a  village  or  town,  as  we  append  "  ville  "  or 
"'  burgh." 


8o 


THH    l.i:\  BRING   FAMILY. 


Until  his  tinw,  no  Maiiiu  i  's  Compass  was  uscJ.  The  moon  and 
stars,  scrvin*!  as  jiuidt-s  tor  tin-  >hips  wliich  ufiit  ddwii  to  sea. 

It  was  more  than  lialt  a  (.eiitui)'  aftir  //is  time,  that  uun-powder 
was  iiuc-ntej,  and  fin-arms  t(»ol<  the  place  of  lances,  halberds  and 
hou-^iins,  in  battle. 

It  was  more  than  a  century  nftcr  his  lii)h\  that  tlie  art  of  printino; 
was  introduced  into  Hurope,  and  fifty  \ears  were  added,  before 
Ciutenberj:  invented  movable  types. 

It  was  more  than  a  centur\-  j/'Av  his  /iiiii\  that  the  world-w  ide 
heroine,  Joan  (tf  Arc, — who  was  born  a  peasant  in  Lorraine,  and  was 
reared  to  tend  her  father's  sheep,  in  the  forests  of  Uomrem>', — per- 
formed the  ;ireat  achievement. — the  raisin^j;  of  the  sie.ue  of  Orleans, 
— which  immortalized  her  name. 

It  was  nearls-  two  centuries  jffrr  his  tiiiic.  that  Columbus  dis- 
covered America,  so  he  must  lia\e  regarded  the  world,  as  comprised 
within  turope,  Asia  and  Africa. 

It  was  more  than  two  centuries  j/Ar  his  time,  that  Luther, 
defiantly,  nailed  his  theses  upon  the  door  of  the  Schlosskirche,  at 
Wittenber;:.  which  was  the  initial  of  the  Reformation,  and 

It  was  nearly  two  and  a  half  centuries  jftcr  liis  time,  that  the 
Commission  of  Bishops,  under  the  bloody  Mary,  in  their  condemna- 
tion of  "heretics,"  caused  John  Rollers  to  be  burned  at  the  stak'e,  in 
Smithfield,  and  bishops  Ridley  and  Latimer  to  suffer  a  like  fate,  at 
Oxford. 

It  was  more  than  three  centuries  jftcr  his  time,  that  the  historical 
"thirty  years'  war,"  which  did  so  much  to  establish  Protestantism, 
was  prosecuted  in  Europe. 

It  was  nearly  four  centuries  jftcr  his  time,  that  the  ^reat  city  of 
St.  Petersburg,  the  capital  of  the  Russian  Hmpire.  was'founded  by 
Peter  the  ( ireat. 

It  was  four  and  a  half  centuries  jftir  his  time,  that  Watt, 
patented  his  invention  of  the  steam  En-ine.  which,  w  ith  ponderous 
power,  and  rapid  m.iyement.— controlled  by  the  brain  and  bra\^-n  of 
man, — mo\  t-s  the  commerce  of  the  wctrld. 

It  was  more  than  five  centuries  j/7,t ///.s' //wc.  that  Morse  per- 
fected the  Electric  Telegraph,  by  vv  hich  time  and  space  are  annihilated 
and  all  the  world  is  made  akin. 

And  for  three  centuries  .//"At ///x //;;/,•.  the  missin<:  links  in  the 
family  chain  are  wantiii;:. 


WHENCE   CAME  WE?  8 1 


GERHARD  LEVERING. 


I  HAVE  shown  that  Gerhard  Levering  was  a  younger  brother  of 
Wigard  Levering.     That  he  came  to  America  in  the  year  1685, 

witli  Wigard  and  his  familv.  That  he  purchased  fifty  acres  of 
land  in  Germantown,  in  August  of  that  year,  and,  subsequently, 
sold  it.  That  he  purchased  one  hundred  acres  of  land  in  Rox- 
bjrough,  adjoining  the  five-hundred-acre  tract  owned  by  Wigard. 

The  court  records  of  Germantown  show:  "  1693,  the  28th  day 
or  November,  the  Court  being  duly  opened.  The  said  Francis 
Daniel  Pastorius  delivered,  in  behalf  of  the  said  Frankfort  Company, 
unto  Gerhard  Levering,  a  deed  of  enfeoffment  containing  fifty  acres 
of  land  in  Germantown."  This  was  lot  numbered  12:  one  of  the 
55  allottments  of  like  area  laid  out  by  the  company.  The  long  de- 
layed conveyance  by  the  company  is  hereinbefore  explained. 

Mr.  Jones  shows  that  on  the  first  of  October,  1692,  Gerhard 
Levering  acquired  from  John  Jennett — one  of  the  patentees  of  land 
in  Roxborough — one  hundred  acres,  in  that  township,  which  ad- 
joined his  brother  Wigard's  purchase,  of  February,  1691,  on  the 
southeast.  Jennett,  having  owned  two  hundred  acres,  sold  the  re- 
maining one  hundred  to  Henry  Frey,  who  married  Wigard  Levering's 
daughter,  Anna  Catharine,  as  will  appear.  It  was,  no  doubt,  at  this 
time  that  Gerhard  removed  from  Germantown  to  Roxborough. 

An  ancient  manuscript,  in  German,  translated  by  Abram  H. 
Cassel,  relates  to  these  adjoining  ownerships.     It  reads: 

"1,  George  Jacobs,  certify  herewith,  that  I  bought  of  Gerhard 
"  Levering  and  Henrich  Frey,  all  the  land  that  they  have  beyond  the 
"creek  called  Wessahika,  (except  2  Rods  in  breadth  along  the  creek, 
"which  Henrich  Frey  reserved  of  his  before  conditioned)  for  24  ^ 
"  cur.  on  the  terms  that  I  pay  the  first  half  on  the  i6th  of  November 
"  nt-xt,  and  the  other  half  on  the  i6th  of  May,  the  year  following. 
"  And  in  case  I  should  not  pay  within  that  time,  then  all  said  land 
"  with  whatever  I  may  have  improved  thereon,  shall  fall  back  again 
"to  the  aforenamed  Gerhard  Levering  and  Henrich  Frey,  as  its 
"rightful  Lords.  And  whilst  the  usual  rent  (of  1  shilling  per  100.) 
"has  not  \-et  been  paid,   1  obligate  myself  to  pay  as  much  of  said 

[61 


Sj  Tin-    l.lAHklNCj    FAA\IL^. 

"  Ki'iit  to  tlu-  Prof^rii-for  as  Kvoiiu-s  m\-  part  of  it,  when  demanded. 
"  In  testimnn\-  of  wliicli  I  lia\e  undersi;j;ned  m\-  hand  and  name. 

George  Jacobs. 

"  Actium.  in  (jerhard  Leverin^'s  house 
"  1700.      <'     ■^o  April. 

"  .AltLSt  Johannes  Kelpius     \ 
Glaus  Rittin;ihuis    J 

(Kelpius,  will  he  reco^^nized  as  the  philosopher,  and  "  Hermit  ol 
the  Rid<:e."     The  manuscript  is  in  his  hand  writinii;.) 

We  ha\e  no  record  evidence  of  Gerhard's  marriay;e  ;  the  person, 
or  date,  hut  we  learn  from  a  deed  of  conveyance,  in  u  hich  she  joined, 
that  his  wife's  christian  name  was  Mjiv. 

It  is  unfortunate  that  (jerhard  did  not  purchase  a  famil\-  Bihle, 
and  inscrihe  therein  a  register  of  his  marria;^e,  and  of  his  children,  as 
Wizard  did,  which  would  haw  reduced  our  assumption  as  to  his 
childrt-n,  to  certaint)'. 

For  nearl\-  fort)-  \-ears  Gerhard  Lewrinij:  resided  in  Ro.\borouo;h. 
durin<i  which  period  his  children  were  horn  and  reared.  As  appears 
from  the  Records  of  Philadelphia  County,  he  sold  his  tract  of  land  in 
Ro.\borou;^h,  in  the  year  1730.  He,  and  his  wife,  Mary,  joined  in  a 
deed,  on  the  27th  of  .April,  of  that  \ear,  con\e\in^i  the  100  acres  to 
J.  Selzar.     In  the  deed  he  describes  himself  as  a  "Joiner." 

Referring:  to  this  alienation  of  his  land,  Mr.  Jones  stated  :  "  From 
this  time  I  ha\e  been  unable  to  discover  an\-  trace  of  Garrett  or  liis 
wife;  whether  the\'  lived  and  died  in  Ro.\ borough,  or  removed  to  the 
upper  part  of  Philadelphia  Count)',  or  went  to  another  Province,  is 
unknown." 

Harnest  effort  to  discover  them,  especiallx'  in  the  fortv  vears  ago, 
would  have  revealed  to  him,  that  Gerhard  and  his  familv  removed, — 
not  out  of  the  count)-,  however, — but  little  more  than  a  dozen  miles 
awa)-  from  their  former  home,  the)-  settled  in  the  midst  of  that  part 
of  Philadelphia  Count)-,  which  became  Montgomerv-  Countv,  in  the 
year  17X4. 

The  fact  that   "  manv'  of  his  posteritv  were  residing  there  forty 
years  after  the  sale  of  his  farm,"  as  lelated  b\-  Mr.   Jones,   was  a 
reasonable  index  to  the  place.     With  this  supposition,  1  instituted  in 
vesti<iation,  and  learned  the  actual  spot  upon  which  he  located,  as 
w  ill  appear. 

In  "  Rupp's  collection  of  ^0,000  names,"  amonu;  "  465  names  of 
inhabitants  of  Philadelphia  County,  who  owiied  lands  and  paid  Q\.\\t- 
rents  prior  to   17^."   I  find  Jacob  Levering,  100  acres,  and   Henry 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  83 

Leverino;,  100  acres,  as  in  Whitpaine  Township.  Daniel  is  not  men- 
tioned in  this  list.  He  must  have  heen  inadvertently  omitted,  as  will 
appear  further  on. 

Here  is  a  corroboration  of  the  statement  made  in  1855  by  Mrs. 
Catharine  Levering  Heist  (born  1789),  a  great  granddaughter  of 
Henry — as  related  by  Mr.  Jones,  that  she  "remembered  hearing 
her  father  say  that  Garrett  (as  Gerhard  was  often  called)  Levering 
had  tlircc  sons,  viz.:  HENRY,  DANIEL,  and  JACOB,  and  one  daughter, 
MaGDALENA.  That  Garrett  purchased  300  acres  of  land  in  Whit- 
paine Township,  which  he  divided  among  his  three  sons,  and  gave 
money  to  his  daughter,  Magdalena." 

This  explains  why  Mr.  Jones  could  not  find,  that  subsequently  to 
the  sale  of  his  land  in  Roxborough,  Gerhard  was  ever  "  possessed  of 
any  landed  estate." 

Calculation  shows  that  if  he  was  ten  years  younger  than  his 
brother  Wigard,  he  had  (in  1731,  as  1  will  show,)  already  outlived 
the  biblical  span  of  life  allotted  to  man,  hence  his  act  was  an  equal 
distribution  of  his  estate,  and  so  each  son  received  an  area  equal  to 
his  farm  in  Roxborough,  the  sale  of  that  appears  to  have  been  made  in 
contemplation  of  the  settlement  of  his  sons.       ,. 

1  mentioned  my  investigations  as  to  Gerhard's  domicile  in  his 
last  years.  Realizing  that  no  one  was  better  informed  than  the 
widely  known  and  aged  antiquarian,  Abraham  H.  Cassel,  v/ho  re- 
sides not  very  remote  from  Whitpain,  and  who  aided  Mr.  Jones  very 
greatly  in  his  compilation  of  1858,  1  addressed  him  at  length,  asking 
questions  and  suggesting  possible  sources  of  information,  and  not- 
withstanding his  apologetic  explanation  of  delay,  saying:  "Perhaps 
you  don't  know  that  my  sight  is  failing — can  only  write  a  few  min- 
utes at  a  time  without  resting  my  eye — tlie  other  is  blind.  1  can  not 
see  the  lines.  I  don't  pretend  to  read  any  more,"  etc.,  the  grand  old 
man  was  stirred  into  effort,  when  some  lost  genealogical  links  were 
searched  for,  as  is  a  superannuated  hound  at  the  sound  of  a  fox-horn, 
and  he  must  have  devoted  all  da\-  to  my  quest,  judging  by  his  volum- 
inous reply. 

To  m\-  request  for  names  of  persons  who  were  best  informed  of 
Whitpain,  he  wrote  :  "A  few  years  earlier  1  might  have  given  you  the 
names  of  several  old  settlers  who  took  interest  in  matters  of  this 
kind,  and  who  could  have  aided  you  in  your  researches,  but  they  are 
all  gone  now,  to  their  long  homes.  The  onl}'  persons  now,  who  are 
likely  to  know  anything  about  it,  are  the  Hon.  Jones  Detwiler,  a 
resident  of  Whitpain,  and  the  author  of  a  history  of  the  township, 


§4  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

and  Ht-niA'  S.  Dcttcrer,  who  compiled  a  history  of  the  old  Boehm 
Churcli.  where  most  likelv  some  Leverings  are  buried." 

I  :i\aik-d  of  these  pointers,  promptly  and  earnestly,  addressing 
hotii.     Mr.  l)L't\v  iler  responded  soon  after,  furnishing  much  interest 
ing  information,  including  some  family  data  from  old  church  records. 

He  wrote  further :  "  There  is  an  old  Reformed  church  in  Whit- 
pain  Township  known  as  Boehms,  named  after  its  founder,  A.  D. 
1740.  There  is  no  doubt  that  the  most  of  the  Leverings,  as  you  will 
notice  herein,  were  members  of  this  church.  The  Leverings,  Boehm 
(the  minister)  and  De  Havens,  all  o\\  ned  land  adjoining  each  other, 
and  \er>-  near  to  the  center  of  these  tracts,  the  church  now  stands. 
Their  settlement  here  gave  rise  to  the  founding  of  this  church.  Some 
years  ago  the  earliest  records  of  this  church,  as  kept  by  Rev.  Boehm, 
prior  to  the  \'ear  1764,  were  destroyed  by  fire  in  a  dwelling  house." 

This  I  regard  as  a  calamity.  Doubtless  the  date  of  the  death  of 
Gerhard  and  his  age  were  stated,  which  would  have  furnished  the 
date  of  his  birth,  or  an  approximation  to  it;  also  the  dates  of  decease 
of  his  sons,  probabK'  their  marriages  and  other  data.  1  regret  that 
Mr.  Jones  did  not  pursue  such  inquiry  forty  years  ago. 

Mr.  Detwiler  continued:  "1  am  inclined  to  think,  from  my  re- 
searches, that  the  old  Gerhard  Levering  first  located  upon  what  is 
now  (1892)  the  celebrated  Holstein  stock  farm  owned  by  William  M. 
Singerly,  of  tlie  Philadelphia  Record.  This  property  is  located  at  the 
intersection  of  the  State  and  Morris  roads.  Here,  an  old  stone  house, 
fronting  south,  one  story  high,  with  a  large  chimney-stack  in  the 
center,  built  after  the  old  Dutch  style,  stood  until  the  property  was 
purchased  by  Mr.  Singerly.  The  lands  of  the  sons  adjoined  each 
other." 

In  a  subsequent  letter  Mr.  Detwiler  wrote:  "There  are  none 
of  the  Whitpain  family  of  Leverings  left  in  this  locality.  Dr.  D.  L. 
Heist,  deceased,  grandson  of  the  Daniel  Levering  who  died  in  18 17, 
was  the  last. 

rile  discussion  excited  in  the  neighborhood  by  my  inquiries,  and 
the  kindly  researches  by  Mr.  Detwiler,  in  my  behalf,  caused  the 
compilation  and  publication  of  an  extended  article  in  a  local  news- 
paper, entitled,  "The  Singerly  Property  at  Franklinville— 
Tni-:  Levering  Fa.mily— The  Old  Tavern."  From  this  1  learn, 
in  addition  to  the  above,  that  Colonel  Singerly  acquired  the  lands  in 
188^.  pa>-ing  Si  3.000  for  certain  82  acres  of  it.  That  "it  has  been 
in  the  famous  great  barn,  stables,  hot-house  and  other  buildings,  that 
the  wealth  and  taste  of  the  present  owner  has  chiefly  altered  the  ap- 
pea-ance  of  the  old  Le\ering  homestead."     That  when,  in  course  of 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  85 

time,  the  premises  of  Henry  descended  to  Catharine  Leverin^j;  Heist, 
before  named,  her  husband,  John  Heist,  built  a  large  public  house,  at 
the  main  road  crossing,  which  place  has  grown  into  Franklinville. 
That  Mr.  Singerly  has  remodeled  this  "Old  Tavern"  for  a  sum- 
mer residence,  and  that  here,  "on  one  summer  Sunday  of  1888," 
he  entertained  President  Clex'eland.  It  was  during  his  first  term 
of  office. 

As  the  evidence  of  Gerhard  Levering's  location,  with  his  sons, 
had  thus  far  been  traditional,  I  sought  to  reduce  it  to  certainty  by 
corresponding  with  Colonel  Singerly.  My  statement  and  inquiry  ad- 
dressed to  him  August  5,  1892,  were  promptly  referred  to  his  attor- 
ney, with  his  "  instructions  to  furnish  all  the  information  possible, 
which  can  be  obtained  from  the  title  papers."  The  attorney  wrote 
me:  "  After  a  thorough  examination  of  all  the  briefs  and  perusal  of 
the  many  recitals  in  the  different  deeds,  1  am  enabled  to  furnish  only 
a  slight  link  in  the  family  chain  which  you  are  endeavoring  to  form." 
But  this  "  slight  link  "  was  the  one  1  was  searching  for :  J/ide  et  crede. 

By  deed,  dated  June  16,  1731,  Reese  Thomas,  Anthony  Morris 
and  wife  and  Ann  Whitpaine  conveyed  to  Jacob  Levering,  in  fee,  a 
certain  tract  of  land:  "Beginning  at  a  post  in  the  line  of  Daniel 
Levering's  land.  At  a  corner  of  Samuel  Linderman's  land  ;  thence 
by  said  Linderman's  land  N.  W.  185  perches  to  a  post  in  Reese 
Harry's  land;  thence  N.  E.  86>{  perches;  thence  by  the  land  of 
the  North  Wales  Company  S.  E.  185  perches  to  a  post;  thence  by 
said  Daniel  Levering's  land  S.  W.  86>4  perches  to  the  beginning, 
containing  one  hundred  acres." 

By  will,  dated  January  28,  1793,  Jacob  Levering  devises  this 
tract  to  "My  cousin  (?)  Daniel  Levering,  grandson  of  my  brother 
Henry  Levering,  being  my  plantation,  or  tract  of  land  containing  one 
hundred  acres." 

These  items  are  suificient  to  confirm  the  statement  made,  and 
my  convictions  as  to  the  home  of  Gerhard,  in  his  latter  days.  The 
date  of  the  deed  recited,  shows  that  he  purchased  these  lands  in  the 
year  (1731)  following  his  sale  in  Roxboro,  and  the  survey  descrip- 
tion shows  that  Mr.  Rupp  omitted  Daniel,  as  a  land  owner,  as  here- 
inbefore suggested. 

It  may  be  of  interest  to  know  that  the  De  Haven  mentioned  as 
one  of  those  who  were  instrumental  in  establishing  the  Reformed 
Church  before  named,  was  Peter  Indehaven  (then  so  called),  whose 
wife  was  SlDONIA,  the  ninth  child  of  Wigard  Levering. 

He  appears  to  have  joined  in  the  land  purchases,  as  Mr.  Rupp 
shows  that  Peter  hidehaven  owned  100  acres  in  the  same  locality. 


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THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 


He-  was  a  s„n  ct  Evc-rts  In  Den  Hoff  (anglicized  De  Haven),  who 
s..ttk-J  in  Wliitpamr  Tou  nship  in  1706,  when  he  "located  "  200  acres 
..t  land.  Mr.  lA-tuiler  un.te  of  it:  "A  lineal  descendant  ot  Evert's, 
\vX  (iSt)2)  owns  a  portion  of  it," 

The  s,.ns  n\  Clurhard  Levering  lixed  to  considerable  age  and 
held  their  lands.  Mr.  Uetwiler  wrote  :  "  In  the  list  of  taxables  of 
Wliitpain  Township  for  the  \ear  1760-61  (an  original  copy  in  my 
possession)  the  following  is  found: 

"  Jacob  Le\-ering,  farmer  ;  no  children  ;  100  acres  ;  50  cleared  ; 
6  acres  sowed  to  grain  ;   ^  horses  ;  60  sheep  ;   3  cattle. 

"  Daniel  Levering,  4  children  ;  100  acres  ;  60  cleared  ;  5  acres 
sowed  ;  2  horses  ;  6  sheep  ;    5  cows. 

"  Henr\-  Le\ering,  no  children  ;    lOO  acres  ;  60  cleared  ;   8  acres 

The  notings  as  to  children  manifestl_\' shows  the  number  at  liome. 
Ml.  h.  adds:  "  Jacob  Levering  was  the  last  of  that  name  that  held 
land  in  Whitpain."  The  sons,  as  will  be  shown,  removed  to  the 
State  of  New  Jersey,  and  from  thence  to  Ohio. 

There  is  a  tradition  in  the  neighborhood,  which  is  perpetuated 
in  a  histor\-  of  Whitpain  Township,  published  some  years  ago,  to  the 
effect  that  Daniel,  who  was  a  smith  as  well  as  a  farmer,  during  the 
"times  that  tried  men's  souls,"  and  their  patriotism,  inspired  by  the 
rumors  of  war  which  excited  the  people  prior  to  the  Declaration  of 
Independence,  and  animated  with  a  desire  to  aid  the  infant  colonies 
in  prox'iding  the  munitions  of  war,  manufactured  a  cannon  in  his 
shop,  and  in  "proxing"  the  home-made  artillery  lost  his  coat-tails 
and  the  fullness  of  his  trousers  by  the  first  shot,  much  to  his  surprise 
and  discomfiture.  How  the  bobtailment  occurred  is  not  explained, 
but  I  imagine  that  he  attempted  to  restrain  the  ordnance,  under  trying 
circumstances  a  la  equestrian,  and  that  his  garments  interfered  with 
the  business  end  of  the  thing. 

B>'  the  evidence  of  their  last  wills,  Daniel  lived  to  June,  1776, 
and  Henr>' to  1777,  in  which  years  the  instruments  were  probated 
in  Philadelphia.  Jacob  lived  to  1793.  His  will,  dated  the  28th  of 
January  of  that  year,  asserts  that  he  was  then  "far  advanced  in 
age."  It  was  proved  August  i,  170)3,  in  court  at  Norristown, — Mont- 
gomer\-  County,  ha\'ing  been  organized  nine  years  before.  No 
transcript  of  deeds,  wills,  etc.,  were  ever  taken  from  Philadelphia  to 
Norristown  for  recording  there. 

There  has  been  a  measure  of  uncertainty  as  to  the  children  of 
Gerhard  Le\ering  and  the  order  of  their  births. 


WHENCE   CAME   WE?  87 

Catharine  Leverino;  Heist,  crreat-<ireat-granddauti;hter  of  Gerhard, 
who  resided  in  Whitpain  all  her  lifetime,  and  died  there  in  the  year 
1872,  aged  86  years,  stated  to  Mr.  Jones  that  "Gerhard  Levering 
had  three  sons,  Henry,  Daniel  and  Jacob,  and  one  daughter,  Magda- 
h'na."  We  have  found  record  evidence  of  these  three  sons,  but 
have  no  other  evidence  of  a  daughter.  The  extinguished  records  of 
Boehm's  Church,  doubtless,  contained  her  name. 

Mr.  Jones's  inquiries  for  descendants  of  the  pioneers  disclosed 
the  Leverings  residing  at  Bethlehem,  Pa.  \n  answer  to  questions  as 
to  their  ancestors,  Mrs.  Greider  (born  1799)  of  that  citv — a  grand- 
daughter of  John  Levering — stated  in  a  letter  of  March  30,  1856: 
"  My  great-grandfather,  to  my  knowledge,  was  Abraham  Levering. 
He  was  a  son  of  Wigard,  wIkj  died,  as  much  as  1  remember  my 
father  say,  near  Philadelphia.  My  father  and  mother  went  to  his 
funeral.  They  then  resided  here  at  Bethlehem.  He  lived  to  be  109 
\ears  old." 

While  Mrs.  G.  is  correct  in  the  main,  1  observe  that  the  tradi- 
tions are  confused  in  her  mind.  Her  father — who  was  also  named 
Abraham,  but  of  the  fifth  generation — could  not  have  attended  the 
funeral  of  the  /)/o;/f£'r  Wigard '^  who  died  at  the  reputed  age  of  109 
\-ears,  as  his  funeral  occurred  a  dozen  years  before  her  father  was 
born.  Her  parents  may  have  attended  the  funeral  of  another 
Wigard,  a  grandson  of  the  pioneer,  who  died  in  1782,  as  suggested 
b\'  Mr.  J(jnes. 

Judge  Abraham  Levering,  (jf  Monroe  County,  Pa.,  who  was  a 
brother  of  Mrs.  Greider,  concurred  in  her  statements  as  to  their 
ancestors  residing  at  Philadelphia,  and  of  attending  funerals  of  rela- 
tions there. 

Mr.  Jones  wrote  :  "  Abraham''  is  presumed  to  have  been  a  son 
of  Gerhard."  He  might  have  stated,  and  correctly,  too,  that  Abra- 
ham ■'  -was  a  son  of  Gerhard. 

There  were  no  other  pioneer  Leverings  than  Wigard  and  Ger- 
hard. The  former  in  his  family  register  listed  "the  perfect  number 
of  twelve"  children;  naming  them  all,  distinctly.  He  had  no  son 
named  Abraham.  A  grandson  bearing  the  name  (son  of  Jacob)  was 
not  born  until  1717.  More  than  forty  years  after  his  last  child  was 
born,  Wigard  named  his  children  in  a  will,  with  the  names  of  the 
husbands  of  his  daughters.  This  will,  though  preserved,  was  revoked 
by  a  testament  subsequently  executed,  and  which  was  probated  after 
his  decease.  In  this  he  names  his  children  again,  but  no  Abraham 
appears  in  either  instrument. 


yv^  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Tlic  attention  of  Mr.  Jones  himself  was  called  to  the  discoveries 
made  (nearly  thirty  years  after  "The  Leverin.ii  Family"  was  pub- 
lished) in  the  records  of  old  Christ's  Church,  at  Philadelphia,  which 
convinced  nf  the  once  existence  of  this  Abraham,  to  whom  Mrs. 
("jrcick-r  refers. 

The  extracts  made  from  these  records  are  as  follows  : 

"John,  son  of  Abraham  and  Ann   Levering,  born  29th  September, 

1720,  and  baptized  gth  October,  1720." 
"John,  son  of  Abraham  and  Ann  Lexering,  buried  20th  Jul\^  1721." 
"  Randle  John,  son  of  Abraham  and  Ann  Levering,   born  19th  Oct. 

and  christened,  1722." 
"Burial,  i72^No\-.  26.     Abraham  Levering's  child." 
"Burial.  17^0  July  29th,  Abraham,  son  of  Abraham  Levering." 

The  name  Randle,  is  an  anomalous  appellation  in  the  Levering 
familw  To  my  mind,  it  suggests  the  maiden  name  of  the  mother, 
Ann,  doubtless  of  the  old  family,  Randall.  If  named  for  John 
Randall, — perhaps  the  grandfather, — the  church  clerk'  has  transposed 
the  names,  after  the  manner  of  an  alphabetical  index. 

M\-  readers  will  obser\-e  that,  Gerhard  Lex'ering  came  to  Phila- 
delphia in  i6Ss,  uuiihinicd.     That  in  the  thirt_\--tive  years  succeeding, 

he  had  married  Mar)^ .    That  they  had  a  son  Abraham,  who  grew 

to  manhood  and  married  Ann ,  and  a  grandson  John,  was  born  to 

them.  The  measure  of  time  sustains  the  relation.  And  this  Abraham 
was  destined  to  become  "a  father  of  many  nations." 

In  recording  the  children  of  (jerhard  Levering,  in  "  The  Levering 
Family,"  Mr.  Jones  placed  iJaniel  fiy<.t,  as  born  2  Dec.  1704.  (the 
only  birth  date  noted  in  the  family  list.)  He  admits  Abraham  second, 
as  a  "presumed"  son,  upon  the  statement  of  Mrs.  Greider.  it  will 
be  noticed  that  Daniel,  born  in  December,  1704,  was  less  than 
sixteen  years  old  when  his  brother  Abraham,  brought  a  child  to 
baptism,  hence  the  latter  was  the  older,  and,  probably,  was  born 
before  the  end  of  the  seventeenth  century. 

I'his  Abraham  was  unfortunate  in  the  loss  of  his  children  ;  both, 
John,  and  Randle  John,  having  died  in  infancy,  as  appears  by  the 
record  extracts  copied,  but  he  was  destined  to  become  the  progenitor 
of  numerous  posterit\-  through  still  another  son,  whom  he  also  named 
hhn.  born  at  Philadelphia,  December  11  (O.  S.),  1723,  and  whom 
Mr.  Jones  distinguishes  in  "The  Levering  Family"  as  the  Rev.  John 
Lri-critiiT,  ancestor  of  what  he  designated  the  "  Nazareth  Branch." 


WHENCE   CAME  WE?  89 

The  Right  Rev.  Joseph  Mortimer  Levering,  of  Bethlehem,  Pa., 
Bishop  of  the  Moravian  Church, — who  is  a  great,  great  grandson  of 
"Reverend"  John, — furnished  in  April,  188S,  the  result  of  two  years 
of  search  and  investigation  into  the  history  of  this  old  "  soldier  of  the 
Cross."  1  extract :  "  His  parents  died  when  he  was  yet  very  young, 
and  in  consequence  of  this  early  bereavement,  he  experienced  many 
hardships  in  his  childhood.  After  the  death  of  his  parents  he  was 
taken  in  charge  by  a  relative  living  near  to  Fredericktown  (Whit- 
pain),  and  was  by  him  apprenticed  to  a  tailor.  After  learning  his 
trade  he  traveled  with  his  master  from  house  to  house,  in  the  neigh- 
borhood, making  clothes  for  the  farmers,  as  was  the  practice  in  those 
days.  On  (Hie  of  these  tours  he  came  to  the  house  of  Henry  Antes, 
of  Fredericktown,  where  he  heard  the  gospel  preached  by  the 
Moravian  Brethren,  and  was  spiritually  awakened.  Soon  after,  i.e., 
in  1743,  he  visited  Bethlehem,  and  applied  for  admission  to  the  newly 
founded  Moravian  settlement,"  &c. 

1  introduce  this  just  here  for  the  purpose  of  identification  ;  the 
history  of  his  subsequent,  useful  life  is  given  further  on. 

1  might  be  asked,  as  Gerhard,  in  June,  1731,  purchased  land  for 
each  of  his  sons,  Henry,  Daniel  and  Jacob,  why  not  iox  his  oldest 
son,  Abraham?  This  question  precipitates  a  crisis  in  my  story.  He 
was  dead ! 

1  read  the  last  extract  given  from  Christ's  Church  records,  viz.  : 
"Burial ;   1730,  July  29,  Abraham,  son  of  GERHARD  Levering." 

The  first  child,  John,  died  in  less  than  a  year.  The  second, 
Randle  John,  followed.  T/iere  was  no  child  AbraJiam  born,  to  follow 
so  soon  after,  so  it  was  the  fat/ier.  This,  when  the  third  child,  John, 
born  in  December,  1723,  was  six  and  a  half  years  old. 

The  careless  entry  by  the  Church  Clerk,  who  was  unacquainted 
with  the  family  names,  or  the  delay  of  some  hours,  or  of  a  day,  in 
making  the  entry,  had  left  a  confused  memory  in  his  mind.  The 
very  abbreviated  condition  of  the  record  indicates  carelessness. 
There  appears  nothing  to  distinguish  infant  from  adult.  It  was 
doubtless  their  way  of  entering  "The  short  and  simple  annals  of 
the  poor." 

The  relation  and  histor}-  ma\'  be  clearly  inferred.  Gerhard  sold 
his  100  acres  in  Roxborough  in  April,  1730.  His  son  Abraham  died 
three  months  later.  By  June,  1731,  the  surviving  family  had  re- 
moved to  Whitpain  Township,  taking  Abraham's  only  child,  John, 
along. 

The  system  of  apprenticeship  by  legal  indentures,  which  was 
practiced  in  all  mechanical  trades  in  Pennsyhania  at  that  period,  and 


L)0  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Jiirini;  m>'  youtlitul  Jaws,  as  I  well  remember,  su,L:,L{ested  to  my  mind 
tliat  the  recctrJ  ot  Jolin's   iiuleiitured  relation  to  the  tailoring  trade 
mi^lht  he  tound.  and  therein  the  name  of  his  father  would  appear. 
Hon.  Ahraliam   H.  Cassel,  whom   1  addressed  upon  the  subject,  an- 
swered tiiis  part  of  m\-  inquir\',  viz.:     "Yes,  Montgomery  County 
has  had  siicii  a  record  of  apprenticeships,  where  it  was  or  in  whose 
cust«H.l\-  it  formerl\-  was  I  know  not,  but  when  I  saw  it,  it  was  in  pos- 
session of  the  old  antiquarian  and  historian,  M.  M.  Auge,  the  author 
of  '  Hminent  Men  of  Montgomery  County.'     He  picked  it  up  some- 
where, among  old  rubbish  ;    it  was  in  a  very  dilapidated  condition, 
but  he  prized  it  \-er_\'  highly,  and  had  numerous  extracts  from  it  pub- 
lislied  in  the  County  newspapers.     He  was  nearly  all   his  life  a  resi- 
dent in  and  about  Norristown,  but  died  in  Philadelphia  within  the  last 
>'ear.     1  called  a  few  days  ago,  while  in  the  city,  hoping  to  find  Mr. 
Auge's  family,  and  to  see  the  old  Apprentice  Manuscript,  but  learned 
that  the\'  broke  up  housekeeping  directly  after  his  funeral,  so  1  have 
no  clew  to  their  whereabouts,  and  am  extremely  doubtful  as  to  that 
old  mutilated  manuscript  being  preserved." 

In  correspondence  further  with  Mr.  Henry  S.  Dotterer,  an  old 
resident  of  Whitpain,  I  failed  to  find  evidence  or  record  of  John  Lev- 
ering's  apprenticeship. 

It  appears  that  the  lapse  of  a  few  years  has  deprived  me  of  the 
sources  of  valuable  record  information,  as  to  Gerhard  Levering's  per- 
sonal and  earl\-  family  history,  by  the  unfortunate  destruction  of  the 
first  records  of  Boehm's  Church,  and  the  loss  of  apprenticeship  dock- 
ets has  cost  us  corroboration  of  "  Reverend  "  John's  initial  of  a  busy 
and  useful  life.  They  were  within  easy  reach  of  Mr.  Jones.  I  re- 
gret that  his  researches  were  not  more  extended. 


PRIMOGENITOR 


OF  THE 


LEVERING    FAMILY. 


John  DE  LeverynG;  born  about  the  year  A.  D.  1250,  at  Levering- 
ton,  in  Cambridgeshire,  England,  and  it  is  believed  that  he  lived 
and  died  in  that  ancient  town,  w  hich  was  so  named  in  the  year 
A.  D.  870.  Nothing  is  known  of  his  family,  except  of  his  son 
named  Robert. 

Robert,  son  of  John  de  Leveryng ;  born  about  the  year  A.  D.  1280, 
at  Leverington,  England,  We  learn  by  records  in  the  archives 
of  the  Episcopal  Palace  at  Ely,  in  Cambridgeshire,  England,  that 
Robert,  "in  the  eighth  year  of  the  reign  of  Edward  II"  (A.  D. 
1 3 16),  became  a  lessee  of  the  Wisbech  Barton  Manor.  I  assume 
that  his  father  may  have  been  thirty  years  the  senior  of  Robert, 
and  the  latter  probably  thirty-six  years  of  age  when  he  became 
an  independent  land-holder,  as  the  young  men  of  that  period 
were  not  so  precocious  in  marriage  and  business  management  as 
in  modern  times.     Nothing  is  known  of  his  family. 


GENEALOGY 


OF  THE 


LEVERING    FAMILY 


IN   AMERICA. 


FIRST    GENERATION. 

RosiEI-?  i,H\l-:RlNG';  was  born  in  the  early  years  of  the  seven- 
teenth centur\-.  He  is  the  known  proLienitor  of  tlie  Levering 
famiU'  in  America,  hence  1  designate  him  as  the  zero,  or 
bench-mark,  from  which  to  grade  succeeding  generations  de- 
scending from  him.  It  is  believed  that  he  was  born  in  Hol- 
land, of  ancient  English  or  Anglo-Saxon  parentage;  exiled, 
because  of  persecution  for  their  religious  principles.  He 
married  Elizabeth  Van  de  Walle,  of  Wesel,  in  Westphalia,  in 
(jerman\-,  near  to  the  frontier  of  Holland.  They  settled  in 
the  same  district,  at  Gemen,  where  several  children  were 
born  to  them,  between  the  years  1648  and  1662.  Tradition, 
preser\cd  by  the  remnant  of  the  family  at  Gemen,  says  they 
occupied  the  old  Levering  homestead  in  that  town,  and  that 
they  died  there. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  93. 


SECOND   GENERATION. 

Children  of  (I)  Rosier'  and  Elizabeth  (Van  de  Walle)  Levering. 

2.  1.  JOHN  WiGARD -':  born  in  1648  or  '49,  in  the  town  of  Gemen, 
in  Germany.  In  April,  1674,  he  married  "the  chaste  vir- 
gin," Magdalena  Bokers,  of  Essen.  She  was  a  native  of 
Leyden,  in  Holland.  They  lived  in  Gemen  until  some 
time  after  the  birth  and  decease  of  their  first  child,  and 
then  removed  to  Mulheim,  where  they  remained  until 
they  emigrated  to  America,  after  the  20th  of  March,  1685, 
bringing  their  surviving  four  children.  (9) 

He  settled  first  in  Germantown,  Philadelphia,  and  re- 
moved from  there  a  short  distance  west,  into  Roxborough 
Township,  in  1691,  where  he  bought  a  tract  of  five  hun- 
dred acres  of  land,  lying  between  and  bordering  upon 
both  the  River  Schuylkill  and  Wissahickon  Creek.  Upon 
this  estate  he  lived  his  remaining  years  with  his  family, 
and  died  there. 

His  wife  Magdalena  died  in  the  summer  of  17 17,  aged 
about  67  years.  He  died  February  2,  1745,  at  the  prob- 
able age  of  97  years,  and  was  buried  upon  his  farm  in 
a  spot  overlooking  the  romantic  Wissahickon,  which  has 
become  a  part  of  the  famous  Fairmount  Park  of  Phila- 
delphia. This  spot  subsequently  became  the  churchyard 
and  burial  ground  of  the  Baptist  Church,  organized  in 
1789,  which  was  greatly  enlarged,  and  is  now  kncnvn  as 
Leverington  Cemetery,  under  a  special  charter  from  the 
State  of  Pennsylvania.  This  ground  doubtless  contains 
the  remains  of  Magdalena.  A  gravestone  marking  the 
interment,  in  June,  1744,  of  their  grandchild,  Clement 
Levering,  still  stands,  and  points  the  place  where  repose 
the  old  pioneers,  though  no  sculptured  tablet  was  ever 
erected  there  to  their  memory. 

1  have  copied  Wigard's  family  register  in  another  part 
of  this  volume,  as  taken  from  his  bible,  hereinbefore  de- 
scribed, but  which  has  lost  its  charm  and  specific  value 
in  some  measure  since  the  discovery  of  the  original  rec- 
ords in  Germany,  v\'hich  relate  to  the  same  subjects,  and 
expose  its  erroneous  dates.  His  bible  was  in  the  pos- 
session of  Mrs.  Sarah  Kirk,  of  Germantown,  a  great- 
great-great  granddaughter   of  the  old  pioneer,  until  her 


<.^  THK    l.R\F,RING   FAA\ILY. 

.IcMth.  in   iS6;.   ulK-n  it  passed   to  her   granddaughter, 
Mrs.  Lintun.  \\  ho  also  died.     Her  husband  probably  has 

the  relie. 

Wigard   Lexrring  left  a   will,  dated  August  23,   1742, 

whicli  reads  as  toilows  : 


WILL  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING. 

I.  Wiehcrt  Lc\ering,  of  the  Township  of  Roxborrow, 
in  the  Countv  of  Philadelphia,  in  the  Province  of  Penn- 
s\-|\ania,  Jovner,  being  in  good  health  of  bodv  and  of  a 
sound  and  perfect  mind  and  Memory,  and  calling  to  mind 
the  frailt\-  of  this  transitory  life  and  that  it's  appointed  for 
all  flesh  once  to  dye,  Do  make  and  ordain  this  my  Last 
Will  and  Testament  in  manner  and  form  following,  re- 
voking, Disannulling  and  making  utterly  void  and  of  none 
effect  all  other  and  former  Wills  by  me  at  any  time  here- 
tofore made. 

Imps.  I  will  that  all  m\'  Just  Debts  and  ffuneral  ex- 
penses be  paid  and  discharged  by  mv  Executor  hereinafter 
named  with  all  conxenient  speed  after  mv  Decease. 

Ift'iii.  I  gi\e  and  Bequeath  unto  my  Daughter  Kathe- 
rine  _\'e  sum  of  tenn  pounds  lawful  monev  of  Pennsylva- 
nia to  be  paid  to  her  b\-  my  Executor  hereinafter  named 
within  twehe  months  after  my  Decease. 

litiii.  I  gi\-e  and  Bequeath  unto  my  Daughter  Amelia 
the  sum  of  tenn  pounds  lawful  money  af  to  be  paid  to 
her  by  my  said  Executor  hereinafter  mentioned,  within 
two  years  after  m\"  Decease. 

//(•/;/.  1  gi\e  and  Bequeath  unto  my  Daughter  Sebilla 
the  sum  of  tenn  pounds  lawful  money  af  to  be  paid  to 
her  by  m_\-  s''  Executor  within  three  years  after  my  De- 
cease. 

//(•/;/.  1  gix'e  and  Bequeath  unto  my  son  in  law  Peter 
lndeha\en  ye  sum  of  tenn  pounds  lawful  money  af  to  be 
paid  to  him  by  m\-  s''  Executor  within  ffour  years  after 
m\-  Decease. 

//<•///.  I  gi\'f  and  Bequeath  unto  my  son  in  law  Wil- 
liam Tunes  \e  sum  of  tenn  pounds  lawful  money  af^  to 
be  paid  to  him  b\-  mv  s''  Executor  within  ffive  years  after 
m\-  Decease. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD    LEVERING.  95 

Lastly.  I  j^ive  and  Bequeath  unto  my  son  William  Lev- 
ering whom  I  hereby  constitute  ordain  and  appoint  sole 
Executor  of  this  my  Last  Will  and  Testament  all  other 
my  Estate  and  Effects  of  what  kind  soever. 

hi  witness  whereof  I  have  hereunto  put  my  hand  and 
seal  this  twenty  third  Dav  of  August  in  the  year  of  our 
Lord  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  fforty  two. 

his 
WiCHERT  W  L  Levering. 
mark. 

Signed,  sealed,   published  pronounced  and  declared  by 
the  said  Wichert*  Levering  as  his  last  Will  &  Testament 
in  ye  presence  of  us. 
Witnesses 

William  Levering, 
Hannah  Levering, 
Thos.  Yorke." 

This  w  ill  was  probated  after  the  death  of  the  testator ; 
on  the  7th  day  of  February,  1745,  in  Court  at  Philadel- 
phia. 

A  former  will  executed  by  Wigard  on  May  10,  1736, 
and  which  was  revoked  by  the  above  instrument,  con- 
tained the  names  of  all  his  children,  and  of  the  husbands 
of  his  daughters.  Its  preservation  as  a  relic,  saved  also, 
valuable  history. 

Two  sons;  William,  born  at  Mulheim,  in  Germany, 
and  Jacob,  born  in  Roxborough,  survived  the  old  pioneer. 
Jacob,  on  his  marriage  in  17 17,  was  made  the  owner  of 
eighty-five  acres,  bordering  on  the  river  Schuylkill,  of  the 
home  farm,  by  deed  from  his  parents,  dated  February  20 
of  that  year.  The  signature  of  his  mother,  Magdalena, 
to  this  deed  is  the  last  record  evidence  we  have  of  her. 

This  deed  provided  aii  easement  for  "free  egress  and 
regress  to  or  from  the  hereby  bargained  tract  thr(Uigh  the 
said  Wechart  and  William's  other  land  as  far  as  the  Plv- 
mouth  Road  (now  Ridge  Avenue),  nevertheless  it  shall 
be  lawful  for  the  s'  Jacob,  afore  written,  to  ffence  in  all 


*The  spelling  of  the  Christian  name  by  his  attorney,  suggests  the  pronunciation  of  W-i-g-a-r-d 
by  the  yet  Teutonic  neighbors.  "  His  tnarl<  "  to  this  instrument,  and  to  all  other  documents  signed  by 
him,  was  composed  of  large  Roman  letters  W  L,  of  peculiar  form,  with  a  distinctive  mark  upon  the  W. 
In  his  day  "  his  mark"  meant  a  scrawl  which  each  man  adopted  as  his  signature,  and  the  use  of  it  by 
another  was  regarded  a  forgery. 


THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

the  saiJ  tract  Ifavinj:^  -i  aate  of  Barrs  or  Shut  rails."  This 
rijiht  of  way  became  what  is  known  as  the  steep  hill 
street  between  Manaxunk  and  Ro.xborouLih,  called  Green 
l,ani-.  it  is  now  bordered  by  business  houses  and  dwell- 
iii*is,  many  of  them  are  fine  residences.   . 

On  November  i,  1717,  Wi.^ard  conveyed  all  the  resi- 
due of  his  fi\-e  hundred  acres  to  his  older  son  William, 
L'Stimatinu  the  area  at  155  acres,  in  this  deed  no  wife 
jdins,  which  suggests  the  death  of  Magdalena  prior  to  the 
date  noted. 

The  inwntorv  of  Wigard's  estate,  as  made  by  Matthew 
Houlgate  and  Isaac  C(»ok,  on  the  gth  da\'  of  February, 
1744-45,  ''^^^  household  effects  sufficient  for  one  room 
only — except  "one  bible  valued  ^i.  10  and  one  singing 
book — shows  that  he  had  retired  from  actix'e  life  and  v\'as 
"  onl_\-  waiting  till  the  shadows  a  little  longer  grew";  the 
v\-hile,  clinging  to  His  Word  as  the  beacon  which  would 
guide  him  safely  "over  the  river." 

II.  HberhaRI)-':   born  about   1652,  in  Gemen,  Germany,  where 

he  married  in  1677,  Mechtold,  daughter  of  Gerhard 
Schmulling,  and  dii'd  there  Sept.  5,  1711.  (21) 

III.  liLIZABETH'-':   born  about  1654,  at  Gemen.      Her  presence  at 

the  christening  of  her  brother's  children  is  testified  in 
items  Nos.  6  aiid  10  of  the  Gemen  Church  records, 
which  see.     We  have  no  further  knowledge  of  her. 

I\.  Alche-:  born  about  1656  at  Gemen.  She  appeared  as  a 
witness  at  the  christening  ceremony  of  her  brother's 
tu-in  daughter,  at  item  No.  7  of  church  records,  as  certi- 
fied by  the  Cliiirclimcstcr.  That  she  and  her  sister  Elizabeth 
appeared  in  these  vicarious  relations  attests  the  fact  of 
their  haxing  attained  the  acceptable  age  for  recognition 
b\'  the  church. 

\.  William':  bom  about  1658  at  Gemen,  where  he  married 
about  10.S7  Cirete  Nilant,  who  died.  He  married  ^d  about 
irxj,  Maria  Velts.  of  Gemen.      He  died  there  January  :; 

(30) 

\l.  (.ERHARb-:  born  about  1660  in  Gemen.  He  emigrated  to 
America  with  his  brother  Wigard  in   1685.     He  married 

Mary ,  after  his  arrix'al  at  Philadelphia.      He  died 

•n  Whitpain  Township.  Philad.  County,  Pa,  after  the 
>t'ai  17^1.     See  his  histor_\- in  these  pages. 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  97 

8.  Vll.  Daughter':  bom  September,  1662,  in  Gemen.  The  evi- 
dence of  this  is  found  at  item  No.  17,  copied  from  cluirch 
records,  wliich  see.  That  !j;odmothers  only  appeared  de- 
termines the  "child"  to  have  been  a  daimhter. 


THIRD   GENERATION. 

DESCENDANTS   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING. 

Children  of  Wigard  '  and  Magdalena  (Bokers)  Levering. 

9.     1.   Anna  Sophia-':    b.   Jan.,    1675,   in  Gemen,  and  died  in  in- 
fancy. 

10.  II.  Anna  Catharine':  b.  March,  1676,  in  Mulheim,  on  the 
Rhur.  She  was  brought  to  America  in  1685  by  her 
parents  when  aged  "9  years,"  as  stated  in  the  contract 
of  transportation.  She  married  Henry  Frey  at  German- 
town,  April  26,  1692  (O.  S.),  of  whom  Cassel  states: 
"  Heinrich  Frey  and  Joseph  Blatenbach  were  the  first  two 
German  emigrants  who  came  to  Pennsylvania.  They 
emigrated  in  1680  and  settled  in  Philadelphia."  Their 
marriage  was  among  the  first  weddings  which  were  con- 
tracted and  solemnized  in  the  province.  The  evidence  of 
it  still  exists  in  the  certificate  and  previous  notice  which 
was  posted  on  the  door  of  the  meeting-house,  as  follows: 
Whereas,  Henry  Fry,  of  Altheim,  in  the  province  of 
Alsace,  in  High  German,  now  inhabitant  of  Germantown, 
in  the  county  of  Philadelphia,  bachelor,  and  Annie  Cath- 
arine Levering,  of  the  county  of  Bruck,  lil\ewise  in  High 
Germany,  a  young  woman,  after  due  consultation  with 
their  respective  parents,  have  produced  a  sufficient  cer- 
tification of  their  clearness  of  all  other  engagements, 
under  the  hand  of  several  credible  persons,  unto  one  of 
the  Justices  of  the  Peace,  in  the  bailiwick  of  German- 
town,  and  have  published  and  affLxed  their  intention  of 
marriage  in  the  meeting-house  of  the  said  tow  n  on  the 
24th  of  the  first  month  past. 

As  no  objections   were  filed    the   ceremony   was  per- 
formed, and   This  Certificate  witnesseth  that  the  said 
Henry  Fry  and  Anna  Catharine  Levering  have  this  day 
solemnized  such  their  marriage  by  taking  one  another  as 
(7) 


cjS 


I  I 


THH    LliVERlNG   FAMILY. 

hu.banJ  a.vfu  ite,  accordincr  to  the  law  of  this  country, 
•uid  before  aiul  in  the  presence  of  us,  whose  names  are 
hereunder  written  at  Germantown,  the  26th  day  of  the 

second  mnntli  (April),  1692. 

FRANCIS  Daniel  Pastorius, 

Justice  of  the  Peace. 

mtnesscs:  Wicrart  Leverino;,  Gerhard  Levering,  Maa- 
dalena  Levering,  Hans  Peter  Umstat,  Arnold  Cassel, 
Henrich  Shellenherg,  Jon  Ponder,  Andrew  Supplee, 
Manigha  May,  Catein  Tompkins,  William  Rittinghuysen, 
Henrk-h  Zollern,  Jacob  Pfoutz,  Henrich  Bucholtz,  Elias 
Tossen,  Honnas  Miller,  Elizabeth  Cassel,  Herman  Trap- 
man,  Sara  Hendricks,  Anecki  Supplee,  Maria  Bonus  and 
others.* 

111.  Maria  Elizabeth^':  b.  July,   1677  (?),t  at  Mulheim,  and 
"  died  in  the  eighteenth  week  of  her  age." 

12.  IV.  Willia.W'':  b.  May  4,  1679,  at  Mulheim  ;  was  brought  to 
America  by  his  parents  in  the  year  1685,  and  shared  the 
family  experiences  until  of  age. 

Mr.  Jones  stated  of  William:  "He  no  doubt  resided 
with  his  father  at  the  old  mansion  in  the  valley,  north- 
west of  the  present  (1858)  Baptist  Church,  and  a  short 
distance  from  the  Ridge  Road.  In  Nov.,  1717,  his  father 
conveyed  to  him  a  large  tract  of  land,  being  the  residue 
of  his  Plantation  that  remained  unsold.  He  carried  on 
the  farm  thus  bestowed  upon  him,  and  no  doubt  had  some 
other  occupation.  His  will  shows  that  his  aged  father  re- 
sided with  him  at  the  time  of  his  decease.  (43) 

He  was  a  man  of  substance  in  those  early  days,  and 
was  the  friend  of  JOHN  SEHLEE,  alias,  SEELIG,  a  Her- 
mit, who,  tradition  says,   lived  on  a  part  of  his  farm,  in 

•  This  cerliticate  is  In  possession  of  Abm.  H.  Cassel,  of  Harleysville,  Pa.,  the  antiquarian.  As 
his  .inii'slors  arr^ar  amonjj  the  witnesses,  the  old  document  is  of  special  value  to  him.  I  have  urged 
tli.it  upon  his  di'Cease  It  should  be  deposited  in  the  archives  of  the  Hist.  Society  of  Pennsylvania. 
Wizard's  old  bible  should  he  there  also.  Such  relics  are  of  more  than  personal  concern.  I  have  seen 
this  certlliiato.  It  is  written  in  a  plain  "  hand."  upon  a  comparatively  small  sheet  of  paper,  which  is 
much  discolored  by  age.  Henry  F-ry  was  the  owner  for  many  years  of  one  hundred  acres  of  land  in 
RoxborouRh.  adjolnlnK  the  tract  of  like  area  then  owned  by  Gerhard  Levering.  The  dates  of  their 
rcipccllve  di-aths  are  not  known.  As  appears  by  the  will  of  her  father,  Wigard,  Anna  Catharine  was 
living  at  the  lime  of  its  e.xecution.  in  1742.  In  the  unproved  will  of  prior  date,  mentioned,  she  was  rec- 
OKnl'cd  as  "  Otharlne  Ifrey  "  (}6).     See  biog. 

•In  Ihe  absence  of  record  evidence  to  disprove  the  statements  of  date,  made  by  Wigard  in  his 
Regisler.  I  will  adopt  his  months  or  years  as  proper  data. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  99 

the  vailey  back  of  the  present  Leverington  Cemetery, 
and  a  short  distance  beyond  the  dwelling  of  William  Lev- 
ering". 

This  Hermit  had  been  a  pupil  and  follower  of  John 
Kelpius,  a  learned  and  pious  scholar,  who  came  from 
Germany  in  1694,  and  settled  on  the  banks  of  the  beauti- 
ful and  romantic  Wissahickon.  What  was  the  precise 
relation  existing  between  the  Hermit  Sehlee  and  Mr.  Lev- 
ering is  not  known,  hut  it  was  a  very  intimate  friendship. 
The  death  of  the  Hermit  is  thus  noted  in  the  Levering 
Family  Bible  : 

"  John  Sealy,  hermit,  died  April  26,  1745,  aged  -j-j 
years." 

His  will  bears  date  17th  Sept.,  1735,  and  in  it  he  is  de- 
scribed as  "  John  Sehlee  of  Roxborough,  in  the  county  of 
Phila.,  gentleman."     His  name  is  written  in  English. 

He  bequeathed  the  whole  of  his  estate  to  "  my  ffriend 
William  Levering,  Senr.,  of  Roxborough,"  and  appointed 
him  his  Executor. 

The  hiventory  of  his  estate  embraced  wearing  apparel, 
tools,  I  scale,  with  gold  and  silver  weights,  5  bibles,  14 
books,  10  of  Jacob  Boehm's  books,  and  120  Latin,  Dutch 
and  Greek  books." 

His  manifest  education  and  the  scales  with  so  delicate 
weights,  suggest  that  Mr.  Sehlee  was  a  remnant  of  the 
assumed  science  of  alchemy,  which  obtained  for  several 
centuries,  but  which  faded  out  in  the  17th  century. 

Mr.  Watson,  the  Annalist,  says,  there  was  a  tradition 
concerning  Sehlee  to  the  effect  that  he  had  a  divining 
rod,  which  he  directed  should  be  cast  into  water  at  his 
death.  This  was  done,  and  the  rod  exploded  with  a  loud 
noise. 

William''  Levering   m.    Catharine  .      He    died    in 

Aug.  or  Sept.,  1746.  He  left  a  will  dated  20th  Dec, 
1744.  As  this  instrument  was  executed  before  the  death 
of  his  father,  Wigard,  whom  he  names  and  makes  pro- 
vision for,  also  names  children  and  other  relations,  1  can 
not  omit  it. 


18544 


lOO 


THE    LHVERINC]    FA.MILY. 


WILL   OF   WILLIAM    LEVERING. 

"  Be  it  rcnu-mbfred  that  1,  William  Levering,  of  Rox- 
boruu-h,  in  the  Count)-  of  Philadelphia,  Yeoman,  being 
in  gcoj  Health  of  Body  and  of  sound  and  well  disposing 
Wind  and  Memor\-,  Blessed  be  the  Lord  for  the  same  and 
all  other  his  Mercies  and  Favours  bestowed  on  me,  and 
bfing  mindful  of  m>'  mortalit\-  and  willing  to  settle  my 
VV«irldl\-  Affairs  in  the  best  manner  1  can,  DO  make  and 
declare  mv  Last  Will  and  Testament,  hereby  revoking  all 
others  in  manner  following. 

That  is  to  sa\-.  First  \t  is  mv  mind  and  will  that  my 
just  Debts  and  Funeral  expenses  be  duly  paid  and  satis- 
tied.  And  I  do  gi\e  and  bequeath  unto  my  eldest  son 
William,  All  that  piece  of  land  (Part  of  m\'  Plantation  in 
Rox borough  aforesaid)  containing  Thirty  acres  or  there- 
abouts be  it  more  or  less,  extending  from  the  corner  of 
his  Orchard  North  West  to  the  Upper  corner  of  the  same 
Orchard  and  thence  continuing  that  Breadth  East  to 
Wessahickon,  Together  with  the  Appurtenances  there- 
unto belonging.  To  hold  to  him  my  said  son  William 
Le\-ering  his  Heirs  and  Assigns  forever.  Paving  unto  my 
grand  daughter  Catharine  Engle  the  sum  of  Ten  pounds 
within  one  year  next  after  mv  Decease. 

.■^ihf  as  for  and  concerning  all  the  Rest  and  Residue  of 
my  Lands,  Tenements,  and  Hereditaments  whatsoever  or 
wheresoever  1  gi\'e  and  devise  the  same  unto  my  younger 
son  Benjamin,  Together  with  the  Appurtenances,  To 
hold  to  Him  the  said  Benjamin  Levering  his  Heirs  and 
assigns  forever.  Under  the  conditions  and  Charges  here- 
inafter expressed.  That  is  to  say  on  condition  that  he  or 
his  Heirs  pa\-  unto  my  eldest  daughter  Amelia  the  sum  of 
fifteen  pounds  within  one  year  next  after  my  Decease 
and  unto  m_\-  Daughter  Elizabeth  the  like  sum  of  Fifteen 
Pounds  within  two  years  next  after  my  Decease  and  unto 
my  Daughter  Magdalen  the  sum  of  Twenty  Pounds  within 
three  >'ears  next  after  m\-  Decease,  And  1  do  charge  my 
said  son  Benjamin  and  the  Lands  and  premises  hereinbe- 
fore dexised  unto  him  with  the  maintenance  and  support 
ot  m)-  Dear  Father  Wichert  Lexering,  providing  him  my 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  101 

said  Father  with  all  necessaries  of  Life,  Comfort  and  At- 
tendance befittiny;  his  a^e  and  Condition  in  a  tender 
Christian  like  manner.  And  with  the  maintenance  and 
support  of  my  Dear  and  Loving  wife  Catharine,  Providing 
her  my  said  wife  with  all  necessaries  of  Life,  Comfort 
and  attendance  befitting  her  Condition  in  a  tender  Chris- 
tian like  manner.  And  I  do  release  unto  each  of  my 
children  sons  and  daughters  all  moneys  and  things  here- 
tofore given  or  lent  them  respectively. 

And  1  do  give  and  bequeath  unto  my  said  dear  wife 
Catharine  all  the  residue  of  my  moneys,  goods,  chattels 
and  credits  whatsoever  or  wheresoever.  And  1  do  nomi- 
nate and  appoint  my  said  dear  wife  Catharine,  together 
with  my  cousin  Jacob  Levering,  who  is  my  uncle  Garret 
Levering's  son,  to  be  the  executrix  and  executor  of  this 
my  last  will  and  testament. 

In  witness  whereof,  I,  the  said  William  Levering,  have 
hereunto  set  my  Hand  and  Seal  the  twentieth  Day  of  De- 
cember, in  the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seven  hun- 
dred and  forty-four,  and  I  do  give  unto  my  daughters 
Amelia  and  Elizabeth  the  further  sums  of  Five  pounds 
apiece  to  be  added  to  what  is  before  given  them.  And 
unto  my  son  Benjamin  my  clock,  with  my  cart  and  team 
of  five  horses  thereto  belonging,  with  their  harness. 

WiLLEM  Levering,    [seal] 

Witnesses : 

C.  Brockden, 
Arthur  Forster,  Jr., 
Paul  Isaac  voto,  Jr. 

This  will  was  probated  Sept.  lo,  1746.  The  inventory 
filed  amounted  to  ^70.13.6,  and  included  "one  servant 
lad  named  John  Fox,"  who  was  appraised  at  ^10. 

It  v\'ill  be  noticed  his  "  Dear  Father  Wickert  Leverino'." 
for  whom  he  made  provision  in  this  will,  died  within  sixty 
days  after  its  execution,  and  the  testator  lived  for  a  year 
and  a  half  after.  Further,  that  his  "Executor,"  Jacob 
Levering,  was  a  resident  of  Whitpain  Township — since 
1 73 1 — a  dozen  or  more  miles  away,  but  still  within  the 
county. 

13.     V.  AMELIA  Anna  Sophia':    b.  July,   1682,  at  Mulheim  ;    was 
brought  to  America  by  her  parents  in   1685,  as  shown  in 


,(3_,  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

the  contract  of  transportation  cited.  She  married  at 
Kd.xborou^h  to  Benjamin  Morgan,  a  blacksmith,  who  died 
in  Aiu'ust,  1706.  Letters  of  administration  on  his  estate 
were  ^iranted  to  the  widow  on  August  19,  1706.  The  in- 
ventory of  the  estate  aggregated  ;^75-09-3-  ^s  appraised 
bv  Andrew  Robeson  and  William  Palmer. 

'  Mr.  Jones  stated  :  "1  have  seen  a  release  dated  March 
S.  1745-46  from  Amelia  M(jrgan  to  William  Levering, 
txr.  of  Wigard  Levering,  deceased,  for  a  legacy  of  ^10. 
1  think  it  probable  that  the  shop  was  near  to  Robeson's 
Mills,  at  the  Wissaliiccon.  Mrs.  Morgan  d.  Feb.  5,  1771, 
aged  88  years.  I  hax'e  never  met  with  any  of  her  pos- 
terity-, but  am  informed  that  they  reside  in  Whitpain  and 
(jWN'nedd  Townships,  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa." 

14.  \l.  ANNA  Sibella':  b.  Sept.,  1684,  at  Mulheim  ;  was  brought 
to  America  b\-  her  parents  in  the  summer  of  1685.  She 
m.  George  Miller,  who  resided  at  Chestnut  Hill,  above 
Germantown.  Mr.  Miller  died  in  Now,  1719.  He  left  a 
will  dated  "  Sommerhausen,  2ist  of  September,  1719." 
At  the  office  of  Register  of  Wills  in  Philadelphia,  is  re- 
corded "  A  translation  of  George  Miller's  will,  the  origi- 
nal being  writ  in  Dutch.  '  in  the  instrimient  he  pro- 
vides for  his  "wife  Anna  Sibella  Miller,  daughter  of 
Wigard  Lew-ring.'"  Mention  is  also  made  of  "  sons  and 
daughters,"  but  none  are  named.  Mrs.  Miller  was  buried 
at  the  Concord  Burial  Ground,  near  to  Chew's  House,* 
(Germantown,  where  on  a  small  headstone  is  the  follow- 
ing inscription:  "In  Memory  of  SlBELLA  MILLAR,  who 
died  August  17th,  1764,  aged  80  \ears.  (48) 

1;.  Ml.  Her.MAN':  b.  at  Germantown,  Pa.,  Now  18,  1686,  and  d. 
Maw    iCk)i. 

K).  Mil.  liLlZABETH':  b.  at  Germantown  Jan.  7,  1689;  d.  Sept., 
170^,  at  14  vears.  It  is  probable  that  she  was  the  first 
Lewring  buried  at  Roxborough,  in  what  is  now  the  "  Lev- 
ering^on  Cemetery." 

17.  IX.  SiDOMA-':  b.  April  23,  1691  ;  bore  the  euphonious  name 
of  her  grandam.  She  m.  Peter  Indehaven,  or  De  Haven, 
as  subsequentl\-  called— originall\-  hiden  Hoff. 

(49) 

•  ll  was  at  Chew  s  House-a  large  stone  dwelling,  which  is  still  well  preserved-that  the  brunt  of 
the  ballli-  ot  Germantown  was  fought  in  1777,  and  this  cemetery  was  a  scene  of  the  conflict. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  IO3 

In  1698  Evert  Inden  Hoff,  with  wife  and  three  sons, 
Gerhard,  Herman  and  PETER  came  to  America  and  settled 
in  VanBebber  Tp.,  afterward  called  Skippack,  in  Phila- 
delphia County.  In  1706  Evert  acquired  200  acres  of 
land.  They  were  members  of  the  Reformed  Church  ; 
the  father  a  "  Rulinjj;  Elder"  at  Skippack  Church,  where 
he  was  buried  after  decease.  The  burial  trround  has  been 
neglected  and  obliterated,  and  no  record  can  be  found. 
About  1730  E\ert  sold  a  part  of  his  land  to  his  son  Peter. 
1  have  already  mentioned  the  latter  as  an  owner  of  land 
in  Whitpain,  adjoinin*^  the  tracts  purchased  by  Gerhard 
Levering  for  his  three  sons  in  173 1. 

That  Wigard  Levering  in  his  Will,  dated  23d  of  August, 
1742,  bequeathed  "unto  my  son-in-law  Peter  Indehaven, 
ye  sum  of  tenn  pounds,"  suggests  the  death  of  Sidonia 
prior  to  the  date  of  the  instrument. 

Hon.  Jones  Detwiler,  of  Whitpain,  in  letter  of  Aug.  i, 
1892  wrote  me:  "Peter  De  Haven  died  May  23,  1768, 
aged  82  years,  and  was  buried  in  the  old  churchyard  of 
Boehm's  Church  in  Whitpain  Tp."  There  is  no  doubt 
that  Sidonia  was  interred  in  the  same  spot.  The  church 
was  founded  in  1740.  Mr.  Detwiler  subsequently  wrote 
me.  In  the  month  of  May,  1894,  "1  have  received  a 
visit  from  Baron  Van  Alten,  a  German  nobleman,  who 
came  to  this  country  to  look  after  an  estate  of  his  wife, 
who  was  a  De  Haven.  He  gave  me  information,  viz.: 
Peter  Inden  Hoff  (alias  Ten  Heaven  ;  hiden  Hoffen  ; 
Hoven  ;  De  Haven),  born  and  baptised  at  Mulheim,  on 
the  Rhur,  in  Germany  ;  married  Sidonia  Levering ; 
born  April  23,  1691,  and  had  twelve  children,  whom  he 
named.     He  afterwards  married  Sarah  Hughes. 

[Mrs.  A.  M.  Holstein,  in  her  Holstein  Family  History, 
1892,  states  that  Peter  and  Sarah  (Hughes)  De  Haven, 
had  an  only  son,  Hugh,  born  1750  who  married  Sarah 
Holstein  in  1775.] 

18.  X.  Jacob'':  b.  Jan.  21,  1693,  at  Roxborough,  which  has  be- 
come a  part  of  the  21st  ward  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia. 
He  was  probably  the  first  of  the  family  name  born  in  the 
place.     He  married  Alice,  or  Alee,  Tunes.  (61) 

On  Februar\'  20,  1717,  his  father  conveved  to  him  85 
acres  of  land  upon  which  he  settled.     The  tract  bordered 


104  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

upon  the  river  Schuylkill,  and  embraced  a  large  part  of 
what  since  became  the  borough  of  Manayunk,  and  subse- 
quently a  ward  of  the  city.  The  area  comprised  all  be- 
tween Washington  and  Levering  Streets  as  now  subdi- 
vided. Jacob  lived  in,  probably,  a  log  house  in  the 
meadow  on  the  easterly  side  of  Green  Lane  until  1736, 
when  he  built  a  stone  house  on  the  westerly  side  of  this 
street.  The  date  stone — which  was  an  ostentatious  em- 
bellishment in  the  architecture  of  those  days — bears  his 
initials,  and  is  still  preserved.  His  great  grandson,  Pere- 
grine Wharton  Levering,  during  his  lifetime  and  occu- 
pancy of  the  premises,  enlarged  the  structure.  Since 
his  death,  which  occurred  in  1888,  his  unmarried  daughter, 
Eliza,  demolished  the  old  mansion  and  (in  1890)  erected 
a  modern  dwelling  upon  the  site.  Ever  since  Feb.  29, 
1691,  when  Wigard  purchased  the  land  of  Thomas  Hill, 
it  has  been  owned  by  some  Levering,  and  since  1736,  has 
the  occupant  of  the  dwelling  site,  ancient  and  modern, 
born  the  family  name. 

Jacob  owned,  also,  a  considerable  estate  on  the  oppo- 
site side  of  the  Schuylkill,  now  in  Lower  Merion  Town- 
ship, in  Montg.  Co.  This  remained  in  family  succession 
to  and  including  his  great-grandson  John  Levering ^  who 
died  in  1878. 

His  wife  Alice  died,  as  evidenced  by  documents,  be- 
tween the  dates  of  Jan.  15,  1750,  and  March  24,  1753, 
and  he  followed  in  October,  1753.  He  left  a  considerable 
estate.  The  inventory  of  personalty  alone  amounted  to 
^594-Oi. 

His  will  is  dated  December  22,  1752.  In  this  he  de- 
scribes himself  as  Jacob  Levering,  of  Roxborrow  Town- 
ship, in  the  county  of  Philada.,  Joyner.  After  providing 
for  the  payment  of  any  debts  and  funeral  expenses,  he 
bequeaths : 

To  his  "  Daughter  Magdalen,  who  is  married  to  Samuel 
Showier,  and  to  her  heirs  or  assigns  mv  Negro  girl  called 
Peg. 

To  his  "Three  eldest  sons,  Abraham,  Wigard  and 
William  Levering,  and  to  each  of  them,  the  sum  of  five 
pounds,  money  of  Pensilvania,  apiece." 

To  his  "son  Jacob  Levering  twenty-four  acres  of  land 
in  Roxborrow  Township  aforesaid  between  the  Plymouth 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  105 

Road  (now  Ridge  Avenue)  and  ScJiuUkill,"  as  described^ 
"and  the  sum  of  Ninety  Pounds  l.avvful  Money,"  etc. 

To  his  "son  Anthony  Levering  all  my  Land  in  Merion 
Township,  in  the  county  aforesaid  (then  Philad.)  hy  com- 
putation fifteen  acres,  together  with  the  Saw  Mill,  Build- 
ings, and  timber  Wheels,  thereunto  belonging,"  etc. 

To  his  "son  Benjamin  Levering,  twenty-four  acres  of 
land  along  the  side  of  the  beforementioned  piece  given  to 
my  son  Jacob" — described — "and  the  sum  of  one  hun- 
dred and  thirty  pounds  money  aforesaid." 

To  his  "youngest  son  Septimus  Levering,  All  that 
tract  of  land  whereon  1  live,  Together  with  all  the  im- 
provements and  buildings  thereon  erected";  also,  sundry 
articles  of  personal  property,  as  listed,  to  which  he  adds, 
"  and  my  Ne^^ro  boy  called  Kit,"  and — 

Lastly.  1  do  nominate  and  appoint  my  sons  Abraham 
Levering  and  Septimus  Levering  to  be  my  whole  and  sole 
Executors,  giving  them  full  power  and  authority  to  sell 
and  dispose  of  all  my  other  Land  or  Lands,  Ground 
Rents,  whatsomever,  etc.,  and  to  Sign,  Seal  and  Deliver 
any  Deed  or  writing  of  confirmation  for  the  same  as  ab- 
solute and  fully  as  if  1  myself  were  Personally  Present." 

And  with  the  usual  afterthought,  he  adds,  "It  is  my 
will  that  my  Executors  Pay  the  sum  of  Ten  Pounds 
above  mentioned  (?)  to  my  above-named  Daughter 
Magdalen,  and  that  my  son  William  shall  have  my  large 
Iron  Kettle  which  I  have  long  since  also  promised  to  him, 
before  my  estate  be  divided  as  above." 

This  will  was  proved  October  22,  1753.  Among  the 
articles  listed  in  the  inventory  of  the  estate  were  "A 
large  Bible  in  the  Germain  tongue,"  appraised  at  ^i.io, 
and  "A  large  Dutch  Bible,"  appraised  at  p^o.  15,  and 
other  books. 

Mr.  Jones  states:  "None  of  these  books  can  now  be 
found."  As  the  first  bible  was  in  German,  and  appraised 
at  the  precise  valuation  affixed  in  the  inventory  of  his 
father's  estate  but  a  few  years  before,  I  believe  this  to 
have  been  Wigard  Levering's  old  volume,  which  was 
handed  down  in  the  line  of  Jacob  to  Mrs.  Kirk,  before 
named. 

19.     XI.  Magdalena^:   b.    Jan.    13,    1695,   '-^^  Roxborough,   and  d. 
when  three  weeks  old. 


I06  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

20.  XII.  MagDALENA-':  b.  June  4,  1696,  at  Roxborough.  She  mar- 
ried William  Tunes,  alias  Tennis.  She  died  prior  to  May 
10,  1736,  as  she  is  mentioned  in  the  first  will  of  her 
father,  Wigard,  as  deceased.  Mr.  Jones  states:  "A 
Release,  dated  Feb.  13,  1751,  recites  that  'Samuel  Ten- 
nis and  J(.hn  Tennis,  grandsons  of  Wichert  Levering," 
had  received  the  Legacy  of  Ten  Pounds  bequeathed  by 
Wichert  Levering  to  his  son-in-law,  William  Tennis. 
They  are  described  as  'of  Towamencin  Township,  in 
the  County  of  Philadelphia.  Nothing  further  has  been 
discovered  of  her  posterity.'  " 

it  will  be  observed  in  this  volume  that  1  have  discov- 
ered and  gathered  numerous  descendents  to  Samuel  and 
other  children  to  Magdalena.  (69) 

Children  of    (3)   Eberhard    and  Mechtold    (Schmulling-)   Levering, 


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25 
26 


27 


28 
29 


I.  Hermann  Otto-':  b.  in  1678,  at  Gemen,  Germany. 

II.  ANNA  Margaretta  Gerdrut":  b.  April,  1680,  at  Gemen, 

Germany. 

III.  ROSIER  Wensall-':  b.  Oct.,   1681,  at  Gemen,  Germany. 

IV.  William  John  Deitrich':  \  Nov.,  1683,  at  Gemen,  Ger- 

V.  Anna  ElSHEN':  j       many. 
\'l.  ANNA  Sophia":           1 

Ml.   GERTRUTSIBELLA":    /''^''•'  '^^^^  '^'^  ^^^^"^^■^'  Germany. 

\  111.   DIETRICH  ArnhOLDT-':  April,  1687,  at  Gemen,  Germany. 
IX.   Catarina  LlizaBETH':   Feb.,  1689,  at  Gemen,  Germany. 


Child  of   (6)   William'  and  Grete  (Nilant)   Levering. 
30      I.   ROSIER  GERHARDT':   b.  May,  1688,  at  Gemen,  Germany. 

Children  of  same  and  Maria  (Velts)  2d  "Wife. 


31 
32 

33 
34 

35 


II.  Hlschen  Christina  Gertrudt':  b.  June,  1692,  at  Gemen. 

III.  William  Dirich-':   b.  June,  1693,  at  Gemen. 

I\'.   Florentina  LizaBETH':   b.  Mch.,  1695,  'It  Gemen. 

\  .   Ian  Daniel':  b.  Oct.,  1696,  at  Gemen. 

\  I.  Charlotte  Meida":  b.  Sept.,  1698,  at  Gemen. 

As  Gerhard"  came  to  America,  and  had  numerous  pos- 
terity, his  children  are  listed  in  their  place. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  10/ 


FOURTH   GENERATION. 

Children  of    (9)  Anna  Catharine     (Levering)    and   Heinrich  Frey. 

36.  I.  Jacob*:  b.  about  1694,  in  Roxborou^h,   Philad.  Co.,  Pa.; 

was  removed  by  his  parents,  before  1709,  to  Towamencin 
Tp.  in  westerly  part  of  Pliilad.  (now  Montgomer)') 
County,  where  his  life  was  spent.  The  last  will  of  Jacob 
Prey,  of  Towamencin,  dated  Feb.  28,  1782,  was  proved 
Jan.  7,  1785,  at  Norristown,  county  seat  of  the  then  new 
county  of  Montgomery.  In  his  will  he  gives  to  his  wife, 
Margaret,  the  household  goods,  and  directs  all  other  per- 
sonal estate  to  be  sold  and  distribution  made  between  "  all 
my  children,  viz.:  Jacob,  Joseph,  George,  William  and 
Henry."  His  farm  of  about  200  acres  (probably  the 
original  homestead),  he  divided,  one-half  to  Jacob,  one- 
fourth  to  George  and  one-fourth  to  Joseph,  and  then  made 
provision  for  equalization.  (73) 

The  date  of  probate  of  his  will  indicates  an  age  of  90 
years.  He  was,  doubtless,  buried  in  the  old  Frey  grave- 
yard. 

37.  11.   Henry*:  m.  Christiana .     Mr.  Heckler  states  :   "Henry 

Fry  and  wife,  Christiana,  lived  in  the  north  corner  of 
Towamencin  Tp.  He  built  a  woolen  mill  on  a  small 
stream,  which  was  disposed  of  and  the  mill  taken  down 
in  the  early  part  of  this  century.  The  remains  of  the 
dam  and  race  are  still  (1896)  visible.  After  selling,  he 
bought  a  farm,  June  10,  1763,  in  Lower  Salford  Tp.  This 
he  sold,  Sept.  10,  1769,  and  no  further  trace  is  found." 

38.  111.  John*:  m.  a  Miss  Keisler.     There  is  record  evidence  that 

John  Frey  lived  in  Franconia  Tp.,  Montg.  Co.,  in  1734, 
and  died  there  Oct,  23,  1766;  was  buried  in  the  Mennon- 
ite  Cemetery.  (78) 

39.  IV.  George*:  nothing  is  known  of  him.     His  signature  is  ap- 

pended as  a  witness  to  the  written  agreement  between 
his  parents  and  brother  Jacob  and  sisters,  dated  October 
12,  1732,  as  copied  into  the  biography  of  Heinrich  Frey. 

40.  V.   Elizabeth*:  m.  prior  to  Aug.  18,  1735,  to  Johannes  Miiller. 

See  biog.  of  her  father. 


I08  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

41.  VI.   REBECCA^:   Unmarried    in    Oct.,    1732.      Her    history   not 

k'nown. 

42.  \ll.   AMELIA':  b.  July  i,  1719.  '^^  Skippack,  in  (tlien)  Philad. 

Co.,  Pa.;  m.  June  10,  i737.  to  Frederick  Leinbach,  of 
Oley,  Berks  Co.,  Pa.,  tailor  and  farmer,  who  was  b. 
Jul\'  15,  1703,  at  Hockstadt,  in  the  Wetteran,  who,  with 
two  brothers  and  two  sisters,  arrived  in  Pennsylvania  on 
Sept.  II,'  172^,  with  their  father,  Jolm  Leinbach,  Sr. 
(organist),  and  his  wife,  Anna  Elizabeth,  who  was  a  dau. 
of  Adam  Kleiss. 

Amelia'  was  baptized  by  Count  Zinzendorf  (then  a 
bishop),  at  Germantown,  Philad.,  May  6,  1842 — nearly 
five  years  after  her  marriage — thereby  becoming  related 
to  the  Moravian  Church.  She  was  the  mother  of  seven- 
teen children,  as  will  appear  in  place.  With  nine  sons 
she  contributed  her  share  to  creating  what  has  been 
called  "the  immense  family  of  Leinbachs"  of  Penna., 
N.  Car.  and  other  localities.  (88) 

The  recent  (Nov.,  1895)  discovery  of  these  family  rec- 
ords in  the  old  Moravian  Church  archives  at  Oley,  Berks 
Co.,  Pa.,  by  Bishop  Levering,  of  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  appears 
to  explain  the  absence  of  local  record  information  at  Rox- 
borough,  of  Anna  Catharine''  (dau.  of  Wigard  Levering), 
and  her  husband,  Henry  Frey,  after  their  marriage,  at 
Germantown,  on  April  (O.  S.)  26,  1692,  The  birth  of 
Amelia*  at  Skippack,  27  years  after,  suggests  continued 
residence  there  of  the  family. 

The  records  of  Oley,  referred  to,  names  Elizabeth  as 
having  married  to  Frederick  Leinbach,  but  Abraham 
H.  Cassel,  the  antiquarian,  of  Harleysville,  Montg.  Co., 
Pa.,  has  legal  documents  of  that  period,  signed  by  the 
parties,  which  show  that  Amelia  married  Mr.  Leinbach 
and  Elizabeth  married  Johannes  Miller.  Mr.  Cassel,  who 
is  well  informed  as  to  Henrich  Frey,  states  that  he  "had 
nine  children  by  Anna  Catharine,  six  sons  and  three 
daughters  ;  that  four  of  the  sons  settled  in  Virginia,  Jacob 
and  John  remained  in  Penna." 

As  appears  above,  Henry  also  remained. 

[NOTE. -The  apparent  neglect  of  family  registers  by  the  early 
descendants  of  Anna  Catharine '  and  Heinrich  Frey  creates  a  doubt 
as  to  the  numerical  arrangement  of  the  generations.  The  genea- 
logical  information   I  have  gathered  came  from  various  sources. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  ICX) 

While  to  each  contributor  the  data  sent  appeared  reliable,  I  find  it 
difficult  to  relate  persons  named.  The  poverty  of  dates  which  char- 
acterizes the  early  lists  renders  family  classification  uncertain. 

Abraham  H.  Cassel — the  well-known  antiquarian — more  than 
any  other,  has  made  effort  to  learn  of  Heinrich  Frey,  as  the  earliest 
pioneer  of  Germantown,  Philad.  Mr.  C.  has  collected  a  number  of 
legal  documents  relating  to  the  family,  from  which  much  has  been 
gleaned  and  confirmed,  as  the  names  of  children,  whom  some  of 
them  married,  etc.  A  biographical  sketch  of  Heinrich  Frey,  in  this 
volume,  contains  matter  of  interest. 

We  have  evidence  that  Anna  Catharine'  married  Heinrich  Frey, 
in  April,  1692.  It  is  fair  to  assume  that  their  first  child,  said  to 
have  been  JacobS  was  born  in  1694.  Another  son,  John*,  was 
probably  born  about  the  year  1700.  1  am  informed  that  he  married 
a  Miss  Keisler;  that  they  had  nine  children  ;  the  first  listed  being 
Jacob"',  b.  Sept.  23,  1780.  This  indicates  the  father  as  80  years  old 
at  the  time  of  his  birth,  and  suggests  an  intervening  stirp. 

James  Y.  Heckler,  historian  of  the  locality  embracing  Frey's  de- 
scendants, finds  record  evidence  of  some  early  members  of  the 
family.  He  writes  me:  "A  John  Fry  (no  doubt  a  son  of  Hein- 
rich) lived  in  Franconia  Tp.,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  in  1734,  and  d.  Oct. 
23,  1766.  He  had  a  son  William,  b.  in  1724  (d.  181 1),  who  had  a 
son  John,  b.  1762  and  d.  1846.  A  preserved  docket  of  Esquire 
Michael  Croll,  of  that  time  records  the  marriage  of  Elizabeth  Fry, 
on  Aug.  14,  1787,  to  Jacob  Dehaven.  (She  died  about  1850.  No 
chn.j  Also  the  marriage  of  Anna  Fry,  on  Mch.  31,  1789,  to  Jacob 
Freed."  These  names  do  not  appear  among  data  furnished  me. 
Mr.  Heckler  adds:  "Many  of  us  old  settlers  knew  Betty  De- 
haven  50  years  ago.  At  that  time  there  were  several  Fry  families 
living  near  to  Evansburg,  but  all  are  gone  now."  it  is  matter  for 
regret  that  Mr.  Jones — who  was  collecting  family  history  at  that 
time — did  not  extend  his  inquiry  for  posterity  of  Anna  Catharine'. 
As  no  family  records  can  be  found,  the  trail  is  lost.  The  repetition 
of  names,  or  "naming  after,"  in  the  absence  of  dates,  renders  rec- 
ognition almost  impossible.  Every  family  had  a  Jacob.  "There 
were  so  many,"  says  Mr.  Heckler,  "that  other  designations  were 
resorted  to,  as  big  Jacob,  little  Jacob,  old  Jacob,  smith  Jacob, 
mason  Jacob,  farmer  Jacob,  carpenter  Jacob,  etc." 

Notwithstanding  the  suspected  loss  of  a  generation  correspond- 
ing with  grandchildren  of  Anna  Catharine-',  the  subsequent  gen- 
erations classified  herein  appear  to  correspond  in  birth  dates  with 
the  same  generations  of  other  branches  of  Wigard's  posterity.] 

Children  of    (J 2)   William'  and  Catharine  Levering. 

4^.  I.  William^:  b.  Au;j;.,  1705,  at  Roxb.;  m.  May  4,  1732,  Mrs. 
Hannah  Clemens,  whose  maiden  name  was  Harden.  She 
was  an  English  lady.  (105) 

William  was  a  considerable  land  owner  and  a  citizen  of 
active  enterprise.      He  built  the  first  Inn  or  Ta\"ern.  as 


no  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

called  in  those  days,  in  Roxborough.  The  date  stone  is 
inscribed,  "  Built  by  William  and  Hannah  Leverin;^,  1731  ; 
Rebuilt  by  Nathan  and  Sarah  Levering,  1784."  It  is  a 
large  stone  building,  on  Ridge  Avenue,  a  short  distance 
above  the  intersection  of  Green  Lane.  It  once  bore 
the  sign  of  "The  Tun,"  and  was  changed  to  "The 
Wagon  and  Horses,"  but  at  present  and  for  more  than 
half  a  century  has  been  knov/n  as  "The  Leverington 
Hotel." 

On  the  opposite  side  of  Ridge  Avenue,  some  distance 
below  Green  Lane,  stands  what  used  to  be  known  as  the 
Roxborough  School  House,  which  was  founded  by  Will- 
iam Levering  in  1748,  and  rebuilt,  1795.  '^  '-"^  ^^  substan- 
tial stone  structure,  now  modernized,  and  known  as  "  The 
Levering  Primary  School,"  in  distinction  from  "The 
Levering  Grammar  School,"  a  recently  built,  imposing 
structure,  which  stands  a  few  squares  apart.  As  they 
are  within  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  they  are  under  mu- 
nicipal control. 

Mrs.  Elvira  Levering  Cartwright  (lur  Holgate)  recently 
deceased,  carefully  preserved  the  surveyor's  plat  of  the 
survey  of  the  school  house  site  as  donated  by  William. 
It  is  designated,  in  flourishing  penmanship,  viz.:  "Draught 
of  the  school  house  lott  of  20  perches  of  land,  scituate  in 
Roxborro,  given  by  Wm.  Levering  for  ye  use  of  a  school, 
survey''  March  Anno  Dom'  1748."  The  deed  by  William 
and  Hannah,  his  wife,  dated  April  i,  1748,  conveyed  "for 
and  in  consideration  of  the  love  and  regard  they  have 
and  bear  for  the  public  good  in  having  a  school  kept  in 
their  neighborhood"  the  land  to  Jacob  Levering,  Michael 
Righter,  Benjamin  Levering,  Abraham  Levering,  Wickard 
Levering,  John  Houlgate  and  five  other  trustees  named. 
By  a  deed  of  same  donor,  dated  March  30,  1771,  a  con- 
siderable area  was  gratuitously  added. 

The  landed  estate  of  William  had  increased  at  the  time 
of  his  death  to  about  250  acres.  He  d.  Mch.  30,  1774. 
His  wife  d.  May  23,  1768,  aged  59  years.  They  were 
buried  in  the  Leverington  Cemetery,  near  to  their  life- 
time home. 

The  Lfverington  Hotel  remained  in  the  family  name 
until  March,  1858 — a  period  of  126  years — when  it  was 
sold  into  stranger  hands. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  1 11 

11.  Amelia':  b.  about  1708,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Men.  22,  1722,  at 
Abinujton  Friends  Meeting,  to  Abraham  Shoemaker,  of 
Bristol  Township,  in  Philad.  Co.,  who  was  b.  June  15, 
1697,  and  d.  in  Oct.,  1753.  His  will,  dated  Sept.  21, 
1753,  was  proved  at  Philad.  on  Oct.  11,  1753.  He  left  a 
considerable  estate.  He  owned  about  260  acres  of  land, 
which  he  devised  to  his  children.  She  died  Feb.  7,  1762, 
was  buried  in  the  "  Sh(^emaker  graveyard."         (114) 

1  have  had  some  correspondence  with  Mr.  Benjamin  H. 
Shoemaker,  of  Philad.,  in  relation  to  this  family.  He 
informed  me  that  this  Abraham  Shoemaker  married  a 
LiVEZEY  (not  a  Levering),  as  shown  by  the  records  of 
the  old  Abington  Mo.  Meeting.  While  pursuing  an  inves- 
tigation, I  discovered  among  some  papers  given  me  by  Hon. 
H.  G.  Jones,  a  document,  brown  with  age,  which  reads: 

"To  all  People  to  whom  these  presents  shall  come: 
Abraham  Shoemaker  of  y"  County  of  Philadelphia,  mason 
and  Amelia,  his  wife,   one  of  the   Daughters  of  William 
Levering  late  of  Roxborrow   in  y**  County  af  Yeoman, 
deceased,  send  greeting. 

Whereas  the  s''  William  Levering  by  his  Last  Will  and 
Testament  bearing  date  the  20th  of  December  A"  D'  1744, 
Devised  certain  lands  Tenements  and  Hereditaments  unto 
his  son  Benjamin  Levering,  subject  (among  other  things) 
to  the  payment  of  y*^  sum  of  twenty  Pounds  to  the  af* 
Amelia,  a  Legacy  thereby  bequeathed  her.  Now  know 
yee  that  y''  said  Abraham  Shoemaker  and  Amelia  his  wife 
do  hereby  acknowledge  to  have  this  day  received  of  the 
s*^  Benj"'  Levering  the  said  sum  of  twenty  Pounds.  And 
Therefore  do  thereof  hereby  acquit  iind  forever  discharge 
the  s"  Benjamin  Levering,  his  heirs  Exec^  and  admts,  and 
y'*  premises  charged  therewith. 

in  Witness  Whereof  they  the  said  Abraham  Shoemaker 
and  Amelia  bis  wife  have  hereunto  put  their  hands  and 
Seals  the  twenty  sixth  day  of  October  in  the  Year  of  our 
Lord  one  thousand  seven  hundred  and  forty  seven. 

ABRAHAM  Shoemaker,    n  (wax 
Ameley  Shoemaker.      Q  seals) 

Sealed  and  Delivered,  ye  words 
(certain  lands)  being  first  inter- 
lined in  the  presence  of  us. 

Hans  BucHER  (in  German). 

Patrick  Hase. 


I  I.'  THH    LI-\HRING    FA\\I1.^. 

I  sent  this  instiimunt  t<»  Mr.  Shofinakci,  \\^\v^  acknovvl- 
fii}:c-il  it  (Ffh.  2,  iSiX>)  'IS  "fixing:  abs(.lulLl\  the  parent- 
aye  of  Ahrahain  SIxtemaker's  wite,"  and  his  descent  from 
a  Leverini.' ;  hut,  askinj:  uitli  apparent  i.<iiKern,  "What 
ot  tile  reoirJ  ot  Ahinyton  Meeting"?  I  must  answer: 
it  is  not  till-  first  erroneous  church  record  whicii  1  ha\e 
met  with.  V.  S.  I  lia\e  since  (Au^.,  i<Sc;6,)  been  in- 
formed that  tlie  earliest  of  this  "Wetting"  record  was 
written  from  mem(»ry. 

-4;.  III.  1:I.IZARI-:th*:  b.  about  ijuat  Roxb.;  m.  Jnhn  Cleaxer,  of 
Philad.  Count)-,  who  was  a  wea\er,  as  shown  by  a  paper 
dated  Sept.  6.  174S.     Nothin;i  is  knnwn  of  her  posterity. 

46.  I\  .    WacjdaLENA*:   b.  about  171^  at   l^^^xb.;   ni.  Matthias  Maris, 

of  (R'rmantown,  who  was  a  paper-maker.  He  had  a  mill 
on  the  Wissahickon  Creek,  and  died  there  on  May  ly, 
1747,  lea\iny  a  will  dateei  \Jvl.  2<S,  1746. 

Mr.  Jones  states:  "  The  name  is  often  spelled  Meuris. 
Mrs.  M..  after  her  husband's  death,  went  to  Philad.  with 
her  children,  and  subsequently  remowd  to  Ro.xborou^h, 
to  the  old  (Wi^iard's)  homstead,  west  of  the  Baptist 
Church.  She  was  kni>wn  amon^j;  her  relati\es  as  'Aunt 
Madeline.'  or  '  Aunt  Maudlin."  "  (  120) 

47.  \'.   Benjamin^:   b.   about    172^  at   Roxb.;   m.  Au^^  22,  174s.  in 

Christ's  Church.  Philad..  to  Hlizabeth  Jones,  of  the 
Cireat  \'alle\-,  Chester  Co.,  Pa.  He  li\ed  in  Ro.xb.  on 
the  southerly  side  of  the  Ridiie  Road — now  Ridtie  Avenue 
— in  a  stone  dwelliiiji  that  stood  in  a  field,  nearh"  opposite 
the  Le\erin^^ton  Hotel.      He  was  a  sadiller.  (  123) 

A  preser\ed  instrument  of  lease,  dated  Feb.  7,  1745, 
Mr.  Jones  states,  was  (iSv"^)  in  possession  of  Mr. 
Shields,  (tf  Mana\unk.  B\-  it  the  father,  William  '  Le\er- 
in«:,  leased  to  Benjamin  1  so  acres  of  land  in  Roxborouu[h, 
but  reser\ed  "  the  dwellin^^  house  of  the  said  William, 
and  the  cellar  therein,  and  all  rooms  in  the  said  house,  atthe 
<iarret  therein,  and  the  garden  before  and  near  the  said 
house,  and  a  part  of  the  \ard  southwestward  of  the  said 
house,  and  sufficient  stabling  for  one  horse,  two  cows  and 
six  sheep,  and  ail  the  yard  between  the  said  dwellinn  house 
and  the  <!arden,  to  and  for  the  use  of  the  said  William 
Levering,  durin^  his  life.  This  property-  was  subse 
quently  bequeathed  to  Benjamin,  and  charged  with  the 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  II3 

support  of  the  aged  Wigart  Levering*,  the  grandfather  of 
Benjamin.  The  inference,  therefore,  is  that  William'*  was 
living  there,  and  that  there  he,  his  father,  Wigard,  died. 
Hence  some  have  supposed  that  that  was  the  first  resi- 
dence of  Wigard,  but  the  older  tradition  is  that  he  first 
lived  near  to  the  present  (1858)  Baptist  Church.  The 
query  has  often  been  asked,  Why  was  Benjamin  Lever- 
ing's  house  built  so  far  back  in  the  field  ?  The  reply  has 
been  that  the  Ridge  Road  formerly  passed  close  by  that 
house,  and  entered  the  present  road  (1858)  below  the 
house  of  Abraham  Shalkop. 

Benjamin  died  Mch.  17,  1763,  and  was  interred  in  Lev- 
erington  Cemetery.  Relating  to  the  settlement  of  his 
estate,  which  appears  to  have  been  delayed  for  a  long 
time,  Mrs.  Kate  Levering  Bradshaw  has  an  original,  offi- 
cial relic,  which  reads  as  follows : 

"Philadelphia,  October  22,  1770. 

Sir — You  are  hereby  summoned  to  meet  me  at  the 
house  of  William  Levering,  in  Roxborough  Township,  on 
Thursday,  the  twenty-fifth  day  of  October,  instant,  at 
eight  o'clock  in  the  morning  (if  the  weather  permits, 
otherwise  on  Monday,  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  October, 
instant,  at  the  aforesaid  hour),  as  a  juryman  for  the  par 
tition  or  valuation  of  the  estate,  late  of  Benjamin  Lever- 
ing, dec'd. 

JUDAH  Foulke,  Sheriff. 

To  Mr.  Nicholas  Rittenhouse. 

Children  of  (14)  Anna  Si  Bella '  (Levering)  and  George  Miller* 

48.  1.  Wigard*:  b.  in  17 14,  at  Sommerhausen,  one  of  the  original 
tracts  into  which  the  township  of  Germantown  was 
divided,  and  afterward  known  as  Chestnut  Hill.      He  m. 

Barbara  ,   who  d.   March    23,    1747-48,    aged    26 

years.  He  m.  2d  Cliristiana  Hesser,  who  d.  Feb.  4,  1824, 
aged  73  years.  He  d.  Oct.  4,  1795.  He  left  a  will  dated 
March  5,  1795.  He  was  a  blacksmith  and  had  consider- 
able property.  He  donated  means  for  a  public  school, 
and  gave  a  legacy  to  St.  Michael's  Lutheran  Church  of 
Germantown,  of  which  he  was  a  member,  and  in  whose 
grounds  he  was  buried.  ( 128) 

*  There  appears  error,  or  discrepancy  of  date  in  this  statement,  as  Wigard  died  five  days  before 
the  date  of  lease  noted,  and  a  "  subsequent "  bequest,  widens  the  breach. 

(8) 


I  1.4  THf:    LI-.\I-:RING   FAMin'. 

In  this  coniuxtion  Mr.  Jones  states:  "There  were, 
doubtless,  a  nunilvr  of  chilJren,  as  the  will  of  Mr.  Miller 
mentions  sons  anJ  Jaiiyliters,  hut  I  have  not  been  able  to 
Jisc()\er  anv  except  Wizard." 


Children  of   (17)   Sidonia    (Levering)    and  Peter  DeHaven. 

49.  I.   HhWARI)':    cordwainer ;   6  children;    56  acres;    2   horses; 

5  slieep  ;   3  cattle. 

50.  II.   William':   tarmer ;   so  acres;  2  horses,   etc.;   ni.    Hannah 

.      They  had  a  daughter  named  Phoche  ;  all  are  dead 

and  buried  at  Bot-hm  Churchyard. 

51.  111.   .WoDLIN": 

52.  1\  .   J(  )HN  ' :  died  youn*i. 

S^.      \.    1M;tLR':   tarmer;   three  chn.;  40  acres,  etc. 
!;4.     \  1.  Hlizabi-:th  '  : 

55.  \  11.   Sa.MUHL':   b.  in  172^;   'n-  Susanna  Spauldino, ;  7  chn.;  50 

acres  ;  d.  Feb.  19,  i.Si  5. 

56.  \  111.   (iKRMARI)' : 

57.  1\.    MaI^V: 

5S.      X.   John':  farmer;  4  chn.;    100  acres  ;   horses,  etc. 
t^().     \\.   Jacc  )B'  : 

(¥3.      Ml.    ABRAHAM': 

As  stilted  elsewhere,  the  names  of  these  children  were 
made  known  in  1894  by  Baron  Van  Alten,  of  Germany, 
whose  wife  was  a  DeHa\'en.  The  list  was  manifestly 
funiished  to  the  relatives  in  the  old  countrv. 

The  d:ita.  as  to  children,  area  of  lands,  horses,  etc, 
are  taken  from  a  preserved  Whitpain  township  assessor's 
record  of  1760-61,  by  lliui.  Jnncs  Detwiler.  Such  lists 
usuall)-  note  only  the  number  of  children  j/  //ddu'. 

In  this  connection  I  repeat  my  regret  because  of  the 
loss  ot  the  earliest  records  of  old  Boehm  Church,  of  which 
Peter  l)eHa\en  was  a  constituent  membei'  and  one  of  the 
pillars 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  II5 

Children  of   (18)  Jacob'  and  Alice   (Tunes)    Levering^. 

61.  1.   MaGDALENA*:  b.  about  17 16,  in  Roxb.;  m.   Sept.  27,  1740, 

Samuel  Showier.  They  removed  to  Lancaster  County, 
Pa.,  where  he  died  prior  to  1809.  It  is  not  known  when 
Mrs.  L.  died.  (135) 

62.  11.   ABRAHAM*:  b.  in  May,  1717,  on  Green  Lane,  in  Roxb.;  m. 

Nov.  14,  1745,  Anna  Thomas,  who  was  born  in  1726. 
She  was  a  daughter  of  Griffith  and  Margaret  Thomas, 
who  came  from  Carmarthenshire,  in  Wales,  and  was  a 
cousin  of  the  great  hymnologist.  Rev.  Isaac  Watts,  D.  D. 

(140) 

Both  he  and  his  wife  were  notably  pious  persons.  The 
records  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Philadelphia, 
which  is  now  (1894)  situated  on  the  northwest  corner  of 
Arch  and  Fourteenth  (Broad)  Streets,  show  that  both 
Abraham  and  Anna  Levering  were  baptised  in  the  river 
Schuylkill,  on  September  11,  1756.  Subsequently  they 
became  constituent  members  of  the  Roxborough  Baptist 
Church,  which  was  organized  August  23,  1789,  and  he 
was  made  the  first  Deacon,  having  been  chosen  to  that 
office  on  March  27,  1791.  Until  that  time,  since  the  or- 
ganization, the  pastor  or  supply  officiated  in  the  service 
of  communion. 

The  office  of  Deacon  in  this  church  has  been  continued 
in  his  family  to  this  time.  His  son,  John  Levering  %  was 
chosen  on  Dec.  22,  1792;  his  son  Anthony"^  on  Sept.  22, 
1800;  his  grandson,  Peregrine  W.'',  on  Aug.  18,  1832; 
his  great  grandson,  Anthony  D.',  on  June  15,  185 1  ;  his 
grandson,  Enoch",  on  Jan.  22,  1866.  While  of  his  imme- 
diate relations,  descending  from  brothers,  Charles''  was 
chosen  on  March  24,  1821  ;  Thomas'',  on  May  27,  1837; 
George  B.  ^  on  Feb.  16,  1874,  and  Morris',  on  Jan.  7, 
1884.* 

Mr.  Jones  states  of  Abraham*:  In  early  life  he  lived 
on  the  Ridge  Road,  below  the  6-mile  stone  (measured 

*The  church,  as  first  constituted,  consisted  of  32  members,  of  whom  n  were  Leverings  and  2  were 
married  women  who  liad  borne  the  name.  The  old  "  meeting  house,"  as  first  erected  in  1793.  stood  in 
the  midst  of  the  present  Leverington  Cemetery.  The  approach  from  Ridge  Avenue  was  between  two 
long  lines  of  Lombardy  Poplar  trees,  while  the  building  was  surrounded  by  large  Elms.  These  were 
consumed  by  fire,  which  destroyed  the  building.  It  was  rebuilt  in  1830,  and  like  destruction  compelled  a 
third  building  in  1870,  which  also  followed  in  tlames  in  April,  1876.  This  third  loss  determined  the  con- 
gregation to  remove  to  a  new  site,  which  was  selected  close  against  Ridge  Avenue,  a  few  rods  east  of 
the  entrance  gate  to  the  long-used  location. 


Il6  THE    Ll-.M-.RING   FA\\1L^. 

from  St*c<ind  and  MarUtt  Street),  where,  about  the  year 
1746,  he  huilt  a  larjie  stone  house  upnn  land  adjoining 
that  of  his  brother  Wizard,  and  opposite  to  that  of  his 
brother  Jacob. 

L)urin<:  his  later  \ears  lie  li\ed  on  Green  Lane,  at  the 
old  homestead  of  his  father.  Before  a  meeting:  house 
was  built  in  Ko.xborough  his  dwellin;:  was  often  used  as  a 
preaching  place.  He  was  a  constant  attendant  at  church, 
and  usuall\-  carried  a  large  cane.  He  h.id  a  peculiar  dis- 
like for  dogs  in  the  meeting  house,  hence,  w  henever  he 
found  one  there  he  caned  it  out. 

Mrs.  l,e\'ering  died  Aug.  1,  1799.  He  survived  her 
several  years.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred 
on  Oct.  31,  1S04,  he  was  a  x-eiu-iabk'  lodk-jng  man  with 
white,  flowing  locks. 

His  estate  embraced  a  large  tract  of  land,  upon  which 
a  part  of  Manayunk  is  now  built.  His  w  ill,  dated  Aug. 
20,  1798,  was  pro\(.-d  in  Philadelphia  on  Dec.  15,  1804. 
Both  were  interred  in  Le\erington  Cemetery. 

6^.     111.   VVlGARD*,  or  WECHARL)':   b.    in    1719  at   Ro.xb.      He   was 
m.  twice.      His    first   wife    was    Elizabeth    Sturges,    who 

died.     His  second,   Elizabeth  .     She  also  died,   in 

Oct.,  181;,  aged  81  years,  and  is  buried  in  Le\-.  Ceni. 
She  left  a  will,  dated  August  i  ;.  1812,  which  was  proved 
at  Norristown,  Oct.  12.  i8n.  (148) 

Mr.  Jones  states:  "He  owned  several  tracts  of  land 
in  Roxborough.  OiU'  contained  88  acres,  which  he 
bought  in  1753,  and  which  he  sold  in  parcels  to  \arious 
persons.  Several  of  the  deeds  for  this  land,  signed  by 
Wechard  and  his  wife,  I  ha\e  seen.  To  recover  this 
land  one  of  his  grandsons  brought  an  action  of  ejectnK  nt 
in  the  vear  1854  and  another  in  i8s7.  He  also  owned  a 
farm  on  the  northerlv  side  of  the  Ridge  Road,  at  the 
corner  of  Hermit's  l.ane.  and  on  it  erected  a  large  stone 
house  similar  in  ili;it  of  liis  biother  Abraham.  The  date 
stone  marked  W'L.,  1742,  is  now  in  possession  of  Enoch" 
Levering,  who  uses  it  as  a  bacl<  to  his  fireplace  in  order 
to  keep  it  safe.  Ha\  ing  sold  all  his  lands  in  Roxborough. 
Wechard  removed  to  Plymouth  Township  (then  in 
Philad.,  now  in)  Montgomery  Co.,  where  he  bought  a 
large  tract  of  land,"  etc. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  II7 

The  farm  at  the  "  corner  of  Hermit's  Lane  "  Wechard 
sold  and  transferred  to  his  nephew,  John'^  Levering,  who 
lived  in  the  house  described,  and  died  there  July  28, 
1832.  His  son  Hnoch''  succeeded  to  the  ownership,  and 
lived  in  the  premises  until  he  died,  in  June,  1775,  ^^^d 
79>^  years.  All  the  children  of  John'',  from  the  year 
1778  to  1795,  including  Enoch*,  were  born  in  this  house. 
It  is  now  numbered  3905  Ridge  Avenue,  Philad.,  being 
north  of  3900th  Street,  formerly  Hermit  Street.  It 
is  still  (1894)  occupied  by  Sophia,  widow  of  Enoch,  and 
their  uamarried  daughter  Sarah  ^  S.,  who  will  succeed  to 
the  title,  by  provision  of  the  will  of  her  father,  on  the 
death  of  her  mother,  who  is  now  86  years  old. 

During  February,  1884,  1  again  visited  the  old  home- 
stead, and  slept  in  the  room  where  "  all  the  children  " — 
including  my  father  Abraham  ^ — were  born.  Since  the 
death  of  Enoch  the  house  has  been  enlarged  and  much 
improved.  The  old  "date  stone,"  referred  to  by  Mr. 
Jones,  is  still  preserved  in  an  upper  room  (not  "fire- 
place"). It  is  of  hard  soapstone,  measures  16  by  24 
inches,  and  is  4  inches  thick.  It  is  carved  distinctly  with 
sunken  letters  and  ornamental  scroll  work.  The  inscrip- 
tion is  W  L,  1843  (not  2,  as  Mr.  Jones  notes). 

Wechard  died  July  6,  1782,  and  was  buried  in  Lev. 
Cem.  His  will,  on  record  in  Philadelphia,  is  dated  May 
24,  1782,  and  was  proved  July  22,  1782.  His  signature 
to  this  will  is  written  WECHARD  Levering,  a  corruption 
of  Wigard,  and  spelled  as  his  pronunciation  sounded. 

64.  IV.  William*:  b.  at  Roxb.  in  1721  ;  m.  May  16,  1751,  by 
Rev.  Peter  Peterson  Vanhorn,  a  Baptist  minister,  to  Mar- 
garet Lohrmann,  who  was  born  May  23,  1729,  in  Schwei- 
gen.  Publication  of  the  marriage  was  made  at  the  Lower 
Dublin  Baptist  Church,  at  Philadelphia,  as  shown  by  the 
original  certificate  of  marriage,  which  was  preserved  by 
(333)  Abraham  Levering".  It  bears  the  signatures  of 
the  following  Leverings :  Elizabeth  Levering,  Jacob  Lev- 
ering, Hannah  Levering,  Anthony  Levering,  Benjamin 
Levering,  Septimus  Levering,  Jacob  Levering,  Alice  Lev- 
ering, Abraham  Levering,  Anna  Levering,  Wechard  Lev- 
ering and  Elizabeth  Levering. 

Mr.  Levering  d.  Nov.  7,  1785,  and  Mrs.  L.  d.  Nov.  18, 
1805,  aged  79  years.     Both  are  interred  in   Lev.  Cem. 


r 


lis  THH    LH\l-:kING    FAMin'. 

ThfV  had  no  children.  He  k-tt  a  will  dau-d  Au.li.  S,  1785, 
which  was  pruvid  at  Nnrristown,  iV\(»nt;i<imcr\'  Ci».,  Pa., 
on  N«iv.  16,  17S;.  Hf  ;:avf  a  Lf^ac\-  ct  "  Tliirty  pounds 
t<»  p<K»r  and  distri-ssi-d  persons  of  the  Methodist  Society," 
and  bequeathed  the  residue  of  his  estate  amonji  his 
brothers  and  sisters  and  tlieir  children.  His  widow  ,  Mar- 
garet, left  a  will  dati-d  in  iSoj.  which  w.is  proven  in 
Court  at  Norristown  on  Dec.  1  i.  1S05. 

It  is  known  that  they  resided  at  Pixinouth.  Their  re- 
mo\-.il  to  that  part  of  the  Count\-  was  made  subsequent 
to  their  rnarriatze,  as  indicated  b\-  their  certificate  of  mar- 
ria<:e  having  ...■.nn,-,!  in  f^hilad. 

6q.      \.   Jac:()H':   b.  about    i7_s.  in   Ho.xb.;  in.  Elizabeth .      He 

d.  prior  to  1807.  Mr.  Jones  sa\s  of  him:  "  He  built,  in 
1755,  a  house  on  the  tract  of  land  de\  ised  to  him  b\-  his 
father,  situated  on  the  south  side  of  the  Ridj^e  Road;  it 
is  now  (JS5.S)  owned  and  occupied  by  Charles  Rijihter. 
Amonj:  the  witnesses  to  his  brother  William's  marriage 
Were  Hlizabeth  antl  Jacob  Le\  ering,  and  1  hence  infer  that 
the\'  were  this  Jacob  and  his  wife.  1  think'  he  afterwards 
resided  in  Philadelphia."  (160) 

66.  \l.  ANTHONY':  b.  at  Ro.xb.  about  172=;;  m.  Dec.  u.  17^1, 
Agnes  Tunis.  The  original  marriage  certificate,  which 
was  preser\i'd  b\-  his  grandson.  John  Levering'',  states 
that  the  marriage  ceremon\-  was  performed  by  Joseph 
Bonsall,  a  Justice  of  the  Peace,  for  the  Count\'  of  Ciies- 
ter.  I"he  w  itnesses,  whose  signatures  appein-  upon  the 
Certificate,  embr;ice  Jacob  LiAering,  Benjamin  Le\ering, 
Septimus  Levering,  Elizabeth  Levering  and  Hannah  Lev- 
ering. He  inherited  from  his  father  a  tract  of  land  and  a 
saw-mill  in  Lower  Merion,  opposite  Manayunk.  He  died 
in  17SS.  He  left  .1  will  dated  Feb.  2^,  i7>^7,  which  was 
proven  in  Court  at  Norristown,  Mch.  j6,  17S8.  He  and 
his  w  ife  weri'  buried  at  Merion  Friends  Meeting  grounds. 

(163) 
^  67.  \ll.  Blnja.MIN':  b.  .It  Roxb.  Sept.  i^;.  1728;  m.  Apl.  2,  iHs4, 
at  Swede's  Church,  I'hilad..  to  Catharine  Righter.  Mr. 
Jones  states :  "He  resided  on  the  Ridge  Road,  opposite 
Samuel  (iorgas.  The  farm  wlure  he  lived  was  once 
owned  bv  John  Bald.  I'Ikic  was  a  two-storv  lotf  house. 
which  was  pulled  dow  n  years  ago.     A  stone  house  was 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  1 19 

also  on  the  place,  and  that  was  pulled  down  in  1857. 
He  d.  Feb,  25,  1804.  Mrs.  L.  d.  Nov.  14,  1808,  aged  76 
years.     Both  are  interred  at  Lev.  Cem.  (^72) 

68.  VIU.  Septimus*:  b.  at  Roxb.  about  1731.  His  Christian  name 
was  given  him  because  he  was  the  seventh  son.  He  m. 
Mary  Thomas.  He  inherited  the  old  homestead  on  Green 
Lane,  Roxborough,  which  was  subsequently  owned  by 
Peregrine  W.  Levering'',  and  now  (1894)  by  Eliza^ 
daughter  of  the  latter.  Both  were  baptised  June  25, 
1757,  as  members  of  the  Great  Valley  Baptist  Church, 
in  Chester  Co.,  and  were  dismissed  to  the  Philad.  Church 
July  I,  1761,  indicating  removal  into  the  city  at  that  time. 
He  became  a  Deacon  of  the  church  Sept.  7,  1761,  but 
resigned  Oct.  5,  1765.  The  Minutes  of  the  Church  for 
Feb.  6,  1775,  state:  "Our  Bro.  Septimus  Levering,  in- 
tending to  go  to  Virginia,  has  requested  a  Letter  of 
Recommendation,  which  the  Church  agree  he  shall  have." 
He  removed  to  Loudon  Co.,  Va.  It  is  not  known  when 
or  where  he  died.  Mrs.  Levering  d.  June  16,  1794,  aged 
64  years,  and  was  buried  at  Lev.  Cem.  As  her  monu- 
mental stone  describes  her  as  "widow  of  Septimus  Lev- 
ering," he  d.  earlier. 

Pierre  de  Simitiere's  Mss.  in  Penna.  Library,  states: 
"Septimus  Levering  was  one  of  the  few  persons  who 
kept  a  carriage  in  Philadelphia  in  the  latter  part  of  the 
eighteenth  century."  (i79). 


Children  of   (20)  Magdalena'  (Levering;)  and  William  Tennis. 

69.  1.   JOHN'':  died  in  early  manhood,  as  appears. 

70.  11.  Samuel^  :  m. Morgan  ;  d.  in  March,  1803,  in  Towamen- 

cin  Tp.  He  left  a  will  dated  Nov.  27,  1802,  in  which  he 
describes  himself  as  a  "yeoman,  advanced  in  years."  The 
wnll  was  proved  at  Norristown,  Pa.,  Apl.  5,  1803.  T^^ 
bequests  made  to  children  and  grand  children  indicate  a 
considerable  estate,  both  real  and  personal.  The  names 
of  these  beneficiaries  furnished  me  clews  to  his  descend- 
ants. (184) 

71.  111.  Anthony': 


120  THl.    l-l:\LKlNtj    lAMIl.^ 


/-• 


1\.    ABkAMAM': 

Thf  will  .>t  \Vi-;irJ'  Levering  Ix-qufathcJ  "  unto  m\ 
vm-in-l.iw  William  Tunes,"  a  sum  <>t  m<'nc\-  tor  which 
"Samui-I  Tt-nnis  and  John  Tennis.  ^ranJsuns  of  Wizard 
l-f\frin^;,"  rt-a-ipti-d  on  Feh.  i  ;,  17^1.  which  suo;o;ests 
tlu-  decease  of  their  father  prior  {<>  tluil  date.  The  sons 
were.  d(»uhtli-ss.  horn  after  1720.  Wh\'  the\-  changed 
the  spellin;i  of  their  surname  is  not  known.  They  Vwi^i} 
in  Towamencin  Township,  in  Phiiadelpliia  C<iunt\-,  wliich, 
in  17S4,  hecame  a  part  ni  Mont^onu-ry  County,  Pa. 


IIKTII    (  diMiKAllUN. 

Children  of  (36)  Jacob'  and  Margaret  ( )  Fry. 

7^  1.  IaCOB'':  h.  Oct.  :;,  17S6;  m.  ,V\ar;iaret  Springer,  who  was 
h.  (3ct.  ^1.  1 70s.  and  d.  D^'C.  22,  1835.  He  d.  Feh.  26, 
1S44.  (191) 

74.  11.  JoSBPH':  h.  about  ijCk);  m.  Susanna  (^odshalk.  He  left 
a  will,  dated  .Au^.  3.  179^.  which  was  proved  at  Norris- 
town,  Pa.,  Sept.  6,  1793,  su^jiestinti  his  death  between 
dates.  His  widow  suhsequentl\'  married  Samuel  Will- 
iams, (198) 

7v  111-  CiHc)R(jI£'':  b,  \\a\  12.  176:;;  m.  Mar^iaret  Bean,  who  was 
b.  .Au'i.  6,  177s.  ;nid  d.  Au^:.  21,  18^5.  He  d.  Jan.  22, 
iS;^  ;  was  burii'd  at  Mennonite  Cjraxeyard  at  Skippack, 
Pa.  (201) 

76.     1\.   WILLIA.M':   b.  abniit  1767;  d.  unmd. 

\.  Ill-NR^'  (W.  1).):  m.  Elizabeth  Shoenber^er.  He  d.  about 
1S4.S;  was  buried  in  tiie  old  Fry  ;j:ra\e\ard  at  Skippack, 
Pa.  Historian  Ht-ckler  wrote  me  of  him  :  "1  remember 
[)].  Hi-nry  Fry.  I  beliew  he  was  the  father  of  Dr. 
Cieor<:e  Fry.  The  Frys  had  a  prexeiitive  and  cure  for 
hydrophobia,  which  was  a  secret  in  the  famih  ,  handed 
down  from  one  ;:eneration  to  another.  Dr.  Henr\-  ex- 
perimented with  electricit\-  in  early  da\  s."'  (207) 

llnn.  Louis  M.  Childs,  of  Norristitwn,  Pa.,  wrote  of 
him:  "IK-  was  famous  for  many  \ears  as  the  only 
person  who  could  cure  the  effect  of  a  bite  b\-  a  rabid 
doo."  1  ;im  informed  that  the  specific  is  still  known  to  a 
fa\-ored  inherit<tr  in  the  family. 


/  / 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  121 

Children  of  (38)  John'  and (Keisler)  Fry. 

78.  1.  JaCOB'"^:  b.  Sept.  23,  1780;  m.  Elizabeth  Beard,  who  was  b. 
Jan.  30,  1778,  and  d.  March  i,  1825.  He  d.  April  10, 
1852.   .  (210) 

80.  11.   Henry':  lived  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

81.  111.   JOHN":   lived  at  Hssecks,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

82.  IV.   Joseph':   m.  Mary  Getty;  lived  at  Trappe,  Montg.  Co. 

83.  V,   Amos':   lived  at  Pottstown,  Montg.  Co. 

84.  VI.   Polly':  m.  George  Girstock. 

85.  Vll.   Anna':   m.  James  Miller. 

86.  Vlll.   Hannah':  m.  John  Dismant. 

87.  IX.  BETSY':  m.  George  Erb. 

(Children  of  (42)  Amelia*  (Frey)  and  Frederick  Leinbach. 

88.  1.   JOHN':  h.  in  1738;  d.  Jan.  10,  1746. 

89.  11.  Henry':  b.  Feb.  2,  1739 

90.  111.  Jacob':  b.  April  2,  1740. 

91.  IV.  Benjamin':  b.  Sept.  20,  1741. 

92.  V.  Elizabeth':  b.  April  7,  1743. 

93.  VI.   Anna':   b.  Jan.  11,  1745. 

94.  Vll.  Johanna':  b.  Feb.  9,  1746. 

95.  Vlll.  Stillborn':  b.  June  17,  1747. 

96.  IX.   JOSEPH':   b.  Aug.  25,  1748. 

97.  X.  Maria':  b.  March  3,  1750. 

98.  XI.     MaGDALENA':   b.  Aug.  II,  1 75 1. 

99.  Xll.   John':   b.  June  21,  1753. 

100.  Xlll.   ROSINa':  b.  March  9,  1755. 
loi.     XIV.  Catharina':  b.  Jan.  8,  1757. 

102.  XV.  Frederick':  | 

y  b.  March  23,  1760. 

103.  XVI.   DANIEL':         J 

104.  XVll.  Samuel':  b.  July  25,  1762. 

All  were  born  at  Oley,  Berks  Co.,  Pa.,  as  shown   by 
records  of  the  old  Moravian  Church  at  that  place. 


122  THE    Ll-\LklN(j    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (43)  William'  and  Hannah  (Clemens)  Levering. 

los.  1.  l:LIZABtTH*':  h.  Ihc.  i2.  i/U',  at  Hn.\h..  where  slie  m. 
Jdlin  Hinkle.  Tluir  subsequent  histnrx'  is  not  known, 
thou^'h  some  nlJ  tainil)'  bible  ina\'  be  liidin^  valuable 
j!t'nealoyical  information.  Tlu-\-  had  a  son  named  WILL- 
IAM'', who  was  referred  to  in  the  will  of  his  }:irandfather  ; 
also  a  son  Anthonw  who  was  recorded  by  Mr.  Jones,  in 
his  C(»mpilation.  as  a  S(in  'A  William  ;  in-  was,  in  fact,  a 
brother.  (217) 

106.  11.  WILLIAM':  b.  Jan.  S.  17^4.  at  Ko.xb.;  m.  Ma\-  17,  1759, 
Martha  l)ea\es.  Hmm  their  marria^ie  certificate,  which 
was  preser\ed  by  their  ^randdaujihter,  Deborah  lA'\er- 
injz ',  the\'  appear  to  haw  been  married  after  the  manner  of 
the  Friends'  ceremonw  without  the  intervention  of  ci\il 
or.  ecclesiastical  benediction.  J'he  instrument  reads: 
"  WhHREAS,  William  La\erin*.'.  Junr.,  of  Rocksborouo:h, 
in  the  Counts'  of  Philadelphia,  and  Province  of  Pennsyl- 
vania, and  Martha  lJa\es,  Daughter  of  Thomas  Daves 
of  the  same  place,  ha\in^  Published  their  Intention  of 
Marria;:e  with  each  other,  accordin;j;  to  a  Law  in  that  case 
Provided,  and  nothing  appearin^i  to  obstruct  their  Pro- 
Ceedinjis,  Did  appear  at  the  House  of  William  Laverini£, 
in  Rocksborou^h  afd..  on  the  seventeenth  day  of  May,  in 
the  year  of  our  Lord  one  thousand  seveii  hundred  and 
fifty-nine,  in  an  assembly  for  that  occasion  met:  And 
the  said  William  Levering  taking  the  said  Martha  Daves 
b\'  the  hand.  Did  in  a  solemn  manner  openlv  declare 
that  he  todk  her  to  be  his  loving  wife,  promising  b\'  the 
Lord's  Assistance  to  be  untt»  her  a  faithful  and  lovin<j; 
Husband  until  Death  should  separate  them:  And  there 
anii  then  in  the  said  Assembly  the  said  Martha  Daves 
l)id  in  like  nianner  openl\-  declare  that  she  took  the  said 
William  Levering  to  be  her  husband,  promising  in  like 
manner  to  bv  unto  him  a  Faithful  and  Loving  Wife  until 
death  should  separate  them.  And  there  and  then  the 
.said  William  Laverin>:  and  Martlia  Daves,  she  according 
to  the  custom  of  Marriage,  assuming  the  name  of  her 
Husband  as  a  further  Confirmation  thereof.  Did  to  these 
Presents  put  their  Hands,  and  wee  whose  names  are 
hereunder  w  ritten,  being  present  amongst  others  at  the 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  123 

solemnization  and  superscription  in  manner  aforesaid  as 
witnesses  thereunto,  have  also  set  our  hands  the  Day 
and  Year  above  Written. 

Wm.  Levering,  Junior,  Isaac  Deaves, 

Mr.  Levering,  John  Cunrads, 

Wm.  Levering,  Barbary  Cunrads, 

Hannah  Levering,  Jacob  Cooke, 

Aaron  Levering,  Susana  Cooke, 

Nathan  Levering,  Enoch  Levering, 

John  Hinkle,  John  Colp, 

Elizabeth  Hinkle,  Derick  Keyser, 

Peter  Keyser,  Wm.  Dewees, 
Hannah  Keyser." 

The  certificate  appears  to  have  been  written  by 
some  one  who  was  unacquainted  with  the  spelling  of 
either  of  the  family  surnames,  or  that  of  the  township  in 
which  the  ceremony  was  enacted.  The  bride's  first  at- 
tempt at  writing  MRS.  LEVERING  furnishes  evidence  of  a 
bad  spell  of  nervousness. 

While  the  parents  of  the  groom  furnish  proof  of  their 
"presence  and  consenting,"  those  of  the  bride  appear 
conspicuously  absent. 

Mr.  Jones,  in  an  article  entitled,  " Roxborotigii  cuui  the 
Revoliitio}iaiy  War,"  published  in  the  Manaynnk  Sentinel, 
July  6,  1882,  testifies  to  having  seen  an  original  military 
muster  roll,  containing  names  of  enlisted  men,  under  date 
of  August  I,  1776,  which  did  not  appear  upon  the  rolls  of 
the  Penna.  Archives.  This  roster  shows  that  William 
Levering,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  Captain  nf  the 
company,  which  formed  part  of  the  First  Ritle  Battalion 
of  Philadelphia  County,  under  Colonel  Matlack. 

Mr.  Jones  states  :  "He  inherited  from  his  father  the 
smith  shop,  tools,  etc.,  opposite  the  Leverington  Hotel, 
where  his  grandfather  Wigard  died  ;  also  owned  the  house 
and  small  farm  below  the  shop,  now  (1858)  owned  by 
G.  W.  Hippie.  Upon  the  partition  of  his  father's  estate 
he  received  a  tract  of  land  above  the  hotel,  and  extending 
from  Leverington  Avenue  to  the  line  of  John  Gorgas' 
land." 

He  d.  June  i,  180O.  Mrs.  L.  d.  Sept.  10,  1828,  aged 
86  years.     Both  are  buried  at  Lev.  Cem.  (219) 


IJ4  THH  i.i;vi:ping  family. 

107.  III.  Hannah'':  I-*.  Jnh  ;.  17V.  -'t  Rn\i\;  m.  Muy  5,  i/sG, 
Prti-r  Kf\  MT.  "t  (  KTiiiaiit<>\sn,  who  \v;is  b.  Au^.  18, 
i/^j.  Mr.  J"iu  >  ^tatfs:  "He  was  a  tanner  and  of 
hutch  Jestciit.  Mr.  I\'ter  A.  Keyser,  of  Phila.,  says  of 
liis  ancestors :  "iJirk  Ke\'ser  came  imm  Amsterdam  to 
(iiTinantoun  \  ia  New  York  in  1688.  with  one  son  named 
Peter  DircU,  tiu-n  eleven  >-ears  old.  Peter  Dirck  married 
<tii  Sept.  4.  1700.  Marjiaret  Sieple,  and  had  a  sun  Dirk,  b. 
1701,  d.  17S''>.  \vlio  married  Alice  Neus,  now  written 
Nice.  The\'  h-  '  '  '"  sons,  \iz.,  John  ;  PETER,  b.  1732  ; 
Derick.  Michai-i luo  dau^hters,  one  of  whom,  Eliza- 
beth, m.  Andrew  Wood,  of  Roxb.  (228) 

riu-  KeN'ser  C(»nnection  with  the  LeverinLi  family  is 
one  of  the  most  numerous,  as  an  anal)'sis  of  this  work 
will  disclose.  The  history  of  "The  Keyser  Family," 
as  compiled  by  Hon.  Charles  S.  Kevser,  of  Philadelphia, 
and  published  in  1888,  shows  the  Leverin^;  relation. 

Mrs.  Hannah  Lev'erin^:;  Keyser  d.  Auo;.  19,  177^  In 
1787  Mr.  K.  m.  Mary  Mechlin.  He  d.  March  11,  1818. 
Both  are  buried  in  the  German  Baptist  Church  ^^rounds 
in  Germantown. 

laS.  I\.  Aaron  ■  (Colonel):  b.  iXx.  7,  1739,  at  Roxb.;  m.  May 
19.  1763,  Hannah  Ri^hter,  daughter  of  Peter  Rio;hter,  of 
"  Ri^hter's  Ferrx,"  Roxborouj^h.  Mr.  Jones  said  of  him  : 
"  He  was  a  currier.  His  father,  ainono;  other  things,  de- 
\ised  to  him  'the  currxin^  shop'  on  the  Ridoje  Road, 
abo\e  Green  Lane.  When  the  Re\-olutionar\-  War  broke 
out,  Mr.  Le\erin*i;  joined  the  American  armw  He  was 
appointed  in  the  early  part  of  Jul\-,  1776,  one  of  the 
Captains  nf  the  Flyin«^  Camp,  and  was  commissioned  as 
Major  Jul\-  31,  1776.  He  was  in  the  battle  of  Brandy- 
wine,  and  at  the  defense  of  Mud  Fort  and  Fort  Mittlin. 
He  was  honorably  discharged  with  the  rank  of  Colonel  at 
Perth  Amboy.  About  the  \ear  1780,  or  later,  he  removed 
with  his  famil\-  to  the  cit>'  of  Hahiinore,  MJ.  His  sister 
Sarah  and  brother  Enoch  also  removed  there,  and  became 
the  founders  of  the  Leverin.ii  families  of  Baltimore,  where 
Colonel  Le\erin,g  engaged  in  mercantile  business,  :\nd 
was  quite  successful.  He  died  in  B.  Oct.  14,  1794.  Mrs. 
Levering  d.  Sept.  6,  1806,  aged  65  years,  at  the  home  of 
her  daughter,   Marv   Clement,    at  Salem,   New   Jersey, 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  125 

where    she   was   buried    in    the    ;j;r()unds  of   the    Baptist 
Church.  (233) 

They  had  fifteen  children  ;  but  two  survived  three 
years  of  age. 

109.  V.  Enoch •^:  b.  Feb.  21,  1742,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Apl.  10,  1765, 
Mary  Righter,  a  sister  of  liis  brother  Aaron's  wife.  He 
was  the  owner  of  a  large  Tannery  in  R.,  and  carried  on 
the  business  for  many  years.  He  removed  with  his  fam- 
ily to  Baltimore,  about  the  year  1774.  Here  he  engaged 
in  the  wholesale  grocery  business,  under  the  firm  name 
of  Levering  &  Barge.  His  wife  died  Feb.  21,  1794,  aged 
52  years.  He  followed  her  Oct.  21,  1795.  Both  were 
interred  in  the  burial  ground  of  the  First  Baptist  Church 
at  B.,  of  which  congregation  they  were  prominent  mem- 
bers. 

Their  sons  erected  a  monument  at  their  graves,  which 
bears  inscription  as  follows:  "In  memory  of  ENOCH 
Levering  and  Mary,  his  wife,  whose  bodies  lie  interred 
here.  They  lived  respected  and  died  lamented  by  their 
relatives  and  friends,  and  left  seven  sons  to  bemoan  their 
departure,  who  have  erected  this  iiKtnument  to  perpetuate 
the  memory  of  their  beloved  parents.  The  character  of 
the  true  Christian  was  affectingly  displayed  in  the  last 
hours  of  their  lives  ;  they  saw  and  met  the  approach  of 
that  scene,  the  most  trying  to  human  nature,  with  calm 
and  dignified  composure,  with  serene  and  pious  resigna- 
tion, and  a  devout  and  steady  confidence  in  the  mercy  of 
that  God  whose  summons  they  are  about  to  obey." 

(235) 

no.  VI.  Clement"*:  b.  May  25,  1744,  at  Roxb.;  d.  June  27  of  the 
same  year. 

III.  VII.  Nathan":  b.  May  19,  1745,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Mch.  11,  1784, 
Sarah  Rubicam,  of  Germantown,  daughter  of  Justus 
Rubicam.  (244) 

He  was  grandfather  of  Mr.  Jones,  who  wrote  of  him  : 
"  He  resided  with  his  father  at  the  homestead  on  the 
Ridge  Road  (the  present  Leverington  Hotel)  ;  ministered 
to  his  wants  and  helped  to  cheer  his  declining  years. 
The. old  homestead  was  devised  to  him  bv  his  father. 


126  THH    LH\l-.kl.N(i    lAWll.^. 

"Ill  tlu-  pr<ic(.'«.*Jin*zs  ot  thf  Cominittfo  ot  Safety  for 
PhilaJi-lpliia  Cnunt>-  for  August  i.  1776,  Natlian  l.e\er- 
inji  was  appojuti-J  <mk'  of  tlu-  iuinih(.'r  <>i  [vrsons  'to  Jis- 
trihuti'  inonev  for  tlu-  support  oi  poor  woiiifn  and  cliil- 
drcn  who  arc  left  destitute  by  means  of  their  luisbands 
and  fathers  beinj:  n(»w  in  actual  ser\  iee.' 

"The  same  \ear  that  Nathan  was  married  he  rebuilt 
the  old  homestead,  lie  was  en^a^ed  in  e\ery  public 
mo\ement  in  R.  Hi-  kept  the  Hotel  for  many  years,  and 
it  was  the  frequc-nt  resort  of  his  relatives  from  Baltimore. 
Before  the  Koxbomu^h  Baptist  Church  was  built,  relijj;- 
ious  meetin^zs  were  often  held  at  his  house,  and  '  Father 
Kleeson,'  the  blind  preacher,  who  officiated  for  the  Church, 
li\ed  for  many  \ears  vs  ith  him.  He  was  a  liberal  con- 
tributor to  the  Church  ;  was  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees;  ^a\e  the  land  for  the  Meetin^^-house,  and 
superintended  its  erection.  The  minutes  of  the  Church 
for  27  March,  ijtp,  state  that  'Brother  Nathan  Le\erin^ 
;:a\-e  a  lot  of  ground  in  fnmt  of  the  ;^ra\eyard  to  build 
the  Meetin^i-house  on,  and  a  lane  from  thence  out  to  the 
^ireat  road.'  (Rid^e  Road.)  ()n  s  Feb.,  1794,  he  e.xe- 
cuted  to  thirteen  trustees  a  deed  for  J2  perches  of  land, 
including:  the  old  ura\eyard,  and  on  24  April,  1804,  he 
^ave  T,7  perches  more,  which,  together,  formed  the  old 
Roxborou^h  ^ra\e\ard,*  in  which  the  \enerable  ancestor 
of  the  Le\erin^  family,  and  scores  of  his  posterity  are 
interred. 

"  He  was  also  one  of  the  early  Clerks  of  the  Church, 
and  was  e\er  its  constant  friend  and  liberal  benefactor. 
Both  he  and  his  w  ife  were  anions  the  constituent  mem- 
bers of  the  Church.  He  was  also  a  Trustee  of  the  Rox- 
borou^h  School-house,  and  ua\e  liberalK'  to  the  erection 
of  the  two-story  house  in  179V  He  was  instrumental  in 
or^anizinji  the  Rid^e  Turnpike  Road  in  1S11-12,  to  which 
Roxborou^lh  is  so  much  indebted.  He  was  a  man  of  taste, 
and  there  ne\er  was  a  wurk'  of  an\"  importance  L!;oing  on 
that  he  was  not  entj:a,-j;ed  in.  The  beautiful  a\enue  of 
Lombard)-  poplars  leading  from  the  Church  to  the  Ridge 
Road,  was  planted  under  liis  direction,  and  at  one  time 
he  had  a  similar  row  planted  and  growing  on  the  northerly 


'Since  embraced  within. i  large  area  of  lanJ.anJ  Chartered  by  the  State  as  the  "  Leverington  Cem- 
etery." 


POSTERITY  OF  VVIGARD   LEVERING.  1 27 

side  of  the   Rid^e   Road,  from   the   Hotel  to  the  Church 
lane.     Only  one  of  these  trees  remained  in  1857. 

"  Mr.  L.  died  of  a  cancerous  affection  of  the  breast,  14 
June,  1812,  at^ed  68  years,  and  is  buried  at  the  Roxbor- 
ough  graveyard.  A  flat  marble  tombstone  covers  his 
grave,  and  has  the  following  inscription  from  the  pen  of 
his  son-in-law,  the  Rev.  H.  G.  Jones: 

"'Sacred  to  the  memory  of  NATHAN  LEVERING.  He 
lived  an  example  of  usefulness  to  his  fellow  men.  As  a 
Christian  and  a  Patriot,  he  distinguished  himself.  Tem- 
ples of  God  and  Seminaries  of  learning  rose  and  flourished 
under  his  fostering  hand.  To  wipe  the  tear  from  the 
widow,  the  fatherless  and  the  stranger,  and  to  promote 
the  national  interests  of  AMERICA,  engaged  his  incessant 
and  successful  endeavors.  He  died  in  hope  of  a  glorious 
resurrection,  resigning  his  SOUL  into  the  hands  of  the 
"FRIEND  OF  Sinners,"  on  the  14th  day  of  June,  1812, 
in  the  68th  year  of  his  age  "  Blessed  are  the  dead  who 
die  in  the  Lord."  ' 

"Mrs.  Levering  d.  4  March  1820,  aged  61  years,  and 
is  buried  by  the  side  of  her  husband,  and  has  a  similar 
tombstone." 

112.  VIU.  Deborah^':  b.  May  2,  1749,  at  Roxb.;  m.  John  Streeper, 
of  Plymouth,  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa.,  who  was  born 
March  9,  1745.  She  d.  Aug.  16,  1777.  He  d.  Oct.  18, 
1817.  (251) 

ii^v  IX.  Sarah':  b.  Nov.  12,  175 1,  at  Roxb.,  where,  on  April  16, 
1771,  she  married  John  Brown,  a  native  of  Belfast,  Ire- 
land. Mr.  Jones  states:  "After  marriage  they  removed 
to  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  Mrs.  Clement  states  it  was 
through  his  influence  that  Aaron  and  Enoch  Levering  re- 
moved to  that  city.  He  amassed  quite  a  fortune  in  the 
tannery  business,  and  was  also  engaged  with  William 
Wilson  and  Mathias  Maris  in  the  shipping  business.  He 
was  an  active  citizen,  and  was  a  member  of  the  Commit- 
tee of  Vigilance  of  Baltimore  during  the  Revolution.  His 
name  is  found  among  the  list  of  the  Republican  citizens 
of  Baltimore,  who  signed  a  copy  of  the  Declaration  of 
Independence  at  the  court  house  in  Baltimore  in  1776. 

(252) 


i 


I-'S  THF.    Lli\EklNC]    FAN\IL^. 

Both  wtri-  nu-mlvrs  (»t  the  First  Pit-sbx  t<.  i  laii  Church 
(»t  Bait.  Ml.  B.  died  N<>\-.  i,  1794,  a^eJ  49  \eais.  Mrs. 
B.  il.  Sc-pt.  6.  iS^j.  All  their  cliilJrcn  were-  Unn  in 
Bait. 


Children  ot    l44 )  Amelia'    'L<:vering)    and    Abraham    Shoemaker. 

114.  1.  Sarah ':  1\  in  ijjj;  in.  "in  a  public  nu-t-tin^i  at  German- 
town,  Anno.  174-'.;,  the  2vi  of  \  c-  12th  month,  called 
Februar>-,"  to  Uaniel  Pastorius,  who  was  b.  Dec.  22, 
1717,  and  d.  Jan.  n,  17S4.  She  m.  jd,  about  1757,  to 
L)aniel  Mackenet,  who  d.  Oct.  19.  1761,  at  Germantovvn, 
where  she  also  d.  Feb.  ;,  179^.  All  were  buried  in 
Friends'  (jround,  Germantow  n,  Saraii  reposin^i  between 
her  husbands. 

L)aniel  Pastorius  was  son  ot  John  Samuel  Pastorius, 
and  ;ir.  son  of  Francis  Daniel  Pastorius,  who  is  mentioned 
in  the  historical  part  of  this  work  as  prominent  in  makin^i 
the  early  history  of  Philadelphia.     Srr  hio!{.  (262) 

1115.  II.  (iHC)RGE'':  b.  ab(»ut  172s;  m.  Feb.  2^,  17^4,  ;it  Abin^iton 
Friends'  Meeting:,  Pa.,  Martha,  daughter  of  Jonathan 
Livezey.  It  is  k'nown  that  he  owned  a  farm  in  Chelten- 
ham, near  Philad.  I  ha\e  not  learned  further  concerninoi; 
him.  (270) 

116.  III.   BENJA.MIN'':   b.  in  172S,  at  Cheltenham,  Pa.;   m.  Feb.  28, 

1753,  at  Christ's  Church,  Phila.,  Mar\-  Comly,  dau.  of 
Robert  and  Jane  (Cadwalader)  Comly,  nf  B\  berrv,  near 
to  Phila.  She  d.  Mch.  17,  1793.  He  d.  Mch.  16,  18 10. 
They  were  b.  in  the  Shoemaker  ,ura\eyard  in  Cheltenham, 
near  to  Phila.,  and  near  to  their  home  farm.  {277) 

117.  I\.   William'':  b.  about   17^0;  m.  Sept.  21;,  1752,  at  Abin^- 

ton  Friends'  Meeting,  then  in  Phila.  Counts',  Susanna 
Richardson,  who  d.  June  22,  1782.  He  m.  2d,  Juh' 9, 
1795,  Hannah  Tompkins,  a  widow.  No  chn.  b\  her. 
He  d.  Jan.  8,1814.  (  291  ) 

Susanna  was  dau.  ^^i  Aubre\-  and  Sarah  (Thomas) 
Richardson,  and  ^r.  dau.  of  Jud^ie  Sainiul  Richardson,  a 
member  of  the  Government  Council,  1688  t(t  1695,  also 
a  member  of  the  Colonial  Assembly,  1694,  1698,  1700 
and  1701  ;  was  a  Judicial  officer  in  1692. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  1 29 

U.S.  V.  ABRAHAM ■■■:  m.  June  3,  1762,  at  Gwynedd  Friends'  Meet- 
ing, then  in  Philad.  Co.,  Lydia  Daws.  He  lived  in  the 
family  mansion,  on  a  farm  in  Bristol  Township,  near 
Philad.,  his  mother,  Amelia,  occupyinK  with  him  until  her 
decease,  a  few  months  prior  to  his  marriage.  Mr.  Benj. 
H.  Shoemaker  says  of  him:  "1  am  inclined  to  believe 
that  Abraham  died  early.  Letters  were  granted  on  the 
estate  of  Abraham  Shoemaker  in  1767.  That  is  about 
five  years  after  our  Abraham  married  Lydia  Daws." 

(302) 

119.  \'l.   Catharine"':   it  is  not  known  that  she  ever  married.     The 

father,  Abraham,  devised  farms  in  Cheltenham  Township 
to  his  several  sons,  and  provides  in  the  Will  that  William 
shall  pay  "to  my  dau.  Catharine  the  sum  of  four  pounds 
a  year  during  her  natural  life."  George  was  likewise 
required  to  pay  to  her  two  pounds,  and  Benjamin  four 
pounds,  annually.  Further,  "all  the  rest  and  residue  to 
my  wife  for  support  of  our  dau.  Catharine,  and  if  it  should 
happen  that  mv  wife  die  before  our  said  dau.  Catharine, 
1  will  that  mv  wife  shall  place  such  funds  in  safe  hands," 
etc.     1  infer  that  Catharine  was  an  in\-alid. 

Children  of  (46)  Magdalena  *  (Levering)  and  Matthias  Maris. 

120.  I.  William':  b.  in  Germantown  ;  m.  Mary  Nice  and  d.  about 

1787.  He  was  buried  at  the  grounds  of  the  Baptist 
Church  at  Lower  Dublin,  Philad.  Nothing  is  known  as 
to  children.  (303) 

121.  II.  Catharine"':   b.  in  Germantown  about  1745.     Supposed  to 

have  died  young. 

122.  111.  Matthias"':  b.    May    19,    1747,    in    Germantown.     Dates 

given  show  that  his  father  died  the  day  he  was  born.  He 
lived  for  many  years  in  Roxborough  with  his  aged  mother. 
Late  in  life  he  m.  Margaret  McDowell,  of  St.  Thomas, 
Franklin  Co.,  Pa.,  who  d.  Feb.  17,  1853,  aged  88  years. 
They  had  no  children.  Mr.  Jones  wrote  of  him  :  "He 
was  a  man  of  considerable  natural  talents,  and  became  a 
skillful  land  surveyor.  He  was  also  a  teacher  of  the 
Roxborough  school.  On  the  death  of  his  mother  he  re- 
moved with  Mr.  Brown — who  married  his  cousin,  Sarah 
Levering — to    Baltimore,   where   he  carried  on  business 

(9) 


I^O  THE    Ll£\  LINING   FAA\m  . 

uith  William  Wilxni,  under  the  tirin  nani<  ^t  Wilson  & 
Maris.  Ik*  was  a  sucvessful  merchant,  an.i  >'ion  acquired 
an  ample  turtune.  He  purchased  a  farm  <>r  200  acres  of 
land  in  Franklin  Co..  Pa.,  near  to  Chamhersburg,  to 
which  he  moved  and  made  his  residenci-.  Here  he  de- 
\oti'd  himself  !<•  agriculture  and  the  improxement  of  his 
mind. 

"  Althou;:h  he  had  lony  been  absent  from  Roxborou^h, 
\et  he  alwa\s  had  a  friendl\-  regard  fur  his  relatives,  and 
occasionally  \isited  them.     He  did  not  forjjiet  them  in  his 
will,    for    he  bequeathed  iiilcr  jHj  as  follows:     M  give 
and  bequeath  to  Mathias,  the  son  of  my  cousin,  Benjamiii 
Le\eriny,  of  Ro.xborou^h  Township,  Pliiladelphia  County, 
the   sum   of   four    hundred  dollars.'     Mr   also   gave   his 
cousin,  Catharine  SmicU,  of  the  same  place,  three  hun- 
dred dollars,   and   he   remembered   the   Baptist   Church, 
founded  by  his  maternal  relati\es.     'Item.     1  do  also  give 
and  Ivqueath  to  the  Trustees  of  the  Baptist  Congregation 
on   the    Ridge    in     Roxborough    Township,    Philadelphia 
Countw  the  sum  (»f  six  hundred  dollars,  to  be  b\-  them 
loaned  out   at    interest   or  \  ested    in    some   other   public 
securit\'.  the  interest  of  which  is  to  be  given  or  distrib- 
uted annuall)-  on  the  first  da\-  of  e\er\'  \'ear  between  the 
poor  widows  who  are  members  and  in  full  communion  in 
the  said  Baptist  Congregation.' 

I  he  name  of  this  good  man  is  still  remembered  in 
Roxborough,  and  it  is  preserxed  in  several  Levering  fam- 
ilies as  a  Christian  name,  while  it  is  borne  in  full  by  his 
great  nephew,  who  was  his  chief  heir." 

Mr.  Maris  d.  Oct.  c).  iSi  1,  and  was  buried  in  Waddell's 
Gra\e\ard.  in  Peters  Township.  Franklin  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (47)  Benjamin'  and  Elizabeth  (Jones)  Levering. 

12^     I.   I.HVI':   b.  in  17^^  at  Roxb.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  12,  17:59. 

124.  II.  RaCHHL':  b.  April.  1741).  at  R<.xb.,  where  she  m.  Louis 
Smick.  a  farmer  and  wheelwright.  He  built  a  large 
house  on  the  south  side  of  the  Ridge  Road.  Mr.  Jones 
states:  "  Wlien  the  British  occupied  Philadelphia  and 
the  Hessians  had  a  redout  at  Wissahickon,  predatory 
bands  used  to  \isit  the  farmers  and  r<ib  their  barns  and 
gardens,  and  on  nne  occasion  they  assaulted  Mrs.  Smick." 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  131 

Mr.  S.  d.  Oct.  g,  1821,  aged  80  years.  Mrs.  S.,  who 
survived  her  liusband,  was  entirely  blind  for  several  years. 
She  d.  Feb.  9,  1829.     Both  are  buried  in  Lev.  Cemetery. 

(311) 

125.  111.   Katharine":  b.  in   1750;  m.  John  Sands.     She  d.  Oct. 

14,  1814;  buried  at  Lev.  Cem.  (322) 

126.  IV.  Elizabeth":  b.  Dec,  1751,  in  Roxb.,  where  she  d.  Oct. 

14,  1768. 

127.  V.  Benjamin":  b.  in  1853,  in  Roxb.;  m.  (170)  Abigal  Lever- 

ing". He  owned  a  large  tract  of  land,  which  extended 
from  the  Ridge  Road,  above  the  Leverington  Hotel,  to  the 
River  Schuylkill.  He  built  the  second  large  stone  house 
in  what  is  now  Manayunk — a  ward  of  the  city — on  the 
brow  of  the  hill,  on  the  northwest  side  of  Washington 
Street.  He  d.  in  1846.  Mrs.  L.  d.  in  Dec,  1824,  aged 
57  years.     Both  are  buried  in  Lev.  Cem.  (316) 


Children  of   (48)  Wigard  *  and  Barbara ^  and  Christiana 

(Hesser)   Miller. 

128.  I.   John":  bom  at  Germantown  ;  d.  y. 

129.  IL   Catharine":  bom  at  Germantown  ;  d.  y. 

130.  ill.   Mary":  b.  at  Chestnut  Hill,  Germantown  ;  m.  John  Wise, 

of  Roxb.,  who  was  b.  April  15,  1774,  and  d.  Dec.  7,  1839; 
b.  at  St.  Michael's  Lutheran  Churchyard,  in  Germantown. 
Mr.  Jones  says:  "They  left  a  large  family."  As  they 
lived  in  his  neighborhood,  "  The  Levering  Family  "  should 
have  recorded  them. 

131.  IV.    Hannah":   b.  in  Germantown. 

132.  V.  Elizabeth":  b.  in  Germantown. 

133.  Vl.  Joseph":   b.   in  Germantown;   m.   Miss  Paul,   and  li\-eJ 

at  Jeffersonville,  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  "  He  is  dead  and 
has  left  issue,"  Mr.  Jones  states. 

134.  VII.   ANNABELLA":   b.  in  Germantown. 


n2  THK  lh\i:ring  family. 

Children  of    '  t\  <  Magdalcna'  'Lcvcrinsft  and   Sanvucl  Showier. 

nv     I.  (iAHRiKi/:  b.  ah. lit   1741. 

n6.     II.  JaBOB'":  b.  abdiit   1743;  m.   blizalx-th  Sn\  Jer ;  was  mar. 

twice.  (324) 

I  ^>7.     ill.   Hhn.ia.WIN':  h.  ahi'ut  174s. 
I  ^S.     I\  .   .)( )||N  •:  h.  about  174.S. 

M*;.     \.  SawL'EL":  b.  about  1750. 

All  wc-rc  pr<»babl\'  born  and  \\\\x\  in  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of    (62 )  Abraham'  and  Anna    (Thomas)  Levering. 

140.  I.  Jacob'':  b.  Sept.    iS.    1746,  at  Roxb.;  was  m.    April    17, 

1769,  by  Rl'\  .  Mor;:an  HJwarJs,  to  Mary  Brownfield. 
He  was  a  mi-nibL-r  of  the  Hirst  Baptist  Church,  of  Philad. 
After  the  War  of  the  Re\-olution,  in  which  he  took  an 
acti\e  part,  he  remo\ ed  to  North  Carolina,  where  he  died, 
but  the  date  is  not  know  11.  (326) 

His  father,  Abraham,  in  his  will,  dated  Aujz.  20,  1798, 
;^a\e  to  him  a  le^zacy  in  money,  which  indicates  that  he 
was  living  at  that  date. 

See  sketch  of  his  military  career  in  Appendix. 

141.  11.   .\\aRCJaR1:T-':   b.  June  20,  1748,  at  Roxb.;   m.  Paul  Conner. 

Mr.  Jones  says  :  "  She  d.  at  Reading,  Pa.,  Iea\in.ij;  issue," 
but  he  names  none. 

I4--  1"-  John  •  (Major):  b.  April  2^,  17^0;  m.  Jan.  8,  1778,  by 
the  Celebrated  Re\-.  V.  A.  Muhlenberg,  D.  D.,  to  Hannah 
Howell,  who  was  b.  Dec.  30,  1752,  and  was  of  Welsh 
parentajie.  Her  grandfather,  David  Howell,  m.  Mary 
Reading,  who  was  a  cousin  to  the  izreat  hymnoloo;ist, 
Re\-.  Dr.  Isaac  Watts.  Their  son,  John  Howell,  b.  Auli;. 
8,  1721,  was  the  father  of  Hannah.  She  died  Oct.  28, 
1820.  Major  Levering  d.  July  28,  1832.  Both  were 
buried  in  Le\-.  Cem.  (329) 

Major  L.  was  an  actixe  partisan  and  soldier  in  the 
Re\dlutionar\-  War,  and  was  a  commissioned  ufticer  in 
that  campai^zn. 

He  was  active  and  prominent  in  the  Baptist  Church  at 
Ro.xb.,    of    which    he    was    a    constitueni    member    and 


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deacon,  and  was  named  first  in  the  Board  of  Trustees, 
in  the  charter  granted  by  the  Supreme  Court  of  Penna., 
in  the  year  1791.  He  was  baptized  June  9,  1772,  by  the 
Rev.  William  Rogers,  into  the  First  Baptist  Church  of 
Philad. 

See  biog.  in  Appendix. 

143.  IV.  ANTHONY':  b.  July  5,  1752,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Mary,  dau.  of 
Captain  Joseph  Sterne,  of  Roxb.  Both  were  constituent 
members  of  the  Roxb.  Baptist  Church,  on  dismission  from 
the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Philad.  and  he  was  a  deacon 
of  the  former  from  Dec.  22,  1804,  until  his  decease.  He 
lived  on  Green  Lane,  in  (now)  Manayunk,  in  the  large 
stone  house  where  his  father  and  grandfather  had  lived. 
He  owned  a  large  tract  of  land  where  Manayunk  now 
stands,  extending  on  both  sides  of  Green  Lane.  He  also 
was  active  in  the  War  of  the  Revolution,  sharing  with 
his  brothers  Jacob  and  John  in  many  scouting  expedi- 
tions and  in  hairbreadth  escapes,  as  their  home  was  in 
the  heat  of  the  conflict  and  under  British  possession  for  a 
part  of  the  time.  Being  so  located' they  were  detailed  on 
special  service,  and  divided  risks  and  responsibilities  as 
scouts  with  each  other. 

He  d.  Aug.  8,  18 18.  Mrs.  L.  survived  her  husband 
many  years,  and  was  awarded  a  pension  by  the  Govern- 
ment for  the  valuable  military  services  rendered  by  her 
husband.  She  was  well  versed  in  family  history  and 
tradition.     She  d.  Feb.  17,  185 1,  aged  86  years. 

Both  were  buried  in  Leverington  Cemetery.      (338) 

144.  V.  Mary"':  b.  Jan.  13,  1755,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Mch.  29,  1781, 
Cornelius  Holgate,  of  Roxb.,  who  was  b.  Jan.  27,  1758. 
He  d.  April  14,  1829,  near  to  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.,  wiiere  he 
was  buried  until  1876,  when  his  son  Griffkh  had  his  body 
removed  to  the  Lev.  Cem.  and  buried  beside  that  of  his 
wife,  who  d.  Aug.  20,  1843,  at  Leverington,  Philad. 

(345) 
Mrs.  H.  was  a  woman  of  strong  intellect  and  culture. 

Her    writings  were    regarded    with    great   favor    bv  her 

friends.     Her  granddaughter,   Mrs.   Abby  J.  H.  Hanford, 

still    preserves   the    original   script   of    a    poem    entitled 

"Death  and  Eternity,"  which  was  w^ritten  by  Mary  at 

the  age  of  70  \-ears. 


I  \.\  THU    Ll-\1  .-"LNO    lAAMLI 

I   ■    'rfn-J  I-.   \'.'.   .tnJ  Mr.   Ht)lu;itf  in  ni\  ^'iicularot 
\  .    |S<)V  .IS  luiun;:  bct-n  passed  in  "  fhc  Levering 

•  «i(    iS;s.   uithoiit  a  date  relating   i"  them,  and 
.1  ly  ••  Kit  nunuTous  issue  ;"  none  Kin:^  named.     In 

lhi>  %\iirk  m.i\  K-  traced  more  than  4<.x-)  u.nsanguineuus. 
,1  '  .  Ivlie\ed  tn  re.side  in  Illinois,  are 

I  I.      i  ni  N    .uv  the  posterit)'  lit    (1072)   Mary 

(1 ,,  ;..  )  and  John  C"l. m  ni.  and  tailed  to  respond. 

US.     M.  MA(il)AUiNA':  b.  (\\.  iS.  i;^;.  in  Kd.vh.;  d.  y. 

1.4(1.  \  II.  anna':  h.  M.iN  j.  17O1.  at  Ko.\l\  Mr.  Junes  furnishes  a 
ti.idition  c<»iuvrnin^  her  as  lulluus:  "  iJinin^  tlie  occu- 
pation oi  Philadilphia  hy  the  British,  a  part\-  of  Lee's 
\  I   TriMtpers,  who  were  h<»\erin;:  around  the  British 

pii  .\i  i>.  stopjvd  o\er  ni;:ht  at  the  house  of  .Andrew  Wood, 
on  the  Hid;:e,  ahtut  one  mile  and  a  lialf  abo\e  the-Wissa- 
hkUon.  Till)  occupied  the  barn,  and  while  asleep,  were 
surpriM-d  In  a  parts'  of  Tories,  wlio  killed  a  large  num- 
ber and  set  lire  to  the  barn.  Some  who  escaped  and 
wiTe  b.idl\'  Wounded,  took  refuge  at  .Al^raham  Levering's. 
His  daughter  .ANNA  l^iund  up  their  wounds,  and  then  took 
them  dt>wn  to  tlu-  ri\er  Schuylkill  and  rowed  them  across 
in  a  can(»e  on  their  way  to  \alle\   Forge." 

The  Andrew  Wood  barn  was  rebuilt  with  the  same 
wall>.  I  remember  it  as  a  "pointed"  stone  structure, 
with  loop-holes  for  ventilation.  Anna  died  in  a  few  years 
after  the  occurrence  related. 

147.  Mil.  Sa.MIHL':  b.  l)ec.  n>,  \J(^■^,  at  Ro.xb.;  m.  Rebecca  Rob- 
erts, of  l^lymouth  ;  b.  Aug.  i^.  i7().S.  He  was  baptised 
in  the  SchuNlkill  .Mch.  ^,  17S;.  His  wife  followed  in  the 
religious  ordinance  before  their  marriage.  They  were  of 
the  constituent  members  (tf  the  Ro.xborough  Baptist 
Clhurch  when  organized.  (356) 

The\-  li\ed  at  the  lower  end  of  Mana\unk,  on  w  hat  is 
now  Un<.wn  as  Shur's  Lane.  He  subsequently  bought 
the  premises  of  Andrew  Wood,  where  the  barn  was  burned 
by  the  Tories. 

Mt.  J<ines  relates  of  him  :  "  When  he  buried  his  first 
born  child,  he  had  a  headstone  placed  at  the  grave,  with 
the  followinii  inscripti(»n  engraved  upon  it: 


posterity  of  wigard  levering.  i  35 

"The  First  born 

Amongst  Many 

Brethren." 

This  to  an  unnanieJ  infant  suggested  confidence  in  the 
future. 

Samuel  d.  Nov.  5,  1823.  Mrs.  L.  d.  March  25,  1854. 
Both  are  buried  in  Lev.  Ceni. 


Children  of  (63)  Wickard '  and  Elizabeth  (Sturges)  Levering:. 

148.  1.  JOSEPH'^:  b.  April  25,   1748,  in  Roxb.;  m.  Oct.  25,  1785, 

Abigal  Ramsey,  who  was  b.  July  20,  1762,  in  Whitemarsh 
Township,  Philad.  Co.  (366) 

149.  11.   Jacob':  b.  about   1750;   m.   Nov.    i,   1771,  Mary  Able,  as 

shown  by  the  records  of  St.  Michael  and  Zion  Church, 
Philad.  (374) 

150.  ill.  Elizabeth^:  b.  about  1753;  m.  to  Joseph  Tyson  and  re- 

moved to  Reading,  Pa.  Inquiry  failed  to  find  any  pos- 
terity. (376) 

151.  iV.  BENJAMIN':  b.  1754,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Sarah  Spencer.     They 

lived  at  Plymouth,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  Mrs.  L.  died  June 
25,  1816,  aged  62  years.  His  will,  dated  Sept.  20,  181 5, 
was  proved  at  Norristown,  July  5,  1816,  indicating  that 
they  died  about  the  same  date.  They  had  no  children. 
He  bequeathed  "the  Baptist  Meeting  of  Roxbury  "  a 
legacy  of  fifty  dollars.  Both  are  buried  near  to  this 
church,  in  Lev.  Cem. 

152.  V.  WiGARD"':   b.    1756;  lived   at   Plymouth;    never    married. 

He  was  a  soldier  in  the  Revolutionary  War.  He  d.  in 
Feb.,  1785.  He  left  a  will  dated  21st  of  2d  mo.,  1785,, 
which  was  probated  at  Norrist(nvn,  March  i,  1785.  In 
this  he  bequeathed  his  property  to  his  brothers  Joseph 
and  Benjamin. 

Children  of  Same  and  Second  Wife,  Elizabeth  ( )  Levering. 

153.  Vl.  Mary":  b.  in  1762;  m.  John  Razer.  (378) 

154.  Vll.   Peter':  b.  Jan.    I,   1764;  m.   Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Jacob 

Righter.  She  d.  July,  1796.  He  m.  2d,  Hannah  Linna- 
bach.     He  d.  Feb.  8,  1807,  leaving  a  will  dated  Nov.  17, 


n6  rm-:  liislping  family. 

iS«V»,  uhich  \\;i^  prnveJ  Hch.    i6.    1S07.  at  Nonistown, 
>.  iii:i  him  l<>  h.i\i-  bct-n  a  resiJc-nt  ttf  .\\iinr;:i.  Co.,  Pa. 

(^86) 
His   witi-  J.   sonn  atu-r,  aiiJ  h<»ih   arc  buried  in    Lev. 
Ci-m. 

1;;.     \  III.  MAI^dAkllT*':  h.  in  176:;  ;  m.  Mi.  roller,  and  d.,  leavino; 
1  yiiim^  son. 

i>6.  l.\.  Ull.l.lA.M'*":  h.  in  1767,  at  Pl\  nmuili ;  m.  June  8,  1794, 
(l.nhariiu-  WolNtrJ.  They  renio\id  to  Philad.,  where  he 
d.  Mch.  2^  182.S.  She  J.  .Nov.  4.  1S4J.  Both  b.  at  Lev. 
C:eni.  (395) 

iv.  \.  \\A(il)Al.KNA'':  b.  Mch.  12,  1768;  m.  J<iiin  Kin^i.  They 
lived  in  Mont;:.  Co.,  Pa.  (402) 

1^8.  \1.  ALICE'':  b.  in  1771  :  m.  Feb.  i,  1798,  at  St.  John's  Pint, 
lipisoipal  Church,  PerUiomen,  Pa.,  to  John  Cox.  They 
li\  ed  at  PKniouth.  (411) 

i;«).  \ll.  Hannah  ■;  i\  Lk-c.  20.  177^  The  records  of  the  oLI 
Swi'df's  Church,  Philad..  show  the  infant  christening:  of 
botii  Hannah  and  Ma'jdek-na,  notin;:;  their  birtli  dates. 


Children  of    ib5i  Jacob  and  Elizabeth  ( )  Levering-. 

irw.     I.  Jl:i<"i:MlAli    :  ^."iit   1766,  in  Pliilad.     His  historv  is  not 

know  n. 

In  the  records  of  the  Supreme  h".\ecuti\e  Council  at 
Phil.id..  in  Minutes  (»f  April  7.  1781.  appears:  "The 
Board  takin;:  int(^  consideration  tlie  case  of  Jeremiah 
l.i\rrin*!,  a  child  of  14  ..r  1:;  years  of  a^f,  who  has  been 
thn-r  \ears  enlisted  as  a  soldier  in  CoL  Proctor's  Regi- 
ment, but  not  tau^zht  to  beat  the  drum  or  blow  the  fiife, 
and  beini:  of  small  stature  and  wvakly  habits  ;  Rc'sohrJ, 
That  it  is  the  opinion  ..f  this  Board  that  he  should  be  dis- 
ci .  .md  that  Colonel  Proctor  be  directed  to  discharge 
him  accordin^l)-."     Hr  was  li\inu  in  1807. 

Kn.     I  .   ZtCHARlAH'-:   b.  in   Philad..  and  li\xd  and  died  there  Dec. 
27.  181Q.     NothinL'  Is  now  11  turthrr. 


162.      III.    ISRAKL    :   b.  in  Philad.;   in.    Au.u.   J4.   17.S4.  Hli/abeth  Pe 
kins.     He  d.  pri."  f..  1807;  b.   1a\.  Cem.  (415) 


POSTERITY  OF  VVIGARD   LEVERING.  I  37 

Children  of  (66)  Anthony*  and  Ag:nes  (Tunis)  Levering. 

163.  1.  Abraham-':  b.  Feb.  i,  1753.  Mr.  Jones  stated  of  him: 
"  He  was  possessed  with  a  spirit  of  adventure  and  went 
to  the  western  country,  where  he  met  Col.  GeorgC 
Rogers  Clarl\,  who  was  k-nown  in  history  as  "the  Wash- 
ington of  the  West,"  and  was  doubtless  engaged  in  some 
business  at  the  Falls  of  the  Ohio,  the  site  of  the  present 
city  of  Louisville,  Ky.  He  joined  Colonel  Clark  in  an 
expedition  against  the  Indians,  was  wounded  in  the  head, 
and  died  Aug.  1,  1780. 

"  The  following  letter  to  his  father,  Anthony  Levering, 
from  (122)  Mathias  ^varis■\  gives  the  particulars  of  his 
death  : 

"'Baltimore,  Oct.  27,  1780. 
"  'To  Anthony  Levering : 

"'Esteemed  Cousin— The  purport  of  this  is  to  in- 
form you  that  1  have  seen  Jacob  Moyers,  the  Bridge 
builder,  who  says  he  is  well  acquainted  with  you,  and  is 
lately  come  in  from  Kentucky.  He  informs  me  that  your 
son  Abraham,  whom  he  was  well  acquainted  with,  set 
out  from  the  Falls  of  the  Ohio  with  Colonel  Clark  ow  an 
expedition  against  the  savages ;  that  he,  with  several 
others,  went  out  to  kill  Buffaloe  and  were  surprised  by  a 
party  of  savages,  on  which  they  fled  to  their  boat,  but, 
unfortunate  for  Abraham,  he  received  a  wound  in  his 
head  by  a  tommahock ;  after  which  he  saved  three  of  his 
companions,  who  were  wounded,  and  made  his  way  good 
to  the  falls,  and  was  in  a  likelv  wav  to  recover,  but  un- 
fortunately  he  applyed  to  a  surgeon  to  have  his  wound 
dressed.  His  scull  was  fractured  by  the  stroke,  and  the 
surgeon  probed  the  wound  and  opened  the  fracture.  The 
consequence  was  that  his  brains  worked  out,  and  he  be- 
came delerious  and  shortly  after  died. 

"  '  He  enquired  for  Moyers  before  his  death,  but  he  did 
not  come  till  three  days  after  his  death,  which  was  the 
ist  of  August. 

"  '  One  Patrick'  Jordan  has  his  effects  in  possession, 
and  lives  within  7  miles  of  Herodsburg.  Moyers  informs 
me  that  Abraham  had  cash  and  goods  to  the  amount  of 
about  Eighty  Pounds  in  Specie  and  two  Warrants  for 
Land.     If  you  can  send  an  order  or  Power  of  Attorney  to 


n8  I  Hi:    .;  <         "-''    •     MIIN. 

M<»\.Ts  at  H.  .'•  .!s  !...i;^.  lit-  N.iys  hf  will  setU'-  nis  effects 
.Hi  ..     iU- sets  nut  aj^ain  iH-xt  \. Lck.     Ahra 

ham  iiMvi   >    :    ■  -    'iiii    receiving  his  wnuiiJ.     This  ac- 
lUvily  ti(»iihle  you,  but  I   thnu-lit  it  my 

••  '  I',,  .. ,    ,  in\  KfS|X'Cts  to  all  cnquiriii;z  Friends, 

aiiil  t..  \-..iiT  !.unil\  in  particular,  and  \<'U  will  ()bliu;e, 

"  '  "I'ours  in  sinceritx-, 

"  -.W.'  Maris.'  " 

i()4.  II.  MaPY':  h.  Mch.  2(\  17^'^,  in  Lowt-r  Merion,  tht-n  in  Philad. 
Co.;  d. 

K)!;.  III.  Hannah':  \\  M.i\-  >,  17^7;  m.  10  mn.  23d,  1783,  at 
.N\i-ri..n  Mn-tin-:.  to  Jao.h  ZlII.  as  b.  in  1756.     Their 

marriai^i-  artiruMte  is  prt-scrwd  b\  Miss  Hannah  Ann 
Zi-ll.  .It  ( irrmantown.  It  is  signed  by  numerous  Lever- 
in^s  as  witiu-^ses.     This  whole  famiK'  were  Friends. 

(418) 
Hi-  d.  2  nio.  :;th.    1807;  b.  at  Lower  Merion  Friends' 
Meet  111;!   House  ;:rounds. 

ir/)  l\  .  ANTHONY':  b.  Jan.  1 1,  i7!;9,  in  Lower  Merion  ;  m.  Sarah 
Howi'll,  a  sister  of  Hannah  Howell,  who  became  the  wife 
of  (142)  John  Le\erin^.  Hed.  Mch.  24,  1826.  Mrs.  L. 
il,;  hith  are  b.  in  Lew  Cem.  He  left  a  will  dated  Dec. 
n.  iSo;,  which  was  prt»\ed  at  Morristown,  Pa.,  on  April 
i<).  1826.  (424) 

He  was  a  miller  and  manufacturer,  and  owned  a  large 
property  with  mills,  in  Lower  Merion,  on  the  right  bank 
of   the  Sclui\ll<ill,  opposite  to  .\\ana\  unk'. 

If)/.  \.  LM)IA^:  b.  Mch.  k).  1761,  in  Lower  Merion.  where  she 
died  ;  unmd. 

1O8  \l.  Hl.lZABLTH':  \\  April  -,,  176^;  m.  Ma\-  14,  1783,  at 
Swevle's  C^hurch.   Philad.,  to  John   Amos.     She  d.  May 

2\.    IS42.  (4-,  I) 

lU).  \II.  MaPCiARUT-':  b.  Aug.  14,  i7()^,  in  L.  M.;  m.  Isaac  Bond, 
and  d.  without  issue. 

170.  \lll.   ABKiAL':  b.  Nov.    11,    1767,  in  L.  M.;  m.  (127)  Benja- 

min' Levering,  of  Ko.xb.  She  d.  in  Dec,  1824.  Both 
are  b.  at  Lev.  Cem.  (316) 

171.  1\.   SARAH':  b.  M.iy  iS.  1770,  m  L.  M.;  m.  Jacob  Lobb. 

(438) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  I  39 

Children  of   (67)  Benjamin*  and  Catharine  (Righter)  Levering. 

172.  1.  Catharine-^:  b.    April    13,    1756,  at  Roxb.;   m.    April   20, 

1778,  John  Tibbt-n,  of  Roxb.,  who  was  b.  Feb.  12,  1755. 
She  d.  Aug.  2,  1821;  he  d.  Feb.  12,  1826;  b.  at  Lev. 
Cem.  (448)     • 

173.  11.  Susannah'':  b.  Nov.  25,   1758;  m.  Mch.  15,  1780,  Peter 

Weidner,  of  Roxb.,  who  was  born  April  18,  1759,  and  d. 
April  30,  1822.  She  d.  Oct.  17,  1845,  in  Chester  Co., 
Pa.  .  (458) 

Mr.  Jones  lists  five  names,  without  dates,  as  the  chil- 
dren of  Susannah.  I  have  found  evidence  of  11  children, 
with  posterity  numbering  256,  more  than  90  of  whom 
were  eligible  to  "  The  Levering  Family." 

174.  ill.  MICHAEL:  b.  May  6,  1765,  at  Roxb.;  m.  May  26,  17S9, 

Mrs.  Catharine  Moyer  (iiee  Tibben),  who  was  b.  Oct.  2, 
1763,  and  d.  April  20,  1817.  He  d.  April  3,  1846.  Both 
are  b.  at  Lev.  Cem.  (469) 

Mr.  Jones  said  of  Mr.  L.:  "  He  was  a  very  useful  citi- 
zen, and  for  a  long  time  was  a  Manager  of  the  Poor  for 
Roxborough.     Died  much  lamented." 

175.  IV.  Alice '^:  b.  Sept.  27,   1766,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Feb.   i,    1794, 

Rudolph  Bartle,  who  d.  April  3,  1806.  She  m.  2d  in 
Dec,  181 1,  Reese  Davis,  but  had  no  children  by  him. 
She  d.  Sept.  2,  1856,  aged  90.     All  are  b.  at  Lev.  Cem. 

(475) 
Mr.  Jones  says  of  Mr.  Bartle:  "  He  was  in  the  Revo- 
lutionary War.  When  the  British  marched  from  Phila- 
delphia and  Germantown  to  attack  LaFayette  at  Barren 
Hill,  Mr.  B.,  who  obtained  news  of  the  fact,  hastened 
across  the  country  and  gave  the  alarm  to  Gen.  LaFayette, 
who  was  thereby  saved  from  being  captured  by  the 
enemy." 

176.  V.  Joseph'':  b.  Jan.  6,   1767,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Mary  Weidner, 

who  d.  Sept.  5,  1828,  aged  67  years,  He  d.  Dec.  i,  1839. 
Both  are  interred  at  Lev.  Cem.  (481) 

177.  VI.  Mary"':  b.  about  1769;  m.  David  Moyer,  of  Roxb.     Mr. 

Jones  states  they  "had  at  least  one  son  named  JOHN, 
who  m.  and  had  issue — SuSAN,  RACHEL,  REBECCA,  and 
several  sons."  As  they  were  of  his  neighborhood,  I  can 
not  understand  why  Mr.  J.  did  not  collect  and  collate  the 


140  THU    LtM  !'>lN'(i    lAWlL^. 

m-nc  i  d.u.i     !  lilts  tainily  bianch,  as  might  have 

bt-cn  done  halt  .i  antury  ag»).  (4^0 

17S.  \II.  MAk(iARI:T*:  l\  .ih.'iit  1771;  m.  J(.hn  Stritzcl,  of  Roxb. 
Ot  tht-m  Mi.  I"iu-s  sa\s  they  "  It-tt  numerous  issue." 
AttiT  tv  ^  ..t   iiKiuii)-,  I  h;ue  -aUicieJ  some  of  the 

children.  My  nciurse  was  c-onfiiud  t(»  old  persons  of 
R<.\h..  \vh..>e  \eidiLt  "d<in't  kiinw  u  hat  become  of 
tiu-m"— uleriin^  u>  cliildreii's  cliilJren — was  discourag- 
ing:. The  lv>ri/un  «>f  memor)-  having  been  passed, 
Tim  r  nbsciires  them.  (4^6) 


Children  of  '  bS  '  Septimus'  .ind  Mary  (Thomas)  Levering. 

I7«).  1.  (iRirrmi"':  h.  in  I J  !>■>,.  in  Rn\b.;  m.  Oct.  n,  1776,  Han- 
nah (iiiscnm,  nf  Philad.  Mr.  Junes  states:  "  He  carried 
i»n  the  business  ot  a  sliipwright  in  Phiia.  He  joined 
the  Phila.  Baptist  Church  Jan.  4.  177^.  but  became  a  fol- 
|(>\\iT<»t  Hlhanan  Wincliester.  the  celebrated  Universalist, 
who  had  bei-n  pastor  df  that  church.  On  that  account 
he.  with  man\-  others,  was  excluded  on  March  g,  1781. 
He  d.  at  I'hila.  Aug.  20,  1788,  and  is  buried  at  the  Free 
(^)uaker*s  gra\e\*ard.  on  Fifth  Street,  above  Spruce." 

(493) 
As  the  (iriscom  famil\'  were  prominent   Quakers,  or 
Friends,  the  s«.-lecti<»n  of  a  burial  place  was  doubtless  de- 
termined  by  the  widow,    who  followed   him   "over   the 
r\^  .•-  ••  I ),  ^•.  21^  18^6,  aged  over  80  vears. 

iSo.  II.  Al.i<,L  :  r.  .April  2S,  I7><').  in  Philad.;  m.  June  23,  1779, 
.It  I.ei-sburg.  \a..  to  James  Lawrason.  01  Alexandria, 
I).  (^.,  who  was  b.  in  Sussex  Co..  N.  J.,  of  English 
p.irentage,  on  Dec.  2.  17'<^t,.  She  d.  April  j:;,  1821.  Mr. 
I.,  d.  April  18,  182^.  in  Alexandria.  ( Soo) 

iSi.  III.  SHPTIMfS':  b.  in  I7v8.  at  Philad.;  m.  Flizabeth  Ferrill. 
He  -ea  captain,  and  w.is  lixing  in  1808.     Nothing 

is  known  of  their  de.scendants. 

IS  THOMAS':   b.   Dec.   i),    1761,   at    Philad.      He  d.  Aug.  5, 

i.Sos.  unmd.;  b.  at  Lev.  Gem. 

iS?.  \.  Mary-':  b.  in  1772,  at  Philad.;  m.  Seth  Cartwright,  of 
Alexandria,  D.  C,  where  he  d.  in  18  ij.  Mrs.  C.  resided 
with  her  son,  Seth,  near  to  \\'a\nes\  ille,  in  Warren  Co., 
Ohio,  where  she  d.  Oct.  K),  1862.  (511) 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING. 


141 


Children  of   (70)  Samuel'  and 


(Morgan)  Tennis. 


184. 
185. 

186. 
187. 
188. 
189. 
190. 


I.   MaGDALENA^:   m.  to Jones 


(520) 

II.  William':    m.    Mary   Wilson.     Lived   at   Lower   Salford, 

Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  (527) 

III.  LaviNA'"^:   m.  to 


Lukens. 

IV.  Catharine':  m.  to  John  Lukens. 

V.  Samuel"':    unniarried. 

VI.  Hannah":  m.  Mordecai  Davis. 


(529) 
(531) 


VII.  Israel':  b.  in  1750;  m.  in  1772,  Jane  Meredith,  who 
was  b.  1754,  and  d.  in  1826.  He  d.  Aug.  9,  1790.  Lived 
in  Hatfield  Tp.,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  (535) 


SIXTH   GENERATION. 


Children  of   (73)  Jacob'  and  Margaret    (Springer)   Fry. 


191. 
192. 

193. 

194. 

195. 


I.  JOHN":  b.  in  1789;  d.  young. 

II.  Margaret'':    b.    Dec.    16,    1791  ;    m.   to  Frederick  Be 


I'ii- 


stresser.     Tliey  d.  in  Wis. 


(541) 


III.  Anna":  b.  Jan.   16,  1793;  m.  to  Garret  Godshalk.     She 

d.  Feb.  15,  1859.  (547) 

IV.  Daniel":  b.  Sept.   21,    1794;  m.   Ann   Allebach,  who  d. 

He  m.  2d,  Sarali  Ottinger  (553) 


V.  Barbara'' 


196. 
197. 


VI.  LYDIA": 

VII.  JOHN'-: 


■  b.  Aug.  20,  1800;  - 


m.  to  Joseph  Cassel,  who 
d.  Feb.  16,  1863.  She 
d.  Nov.  16,  1863.  No 
chn. 

d.  young. 

m.    Rebecca    Ruth.     He 
d.  in  111.  about  1888. 
(561) 


14-'  Tin.    l-l-.i  i'lNG   lAMlLV. 

Children  of  (74)  Jos<:ph   and  Susanna  (Godshaiic)  Fry. 

it>S.     I.     Jacob*:    \\  Aiu.   \\.   17^7^  "i-  M'>'>    ^^■"^'^•""'i"'''-     Hl-  a 
April  I.  iH(^\.  <5(^7) 

190.  II.  MAR(iAkKT*:  b.  Oct.  Ji.  I7<X>;  ""•  I"  J^''-^eph  Hallman. 
Slud.  iKc.  .•-•.  1.S55.  (S70) 

200.  III.  .!<  )si:ph*  :  \\  Au^.  i,  1793.  (In  the  will  of  Joseplr', 
(JatfJ  Aiiu.  %,  171)3.  iH-  names  children  Jacob,  Margaret 
aiui  "a  snii  neul\-  hurn."  subsequentl\-  named  Joseph.) 
He  m.  Cathaiiiu-  Lederach,  who  d.  July  21,  1880,  aged 
So.     He  d.  Feb.  -'8.  18O8.  (5/8) 


Children  of  '75")  George'  and  Margaret  (Bean)  Fry. 

201.  1.     KLIiliCCA":   b.  April  11,  171)4;  m.  to  (iabriel   Kline.     She 

d.  Sept.  S.  1S40.     He  d.  Jan.  30,  1866,  aged  80.      (581 ) 

202.  II.     SrSANNA'':  b.  Jan.  28,  i7(X);  m.  to  Abraham  Swartz,  who 

d.  Sept.  20.   1S32.      Shed.  Sept.  26,  1861.  (585) 

203.  111.     John'':   b.  -.  I7»)8;   m.   Mary  Stong.     No  issue. 

204.  1\  .      MaI.'^^':  b.  Feb.  — ,  1800;  m.  to  Dr.  George''  Fry,  son  of 

l)r.  Henr\''  Fr\-. 

205.  \'.     Sarah*:  b.  March    n.    iScV);    m.  to  Philip  Stong.     She 

d.  April  »),  18^4.      No  issue. 

206.  \'l.     Sophia*:  b.   Feb.  4.    1816;  m.  to  F^hilip  Stong,  who  d. 

She  is  still  (  i8(X))  li\  ing  at  West  Point,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

(592) 

Children  of   (77)  Dr.  Henry   and  Elizabeth  (Shoenberger)  Fry. 

207.  I.     CiHopfil-*:  (M.  1).)  b.  bepi.  >s,  1788;  m.  Mary  Fry,  who 

d.  He  111.  2\.\  Miss  (jodshalk',  who  d.  without  issue.  He 
m.  3d  Catharine  Schw.nc-K-,  whod.  March  23,  1881.  He 
d.  Oct.  22.  1877.  (5Q7) 

20.S.     II.     Sl'SANNA*:  b.  Dec.    10.   1791;  m.  to  William  Godshalk. 
She  d.  May  18,  1878.     No  issue. 

20f).     III.     FlizaBUTH*:  b.  Jan.    i.  1802;  m.  to  Michael   Hoot,  who 
d.  March  20,  188O.     Sl;e  d.  March  27,  1844.  (603) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  143 


Children  of  (78)  Jacob'  and  Elizabeth  (Beard)  Fry. 

210.  I.  Jacob":  b.   June   10,    1802,  at  Trappe,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.; 

m.  in  1827,  Mary,  dau.  of  Hon.  Samuel  Gross.  He  was 
a  member  of  Congress,  1835-9;  member  of  the  Legisla- 
ture of  Penna.,  1854-5  ;  Auditor-General  of  the  State, 
1856-59.     He  d.  Nov.  28,  1866.  (609) 

211.  II.   JOHN^   b.  Feb.  14,  1805  ;   m.  Fredericka  L.  Miller.      He  d. 

in  1889. 

212.  111.   Samuel'':   b.  Oct.  20,  1806;  m.  Ann  Kelter.      He  d.  about 

1840. 

213.  IV.  Mary  Anna'':  b.  Apl.  25,  1810;  d.  young. 

214.  V.  David':  b.  Nov.,  1811;  d.  young. 

215.  VI.   Daniel":  b.   Apl.   21,   1813;    m.   Mary  Buckwalter.     He 

lived  at  the  Trappe,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  until  1850;  the 
while  published  TJie  Watchman  at  Norristown,  the  county 
seat.  Later  he  held  a  position  in  the  U.S.  Custom  House 
in  Philad.,  where  he  d.  June  7,  1872. 

216.  VII.   Hannah":  b.  July  28,  1819;  m.  Mch.  16,  i84i,to  Manas- 

sah  Boyer,  who  d,  Feb.  11,  1892.  She  resides  at  New 
Berlinville,  Pa.  (612) 


Children  of  (105)  Elizabeth'  (Levering)  and  John  Hinkle. 

217.  I.   Anthony":  b.  Nov.  30,  1754,  in  Roxb.,  Phiiad.,  where  he 

m.  Salome  Leckner,  who  was  b.  Aug.  6,  1759.  She  was 
the  dau.  of  George  and  Salome  Leckner  of  Philad.  They 
removed  to  Bait.,  where  she  died  Sept.  15,  1828.  He 
subsequently  removed  to  Hanover,  Pa.,  where  he  d.  about 
1847,  and  was  b.  in  the  Lutheran  churchyard.       (619) 

218.  II.  William":  b.  in  1756  in  Roxb.     His  history  is  not  known. 

"The  Levering  Family,"  of  1858,  classed  him  as  the 
father  of  Anthony.  I  find  he  was  his  younger  brother. 
William  was  named  in  the  will  of  his  gr.  father  William,* 
executed  in  1772. 


144  IHH    LI :\l  WING   lAMlLV. 

Children  of  ^  JOo)  Willi.im   and  Martha  (Deaves)  Levering:. 

.'i«>.  I.  Hannah*:  \\  M.i\  -><.  i7fJO.  i"  Ho.\b..  wlure  she  d.  in  in- 
I.IIKV. 

jj...  il.  William*:  h.  Ikv.  iS.  1761.  in  R(..\l\;  m.  Martha  Mc- 
\;ui;:h.  Tlu\  li\rJ  un  tiK-  KiJizc  RoaJ,  nearly  opposite 
tin-  l.i-viTinut"n  Hotel,  until  iSii.  when  they  moved  into 
the  vity.  where  he  d.  in  Oct..  i.S:?4.  She  d.  May  6,  18^7, 
.i;:ed()?  M-.irs.     They  were  buried  in  Le\ .  Cem.    (628) 

jji.  III.  Hawaii*:  h.  J.in.  lO.  1704.  in  Koxh.;  m.  CXt.  7,  1784, 
t<»  .I'iseph  Sater,  of  near  Bah.,  Md.  Joseph  Sater,  of 
Preston,  (">..  i^i-m-alo-iist  of  his  familx',  states:  "Henry 
Sater  came  from  tn;iland  and  located  in  Baltimore  about 
the  \ear  170).  He  married  there  about  the  year  17^9. 
The)  h.id  (i  ciiildren  ;  the  \ dun^iest,  named  Joseph,  was 
b.  l)ec.  jq,  I7>^  He  married  Hannah  Levering.  He 
w.is  a  hatter,  and  worked  at  that  business.  They  li\ed 
in  Bait.  Clo.,  Md.,  until  iSi  1.  when  they  moved  to  Ham- 
ilton Co.,  (),,  near  to  Cincinnati,  ().,  where  they  lived 
and  died."  (634) 

Mr.  Sater  d.  Oct.  27,  1833.  Mrs.  Sater  d.  Apl.9,  1854, 
.i;:ed  <)0  \ears. 

222.     I\  .  Martha*:  b.  Mch.  27,  ijCiC),  and  d.  Sep.  29,  1770,  in  Roxb. 

22-!,.  \.  Mary'':  b.  Aug.  12,  1768;  m.  Lnoch  Da\is,  of  Roxb.,  and 
d,  there,  "  lea\in;:  issue,  NATHAN  and  others,"  says  Mr. 
Jones.     I  can  get  no  clew  to  tlu-m. 

224.  \  1.  I  HOMAS'":  b.  Juni'  1  1.  1771.  in  i^ixb.;  m.  Mch.  28,  1793, 
Hann.ih  Stott,  of  .V\ontg.  Co.,  Pa.,  who  was  b.  Apl.  9, 
1771.  Mr.  Jones  .states:  "He  was  a  black'smith,  and 
tlien  a  farmer."  (641) 

They  li\ed  on  tiie  Rid^ie  Road,  abo\e  the  Leverington 
Hotel.  Both  were  members  of  the  Roxb.  Baptist  Church, 
of  wliicli  Mr.  L.  was  a  Deacon  for  fifteen  years.  He  had 
a  rich  and  full  bass  voice,  and  lo\ed  to  engage  in  the  sing- 
mg  services  ai  tlie  Sanctuarv," 

He  d.  May  26,  1852.  Mrs.  L.  d.  Sept.  9,  1829.  Both 
wi-re  interred  in  Le\'.  Cem. 

22:,.  Ml.  AARON*:  b.  Feb.  28,  1774.  in  Roxb.;  m.  iK-c.  1,  1796, 
Letitia  Oliver,  who  was  b.  Sept.  8,  17CX;.  Mr.  Jones 
says  of  him,  "  He  was  a  smith  and  maker  oi  augers,  in  a 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  145 

shop  on  the  Ridjie  Road,  wliich  ht-  built,  hi  i/t/j,  he  also 
built  the  house  in  which  the  writer  (H.  G.  Jones,  1858) 
now  lives  ;  the  first  above  the  7  Mile  Stone,  on  the  north 
side  of  the  Ridge  Road,  and  which  he  occupied  as  a  Hotel 
under  the  name  of  'The  Washington.'  (The  present 
writer  knows  the  premises  well,  and  has  often  been  enter- 
tained there,  both  in  youth  and  mature  years,  when  visit- 
ing my  birth  place.)  'Aaron  subsequentl}'  kept  "The 
Leverington  Hotel  "  (on  the  same  side  of  Ridge  Avenue, 
a  short  distance  below),  and  was  appointed  the  first  Post- 
master of  Roxborough.  Postoffice  established  June  23, 
1823,  which  was  afterwards  changed  to  Leverington  P.  O.* 
It  W'-as  then  kept  at  the  Leverington  Hotel,  and  for  many 
years  after.'  " 

He  d.  April  7,  1829.     Mrs.  L.  d.  Aug.  21,  1835.     Both 
were  buried  in  Lev.  Cem.  (651) 

226.  Vlll.   Nathan'':  b.  Sept.  27,  1778,  in  Ro.xb.  ;  m.  (328)  Mary 

Levering-',  who  d.  March  14,  1821,  aged  44  years.  He 
was  a  Tanner,  and  owned  the  house  and  farm,  at  the  7 
Mile  Stone,  between  "The  Washington"  and  "The 
Leverington  Hotel."  He  was  prominent  in  matters  of 
public  interest. 

He  d.  Aug.  II,  1838.     Both  are  buried  at  Lev.  Cem. 

(656) 

227.  IX.     Charles"  :   (Judge)  b.  Dec.  8,  1783,  in  Ro.xb.  ;  m.  Sept. 

24,  1812  (338),  Hester''  Levering,  who  was  b.  Julv  25, 
1790.  He  was  a  Deacon  in  the  Roxb.  Baptist  Church. 
He  served  in  the  War  of  18 12  with  Great  Britain,  and 
was  Captain  of  the  Roxborough  Volunteers,  hi  early  life 
he  was  a  mechanic,  and  later  a  storekeeper  in  Philad. 
In  the  year  1834,  they  removed  to  Wapakoneta,  Auglaize 
Co.,  Ohio,  where  he  bought  a  farm.  In  1838  he  was 
made  Judge  of  Court,  of  Auglaize  County,  which  office 
he  held  for  ten  years,  hi  later  years  he  visited  his  child- 
hood home  and  was  much  interested  in  the  encroachments 
of  the  city,  and  the  improvements  made  in  what  he  re- 
membered as  farm  lands.  Manayunk,  where  he  once 
lived,  had  become  a  citv  in  itself.  (663) 

He  d.  March  21,  i860.     She  d.   Sept.  2,    1869.     They 
were  buried  in  "  Two-Mile"  Cemetery,  near  their  home. 

*  Other  postoftkes  designated  by  the  family  name,  are  Leverins:  P.  O.,  in  Knox  Co..  Ohio,  and 
Levering  P.  O.,  Emmet  Co.,  Mich. 

(10) 


I4^  IHh   l.l M.i'-ING  »A\\m. 


Children  of  (107;  Hannah    (levering;)  and  Peter  Keyser.* 

j.'S.  I.  William*:  h.  \hx.  .h).  i7S7.  ;'t  (nrmantown;  m.  Sept. 
-»l,  i/Si.  B.irlMia  l.i-ilvrt.  wlio  was  1\  Mch.  5,  176^.  Ho 
J.Vvh.  -M.  1.S4J.  Shi-  il.  Jan.  18.  1.S4J  ;  b.  at  German 
Baptist  Church  Om.  in  C3er.  (67 S ) 

2>h;.  II.  iJHkICK*:  \\  M.h.  2.S.  i7<'>o.  •'<  ^^'^  ^  '"'"'•  ^P'"'  -^'  '7^-' 
|-:ii/alvth  CU-im-ns,  who  d.  He  in.,  2J,  in  1S21,  Rebecca 
Brown.     He  J.  Heh.  J4,  iS:?(),  in  Baltimore.  (683) 

In  a  letter  dateJ  Mch.  8.  i8c)^.  from  Charles  if.  Robins, 
hsq..  he  furnished  me  an  interesting  reminiscence  of 
"the  last  of  earth  "  t<i  this  sainti\-  nki  man,  as  follows  : 
••  One  ot  mv  earliest  recollections  is.  that  of  being  taken 
to  tin-  house  and  bedside  of  m\-  great-grandfather,  Derick 
Keyser.  in  Baltimore,  while  he  la\-  d\ing.  1  w  as  six  years 
old.  but  remember  it  as  if  it  were  \esterday.  1  see  the 
d<)orwa\-  and  some  features  of  the  house,  but  most  of  all, 
the  emaciated  old  man  l\ing  on  his  bed  ;  nearly  seventy- 
nine  >ears  of  terrestrial  life  behind  him,  and  his  cheerful 
manner,  as  he  greeted  me,  and  said,  '  Well,  ni\-  little  boy, 
\-ou  are  just  entering  into  life,  as  I  am  going  out  of  it.' 
He  said  other  words  which  the  thoughtless  boy  forgot, 
and  the  gra\'  haired  man  wishes  now  he  could  remember. 
He  w.is  a  good  man  w  ho  had  at  least,  the  \irtue — as  Car- 
l\le  puts  it — to  ^et  nearly  nine  years  more  than  David's 
allow. mce  of  i-arthl)'  da\  s.  The  next  day,  1  was  told  that 
ms  griMt-gr.uidfather  Kesser  w  as  dead,  and  1  remember 
the  funeral." 

2%o.  III.  l:Ll/.AliLTH'":  b.  .I.in.  ^o,  176^,  at  ("i.;  m.  Jan.  29,  17S4, 
Benjanun  l.i-hman,  of  Ci..  who  was  b.  Jan.  14,  1760. 
Thev  li\ed  .ind  died  in  ("iermantow  n.  She,  on  Sept.  24, 
iSjf).  Mi.  I.,  on  Jan.  7.  1840.  Thex-  were  buried  in 
tlu-  grounds  of  the  (ierman  Baptist  Church,  of  which 
the\  were  for  many  \ears  consistent  members.     (695) 

•  Th*-  KcyMT  connn'llon  l»  v^onj  to  ihe  mn>t  numenms  br.inct)  of  the  Leverinjj  family,  and 
rcviprocally.  I  mjy  aJd.  Ilial  Ihr  Irvcflnj*  arc  .1  colLiter.il  branch  of  the  Keyser  family.  A  bicenten- 
nial annivcrvir%-  of  the  arrival  of  rurtk  k'cy»cr  in  (icrm.inlown  on  October  10.  1688,  was  held  on  the 
%»mr  iaic  In  1WI8.  In  the  nlj  Mrnnnnlle  Cliurch.  which  w.i>  built  In  1770.  On  that  occasion  a  history 
of"     ■  -as  rc.i  J  by  its  author.  Hon.  Charles  S.  Keyser,  of  Philad.     Hon. 

M    '  ;  (ho  relation  of  the  Keyser  and   Leverinjj  families,  followed  by 

Dr    Niml.  W.  Prnnypaiker,  1,1..  l»..  who  related  his  family  association  with  tlu-  Keyser  name. 


231. 


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POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  I47 

231.  IV.   Peter"  (Rev.):  b.  Nov.  9,  1766,  at  G.;  m.  Mch.  30,  1790, 

Catharine  Clemens,  of  Horsham,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  who 
was  a  sister  of  Derick's  wife.  For  more  than  fifty  years 
he  was  pastor  of  the  German  Baptist  Church  at  German- 
town.  He  d.  May  21,  1849,  and  Mrs.  K.  followed  June 
6,  1854,  aged  84  years.  They  were  buried  near  to  the 
church  where  he  had  officiated  so  long.    See  Biog.    (703) 

232.  V.  Sarah":  b.  June9,  i77i,atG.;  m.  in  1794  Joseph  Gorgas 

of  G.,  b.  April  24,  1773.  She  d.  Aug.  5,  1835.  ^r.  G. 
d.  May  8,  1S50.  They  are  buried  at  the  German  Baptist 
Church,  to  which  they  belonged  as  members.        (715) 


Children  of  (108)  Aaron'  and  Hannah  (Righter)  Leverm§f. 

Mr.  Jones  states:  "They  had  15  children,  but  all, 
except  2,  died  under  the  age  of  3  years.  Ten  are  buried 
side  by  side  in  the  Roxb.  (Levering)  graveyard.  Only 
2  lived  to  reach  full  age." 

233.  XIV.  Mary":   b.  Nov.  23,  1782,  in  Bait.;    m.  in  1803,  Joseph 

Clement,  of  Salem,  N.  J.,  who  was  b.  July  15,  1777. 
Mr.  Jones  states  :  "All  her  children  were  born  at  Salem. 
They  removed  to  Royalton,  Fairfield  Co.,  Ohio,  and 
finally  to  Lancaster,  Ohio.  Mrs.  C.  always  kept  up 
acquaintance  with  her  relatives  in  Roxb.,  both  by  corre- 
spondence and  personal  visits.  Her  latest  visit  there  was 
in  1857,  at  the  age  of  75  years."  She  d.  at  Lancaster, 
where  Mr.  C.  d.  Jan.  25,  1864.  (722) 

234.  XV.  Aaron  Righter"  (Captain):  b.  Sept.  22,  1784,  at  Bait.; 

m.  Sept.  3,  1807  (504)  Ann  Butcher"  Lawrason.  Mr. 
Jones  states :  "In  Bait,  he  became  engaged  in  various 
business  operations  with  the  sons  of  his  Uncle  Enoch. 
During  the  War  of  18 12,  he  was  in  active  service,  and 
was  Captain  of  the  Independent  Blues  of  Baltimore.  He 
was  in  the  battle  of  North  Point,  in  18 14.  Captain  L. 
removed  to  Georgetown,  D.  C,  in  1821,  and  from  thence 
to  Spottsylvania  Co.,  Va.,  where  he  remained  until  1828, 
when  he  returned  to  Bait.,  and  subsequently  established 
the  firm  of  A.  R.  Levering  &  Sons.  In  1842  he  was 
chosen  a  member  of  the  City  Councils,  and  in  1843  was 
elected  to  the  Legislature  of  Marvland.     Late  in  life  he 


I4J>  THH    LI-\i:klNG   FAMILY. 

j(»int\l  the  Sevfiith  B;iptist  Church,  (if  Bait.,  and  was 
chnsfii  a  Ji-acon.  H*.-  J.  June  22,  1852,  and  was  b.  in 
(irt'i'M  .NAount  Ci-ni.     Mrs.  L.  tdiloucd  st'\Lial  years  later. 

(732) 


Children  of    (109)  Enoch   and  Mary  (Righter)  Levering. 

2^S-  I-  PlilHI''":  h.  Feb.  4,  1766.  at  H...\h.;  ni.  .V\a\'  22,  1798,  Han- 
nah Wilson,  daii;:hti'r  of  William  and  Jane  Wilson,  of 
H.ili.  Hoth  were  meiiihers  of  tiie  First  Baptist  Church  of 
tiiat  cit\',  to  which  he  renio\ed  with  his  parents  about  the 
year  1774.  (743) 

He  was  e.\tensi\ely  en^^a^ed  in  the  shippini^  and  com- 
mission business  of  Bait.,  at  first  under  the  firm  name  of 
Le\'erin^  &  Nelms,  and  subsequenth'  as  Peter  Leverino; 
&  Sons.  He  d.  I)ec.  7,  1843.  Mrs.  L.  d.  Apl.  30,  1854, 
a«jed  nearly  75  wars. 

236.  11.  JlssE*:  b.  Au<:.  14,  1767,  at  Ko.xb.,  where  he  d.  Sept.  7, 
1772. 

2\-.  III.  KNOCH":  b.  Jul\- 4,  1769,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Jan.  28,  1800,  to 
(21^4)  Hannah''  Brown,  his  cousin.  At  ti\e  years  of  ao;e 
he  was  taken  b\-  his  parents  to  Bait.,  where,  in  mature 
years,  he  was  enjia^ed  in  business  with  a  brother,  under 
the  firm  name  of  Enoch  &  Jesse  Levering.  He  d.  Feb. 
-V.  1828.  (-5;-) 

In  1829  Mrs.  L.  removed  with  her  sons  to  Fairfield  Co., 
Ohio,  and  purchased  a  farm  near  to  the  cit\-  of  Lancaster, 
u  here  she  d.  Mch.  20,  18^6,  aged  80  \ears.  She  was  a 
member  of  the  First  Bapt.  Church  of  Bait.,  but  at  Lancas- 
ter, for  want  of  a  church  of  the  same  gospel  order,  she 
associated  with  the  Presbyterian  Church. 

2^8.  IV.  Nathan":  b.  Ma\'  10,  1771.  at  Roxb.;  at  three  years  of 
age  he  was  taken  by  his  parents  to  Bait.,  where,  on  attain- 
ing his  majoritw  he  m.  Susanna  Dent,  of  that  citw  She 
died  Apl.  I,  1823.  (762) 

Mr.  L.  was  engaged  for  man\'  \-ears  in  manufacturinjj 
and  shipping,  and,  like  his  brothers,  conducted  an  exten- 
sive business.  Mr  il.  in  Ma\-,  1834,  and  was  buried  be- 
side his  wife  in  the  grounds  of  the  First  Bapt.  Church. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  I49 

239.  V.   Jesse ^:   b.  May   27,  1773,  at   Roxb.     In   bis   infancy  was 

taken  to  Baltimore  by  bis  parents,  on  their  removal  to 
that  city.  He  m.  Dt^^c.  5,  1793,  Ann  McLaughlin,  who  d. 
Oct.  20,  1799.  He  m.  2d,  Jan,  20,  1803,  to  (256)  Sarah'' 
Brown,  who  was  a  woman  of  strong  character  and  remark- 
able powers.  During  the  bombardment  of  Fort  McHenry 
and  the  battle  of  North  Point  she  remained  in  Bait.,  attend- 
ing her  husbarjd  and  other  wounded  soldiers  and  their 
families.  (769) 

Jesse  was  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  a  member  of  Capt. 
Samuel  Sterrett's  company,  of  the  5th  regiment  of  Mary- 
land Volunteers.  He  was  wounded  at  the  battle  of  Bla- 
densburg.  As  many  others  of  the  family  connection  have 
done,  he  sacrificed  business  to  serve  the  country  at  a  time 
of  need  for  strong,  intelligent  men.  He  was  actively 
engaged  in  mercantile  business,  first,  with  his  brother 
Enoch,  and  later  with  his  sons,  as  Jesse  Levering  &  Sons. 
His  grandson,  Hon,  Joseph  A.  Gilpin,  says  of  Jesse  : 
"  He  was  a  merchant  of  considerable  note.  He  was, 
during  the  Napoleonic  wars,  deprived  of  several  vessels, 
captured  by  the  French,  who  were  ordered  by  their  Em- 
peror to  seize  all  merchantmen  that  were  encountered 
that  traded  with  the  English."  (Berlin  and  Milan  De 
crees.)  Congress  still  debates  upon  these  "Spoliation 
Claims,"  which  have  not  been  paid. 

Mr.  L.  d.  of  cholera,  Sept.  12,  1832.  In  1841  Mrs.  L. 
and  family  removed  to  EUicott's  Mills,  about  ten  miles 
from  Bait.,  where  she  d.  Feb.  28,  1847,  aged  65  years. 
She  and  others  of  the  family  were  buried  at  Green  Mount 
Cem,  at  Bait.,  about  the  iiKMiument  erected  to  the  hus- 
band and  father. 

240.  VI.   JOHN":   b.  Oct.  22,  1775,  at  Bait.;   m.  Feb.  13,  1802,  Anne 

Lawrason.  They  were  members  of  the  First  Bapt.  Church 
at  Bait.  He  was  of  the  business  firm  of  John  &  Aaron 
Levering.  He  was  enlisted  in  the  War  of  18 12,  and  was 
wounded  in  the  battle  of  North  Point.  He  d.  in  Oct., 
1820.  Mrs.  L.  d,  Sept.  16,  1832.  They  are  buried  at 
Bait.  (785) 

241.  VIL   Aaron":    b.   June    11,    1778,   at  Bait.;   m.    (502)  Mary" 

Lawrason,  who  d,    Aug.   13,  18 10.     He  m.  2d   Nov,   29, 


iqo  THH    l.HM-.RING   FA.Min'. 

I.SI4,  Ann  HIiza  C.i\ c,  <»f  Virjiinia.  Ht-  was  a  commission 
mt-rchant  in  husint-ss  with  liis  hrcther  John.  Died  at 
Bait.,  thf  datf  n..t  knnu  n.  (797) 

242.     Mil.  WILLIAM':  \\  in  17.S1.ai  Bait.,  wlu-rc  he  J.  Feb.  28,  1800 
li  IS  sakl  that  Ik-  was  hiind  tor  Sf\«.Tal  xcais,  in  conse- 
qiiiMKc  of  imprudent  bathin;:. 

24 '^.     l\.    lAMHS':  h.  Apl.  iS  and  d.  Jul\  4.  17S:?,  at  Bait. 

Children  of    'llli    Nathan    and  Sarah  1  Rubicam)  Levering;. 

244.  I.      I:\(k:h'-:   I\    Im     11.   i-S:,    1!  R...  t\ ,  and  d.  Mcll.  g,  1790. 
245;.     II.   Hannah":   W  Jan.  1.  17«.S.  .uui  .1.  Apnl  n;,  1789. 

246.  III.   hLBORAH'':   h.  Jan.  I.  1791.  at  Ro.xb.;  m.  April  9,  181 1,  to 

Rf\ .  Horatio  Gates  Jones,  of  Roxb.,  Past(jr  of  the  Lower 
Merion  Baptist  Church,  who  was  b.  Feb.  11,  1777,  in 
Tred\'ffrvn  rownsiiip.  Chester  Co..  Pa.  She  was  the 
m<«ther  of  H<«n.  H.  (j.  Jones,  author  of  THE  LEVERING 
FA.^\IL^.  published  by  him  in  1858.  Shed.  Sept.  9,  1823, 
at  their  home  at  Ri^hter's  Ferr\-,  on  the  ri\er  Schuylkill, 
below  wh;it  h:is  since  ;iro\\n  into  Manayunk,  an  extensi\e 
suburb  of  the  cit\-  of  F^iiilad.  (808) 

Mr.  Jones  d.  in  Roxb.  [Jec.  12,  iS:;^,  aiied  77  years. 
.SV('  /'/(»</. 

247.  I\.  Nathan":  1\  and  d.  Wcii.  n.  1793. 

245.  \  .   Jl  LIANNAH":   b.  \\a\    1.  a\k\  d.  June  2,  1794. 

24().     \  I.  Sarah':  b.  Jul\   n,  i7(,)!;;  d.  .\\a\- S,  1796. 

2i,o.  \ll.  SrSANNAH":  b.  Ma\  (),  i7()7;  in.  Feb.  21,  1816,  George 
W  .  Riter,  ,V\.  I).,  o|  Rm\|\,  wiv)  was  a  successful  and 
popular  ph\sician.  Me  was  pri)minent  in  social  and  offi- 
ci;d  relations.  He  was  Recorder  of  Deeds  for  Philadel- 
phia Cit\- and  (^(»unt\- ;  ;dso.  Na\al  Officer  of  the  Port 
ot  Philadelphia,  and  was  a  Member  of  the  Convention 
which  re\isi\l  the  Constitutitm  of  the  State  of  Pennsyl- 
vania. 

Mrs.  R.  died  Feb.  14,  182^,  at  Roxb.  Dr.  R.  subse- 
quentl)-  married  Matilda  Cjilbert,  by  whom  he  also  had 
issue.  He  died  Max  4,  1841,  aged  47  years.  They  were 
b.  at  Lew  Cem.  (814) 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  151 

Child  of    (n2)  Deborah'  (Levering)  and  John  Streeper. 

251.  I.   Sarah":   b.   Jan.    9,    1776;    m.    Nov.    15,    1796,    Thomas 

Shepard,  of  Plymouth,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  who  was  b. 
Sept.  16,  1768.  They  resided  at  Plymouth,  where  Mr. 
S.  d:  Oct.  14,  1821,  and  Mrs.  S.  d.  Aug.  20,  1822. 

(820) 

Children  of  (113)  Sarah'  (Levering)  and  John  Brown. 

252.  1.     James'':  b.  Oct.  29,  1772;  d.  Nov.  6,  1795;  unmd. 

253.  11.     William'':    b.  Oct.  21,    1774;    m.    Jan.    12,   1797,  Ann 

Loughridge.  They  resided  near  to  Carlisle,  Pa.,  where 
he  died.  (829) 

254.  111.     Hannah":   b.  Feb.  19,  1777;  m.  Jan.  28,  1800,  to  (237) 

Enoch  Levering''.  See  his  record.  She  d.  at  Lancaster, 
O.,  March  20,  1856.  (757) 

255.  IV.     John":   b.  April  i,  1780;  d.  unmd. 

256.  V.     Sarah":   b.  Dec.  4,    1782;    m,  Jan.  20,   1803,  to  (239) 

Jesse  Levering".  She  d.  Feb.  29,  1847.  He  d.  Sept.  12, 
1832,  in  Bait.  (769) 

257.  VI.    Thomas  Jamison®  :  b.  Dec.  18,  1785.;  d.  Oct.  3,  1802. 

258.  Vll.     Jesse":   b.  May  14,  1788;  d.  Jan.  27,  1790. 

259.  \111.     Mary":  b.  Nov.  12,  1790;  d.  Nov.  14,  1790. 

260.  IX.     Margaret":  b.  Nov.  14,  1791  ;  d.  Aug.  14,  1792. 

261.  X.    Joseph  Mathews":  b.  July  6,  1794;  d.  July  3,  1796. 

Children  of  (114)  Sarah'  (Shoemaker)  and  Daniel  Pastorius. 

262.  1.   Hannah":  b.  Nov.  17,  1743;  m.  Oct.  18,  1765,  to  William 

CoUaday.  Shed.  Julv  11,  1794.  He  d.  Nov.  28,  1823, 
aged  85  years.  (§37) 

He  was  Lieut. -Colonel  of  3d  Battalion  of  Militia  in  the 
cit\'  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.;  appointed  June  28,  1779. 

263.  11.   Abraham";  b.  Oct.  10,  1745;  m.  April  20,  1769,  Eleanor 

Leech,  who  d.  Feb.  28,  1779;  b.  at  Oxford  Churchyard. 
After  the  Revolutionary  War  he  removed  to  Canada,  and 
was  lost  sight  of.  Memo,  in  the  Hist.  Society  of  Penna. 
shows  that  he  died  in  181 5  at  New  Orleans,  La.    (842) 


i;j  THK    l.KVhkING    l"A\\m'. 

2(14.     III.  SaMIEL*:  I\   N"..    I  ^.    1747;  m.  N«)\-.  2S,    1771,   Sarah 
Lincoln.     He  J.  m  i7i).S.  (^47) 

_»6s.     1\  .   iJAMIiL*:   h.  in  174');   in.  April  19,  17X6.  Hlixabetli  Mech- 
lin, who  J.  Si-pi.  I,  iS^o.     He-  J.  on  l-\t\  4,  iS^i. 

(858) 


Children  of  same  and  2d  husband,  Daniel  Mackenet. 

X)6.     \.  CMAkLLS*:   1  f  m.  No\ .  17,  1779,  Ra- 

chel   Irwin.     He   d. 
■  b.  April  17.  i7vS;     i       Jan.  25,  i8:;4. 
267.       \  I.    \\AU\-.  j  d.  Oct.    12,    1827. 

j  (       Unmd. 

26S.      \I1.   l>AMi:i/':  died  iinmd. 

2(*).     \  III.  CHARLliS''';  m.  N<t\.,  1779,  Rachel ,  who  d.  Oct. 

7.  1S22.      No  issue. 


Children  of  ( IJ5»  Georgfe    and  Martha  (Livezey)  Shoemaker. 

270.  I.    J(  )NATIIAN'  : 

271.  II.  OiHORCjI^/':  m.  Now  26.  1801,  Sarah  Bird,  of  Abington,  Pa. 

Ik-  d.  Jan.,  1806,  lea\ing  a  Will,  whicii  was  proved  at 
Norristoun,  Pa.  No  chn.  His  widow  m.  Comly  Shoe- 
maker. 

272.  III.  Isaac'': 

271.      I\  .    l:STIIl-:iv'  : 

274.     \'.   Tacv":   in.  .\o\ .  17,  i7i)(),  lo  Richard   Roberts    of  Abing- 
ton, Pa.  (86^) 

27 V     \l.  Sarah": 

27(i.     \11.   MaIvtha'': 


Children  of  1  JIbi  Benjamin     and  Mary  ( Comly  I  Shoemaker. 

2JJ.     1.   LliVI'  :   b.  Jan.  (),  \j'^4. 

27S.  II.  R()nnPT':  b.  Uec.  29,  i7c;4;  m.  in  1780,  at  Trinity 
Church,  O.xford.  Philad.,  Martha  Leech.  He  d.  on  Oct. 
8,  1796,  in  Philad.  :  b.  in  Friends'  ground,  corner  Fourth 
and  Arch  Streets.  (865) 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  I  53 

279.  111.   Nathan'':   b.  July  16,  I7I56;'  m.  May,  1792,  Sarah  Miller. 

He  d.  Nov.  7,  18 1 7.  (868) 

280.  IV.   Abraham'':   b.  Nov.  lo,  1757,111  Cheltenham,  near  Philad. 

281.  V.  Benjamin'':  b.  Sept.  10,  1759;  m.  Nov.  16,  1784,  at  Bris- 

tol Friends'  Meetinj^  (recorded  at  Falls  Meeting,  Bucks 
Co.,  Pa.),  Jane  Allen.      He  d.  Oct.  22,  1793.        (877) 

282.  VI.   AM^''':   b.  May  6,  1761  ;   m.  to  Benjamin  Harper,  of  Frank- 

ford,   Philad.'  (882) 

283.  VII.   Mary'':    b.   Nov.  i,  1763;    m.  Sept.  8,  1785,  at  Abincrfon 

Meeting,  to  Thomas  Shoemaker,  her  2d  cousin.  She  d. 
Mch.  17,  1793.  He  d.  Feb.  11,  1837,  aged  75  years.  He 
passed  his  life  at  Shoemakertown,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  and 
was  a  prominent  country  squire.  (883) 

284.  VIII.   Samuel":   b.  Jan.  2,  1765  ;  d.  in  1793  in  Philad.  of  yellow 

fever.      Unmd. 

285.  IX.  Eli'':   b.  July  25,  1766;  m,  Nov.  29,  1787,  Rachel  Comly, 

of  Byberry,  near  Philad.  He  d.  Aug.  9,  1798,  in  Philad., 
where  he  had  become  a  prominent  merchant.         (886) 

286.  X.  Jane'':    b.  Oct.  30,  1768;    m.   June  17,  1793,  to  Anthony 

Hallowell,  of  Abington,  Pa.  (888) 

287.  XI.  Jacob'':  b.  Aug.  4,  1770. 

288.  Xll.   Rebecca":  b.  Dec.  16,  1771  ;  m.  Oct.  6,  1796,  to  Atkin- 

son Rose,  of  Bucks  Co.,  Pa.  She  d.  April  5,  18 10.  He 
d.  Oct.  30,  18 19.  (893) 

289.  XIII.  James":    b.  July  19,  1773. 

290.  XIV.  COMLY":   b.  May  28,  1776;   m.  Sept.  17,  1807,  at  Abing 

ton  Meeting,  Sarah  Shoemaker  (mv  Bird),  widow.  He 
d.  June  23,  1843.     Resided  Philad.     No  chn. 

Children  of  (i\7)  William'  and  Susanna  Richardson  Shoemaker. 

291.  I.  Abraham":    b.  Dec.  3,   1753;    m.  Mch.  3,   1780,  by  Bishop 

White  at  Christ's  Church,  Philad.,  to  Deborah  Musgrave. 
He  d.  May  27,  1818.  (899) 

292.  II.   Daniel":    b.  Dec.  14,  1755;  m.  Ann  Bartram.         (911) 

293.  III.  Jesse":  b."Sept.  15,  1757;  m.  Catharine  Howell. 

294.  IV.  Sarah":  b.  Jan.  11,  1760;  d.  unmd. 


1^4  THH    LHNLRING   FA.WILY. 

295.      \.   William':  l\  Sept.  S.  1761;   m.  Snr-.ih  Bownum.     (919) 

2(Xj.      \1.   I.MJIA*:    h.   M..h.  4,    i;0^;    J.  Juiu-    is,    1-^4^.   unnui.,  at 
Stroiulsbiir;^.  I'a. 

297.      \  II.    losiil'H':   1\    I. 111.  Ju,  1701;;  in.  Mar\-  I'icict'.        (926) 

29.S.     \lll.   Si'SANNa":   h.  .IuI\   ;.  i7rx;;   111.  to  WaLuhi  Fislier.    (933) 

2c>;.      I\.    WaLaCHI*:   h.  .Ian.  s.  1772;   in.  Miss  ShaettVr. 

300.  \.   hLIZAULlH'':    l\  Juiu-  IS,  1774;    in.  June,  1792,  to  Daniel 

Stroikl,  ni  Stroudshur;:.  Pa.     She  J.  Oct.  27,  1809.   (939) 

301.  \l.   .^^A1<'^ ':   b.  Feb.  10.  1776;  in.  tn  James  Upde^iraff,  d.  s.  p. 

Child  of  (  nSi  Abraham   and  Lydia  (Daws)  Shoemaker. 

302.  1.   Sa.WL'HL'':   b,  about  176^  at  Cheltenham,  near  Philad. 

Children  ot    (120    William   and  Mary  (  Nice  )  Maris. 

303.  1.   (iLORGL":   b.  April  25,  1776,  at  Philad.;   removed  to  Bait., 

where  he  m.,  Dec.  9,  1797,  Elizabeth  Dunwoody,  who 
was  b.  May  K).  1774.  and  d.  Jan.  19,  1817.  in  Au^i., 
181S.  Mr.  M.  m.  Mai\-  Dea.vian,  of  Bait.  He  d.  there 
Oct.  ^o,  i8s9.     She  d.  also.  (958) 

304.  11.   JaNH":   m.  Ml.  Jel't'ers,  aiul  d.   in  1847,  lea\  injj;  one  or  two 

children. 

30s.     111.   Sai^'AH":   m.  a.  Doabe,  and  is  dead.  (950 

3o(').     1\ .  William":  died  at  s^a. 

307.  \.   NaIIIAN":  d.;  was  buried  at   Lower   Dublin   Baptist  Ch., 

Philad. 

308.  \  I.   MaTIIIAS":  d.;  was  buried  at   Lower  Dublin  Baptist  Ch., 

Philad. 

3a).      Ml.   I-.LIZA':     b.    about    1787;     m.    Ma\-    10,    1813,    William 
Shearer,  of  Bustleton,   Philad.   Co.,  who  was  b.  Dec,  5 
1776,  and  d.  in  1840.     Mrs.  S.  d.  since.  (953) 

310.     MIL   Mary":   b.     In    1858  she   lived  with  a  son   on   Hudson 
River,  N.  Y. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  1 55 

Children  of   (J 24)  Rachel '  (Levering)  and  Lewis  Smick. 

311.  1.   ElizaBATH'':   b.  in  1768,  at  Ro.xb.;   m.  Samuel  Nio[htlinger, 

of  Philad.,  who  d.  in  Richmond,  Va.,  in  1802.  She  m. 
2d,  in  1803,  John  Naylor,  of  Richmond.  He  d.  in  1806. 
She  m.  vi,  in  181 1,  Jesse  Castner,  of  Montjj;.  Co.,  Pa., 
who  d.  April  26,  1828.     Mrs.  C.  d.  Nov.  8,  1848. 

(973) 

312.  11.  Catharine'':  b.  in   1772,  in  Roxb.,  where  she  lived  with 

brother  George  W.  Mr.  Jones  said  of  her :  "  She  was  a 
member  of  the  Ro.xb.  Baptist  Church.  She  had  a  great 
traditional  k'nowledge  of  the  Levering  family  and  fur- 
nished many  facts  to  him  for  his  compilation  of  1858.  She 
d.  Oct.  30,  1849;   unmd.     Buried  in  Lev.  Cem. 

313.  111.  Caspar'':   b.  in  1774,  at  Roxb.;   m.  Elizabeth  Lloyd.     He 

d.  Sept.  II,  1821,  and  was  b.  in  Lev.  Cem.  Mrs.  S.  d. 
since.  (969) 

314.  IV.   Benjamin'':    b.   in   1775,  at  Roxb.;    m.    (318)   Elizabetlf 

Levering,  who  d.  April  26,  1828.  He  d.  Oct.  5,  1857. 
They  were  b.  in  Lev.  Cem.  (979) 

315.  V.  George  Washington":    b.   Oct.  8,    1778.    Mr.   Jones 

relates  of  him  :  "He  and  Mr.  Samuel  Gorgas  built  the 
first  flour  mill  at  Manayunk.  It  was  below  Hippie's  Lane, 
now  called  Fountain  Street,  and  on  the  canal  bank,  and 
for  many  years  carried  on  business  as  Smick  &  Gorgas. 
He  was  a  Representative  in  the  Assembly  of  Pennsyl- 
vania from  Philad.  Co.  He  became  feeble  in  body  and 
mind,  and  in  August,  1856,  proceedings  in  lunacy  were 
begun  by  two  of  his  nephews,  and  the  Court  of  Common 
Pleas  of  Philad.  Co.  appointed  Joseph  H.  Hoffman  and 
Samuel  H.  Slingluff  committee  of  his  person  and  estate. 
He  resided  at  the  ()ld  mansion  on  the  Ridge  Road,  and 
was  quite  wealthy.  He  never  married.  He  d.  Oct.  g, 
1857,  and  was  b.  in  the  Lev.  Cem.  His  estate  was 
inherited  b\'  his  nieces  and  nephews. 


Children  of  (127)  Benjamin^  and  (170)  Abig^aL'  Levering. 

316.     1.  Joseph":    b.  at  Manayunk;    m.  Miss   Latch;    was  blind; 
kept  a  store.  (986) 


i;(,  THi:    LFVtRING   FAMILY. 

;i7.     II.  Aaron':  h.  at  M.in.is  unk,  mk\  d.  tlu-re  uiiinJ. 

^iS.  III.  HLIZABIiTH*:  l\  in  1776;  in.  (  ^^  14  )  Benjamin"  Smick.  She 
il.  April  20.  iSjS.  (979) 

;it).  I\.  UBBORAH*:  in.  .)«»hn  Kinjiston  and  lemoxed  to  Ohio, 
wluTi-  Ik-  JuJ.  Siie  in..  2d.  ;i  Mi .  Bcaxer.  and  had  two 
i-hildrt-n.  (988) 

U<).  \.  MaIMIas  MaI^IS'':  h.  iiiKoxh.;  in.  l^rK'L\a,  dau.  of  William 
T.  MilliT.  nt  c:iK-sttM-  Co.,  I'.t.  Mi>.  L..  after  the  death 
o|  her  hushaiul,  remained  several  years  in  Roxb.  Later 
she  had  domitil  witli  her  dauuliter,  Hmma  C.  Simpson, 
in  Norristown,  Ta..  u  liere  siie  d.  Mch.  8,  1893,  ai];ed  88 
\ears.  (989) 

U'l.  \  I.  ANTIK^NV*:  h.  Mcii.  JO,  1807;  m.  Caroline,  dau.  of  Ben- 
j.uiun  Williams,  of  Mont.u.  Co.,  Pa.  She  d.  Feb.  20, 
18^7.     Ml- d.  .V\.i\-  21.  i8v).  (99O 

Children  of  (I25i  Katharine     (Levering)  and  John  Sands. 

^22.     I.   Nathan":   b.  about  177;;  at  Roxb. 
UV      II.    loiiN^   b.  about  1778  at  Roxb. 

Children  ot   i  J 36 1  Jacob     and  Elizabeth  (Snyder)  Showier. 

324.     I.    I'  «"v'-   i\  i'l  R.'xb.;   m.  Hli/a  Blank'.  (994) 

U'v     II.   SAWl  l.L:   b.  in  Roxb.      Haw  no  histor\-  of  him. 

Children  of  (140)  Jacob  and  Mary  (Brownfield)  Levering. 

12(k  I.  Sarah*:  h.  in  176c;  at  Roxb.;  m.  Tlv.mas  Mathias,  of 
Rhihid..  and  d.  .\\a\-  27,  1821.  (996) 

',27.  II.  llANN'Air':  b.  abt.ut  1772  in  Roxb.;  m.  Barnabas  Coulston. 
Both  d.  and  are  buried  in  Le\ .  Cein.  (1003) 

^^28.  III.  Mary":  b.  in  1777;  m.  (22O)  Nathan "  ke\erin;i,  Junior. 
She  d.  Mar^-h  14.  1821.  He  d.  Auy.  11,  1838,  aged  60 
years.     Both  were  b.  in  Le\ .  Cem.  (656) 


THE 
NEW  VORK       ■ 
■^UBLIC    LISRARy 

^^''*^  Lenox  an,i  hid^^  // 


// 


333. 

ABRAHAM   LEVERING. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  I  57 

Children  of  (142)  John  '  and  Hannah  (Howell)  Levering. 

329.  1.   Jonathan  HaGER":   b.  Nov.  7,  1778,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Sept.  2, 

1802,  Elizabeth,  dau.  of  Mark  Rhoads,  of  Philad.  She 
was  b.  Sept.  15,  1784.  They  resided  in  Philad.,  where 
both  died;  he  on  Jan.  25,  1834;  she  on  Feb.  5,  1850. 
They  were  b.  in  Lev.  Cem.  (loi  i) 

330.  11.  David":  b.  Dec.  8,  1780,  in  Roxb.,  where  he  d.  in  infancy. 

331.  III.    Ann*:    b,   Sept.   23,    1783;    m.    Dec.    24,    1807,   Samuel 

Stearne,  of  the  Great  Valley,  Chester  Co.,  Pa.,  where 
they  resided  from  1829.  He  d.  Dec.  18,  1847,  *a,iied  69 
years.  Mrs.  S.  left  the  farm  and  purchased  a  home  in 
Germantown,  which  she  occupied  until  her  death,  which 
occurred  on  Feb.  7,  1871.     They  were  b.  in  Lev.  Cem. 

(1018) 

332.  IV.  John  Howell":  b.  Dec.   12,   1785;  m.  Mch.  3,   1814, 

Margaret,  dau.  of  Daniel  and  Mary  Magdalena  Hagy,  of 
Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  She  was  b.  Aug.  9,  1792.  He  d.  May 
16,  1825.  Mrs.  L.  lived  in  their  homestead — which  ad- 
joined the  premises  where  her  husband  was  born — in 
widowhood,  for  44  years,  and  d.  there,  Apl.  12,  1869. 
Both  were  b.  in  Lev.  Cem.,  near  to  the  church  she  at- 
tended for  a  generation  of  years.  (1023) 

333.  V.  Abraham'':  b.   Nov.    19,    1787;  m.  April  2,  1814,  Catha- 

rine, dau.  of  William  and  Catharine  Hagy,  of  Lower 
Merion.  She  was  b.  May  26,  1792,  upon  premises  which 
had  descended  from  her  grandfather,  Jacob  Hagy.*  it 
consisted  of  a  large  farm  and  paper  mill,  on  Mill  Creek, 
where  this  stream  empties  into  the  Schuylkill  River,  on 
its  right  bank,  above  Manayunk,  This  property  is  still 
owned  in  the  family.  (1026) 

Abraham  removed  from  Roxb.  to  Lower  Merion  before 
their  marriage.  Both  were  baptized  by  Rev.  H.  G.  Jones, 
and  joined  the  Lower  Merion  Bapt.  Ch.,  in  which  he  was 
made  a  Deacon  on  May  3,  1828.  Mrs.  L.  subsequently 
was  ordained  a  Deaconess.  She  officiated,  as  an  attend- 
ant to  the  Pastor,  when  women  members  were  received, 


■Jacob  Hagy  was  a  skilled  paper  maker  when  he  emigrated  from  Switzerland  to  America.  He, 
at  first,  settled  upon  a  small  stream  near  to  the  left  bank  of  the  Schuylkill,  opposite  and  about  one 
mile  above  the  mouth  of  Mill  Creek,  where  he  erected  one  of  the  earliest  paper  mills  built  in  the  colo- 
nies, and  operated  it  until  after  he  acquired  the  above  described  property. 


I5vS  THK    LH\1:K?ING    lAMll."^. 

after  baptism.   h\'   ilu-   "  lax-ing  on  -it  lianJs,"   into  full 
fellowship  <if  tlu-  tluirch,  as  the  writer  well  remembers. 

hi  i.S>4  th.\  i.inn\L-J  West,  witli  tlie  unmarried  part 
of  the  family.  t<>ll<>win;i  their  sons — the  u  riter  and  (1032) 
William  H.— tn  l.at.iyette,  Indiana,  where  he  acquired 
considerable  pr<>pt.-rt\-.  and  d.  Oct.  7.  1S66.  Mrs.  L.  d. 
Nov.  ji,  iSS^.  in  her  i)2d  year.  Both  were  taken  to  and 
b.  in  1-ev.  Cem. 

334.  \I.  Hannah*:  b.  Sept.  26.  1789;  m.  Mch.  4,  iSio,  John 
ll.ij\-.  a  brother  t(t  above-named  Catharine.  Mr.  H.  was 
.1  Presbyterian,  and  was  instrumental  in  or^anizino;  and 
biiildin<:  the  church  of  that  faith  in  Upper  Roxboroueh, 
w  here  they  liM-d. 

Mrs.  H.  was  a  member  of  the  Ro.xb.  Bap.  Church  from 
her  jiirlhooil,  and  remained  in  that  fellowship.  He  d. 
.March  26,  1S64.  She  followed  on  January  20,  1876. 
The\-  wc-ri-  I  t\  .  Cem  (1037) 

?^>.     \ll.   Hl.lZAHHTM':   b.  Sept.  6.  1791  ;  d.  in  infanc\-. 

3V).  \lll.  SAkAH':  b.  April  10.  1793;  m.  Oct.  18,  1817,  Samuel 
Slin;iluff.  w  ho  was  a  teacher,  and  for  many  years  was  a 
c«Mne\'anc«.-r  and  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  in  Roxb.  He 
was  b.  .Au^.  26,  i7()i,  and  d.  April  12,  1858.  After  his 
decease  his  witlow  li\ed  with  her  brother  Hnoch,  in  the 
house  in  which  she  was  born,  and  d.  there  Nov.  30, 
1873.  She  was  for  many  years  a  consistent  member  of 
the  Roxb.  Bapt.  Church.     They  were  b.  in  Lev.  Cem. 

(104s) 

3^7-  l>^-  Hnoch'':  b.  [x-c.  7.  179s;  m.  April  6,  1823,  Sophia 
Irullin^ier.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Roxb.  Bapt.  Church, 
and  t<»r  several  \ears  a  deacon.  During;  his  life  he  occu- 
pied the  house  (hereinbefore  described)  in  which  he  and 
all  his  brothers  and  sisters  were  born,  and  there  he  died 
on  June  24,  187;. 

"  A  Kcntie,  guileless,  childlike  man, 
Content  to  live  where  lite  began." 

His  widow  still  occupied  the  premises  w  ith  her  unmd. 
daughter,  Sarah,  in  whom  the  title  \ests.  She  d.  Oct. 
28.  i8i)6,  a;:ed  89  years.  8  months;  b.  in  Leverino;ton 
Cem..  Philad.,  beside  her  husband.  (1046) 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  I  59 


Children  of  (143)  Anthony    and  Mary  (Sterne)  Levering. 

338.  1.   Esther'':    b.   July  25,    1790,  at  Manayunk;  m.   Sept.   24, 

1812,  to  (227)  Charles''  Leverinti.  They  removed  in 
1834  to  Wapakoneta,  Ohio,  where  he  d.  March  21,  i860. 
She  followed  Sept.  2,  1869.  They  were  b.  at  "Two- 
Mile  Cem.,"  near  to  their  home,  (663) 

339.  11.  Jesse":  b.  July   5,   1792,  and  d.  Oct.  7,   1804,  at  Mana- 

yunk. 

340.  111.  ABRAHAM'':   b.  Sept.  19,  1794;  d.  Jan.  20,  1800. 

341.  IV.  Silas  Gilbert'':  b.  Dec.  i8,  1796;  m.  Sept.  23,  1819, 

Susannah,  dau.  of  Joseph  and  Mary  Rittenhouse,  of 
Germ.  They  lived  in  Manayunk  for  many  years.  A 
letter  written  by  him  to  Mr.  Jones,  dated  Baltimore, 
April  7,  1856,  not  only  relates  his  experiences,  but  is  so 
valuable,  historically,  that  I  copy  it.  He  wrote:  "I 
built  the  first  stone  house  in  Manayunk,  and  kept  it  as  a 
hotel  for  five  years.  It  is  now  owned  by  James  Bramble. 
The  only  houses  built  there  before  it  was  named  Mana- 
yunk were  my  father's  (on  Green  Lane,  now  owned  by 
Perre.  W.  Leverino;)  the  two  Tibbens',  Stritzell's,  Benja- 
min Levering's  and  his  son  '  Blind  Joe,'  as  he  was  called, 
who  had  a  little  store,  which  he  built  on  the  same  ground 
where  Samuel  Eckstein  built  his  paper  mill.  These,  1 
believe,  were  all  the  houses  before  Manayunk  was  com- 
menced. 1  can  well  remember  when  there  was  nothing 
but  a  cow-path  from  Green  Lane,  on  the  banks  of  the 
Schuylkill,  to  Righter's  Ferry,  and  also  from  Green  Lane 
up  the  river.  1  was  merchandizing  in  M.,  until  1838, 
when  I  removed  to  the  corner  of  Green  Lane  and  Ridge 
Road,  in  Roxborough.  In  May,  1850,  together  with  my 
family,  1  removed  to  Southeastern  Virginia,  Gloucester 
Co.,  near  to  Yorktown.  I  remained  there  until  1852, 
when  1  moved  to  Baltimore." 

Mr.  L.  d.  at  Bait.  Mch.  29,  1857.  His  body  was 
brought,  and  b.  in  Le\'.  Cem.  In  the  same  year  Mrs,  L. 
and  her  family  removed  back  to  Roxb.,  where  she  d. 
July  30,  1879,  and  was  b.  beside  her  husband. 

(1050) 


l6o  THK    l.H\HPING   lAAMLV. 

^4J.  \.  Titus  VUlvKUS':  l\  m  I7t>;  .it  Man;i\unk;  in.  Waria,  dau, 
..t  FVUt  Bivhtfl.     He  d.  Ma\'  lo.  1835  ;  b.  m  Lew  Cem. 

(105s) 

?43.  \  I.  IM-RI-.GRINE  Wharton'  :  b.  May  20,  iSoJ.  at  M.;  m.  June 
2\,  iS.'^.  tli/abetli  Streejx-r  at  Hisinu  Sun,  Montji.  Co., 
Pa.  He  (iwneJ.  and  lived  all  his  life,  in  the  old  Leverintr 
mansion,  built  in  1736  upon  Wi<:aid-lA\  erini:  land,  on 
(Ireen  Lane,  opposite  the  present  Wood  Street.  Here  he 
d.  on  Dec.  17.  iSSS.  His  u  ite  died  Auli.  H.  1865.  They 
were  buried  in  Lev.  Cem.     StV  hio,^.  (1058) 

7,44.  \11.  Hannah*:  b.  Au<:.  9.  1805.  at  W.;  ni.  Feb.  25.  1836,10 
Joseph  H.  Hotfman,  ot  Ro.xb.,  who  was  b.  No\-.  30,  1807, 
and  d.  Oct.  _'i,  |8(X).  Mr.  H.  was  an  active  and  useful 
citizen,  and  in  reli;:ious  work.  He  ser\ed  tiom  1857  as 
an  Alderman  ot  I'hilad.,  and  was  a  Representative  in  the 
Li'uislature  of  Penna. 

He  possessi'd  a  remarkably  clear  \-oice,  and  excelled  as 
a  sin;ier.  For  more  than  t'ltts'  \ears  he  was  leader  of  the 
choir  <»f  the  Roxb.  Bapt.  Church,  not  ceasinti  until  his 
\oice  was  stilled  by  death.  (1063) 

Mrs.  H.  still  occupied  the  old  homestead  on  Ridj^e 
Avenue,  near  to  the  old  home  of  the  late  H.  G.  Jones, 
where  she  died  on.  N(t\ .  ^o,  189^ 

She  was  born  in  the  first  house  built  in  Manayunk', 
now  a  part  of  the  cit\-  or  Philadelphia.  At  the  time  of 
her  death  she  was  the  oldest  member  of  the  Roxboroujih 
Baptist  Church,  which  sIk'  joined  when  quite  \oun^,  and 
in  which  she  san;:  w  ith  her  husband  for  man\'  x'ears.  1 
knew  her  from  my  early  childhood.  More  successful 
than  Juan  Ponce  de  Leon,  1.  supp(»sed  that  she  had  dis- 
co\eri-d  the  fountain  of  perpetual  youth,  which  eluded 
till'  Spanish  explorer,  whom  she  outlixed  the  span  of  a 
"iiieratinn.    Tliex-  wcrr  buri(  J  in  l.e\erin,uton  Cemetery. 

Children  of  MM'    Mary     'Levering)  and  Cornelius  Holgate. 

^4;.  I.  JOHN":  b.  March  12,  1782;  in.  Jan.  28,  1813,  M\ra  Gil- 
bert, h.  April  I,  1788.  He  was  a  deacon  in  the  Roxb. 
Bapt.  Churcii.  He  d.  April  2H,  1854.  She  d.  Feb.  7, 
1857:  h.  in  Le\ .  Cem.  (1064) 

\4h.     II.  William "■■:  b.  Dec  2H,  1783;  d.  unmd.  on  Sept.  14,  1805. 


343. 


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351. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  l6r 

347.  111.   Abraham":  b.  Sept.  19,  1785;  d.  Nov.  30,  1786. 

348.  IV.   Anna'':    h.  Jan.  5,  1788;    m.   Thomas  Bartolt-tte.     They 

emigrated  from  Philad.  after  marriage  to  Darrtown,  But- 
ler Co.,  Ohio.  She  d.  Jan.  18,  1857,  at  Harrison,  Ohio. 
Thomas  went  to  their  dau.,  Mary  Coleman,  in  111.,  where 
he  d.  Aug.  10,  1857.  (1072) 

349.  V.  Jane'':  b.  July  27,  1789;  m.  Jan.  7,  1813,  Israel  Gilbert, 

b.  July  14,  1789.  He  was  a  deacon  in  the.Bapt.  Church 
at  Chestnut  Hill,  Philad.,  and  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
1812.     He  d.  March  4,  1852.     She  d.  Nov.  4,  1854. 

(1078) 

350.  VI.  Abraham  Levering'':  b.  March  i,  1791  ;  m.  March  26, 

1818,  in  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  to  Elizabeth  Jones,  who  was 
h.  April  20,  1796,  in  Milford,  Conn.  From  Pittsburgh 
they  removed  to  Cincinnati,  and  thence  to  Van  Buren 
Co.,  Iowa,  where  he  died  Nov.  8,  1847.  His  widow  and 
children  removed  to  Seattle,  in  the  Territory  of  Washing- 
ton, Where  she  d.  Jan.  22,  1880.     Sec  biog.         (1087) 

351.  Vll.  Griffith'':  b.  Nov.  2,  1792  ;  m.  Feb.  28,  1822,  Elizabeth 

Rose,  b.  Feb.  13,  1796.  He  was  a  soldier  in  the  war  of 
1812.  Was  a  merchant  in  Haddington',  a  suburb  of 
Philad.,  from  1821  to  1834,  when  he  moved  to  a  farm 
in  Darby  Tp.,  Delaware  Co.,  Pa.,  where  he  remained 
until  the  death  of  his  wife,  April  29,  1866,  whea  he  ac- 
cepted domicile  with  his  daughter,  Elvina  Levering  Cart- 
wright,  at  Oswego,  N.  Y.,  where  he  died  on  Jan.  5,  1881. 
He  was  a  lifelong  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  a  type 
of  Christian  consistency  and  of  business  integrity.  Both 
were  buried  at  Mt.  Moriah  Cem.,  near  Philad.     (1096) 

352.  VIIL  Sarah'':  b.  Nov.  20,  1794;  m.  Dec.  13,  1818,  Alexander 

Brooks.  He  was  born  Nov.  21',  1796,  in  Danbury,  Conn.; 
went  from  there  when  20  years  of  age  to  Berwick,  Pa., 
where  he  became  acquainted  with  Sarah.  After  their 
marriage — 1826 — they  removed  to  Factoryville,  New 
York,  where  he  bought  a  woolen  factory  and  manufac- 
tured cloths.  He  was  a  deacon  in  a  Bapt.  Church  there 
for  many  years,  and  was  the  main  financial  support  of 
the  church. 

Prof.  Alex.  Atwood'  Brooks  wrote  of  his  mother,  Sarah  : 
"My  natural  abilitv  and  my  success  in  life  I  owe  to  my 
(") 


1(J2  THH    l.i;\i:i<'IN(J   FAMILY. 

niotlK-r.  Shf  u;i>  a  woman  oi  superior  qualities  of  botli 
head  aikl  ht-art,  and  nt  exalted  clnuacter  in  all  the  walks 
of  Ilk-." 

Both  d.  at  \Va\erl\-,  N.  V.;  she  <tii  Jan.  2,  1840,  and 
he  on  Auj:.  u.  1S76.  On  Julv  24.  1841,  he  mar. 
Mar^.iret   I'en  Hmnk,  of  Waveil\-,  uhnd.  March  1,  1S93. 

(10Q8) 

^;^      l\.    IH()A\AS*:   h.  March  ().  1796;  died  Au^.   12,  1797. 

^^4.  \.  .WaI^-Ia'':  h.  l)ic.  s.  i7y)7\  "i-  J-m.  10,  1819,  Kandal  Fen- 
ton,  h.  Mch.  <),  i7()2,andd.  Dec.  10,  i86s.  She  d.  Sept. 
1 .   1874.  near  Philad.  (  1 1  lO) 

^;;.  XL  MSANNAfl'':  b.  iJec.  21,  1800;  m.  Jan.  4,  1830,  Jona- 
than Scout,  h.  Ma\-  14,  1807,  and  d.  July  12,  1881.  She 
d.  May  6.  1877,  near  Philad.  (1121) 

All  the  above  children  were  born  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 


Children  of  (147)  Samuel'  and  Rebecca  (Roberts)  Levering^. 

^;r).     I.   HLIZABETH":  "  bom  without  life  Feb.  4,  1793." 

;;;.  II.  Jacob":  b.  April  24,  1794;  m.  Au^.  11,  1814,  (999) 
F'lizabetlv  Mathias.  The\'  resided  in  Philad.,  where  Mr. 
L.  was  an  extensi\e  importer  and  dealer  in  coffee  for 
man\-  \ears.  He  d.  June  8,  1853.  Mrs.  L.  d.  July  24, 
i8v8.  in  her  60th  year.  They  were  b.  in  Lev.  Cem. 
The\-  were  members  of  the  Bapt.  Church.  (1124) 

^^v8.     III.   I.i:\l":   b.  April  8.  iji/^;  d.  Au^.  27,  1797. 

^>;>).  1\.  MAk(Mki:T":  b.  No\.  7,  1797;  m.  Sept.  17,  1817,  Hzekiel 
Shur.  b.  Jul\  8,  1704.  Res.,  Mana\Lmk.  He  d.  Mch. 
27.  iH()T,.  She  d.  .No\ .  5,  1 88s.  Belonged  to  Baptist 
Church.  (1 133) 

V)(\      y.    hiiliOkAII":    b.  Sept.  T).   \j()^);   d.  Jul\-  2,   1800. 

V)\.      \1.    1)A\II)":    b.  Dec.  28.   1800;   d.  Feb.  23,   1802. 

V)2.     Ml.    ANNA":   b.  J;m.   17.  180:?;  d.  Sept.  16,  1803. 

Vn.  Mil.  Mar^  ANN":  b.  Feb.  s.  1803;  m.  Feb.  18,  1824,  Wil- 
liam Shur.  of  Roxb..  who  d.  Jan.  29,  1859,  in  his  58th 
year.  She  d.  Au^.  1,  1882.  They  were  members  of 
the  Bapt.  Ch.;  b.  ;it  Le\ .  Cem.  (1141) 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  163 

364.  IX.  Rebecca":  b.  Oct.  15,  1807;  m.  Joseph  Bitting,  of  Ohio. 

365.  X.  Samuel'':  b.  Dec.  24,  i8oq;  m.  Oct.  27,  1831,  Mary  Ann 

Boyer,  who  d.  Feb,  i  i,  1834.  He  m.  2d,  Elizabeth  Sloan. 
They  were  related  to  the  Roxb.  Bapt.  Church.  He  d. 
Jan.  30,  1872.  She  d.  Mch.  4,  1880.  All  are  b.  in  Lev. 
Cem.  (1148) 

All  the  above  were  born  in  Roxborough. 


Children  of   (148)  Joseph'  and  Abigal  (Ramsey)  Levering;. 

366.  1.   Benjamin'':  b.   May  10,    1786;  m.  Elizabeth  Goodman,  b. 

Feb.   25,    1786.     Lived  in  Roxb.      He  d.   Aug.  13,  1842. 
Shed.  Dec.  26,  1846;   b.  in  Lev.  Cem.  (1151) 

367.  IL  WiGARD'':  b.  Aug.  27,  1788;  d.  unmd.  in  Sept.,  181 3;  b. 

Lev.  Cem. 

368.  III.  Rebecca-':  b.  July  20,  1790;  m.  Henry  Guilinger,  who  d. 

in  the  War  of  18 12.     She  m.  2d,  John  Thompson,  who 
d.     She  d.  April  14,  1882,  at  Norristown,  Pa.      (1157) 

369.  IV.  Ann'':  b.   Nov.    16,    1792;  m.  Andrew  Kitler,  who  d.  at 

Norristown.     She  m.  2d,  Robert  Milligan.     She  d.  April, 
1855,  at  Washington  Co.,  W.  Va.     He  d.  there  also. 

(1163) 

370.  V.  Mary'':  b.  Mch.   11,   1796;  m.  Joseph  McClellan,  who  d. 

She  d.  in  1861.  (1165) 

371.  VI.  Francis  Ramsey'':  b.  Nov.  20,  1798;  m.  May  20,  1822, 

Sarah  Guthrie.     He  d.   Jan.  215,   1866,  in  Phila.     She  d. 
Nov.  4,  1871.     Both  b.  at  Mt.  Peace  Cem.,  Philad. 

(1 169) 

372.  VII.   Eliza'':  b.  Oct.  26,   1801  ;  m.  Allen  Fisher.     She  d.  at 

Bloomington,  111.;   no  chn. 

373.  Vlll.   Hannah'':  b.   May  17,  1805;  m.  William  Noble,  who  d. 

July  30,  1884;  she  d.   Dec.  20,  1890.     They  were  b.  at 
Odd  Fellows'  Cem.,  Philad.  '      (1173) 


I64  THH    L1-:\K1''ING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (149)  Jacob  and  Mary  (Abel)  Levering.* 

374.  1.  AHKL*:  \\  Di-c.  iS.  177;.  Ill  the  archives  of  the  old 
Swede's  Church,  at  Phihui.,  is  recordeJ  amoncr  baptisms, 
"  1774,  Oct.  ^O.  ABKL,  son  of  Jacob  and  Mai  y  Levering, 
born  Dec.  iS,  177;."  It  is  said  lie  died  at  Reading,  Pa., 
about  iS2^. 

^75.      II.   IJ.IZAHHTM":   b.;   in. . 


Children  of  (ISO)  Elizabeth    (Levering;)  and  Joseph  Tyson.* 

^76.     I.   KlizahLTH*: 
377.      II.     loilN": 

Children  of  (153>  Mary     (Levering)  and  John  Razer. 

37S.  I.   BhNJA.MIN":   who  U\es  in  Philad. 

379.  11.   I'RIAM": 

^.So.  III.   Aaron": 

:;Si.  l\ .  1'i:ti-:r": 

382.  \  .   \\  ll.lJA.M'  : 

^S^.  \  1.  I:i.izabi:th": 

^84.  \  II.    WarV: 

^Sv     \  111.  Catharine''': 

Thesi'  appear  t<i  lia\e  been  born  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  as 
listed  by  Mr.  Jones.  1  have  been  unable  to  get  any  clew 
to  them. 

Children  of  (154)  Peter    and  Elizabeth  (Righter)  Levering. 

380.  I.   Sarah":   b.  17.S.S,  in   Roxb.;   m.  Mr.  Kitchingman  and  died 

Oct.  27.  iS:;r).      Nil  chn. 

^87.  II.   Jacob":   b.  about  \ji)\  ;  m.  Margaret  Blank. 

;8S.  III.    I<)SI;rh":   b.  in  1 7(>,) ;  d.  Jan.  is,  1827;  unmd. 

^80.  I\.   Hi:NiA,MlN":  died  in  infancN-. 

liy.  \.    \N\   1:LIZABBTH":  m.  John  Rudd\-,  of  Pittsburgh. 

°l  have  written  repe-itedly  during  two  years  past  to  A.  H.  Tyson,  of  Reading,  Pa.,  for  genealogi- 
cal in(«irniation  o(  the  descendants  of  both  .lacub  and  Elizabeth  Leverlnp.  He  made  promise,  but  I 
received  n<>  report. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  165 

Children  of  Same  and  Hannah   (Linnabach)  2d  Wife. 

391.  VI.   Williams.'':   b.  in  Mi  )nt^.  Co.,  Pa.,  after  i8oo;   removed 

to  Bait.,  and  there   m.,   in    1826,  Susan   Hall.     He  d.  in 
July,  1835,  ^it  Bait.  (1182) 

392.  VU.   Matthias":  m.  Elizabeth,  dau.  of    Samuel  White,   and 

lived  in  Lower  Merion,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  It  is  not  known 
where  and  when  he  died.  (1188) 

393.  Vlll.   JOHN'':   b.  in  Sept.  and  d.  in  Nov.,  1804. 

394.  IX.  Samuel'':  b. ;  m.  Mary  Ann,  dau.  of  John  I.  Hess, 

of  Chester  Co.,  Pa.  (hqO 

He  lived  at  Plymouth,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  and  d.  there  in 
June,  1859;  b.  in  Lev.  Cem. 

Children  of    (156)    William     and  Catharine    (Wolford)    Levering. 

395.  1.  Charles*^:  b.  Apl.  9,  1795,  at  Plymouth;  he  removed  to 

Philad.,  and  there  m.  on  Apl.  9,  1817,  Hester  Hulings  of 
that  city,  who  d.  Oct.  25,  1859,  and  was  b.  in  Monument 
Cem.  Hed.  Aug.  5,  1870,  and  was  b.  in  Lev.  Cem.,  to 
which  the  remains  of  his  wife  were  removed. 

(1192) 

396.  II.  Benjamin":  b.  July  9,  1796,  at  Plymouth;  m.  Mary  Hol- 

loway,  and  removed  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  he  d.  May 
27,  183 1.  His  widow  remained  in  that  city,  where  she 
died. 

(1197) 

397.  111.  Maria":  b.  Oct.  3,  1798. 

398.  IV.  William  Wigard":  b.  Jan.  8,  1801. 

399.  V.  Eliza":  b.  July  7,  1803. 

400.  VI.  MariaNN:   b.  July  16,  1806. 

401.  VII.  Harriet":  b.  June  5,  1807. 

Children  of  (157)  Magdalena '  (Levering)  and  John  King. 

402.  I.  Mary":  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.;  m.  Mr.  Korn. 

403.  II.  Ann":  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.;  m.  Mr.  Wiley. 


\(i(y  TMH    I  IIMI^-ING    FA.Min'. 

404.  III.   Martha*:   h.   in.  Mnnt;:.  Co.,  Pa.;   m.  Mr.    Price  and  iiad 

^  chiklrfn. 

40>.     I\.   I:I.IZA*:   h.  in  Mont;:.  Co.,  Pa.;   ni.  .V\i .  Fi^ht ;  d.   prior  to 
iSvS. 

40f),     \  .   l^i:m;cCA*:  b.  in   M^nt^.  Co.,    Pa.;    ni.  M.  Rfiie\-  and  d. 
JiilJle.ss. 

407.     \  I.   Harriet":  h.  in  Mont;:,  Co.,  Pa.;  111.   Mr.  Stackiand  and 
d.  childless. 

405.  Ml.    loHN":   l\  in  Mont;:.  O...  Pa. 
4cx;.      \lli.   CHARl.l-S":   l\  in  Mont^.  Co.,  Pa. 

410.  i\.   WlLUAA^':  b.  in  Mont.u.  Co..  Pa. 

TIk-  abow  bcin;:  ;:i\-t'n  upon  statement  of  Mr.  Jones, 
ivin;:  without  date  or  location,  I  l"ia\e  been  unable  to  get 
cleu   to  tlU'in. 

Children  of  ( 158  i  Alice    (Levering)  and  John  Cox. 

411.  I.   (  Jii.'isK  )i'iii-k' :   b.  about  1799  at  Pi\niouth.  Pa. 
41J.     II.   Charles":   b.  about  i.Soi  at  Plymouth,  Pa. 
4nv     III.   .loHN":   b.  about  1S04  at  Plymouth,  Pa. 

414.  I\.   MaR^   AW':   ni.  S\l\ester  Hough. 

Children  of   <Ib2i  Israel    and  Elizabeth  (Perkins)  Levering-. 

41 5.  1.  William":  b.  in  i7,s^  m  Philad. 

416.  II.    IHO.MAS":   b.  about  17SS,  in  Philad. 

417.  III.   Israel":      He  Ii\-ed  tor  a  while  in  Roxb. 

.\\i .    loncs  says  all  were  Ii\ing  in  1807. 

Children  of  '1 65)  Hannah    (Levering)   and  Jacob  Zell. 
41S.     1.   John":  died  in  intancw 
4i<).      II.    l)A\il)":  died  in  intancw 

4J0.     III.   ANTHONY":  ni.  Susan  Thomas,  who  d.  4  mo.  7,  1857. 

(1200) 
4-1.      I\.    \\\RGARET":   b.  I  mo.  1,  1789.  and  d.  unmd. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  167 

422.  V.  Thomas'':  b.  12  mo.  26,  1792;  m.  i  mo.  i.S,   1815,   Han- 

nah Ogden,  b.  2  mo.  19,  1789.  He  d.  9  mo.  i,  1848,  at 
Burlington,  N.  J.  Shr  d.  4  mo.  27,  1873,  at  German- 
town.  (1206) 

423.  VI.   Hannah'':  m.  Joseph  Trasel,  of  Lower  Merion.    (121 1) 

All  were  Friends,  and  born  in  Lower  Merion,  adjoining 
Philad.  The  deceased  of  the  family  were  buried  in  the 
Friends'  burial  ground  at  Merion  Meeting. 

Children  of   )166)  Anthony    and  Sarah  (Howell)  Levering. 

424.  I.    Hannah'':   b.  Oct,  6,  1786;  m.   April  4,    1802,  to  Andrew 

Anderson,  of  Lower  Merion,  who  was  b.  Nov.  15,  1777, 
and  d.  Oct.  30,  1845.  She  d.  Oct.  22,  1858.  Are  b.  at 
Lev.  Cem.  (1223) 

425.  II.   Hester'':   b.  Jan.  22,  1787;  d.  Young. 

426.  111.   Mary'':    b.    Dec.    10,    1787;    m.    Silas   Jones,    of    Lower 

Merion,  and  d.  Jan.  14,  1858.  He  d.  May  6,  1850,  aged 
58.  (1226) 

427.  IV.  John'':  b.  Oct.  18,  1789;  m.  Martha  Trasel.     Mr.  Jones 

wrote  of  him:  "He  received  a  liberal  education,  and  at 
one  time  owned  the  estate  and  mills  of  his  father,  in 
Lower  Merion,  opposite  Manayunk.  In  later  years  he 
devoted  his  time  to  surveying,  and  has  acquired  a  wide 
reputation  for  exactness.  He  has  furnished  me  many 
valuable  documents,  and  has  taken  a  deep  interest  in  this 
Genealogy."  (1231) 

I  can  corroborate  Mr,  Jones'  expressions  from  a  personal 
acquaintance  with  him.  With  my  parents,  visiting  in 
their'  handsome  home  opposite  what  became  Manayunk  as 
the  years  grew  apace.  He  was  the  author  of  a  carefully 
delineated  map  of  Lower  Merion,  made  from  his  own 
surveys.  I  remember  him  also  as  a  director,  visiting  the 
schools,  when  failing  sight  compelled  him  to  wear  two 
pairs  of  spectacles  at  the  same  time.  He  d.  Nov.  13, 
1878,  in  his  90th  year ;   buried  in  Lev.  Cem. 

428.  V.   Elizabeth'';   b.  Aug,  27,  1791  ;  m.  Nathan  Lewis,  who  d. 

(1240) 

She  was  for  many  years  during  widowhood  a  consist- 
ent member  of  the  Lower  Merion  Bapt.  Church.  She  d. 
Oct.  23,  1873,  ^1'""-!  ^'^'^^  ^'  in  the  churchxard. 


4^l. 

4U'. 

4V^. 

4M- 

4^;. 

4^6. 

4^7- 

I6S  THK    l.i;\l  l-'ING    FAMILY. 

421).      \|.   AMHDNV*;  h.  Jul\   _hj.  170>;  J.  ><'un;z, 

4^o.     \ll.   ABIMHAM";  h.  Sept.  14.  179=;;  J.  youii-. 

All  tlu-  ;ih<>\i-  uiTc  born  in  Lowtr  Mcrion,  and  lived 
tht-n-. 

Children  of  1  tbSi  Elizabeth    (  Levering;  I  and  John  Amos. 

I.  Hannah'  ;  b.  17.S4  in  IMiihul.;  d. 

II.  ANTHONY''':  d. 

III.  AMIMHAW":  d. 
1\  .    \lU-:i/';  d. 
\  .   WaLTKIv'^^: 
\1.  Jacob':  d. 
\ll.   AcJNliS'': 

These  are  as  listed  by  Mr.  Jones. 

Children  of  '171  )  Sarah    (Levering)  and  Jacob  Lobb. 

4;S.  1.   ,\\aR^  '■ :   b.  about  179-'. 

4^;.  II.   CaTHARINH": 

440.  111.   lADIA": 

441.  1\ .  Sarah  ": 

442.  \  .  Si  SAN'' : 
44 ^  \l.  JaNI:": 
444.  \ll.   A(iNi:s": 
44v  \  III.  Ki:i;si-:": 

446.  1\.  (iKORGH": 

447.  \.    liDWAWD": 

[These  are  as  listed  by  Mr.  Jones,  w  ithout  dates.  He 
furnishes  no  clew  by  localities  or  otherwise.  1  believe 
both  the  .Amos  and  Lobb  families  were  residents  of  Rox- 
borou;:h,  and  within  his  easy  reach.  He  shows  a  knowl- 
ed^ie  of  the  names  of  the  6th  ^zeneration.  I  have  been 
unable  to  learn  of  them,  though  tried  sexeral  supposed 
sources  of  information.] 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  169 

Children  of   (172)   Catharine'  (Levering)  and  John  Tibben. 

.448.  I.  Daniel'':  b.  April  i6,  1779,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Henrietta  Proc- 
tor, b.  Feb.  15,  1785,  and  d.  Sept.  7,  1840.  He  d.  May 
12,  1848.  Tiiey  lived  in  Roxb.,  and  were  b.  in  Lev, 
Cem.  (1245) 

.449.  II.  JOHN":  b.  July  23,  1780;  m.  Elizabeth  Detwiler,  b.  Sept. 
26,  1783.  He  d.  Nov.  5,  1814.  She  d.  Mch.  i,  1861. 
They  were  b.  in  Lev.  Cem.  (1257) 

450.  III.  BENJAMIN'':  b.  May  2,  1782;  m.  June  13,  181 1,  Elizabeth 

Grow,  who  was  b.  May  26,  1787,  and  d.  Aug.  16,  1832. 
He  d.  Feb.  7,  1859.  (1262) 

451.  IV.   Michael'':  b.  July  6,    1784;  m.  Dec.   15,  1808,  Hannah 

Detweiler,  b.  Sept.  27,  1788.  He  d.  July  13,  1854.  She 
d.  Aug.  2,  1872.  (1269) 

452.  V.  Susannah'':  b.  Mch.  31,  1786;  d.  Sept.  8,  1821. 

453.  VI.   Henry":  b.  Jan.  5,  1791  ;  d.  Feb.  23,  1791. 

454.  VII.   Henry'':   b.  Jan.  30,  1792;  d.  Feb.  9,  1797. 

455.  VIll.  Anna":  b.   Dec,   14,   1793;  m.   1816,  Battis  Whiteman, 

b.  April  26,  1792,  and  d.  Oct.  16,  1864,  She  d.  July  2, 
1874.  (1277) 

456.  IX,   Henry":  b,  Oct.  10,  1797;  d.  Dec.  30,  1808. 

457.  X.  Catharine":  b.  April  30,  1800;  m.  Mch.  4,  1821,  Thomas 

Clarkson,  of  Roxb,,  who  d.  Mch.  9,  1827,  in  Lower 
Merion,  where  he  was  a  farmer.  Mrs.  C.  removed  to 
Darby  (now  Lansdowne),  Del.  Co.,  Pa.,  where  she  d. 
Nov.  20,  1847.  (1281) 

Children  of   (J 73)  Susannah'   (Levering)   and  Peter  Weidner. 

458.  I.   Henry":   b.  Aug.   30,   1781,  at  Roxb;    m.   Oct.    7,    181 3, 

Sarah  Derumple.  He  d.  on  'Feb.  5,  1846,  in  Chester 
Co.,  Pa,  ( 1321) 

459.  11,  Charles":  b.  Sept,  n,  1783,  in  Roxb,;  m,  Ann  Derumple, 

a  sister  of  Sarah,  He  d.  Dec.  11,  1871,  at  Brandy  wine, 
Chester  Co.,  Pa,  (1329) 

460  111,  Elizabeth":  b,  Aug,  6,  1785,  at  Roxb.,  and  died  within 
that  year. 


I-O  THE    l.i:\t:RINfi    FAAMLY. 

461.      1\  .    THTER'':   h.  Srpt.  .4.  17.S6,  and  J.  in  17SS. 

46_'.  \.  I'LTliR*:  h.  R-h.  6.  ijSg;  in.  Feb.  1.  iSif),  Jane  Gwin, 
who  was  h.  .Iinu-  2,  i7<)4,  anJ  J.  Max  M,  1830.  He  m. 
2nd  Hfh.  -'4.  iS;?,  Elizabeth  GtHid.  He  J.  in  1876,  at 
Rt-adin;!,  Pa.     Siu-  d.  April  4,  1884,  a^cd  72  years. 

(1333) 

4()7,.  \1.  John":  h.  Juiu-  22.  17*)!  :  d.  unmd.  (m  Jan.  31.  1870,  at 
Sadsbiir\\  ilk',  Chester  Co.,  I^a. 

464.  \ll.  M/MvciARHT'':  b.  Feb.  17.  1794;  m.  March  8,  1814,  Jolin 
Keiidi^.     She  d.  Sept.  i),  1S77,  at  Sadsburyville,  Pa. 

(1344) 

46:;.  \lll.  |-;i.I/aB1-;tii":  b.  Jul\-  26,  1796;  died  unmd.  April  5, 
1822,  at  Hrandxwine,  Pa. 

466.  IX.   SI'SANNa":   b.  Jan.  n.  I7<)9:   d.   1800. 

467.  X.  Susan''':  b.  Oct.  2s.  1801  ;  m.  March  29,  1829,  Samuel 

Armstron;:,  w  Im  d.  Jan.  3,  1870.  She  d.  Dec.  21,  1892. 

(  i3;i) 

4O8.  XI.  CaTHAWINH":  b.  Oct.  2H,  180^;  d.  unmd.  Jan.  21,  1893, 
at  Sadsbur\\  ille,  Pa. 

Children  of    (J 74)   Michael    and  Catharine    (Moyerj    Leverin§f. 

4(ri).  1.  Benja.MIN'':  b.  Oct.  :;i,  1789,  at  Ro.xb.;  m.  March  s,  1814. 
Sophia  Rebecca  H\ans,  and  d.  April  i.  1826.  She  d. 
Jul\-  ^o,  i82v     They  were  b.  in  Lew  Cem.        (1282) 

470.  11.  John'':  b.  Nn\ .  1,  171)1;  m.  Jan.  1,  1816,  Maria,  sister  of 
Samuel  Ste;une,  who  m.  (1,7,]  )  Ann  Lexerin^:''.  He  was 
a  serjieant  in  the  War  of  1812,  and  serxed  until  its  close. 
He  lixed  the  ;:reater  part  of  his  life  at  Roxb.,  xvhere  their 
ei^ht  children  xxvre  born.  He  be^^an  life  xx'ith  limited 
means,  but  by  prudence  and  economx'  soon  acquired  a 
competencx',  which  he  enjoxed  for  manx'  x'ears  with  his 
^ood  wife  at  Barren  Hill,  Philad.,  to  xxhich  place  they 
nioxed  from  Ro.xb.  After  the  death  of  his  wife,  xvhich 
occurred  Sept.  12.  1872,  in  her  84th  year,  he  removed  to 
Norrist(»\\n,  Pa.,  where  he  d.  March  12,  1876.  Both 
were  Presbyterians,  and  xxere  interred  in  the  o;rounds  of 
the  Ro.xb.  Presb.  Church.  The  following  tribute  to  Maria 
Le\-erin;i's  worth  appeared  in  the  5//;/</jr  Republic :     "As 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  171 

a  wife,  mother  and  frit- nd,  and  as  a  member  of  the  cliurch, 
she  was  lovin^  and  faithful.  To  her  the  House  of  God 
was  the  very  gate  of  Heaven.  Her  heart  and  hand  were 
ever  ready  to  respond  to  the  wants  of  the  poor  and  dis- 
tressed.  Her  end  was  perfect  peace.  '  Precious  in  the 
sight  of  the  Lcjrd  is  the  death  of  his  saints.'  "      (1286) 

471.  111.  Susannah'':    b.   Feb.  28,   1794;    m.  Jacob  H.  Smith,  of 

Mount  Airy,  Philad.,  where  she  d.  on  Sept.  15,  1828. 
He  d.  March  21,  1864.  They  were  b.  in  Lauref  Hill  Cem., 
Philad.  (1294) 

472.  IV.   Deborah':    b.  Sept.  u,  1796;    d.  Nov.  14,  1799;    b.  in 

Lev.  Cem. 

473.  V.   Michael'':    b.   June    16,    1799;    m.  Sarah   Hergesheimer. 

They  lived  in  Philad.  She  d.  July  2,  i860,  aged  62  years. 
He  died  Nov.  2,  1866.     B.  at  Laurel  Hill  Cem.     (1298) 

474.  Vl.  Daniel'':    b.  June   14,    1802;    m.   May    i,    1824,    Esther 

Barndollar,  who  was  b.  May  10,  1805.  She  d.  July  10, 
1866,  and  Daniel  d.  on  Aug.  ist  of  the  same  year.  They 
resided  in  Roxb.,  and  were  b.  in  Lev.  Cem.         (1300) 

Children  of    (175)  Alice'   (Levering)   and  Rudolph  Bartle. 

475.  1.  John":  b.  in  Boxb.;  is  dead. 

476.  11.   ANN'':  b.  in  Roxb.;  is  dead. 

477.  111.   Rudolph":   b.  in  Roxb.;   is  dead. 

478.  IV.  Gladman'':  b.  in  Roxb.;  lived  unmd. 

479.  V.   Charles'^:   b.  in  Roxb.;   lived  unmd. 

480.  VI.  Bartholomew":  b.  Aug.  21,  1805;  m.  Sept.  13,  1829, 

Ann  B.  Everman.  (1305) 

Children  of  (J 76)  Joseph'  and  Mary  (Weidner)  Levering. 

481.  1.  Catharine":  b.  Dec.  14,  1788;  d.  Aug.  10,  1806;  b.  Lev. 

Cem. 

482.  II.   Elizabeth'':  b.  May    2,    1791  ;    m.    Thomas    Holbert,   of 

Roxb.     She  d.  May  28,  1867.  (1316) 

483.  III.   Joseph":  b.  Feb.,  1794;  m.  Mary  Streeper,  who  d.  May 

9,    1862,  aged  82  years.      He  d.   May   5,    1865  ;  b.  Lev. 
Cem.  (131 3) 


i;j  THH    Lr\l-PING    FA.MII.>'. 

4S4.  I\.  .\\ai<'Y' :  t\  0.ct.  :;i,  1S02;  m.  in  i.Sjj,  SamiiL-1  Carpenter, 
(It  Roxb..  \\  Ma\-  5,  1797.  and  d.  in  June.  1879.  She  d. 
Oct.   IJ,   iSSo;    b.  l,c\'.  Cem.  (1^17) 


Child  of  (177)  Mary    (Levering)  and  David  Moycr. 
4S>.     I.   John''':   b.  in  Roxb.;   m.  and  had  issue.  (MS7) 

Children  of   (J  78)  Margaret    (Levering)  and  John  Stritzel. 

4X6.  I.    Alice":   b.  in  Riixb.;   ni.  Hcni\-  Bartk-. 

4S7.  II.   Pi".T1-:r":   b.  in  Roxb.;   ni.  Sarah   Dctwiler.  (1360) 

4SS.  III.  Catharine'':   b.  in  Roxb.;   in.  Michael  Righter. 

4,S(j.  I\'.  John'':   b.  in  Roxb.;   not  known. 

4«>j.  \.   Bi-:nja.\\1N":   b.  in  Roxb.;  m.  Hliza  Bo\crs. 

4()i.  \l.   l:LIZABETH'':   b.  in  Roxb.;   m.  Samuel  Shuster. 

49J.  \  II.   War^'':   b.  in  Roxb.;   m.  John  Bloom;   no  chn. 

Children  of  (179)  Griffith     and  Hannafi  (Griscom)  Levering. 

41)^      1.   hLIZABETH":   b.  June  115,  1776,  at  Philad.;  d.  youn^i. 

4i>4.  II.  Sa.WIEL":  b.  Sept.  n,  177S.  Was  a  ship  carver.  He  re- 
mo\  ed  West,  and  was  conspicuous  in  a  treaty  with  the 
Indians.     He  d.  at  Kask'aslcia,  Illinois,  in  iSii.     Si'C  bioi>\ 

49S.     III.   Rebecca":   b.  May  28,  1780.  and  d.  Jul\-  28.  1881. 

4(/).  W.  Tho.MAS":  b.  Oct.  q,  1781,  at  Philad.;  m.  Dec.  12,  1814, 
Rachel  Ann  Sch(»Uield,  at  Washington,  I).  C.  Mr.  Jones 
said  of  him:  "He  resided  in  Philad.  until  1808,  in  the 
employ  ot  William  Woodward  and  Matthew  Carey,  book- 
selkas.  He  then  went  to  Washington,  where  he  lived 
until  18^2.  He  last  resided  at  Bennington,  Morrow  Co., 
Ohio.  When  quite  N'oung,  he  joined  the  Societv  of 
Friends  at  Philad.  'from  convincement,'  and  remained  a 
member  of  that  Society.  He  has  afforded  the  waiter 
much  \  aluable  aid,  especially  in  preparing  the  genealogy 
of  his  branch  of  the  family." 

He  d.  June  II.  1857,  at  Lanthol,  the  residence  of  his 
son  Criffith,  Delaw  are  Co.,  O.     He  was  b,  in  the  Friends' 


POSTRRITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  1 73 

Cemetery,  on  the  east  bank  of  Alum  Creek,  in  Morrow 
Co.,  Ohio.  His  widow  removed  with  her  son  Samuel, 
in  II  mo.,  1882,  to  Marysville,  in  East  Tennessee,  where 
she  d.  at  the  home  of  her  granddaughters,  Mary  Annette 
and  Ehna  Levering,  11  mo.  5th,  1885,  aged  96  vears. 

"(1368) 

497.  V.  Mary'':    b.  Jul\-   14,    1783;    d.   Jan.   14,   1810,  unmd,   at 

Philad. 

498.  VI.   Deborah '':   b.  May  13,  1785;  d.  Jan.  15,  1817,  unmd,  at 

Phikid. 

499.  VII.  Hannah":    b.   Oct.   29,    1788;    m.   March  26,   1808,  to 

Captain  Nathaniel  Franklin,  by  the  eminent  Baptist 
divine.  Rev.  William  Staughton,  D.  D.,  of  Philad.  She 
d.  in  1842,  and  he  in  1850.  They  were  b.  in  Trinity 
Church  yard,  on  Catharine  street,  Philad.  (i375) 


Children  of  (180)  Alice'  (Levering)  and  James  Lawrason, 

500.  I.  Thomas'*:  b.  Mch.  29,  1780;  m.  Elizabeth  Carson.     He  d. 

June  7,  1819,  at   Alexandria,   Va.     She  d.  Apl.  11,  1851, 
•in  New  Orleans,  La.,  in  her  60th  year.  (i379) 

501.  11.  Elizabeth":  b.  Sept.  28,  1781;  m.  Hezekiah  Smoot,  who 

died.  She  m.  2d,  John  Paradise,  who  d.  She  d.  Mch. 
16,  1821,  at  Alexandria,  Va.  Was  a  cultured  woman, 
learned  in  the  Greek  and  Hebrew  languages,  and  a  mas- 
ter of  her  own.  (1384) 

502.  111.  Mary  Miller":  b.  Feb.  17,  1783;  m.  (241)  Aaron'' Lev- 

ering, of  Bait.  She  d.  Aug.  13,  1870.  He  m.  2d,  Nov. 
29,  1814,  Ann  Eliza  Cave,  of  Virginia.      He  d.  at  Bait. 

503.  IV.  John  Butcher":  b.  Mch.  15,  1785;  d.  Dec.  17,  1786. 

504.  V.  Ann  Butcher":    b.   Feb.  14,  1787;  m.  Sept.  3,   1807, 

(234)  Aaron  Righter"  Levering.  They  li\ed  at  Bait. 
Shed.  ini86i.  (73^) 

505.  VI.  William":  b.  June  13,  and  d.  Oct.  23,  1788. 

506.  Vll.   Mercy  Ann":   b.   Oct.   24,  1789,  in  Alexandria,  Va.;   m. 

May  29,  1 8 10,  Romulus  Riggs,  of  that  city,  who  was  b. 
Dec.  22,  1782,  in  Montgomery  County,  Md.,  of  English 
parentage.     They  removed  to   Philadelphia,    where   Mr. 


174  THH    l.lMiRINd    l"A\\ll.Y. 

R.  was,  tctr  iii;m\  scars,  a  successful  mercliant,  and  where 
he  d.  Oct.  2.  iS4<).  Wis.  H.  d.  Sept.  u,  185^.  Tliey 
were  h.  in  Laurel  Mill  Cem.,  Philad.  (n^9) 

S07.  \  III.  AI.ICH*:  h.  l-'ih.  2S,  1792.  in  Alexandria,  Va.;  111.  Sept. 
17.  1.S12,  HIislia  Ri^tzs,  a  brother  <>\  Romulus.  Mr.  R. 
hecame  a  prominent  merchant  in  the  cit\'  of  New  York, 
where  lied.  Au;:.  ^,  18^^.  Mrs.  R.  lI.  April  16.  1817,  at 
(leor^etown,  h.  C.  (i39^) 

50.S.     I\.   SrSANNAH'':   1\  Mch.  _'4.  1794;  d.  in  1800. 

Sa).     \.  JamHS'':  b.  Mch.  1;,  171/);  d.  Feb.  14.  1.S14. 

Hio.      M.   Hi;n.)a.n\IN  S.'':   b.   June  4,  1799;  d.  in  Nov.,  1800. 


Children  of   (  J53>  Mary    (Levering:)  and  Seth  Cartwright. 

SI  I.  I.  J()NATHAN"':  b.  in  171)1;  m.  Nanc\-  Grimes,  who  d.  with- 
out issue;  m.  jd,  HIi/a  Scott,  who  also  d.  childless.  He 
li\ed  in  .Alexandria,  \'a.,  where  he  d.  in  18^7. 

j;i2.  II.  Tho.Mas'':  b.  in  1794;  m.  Mary  Treen,  who  d.  Ma\-  2^, 
18^7,  in  Hn^land.  He  m.  2d,  Mary  Pengeily,  who  d. 
Au;:.  22,  18.S1,  childless.  He  d.  Au^.  21,  1882,  in  En^;- 
land.  (1400) 

51  ^  III.  ALICH":  b.  in  1 71)8 ;  m.  Thomas  Waterhouse,  of  Ale.x- 
andria.  She  d.  in  i8:io,  at  Washino;ton,  I).  C.  He  d. 
in  18^4.  in  Ww  York.  (1410) 

^14.  I\.  Shtii":  b.  in  i8to;  in.  Sarah  Sinclair,  of  D.,  Col.,  b.  in 
1804.  'I'he\-  li\ed  near  to  Waynes\alle,  Warren  Co., 
Ohio,  when-  she  d.  in  1873,  and  he  in  1887.        (1412) 

qi;.  \'.  lil.lZAHHTH':  b.  in  180C);  m.  Allen  Brown,  of  Warren 
("."..  (\     Shi- d.  in  i8vS,  and  he  in  1888.  (14 18) 

SK).  \l.  Si;ni,\us":  b.  in  1808;  m.  in  18^7,  .V\rs.  Elizabeth  Bone. 
Resided  near  .Xeiiia,  O.  (1419) 

^17.      \  II.    WlLUA.M":    d.  Nounu. 

S18.      \  III.   .WaIv^  ''•:  d.  \-oun<i. 

5i«).    I\.    Iambs':  d.  \<tun.ij,. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  175 

Children  of    (184)   Magdalena     (Tennis)    and  Jones. 

520.  1.    Amos'':   m.  Miss  Clayton. 

521.  II.   Samuel'':   m.  Miss  Clayton. 

522.  111.   Israel":  bom  in  Monty:.  Co.,  Pa. 

523.  IV.  William'':  bom  in  Montc^.  Co.,  Pa. 

524.  V.  Catharine":  born  in  Monto;.  Co.,  Pa. 

525.  VI.   Hannah'':  born  in  Mont^i.  Co.,  Pa. 

526.  Vll.   Hugh'':   m.  Miss  Bartleson. 

Children  of   (185)  William'  and  Mary  (Wilson)  Tennis. 

527.  I.   Ann'':  b.  in  Mont^.  Co.,  Pa.;  m.  to  Enos  Liikens. 

(1420) 

528.  11.   Sarah":   b.  in  Mont.o;.  Co.,  Pa;   m.  to  John  Hughes. 

(1428) 

Children  of  (186)  Lavina  '  (Tennis)  and  Lukens. 

529.  1.   Sarah'':  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.;  m.  to Prizer. 

530.  11.   Catharine":  b.  in  Monty.  Co.,  Pa.;  m.  to Coulter. 

Children  of   (187)   Catharine  '   (Tennis)   and  John  Lukens. 

531.  1.   Samuel":  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

532.  11.  GWENNIE":  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.;  m. Yocum. 

533.  111.   Lavina":  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.;  m.  Brooks. 

534.  IV.   ABRAHAM":  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (190)  Israel'  and  Jane  (Meredith)  Tennis. 

535.  1.   William'^:    b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.;    m.  Rebecca  Williams. 

Removed  to  Ohio,  with  children.  (1432) 

536.  11.   Rachel":  b.  March  30,  1778;  m.  Isaac  Hughes.     Shed, 

April  24,  1848.  (1439) 


176  THI:    LH\HklNG    FA  WILY. 

5^;.     III.     MaW^":   I\  in  17S0;  in.  in    1804  to  Owen  Jenkins,  who 
d.  in  i8s6.     Slu-d.  in  1874.  (1456) 

They  livc-J  in  liatliiKI  T]\,  M^nt,-.  d.,  i^a. 

:;^S.     1\.   John*:   \\  \n  M.'iu-.  O*.,  Pa.;   m.  a  Miss  Allen. 

(■443) 

;V).      \.   SaMIKL'':   \\  HI  W.Hit-.  Co.,  Pa.;    m.  \\ar\-  Ladenbuiii. 

(■446) 

540.     \  1.   IskAHl/ :    h.   in   Mont;!.  Co.,   I'a.;    m.  Elizabeth   Hii^hes^ 
Res.  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa.  (MS'  ) 

bnJ  of  Sixth  Ck-neration. 


StVENTH  CIENERATION. 


Children  of    (I'*2)  Margaret     (Fry)  and  Frederick  Bergstresser. 

;4i.      I.   Jac:()R':   b.    ,   ;    m.    Elizabeth    Font.      Remo\  ed 

West. 

S42.      II.   BARBARA':   b. .  ;  m.  to  Mahlon  Keeler.      Remo\  ed 

West. 

54^.      111.  Sll.F-NA'  :   b.  ,  ;   m.  to  Hiram  Keeler,  who  d.  July 

1,  1S8S,  in  the  West. 

544.  1\  .  ANNIl-':  b.  Jan.,  iSii;  m.  to  Jaeob  Kreanier,  who  J. 
Ma\-  26.  iSC)C);  ni.  2i.i,  Au^.,  1S71.  to  Re\-.  iJavid  Bergey, 
who  d.  July  I,  1SS8.  Is  li\in^  with  her  dau.,  Mrs.  Eme- 
line  Sehwenek.  (1463) 

S4!;.  \.  W ARciARl-T' :  ,  ;  m.  to  Joseph  Johnson.  Re- 
moved to  Wisconsin. 

S46.     \l.   Wii.i.lAW' :   b.  ,  ;   m.  Miss  Bradford.     Removed 

West. 


Children  of   (J<'3)  Annie'  (Fry)  and  Garret  Godshalk. 

!;47.      I.   [)AMHI.':   b.    Peb.  f),    1S17;   m.    An.Lieline  Wea\er,   who  d. 
Ma\-  12.  1S71;,  aged  4.S  years.  (1470) 

^48.     II.  Jonas  F.':  b.  No\-.  10,  181S;  m.  Susan  Help.     He  d.  Jan. 
^.  .md  she  Jan.  22,  1804.  (I472) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  177 

549.  III.  Margaret':  b.  Sept.  3,  1820;  d.  July  30,  1858;  unmd. 

550.  IV.  MARY':  b.   Dec.   10,   1823;  m.  to  Henry  Kratz.     Shed. 

Aug.  5,  1895  ;   no  chn. 

551.  V.  WILLIAM':  b.    Dec.    5,    1826;  m.    July    27,    1867,   Mary 

Price;  he  d.  Sept.,  1885.  (1481) 

552.  VI.  BARBARA' :  b.   Oct.  4,  1830;  m.  to  Charles  Roop,  who  d. 

Oct.  28,  1855,  at  Kulpsville,  Pa.  (i486) 


553 
554 
555 
556 
557 
558 

559 
560 


Children  of  (194)  Daniel"  and  Ann  (AUebach;  Fry. 

I.  Jacob   a.':   b.   Sept.   4,    1820;    m.   Eliza   Bruner,   who   d. 

April  30,  1881.      He  lives  at  Pottstown,  Pa.         (1489) 

II.  MARGARET':  b.  Oct.  4,  1822;  m.  to  Philip  Sto^.^;  both  d. 

(1497) 
ill.  David  A.' :  b.  Dec.  27,  1823  ;  m.  Catharine  Boyer ;  both  d. 

(1501) 

l.V.   FRONICA  a.':   b.   Jan.  9,   1825;  m.  to  James  Umstead, 
who  d.     She  d.  June  9,  1895.  (1505) 

V.  William  A.':  b.  Feb.  25,   1826;  m.  Rosalinda  Piexotto. 

He  d.  April  27,  1874.  (1508) 

VI.  Mary  A.':  b.  Feb.   3,   1828;  m.  to  Jesse  Sl<)u,^h.     Res., 

Daytona,  Fla. 

VII.  Elizabeth  A.':  b.   Dec.   i,   1834;  m.  to  Jacob  Garges. 
She  d.  Feb.  4,  187 i.  (1509) 

VIII.  Daniel  O.'.:  b.  April  30,   1838;  m.  Elizabeth  S.   Fry, 
who  d.   Mch.    I,    1865.      He  m.   2d,   Anna  Swartz. 

(1512) 


Children  of  (197)  John   and  Rebecca  (Ruth)  Fry, 

561.  I.  JACOB':  b.  about  1823;  m.  Barbara  Rosenberger.     Lives 

in  111. 

562.  II.  WILLIAM':  b.   Mch.   15,    1825;  m.  Sarah  Hendricks.     He 

d,  Sept.  25,  1892;   no  chn. 

563.  111.  George  R.':  b.  June  20,   1827;    m.    Elizabeth    Keisen. 

He  d.  Mch.  21,  1895.  (1520) 

564.  IV.   MARGARET':  b.  about  1829 ;  m.  to  William  Deltra.     Res. 

Malvern,  111. 
(12) 


i;,S  THH    LI:\i;K'ING   FAMin. 

^c-;.      \.   .loSHF*H':   l\  iihout    iS^i  ;   m.  Ann  Wismer.      He  d.  in  HI. 

\  1.   HAkHAkA' :  \\  .\\.i\    II,    1S34;  in.  ti)  Abialiam  Springer. 
Ki-s..  kulpsvilk-.  I'a.  ,  (1522) 

Children  of  (  I*?5l  Jacob   and  Mary  (Godshalkl  Fry. 

;67.  I.  l:LI-:  1\  An-.  17.  1S14;  m.  Mch.  7.  1X^7.  Anna  Essick. 
Still  livin;;.  iS(/).  (1526) 

;()S.     II.  SlSANNA-:  l\  Lav.  ->.   1S16;  d.  May  30,  1895.     Unmd. 

^Cm).     III.  Mary   :  1\  April  iS.  iSjij.     Unmd. 

Children  of  (I99»  Margaret'  (Fry)  and  Joseph  Hallman. 

i;7o.     I.   Sophia:   b.  Jan.  q,  1S17;  m.  to  Israel  Sholl.     Shed.  Feb. 

-M.  i''!')^-  (1531) 

vi.      11.   SUSANNA':   b.  i.SiS;  m.  Feb.  13,  1842,  to  John  Willouer, 

who  is  dead.     She  lives  Colle,^e\iile,  Pa.  (1532) 

';';2.  Ill  jAf:(^B  F.':  b.  Oct.  10.  1820;  ni.  Jan.  14,  1849,  Elizabeth 
W'lbei.  (1542) 

v^.  I\.  MAkciARliT' :  b.  1823;  m.  to  Washington  S.  Grater,  who 
d.;   111.  2i.\  to  C)li\'er   Z.   Nace.     She  d.  on  July  17,  189^. 

(1549) 

S74.  \.  (..AliiAWlNL  :  b.  Nov.  24,  182s;  m.  Dec.  9.  i848,toCapt. 
VVm.  11.  l)a\is.  wlio  d.  June  2,  1887.  (1552) 

v^.  \  I.  Sarah  ■  :  b.  Dec.  18.  1.S28;  m.  Sep.  ^o,  1854,  to  Jonathan 
Hunsber^er.  She  d.  .V\a\-  i,  188^.  He  resides  Phila- 
delphia. (>S<jO 

^-().  \\\.  Joseph  F.':  b.  Jul\-  ^.  i8;i  ;  m.  Feb.  9.  1856,  Cath- 
arine Staulfer.  (i  566) 

v7.  \lll.  William  F.' :  b.  Jul\  11,  18:14;  m.  Dec.  t,\,  1865, 
Sarah  Zie^ler.  ( i  SZJ) 

Children  of  (200)  Joseph''  and  Catharine  (Lederach)  Fry. 

v-8.  I.  John  L.=  :  b.  Oct.  12,  1821  ;  m.  Esther  S.  Keely,  of  Ches- 
ter Co..  Pa.     Res.  Philad.  '    (1586) 

v".).  II.  MarV':  b.  Oct.  K),  1.S25;  111.  to  Alfred  D.  Briggs.  Res. 
Norristow  n,  Pa.  (i593) 

vSo.     111.   ANGHLINH':   b.  No\-.,  1833.     Unmd. 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  179 

Children  of  (201)  Rebecca'  (Fry)  and  Gabriel  Kline. 

581.  I.   MAGDALENE':    b.   Mch.    12,   1816;    m.  to  Abraham   Reed. 

She  d.  Sep.  2,  1874.  (i59^) 

582.  11.   SAMUEL':    b.   Oct.    10,    1818;  m.  Matilda  Samel.       He  d. 

Feb.  25,  1892.  (1603) 

583.  111.  MarY':  b.  Mch.  11,  1820;  m.  to  Abraham  Reed.     Shed. 

Au,u;.  20,  1850.     No.  chn. 

584.  IV.   ELIZABETH':  b.  about  1822;  m.  to  Dillman  Bean. 

(1612) 

Children  of  (202)  Susanna'  (Fry)  and  Abraham  Swartz. 

585.  1.  JOHN  F.' :  b.  July  2,    1816;  m.  Susanna   Hendricks,  who 

d.     He  m.  2d  Mch  4,   1855,   Esther  Fouts,     Lives  since 
1852  in  Carroll  Co.,  Ind.  (1616) 

586.  11.  George  F.':  b.  Oct.  26,  1818;  m.  Mary  Moyer.     He  d. 

Feb.  15,  1875.     She  lives  at  Cerro  Gordo,  111. 

(1621) 

587.  HI.  CATHARINE':  b.  Sept.  26,  1820;  m.  to  Jacob  Hendricks, 

who  d.     She  m.  2d  Feb.  23,  1845,  to  Martin  Kulp.     She 
d.  April  9,  1864.  (1625) 

588.  IV.   MarY':   b.  Sept.  13,  1822;   m.   Feb.    15,    1843,  to  Martin 

Kulp,  and  d.  Dec.  10,  1843.  (1628) 

589.  V.  ELIZABETH':  b.  Feb.  10,  1827;  m.  to  Edward  Thompson, 

Removed  west.     She  d,  Aug.  6,  1857.  (1629) 

590.  VI.  Sarah  ANN':  b.  Feb.  24,  1829;  m.  to  William  R.  Christ- 

man.     Removed  West,  where  she  d.  Jan.  19,  1865  ;   b.  in 
Skippack  (Pa.)  Cem.  (1631) 

591.  Vll.   ABRAHAM':  b.  Mch.  21,  1832;  m.  in   1855  Catharine  A. 

Siegfried,  who  d.  in  1873  i  m-  2d  in  1882  Mary  C.  Swartz. 
Resides  at  Blooming  Glen,  Bucks  Co.,  Pa.  (1636) 

Children  of  (206)  Sophia'  (Fry)  and  Philip  Stongf. 

592.  1.  George  F.':    b.  Dec.   3,   1836;    m.  Susan  Groff.     Lives 

near  Worcester,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.     Extensive  farmer. 

(1644) 


I  So  THH    LE\l:klNG    FA.MILY. 

S*;^.     II.   l-kllDl-lviCK    :   h.  All;:,  ^o.  1.S40;  m.  Sarah  C.  Weidensaul 
Hi-  il.     Mrs.  S.  rrsiJfS  at  Pnttstown,  Pa.  (1648) 

5()4.     III.   JoHN':   l\  .N\.i\  S.  1.S4;  ;  in.  Hlizabetli  Printz.     Lives  near 
Bi-lfry.  Mum-.  C..  Pa.  (1654) 

59S.     1\.   WapgarHT':  I\  h\-h.  ig.  1848;  d,  No\ .  10,  1855. 

51/).      \.   MaIv^  JaM:':   h.   Mcli.   30,    18^7;   111.  to  Jefferson  Custer, 
uhii  J.  (1655) 


Child  of  (  207  )  Dr.  George"  and  Mary  ( Fry  )  Fry. 

597.     I.   IlLNR^  F.":  b.  June   17,    1822;  m.  Eleanor  J.  Hisenber^er, 
who  J.  Feb.  17  and  he  May  24,  1892.  (1656) 


Children  of  Same  and  Catharine  (Schwenck),  3d  Wife. 

598.     II.   (,i:c)kGH  S.':    b.  .  ;    m.   Hmeline  Sax.      Moved 

West. 

59().      MI.   CHAPLtS  S.':    b.  ,  ;    unmd.      Sur^^eon-dentist, 

Readin-.  Pa. 

OCMK  I\.  FlizaBI-TH':  b.  Meh.  30,  1832;  m.  to  Daniel  O.  Fry. 
Shed.  Mch.  I.  1865.  (1660) 

Ooi.  \.  Sl'SAN":  b.  Jul\-  30.  1837;  m.  to  Benjamin  Frederick. 
Shed.  N<i\.  ij,   1876.  (1 661) 

O02.      \l.   \VlLLlAA\':   b.  i\o\.  18,  1839;   m.  Mar\-  Fuss.       (1664) 

Children  of  (209)  Elizabeth'  (Fry)  and  Michael  Hoot. 

60;.  I.  SIMON':  b.  April  18.  1822;  m.  Susanna  Godshalk,  whod. 
(Kt.   1^,.   1872;   bed.  Jan.  2,  1887.  (1666) 

604.      II.    \\\.SU\  F.'  :   b.  Oct.  II.  1824  ;   m.  Sophia  Kepler,  who  d. 

(1670) 
rx)q.     III.   Mary  AW:   b.  April  3.  1827;  d.  No\-.  i<),  1839. 

606.  I\.  I.ANANNA  F.':  b.  Feb.  1,  1830;  ni.  to  Jacob  Campbell, 
who  d.  ( 1674).  She  m.  2d  Oct.,  1885,  to  Christian  Wie- 
land.     No  chn. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  l8l 

607.  V.   JOHN':   b.   May  26,    1833;   m.   Nov.    14,    1863,    Elizabeth 

Kolb.     Res.  Telford,   Pa.  (1676) 

608.  VI.  Susanna  F.':  b.   Ma\-  30,   1843;    m.   Dec.   31,    1861,  to 

Henry  Hankele.  (1680) 

Children  of   (210)  Jacob"  and  Mary  (Gross)  Fry. 

609.  I.   BENJAMIN':   b.   Mch.    13,    1828;  J.  in  1831,  at  the  Trappe, 

Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

610.  II.   Samuel  Gross' :  b.  Jan.  24,  1832;   m.  in  1858,  Josephine 

Cassaday,  of  Va.     He  d.  Mch.  15,  1876.  (1689) 

His  widow  m.  his  cousin,  Charles  H.  Gross,  of  Philad. 

611.  111.   JACOB'  (D.   D.):   b.   Feb.  9,    1834,  at   the    Trappe;    m. 

Sept.   13,   1855,   Eliza  J.    Wattles,    of    Gettysburg,    Pa. 
They  reside  at  Reading,  Pa.     See  biog.  (1693) 

Children  of  (216)  Hannah''  (Fry)  and  Manassah  Boyer. 

612.  I.  Matilda  F.':  b.  Jan.  6,  1842;  m.  April  26,  1873,  to  Jacob 

A.  Gruber.  (1702) 

613.  II.  Augustus  F.':  b.   June  21,   1843;  d.  Mch.  29,   1844,  at 

Bechtelville,  Pa. 

614.  HI.  Albert  F.':  b.  Oct.  18,  1844;  d.  July  30,  1846,  at  Bech- 

telville, Pa. 

615.  IV.   William  F.':   b.  Sept.  13,  1847;  m.   Dec.  I,  1866,  Susan 

E.  Yoder.     Res.,  Boyertown,  Pa.  (1704) 

616.  V.  Jacob  F.':  b.  July  6,  1850;  d.  Aug.  22,  1885  ;  unmd. 

617.  VI.   Henry  F.':  b.  Nov.  23,  1852;  m.  Dec.  21,  1872,  Amanda 

Smith.  (1712) 

618.  VII.   MaRYF.':   b.  Jan.  14,  1856;   m.  June  8,  1878,  to  Robert 

S.  Gottshall.     She  d.  Sept.  2)^,  1893.  (1713) 

First  four  born  at  Bechtelville,  Pa.,  other  three  at  New 
Berlinville,  Pa. 

Children  of   (2J7)  Anthony''  and  Salome  (Lechner)  Hinkle. 

619.  1.   JOHN  L.':  b.  about  1780;  m.  Catharine  B.  Wentz. 

(1718) 

620.  II.  William":  b.  about  1782;  m.  Susan  B.  Wentz. 


lS2  nil:    Ll;\  l.h'iMi    lA.WIL^'. 

6ji.      III.   HlizaHI-TH  • :   l\  17S4;  111.  to  Abraham  TmiK/. 

6_'j.  1\.  SAkAH  L.  :  \\  ijy>(t:  111.  to  John  B.  WL-ntz.  They  hved 
and  i.iii\i  lu-ar  to  HaiioM-i,  Pa.  (1719) 

6j^     \.   JlLIAl..':  b.  17.SS;  m.  t«i  M.  H\ster. 

G24.  \  I.  \\aU\  I..':  b.  \7^)0\  111.  to  Jacob  Fhckin^fr.  Li\ed  at 
Hano\iT,  Pa.,  wluTt*  tlirir  descendants  reside. 

O21;.  \  II.  I.VDIA  I,.' :  b,  Jan.  30,  1792;  m.  Auu^  is.  1809,  to  Peter 
Hoftman.  who  was  b.  Sept.  i,  1779.  She  d.  Now  22, 
1S4S.     Hf  d.  in  Aul;.,  1S64.  (1722) 

The\-  liwd  and  died  at  Paper  Mills,  near  to  Hoffman- 
\ille.  Bait.  Co.,  Md.  Mr.  H.  manufactured  at  his  mill 
the  first  writin;:  paper  that  w as  produced  in  the  State  of 
Maryland,  and  carried  it  on  horseback  to  Annapolis  for  a 
market. 

C26.      \111.   MARGARET':   b.  in  1793;   m.  to  Le\i  Ruhlman. 

627.     1\.   ANTHONY':  b.  about  1795;  m.  Catharine .     Li\ed 

at  Hano\er,  Pa.,  where  lie  kept  a  store,  and  d.  about 
1S46  ;  was  burifd  in  the  old  Dutch  Lutheran  Church\-ard. 
He  had  a  son,  a  Dr.  Hinlxlu,  who  married  twice  ;  had  two 
children  by  first  wife,  and  several  b\-  the  second.  A 
daughter,  Kate,  m.  to  Theodore  Trone,  1  am  informed, 
and  that  both  are  dead. 

It  is  believed  that  the  above  nine  children  were  born  at 
Ro.xb.,  Philad. 

[During  two  yeais,  1  have  made  effort  to  learn  of  the  Weiitz 
and  Hinkle  connections  in  York  Co.,  Pa.  Wrote  twice  to  Bertha 
Wentz  ;  to  John  G.  Wentz,  twice;  wrote  Annie  and  Emma  Hinkle— 
spinsters,  i  believe.  A  Mrs.  Snyder  was  written  to.  and  last  to  V. 
R.  Wentz.  all  to  no  avail.  Tiiey  mi^ht  have  employed  an  amanu- 
ensis.    The  names  were  furnished  me  by  friends  in  Baltimore.] 

Children  of  ( 220  i  William'  and  Martha  ( McVaugh )  Levering. 

62.S.  1.  W'li.LiAW  :  b.  Mch.  S,  179:?,  at  Roxb.;  m.  in  i8iq  Frances 
L)ildine.  Hv  went  to  sea,  it  is  said,  and  was  killed  at 
Pensacola,  HIa.,  in  1.S31,  his  wife  having  died  in  1829,  at 
Portsmouth,  \a.  (1725) 

62().  11.  JlLlA  ANN^:  b.  April  2s.  179s;  m.  Sept.  17,  1816,  John 
F.  Clark,  who  d.  in  1825.  She  m.  2d  Skinner  Tavlor, 
who  d.  Au;:.  17,  1844.  a^ied  45  years.  She  d.  in  Philad. 
April  s,  1859.     Buried  in  Lew  Cem.  (1726) 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  183 

630.  111.  Sarah ':  b.  in  1797,  in  Roxb.;  d.  young. 

631.  IV.  Curtis  GILBERT' :  b.  in  1799,  in  Roxb.;  d.  youno;. 

632.  V.   Matthias  Maris':  b.  in  1801,  in  Roxb.;  d.  young. 

633.  VI.  NATHAN':  b.  Aug.  31,  1804,  in  Roxb.;  m.  June  6,  1824,  Eliz- 

abeth Ravvlings,  of  Phila.,  where  they  resided.  They  re- 
moved for  a  wliile  to  the  State  of  Tennessee,  but  returned 
to  Philad.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  21,  1861.  She  d.  Mch.  21, 
1884,  in  her  77th  \'ear,  at  the  home  of  her  son,  William 
A.  Levering,  in  Philad.;   b.  in  Lev.  Cem.  (1729) 

Children  of  (221)  Hannah"  (Levering:)  and  Joseph  Sater. 

634.  1.   MARTHA':  b.  Jan.  13,  1786;  m.   Henry  Sater,  and  d.  Aug. 

6,  1812.  (1741) 

635.  11.   HENRY':  b.  May  5,  1788;  d.  April  5,  1810.     Unmd. 

636.  IIL  JOSEPH':  b.  Feb.  20,  1790;  m.  Jan.  20,   1820,  Elizabeth 

Pottenger,  and  d.  Sept.  2,  1834.  (i744) 

637.  IV.  WILLIAM':   b.  Sept.    17,    1793;    m.   Sept.,    181 3,   Nancy 

Jones,  and  d.  Jan.  30,  1849.  (i75i) 

638.  V.   DORCAS':  b.   Oct.   31,    1796;  m.   Henry  Kilburn,  and  d. 

July  18,  1839.     No  chn. 

639.  VL  THOMAS':  b.  Jan.    12,   1800;  m.  June  3,   1824,  Eleanor 

Pottenger.     He  d.  Oct.  31,  1885,  at  New  London,  lovva. 

(1759) 

640.  VII.  Mary  Ann':    b.   Mch.    5,    1805;    m.    Feb.,    1825,   Stout 

Atherton,  and  d.  April  27,  1835.  (1772) 

Children  of  (224)  Thomas"  and  Hannah  (Stott)  Levering. 

641.  1.   Mary':  b,  Jan.  6,  1794,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Mch.  16,  181 5,  John 

Ricketts,  who  d.  June  10,  1830.  She  d.  Aug.  10  of  the 
same  year.     They  were  b.  in  Lev.  Cem.  (1776) 

642.  11.   ENOCH' :  b.  Nov.  25,  1795  ;  d.  Sept.  8,  1798. 

643.  111.   FleeSON':   b.  June  23,  1798;  m.  May  6,  1823,  Elizabeth 

Smith.  They  removed  in  1835  to  Piqua,  Ohio,  where  he 
d.  July  8,  1849,  and  she  on  Oct.  i,  1864.  (1782) 


lS4  THU    l-I^MklNG    FA.Min  . 

644.  I\.   William-:  \\  O.t.    10.    iSoi  ;  m.  Auji.  22,  1.S22,  Maiga- 

ift.  Jan.  <>l  S;iimicl  Hlmxct,  nt  Gcimantnw  11.  He  was  a 
mfiiilvrot  the  (^iiiniiinii  Council  of  Phihui.  tor  the  \ear 
|J<S=;.  represfiitin;:  the  2ist  Ward  of  tlie  chy.  He  owned 
anJ  lived  in  the  old  famil\-  mansion  wiieie  the  pioneer 
Wizard  lived  in  his  time,  and  died  there  on  April  14, 
1X64.     She  d.  Jan.  2.  1SS4;  b.  Lev.  Cem.  (1791) 

645.  \.    I  )i;ii(  )I-?AH  ■  :   \\   .W.h.   24,  iSo^.  in   Roxh..  where  she  li\ed 

and  died.  Mch.  iS.  1SS7;   b.  Lew  Cem.     Was  unmd. 

646.  \  I.   JOHN':  b.  Heb.  20.  iSo:;  ;  d.  in  March,  1806. 

647.  \11.   CLLA\I-:nT':   b.  Mch.   2j,  1S07;   m.  Mcli.  25,  1838,  Mary, 

dau.  of  Thomas  R<ine\',  of  Manayunk.  They  remo\'ed 
to  Washiiijjton  Ip..  Camden  Co..  N.  J.  He  d.  Oct.  22, 
1869.     She  d.  Auu.  ^o.  1881.  (1799) 

648.  \lll.   MARciARBT':  b.  June  2S,  i8a);  d.  Au;j;.  18.  1821. 

.{J49.  l.\.  Martha':  b.  Oct.  u).  iSii;  m.  April  5,  1832,  Richard 
Kell\',  of  Roxb.  in  the  year  1839  they  removed  to  Piqua, 
Ohio,  where  lu-  d.  in  1847.  She  d.  in  1867,  at  A\'ers- 
ville.  O.  (1803) 

650.  ,X.  SaRAH':  b.  Oct.  19,  iSii,  a  twin  with  Martha,  and  d. 
Dec.  I ;.  iS  14. 


Children  of   (225)  Aaron"  and  Letitia  (Oliver)  Levering^. 

651.  I.  Sarah ':  b.  Dt:^^:.  20,  1797,  at  Roxb.;  m.  in  1820,  George 
Omensetter,  who  d.  Ma\-  10,  1861.  She  d.  Dec.  16, 
hSCx;.      The\-  were  b.  in  Le\  .  Cem.  (1808) 

6^2.      II.    Martha  :   b.  Feb.   1.  and  d.  April  8.  1799. 

65;.      III.    HU-FKRSON' :   b.  in  1801,  and  d.  Mch.  20,  1802. 

6154.      I\.    l:LiZA':   b.  April  8,  180^;  d.  Jul\-   17,  1810. 

655.  \  .  KoBLRT  K.-  :  b.  Jul\-  18.  1809.  at  Roxb.;  m.  Dec.  17,  1839, 
l:llen  H.  (^ua\-.  b.  Au;i.  14,  1820,  at  Wilmino;ton,  Del. 
He  was  the  first  Postmaster  w  hen  the  Roxborou<Th  P.  O. 
was  changed  to  Leverin^ton,  Philad.  In  February,  1836, 
lie  removed  to  Cincinnati.  O.,  where  he  entraj^ed  in  the 
hotel  business.  He  kept  the  "Cincinnati  Hotel"  until 
Feb..    18^9.   when  he  remoxed  to  Piqua,  O.,  and  bouu;ht 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  185 

a  farm,  which  he  occupifJ  until  May,  1841,  when  he  re- 
turned to  Cincinnati  and  purchased  and  kept  the  "Man- 
sion House."  He  subsequently  kept  the  Rail  Road  Hotel 
until  May,  185 1,  when  he  removed  again  to  Piqua,  but 
continued  his  interest  in  the  hotel  until  1862.  hi  Aug. 
1866,  he  removed  his  family  to  Lima,  Ohio,  where  he 
managed  a  hotel  for  four  years,  when  he  again  returned 
to  Piqua,  where  he  resided  until  his  death,  Jan.  16,  1888. 
During  his  bus\'  life  he  held  several  offices  of  public  trust, 
and  was  ever  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church.  His 
widow  and  children  reside  at  Piqua.  (1817) 


Children  of  (226)  Nathan"  and   (328)  Mary"  Levering. 

656.  I.   Eliphas  DazeY':  b.  Oct.  16  and  d.  Oct.  26,  1800. 

657.  11.  CHARLES':    b.    Sept.    5,    1801,    at    Roxb.;    m.    May   14, 

1826,  Susannah  Rextine,  who  was  b.  May  16,  1804,  and 
d.  Jan.  19,  1852,  He  m.,  2d,  Dec.  31,  1856,  Mary  Slem- 
mons,  who  d.  Sep.  10,  1866.  He  d.  July  28,  1875.  ^^^ 
are  b.  in  Lev.  Cem.  (1824) 

658.  III.  MARTHA':  b.  July  16,  1803,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Apl.  20,    1821, 

William  Renshaw.  She  d.  on  June  16,1868,  and  was  b. 
in  Lev.  Cem.  (1835) 

659.  IV.  SARAH':  b.  Dec.  8,  1804;  d.  Apl.  28,  1856,  unmd  ;  b.  in 

Lev.  Cem. 

660.  V.  Eleanor':  b.  Oct.  i8,  1806;  m.  David  Mayhew,  who  d. 

Jan.  26,  1870.  She  d.  July  12,  1892.  They  were  b.  in 
Lev.  Cem.     Had  no  chn. 

661.  VI.  Maria' :  b.  Sep.  10,  1808;  m.  Joseph  Kuen,  who  d.  Nov. 

I,  1875.     She  resides  at  Oak  Lane,  a  suburb  of  Philad. 

(1836) 

662.  VII.   NATHAN':  b.  Oct.  14,  1814,  at  Roxb.;   m.  Sep.  3,  1846, 

Susannah  R.  Jones,  who  was  b.  Jan.  14,  1820,  and  d. 
Nov.  24,  1884.  He  resided  in  Philad.,  where  he  d.  Jan. 
25,  1897;  b.  at  Leverington  Cem.  (1838) 


iS6  THE  i.i;\i:i''iNri  family. 

Children  of   (  227  i   Charles'  and   (338)   Elsther  Levering^. 

(i()7,.  1.  CAkoLIM:  II.  :  1\  ,)ul>  20,  i8n,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Thomas 
HniU'\'  Mch.  j^,  iS^4.  anJ  rt-niovcJ  in  the  same  year  to 
Wapak'iineta,  ()hu>.  in  1870  they  lemnwJ  to  Gallatin, 
in  l)a\ies  Co.,  Mo.,  anJ  in  1878  to  Lost  Creek',  Lane 
Co.,  Oregon,  wlure  he  J.  March  7,  i88t;.  Mrs.  R.  re- 
sided at  Hii^ene,  Urej^on,  where  she  d.  Jan.  i,  1897. 

(1841) 

664.  II.  ANTHONY'  hI£AVRS':  h.  Au^.  17.  1 8 14,  at  Roxb.  In  1834 
Ik-  renio\  fd  with  his  parents  to  Wapakoneta,  O.,  where 
hi-  m.,  in   Uec,    1839,  Mar\-  J.  McKee,  who  d.  June  25, 

184-4.  '  (1853) 

He  111.,  2i.\,  Mrs.  Maria  Medbur\-,  in  Oct.,  1846.     She 

d.  All;:.  16.  1847,  a'^ed  jg  years.  He  returned  to  Roxb. 
in  1848,  where  he  ni.,  3d,  on  June  5,  i8i;s  (808)  Sarah 
Leserin;:'  Joik-s,  oldest  daughter  of  Rev.  Horatio  Gates 
Joni'S,  by  his  second  wife  (246)  Deborah  Levering'''. 

In  18:;  I  he  was  elected  a  Deacon  of  the  Roxborouy:h 
Baptist  Church,  which  otifice  he  held  until  his  decease. 
In  1 872-3  he  was  a  member  of  the  State  Legislature  of 
PennsyKania.  He  was  for  many  years  engaged  in  the 
lumber  business  on  the  Schuylkill  Ri\er,  below  Mana- 
>'iink.  Failing  health  compelled  him  to  retire  from  busi- 
ness. He  died  Jul)'  i(),  1889.  at  Cresco,  Monroe  Co., 
Pa.,  whither  he  had  gone  hoping  for  benefit  of  mountain 
air.  Mrs.  L.  d.  Dec.  14.  i8():;.  Both  were  b.  at  Lev. 
(^em.  In  these  ;:rounds  Mrs.  L.  shared  ownership  by 
inheritance  from  her  mother. 

r/)^.  III.  MALl.NDAMAkV:  b.  Mch.  ^,  1S16,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Nov.  22, 
18^6,  John  P.  Shackleton,  who  was  b.  in  Lngland  June 
30,  1804.  She  d.  April  17,  1866,  at  Wapakoneta,  O., 
where  the\'  then  resided.  He  d.  Ma\-  25,  1876,  at  Con- 
way, Ark'.  His  body  was  transported  to  Wapakoneta  for 
burial  beside  his  wife.  (1855) 

r//).     1\.   Horatio  (MTHS' :  b.  Mch.  O,  1817;  d.  Mch.  t;,  1824. 

C^^j.  \.  LSTHHk  ANN":  b.  April  20,  1819;  m.  June  16,  1836, 
Richard  Methean\'.  of  Ohio.  He  d.  June  22,  1879,  at 
Lima,  O.,  where  Mrs.  M.  resides,  honored  by  several 
sons,  who  bear  tribute  to  her  guiding  hand.     Sec  biog. 

(I 86 I) 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD    LEVERING.  187 

668.  \1.   Charles  Reuben':   b.   May  22,    1820,  at  Roxb.;   m. 

Oct.  5,  1841,  Elizabeth  Milnes,  b.  Dec.  6,  1823,  in  Hud- 
dersfield,  England.  A  ^randdau.  of  Rev.  James  Aston, 
D.  D. 

Mr.  L.  was  removed  at  14  years  of  age  with  his  parents 
to  Ohio.  After  marriage  lie  Hved  for  awhile  in  Indiana, 
but  in  1857  he  returned  to  Manayunk.  in  the  summer 
-  of  1858  he  removed  to  Eaglesmere,  Sullivan  Co.,  Pa., 
where  he  had  ministerial  charge  of  a  Baptist  Church  as  a 
licentiate  of  that  denomination.  They  subsequently  re- 
moved to  Granville,  Bradford  Co.,  Pa.,  where  he  d. 
Sept.  28,  1887.  Mrs.  L.  d.  Aug.  5,  1889.  They  were  b. 
at  Granville.  (1873) 

669.  VII.  Maurice  Maulsby':  b.  April  18,  1822,  at  Roxb.,  where 

he  was  m.  Sept.  29,  185 1,  to  Mary  Ann  Russell  of  Mana- 
yunk, They  were  prominent  members  of  the  Roxb. 
Baptist  Church.  He  d.  Oct.  10,  1867;  l"^-  in  Lev.  Cem., 
near  to  which  Mrs.  L.  still  resides.  (1882) 

670.  Vlll.     Hannah  SatER':   b.  Nov.  18,  1824;  m.  April  22,  1841, 

Michael  J.  Wegner,  who  was  b.  in  July,  181 2,  in  Ger- 
many, and  d.  Dec,  29,  1845,  in  Wapakoneta,  O.  She 
m,  2d  Oct,  20,  1849,  to  Thomas  Williams,  b,  Oct,  10, 
1803,  in  Westmoreland,  Co.,  Pa.  hi  March,  1853,  they 
removed  to  Dexter,  in  Oregon,  where  they  still  reside. 
They  are  members  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  W,,  in 
his  active  years,  was  a  prominent  architect.         (1883) 

Mrs,  Williams  has  taken  interest  in  this  work.  In  a 
letter  dated  Jan,  27,  1893,  she  relates  experiences  of  early 
days  in  the  West,  Of  the  difficulties  attending  travel  she 
wrote  :  "  We  started  from  Cincinnati,  O,,  on  March  22, 
1853,  for  Oregon  Territory,  and  arrived  here  (Dexter) 
October  31,  being  over  seven  months  on  the  way  by 
slow  transportation  of  ox  teams.  The  distance  traveled 
was  over  3,000  miles.  By  following  a  guide  who  claimed 
to  know  a  shorter  route  through,  we  were  lost  for  three 
weeks  in  the  Cascade  Mountains,  and  were  reduced  al- 
most to  starvation  when  found  bv  those  who  came  to  our 
relief," 

671.  IX,  William  Augustus':  b.  Aug.  15,  1826;  m.  Nov.  28, 

1852,  Phylena  King,  in  Ohio,  In  the  spring  of  1870  he 
removed  with  his  family  to  Coffee  Co,,  Kansas.     He  was 


l88  THH    l.i;\!.i^lNG    FA.Min. 

.1  solditT  in  tlu-  I  :;oih  Ohin  l<e<iiment  in  the  war  of  the 
Rflvllion.  aiul  ua>  li">iiniabl\'  Jischar^ieJ  at  its  close,  but 
with  hc-alth  so  iinpaireil  In 'in  exposuie  in  the  service  that 
he  died  Jan.  iS.  iSj:?,  in  consequence.  His  widow  and 
children  reside  in  0>ltee  Co..  Kas.  (1892) 

67J.      \.   I-RANKLIN'  :   h.  Sept.  20  and  d.  Sept.  21,  i<S28,  in  Roxb. 

67^.  Xl.  Spencer  CONE':  b.  Sept.  14,  i<S:;o;  m.  May  28,  1852, 
Ann  J. me  Hastin;:s.  in  Ohio.  Tiiey  removed  to  Hamil- 
t(»n,  Kansas,  where  tlK\'  reside.  (1897) 

674.      Mi.    liNOCH':   b.  .nid  d.  .V\ch.  29,  1834,  in  Roxb. 


Children  of   1  228  •   William '  and  Barbara   ( Leibert )  Keyser. 

67;.      I.   JOHN':    b.  June  2=;,  1782;    d.  Oct.  12,  178=;,   in  German 
town,  Philad. 

676.  II.    n-TER':   b.  Oct.  :;o,  1783;  d.  Sept.  28,  1788,  in  German- 

town,  Piiilad. 

677.  III.  Sarah  ■  :    b.   Jul\     17,    1786;    m.   Feb.  20,    1803,   Robert 

Wm.  Kirk,  ot  tlie  District  of  Columbia,  who  d.  Mch.  i, 
181  I,  a^ed  29  years.  Mrs.  K.  resided,  durino;  a  widow- 
hood I't  more  tiian  iialf  a  centurv,  at  Cjermantown, 
Rhilad.,  where  she  d.  Mow  28,  186^,  and  was  b.  in  the 
cem.  of  tlie  German  Baptist  Church,  wiiich  was  as 
lar^el\-  supported  by  the  f\\ySi'rs  as  the  Roxborough 
Baptist  (Church  b\-  L'Vti-iiios.  (1906) 

Mrs.  K.  during  her  last  years  held  the  old  family  Bible 
of  Wigard  Levering,  which  has  been  described  herein  as 
handed  down  by  her  grandmother,  Hannah  Levering". 
Its  chiel  \alue  was  based  upon  the  genealogical  record  or 
register  it  contained.  Since  the  discovery  that  this  reg- 
ister is  unreliable  as  to  dates,  the  volume  has  been  held 
in  less  esteem. 

On  the  tieath  of  Mrs.  K.  the  book  was  passed  to  her 
descendants  as  an  heirloom.  Probably  is  in  the  family 
of  her  dau..  Sallie  Linton. 

678.  I\.   S\AU\   :    \\   Feb.  <).   1788;  m.  Aug.  11,  1806,  Dr.  Joseph 

1  .    IlK.mas.  (1907) 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  189 

679.  V.   WILLIAM':    b.   Jan.    16,    1790.      He  d.  Apl.   12,  1825,  it  is 

believed,  unmd.* 

680.  VI.  JOHN' :  b.  Nov.  8,  1791  ;  d.  Sep.  24,  1793. 

681.  Vll.   LEIBERT':   b.  May  20,  1794;  d.  young. 

682.  Vlll.    KESIAH' :   b.  May  20  and  d.  June  22,  1794. 

Tliese  last  were  twins,  as  will  be  observed. 


Children  of   (229)   Derick'' and  Elizabeth   (Clemens)   Keyser. 

683.  1.   ABRAHAM':    b.  May  9,  1783;  d.  Aug.  18,  1829,  unmd. 

684.  11.  GEORGE':  b.  Sep.  17,  1784;   m.  Feb.  18,  1802,  Elizabeth 

Chenowith,  of  Bait.  Co.,  and  by  her  had  five  children, 
who  died  in  infancy,  the  mother  following  them.  He  m. 
2d,  May  13,  1822,  Ann  Frances  Walter,  of  Bait.  Co.  He 
d.  Sep.  19,  1837.  (1912) 

685.  ill.   HANNAH':   b.  Sep.  13,  1786;  d.  July  29,  1787. 

686.  IV.   PETER':  b.  Aug.  25,  1788;  d.  Sep.  2,  1789. 

687.  V.  Sarah":    b.   Dec.    16,    1789;    m.   Jan.   22,   1805,   Asahel 

Hussey,  of  Bait.,  where  he  d.  Apl.  15,  1851,  aged  68 
years.     Shed,  in  1858.  (1920) 

688.  VI.  RACHEL':  b.  Apl.  19,  1791  ;  d.  June  19,  1796. 

689.  Vll.  PETER':  b.  Feb.  8,  1793;  d.  Oct.  i,  1814,  unmd. 

690.  Vlll.  William  W.' :  b.  Jan.  20,  1795 ;  '"'''•  J^-i'}'  9'  ''^i^-  ^''z- 

abeth  Fort,  who  d.  in  July,  1830.  He  d.  in  1863,  at 
Bait.  (1924) 

691.  IX.   KETURAH':   b.  Mch.  29,  1797;   m.   Nov.  14,  181 5,  Robert 

Benson,  of  Baltimore,  who  d.  there.  Mrs.  B.  resided  in 
Bait,  and  d.  there  in  1867.  She  was  a  woman  of  re- 
markable intellect  and  self-reliance ;  prominent  in  good 
works.     They  had  no  children. 


•In  "The  Levering  Family"  Mr.  Jones  states  that  "  388  William","  son  of  William"  and  Bar- 
bara Leibert  Keyser,  "married  Elizabeth  Fort,  of  Bait.,"  and  had  four  children  by  her,  naming  them. 
This  is  erroneous.  It  was  his  "400  William',"  son  of  Derick**  and  Elizabeth  Clemens  Keyser,  who 
m.  Elizabeth  Fort  and  was  the  father  of  her  children,  one  of  whom,  Mrs.  Keturah  B.  Keyser  Fracker, 
corroborates  my  solution  of  the  confusion  by  writing  .  "  Yes.  My  gr.  father  was  Derick  Keyser ;  my 
lather,  William,  was  his  eighth  child,  and  my  mother's  maiden  name  was  Elizabeth  Fort." 


IQO  THK    LL\i;i-'lNG    FAA\m. 

692.  X.  CHARLlis  Maris  :  h.  iXv.  6.  fjgc);  m.  June  22,  1831. 
Mar\'  Ann  Arnisti..n;:.  nt  B;ilt..  who  d.  He  ni.,  2d,  iV\ar\' 
Kliza.  Jan.  ..t  William  Wilson,  of  Bait.  Mr.  K.  d.  Au.^. 
2,  1.S74.  SIk- d.  Oct.  _M,  1S92.  Thc\-  were  b.  at  Bait. 
5<r /'/•.;'.  (1928) 

6c;^     XL    Tho.Mas-:   h.  and  d.  Oct.  7,  i<So2. 

6c)4.  Xli.  Ja,\\1-S  =  :  h.  hec.  1;.  iSc^T).  at  Bait.;  m.  Jul\-  i.  1829, 
Kleanor  Cecilia  WcNulty.     He  d.  in  1.S63.  (i937) 

Children  of   (230)   Elizabeth    (Keyser)   and  Benjamin  Lehman. 

6()v  I.  William  :  b.  Feb.  4.  ijS:^;  m.  Nov.  28,  181 1,  Mary 
Brin-luiist.  b.  Au^.  24,  17S7.  The\-  resided  at  North 
Lebanon.  Pa.,  where  he  d.  Sep.  17,  i860.  She  d.  Jul\- 
28,  1871.  Both  were  buried  in  ^'rounds  of  the  German 
Baptist  Church  at  Cermantown,  Philad.  (1948) 

Gc/:).  11.  1M:tlr  K.  :  b.  June  16,  1787;  m.  May  27,  1813,  Mary 
Crean.  Resided  in  Philad.,  where  he  d.  Nov.  17,  1846. 
She  d.  June  •^o,  i8qo.  They  were  b.  in  Christ's  Church 
Cem.,  corner  of  Fifth  and  Arch  Streets  in  Philad.,  near 
to  the  ^ra\e  of  Benjamin  Franklin.  (i953) 

Mr.  L.  was  one  of  three  founders  of  the  Philad.  Collei^e 
of  I'harmacw 

Gt)/.  ill.  B1-:n,IA.\\IN' :  b.  Au^.  22,  1789;  m.  Dec.  24,  1825,  Cath- 
arine A.  Rex,  and  li\ed  at  Cermantown,  where  he  died. 
Shed,  in  ,Au«i.  i8()i.  a^ed  81  years.  They  were  b.  in 
the  grounds  of  the  Cierman  Baptist  Church.         (1959) 

6<>S.  I\.  HAWAII':  b.  Oct.  30,  1791  ;  she  li\ed  unmd.  in  a  tine 
old  mansion  upon  the  main  street,  where  the  (jerman- 
town  Bank  now  stands,  and  d.  there. 

69f).  V.  Hliza':  b.  May  8.  1794;  m.l)i.c.  12,  1819,  Piscator  Lan.y;- 
stroth,  of  Philad.,  who  d.  Au;^.  14,  1861,  She  d.  Jan. 
2T,,  1877.     Boili  b.  ill  Cierman  Bapt.  Ch.  .urounds. 

(i960) 

700.  \  I.  JOSEPH':   b.  Oct.  8,  179C);  d.  unmd.  about  1826,  in  New 

( )rleans.  La. 

701.  \ll.    Iaa\HS':  b.  May  2;.  i7()v);  d.  Dec.  9,  1801. 

702.  Mil.  SVLVANUS-:  b.  Feb.  28,  1805;  d.  Oct.  3,  1835,  unmd. 

All  were  born  in  Germantow  n,  Philad. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  191 


Children  of  (23 J)  Rev.  Peter' and  Catharine  (Clemens)  Keyser. 

703.  1.   Elhanan  WINCHESTER' :    b.  Feb,  23,   1791  ;  m.   Dec.  21, 

1819,  Maria,  dau.  of  Michael  Fox.     They  lived  in  Philad. 
where  she  d.  April  1,  1834.     He  d.  Feb.  7,  i860.     Both 
were  b.  in  the  German  Bapt.  Church  yard,  in  German 
town.  (1964) 

704.  11.  Mary':    b.  Jan.  16,  1793;  m.  Nov.  18,  1818,  Christopher 

S.  Langstroth,  b.  Mch.  16,  1789,  and  d.  April  12,  1849. 
She  d.  May  27,  1870;   buried  same.  (1971) 

705.  111.  Nathan  Levering':  b.  April  8,  1795 ;  m.  Nov.  21,  1822, 

Maria,  dau.  of  John  Geyer,  ex-Mayor  of  Philad.  Mr.  K. 
represented  the  i  ith  ward  of  the  city  in  the  Select  Coun- 
cils of  Philad.  in  1854-5.  He  d.  May  12,  1869.  She  d. 
Dec.  31,  1883,  aged  80  years.  Both  were  b.  in  the  Ger- 
man Baptist  grounds  at  Germantown.    .  (1972) 

IV.  CHARLES';  b.  June  29,  1797;  d.  July  12,  1798. 

V.  ELIZABETH':  b.  Sept.  9,  1798;  m.  Oct.  24,  1825,  Benja- 
min Urner,  of  Cincinnati,  O.,  where  he  d.  July  3,  1857, 
and  she,  April  4,  1878.  Both  b.  in  Spring  Grove  Cem. 
at  Gin.  ( 1977) 

Mr.  Urner  was  one  of  the  early  settlers  of  Cincinnati. 
He  became  a  prominent  merchant  and  was  universally 
esteemed  for  his  liberality  and  integritv,  also  for  his 
sympathy  with  and  participation  in  all  reforms  which 
promised  to  be  useful  to  humanity.  His  wife  was  a 
worthy  helpmate  in  all  his  undertakings. 

VI.  HANNAH':  b.  Dec.  10,  1800;  m.  Aug.  18,  1825,  John 
Riehle,  of  Germantown,  where  she  d.  Dec.  12,  1856,  and 
he,  Dec.  24,  1871,  aged  53  years.  They  were  b.  in 
Laurel  Hill  Cem.  (1984) 

VII.  CLEMENTINE':  b.  Sept.  II,  1803;  m.  Mch.  31,  1825, 
Michael  Keyser  Lynd,  who  d.  Nov.  17,  1832,  aged  30 
years.  She  d.  Oct.  21,  1889.  They  were  b.  in  German 
Bapt.  grounds,  Germantown.  (1989) 

\'III.  SUSANNAH':  twin  to  Clementine;  m.  Aug.  15,  1826, 
Frederick  R.  Backus,  of  Philad.  She  d.  July  8,  1856. 
He  d.  Aug.  9,  1867.  (1991) 


,.,..  I  hi;    Ll.\UklNG    FAMILY. 


I  I 


l\.   I'tTliP    Mf.iviis-:  h.  Si-pt.  ^.  iSos  ;   m.  Au.u.  9,    1832, 
,\Viril'..i.  <  K".  H>i"f,  of  Kensington.  Philiid.     Mr. 

K.  r.-rftst-ntiJ  tlu-  I -'til  Ward  of  tlic  cit\  in  the  Select 
(  IMiil.kl.  in    iSq4-v      He  d.   Mch.  2,  1869.;   b. 

in  ti  .in  H.ipt.  Cem.  (i995) 

71.'.  \.  William  I-dwaivI)' :  h.  Nov.  i,  1807;  d.  ixc.  3,  1844,  at 
I',  tt  .lu  l*riiui-.  iiniiKl. 

7n.     M.  SAkAH    \N\':  \\  Oct.  31.  iSio;  d.  June  13,  1813. 

714.  Ml.   N\Ak(.AKLilA=:    \\   Apl.    10,    i8n;    m.   Sep.    12,    1830, 

Cipii.mo  C.iiu-dn.  of  (luiidalajara,  Mexico.  Mrs,  C.  died 
at  «»ea  on  lui  passa;:e  from  \'era  Cruz  to  Philad.  on  June 
I.  1S4S.     Mr  d.  Apl.  25,  1850,  in  the  Cit\-  of  Mexico. 

(1997) 

Children  of  '  232  1   Sarah     iKcyser)  and  Joseph  Gorgas. 

71!;.  I.  PHTI-.k  kl•.^Sl■lv■:  \\  Jan.  9.  1793;  m.  Mch.  10.  1822, 
l.\di.i  l.ini/  \Vea\er,of  (ieimantown,  who  was  b.  No\-. 
;o.  171)7.  l"iu-\  lived  in  Philad.,  where  lied.  June  13, 
|S;;f).      She  d.  I)ec.  ^O.   1872.  (200I) 

716.  II.   MAkTMA':   h.  Oct.  !0,  I7()6:  d.  No\ .   n.  1S30,  unnid. 

717.  III.  CHAlvLLS':   b.  Mch  6.  1799;  d.  Au^.  26,  1800. 

715.  I\.   WlLLlAW':   b.  Jul\    17.  iS(^i  ;  d.  Jul\   7,  1803. 

7i«).  \.  Hannah  k.  :  b.  Ma\-  I,  1804;  m.  Ulx.  2,  1826,  Adolphus 
hill.  <>t  Hichmond.  \a.,  who  d.  Auu.  n,  1867.  She  d. 
I  )ec.  12.  1878.  Mr.  I),  was  a  gentleman  of  large  means 
.iiivi  was  niu'  ot  the  most  prominent  and  worthy  citizens 
■'!   HkliMiond.  (2010) 

J20.  \l.  Pa<:hhL':  b.  Jul\-  24.  1S07;  m.  June  7,  1834.  Dr.  John 
l-.-uik  Bullndv.  ut  Kcadm;:,  Pa.  She  d.  Feb.  28,  1849, 
in  ( lerni.intowii.     He  d.  in  Sept.,  1836,  in  Mexico. 

(2016) 

721.  Ml.  LLIZABl-TM':  b.  N..\ .  S.  iSii  ;  m.  (1948)  Lorenzo  Lev- 
«  rin^  Lehman,  of  Lebanon,  Pa.,  who  d.  Sep.  25,  1858. 
She  ii.  JuK-  2.  1888.  (2018) 


POSTERITY  OF  W  1  3ARD   LEVERING.  193 

Children  of  (233)  Mary"  (Levering)  and  Joseph  Clement. 

722.  I.  Aaron  Levering':  b.  Api.  27,  1806;  d.  unnul. 

723.  II.  Thomas  ROLFE':  b.  Jan.  15,  1807;  d.  Apl.  13,  180Q. 

724.  III.  Thomas  Rolfe  (M.  D.)':  b.  Mch.  27,  1810,  at  Salem, 

N.  J.;  m.  Apl.  8,  1847,  Rebecca  B.  Elwell,  of  Pittsgrove, 
N.J.  He  was  graduated  in  medicine  at  the  University 
of  Penna.  at  Philad.  in  the  class  of  1832.  He  d.  Oct.  6, 
1889,  in  Philad.,  where  his  widow  resides.  (2022) 

725.  1\'.  JOSEPH':  b.  Sep.  10  and  d.  Dec.  4,  1812. 

726.  V.   CHARLES' :   b.  Apl.  29,  1814,  at  Salem,  N.  J.;   removed  in 

1825  to  Ohio,  where  he  m.  Apl,  6,  1843,  Martha  Welch, 

who  was  b.  Jan.  i,  1824,  in  Royalton,  O.     In  1845  they 

removed  to  Oakland,  Illinois,  where  they  reside. 

( 2029 ) 

727.  VI.  Elizabeth  Ann":  b.  Oct.  30,  1816,  at  Salem,  N.  J.;  m. 

Oct.  25,  1836,  George  Creed.  They  removed  to  Chilli- 
cothe,  O.,  in  1840,  where  Mr.  C.  d,  Aug.  29,  1845.  ^'^ 
1846  Mrs.  C.  removed  to  Lancaster,  O.,  where  she  m., 
2d,  Sep.  26,  1854,  James  M.  Pratt,  of  that  city.  She  d. 
there  on  May  7,  1889.  (2039) 

728.  Vll.  William  Wilson':   b.  Mch.  23,  1819,  and  d.  Oct.  19 

of  same  year. 

729.  \'lll.  William  LaVv'RASON':    b.   Dec.    19,  1822;    removed  to 

Ohio,  where  he  m.,  Sep.  19,.  1848,  Pauline  Reber,  b. 
Aug.  21,  1824,  in  Fairfield  Co.  He  was  for  several  years 
postmaster  at  Royalton,  O.,  and  d.  there  Feb.  14,  1885. 

(2045) 

730.  IX.   JOSEPH  Wood":    b.  Nov.  2,  1824,  at  Salem,  N.  J.;    re- 

moved to  Ohio;  m.,  Jan.  31,  1849,  Maria  Paul,  who  d. 
Sep.  27,  1854.  He  m.,  2d,  Sep.  7,  1856,  Lucy  Drake, 
of  Wapello,  Iowa.  (2050) 

Mr.  C.  had  checkered  experiences  in  life.  He  removed 
to  Ohio  in  Oct.,  1825.  In  July,  1837,  went  to  live  with 
his  uncle,  Aaron  R.  Levering,  in  Baltimore.  In  1839  and 
'40  he  followed  the  sea  ;  reached  Marseilles,  in  France, 
and  other  foreign  ports,  returning  to  Ohio,  where  he 
attended  Greenfield  Academy  for  improved  education. 
In    1846   he    was   engaged    in    merchandizing,    with    his 


I(>4  THH    l.i;\  lll'-INU    lA.UlL^. 

hrotlKM  Willi. mi.  .u  K.i\  ilton.  O.,  where  he  fust  married. 
In  tlu-  t.ill  ot  iS^^  rciiii>\fd  to  Port  l.ouis:i,  Iowa,  where 
he  continued  mercantile  business  until  his  wife  died.  In 
the  sprinii  ot  iS>;  he  remo\ed  to  Wapello,  Iowa,  where 
he  married  his  _>d  u  ite  au^^  en^a^ed  in  farming.  On 
Auii.  I-'.  1.H62.  he  enlisted  in  the  igth  Iowa  hifantry. 
Was  in  the  battle  of  Prairie  (irove  and  Van  Buren,  Ark.; 
in  the  sie^e  and  capture  of  Vicksbur^i  and  Yazoo  Cit\-, 
Miss.  Near  to  \\or;:an/.ia.  La.,  in  Sept.,  1863,  he  was 
captured  while  on  picket,  with  others,  and  was  held  a 
prisoner  of  war  until  e.\chan;j;ed  at  the  mouth  of  Red 
River,  in  Jul\\,  1X64.  Went  thence  to  New  Orleans.  In 
August  to  Pensacola,  Fla.,  Fort  Gains,  Ala.,  and  was  at 
the  siejie  and  capture  of  Spanish  Fort  and  Mobile.  Here 
he  was  honorabl\-  mustered  out  of  military  service  with 
his  re^iiment,  on  Jul\-  2^,  1865,  and  returned  to  Iowa, 
hi  March,  1870.  removed  to  Kansas,  taking  a  land  claim 
in  the  Kaw  Keser\ation  in  Wabaunsee  County,  which 
he  occupied  until  18S;,  when  he  removed  into  Topeka, 
remaining  there  until  Oct.,  1887.  Since  that  date  he 
has  resided  in  (Juenemo,  Osage  Co.,  Kas.  During  his 
residence  in  Kansas  Mr.  C.  has  tilled  several  important 
local  office^. 

731.     X.   Sawihl  HuthsoN':   b.  Nov .  26,  1826. 


Children   of    (234.    Aaron   Rig^hter'    and   (504)    Ann'    (Lawrason) 

Levering^. 

JT,2.  1.  l:l.I/ABl£TH' :  b.  Julv  18.  1808,  in  Bait.,  where  she  m.  Jan. 
24,  1831.  (7C)4)  Madison  Levering.  Thev  lived  in  Bait. 
Shed.  Sept.    K).    iSrx).       lied.   Oct.  23.    1882.        (2054) 

733.  II.  I.AWIVASON':  b.  Nov.  6,  18a;;  m.  Jan.  i,  1833,  Sarah 
.Ann  Bianard  of  Spottsylv  ania  Co.,  \a.,  who  d.  Sept.  5, 
183!;,  aged  2/.  lie  m.  2i.\  Sept.  27,  1837.  Brianna  Spain 
of  heland.  who  survives,  residing  in  St.  Louis.  Mr.  L. 
removed  in  1834  to  Springfield,  III.,  and  subsequentlv  to 
St.  Louis,  .NAo.,  where  he  was  in  business  for  several 
vears  with  Mr.  Lawrason  Riggs,  under  the  firm  name  of 
Higgs  &  Levering. 

He  d.  Sept.  20,  i88y.  (2056) 


POSTERITY'   OF  VVIGARD   LEVERING.  195 

734.  111.    George  Clinton':   b.  Oct.  lo,  1811;   m.  June  25, 

1839,  Jane  Rogers  Burnet  of  Georgetown,  D.  C.  They 
resided  in  Bait.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  23,  1869.     No  chn. 

735.  IV.     Charles  WARREN' :  b.  March  9,  181 3  ;  m.  Oct.  8,  1840, 

Susan  Washington  Bernard  of  Va.     They  resided  in  St. 

Louis,  where  he  d.  Mch.  21,  1864.     She  d.  since. 

(2061) 

736.  V.     Alice  Ann':  b.  June   15,  1814,  in  Bait.;  m.  (790)  Ben- 

jamin Franklin'  Levering.  They  resided  at  Hannibal, 
Mo.,  where  he  d.  July  25,  1870.  Mrs.  L.  survives  and 
lives  in  the  family  of  her  dau.,  Mrs.  Annie  E.  Bower,  at 
Paris,  Mo.  (2062) 

737.  VI.    Aaron  Clement':  b.  Jul>-  29,  1816;  d.  May  i,  1817. 

738.  VII.     Mercy  Ann  RlGGS":  b.  Nov.  21,  1817,  in  Georgetown, 

D.  C;  m.  in  1841  in  Bait,  to  James  C.  Conkling  of 
Springfield,  ill.,  where  they  have  resided  for  many  years, 
and  where  Mrs.  C.  d.  in  Oct.,  1893.  She  was  b.  in  Oak 
Ridge  Cem.,  near  to  that  city.  Mrs.  C.  was  an  exemplary 
member  of  the  Presbyterian  Church  and  prominent  in  acts 
of  benevolence.  Mr.  C.  has  been  a  member  of  the 
Springfield  legal  profession.  Has  been  Mayor  of  the  city 
and  held  other  official  positions.  (2068) 

739.  VIll.     Mary  Clement':  b.   Nov.  27.   1819,  in  Georgetown, 

D.  C;  m.  Mch.  23,  1841,  Andrew  Fuller  Crane  of  Bait. 
They  were  Baptists.  She  d.  Feb.  23,  1863.  He  m.  2d 
in  June,  1864,  Elizabeth  Woods  of  Bait.,  who  d.  July  5, 
1894,  without  issue.  He  d.  Jan.  11,  1885.  All  were  b. 
in  Greenmount  Cem.  (2074) 

740.  IX.     ANN':  b.  Aug.    14,   1822,  in  Alexandria,  Va.;  m.  Mch. 

15,  1849,  Robert  McEldowney  of  Bait.  She  d.  June  27, 
1858,  at  St.  Louis.  He  d.  July  i,  1861,  at  Bait.,  aged  47 
years.  (2083) 

741.  X.  LOUISA':  b.  Mch.  29,   1824,  in  Alexandria;  m.  Jan.    12, 

1847,  Charles  Ferguson,  of  Bait.  Mrs.  F.  was  for  many 
years  an  active  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  d.  in 
the  prime  of  usefulness,  Sept.  26,  1865.  (2084) 

742.  XI.   Virginia  LUCINDA' :  b.  Sept.  22,   1826,  in  Spotsylvania 

Co.,  Va.  ;  m.  Jan.  2,  185 1,  Benjamin  Griffith  Latimer,  of 
Bait.,  b.  Jan.  2,  1826.  They  reside  at  San  Luis  Obispo, 
Cal.,  and  are  Baptists.  •        (2085) 


U/)     .  IHU    l.l M.i^'lNti    lA.WIl.^. 

Children  of  <235)  Peter   And  Hannah  (Wilson)  Levering-. 

74^.  I.  S\au\  Jam-:  \\iLSt:>N':  b.  Max-  22,  ijcx),  in  Bait.;  m.  Oct. 
28,  1S17.  l.f<»n;irJ  M;ittlK'\vs,  of  B.,  b.  Dec.  27,  1786. 
Hf  wa.s  c-n;:;i^fJ  in  business  successivt'ly  in  Baltimore, 
New  York-  anJ  Nl-w  Orleans.  He  d.  Jan.  10,  1854,  at 
Pass  Christian,  Miss.  Mrs.  M.  J.  Au;:.  22,  1874,  at  same 
place.  (2091) 

744.  II.  W'lLLIA.M  WILSON':  b.  Jan.  18,  1801  ;  111.  April  2/,  1826, 
HIiza  Corlin;^,  of  l\'tcrsbur<i,  Va.,  where  he  J.  Jul\-  17, 
i82<).  and  Mrs.  L.  tnllnweJ  in  1840.     No  chn. 

74>.      III.    I.H<.)NII)AS' :   b.  Sept.  lO,  1802;  d.  Au^.  6,  1804. 

746.  I\.    IlloWAs  WILSON":   b.   June  8,  1804;   m.  Oct.  2S,  1828, 

Martha  Burrou;:hs  Stump,  of  Bait.,  where  she  d.  June  20, 
1878,  and  he,  on  Jan.  7,  1888.  Mr.  L.  was  for  many 
years  a  promiiuiit  merchant  of  Baltimore.  (2098) 

747.  \.   I.^DIA   KLBLCCA';    b.    .\d\ .    ;.    1806;    m.    Aujj;.  4,    1824, 

Frederick  Harrison.  She  d.  on  Nov.  4,  1834,  without 
issue. 

748.  \  1.    KHHLCCA^    b.   1-eb.  4.   1S08;    d.   Au.il.  29,    1809. 

749.  \ll.    I.HOMDAS':   b.  Jan.  ^.  1810;  d.  Oct.  28,  1849. 

750.  \lll.   l-I^HDLI^iCK   AUGUSTUS    :   h.  May  3.  1812;   m.  April  22, 

1844,  Martha  \i.  Johnson,  a  ^rand  niece  of  the  first  Go\-- 
ernor  of  Mar\'land.  The\  were  Baptists.  Mr.  L.  was  a 
1  )eacon  of  the  7th  Baptist  Church  of  Baltimore  for  man\- 
\-ears.  He  was  a  member  of  the  mercantile  firm  of 
i.e\erin^  &  Co.  Hr  d.  Jul\  :?.  1866.  Mrs.  L.  d.  April 
10.  1877.  (2108) 

7^1.     I,\.  (  M.IVLR  Hazard  Phpr>  ■ :  b.  No\ .  s  and  d.  No\ .  7,  181 3. 

752.  X.  JaWLS  JLI-FERSON  (M.  I).):  b.  Oct.  7,  1815.  He  was 
;:raduated  in  medicine  at  the  University  of  Mar\  land,  and 
practiced  thi-  profession  in  New  Orleans.  He  returned 
to  Bait.,  and  d.  there  Mch.  18,  18152;   unmd. 

7^3.  ,\1.  Louisa  SOPHIA' :  b.  Sept.  12.  1817;  m.  Ma\-  21,  1839, 
(i;8i)  William  Wils(»n'  Lawrason,  of  Bait,,  who  d.  in 
Xir.uinia.  Jan.  7.  1870.  Mrs.  L.  d.  in  Florence,  Italy, 
Fi'b.  10,  1880.  They  were  members  of  the  Baptist 
Church,  (21 12) 


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754. 
EUGENE  LEVERING,  SR. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  197 

754.  XII.  EUGENE':  b.  Oct.  24,  1819;  m.  Oct.  4,  1842,  Ann,  dau. 

Joshua  and  Mary  H,  Walker,  of  Bait.  They  were  prom- 
inent members  of  the  Baptist  Church.  Mr.  L.  was  one 
of  the  leading  merchants  and  importers  of  the  city  of 
Baltimore.  He  d.  June  19,  1870;  b.  in  Greenmount 
Cem.     See  biog.  (21 17) 

Mrs.  L.  resides  in  their  homestead. 

755.  Xlil.   Hannah  Maria':  b.  Feb.  20,  1823;    m.  May  19,  1846, 

John  R.  Magruder,  of  Bait.  She  d.  Jan.  14,  1852.  She 
was  a  Baptist.     Mr.  M.  resides  in  Bait.  (2129) 

756.  XIV.  Maryland   Virginia':   b.  July  3,  1824;   m.,  May  21, 

1846,  Robert  W.  Chew,  of  Bait.,  where  she  d.  Sep.  7, 
1863,  childless.  She  was  a  Baptist,  Mr.  C.  d.  about 
1878. 

All  the  above  were  born  in  the  city  of  Baltimore. 

Children  of  ( 237 )  Enoch"  and  ( 254 )  Hannah'  ( Brown )  Levering. 

757.  I.   JOHN  Brown':    b.  Dec.  27,   1800,  in  Bait.     In   1829  re- 

moved to  Fairfield  Co.,  O.,  where,  on  Nov.  21,  1833,  ^'^^ 
m.  Mary  Ann  Smith,  who  d.  June  27,  1872,  in  the  city  of 
Lancaster,  in  said  county,  and  Mr.  L.  d.  Nov.  18,  1874. 

(2130) 

758.  II.   HENRY':    b.    Dec.   27,    1802;    m.,    Mch.    13,    1834,   Jane 

Work,  of  Fairfield  Co.,  O.,  who  d.  June  13,  1836.  He 
m.,  2d,  Sep.  14,  1837,  Ann  Prospect,  who  d.  Oct.  30, 
1850.  In  Sep.,  1852,  he  removed  from  Ohio  to  Medway, 
Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  where  he  was  postmaster. 

In  the  autumn  of  1865,  during  my  military  service  as 
Adjt.-Gen'l  of  the  Dept.  of  Arkansas,  with  headquarters 
at  Little  Rock,  1  was  visited  by  a  young  man  bearing  a 
letter  from  Henry  Levering,  introducing  the  bearer  as  his 
stepson,  Wm.  Hughes.  Having  seen  my  name  frequently 
in  official  publications  by  the  Little  Rock  newspapers,  he 
desired  to  make  himself  known,  assert  his  loyalty  and 
inquire  concerning  me.  I  learned  that  he  had  married  a 
third  time,  to  a  Mrs.  Hughes,  whose  son  was  his  messen- 
ger. I  have  made  effort  in  this  work  to  learn  further  of 
him.  Answer  reported  him  dead  and  the  family  removed. 
I  (2139) 


19S  THK    l.l^M.klNti    lA.UILY. 

759.  111.  KoBEki  t.   H.  :    \\  N"v.  22,    1805.      Ht-  was  a  printer 

and  journalist  tor  scseral  years  in  Cincinnati,  O.;  was 
iinniarric-J.  In  ni>  starcii  tor  liim,  Mrs.  Hannah  Lever- 
ing Harheart  ansuered:  "  M\-  uncle  Robert  died  at  my 
father's  h(»use  in  Lancaster.  O.,  on  Feb.  15,  1865.  He 
was  a  hachelor ;  was  a  poet  and  writer.  Was  writing  a 
hool<  entitled  'Social  \'ulgarisms'  at  the  time  of  his 
death." 

760.  1\.    MARIS':   b.  Jan.  21.  1S08;    ni.  June  2,    1834,   Eliza  Jane 

Wright,  of  Muskingum  Co.,  O.,  who  Was  b.  in  181 1  and 
d.  June  2().  1S49.  He  d.  in  June,  1862,  at  Lancaster, 
()..  where  both  were  buried.  (2145) 

7O1.  \.  LoilS':  b.  Sept.  26,  iSio;  m.  at  Columbus,  O.,  Jan.  i, 
1839,  to  Cordelia  Hite,  of  Hummelstown,  Penna.  They 
lived  at  Lancaster,  O.,  until  186^,  when  they  removed 
to  Beaman.  in  Pettis  Co.,  Mo.,  where  he  was  appointed 
Post  Master  in  the  same  year,  and  served  until  his  death, 
Dec.  26.  1876.  Hiswifed.  Mch.  1,  1871.  Both  were  b. 
in  Salem  church\ard  at  Beaman,  Mo.  (21 S2) 

All  the  abo\e  wc-re  born  in  Baltimore. 


Children  of  ( 238  •  Nathan'  and  Susanna  (Dent)  Levering. 

762.  1.   ANN  MaRIA' :   b.  Jan.  g,  1804;  d.  in  Sept..  1822,  in  Bait. 

763.  II.   Hthelinda':  b.  June  22,  1807;  m.  Feb.  i,  1827,  Jefferson 

Schultz.     The\-  resided  in  Bait.,   where  she  d.  Mch.  ic), 
1841.       lie   d.  Oct.   3,    184Q.  (2160) 

764.  III.   MADISON':   b.   Dec.    10.    180S;   m.   Jan.   24,    1831.  (732) 

Llizabeth  Levering,  who  d.  Sept.  16.  i86c).  in  Bait.  He 
d.  there  also  Oct.  2^.  1882.  "  (2054) 

765.  1\.   KlGIITER':   b.   June    IS,    1812;    m.    Jan.    s,    1833.   Mar\- 

Ste\-enson,  of  Harper's  Ferr)-.  \a.,  who  d.  June  5,  1840  ; 
m.  2d,  Mch.  2^,  1844.  Hugenia  Anderson.  He  resided  at 
H\ans\ille.  liul.  He  d.  Jan.  23,  1885.  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.; 
was  b.  there.     Mrs,  L.  res.  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

(2166) 

766.  \.   LleaNOR  JaNE':  b.   Ma\- 2S,  1814;  m.  Hemy  Beadel,  of 

Bait.  She  d.  Feb.,  1837.  J~he\-  had  nine  children  ;  all 
dii-d  \oung. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  199 

767.  \'l.   DECATUR':  h.  J;in.  11,  1816;   m.  Jan.  31,  1837,  Eliza  A. 

Aken,  of  Bait.,   who  d.   Nov.    5,    1867.     He  d.   Jan.  30, 
1891  ;  b.  at  Louden  Park.  (2171) 

768.  \11.   AUGUSTA  VIRGINIA':  b.  Auo;.  16,  1818;  m.  Dr.  Steven- 

son, of  Harper's  Ferry,  Va.     They  had  six  children,  who 
died  young. 

All  the  above  were  born  in  Baltimore. 

Children  of  (239)  Jesse''  and  Ann    (McLaughlin)  Levering:. 

769.  1.  RIGHTER  ■  :  b.  Oct.  19,  1794;  d.  July  10,  1795,  at  Bait. 

770.  11.   ENOCH'  :  b.  Feb.  24,  1796;  d.  Jan.  28,  1797,  at  Bait. 

771.  111.   PETER':  b.  Jan.  3,  1798;  d.  unmd.  at  New  Orleans. 

IV.  Mary  ANN':  b.  Oct.   12,   1799.     Lived  in  Harford  Co., 
Md.,  where  she  d.  Mch.  7,  1880;  unmd. 


n^ 


Children  of  same  and  (256)  Sarah"  (Brown),  2d  wife. 

773.  V.  Eliza  Brown  ■:  b.  Feb.  8,  1804;  d.  Dec.  18,  1855  ;  unmd. 

774.  \1.  DAUGHTER':  b.  Sept.  15,  1805;  d.  young. 

775.  VIL  Edward  JESSE':  b.  Oct.   12,  1806;  m.  Sept.  12,  1831, 

Amelia,  dau.  of  William  Martin,  of  Lancaster,  Pa.  Res. 
at  Bait.,  where  he  d.  Nov.  15,  1874.  (2174) 

776.  Vlll.  George  Washington':  b.  Feb.  18,  1809;  m.  Ann  E. 

Miller,  of  Bait.  In  1836  they  removed  to  the  West,  the 
locality  unknown  to  the  family.  (2184) 

']']'].     IX.  MarGARETTA  Sarah  '  :  b.  Aug.  14,  1811.     Have  been  un- 
able to  get  her  history. 

778.  X.  Olivia  H.  Perry':  b.  Nov.  7,  1813;  m.  April  24,  1834, 

to  Dr.  J.  p.  Smith.  She  d.  May  5,  1886,  in  Harford 
Co.,  Md.  (2185) 

779.  XL  ANDREW  JACKSON':    b.  Sept.    15,  1815.     Res.   in   Bait. 

Mr.  Jones  acknowledged  valuable  services  rendered  by 
him  in  gathering  material  for  "The  Levering  Family," 
prior  to  1858.  He  d.  unmd.,  Nov.  10,  1887,  near  to  Falls- 
ton,  Harford  Co.,  Md. 

780.  Xll.   ANN  Maria  Moore  •:  b.  Jan.  7,  1818;  d.  Nov.  21,  1821, 

at  Bait. 


200  THt    l.i;M;klNG    FA.MILV. 

7.S1.      Mil.    ALLXANDHk  THi:<  )!)(  )|«'l-:' :    l\  Sept.   IJ.    iSjo;  J.  Juiif  I. 
1SS7,  in  HaitoiJ  Cm.,  .\\J.;  unmd. 

jSj.     .\1\.  Charlus  Krancis  Marion  ■:  b.  N(»\-.  o.  1S22;  d.  .No\-. 

17.   I.S77  ;   uiuild. 

7i<^.     XV.  Sarah  Kuhkcca':  1\  April   12,  1.S25  ;  unmJ.     Res.  near 
Fallston.  MJ. 

7.S4.      Wi.    Howard  C:()RRIN   AMOS':    h.   June    7,    1827;    unmd. 
Kis.  near  Hallst-in,  Md. 

All  the  aho\e  were  born  in  Baltinmie,  Md. 

Children  of  (240)  John'  and  Anna  (Lawrason)  Levering;. 

7S5.     I.  William  I.awrason' :  b.  April  11,  iSo:;;  d.  Sept.,  1S21. 
786.     II.   tNoCH   R|(}HTI-:R':   b.  Jul\    K),  1.S04  ;  d.  Oct..  1832,  unmd. 

757.  III.   KlizaJan1£':  b.  Oet.  I  I.  180s  ;  m.  Oct.  25,  1851,  William 

Haw  kins,  of  Mi>.,  u  Im  d.  April  10,  1876,  at  Hannibal,  Mo. 
No  ehn. 

758.  I\'.  Mary  Rk^hTKR':    b.  Au-.  14,  1807;    m.  Jul\- 4,  1826,  to 

John  Matthew  s,  of  Hannibal,  Mo.       She  d.  Jul\-,  1888,  in 
St.  Louis,  Mo.  '  (2187) 

789.  \.  MUROANN':  b.  June  IS,  i8cx;;  in.  Thomas  E.  Palmer,  of 
Mo.      She'd.  Sept.  n),  i8t;2,  at  Alexandria,  Mo. 

(2199) 

7<>0.  VI.  BIZNJA.MIN  FRANKLIN':  b.  Mch.  g,  181  I  ;  ni.  June  14,  1836 
(736),  Alice  Ann'  Levering.  Tlu\-  li\ed  at  Hannibal,  Mo., 
where  he  died  Jul\'  25,  1870.  Mrs.  L.  resides  with  her 
daiL,  Mrs.  Annie  H.  Bower,  at  Paris,  Mo. 

791.  \11.    l-;i)\viN':   b.  Ma\-  7.  i8ij;  J.  Sept..  i8-,9.  unmd. 

792.  Mil.  John  LlwiS':    b.  Jul\    24,   1814;  d.  Au.u.  20,   1886,  at 

Hannibal,  Mo. 

793.  I.\.   Sa.MULL':    b.  May  24,  1816.       Mr.   Jones  stated  of  him: 

"  Belon^ied  to  '  iVjIhci's  Rciiioyrs  ;  '  was  wounded,  and  died 
in  Mexico." 

794.  .\.   Hhnrv  Stanton  HarlE':  b.  Dec.  26,  1817.     Supposed  to 

ha\e  died  in  Texas  in  1841-2. 

795.  XI.   ALIC1-:  RKiGS'  ;  b.  No\-.r).  1819;  m.  Dr.  George  Ale.xander, 

of  Hannibal,  Mo.,  where  she  d.  Auu.  19,  1883.     (2208) 


202  THK    l.l-:\lifVlN<i    FAAMLV. 

SIk-  cI.  lh\.  14,  iSt)^,  thf  last  nifmlxi  nf  her  tamil\-. 
Was  hiiric-il  m  l.i-\<.-rin^t<)ii  Cemetfr\-,  w  liich  is  opposite 
her  home.     .N(t  chn. 

Sa).  II.  CmaRI.I-S  rno.MSON':  b.  Jan.  10,  1S14;  m.  Mars- 
VVa\ne.  dan.  >>\  (ie..r;ie  Weest,  of  Lower  Merion.  He 
ocvupiej  se\eral  otiicial  positions  of  trust.  He  was  for 
inanv  \ears  a  Justice  of  tlie  Peace.  Was  a  member  of 
the  first  Select  Council  after  the  consolidation  of  the  city 
and  suburbs  of  Philadelphia,  in  1854-5.  Was  also  a 
member  of  the  Common  Council  of  the  city  in  later 
years.  He  was  for  a  lon^;  time  a  Deputy  Register  of 
Wills,  and  at  the  time  of  his  decease  was  President  of 
the  State  Penitentiar\-  Commission.  He  had  a  penchant 
for  militar\-  training.  Was  Captain  of  the  Roxborough 
\'olunteers  and  of  the  Penna.  Dragoons  of  the  State 
Militia.  He  d.  Jan.  24.  1887.  Mrs.  J.  d.  Aug.  10,  i8»8. 
They  were  b.  in  Le\ .  Cem.  (2226) 

Captain  Jones  was  named  for  the  first  Secretary  to  the 
C(tntinental  Congress,  who  was  a  personal  friend  of  his 
father. 

810.  III.  Nathan  LBVERING':  b.  Aug.  t,,  1816;  m.  April  4,  1844. 
Margaret  H.,  dau.  of  Jolm  and  Helen  Struthers,  of  Philad. 
He  was  for  man\-  vears  a  Director  and  Controller  of 
the  Public  Schools  of  the  city,  and  a  Director  of  the  Bank 
of  Germantown,  also  a  Deacon  of  the  Lower  Merion 
Baptist  Church,  of  which  his  father  was  pastor  for  nearly 
'  half  a  centurw  He  was  prominent  and  useful  in  all  good 
works  of  the  church  or  State,  and  held  many  offices  of 
trust  in  the  citw  one  being  that  of  President  of  the  City 
Cas  Works  at  the  time  of  his  decease.  For  many  years 
he  conducted  the  lumbering  business. 

He  d.  .April  -19,  1879,  at  his  home  in  Roxb.,  where  his 
widow  resides,  with  a  family  of  children,  who  reflect  the 
culture  of  their  parents.  (2231) 

Sii.     1\'.    1)A\II)':   b.  Jan.  n,  and  d.  Jan.  n),  1819. 

Sij.      \.  SUSANNAH':   b.  Feb.  7,  and  d.  Sept.  24,  1820. 

Si^.  \  I.  HORATK)  CjATES':  b.  Jan.  9.  1822;  m.  Ma\-  27,  1852, 
Caroline  Elizabeth  Vassar,  dau.  of  Re\ .  Rufus  Babcock, 
1).  1)..  a  prominent  Baptist  clergyman  of  Poughkeepsie, 
\.    ^  .,  where  slie    was  buried.     She   died   on   Mch.    14, 


813. 


c'^OV^ ba  ^fcti^  Ji^uJt^^ 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  203 

1889,  at  ht-r  homt"  in  Roxb.  Had  no  chn.  Both  were 
prominent  and  devoted  members  of  the  Baptist  Church. 

As  has  been  mentioned  herein,  Mr.  Jones  was  the 
author  of  The  LEVERING  Family,  issued  in  1858,  which 
is  tile  first  published  record  of  the  family  in  this  country. 
1  have  frequently  copied  his  expressions  in  this  work,  in 
the  present  tense,  feeling,  as  1  do,  that  "he  being  dead 
yet  speai<eth."  As  we  grew  up  near  to  each  other,  and 
maintained  a  close  friendship  until  his  death,  his  voice  is 
a  fresh  memory  with  me.  It  was  at  his  repeated,  earnest 
solicitation  that  1  undertook  this  family  history  and  gene- 
alogy.    See  Biog. 

All  the  family,  of  which  he  was  the  youngest,  were 
born  at  the  old  Righter  (first  wife)  mansion,  on  the  left 
bank  of  the  river  Schuylkill,  above  the  mouth  of  the 
romantic  Wissahickon  Creek,  now  a  part  of  the  famed 
Fairmount  Park  of  Philad.  His  mother  died  when  he 
was  twenty  months  old.  When  three  years  old  the  fam- 
ily removed  to  the  homestead  of  his  mother,  on  Ridge 
Avenue,  in  Roxborough,  where  he  spent  his  life,  and  died 
Mch.  14,  1893. 

He  was  buried  in  Leverjngton  Cemetery,  which  was 
laid  out  and  incorporated  by  him  and  others  of  the  family, 
upon  land  inherited  from  their  mother,  Deborah**  Lever- 
ing. 

Children  of    (250)    Susanna'   (Levering)    and  Dr,  George  W.  Riter. 

814.  1.  Catharine  Elizabeth':    b.  Feb.  12,  1818,  at  Roxb.;  m. 

Oct.  6,  1836,  to  Gen.  John  Sidney  Jones.  She  d.  Nov.  3, 
1852,  Mr.  Jones  was  b.  in  Philad.  Aug.  27,  1812.  He 
was  a  prominent  merchant  and  manufacturer.  For  many 
years  took  an  active  part  in  military  affairs,  and  was  ap- 
pointed Brigadier  General  of  the  Third  Brigade,  First 
Division,  Pennsylvania  Volunteers,  in  1849.  He  received 
successive  appointments  as  Brig.  Gen.  until  1864,  He 
was  a  man  of  marked  characteristics  and  of  distinguished 
ability.  Was  a  descendant  of  Dr.  Thomas  Wynne,  first 
Speaker  of  the  Assembly  of  Pennsylvania  and  Justice  of 
the  Supreme  Court.     He  d.  Jan.  4,  1883,  in  Philad. 

(2237) 

815.  11.  George  W.':  b.  1819,  at  Rnxb.     History  not  known. 


204  THr.    l.l.\i:i''IN(i    FAA\ILY. 

Si6.      III.    \A1I1A.N   l.i:vi;klN»i    :   \\  [he.   k),   iSk);  d.  Jan.  28,  1854. 
I  'miul. 

S17.     I\.  Sarah   l.EVlil^INtr  :    b.    1.S21,   at   Roxb.;    m.  to  Thomas 
Kitz-iLTaki.  i'Jit<»r  «if  the  O/r  Ifrni,  Pliihul. 

.S18.  \.  Michael  W.  :  b.  Ft-b.  s,  i-'^^^^:  m.  Jan.4,  1S46,  Elizabeth 
Goorjiianna  C:akl\VL-ll,  nw  Jan.  of  Andrew  Caldwell,  an 
officer  in  thi-  War  of  the  Revolution  and  one  of  the  origi- 
nal members  of  the  Penns\-l\ania  Society  of  the  Cincin- 
nati, at  Philad.  She  is  dead.  (2250) 
Mr.  R.  is  a  retired  merchant  of  Phikid. 

819.  \l.  William  Fahnestock' :  b.  about  1824;  d.  Au^^  3,  1828. 

Children  of   (251  )  Sarah'  (Streeper)  and  Thomas  Shepard. 

820.  1.    LjBBORAH-   b.  Ma\-  21,  1797;   m.  Oct.  2,  1827,  to  Henry 

Zern.  Li\ed  at  Peru,  Ind.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  21,  1868, 
and  she  LX-c.  8.  1875.  (2257) 

821.  II.  CllARLLS':   b.  Feb.  4,  1799;  d.  July  7,  1803. 

822.  111.  John":    b.    Mch.    i;,    1801;    m.    Apl.    5,    1822.    Harriet 

Streeper. 

82^     1\.  Sarah  ■ :  b.  Apl.  28,  1803;  d.  Aug.  4,  1804. 

824.  \.    rnc),MAS':    b.    Mch.   23.    1805;    in.  Feb.  28,   1828,  Eliza 

Francis.  He  d.  Dec.  19,  1847;  left  two  chn.;  both  d. 
Mrs.  S.  m.,  2d,  Mch.  15,  1854,  to  Perer  Streeper.  She 
is  d. 

825.  \  I.   StrllpeR':   b.  June  26,  i8a) ;  d.  May  6,  1815. 

826.  \  II.   SARAH   ANN  ■  :  )  She  d.  Oct.  is,  1822. 

b.  Max  0.  1812. 

827.  Mil.  CHARLES':      I  m.  Dec.   15,   1842,  Ann 

C.  Brower.  Resided  in  Norristown,  Pa.,  where  he  d. 
June  7,  1884.     Shed.  Mch.  18,  1892.  (2261) 

828.  IX.  JESSE':    b.  Sep.  ^.o,  1814;    m.   Apl.    5,   1838,  Harriet  Y. 

Schultz.  Li\ed  near  to  Phmouth  Meetiny;,  Montg.  Co., 
Pa.,  where  she  d.  after  18^4.      He  d.  Dec.  2,  1887. 

(2263) 


POSTERITY  OF  VVIGARD   LEVERING.  205 

Children  of   (253)  William"  and  Ann  (Lougfhridge)  Brown. 

829.  1.   JOHN  CONYNGHAM':   b.  ill  1798  ;   m.;  d.;   no  chn. 

830.  11.  Sarah  ANN':  b.  ;ibout  1800;  m.  Mch.  25,  1823,  to  Charles 

Crook,  of  Bait.  (2268) 

831.  ill.  Thomas  J.":  b.  1802;  m.;  had  chn.  (2279) 

832.  IV.  James':  b. ;  m.  (2284) 

833.  V.   WILLIAM':   b. ;   m.  (2286) 

834.  VI.   LEVERING':   b. ;   m. 

835.  Vll.  Hannah  Levering':  b. ;  d.  youn^;. 

836.  Vlll.   ABRAHAM':  b.  ;  m.     Lived  near  Bait. 

Children  of    (262)  Hannah'   (Pastorius)  and  William  Colladay. 

837.  1.   ABRAHAM':    b.  July  31,    1766;  m.  Dec.  27,  1790,  Hannah 

Rakestraw,  who  d.  May  16,  1842.     He  d.  on  Sep.  i,  1848. 
They  were  buried  at  North  Laurel  Hill  Cem.,  Philad. 

(2292) 

838.  11.   ANN':  b.  Dec.  9,  1769;  d.  Oct.  26,  1861.     Unmd. 

839.  111.  Daniel':  b.  Apl.  25,  1772;  d.  Jan.  6,  1852.     Unmd. 

840.  IV.  WILLIAM':  b.  Sep.  5,  1774;  d.  Dec.  13,  1805.     Unmd. 

841.  V.  Juliana':  b.  Dec.  14,  1789;  m.  Dec.  I,  i82i,to  Jonathan 

Yerkes,  who  d.   May   17,    1866.     She  d.  Jul\^  23,  1878. 
Both  buried  at  Southampton,  Bucks  Co.,  Pa.       (2299) 


Children  of   (263)  Abraham"  and  Eleanor  (Leech)  Pastorius. 


842 

843 
844 

845 
846 


I.  Eleanor':  b.  Jan.  8,  1772. 

II.  Charles':  b.  Feb.  15,  1774. 

III.  Daniel':  b.  Dec.  7,  1776. 

IV.  Margaret':  b.  Oct.  4,  1777, 

V.  Eleanor':  b.  Feb.  28,  1779. 


20^)  THI-:    l.l-.\i;klNn    FA.Min'. 

Children  of    '  264  >  Samuel    and  Sarah  (Lincoln)  Pastorius. 

847.  I.  SaivaH'  :  b.  MJi.  ;.  i;;^  ;  "ii.  in  1793,  td  J<»hn  Tull,  who  J. 

Dec.  4.  iS^q,  aofj  6<S.     SIk-  J.  Junt-  11,  i8s8.     (2302) 

848.  II.   KIMNCIS  1)aM1-:L':   b.  in  1773;   ni.  M;i\   14,  1798,  Martraret 

Mit-rokk-.  \vli(.  J.  Api.  26.  1848.  He  d.  Ftb.  10,  1802. 
He  was  tor  soiiu-  N-cars  a  captain  in  CDmmand  of  one  of 
Stephen  ("iirard's  meicliant  \essels.  (2312) 

849.  III.   MaRV:   b.  in  177^;   111.  t<i  John  St()\- ;   had  two  chn. 

850.  I\.   J()H\':   b.  (  )ct.  4,  1777,  at  Germantown,  Piiilad.,  during 

the  great  battle.  He  also  was  a  sea  captain  in  Girard's 
service.     Died  Feb.,  1865.  unmd. 

8si.      \.   HBSTHR':  d.  in  her  6th  \  ear. 

852.  \  I.  AHF^AHA.M':  m.  .V\a\'  30,  1816,  Charlotte  Wilson,  who  d. 
.April  21,  i8Sf).  He  commanded  Stephen  Girard's  ship, 
"Angouria."     Lost  at  sea  in  1825.  (2213) 

8=; 3.     \'II.   SA.Ml'liL  ■:   m.   HIiza  ;   no  chn.      He  was  wounded 

in  battle  defending  the  city  of  Baltimore  in  181  3. 

854.  \lll.   RaCHHL':  died  in  8th  Near. 

855.  IX.    ANN':   m.  to  John  Allen.  (2317) 

856.  \.    HANNAH':  d.  when  3  months  old. 

857.  \l.  Charles  Macknht':    b.  Feb.  is,  1795;    'ii-  i^^'l""-  ^l 

1828.   Ann   Kea   Horter.  who  d.  Sept.    30,    i88t;.      He  d. 
Aug.  1^,  1862,  at  (K'rmantown,  Philad.  (2318) 

Children  of  ( 2b5 1  Daniel'  and  Elizabeth  (Mechlin)  Pastorius. 

858.  I.   WaRV':   b.  Sept.  s.  1788;  m.  June  20.  181 1,  to  John  Reiff, 

who  d.  .April  IS.  i8ss.     Shed.  June  13,  1868.     (2323) 

8s9-     II-   LHTITIA':   b.  Dec,  0,  171^;   m.  to  Jonathan  Thomas.     She 
d.  Sept.   S.    181  ;.  .    (2330) 

860.  III.   JoSHPH':   b.  Mch.  7.  179^;   m.  Margaret  Brandans,   who 

d.  April  4.   iSiS.      lied.  [)cc.   14,   1843.  (2331) 

861.  I\  .   CHARLES':   b.  Sept.  s.  and  d.  Oct.  s,  179S- 

862.  \'.   DaNILL':   b.  Aug.  2,  1797;    m.  Oct.  9,  1821,  Tacy  Styer, 

who  d.  Feb.  2,  1838.      He  d.  Mch.  14,  1S64.        (2332) 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  207 

Children  of  (274)  Tacy'   (Shoemaker)  and  Richard  Roberts, 

863.  I.   George  S.' :  b.  about  1797,  at  Abington,  Pa. 

864.  II.  CHARLES':  b.  about  1799,  at  Abington,  Pa. 

Children  of  (278)  Robert'  and  Martha  (Leech)  Shoemaker. 

865.  I.   Richard  M.':    b.  Dec.  6,   1783;   m.  Feb.  13,  18 16,  Sarah 

Cleaver,  who  d.  He  m.  2d,  Mch.  8,  1827,  Mrs.  Amelia 
Hallowell  (nee  Bird).  He  d.  Jan.  20,  1870,  at  Chelten- 
ham, Pa.  (2341) 

866.  II.     Martha  L.':  b.  Aug.  5,  1788  ;  m.  April  4,  1820,  to  Ezekiel 

Cleaver,  who  d.  May  16,  1871. 

867.  111.   REBECCA':  b.  Jan.  14,  1793;  m.  May  15,  1817,  to  John 

B.  Ackley.     She  d.  April  14,  i860. 

All  were  born  in  Philad.,  as  evidenced  by  Friends  Meet- 
ing Records.     Nor,  Dist, 


'to 


Children  of  (279)  Nathan'  and  Sarah  (Miller)  Shoemaker. 

868.  1.  SAMUEL':  b.  Mch.  28,   1793;  m.  Martha  B.   Lukens.     He 

d.  Aug.  10,  1845.     She  d.  Dec.  2,  1883.  (2349) 

869.  II.  Elisha':  b.  Oct.  13,  1794;  m.   Mary  Hergesheimer.     He 

d.  May  16,  1865.  (2358) 

870.  111.   Lydia':   b.  Sept.  5,  1796;  d.  in  1831  ;  unmd. 

871.  IV.   JOSEPH':   b.  and  d.  June  9,  1798. 

872.  V.   MaRY':   b.  Nov.  I,  1799;  d.  Mch.  10,  1802. 

873.  VI.   BENJAMIN':   b.    Aug.    23,    1802;   m.    Jan.    21,    1834,    M. 

Maria  Woodward,  who  d.;    m.    2d,   April  2,  1841,   Alice 
Frame.     He  d.  July  1 1,  1889.  (2368) 

874.  VII.   RACHEL':  b.  June   16,  1805;  m.  Nov.  4,  1835,  to  Milton 

Conard.     She  d.  Nov.  30,  1881  ;  he  Feb.  8,  1882. 

(2375) 

875.  \  III.   REBECCA':  b.  May  4,  1809;  m.  Mch.  5,  1834,  to  Thomas 

Conard,  who  d.  Feb.  12,  1874;  she  Aug.  5,  1895. 

(2383) 

876.  IX.  Sarah ':    b.    June    14,    1812;   m.    Jul\'  8,    1834,   to  John 

Carter.     She  d.  Jul\-  9,  1858;  he  on  June  3,  1877. 

(2388) 


20S  rut    li:\l:kING    FANMLY. 

Children  of    «  2St  •  Benjamin     and  Jane  (  Allen  i  Shoemaker. 

>ij7.  I.  ALLEN':  b.  Si-pt.  24.  IJ-'^S.  in  PliilaJ.;  m.  June  5.  1809, 
TiKv  Kirk.  IK-  J.  Sept.  24,  1869,  and  she  on  Oct.  31, 
1870.  at  liaiiH-spoit,  N.  J.  Botli  b.  in  Friends'  Cem., 
Fairhill.   Pliilad.  (2398) 

S7S.     II.   HlizabHTH':  b.  Jul\  27,    1787;  ^i-  >J"v-  14.  i8s8;  unmJ. 

879.  111.   AAU    :   b.    lune  24.  1789;   ni.  Dec   3,  1810,  to  Collins  P. 

l.ippinLutt.  who  J.  Mch.  4.  1841.     Shed,  on  May  2,  i8s9- 

(2408) 

880.  I\.    AcJNES':   b.  Oct.  ^,    1791  ;   n-i.  Nov.   26,  i8i2,  to  Restore 

Lippincott.     Shed.  Now  14,  i8=;i. 

881.  \.   BliNJA.WIN':   b.  Sept.  20.  179^;  d.  Sept.  3,  1797- 

Child  of    (282)  Amy     (Shoemaker)  and  Benjamin  Harper. 

882.  1.   AAW':   m.  to  Seth  Hallowell.     Shed.  Nov.  ii,  1862. 

(2412) 

Children  of   (  283  )  Mary    ( Shoemaker )  and  Thomas  Shoemaker. 

883.  I.   ANN':  b.  Sept.  2,   1786;  m.   April   14.    1808,  at  Abino;ton 

Meeting,  Pa.,  to  Bartliolomew  Mather.  She  d.  Nov.  19, 
1844.  (2422) 

884.  II.   Nathan '(M.  h.):   b.  Sept.  4.  1788;   m.  May  14,  1811,  at 

Franktord  Meeting.  Philad..  Frances  M.  Kirkbride.  He 
d.  June  11.  1868,  in  Philad.  He  was  an  eminent  physi- 
cian, and  a  minister  of  the  ;jospel  in  the  Society-  of 
Friends.  (2426) 

88s.  Ill-  MARTHA':  b.  Mch.  6.  171)0;  m.  Oct.  26,  1826,  at  Abing- 
ton  Meeting,  to  Hugh  Foulke.  Shed.  April  11,  1868,  at 
(A\-\nedd,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  (2435) 

Children  of  (285)  Eli'  and  Rachel  (Comly)  Shoemaker. 

886.  I.   KaCHEL' :   b.  about  1790,  in  Philad.;   m.  to  Caleb  Maule. 

(2439) 

887.  11.   F-LI':   b.  Feb.  28,  1795;  "-I-  '^'^Y  29,  1796. 


POSTERITY  OF   VVIGARD    LEVERING.  209 

Children  of   (286)  Jane'  (Shoemaker)   and  Anthony  Hallowell. 

888.  I.  James  S.':    b.    in   1794;    m.  Mch.    14,    1816,  at  Abinaton 

Meeting,  Pa.,  Amelia  Bird,  of  Philad.  He  d.  Sep.,  1820, 
She  m.,  Mch.  S.  1827,  to  Richard  M.  Shoemaker. 

(2444) 

889.  II.  BENJAMIN':    b.   Aug.    17,    1799,  at  Cheltenham,   Pa.;  m. 

Oct.  13,  1824,  Margaret  Hlgar  Farquhar,  of  Pipe  Creek, 
Md.     He  d.  Sep.  7,  1877,  at  Sandy  Springs,  Md. 

(2447) 

890.  HI.  Mary  S.':  b.  June  23,  1801,  at  Shoemakertown,  Pa.;  m. 

Apl.  30,  1829,  at  Abington  Meeting,  Pa.,  to  Isaac  Lippin- 
cott,  of  Burlington,  N.  J.  She  d.  Apl.  18,  1888,  at  Cam- 
den, N.  J.  (2456) 

891.  IV.   CALEB':  d.  in  infancy. 

892.  V.   JOSEPH':   b.  and  d.  in  1808. 

Children  of   (288)   Rebecca'   (Shoemaker)   and  Atkinson  Rose. 

893.  I.   JOHN  S.':  b.  Nov.  8,  1797;  m.  Nov.  5,  1820,  Esther  Wal- 

ton.    He  d.  Dec.  19,  1844.  (2461) 


894 

895 

896 

S97 
898 


II.  BENJAMIN':  b.  Dec.  14,  1798;  d.  Apl.  18,  1799. 

III.  JAMES':   b.  Apl.,  1800;  d.  \oung. 

IV.  ELI  S.':  b.  Nov.,  1803;  d.  in  Cuba,  W.  1.     Unmd. 

V.  ATKINSON':  b.  Nov.  27,  1805;  d.  Mch.  11,  1806. 

VI.  Samuel  S.':   b.  Jan.  30,  1807;  d.  in  New  Orleans,  La. 


Children  of  (291)  Abraham''  and  Deborah  (Musgrave)  Shoemaker. 

899.  I.  JOSEPH':  b.  and  d.  in  1781. 

900.  II.  Susan ':    b.  In    1782;    m.   May    10,    1804,  to  Fishbourne 

Wharton.     She  d.  Nov.  3,  1821.  (2478) 

901.  III.  DEBORAH':    b.    Dec.    18,    1783;    m.   Aug.    13,   1804,  to 

William  Moore  Wharton,  who  d.  Aug.  14,  1816,  and  she 
in  July,  185 1.  (2470) 

902.  IV.   ABRAHAM':   b.  in  1785;  m.  Hannah  Huddell.      No.  chn. 
(14) 


JIM  THH    l.i:\!-RING   FAMILY. 

()(V>.     \.  William  Wall:  ; .  .md  J.  1788. 

<)CM.     \l.  HsTHI-R':  h.  in  i;*)!  :  m.  t<>  Lewis  Viinuxm.       (2489) 

i)0^.     \n.   l.tWiS':  b.  in  17');;   m.  Hiizabeth  Allen.      He  d.   Feb.  3, 
iS^S.  at  Matan/.i.  W.  I.  (2495) 

(Xi<').      \111.    1  kANCiS':  b.  in  171/);   m.  in  182^  .V\ar\-  Twells. 

(2496) 

i/)7.      1\.    llLNpy-:   b.  in  I7«>S;  J.  unmJ. 

ooS.      X.    1-LI/AliUTH- :   b.  and  J.  in  1800. 

i/».     M-   ^^ARV  ANN":  b.  in  1804;  m.  Jan.  20,  1832,  to  Fishbourne 
Wharton,  widower  of  Susan'.     She  d.  No\-.  4,  1858. 

(2487) 

910.  XIl.    loSLPHlNK' :   b.  in  180s;  d.  youno;. 

Children  of  *(  2''2  i   Daniel    and  Ann   ( Bartram  I   Shoemaker. 

911.  I.   Martha:  m.  Dr.  Pender^rass.     No  chn. 


OIJ 

91^. 
914 

91; 
916 

917 

91  s 


II.  Mary^: 

III.  SrSAN^  : 

1\  .   DaNILL' :   li\ed  at  Lo^anspoit,  Ind. 

\.   LM)1A   ANN':   m.  Willis. 

\  1.  Tlir.RESA':  li\ed  at  Lo^ansport  with  Daniel. 
\  II.  TllNRZA'  :  li\ed  at  l.o^ansport  with  Daniel. 
\  111.    PHNDKRdRASS'  : 


Children  of   ( 2'^5 )  William   and  Sarah   (Bowman)   Shoemaker. 


919 
920 
921 
92  J 
92; 
924 
925 


I.  Thomas  B.-  b.  Dec.  20,  1800. 

II.  William  D.  :  b.  ,\\ch.  10,  180^. 

III.  Wm-RS':   b.  .^(.N-.  2:,,  i8ov 
l\  .   I:1)\VARI)' :   b.  Jan.  17.  1X07. 
\  .   JoSllL'A'  : 

\  I.    RICHARDSON'  : 
\  II.    AUBREY": 


0^ 


941. 


926 
927 
928 
929 
930 
931 
932 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD  .  LEVERING.  211 

Children  of   (297)  Joseph"  and  Mary  (Pierce)  Shoemaker. 

I.  HANNAH':   m.  to  Morducai  L.  (jardon.      Had  chn. 

II.  REBECCA':   m.  to  Daniel  R.  Kelley.  (2498) 

III.  ELIZA' :   m.  to  Abel  S.  Trude.     No  chn. 

IV.  JOSEPH':   m.  Mary  Stiles.  (2499) 

V.  MaRY':   m.  to  Lewis  Roper.      No.  chn. 

VI.  Lydia' :  m.  to  George  H.  Steever.     No  chn. 

VII.  JANE':   rn.  to  Henry  Ornisby.  (2501) 


Children  of  (298)  Susanna'   (Shoemaker)  and  Malachi  Fisher. 


933 

934 

935 
936 

937 
938 


I.  WILLIAM':   m.  and  had  chn.  (2503) 

II.  DANIEL':   m.  and  had  chn.  (2504) 

III.  ABRAHAM':   m.  and  had  chn.  (2505) 

IV.  Susan  '  :  m.  Hallowell.  Had  a  child. 

V.  Lydia' :   m.  John  Goodwin.  (2514) 

VI.  MARY':   m. Brooke.  (2515) 


Children  of  (300)  Elizabeth'"  (Shoemaker)  and  Daniel  Stroud. 

939.  1.  CHARLES' :  b.  Apl.  9,  1793  ;  m.  June  10,  1819,  in  Friends' 

Meeting,  Richland,  Bucks  Co.,  Pa.,  Susan  Burson,  who 
d.  May  4,  1870.  Mr.  S.  was  possessed  of  strong  charac- 
ter, and  was  prominent  in  the  Society  of  Friends.  He  d. 
May  10,  1867,  at  Waynesville,  O.  (2518) 

940.  II.   Elizabeth  MacdOWEL'  :  b.  May  25  and  d.  June  20,  1794. 

941.  III.  George  Macdowel' :    b.   Oct.  12,  1795;   m.  Aug.  7, 

1828,  Eleanor  Hallowell.  He  d.  June  29,  1875,  at  Ger- 
mantown,  Philad.     She  d.  Mch,  9,  1892.     See  biog. 

(2526) 

942.  IV.  WILLIAM':  b.  Aug.  19,  1797;  m.  Oct.,  1823,  Mary  Paul 

Robeson.  He  d.  Aug.  4,  1826,  at  Stroudsburg,  Pa.,  where 
he  had  been  a  prominent  merchant  and  a  popular  man. 
His  early  death  was  considered  a  public  loss.       (2534) 


THE    l.i:\!:i"*ING    FAMILY. 


94  V 

\1 

946. 

\  1 

947- 

l\ 

94S. 

X. 

I.  Sa.wlUL  llAkKl^k    : 

II.  SrsAN':    b.  Well.    ^^ 


94^  \.  Jacob  D.-.  b.  M.li.  -'-S.  \799\  >n-  Oct.  20,  1825,  Mary 
Nfwhokl  Rich;!i\i>"'n.  at  Friends'  Mt-etiiiii,  Middletown, 
Bucks  O...  Pa.  Hr  d.  Ft-b.  13,  1832.  A  man  of  rare 
bu.siness  qiialificatiniis.  His  decease^  put  an  end  to  bright 
prc.spects.  (2S^6) 

944.     \  I.  Ja\\i;s  H()li.insiii;ai)' :  [  d.  Apl.  18,  1877. 

I   b.  Aucr.  3,    ^       Unmd. 
1802;  ScY  hioo-. 

d.  June  28, 1804. 

804;    d.  Wch.,  1878,  at  Rahway, 
\.    I.     Inmd. 

<  iliORGf:   b.  and  d.  Apl.  4,  1805. 

Sl.MPSON':  b.  Jul\-  31.  1806;  m.  Now  28,  1827,  Tacy  Ann, 
dau.  of  Judge  Morris  Robeson,  of  Oxford  Furnace,  N.  J. 
Resided  at  Stroudsburg,  Pa.,  wiiere  he  d.  Jan.  30,  1833. 
He  was  a  talented  man,  tilled  with  spiritual  zeal.  He  had 
just  entered  the  University  when  stricken  with  disease, 
c< infracted  u  hile  oft'iciating  at  a  funeral,  which  terminated 
fatall)'.     Mrs.  S.  d.  Jul\'  10,  1871.  (2540) 

949.  \i.  HlizabETH':  b.  Jan.  5,  1808;  m.  Nov.  10,  1840,  to  Joseph 

P.  Robeson,  of  Oxford  Furnace,  N.  J.  They  lived  at 
BeKidere,  N.  J.,  where  he  was  engaged  in  merchandise 
and  lumber.  The\'  subsequently  removed  to  Philad., 
where  he  d.  Sep.  20,  i86q.  She  d.  June  23,  1887,  at 
l)o\\ningto\\  n.  Pa.  (2543) 

950.  Ml.    AdaL''  :   b.  and  d.  Sep.  21,  1809. 

All  Were  born  at  Stroudsburg,  Pa. 


Children  of   (305)  Sarah'   (Maris)  and  M.  Doabe. 

9c;  1.      1.   Map>  ■  :   l\  near  Philad. 

952.  11.   John"  :   b.  near  Philad. 

Children  of   (30^)  Eli;a'  (Maris)  and  William  Shearer. 

953.  I.  CAROLINE' b.  Sept.  6,  1814,  at  Bustleton,  Philad.  Co.;  Pa.; 

is  d. 


954.     11.    ANNA':   b.  Aug.  16.  1817;  was  lixing  in  Ijec,  1854. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  21 3 

955.  111.  Ellen':  b.  Mch.  i6,  1822;  d. 

956.  IV.   Eliza':   b.  Jan.  26,  1824;  m.  William  Ashton.     (2546) 

957.  V.  George  M.':  b.  Mcb.  4,  1829;  d. 

Children  of   ( 303 )   Gzorgc "  and  Elizabeth  ( Dunwoody )   Maris. 

958.  1.  Sarah  Ann":  b.  Sept.  17,  1798;  m.  John  Bankson,  who  d. 

in  1822.  She  m.  2d,  Nov.  24,  183 1,  Alexander  D. 
Mackay  ;  no  chn. 

959.  II.  MATTHIAS':  b.  Dec.   16,   1800 ;  m.  May  19,   1840,  Sarah 

Ann  Maxwell.  He  was  employed  for  33  years  in  the 
office  of  the  hisurance  Company  of  North  America  in 
Philad.,  and  for  several  ^■'ears  was  Secretary  of  the  Co. 
Resided  in  Germantown,  where  he  d.  in  1888.  His  wife 
died  also.     They  were  b.  in  Laurel  Hill  Cem.     No  chn. 

960.  111.   ELIZABETH':  b.  Jan.   11,   1807;  d.  Oct.  7,  1828,  at  Wil- 

mington, Del. 

961.  IV.  MARGARET':  b.   Nov.  27,   1810;  m.  Sept.   13,   1832,  Ed- 

mund B.  Vaughan,  who  d.  April  17,  1882,  in  Camden,  N. 
J.,  where  Mrs.  V.  resides.  ■  (2549) 

962.  V.  George  W.'  (M.  D.):  b.  May  9,  1814;  m.  May  25,  1837, 

Elizabeth  Ann  Motter.  He  was  a  graduate  of  the  Balti- 
more Medical  College,  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  was 
the  last  surviving  member  of  his  class.  He  practiced  his 
profession  in  Middletown,  Md'.,  previous  to  his  removal, 
in  1847,  to  Columbus,  Ohio,  where  he  continued  practice 
for  many  years.  During  the  war  of  the  Rebellion  he 
was  one  of  the  Post  Surgeons  at  Camp  Chase,  in  Colum- 

Mrs.  M.  d.  Julv  17,  1867. 

(2556) 


bus.     He  d.  Oct.  20,  1892. 

963. 

VI.   AUGUSTA':   b.  1817;  d.  y. 

964. 

VII.   Elmira':   b.  ;  d.  y. 

965. 

VIII.   REBECCA'  :   b.  ;  d.  y 

Children  of  same  by  Mary   (Deagan)^  2d  Wife. 

966.  IX.  CHARLOTTE':  b.  June  19,  1819;  m.  Oliver  J.  Boyd,  of 
Boyd,  Cummins  &  Good,  Merchants,  in  Philad.  She  d. 
Feb.  2,  1893.  He  died  also.  They  were  b.  in  South 
Laurel  Hill  Cem.  (2564) 


•I.J  THh    l.l:\i:i''ING    1  A,MI1.>. 

X.  bUWAkDA.  (W.  h.):  1\  Au-.  19,1820;  ni.  Dec.  22,  1S53, 
Kllt-n  A.  r.i.Kin.  I\  \h\.  14.  1831.  Dr.  M.  was  a  stu- 
lUiit  fi  ih.  Acll-kiiow  n  1)1.  Jolin  BuckltT,  deed.  After 
tiill  ouirM  '-^  ;^iaduak'J  in  the  Medical  Department 

of  tlu-  CniMTMtx- nf  Ma r\  land.  He  resides  in  Baltimore, 
.uid  still  pi;ictices  his  profession.  Mrs.  M.  d.  Au;^.  15, 
1S7C..  (2565) 

gbS.  W.  Lhwis  :  b.  <  )ct.  i<).  iSji  ;  m.  Jan.  23,  1849,  Gratien 
Fr.inces  Carrull  De  la  C^helle,  of  Bait.,  where  they  re- 
side'. (2568) 


Children  of  (3I3>  Caspar'  and  Elizabeth  (Lloyd)  Smick. 

•  /m).      I.   Hl.l.KN':   h.  in  1803;  dead. 

<)7<).  II.  KachhL' :  b.  Dec.  11,  iSo^;  m.  William  Barclay,  who  d. 
She  m.  jd,  Isaac  l\<ir\  ,  \\  lio  died  also.  She  m.  3d,  John 
Slaii^zh,  by  u  hom  she  had  no  chn.  Shed.  Jan.  14,  1S88, 
in  f'hilad.  (2575) 

<)7i.  III.  l.l.OVl)':  b.  in  1807;  in.  Margaret  Bullock.  He  d.  Au}J. 
2.  18^4.     No  chn. 

i)72.  I\.  SaIMH':  b.  Mch.  17,  1X12;  ni.  April  30,  1836,  Ethelbert 
A.  l.obb,  of  Darby,  near  Philad.,  where  they  resided. 
She  d.  June  21,  1882.     He  d.  Dec.  8,  1879.         (2580) 


Children  of   (311  I  Elizabeth     (Smick)  and  Samuel  Nightlinger. 

073.  I.  l:LIZAHHT»r  :  b.  Dec.  23,  1794;  m.  Adam  Stull.  of  Philad., 
who  d.  Jul\'  22,  1861  ;  she  d.  Feb.  26,  1875.        (2594) 

•  )74.  II.  SA.MlHL':  b.  MJi.  18.  i79();  m.  Hannah  Di^ht,  who  d.; 
m.  2^],  Mar\-  Ann  Beattw  He  resided  in  Monto;omerv 
Co..  Pa.  (2585) 

<)7s.  III.  SrsAN':  1\  1798;  m.  John  Coi»per,  who  d.  She  m.  2d, 
William  C3ilbert,  by  whom  she  had  no  chn.         (2592) 

970.  1\.  I()H\":  b.  about  1800;  m.  Mar\-  Shepard,  who  d.  June 
X.  1874.  ii;^^^  <*^6  years.      He  died  previously.       (2695) 


V 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  21  5 

Child  of  same  and  2d  husband,  John  Naylor. 

977.  V.   HENRY':  b.  Dec.    11,    1805;  m.  Rebecca  Barnitz,  who  d., 

1850,  in  Darke  Co,,  O.;  m.  2d,  Feb.  20,  1859,  Mary 
Bechtel,  of  Phi  lad.,  b\-  whom  he  had  no  chn.  Resided 
at  Collinsxille,  ill.  (2610) 

Child  of  same  and  3d  husband,  Jesse  Castnen 

978.  VI.   JESSE':   b.  May  3,  1812;  m.  Mch.,  1837,  Parthena  Shive, 

who  d.  May  9,  1882.  He  d.  Sept.  15,  1883,  at  Gwynedd, 
Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  where  he  resided.  (2613) 

Children  of  (3I4).Benjamin"and  (318)  Elizabeth"  ( Levering)  Smick. 

979.  1.   Mary  Ann':    b.  June  25,   1812  ;    m.   Dec.  25,  1843,  John 

Mackay,  of  Philad.,  who  d.  in  Aii^i.,  1890;  b.  in  Lev. 
Cem.  (2617) 

980.  II.  JOHN  WISE':    b.  Sep.  16,  18 16;    m.  Mch.  8,  1849,  Caro- 

line Fredericks,  wlio  d,  Apl.  15,  1888.  He  d.  Apl.  25, 
1891.  (2622) 

981.  111.   LEWIS':    b.   Jan.    31,    1818,   at  Roxb.;    m.  May  8,  1861, 

Mary  Miller,  of  Darby.  No  chn.  He  d.  June  25,  1890; 
b.  in  Lew  Cem. 

982.  IV.  CHARLES':  b.  in  1820;  d.  Oct.  8,  1844;  unmd. 

983.  V.  SARAH':  b.  in  1822;  d.  May  22,  1856; -unmd. 

984.  VI.   RACHEL':  b.  May  10,  1-824;  J-  July  22,  1885;  unmd. 

985.  VIL   ELIZABETH':    b.  in  1827;    d.  July  19,  1848;  unmd.     All 

b.  in  Lev.  Cem. 

Children  of   (3J6)  Joseph"  and  (Latch)  Levering. 

986.  I.   FlaviuS    JOSEPHUS';    b.    1811;    removed   West;   histor>- 

not  known. 

987.  II.  Sylvania':    b.  Au^.  10,  1813;    m.  Jan.  15,   1832,  Charles 

Roney,  b.  Feb.  27,  1809.  They  resided  in  Wapakoneta, 
Ohio,  where  he  d.  May  4,  1893.  Mrs.  L.  still  lives  in 
the  homestead.  (2629) 


I  111.   i.i-  *  1.1-  i'<' '   I  ^  ^\IL^■. 

Child  ot    i3I<''   Deborah     i  Levering; )  and  John  Kingston. 
oSS.     I.  BENJA.MIN  l.l-:\i:i''iN<;   :  l\  in  Ohio,  whfit^  lif  spent  his  life. 

Children  of  (320)  Matthias  M.  and  Rebecca  (Miller)  Levering. 

i)S().      I.    VaI'^oN  .W.  :   l\  iS^4  ;  m.  Hmma  Shrivel- ;  resided  in  Philad.. 

while  he  d.  Apl.  2f),  iScp.     She  d.  since.     No  chn. 
i»i)i>.     II.   ANNH  L' :    b.   h'eh.    lo,  iS^6;    m.  James  Gamble.     Shed. 

(Vt.  O.  iS;;.  (2637) 

Children  of   i32l  •  Anthony'  and  Caroline  (Williams)  Levering. 

•  Ml.  I.  ISARI-LLA':  b.  Jui\'  2,  iS^^;  m.  [Jcc.  i'-,,  1S50,  John  Hin- 
Ule.  of  Roxb.  Shf  d.  April  s,  iS6i  ;  was  b.  at  the  Roxb. 
Pn-sb.  Chuivhyard.  (2639) 

</)j.      11.   (iHORcil-  W.  :   1\  W.h.  7,  1S35  ;  d.  Jan.  28,  1836. 

<x);.     III.  CaROLINH  \V.  :   b.  Jan.  20,  1837;  d.  Jan.  20,  1840. 

Children  of  <  324  »  John   and  Eliza  Showier. 

i)i)4.  1.  l.liONARl)' :  b.  in  1783,  in  Roxb.;  m.  Rebecca .  His- 
tory not  iNiiown. 

.m;.  11.  HlJZAHHTII  • :  b.  in  17S:;;  m.  George  Nagle,  of  Philad. 
She  d.  in  April.  183O.  and  he  on  April  4,  1838,  aged  58 
years.  (2642) 

Children  of  (326)  Sarah'  (Levering)  and  Thomas  Mathias. 

()</).     I.   HANNAH':   b.  about  I78(),  in  Philad.;  d.  young. 

()«)7.  II.  ANN  MaRIA' :  b.  about  1791,  in  Philad.;  m.  John  Andrew 
Young.     Shed.  Jan.  17,  1881.  (2646) 

(f.)^.     111.   lillZABI-.TH  ■  :  d.  in  infancw 

i»f).  I\  .  HlizaBHTH  ■  :  b.  in  i7()<);  m.  (357)  Jacob""'  Levering,  of 
Philad.,  who  d.  June  8,  1853.  She  d.  July  24,  1858. 
The\'  ut-re  b.  in  Le\-.  Gem.  (1124) 

1000.  \.  HHNJAMIN':  b.  about  1801  ;  m.  Hannah  Thomson,  who 
d.  without  issue.  He  d.  Feb.  18,  i8,So,  at  Northumber- 
land. P'. 


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POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  217 

looi.     VI.   Samuel':   b.  about  1804,  in  Pbilad.;  J.  unmd. 

1002.  Vll.   REBECCA':  d.  young. 

Children  of  (327)  Hannah"  (Levering)  and  Barnabas  Coulston. 

1003.  1.  SaraH':  b.  Dec.   31,   1792,  at  Roxb.;  m.  James  S.  Dil- 

dine.  (2649) 

1004.  II.   WILLIAM':   b.   Mch.  28,  1795. 

1005:     111.   MarV':   b.  Mch.  18,  1798;  m.  Thomas  Brice,  of  Philad. 

(2651) 

1006.  IV.  Nathan  Levering':  b.  Sept.  15,  1799;  m.  May  27, 
1829,  Eliza  Heyl,  who  d.  April  7,  1865.  He  d.  April  5, 
1880.     Both  b.  in  Cedar  Hill  Cem.,  Philad.         (2653) 

io®8.     V.  Susanna':  b.  April   5,  1803.  in  Philad. 

1009.     VI.  JanE':  b.   Mch.   31,   1805;  m.   April  24,  1828,  John  C 
Davis.     Both  are  d.  (2659) 

loio.    VII.  Louisa  Ann':  b.  Auo-.  23,  1811. 

Children  of  (329)  Jonathan  H.'  and  Elizabeth  (Rhoads)  Levering* 

loii.  1.  Mark  RhoadS':  b.  Nov.  23,  1803;  m.  Mary  Fulwiler,  of 
Philad.,  who  d.  Dec.  25,  1837,  and  was  b.  in  Cem.  at 
nth  and  Washington  streets.  He  m.,  2d,  Mrs.  Paul  {nee 
Goff).  Mark  was  an  architect  and  builder.  While  tem- 
porarily at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  engaged  in  building,  he  d.  Apl. 
14,  1858  ;  was.  b.  in  Lev.  Cem.  (2664) 

1012.  II.  JOHN  H.':  b.  Oct.  I,  1805,  in  Philad.,  where  he  d.  Aug. 

30,  1827,  unmd  ;   b.  in  Lev.  Cem. 

1013.  III.  Eliza':    b.  Aug.  2,  1808;    m.  John  Bryden,  of  Philad., 

where  she  d.  Mch.  28,  1850.  He  d.  June  18,  1856.  They 
were  b.  in  Woodlands  Cem.,  Philad.  (2662) 

1014.  IV.  Emily  MiffliN':   b.  Oct.  9,  1810;  m.  Oct.  19,  1835,  to 

Jacob  Reese  Eckfeldt,  who  d.  Aug.  9,  1872,  in  his  70th 
year  and  was  b.  in  family  vault  at  St.  John's  Lutheran 
Church,  Philad.  See  biog.  Mrs.  E.  resides  with  her  son, 
Jacob  B.,  at  Conshbhocken,  Pa.  (2669) 

1015.  V.  George  Armitage' :  b.  Apl.  12, 181 3 ;  m.  Sep.  2,  1843, 

Anna  Reinboth,  b.  May  7,  1825  and  d.  May  7,  1881.  B, 
in  Lev.  Cem.     Mr.  L.  resides  in  Philad.  (2675) 


.!>  1111.    il\r.RIN<i   FAMllA' 


1,   |, 


\l.  I'HRkN  HAZZAkl)  :  h.  J;in.  i8,  1.S17;  111.  Maria  Louisa 
Di-it/.  Hf  J.  M.h.  -•>!.  i'"!*)!-  Shf  J.  Mch.  10,  1893,  in 
(jerniantow  n.  .i_:i\l  S4  \  cars.     B.  in  L<.\ .  Ctin. 

(2682) 

1017.      \ll.   CaTMAI^INH    :    h.  Juiu-  2.    i.Sk);    m.  Sep.  lO.  1845,  Ed- 
imiiul  H.".th.     She- J.  Nn\ .  11,  186S.  (2683) 

All  uiir  hiiiu  in  Mhihul. 


Children  of  (331  )  Ann    (Levering;)  and  Samuel  Stearne. 

1018.  I.  loHANNAH':  b.  .\n\.  27.  1808;  m.  Dec.  25,  1828,  Peter 
I/.  Latch.  ul)(.  J.  Feb.  2\.  187:;;  b.  in  Le\-.  Cem.  Mrs. 
L.    still   lives  in   the  homestead  at  De\<»n,  Chester  Co., 

Pa.  (2684) 

• 

loK).  II.  c:ATHAklNi:' :  b.  Oct.  28,  1810;  m.  Francis  H.  Latch. 
Resided  in  l<o\b..  wliere  he  d.  on  Dec.  20,  1883,  a;j:ed  90 
\ears.  She  d.  Feb.  11.  1894.  at  the  home  of  her  dau<:^h- 
ter.  Mrs.  Linton,  in  West.  Philad.  The\-  were  b.  in  Lev. 
Ci-m.  (2687) 

in2o.  111.  AHRAHAM  Ll-:\  IiMNCj  '  :  b.  Ma\-  10,  1812,  and  d.  Oct.  12, 
1S49,  unmd.,  in  f.hester  Co.,  Pa.     B.  in  Lev.  Cem. 

IU2I.  I\.  Sai.oMI;':  b.  Oct.  17.  181:;;  resided  in  Philad,  where 
she  d.  Ft'b.  2,  i8»)q,  unmd. 

1022.  \.  1-.I.I/arI-:tH' :  b.  Jul\'  16.  1820;  ni.  Dec.  28,  1858,  to 
Peter  H,  Hinkle,  ot  ( iermantown,  Philad.,  where  she  d. 
Sep.  20.  i8.S(),  and  he  in  June,  1896.  No  chn.  B.  in 
Iw   Hill  Cem. 

All  were  bom  in  Lower  Merion,  Mont.u:.  Co.,  Pa., 
where  the  tamil\-  resided  until  182c).  when  thev  removed 
to  .1  lar^e  farm  in  Chester  Co.,  which  is  still  in  the 
tamiK',  owiu-d  b\-  a  grandson. 


Children  of    '332)  John  Howell'  and  Margaret    (Hagy)    Levering. 

102;.  L  Jonathan  HaG[-:R':  b.  Jan.  i;.  iSi;,  at  Roxb.,  where  he 
m.  Oct.  I.  1844,  Rosanna  Hippie,  b.  Feb.  16,  1825.  He 
resided  all  his  lite-time  on  Rid^ze  Avenue,  near  39th  Street. 
He  d.  Feb.  ?s.  iS'k^;  i\  in  Le\-.  Cem.  Mrs.  L.  resides 
in  Philad.  (2695) 


POSTHRITV   or   WIGARD    LHVERING.  219 

1024.  II.  Sarah 'ANN':    h.   April   19,   1819;  m.   John    Markie,    of 

Roxb.,  where  they  resided,  and  she  d.  Mch.  27,  1883;  b. 
in  Lev.  Cem.      He  d.  Mch.,  1896.  (2699) 

1025.  ill.   MARY':   b.    June    3,    1824;    m.    June    27,    1847,    Albert 

Reo;er,  of  Germantown.  They  resided  for  many  years 
in  Frank'fnrd,  a  suburb  of  Philad.  They  now  live  in 
Germantown.  (2704) 

Children  of  (333)  Abraham"  and  Catharine  (Hagy)  Levering. 

1026.  1.  ELEANOR':  b.  Feb.  25,  1815  ;  m.  April  30,  1840,  Charles 

Ku;j;ler,  of  Ardmore,  wJio  was  a  member  of  the  Legisla- 
ture of  Penna.,  and  filled  many  local  offices  of  trust. 
She  d.  April  20,  1845  ;  he  in  1880.  They  were  b.  in  the 
Cem.  of  St.  Paul's  Lutheran  Church,  at  Ardmore. 

(2709) 

1027.  11.   DEBORAH':   b.    May    30,    1817.     In    1854   removed  with 

her  parents  to  LaFayette,  Ind.,  where  she  d.  Dec.  25, 
1892  ;   unmd.     B.  in  Spring  Vale  Cem.,  near  LaFayette. 

1028.  III.  Joseph  Hagy'  (M.  D.):  b.  Jan.  22,  1819;  m.  Dec.  25, 

1839,  to  Mary  J.,  dau.  of  Edward  Siter,  by  Rew  H.  G. 
Jones.  He  was  graduated  in  Medicine  at  twenty  years 
of  age  by  the  Jefferson  Medical  College  of  Philad.  He 
d.  Feb.  13,  1866,  at  Bryn  Mavvr,  Pa.;  b.  at  Lower  Merion 
Baptist  Church.     Mrs.  L.  lives  in  Philad.  (2712) 

1029.  IV.   HANNAH':  b.  Feb.  11,  1821  ;   m.  Oct.  16,  1842,  Christo- 

pher H.  Garden,  of  Philad.,  where  she  resides.    (2716) 

1030.  V.  Catharine  HaGY':  b.  July  17,  1823;  m.  May  31,  1846, 

to  David  Morgan,  of  Lower  Merion,  by  Rev.  H.  G.  Jones. 
They  reside  near  to  Overbrook  Station,  Philad.  (2724) 

1031.  VI.   JOHN':   b.   April   19,    1826;   m.   Dec.  23,  1847,  to  Eliza- 

beth Wucherer,  dau.  of  Thomas  and  Catharine  Forman, 
of  Bryn  Mawr,  Pa.  In  March,  1849,  they  removed  to 
Cincinnati,  O.,  and  one  year  later  to  LaFayette,  Ind., 
where  she  d.  on  J^hanksgiving  Day,  Nov.  24,  1887;  b. 
in  Spring  Vale  Cem.  He  m.  2d,  Jan.  12,  1889,  Anna  G., 
dau.  of  Joseph  M.  Ewing,  formerly  of  Philad.,  and  later 
of  Piqua,  O.,  where  he  m.  Julia,  dau.  of  Judge  Moses 
G.  Mitchell.     Reside  at  LaFayette.     See  bioir.     (2727) 


J_>0  TM1-:    Li:\l-RINCJ    l-AAILV. 

lo;?.  \  II.  WILLIA.M  llA(i^':  h.  April  19,  1826 — a  twin  with  John; 
m.  July  4,  1S4.S.  hciu-  Smith,  of  Bryn  Mawr,  Pa.  Re- 
mM\i\l  in  Di-ci'inlvi .  1S51,  to  LaFayette,  liul.,  where  she 
J.  Jiim-  18.  i8;4  ;  h.  in  Spring  Vale  Cem.  He  m.  2d, 
Oct.  ;o.  i8q>.  Anna  Ta\l<ir,  of  LaFax'ette,  who  d.  Oct. 
24,  1867.  Me  ni.  vi.  Anna  l.atch,  of  Philad.,  on  Sept. 
8.  i8rK).     Ri-sidf  at  LaHawtte.     Sir  Iv'og.  (2731) 

lou.  Mil.  HlnjaMIN  Fi^aNKLIN':  h.  Jan.  23,  1828;  d.  Mch.  13. 
1S29  ;  h.  in  Li'\ .  Clin. 

10^4.  I\.  ANN  MaRIA' :  b.  Apl.  24,  1830;  removed  in  1854  with 
her  parents  to  LaFayctte,  Ind.,  wliere  she  d.  Nov.  29, 
186;,  unmd.     Was  b.  in  l.e\-.  Cem.,  Philad. 

I03v  X.  AHIMIIAM':  b.  Fib.  24,  18^3;  m.  Feb.  27,  1856,  Amelia 
Frances  Kii-ss,  i»f  Lower  Merion,  near  Philad.  He  re- 
mo\t.'d  in  i8:;4  to  LaFa\ette.  Ind.,  where  he  enga^^ed  in 
tlu'  uhok'sak'  and  retail  of  iiats,  furs,  etc.,  which  he  still 
carries  on  extensively,  his  trade  extending  into  several 
States.  (2736) 

lo^O.  XL  IlloMAS  JHF-l-[iRSON' :  b.  July  4,  1837;  m.  July  7, 
1864,  Mary  F.,  dau.  of  Thomas  G.  Lodge,  of  Lower 
Merion,  near  Philad.,  b)'  Re\ .  F.  F.  Arnold.  Removed 
t<»  LaFayette,  Ind..  in  i8i;4,  where  he  is  engaged  in  mer- 
cantile business  w  ith  his  brother  .Abraham.  (2739) 
All  the  abo\e  were  born  at  Ardmore,  a  suburb  of  Philad. 

Children  of   (334)  Hannah'  (Levering-)  and  John  Hagy. 

10^7.  I.  Catharine":  b.  Jan.  22,  1811;  m.  Feb.  20,  1831,  to 
Charles  Fo.\,  of  Philad.,  where  they  resided.  She  d. 
Apl.  1;,  1848.     He  d.  Ma\-  19,  1853,  aged  50  years. 

(2743) 
1038.  II.  SAMlIiL':  b.  Apl.  II.  181 3;  m.  Jan.  23,  1838,  to  Mary 
ViMl<le,  who  was  b.  Now  7,  1818.  in  Springfield,  Montg. 
Co..  Pa.  The\'  resided  on  Ridge  A\enue,  in  Upper 
Ro.xb..  where  she  d.  Feb.  q.  1892,  and  he  on  Mch.  ir, 
i8()4.     Buried  in  Roxb.  Presb\-.  Cem.  (2749) 

1059.  I".  Rm:HEN':  b.  Sep.  30.  181;;;  111.  Catharine  Hitner,  of 
Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  who  was  b.  Mch.  18,  1821.  He  d.  Apl. 
8,  1868.  Shed.  Sept.  21.  1879.  B.  at  Lev.  Cem.  No 
chn. 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD    LEVERING.  221 

1040.  IV.    FRANKLIN':    b.  Jul\-  18,   1818  ;   d.  ALl,^.  25,   1819. 

1041.  V.   AMANDA':   h.  Mch.  13,  1820;   m.  Sep.  14,  1841,  by  Rev. 

Stephen  H.  Tyn^,  D.  D.,  to  Alfred  Crease,  of  Roxb., 
who  was  b.  Aujj;.  22,  181 5,  in  the  parish  of  Islington, 
county  of  Middlesex,  England.  Came  to  the  United 
States  in  June,  1828.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Common 
Council  of  the  City  of  Philadelphia  for  several  years, 
and  filled  other  offices  of  trust  in  Church  and  state.  He 
was  a  manufacturing  chemist.     He  d.  Oct.  20,  i860. 

Mrs.   C.    resides   in   the    homestead    on    Green    Lane, 
Roxb.  (2756) 

1042.  VI.  William  Franklin':    b.  Dec.  23,   1821  ;    m.  Apl.  13, 

1847,  to  Miriam  Moyer,  who  was  b.  Feb.  20,  1820.  He 
d.  Mch.  13,  1867.  She  d.  Feb.  27,  1871.  Buried  at 
Ley.  Cem.  (2762) 

1043.  Vll.  Mary  Ann':    b.  in   1823;    d.  Sep.  7,  1832.     Buried  at 

Lev.  Cem, 

1044.  VIII.   JOHN  LEVERING':     b.    in    1831  ;    d.    Sep.    12,    1832. 

Buried  at  Lev.  Cem. 

All  the  above  were  born  on  Ridge  Avenue,  in  Upper 
Roxborough. 


Child  of   (336 )  Sarah '  ( Levering^ )   and  Samuel  H.  Slingfluf f . 

1045.  I.  Clarissa  HOVVELL' :  b.  Nov.  18,  1818,  in  Roxb.,  where 
shed,  on  her tw^enty-tlrst birthday,  Nov.  18,  1839;  unmd.; 
b.  in  Lev,  Cem. 


Children  of   (337)  Enoch"  and^  Sophia  (Trullinger)  Levering. 

1046.  I.   HANNAH':   b.  Feb.  21,  1823;   m.  April  2,  1848,  to  Reuben 

Wunder,  of  Germantown,  who  served  as  an  Alderman  of 
the  22d  Ward  of  Philad.,  for  several  years,  and  held  an 
important  official  position  in  the  United  States  Customs 
office  at  Philadelphia  for  many  years.  She  d.  childless, 
on  Dec.  19,  1888,  and  was  b.  in  Lev.  Cem. 

1047.  II.   Esther  R.' :   b.   May  20,    1825,  and  d.   unmd.,  Oct.    18, 

1848  ;  b.  in  Lev.  Cem. 


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IHl-;    LH\i:kl\G   FA\\ILY. 


104.S.  111.  Mary  ANN  :  1\  (  ).i.  10,  1.S29;  m.  Now  c),  1849,  Charles 
Sailor.  Ki-siJi-  in  ['(•its\illf,  Pa.,  uiit-rr,  fur  many  \ears, 
Mr.  S.  '^  ■■  'x-i-n  i-iiua;i(.-J  in  the  liiinbcr  business. 

(2765) 

1049.  IV.  Sarah  Sophia  :  1\  Nn\.  iS,  iS:?2,  unnKl.  She  resides 
in  tin- tiM  l.iMrin^  huniesteacl.  on  Riddle  Avenue,  above 
^9th  Strt-et,  in  Koxb..  Phil.id.,  which  she  inherited,  and 
in  which  sIk-  and  others  of  the  tamiK'  were  born. 


Children  of    '341)    Silas  G.    and  Susanna    (Rittenhouse)    Levering. 

I0«;o.  I.  ANTHONY  CHARlJiS":  h.  Feb.  23,  i<S2i  ;  d.  Feb.  4,  1837; 
b.  in  Lt.'\ .  Ccni.  He  was  the  first  male  child  born  in 
what  lias  since  been  know  n  as  Manayunk,  and  is  incor- 
porated w  ith  Philad. 

io:;i.     II.  Sklina  H:  :  b.  No\-.  14.  1X24;  unmd.     Resides  in  Roxb. 

^^-^  III.  SrSANNA  MaTILIM':  b.  Au^'.  iS.  1829;  d.  unmd.  May 
!<;,  lSi)4  ;   b.  in   Le\ .  Cem. 

ior>.      I\.   Sa.NU'HL  (iOR(iAS':   b.  Feb.  3,   1831;  d.  Oct.  3,  1832. 

10^4.  \.  SILAS  JONI-S':  b.  Ma\-  S.  183O;  m.  Aug.  22,  1865,  to 
Hmma  1)..  dau.  of  William  and  Flizabeth  Rose,  formerly 
of  (lermantow  n,  Philad.  Resided  in  Roxb.,  where  he  d. 
April  14.  iS.)3;  b.  in  Fe\ .  Cem.  Mrs.  L.  and  familN- 
reside  (»n  (ireen  Lane,  Roxb.  (2768) 
All  the  abo\e  were  born  in  Mana\-unk. 


Children  of  (342'  Titus  Yerkes   and  Maria  (Bechtel)  Levering. 

loqq.     I.  Phti:R':    b.  Sept.  4,  i,S20:  m.  June  15,  1847,  to  Christi- 
anna  Morrison,  of  Manaxunk.     The>-  reside  in  Philad. 

(2770) 
iO!;6.     II.  CHAki.HS':  b.  1828;  d.  \<.un<:. 

io;7.     111.   AlMLlNlM  b.  about   1830;  m.   Au-.   5.   i8c;2,  John  An- 
drew Marklex-.  of  Roxb.,  where  the\-  reside.        (2772) 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  223 

Children  of  (343)  Pereg^rine  W.'' and  Elizabeth  (Streeper)  Levering^. 

1058.  I.   ALBERTS.':   b.  May  12,  1827;  d.  May  29.  18^2. 

1059.  11.    HDVVINCONE':    b.  Sept.   17,   1829;   d.  Juilf  29,   1838. 

1060.  111.  JohnMiltoN':  b.    April   12,    1834;  -m.  Mch.  29,  1857, 

Sarah  Widner,  who  d.  Sept.  17,  1866.  He  m.  2d,  Nov. 
24,  1868,  Annie  E.  Pharoah,  of  Manayunk,  where  they 
reside.  {^yyj) 

1061.  IV.   Hliza':   b.  Oct.  16,    1837;    unmd.      Resides  on  the  site 

of  the  old  Levering  homestead,  built  in  1736,  on  Green 
Lane,  in  Manayunk,  which  has  been  in  the  family  con- 
tinuously since.  The  present  dwelling  is  a  costly  modern 
structure. 

1062.  V.   ANNA':   b.  May  17,  1839;   m.  June  2,  1868  (1866)  Albert 

M.**  Metheany,  of  Lima_,jQ^  She  d.  Aug.  17,  1883. 

All  the  above  were  born  in  the  old  homestead  referred 
to  at  iV,  and  the  dead  were  interred  in  Lev.  Cem.,  with 
the  Ancestral  occupants. 

Child  of   (344)  Hannah''  (Leveringf)  and  Joseph  H.  Hoffman. 

1063.  1.   Esther  ATHELIA' :   b.  Dec.  30,  1837  ;  unmd.     Res.  Roxb., 

Philad. 

Children  of   (345)  John"  and  Myra  (Gilbert)  Holgate. 

1064.  I.   CORNELIUS':    b.   Jan.    i,    1814,   at  Philad.,   where  he  d. 

May  6,  1875  ;  unmd  ;  b.  Lev.  Cem. 

1065.  11.  Silas  GILBERT' :   b.  Mch.    14,    1816;  m.   Jan.  26,   1841, 

Elizabeth  Hodgson,  who  was  b.  May  21,  1819.  They  re- 
side at  Duluth,  Minn.,  where  he  d.  Dec.  2,  1895.     (2785) 

1066.  HI.   ELIZA':  b.  July  14,  1818,  at  Wilkesbarre,  Pa.;  m.  Dec. 

4,  184 1 ,  William  Alger  Lain,  at  Factoryville,  near  Waverly, 
N.  Y.  Both  d.  at  Waverly.  She  on  No\-.  i,  1868,  and 
he  on  Sept.  26,  188 1.  (2793) 

1067.  IV.   HARRIET':  b.   Diic.  25,   1819:  m.   No\-.   19,   1846,  John 

McCurdy  Simpson,  of  Turnersville,  Pa.,  where  she  d. 
Jan.  20,  1858.  He  m.  again  in  1864,  and  d.  Mch.  15, 
1888.  (2803) 


224  IHK   LKVIilvING   FA^\IL^■. 

106.S.  \.  Chakul>  i.t-\hkiN«i  :  h.  April  26,  1822,  .<i  Wilkesbarrc. 
and  d,  Si-pt.  9.  i>^(k\  .It  Muiu\  .  Pa.  ;  uiimJ. 

io(*).  \  I.  hSTHUk':  l\  .1.111.  iS.  1.S24;  m.  Jiil\'  20,  1847,  Henry 
Wain  iJrinkii.  \\h<.  J.  Oet.  g,  1866,  at  Clifton,  Pa.,  in 
his  80th  war.  Slu-  vi.  April  20.  1872,  at  Kilbourn, 
Wis.  (2808) 

Mi.  1).  was  a  mhi  of  Hlizabt-th  Drink-tT,  whose  interest- 
in;:  iliarw  <>r  i<iurnal  "i  cwnts  in  Philad.  from  1759  to 
1S07.  covi-rin^  thf  prrmJ  of  \hv  Kt'\  <ilutinnar\-  War  and 
or^ani'/atinn  i>i  mir  ("inx  t-rnnient,  was  published  in  i88c). 

1070.  \II.   LliVl-K-INci' :    b.   M..h.  ;.  1826.  at  Wilkesbarre,' Pa.;   ni. 

No\-.  I.  i8r/).  k.ite  Murph\-,  of  Cin.,  O.  He  removed 
with  liis  famil\  in  18:^6  to  Minnesota.  When  the.  War  of 
the  Rebellion  broke  out  he  enlisted  in  the  8th  Minn.  Reg- 
iment and  ser\ed  to  the  close  of  the  war.  He  received 
wounds  in  tht-  serxice  which  tlnall\'  caused  his  death. 
He  was  a  nu-mbi-r  of  the  (jrand  Army  and  of  the  Knijihts 
of  Pytiiias ;  was  also  prominentlx'  identified  with  the 
Masonic  Ordi-r,  bein.Li  a  Past  Master  of  his  lodge.  He 
resided  for  many  years  at  Hlk'  Rixer,  Minn,  but  the  last 
ei^ht  years  of  his  life  he  li\ed  in  the  cit\'  t)f  Minneapolis, 
when-  his  widow  ;ind  children  reside.  He  d.  Jul\-  2j, 
|8()2.  (2816) 

1071.  \  III.   CaRolinh':   b.  Jan.  2j,  1828,  at  Dalexille,  Pa.,  where 

slie  d.  (Xt.  ^,  1884  ;   unmd. 


Children  of   (345)  Anna'  (Holgate)  and  Thomas  Bartolette. 

1072.  I.  MAk>  ■  :  b.  .\d\ .  ().  1814;  m.  John  Coleman.  The\-  re- 
mo\rd  to  l.awrencr  Co.,  III.,  wluMe  their  descendants 
n-sidc.  (2820) 

107;.  II.  CHAI^Ll-s  :  b.  about  1817;  m.  1840.  Nancy  Van  Sickle, 
near  to  New  Baltimore,  in  Hamilton  Co.,  O.  She  d.  in 
1867.  at  Harrison.  ().  Hr  d.  in  1880  at  Cincinnati,  O., 
and  was  b.  at  Cummings\  ille,  a  suburb  of  the  city.  He 
was  a  pr(»minent  and  useful  member  of  the  "Christian" 
Church.  frec|uentl\-  preachin.e,  though  not  ordained  to  the 
ministr\-.  (2830) 


POSTERITY'   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  225 

1074.  111.   SaRAH':   b.  i\'(»\-.  8,  1819,  in  Hamilton,  O  ;   m.  in  June, 

18^8,  to  Joshua  Izor,  in  Winclu'ster,  O.  She  was  a  dil- 
igent worker  in  the  "Christian  Commission"  during  the 
War  of  the  Rebellion.  They  removed  to  Milton,  Ind  , 
where  she  d.  Juh'  2^,  1871,  and  he  in  1876. 

1075.  '^  •   Elizabeth  H.'  :   b.  in  1821,  at  Miami,  Hamilton  Co.,  O., 

and  d.  there  in  Aug.,  1832. 

1076.  V,   HANNAH':    b.    Dec.    12     182s;    m,   Sep.    19,  1841,  John 

Cox,  who  d.  May  28,  18^1.  in  Miamitown,  O.,  and  she 
d.  at  same  place  Feb.  4,  1888.  They  resided  during 
married  life  in  White  Water  and  Miami  Tps.,  Ham.  Co., 
O.  (2835) 

1077.  \I.   ANN':    b.   Jan.  16,  1826,  in   Hamilton,  O.;    m.  Feb.  2j, 

1848,  John  L.  Shipman,  of  same  place.  They  removed 
in  1849  to  Auglaize  Co.,  O.,  where  he  was  a  farmer  and 
miller.      He  d.  Nov.  19,  1881.  (2842) 


Children  of   ( 349 )  Jane'  ( Holgate )  and  Israel  Gilbert* 

1078.  I.   JONATHAN':   b.  July  7,  1814;  d.  Aug.  23,  1837.      He  was 

a  physician. 

1079.  11.   Maria  ANN':   b.   May   16,   1816;   m.   Jan.   7,    1836,   Rev. 

Robert  F.  Young,  a  prominent  Baptist  clergyman  of  the 
"  Philad.  Association,"  who  was  b.  at  Coatesville,  Pa,, 
Sept.  4,  1810.  While  in  the  pastoral  charge  of  a  church 
at  Haddonfield,  N.  J.,  he  died  Jan.  5,  1884.  His  widow 
resides  at  Haddonfield.     (2846)     See  biog. 

1080.  111.   JESSIE':   b.  Mch.  17,  1818  ;  d.  Nov.  4,  1819. 

1081.  IV.  Clementine  M.':  b.  May  3,  1820;  resided  at  Chestnut 

Hill,  Philad.,  where  she  d.  July  31,  1893;   unmd. 

1082.  V.  Dedemiah  Virginia':   b.  Jul\-  20,  1822;  m.  April  10, 

1844,  William  D.  Miller,  who  d.  May  3,  1844.  Mrs.  M, 
resides  in  Haddonfield,  New  Jersey.  (2852) 

1083.  Vi.   ISRAEL':   b.  Oct.  21,  1824;  d.  Sept.  13,  1825. 

1084.  Vll.  Curtis  J.':  b.  Dec.  29,  1826;    m.  Anna  F.  Graver,  b. 

Oct.  I,  1830.  Reside  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  d.  Oct. 
19,  1895,  at  Ballston.  Va.,  was  b.  at  Barren  Hill  Cem., 
Philad.  (2853) 

(15) 


Jjf)  I  ML    l.l   W.l'I.Nu    i  A  WILY. 

loSv      \  III.   Al.HHWT  WlLl.iAW    :   1\  April  24.  iS^o:  .i.  Ma\-  i^.,  i.S:;o. 

1086.  I.\.  JOSKPHI  S  CokMlLll'S' :  b.  Jan.  _>o.  iSu';  m.  Oct.  2 J. 
1.%^.  Caiuliiu-  (,)uiL:;:.  who  was  b.  Au-.  12,  i83cS,  and  d. 
Jan.  S,  iStp.  Ill'  was  a  pli\  sician  nt  considerabU'  pmni- 
im-na-,  and  pi.iciiLt'd  the  pioffssion  for  many  years  at 
ClU'stnut  Hill.  Pliilad.  He  entered  the  arm\-  in  1861  as 
Asst.  Sur;:eon  <it  the  24th  l\nna.  Vols.,  and  served  dur- 
ing till-  war.  He  has  been  a  member  of  the  Poor  Board 
and  of  the  School  Board  for  many  years,  and  in  1868  was 
elected  a  member  of  tile  Common  Council  of  Philad.  and 
ser\eJ  ei;:ht  sears.  He  d.  Oct.  26,  1895,  at  Chestnut 
Hill.  '  (2857) 


Children  of  1  350  )  Abr.iham  Levcring^  and  Elizabeth  (Jones  I  Holgate. 

roS;.  I.  Hannah  N.':  b.  Feb.  24.  1819,  in  Pittsburj^h,  Pa.,  and  d. 
Au;:.  12,  1820,  in  Cin.  O. 

loSS.  II.  Nathan  JoNHS' :  b.  Mas-  14,  1S22,  in  Cin.  O..  and  d. 
there  Oct.   14.   1823. 

loSi).  III.  \\\\^\  .].  H.':  b.  Oct.  M.  1824.  in  Lebanon,  O.;  m.  Dec. 
4,  184^,  in  \'an  Burcn  Co.,  Iowa,  t(»  Edward  Hanford, 
who  was  b.  Jan.  10.  1807.  in  Cin.  O.,  and  d.  Sept.  2^, 
1884,  in  Seattle,  Wash.,  whence  the\'  removed  in  1853, 
and  where  Mrs.  H.  still  resides.  Slie  is  the  last  of  her 
family  sur\i\in^.  (2860) 

10/).  I\'.  \\au\  ANNA':  b.  .Well.  T,\,  1827,  in  Lebanon,  O.,  and  d. 
July  2/,  1827,  in   lienton,  O. 

I. Ml.  V.  John  CORNKLIl'S' :  b.  Oct.  IS,  1828.  in  Trenton.  O., 
and  d.  Mch.  2^.  i8f)8,  in  Silxer  City,  Idaho.     Sl'c  bha;. 

i<*)2.  \  I.  OLIVIA':  b.  April  9,  iS^i,  in  Trenton.  O.;  m.  June  5, 
|8;6.  to  Hdmund  Carr  in  Seattle.  Wash.,  where  she  d. 
Sept.  16,  1881.  He  was  b.  .Way  5,  1824,  in  Buck  Port. 
.Wr..  and  d,  Nov.  lO.  1886,  in  Seattle.  (2869) 

ior>-  Vn.  LK.MUEL  JONtS':  b.  Oct.  K).  18:14.  in  Trenton.  O.;  d. 
Oct.  21.  i8i)2,  unmd.,  at  Kent,  Washiniiton,  where  he 
resided  since  18^4.  \\v  was  a  constituent  member,  and 
for  twehe  \ears  a  Deacon  in  the  First  Baptist  Church  at 
Seattle,  and  for  twd  years  a  Deacon  itf  the  church  at 
Kent. 


1086. 


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POSTERITY   OF   WIGAPD    LEVERING.  22/ 

1094.  VIII.   ABRAHAM  LEVERING':  b.  Oct.    ly,  1837,   in  Winches- 

ter, O.,  and  d.  tlHTc  Oct.  14,  1838. 

1095.  l'"^-   Milton  (jILBERT':   b.  ApL  8,   1840,  in  Van   BuiL-n  Co., 

Iowa,  and  d.  Jan.  26,  1856,  at  Seattle,  Wasli.  Ter.,  in  a 
battle,  defending;  the  town  against  huiians. 

Children  of  (351)  Griffith'  and  Elizabeth  (Rose)  Holgate. 

1096.  L   Elvina  LEVERING':    b.    June   26,    1824,   at   Haddington, 

Philad.;  m.  Nov.  21,  1848,  William  Cartwright,  of  Philad., 
b.  ApL  16,  1822.  They  resided  in  Philad.  until  1859, 
when  Mr.  C.  accepted  appointment  in  the  line  of  his  pro- 
fession as  Supt.  of  the  Gas  Works  at  Oswego,  N.  Y., 
remaining  in  this  charge  until  1889,  when  they  returned 
to  Philad.,  where  Mrs.  C.  d.  Aug.  31,  1893.  She  was  a 
cultured,  Christian  woman,  of  more  than  ordinary  intel- 
lectual force,  and  skilled  in  tine  arts.  (2875) 

1097.  II.   Almira  Rose':   b.  July  12.  1827,  and  d.  July    10,  1828, 

at  Haddington. 

Children  of  (352)  Sarah"  (Holg^ate)  and  Alexander  Brooks. 

1098.  I.   John  HOLGATE' :   b.  Dec.  19,  1819;  d.  Jan.  8,  [820. 

1099.  II.     WILLIAM':   b.   Mch.  28,  182 1  ;   m.  Jan.  4,  1842,  Philura 

Cunningham,  who  d.  Feb.  21,  1844.  He  m.  2d,  Jan.  14, 
1846,  Matilda  C.  Stone,  at  Waverly,  N.  Y.  They  reside 
in  Oakland,  Cal.  (2879) 

iioo.  III.  Susan  HOLGATE':  b.  Aug.  6,  1822;  m.  Aug.  29,  1842, 
at  Waverly,  N.  Y.,  to  Jonas  Green  French,  b.  July  30, 
1817,  at  Milford,  Conn.  She  d.  at  Athens,  Pa.,  Jan.  8, 
1854.  Mr.  F.  was  a  teacher  by  profession  for  many 
years.  (2885) 

iioi.  IV.  THOMAS' :  b.  May  i,  1824;  m.  Jan.  27,  1848,  at  Athens, 
Pa.,  to  Lois  B.  Ovenshire,  b.  Mch.  10,  1824.  No  chil- 
dren. The  parents  of  Mr.  B.  removed  from  his  birth- 
place— Berwick,  Luzerne  Co.,  Pa. —  to  Factoryville,  now 
Waverly,  N.  Y.,  in  1826.  At  the  age  of  21  years  he  was 
admitted  as  a  partner  with  his  fathei'  in  woolen  manufac- 
turing. Their  establishment  was  destroyed  by  tire  in 
1853.    During  the  succeeding  three  years  he  was  engaged 


JJS  THH    LK\l;klNG    FAMILY. 

in  nuTcaiitilf  hiisiiu-ss  in  lSii>()kl\n,  N.  V.,  and  Newton, 
N.  J.  In  April.  iS!;6,  Ik-  rmi<:rateJ  to  Kochester.  Olm- 
NtcaJ  Co.,  Minn.,  u  line  hv  resides,  c-n^iaiied  in  banking; 
and  otnductinu  .1  lar.uc-  farm.  He  served  the  Government 
in  the  Quartermasters'  hrpartment  from  March,  1864,  to 
April.  1.S6!;.  Was  cmplnxed  in  the  L'.  S.  Treasur\-  De- 
partment at  Washinutnn,  I).  C,  from  April,  1881,  to  No- 
vi-mlvr,  iSS:;.  Was  i-k-eted  Rejj;istt^r  of  Deeds  in  1869, 
and  served  fniir  \ears.  and  subsequently  served  six  years 
as  a  C(>unt\-  ConunissioiH-r,  and  fi)ur  years  on  the  Bn:nd 
of  Trustees  tnr  Hospitals  f<ii-  Insane  in  his  State. 

1 102.  \.  SaPah  HoLCiATK' :  b.  Mch.  20,  1826;  m.  Auo;.  29,  1850, 
Thiimas  Bristol,  of  Milford,  Conn.,  who  was  a  shoe  mer- 
chant in  Nfw  York  C^it\- from  1846  to  1883;  since  retired. 
Thf\-  resided  at  Danbur\',  Conn.,  w  liere  he  d.  Mch.  i, 
iS<)7.  '  (2889) 

All  the  abo\f  wi-re  born  at  Berw  ick,  Pa.,  the  followin*! 
at  Fact(»ry\ilk-,  .\.  Y. 

iio^  \  I.  ALtXANDl-lk  ATWOOI)'  (Ph.  D.):  b.  Auu.  t,,  1827;  m. 
Au^.  c),  1 8:;^,  C^lara  Lauretta  Brown,  at  Ann  Arbor, 
Mich.  Ik-  w  as  ;i:raduated  at  tlu-  University  of  Rochester, 
\.  Y.,  in  tlu-  class  of  18:;  i.  He  was  Professor  of  Lan- 
^iua^ii-s  in  Howard  Colk'<2;e,  Marion,  Ala.,  185 1-2.  In 
i8q6  Ik-  remo\ed  to  Texas,  to  accept  the  Presidency  of 
(^jnnzales  College,  which  ottice  he  tilled  until  1873.  From 
that  year  until  i88q  he  presided  o\-er  Goliad  College.  He 
resides  at  Corpus  C^hristi.  Texas.  (2891) 

1104.  \ll.  ANDkiiw  I  Unlock-  b.   Jan.    11.    1829;   d.   Sept.  9, 

lS^2. 

1105.  \  III.   Mary-:   b.  April  3.  and  d.  April  12,  1831. 

iioT).  I\.  (".iLHLin':  b.  Sept.  24,  1832;  m.  Oct.  i,  1858,  at  Lyons, 
|ou;i.  to  Adalint-  H.  Brow  n.  b.  Ma\-  10,  1836.  Reside  at 
St-attle,  Wash.  Mr.  B.  was  an  engineer  on  the  N.  Y., 
L.  H.  &  W.  R.  R..  in  the  State  of  New  York  from  1863 
to  1887.  (2895) 

1 107.  ,\.  John  LL\i:iviN(i  '■ -.  b.  ( )ct.  2,  18^.4  ;  d.  at  Brandon,  Miss., 
Sept.  17,  i8i;8;  unmd.  A  sister  wrote  of  him:  "He 
was  li\-ing  at  Mobik-,  Ala.;  went  to  Brandon  to  marr\- ; 
took  yellow  fever,  and  died  three  days  after  his  arri\  al. 
He  was  buried  on  Dr.  Brandon's  farm.  ' 


1101. 
THOMAS   BROOKS. 


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POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  229 

1 108.  XI.    ANN  HlIZA':   b.  Jan.   19,  18^7;  d.  Sept.  6,  1838. 

1109.  MI.   Cornelius  HOLGATE':   b.  and  d.  Jan.  2,  1840.   Buried 

with  his  motlier. 

Children  of   (354)  Maria"  (Holgate)  and  Randal  Fenton. 

1 1 10.  I.  Mary  Jane ':  b.  Oct.  24,   1819;  m.  Oct.  10,  1849,  Sam- 

uel McBride,  b.  Mch.  10,  1816.     She  d.  May  7,  1886;  he 
d.  Feb.  21,  1890 ;  no  chn. 

nil.     11.   MARTHA':  b.  Feb.  11,  182 1  ;  m.  in  Sept.,  1848,  to  Joseph 
Keyser  Wolf,  b.  May  27,  18 18.     She  d.  Oct.  10,  1891. 

(2898) 

1112.  111.  Eliza  F.' :  b.  Feb.  7,  1823;  m.  Feb.  i,  1844,  Abraham 

Lightkep,  b.  Sept.  29,   181 5,  and  d.  Feb.  4,  1885.     Re- 
sides at  Jarretstown,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  (2900) 

1113.  IV.  Susan  M.':  b.  Nov.  21,   1824;  unmd.     Resides  at  Jar- 

retstown, Pa. 

1 1 14.  V.   URSULA':  b.   Feb.  24,    1826;  m.    Oct.    8,    1854,    Henry 

Sheetz,  b.  Nov.  24,  1829.  ■  Res.  in  Philad.  (2908) 

1115.  VI.  Sarah  ANN':  b.  June  i,  1828;  m.  Oct.  12,  185 1,  Wil- 

iam  M.  Eisenbrey,  b.  Dec.  9,  1828.     They  reside  at  Bel- 
fry, Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  (2914) 

1 1 16.  Vll.  RANDALL':  b.  July  20,    1830;  m.   Oct.  25,  1854,  Mar- 

garet J.  Harper,  b,  April  29,  1833.     Reside  at  Pittsville 
Philad.,  Pa.  (2917) 

1 1 17.  VIII.  Charles  Levering':  b.  May  28,  1832;  m.  Jan.  9, 

1859,  Elizabeth  Ann   Fisher,  b.   April    2,   1833.     Reside 
near  Bogard,  Carroll  Co.,  Mo.  (2920) 

1 1 18.  IX.   JOHN':  b.  in  1834;  d.  young. 

iiiQ.     X.  ADELAIDE':  b.  in  1836;  d.  voung. 

J 120.  XI.  Emma  Maria  ■:  b.  Oct.  31,  1839;  m.  Oct.  29,  1859,  to 
William  Thomas  Wilson,  b.  Sep.  15,  1838.  Reside  at 
Tyler,  Smith  Co.,  Texas.  (2922) 


j^i)  nil:  i.i.\i;i''iNci  i-AMin'. 


Children  of   (  355  i  Susannah    (  Holgfate  i  and  Jonathan  Scout. 

M-'i.     I.  Sarah  Jam:-:  1\  Frb.  2<^,  i.S^i  ;  m.  No\ .  _>;,  i,Sc;i,  Napo- 
Ifi.n    B.    Aii.-h;mil\iult,   nt    Philad.,    \\  lu-ic   the\-    ivsided. 

Shi-  J.   Nov.  7.    iSSv  (2Q26) 

iijj.     II.   WaRIA':  h.  Fi-b.  17,  iS^:^  ;  uiimJ.     Rt-sidL-s  in  Philad. 
ii_'^      III.   l:l)\MN  T.   :   1\  An-.  J4.  i.S^S.      Unnul. 

Children  of  I  357  1  Jacob'  and  ( 999  1  Elizabeth'  (  Mathias )  Levering:. 

1124.      I.   Ll-Ml'F-.l.  S.':  b.  Oct.    16,  1.S16;  J.  i\\a\'  11,  1868,  tinmd.;- 
b.  Ia-\  .  Ct-ni.     Ik'  was  a  merchant. 

ii.'v     11.  ChaRLHS' :  b.  N(i\ .  iS,  1818;  m.  Miss  Stoddart.     Hi-  d. 
Jaii.  _H),  i8so;  b.  Ia\.  Ccm.     "Sn  dm. 

1126.  III.  Sarah    \NNA'  :   b.  |-\-b.  15,  1821  ;   ni.  Jan.  2^,  i8:;8.  M.  H. 

Mi'Hwan.     Slif  d.  Auu.  8.  1840;   b.  l.fv.  Cem. 

(2927) 

1127.  I\  .   AM)Rl-:\V':    b.   Jan.    24,    1824;    m,    Julia    H.   (iardiner. 

Hf  was  a  ^raduatf  of  the  Univcrsit\'  of  l^i^nnsxlx  ania, 
and  rt-sidt-'d  at  St.  P. ml.  Minn.,  at  the  time  of  the  break- 
in;:  "Ut  nt  the  War  nt  the  RebelHiin  (it  1861.  He  was  one 
anions  tiie  first  to  xoiunteer  in  the  militarv  ser\iee.  Hn- 
listed  as  a  private  in  the  ist  Minnesota  \'ols.,  and  subse- 
quently was  appointed  a  Lii'Utenant.  He  was  for  a  time 
an  Aide-de-Canip  ttt  (leneral  Alfred  Sull\ .  He  died  in 
the  serx'ice  on  Dee.  lO,  186^,  and  was  buried  in  Lev. 
Cem..  Philad.      No  children. 

!  I 'X.      \'.    l-.DWARl)    :   b.   Oct.   26,    182s;    d.   Jan.   2,    1864;    unmd. 
Me  w  as  a  Philad.  merchant. 

ii2<).     \  1.   (,()RNLL1a    :   b.  Apl.  2S,  1828;  d.  Jul\- 29,  1852;   unmd.; 
b.  Lev .  Cem. 

I  MO.     \ll.   Howard":    I\   Feb.    10.    18^1;    d.   Jul\    17,    183:;;    b. 
Le\  .  Cem. 

Il^l.      \lll.    I;M,\\A':    l\Sep.  21,    l8r.;    d.    l)ec.    22,    1843;    b.    Le\  . 
Cem. 


POSTl£RIT^■   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  231 

IM2.      IX.   CONSTANCE':    b.  Jul\- 2,  1835;   ^i-  J^ui.  (j,  1845;   b.  Lev. 
Cem. 

All  wcrf  born  and  resided  in  Pliilad. 

Meta  (adopted):   b.  Apl.  15,  i8c;i  ;   m.  James  M.  Baker 
in  Philad.      Res.  Peoria,  111. 


Children  of  (359)  Margaret"  (Levering;)  and  Ezekiel  Shor. 

1133.  I.   Rebecca  ANN':  b.  Nov.   20,    1818;  m.    Mcli.    10,   1835, 

Samuel  Gillin^iham,  w  ho  was  a  soldier,  and  was  wounded 
at  Gettysbur,Lzh  ;  d.  in  1864,  a_^ed  56  years.  Mrs.  G. 
res.  at  Manayunk,  Phila.  (2928) 

1134.  11.   ANN  MaRIA':   b.  Feb.  16,  1821  ;   m.  Meh.  23,  1837,  James 

E.  Dun^^an,  who  was  b.  Oct.  27,  1808,  and  d.  Nov.  4,  1888. 
Mrs.  D.  resides  at  Manaxunk-,  Phila.  (2940) 

1135.  111.   RACHEL':   b.  Feb.  I,  1823;   m.  John  Faries,  who  d.    She 

m.  2d,  Laurena  F.  Breyer,  by  whom  she  had  no  chn. 
She  res.  at  Roxb.,  Phila.  (2953) 

1136.  IV.   Samuel  LEVERING' :   b.  Nov.  17,  1824;  m.  Sarah  Shank. 

He  d.  in  1876.     Mrs.  S.  li\es  in  Phila.  (2955) 

1137.  V.  Margaret  Adaline':  b.  Mch.  21,   1827;    d.  Oct.   10, 

1828  ;  b.  Lev.  Cem, 

1138.  VI.   Mary  CAROLINE' :   b.   April   2,    1829;    m.    John  Faries, 

and  d.  soon  after.  Mr.  F.  subsequently  m,  Rachel 
(above). 

1 1 39.  \11.   Ei\\\L\  LEVERING':   b.  Ma\' 28,  183 1  ;  m.  Feb.  20,  1851, 

Jacob  L.  Warner.     She  d.  Au.sj;.  23,  1875  !   '^"  '-''""''• 

1140.  Vlll.  Ellen  J.  Hall' :  b.  Auij;.  28,  1835;  m.  Sept.  30,  1851, 

Joshua  Jones.     Res.  Manayunk,  Phila. 

Children  of   ( 363 )  Mary  Ann'  ( Levering; )  and  William  Shur. 

1141.  1.  Eliza  Rebecca':  b.  April   1,   1825;  m.  Feb.   14,   1849, 

Peter  Roberts.     She  d.  May  7,  185 1  ;   b.  Le\'.  Cem. 

(2960) 

1142.  11.  Sophia  Helena':  b.  June  2,  1829;  m.  Mch.  28,  1850, 

Samuel  Lexerinu;  Burness.     She  d.  July  10,  1858. 

(2961) 


ii4<.      III.   ALI-khli    ;   ..  WJi.   2^,    i.S:?_';   m.  Mch.  _'<S.  1853,  Hsther 
Ami  Caklucll.     KfS.  Phila.  (296s) 

1144.     I\.   JOHN":  b.  Jan.  S.  anJ  J.  Jul\-  11,  18^6. 

114;,       \.    Hr.N.lANMN  liMNKl.lN':    b.  JuiK-   12,    1837;    111. 

ii4().      \l.  S.-\,N\l  LL  LH\l:I^IN(i' :   b.   1-Vb.    17,    1841;    m.    Dec.    15, 
1.S67,  Fannie  Buwers.  b.  Feb.  5,  1841.     Res.  Manayunk. 

(2967) 
1147.     \li.   WaI^V  ANNA':  b.  Max-  17.  1844;   m. 


Child  of  (  3b5  I  Samuel    and  Mary  Ann  (Boycr)  Levering'. 

1148.  1.  MORRIS' :  b.  Jul\-  29,  i8:?2,  at  Roxb.;  m.  April  9,  1856, 
(308O  Matikia  X."  Anderson,  of  Lower  Merion.  Reside 
in  Ro.xb.  (2972) 


Children  of  same,  and  Elizabeth  (Sloan),  2d  wife. 

1 14<).     II.  Sarah  ANN':   b.  Jan.  16,  1838;  d.  Jan.  27,  1839;  b.  [,e\-. 
Ceni. 

il!;o.      III.    (iH()R(JL    W.' ;    b.    .Nu\-.    19,    1840;    d.    Sept.    30,    1882; 
unmd. 


Children  of  (366  1  Beniamin    and  Elizabeth   (Goodman)  Levering-. 

m;i.  I.  ALH.\an1)1;R' :  b.  Aw^.  14.  1812;  J.  in  1831  ;  unmd;  b, 
Le\'.  Gem. 

\\^2.  II.  HiiN.lA.MIN' :  b.  Mch.  14,  1814;  m.  in  1841  Sarah  Bau^h. 
I,i\ed  in  \\ana\-inik',  Philad.  Both  are  dead;  b.  in  Le\  . 
Gem.  (2979) 

11:^3.  111.  Sarah  Ann-  b.  Jan.  14.  1817;  m.  Claxton  Comstock, 
of  Mont.i:.  Gi).,  Pa.  She  d.  on  Feb.  18,  1852,  and  was 
h.  at  St.  David's  Churchyard,  Manayunk.  (2984) 

11^4.     1\'.   HLLUN  ANN    :   b.  June  17.  i8i();  d.  younii. 

11;;;.  \.  Mary  ANN':  \\  \ov.  20,  1823;  m.  James  Ghidester,  b. 
in  1824  and  d.  Oct.  11,  1893.  Mrs.  C.  lives  in  Mana- 
>unk.  (2986) 


POSTERITY   OF   WiGARD    LEVERING.  233 

1 1 56.  VI.  ALLEN  FISHER':  b.  Mch.  2,  1830;  m.  Sept.  lO,  1857, 
Amanda  M.  Sintrer,  b.  June  2.  1837.  Mr.  I,,  served  as  a 
soldier  during  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  He  enlisted  in 
Co.  A,  119th  Penn.  lutantry,  Aug.  13,  1862.  Served  in 
the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  Was  in  the  battles  of  Fred- 
ericksburg, Chancellorsxille,  Mayre's  Heights,  Salem 
Church,  on  the  Rappahanock  ;  also.  Brandy  wine  Station, 
Gettysburg  and  Hagerstown,  On  the  second  day  of  the 
battle  of  the  Wilderness'  he  was  severely  wounded. 
After  several  months  of  treatment  in  the  hospitals  at 
Washington,  D.  C,  and  Philadelphia,  he  was  still  inca- 
pacitated for  field  dut\',  so  was  transferred  to  the 
Veteran  Reserve  Corps  on  his  own  request,  where  he 
served  until  honorably  mustered  out  of  service  at  Phila- 
delphia on  July  8,  1865.  He  d.  June  23,  1886,  and  was 
buried  in  Le\ .  Cem.,  where  he  shares  the  merited  tribute 
of  a  fine  soldier's  monument.  His  widow  and  family 
reside  on  Mitchell  Street,.  Roxb.  (2988) 


Children  of  (368)  Rebecca'  (Levering)  and  Henry  Guilinger. 

1 1 57.  I.  Mary':  b.  about  1813  ;m   Joseph  Lacy  ;  lived  near  Read- 

ing, Pa. 

1158.  11.  Hannah':  b.  about  1814;  m.  Nathan  Dodge.  She  d. 

May,  1855.  He  d.  Jan.  13,  1880.  (3004) 

1159.  IIL   ANN':  b.  about  1816;  m.  John  Foxhill ;  is  d. 

1 160.  IV.   LOUISA':  b.  Feb.  14,  1818,  at  Norristown,  Pa.;  m.  Mch. 

23,  1841,  to  Allen  Fisher,  b.  1797  in  New  Hampshire,  and 
d.  June,  1869,  at  Ottawa,  111.     She  lives  at  Reading,  Pa. 

(3008) 


Children  of  same  and  2d  husband,  John  Thompson. 

1161.  V.   Elizabeth":  b.  in   1840;  m,  Alexander  Watkins,  and  d, 

in  1859.  (3016) 

1 162.  VI.  Alexander':  b.  in  1849;  d.  in  1889. 


27.4  IHl-:    l.i:\l:lvlNG    FA.WILY. 

Children  of   <  3t)'' »  Ann    (Levering:)   and  Andrew  Kitler. 

iiO^.      I.   JOSEPir  :  ;  in.  ;iiul  icinowJtn  Washington  Co.,  Pa. 

H64.      II.   S\.\u\    :        —  ;   li\  in.ii  in  .\'l-\\  Voik. 

Children  of  (370)  Mary   (Levering)  and  Joseph  McClellan. 

1165.  I.   Sa.MI'EL- :   h.  Jan.  19,  1816. 

1166.  II.    ARKiAl,':   1\  \)cc.  iS.  1S17;   ni.  Peter  AlJriJ^e. 

1167.  111.   1:LIZA' :    h.  [)vc.  iS.    1819;    ni.    Auli.   28,    1848,  to   Wil- 

liam F.  Younji.     Res.  Phila.  (3021) 

1168.  I\.    Ki:/IAII':    h.  Dec.  I,  T824. 

Children  of  (  37J  »  Francis  R."  and  Sarah  (Guthrie)  Levering-. 

i\(%).  1.  .V\ary  •  :  b.  Feb.  16,  i8_>:5;  in.  Dec.  25.  1849,  to  Abram  H. 
Phillippi.  She  J.  N()\-.  5,  i860.  He  lives  at  the  Masonic 
Hiiinc,  PhilaJ.  (2996) 

1170.     11.    llARkiliT':   b.  Jul>- J9,  1829;  J.  Auii.  17,  18^. 

I  171.  III.  ANNIE  E." :  b.  July  t;.  18^^;  m.  Apj.  2^,  18:^4,  to  Fienrv 
I..  FJ^ar.  (  ^000) 

1172.     I\'.   Joseph-:  Srp.  12,  !8:;6;  d.  Jan.  25.  1871.      I'nmJ. 

Children  of  (  373  1  Hannah    (  Levering  )  and  William  Noble. 

117^  I.  Fliza  :  b.  Ma\  k),  1829;  m.  Ma\-  14,  1848,  B.  W.  Fleet- 
woiid,  who  was  a  wtfian  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Re- 
bellion. He  d.  Si'p.  9,  1886.  Mrs.  F.  res.  at  Rosenhayn, 
N-  -I-  (3027) 

1174.  II.  FpaNCIS  1..-:  b.  Au.-.  2,  i8:;i  ;  d.  June  13,  183s.  in 
Pliiiad. 

ii7v      III.   SaPaii-:   b.  Apl.  :;.  1834;  d.  Jul\-  ^,  183^  in  Philad. 

1176.  I\.    Hhnp>  S.-  :   b.  Ma\    17  and  d.  Au-.  1 :;.  1836,  in  Philad. 

1 177.  \  .   WiLLiA.M   11.^  :   b.  Sep.  8,  18^7.      He  was  a  soldier  durin.iz 

the  late  war,  and  was  honorably  discharged.     Li\es  at  S. 
Bethlehem.  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  235 

1178.  VI.   JAMES':    b.    Apl.   2-],    1840;    m.   Jan.   20,    1868,    Helen 

Sayre.  Res.  Philad.  He  was  a  member  of  the  famous 
Corn  Exchange  Regiment  in  tlie  War  of  the  Rebellion, 
and  rendered  distinguished  service  in  scouting.  Was  one 
of  the  small  remnant  <if  the  command  that  survived  the 
war.  (3033) 

1 179.  Vll.   Joseph  L.':   b.  Dec.  15,  1842;  d.  Ma\'  24,  1844. 
ii-8o.      Vlll.   JOHN  W.':   b.  Now  14,  1845;  d.  Feb.  13,  1846. 

1 181.  IX.   Hannah  L.'  :  b.  Apl.  29,  1848  ;  m.  Aug.  20,  1880,  to  B. 

W.  Alexander,  who  d.  May  14,  1883.  (3034) 

Children  of  (391 )  William  S."  and  Susan  (Hall)  Levering. 

1 182.  I.  SUSAN':   b.  Oct.  I,  1827,  in  Bait.;   m.  in  1845  Charles  H. 

Catez,  who  d.     She  m.  2d  S.  L.  Jones.     Live  in  Bait. 

(3035) 

1 183.  11.   ANN  MARIA':  b.  Jul\'   17,  1829;  m.  Aug.  16,  185 1,  John 

L.  Bromley.     Res.  Oakland,  Cal.  (3038) 

Mr.  B.  is  a  member  and  President  of  the  Society  of 
Veterans  of  the  Mexican  War  for  Alameda  and  Contra 
Costa  Counties,  Cal. 

1 184.  111.  Frederick  Hall':  b.  Nov.  28,  1830;  d.  unmd. 

1 185.  IV.  William  Wallace  ' :  b.  Feb.  i,  1833;  m.  Jan.  23,  1865, 

Mrs.  Sarah  Stevenson,  of  England.     Res.  Bait. 

( 3049) 

1 186.  V.  George  Washington  ' :  b.  May  14  and  d.  May  25,  1834. 

1 187.  VI.  Samuel  Matthias':  b.  May  25,  1835;  m-  ''^  ^^^^^  ^^-'tf 

Myers,  of  Bait.,  where  they  live.  (3054) 

Children  of  (392)  Matthias'  and  Elizabeth  (White)  Levering. 

1188.  1.   HARRIET':  d.  unmd.  in  Upper  Merion,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

1 189.  II.   WILLIAM':  d.  unmd.  in  Upper  Merion,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

1 190.  111.  SUSANNA':  m.  and  left  Merion.      Can  learn  nothing  of 

her. 

Child  of  (394)  Samuel"  and  Mary  (Hess)  Levering. 

1 191.  I.  Sarah  Jane  '  :   Her  history  not  known. 


JV)  IHl-    l.liXUklNfi    lAWILV. 

Children  of  '  3^5  •  Charles    and  Hester  (  Hulings  I  Levering;. 

I  u;j.  I.  HHNJA.WIN  WaSIIINCjTON' :  h.  Kcb.  22,  1818,  in  Philad. 
HciiKtvcJ  t«»  Cold  Spring,  N.  Y.,  about  1836,  where,  ten 
\-ears  later,  he  111.  Mar\-  Ann  Crossen.  In  1859  they  re- 
turned to  Philad.,  where  he  d.  .V\<.-h.  18,  1873.  She  d. 
Feb.  20.  i8()4.     Both  are  buried  in  Lev.  Gem.    (3056) 

1193.  II.  C^AROUNli':   b.  in  Sep.,  1820;   unmd.     Res.  in  Philad. 

1194.  111.   .\\i:i.lSSA  LiniV  BROWN':   b.  Dec.  16.  1822,  in   Philad.; 

d.  unmd.  Jul\-  I.  i8()o;   b.  Le\ .  Cem. 

iiij^.  1\.  SaLIJI:  C.':  b.  Sep.  26,  1831  ;  d.  Apl.  19,  1853;  b.  Lew 
Cem.  Wr.  Jones  said  of  her :  "  She  was  quite  a  gifted 
\'ounu  lad\-,  and  during:  the  years  185 1-2  contributed  the 
1.  4  poetic  effusions  to  'The  Christian  Chronicle,' 

ot  Philad..  viz.:  Mo<>c<i  on  Mount  Nebo,  Tlic  Loving  Heart, 
ir/zt'iv  is  tiappinrss  ?  TJie  BiiiijI  of  DcSoto,  and  77/*'  Litttc 
CliiUr 

I  u/).  \.  Martha  Anna-  b.  Now  2.  18:54,  in  Philad.,  where  she 
rL-sides  ;  unmd. 

Children  of   i  S'^b  i   Benjamin'  and  Mary  (Holloway)  Levering. 

1197.  I.  CiiARLHS  William   :  b.  Ma\-  23,  1828;  m.  Feb.  26,  1851, 

Belle  Oliver.      He  d.  Apl. ,  1864.     No  chn. 

1 198.  11.   BliN.IA.MIN  ■  :   b.  in  1830  and  d.  a^^ed  11  months. 

IK/).     111.   MaRVBLN':   b.  Jan.  17,  18^2;  d.  Dec.  2,  1852.     Unmd. 

Children  of   (420)    Anthony'  and  Susan  (Thomas)  ZelL 

1200.  1.   J(itiN  TllONiAs    ;  d. 

12(11.  11.   Saiami    I  iiowas  •  :   d. 

1202.  111.  Jacob  Li-:vi-:rin(]' :  d.  xounii;. 

120^.  1\'.    I'IIO.MAS  M.' :   m.  Anne  Sloan.     No  chn. 

1204.  \.  Hannah  LnvBRiN(i':  m.  (1236)  Edmund'  Le\erinjj; ; 
the\-  removed  to  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  where  he  d.  May 
2;,  1879,  and  she  on  Dec.  14,  1881  ;  b.  at  Lakewood 
Cem. 


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1210. 
COL.  T.   ELLWOOD  2ELL. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  237 

1205.      VI.   William  ANTHONY' :    m.  Hetty  Fcltwell,  and   has  issue 
William  Thomas'. 

[  The  above  -except  as  to  V.  Hannah,  obtained  from  another 
source — is  as  appears  in  "The  Levering  Family."  Effort  was 
made  for  more  specific  data,  but  failed.] 


Children  of   ( 422 )   Thomas  "  and  Hanna   ( Ogden )   Zell. 

1206.  1.   Jane  MinG':    b.    lo   mo.   22,    1815;    d.    I    mo.    10,  1875, 

Linmd  ;  b.  at  Lower  Merion  Friends'  Meeting'  grounds, 
Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  wiiicli  was  established  in  1695. 

1207.  II.   MarGARETTA  H.':  b.  10  mo.  18,  1817;  m.  12  mo.  4,  1838, 

Penlberton  Smitli,  w  lio  d.  in  1872,  in  Phila.,  wliere  Mrs. 
S.  resides.  (3061) 

1208.  111.    Hannah  ANN':    b.  i   mo.  17,  1820;    unmd.      Res.  Ger- 

mantown,  Philad. 

1209.  IV.   iV\AR\'   DOROTHEA':    b.  4  mo.   12,  1822;    m.  12   mo.  16, 

1845,  John  Barron  Colohan,  who  was  b.  May  18,  181 5, 
in  County  Galway,  Ireland.  Res.  in  Philad.,  where  Mr. 
C.  is  a  mt-mber  of  the  Philad.  legal  fraternity.     (3062) 

1210.  V.   T.  EllwOOD':     b.  6  mo.  26,  1828;   m.  6  mo.  29,    1865, 

Mrs.  Florence  Bostick — nee  Clayton.  Reside  in  German- 
town,  Philad.,  and  at  Zellwood,  Florida,  in  winter;  no 
chn.     See  Bio*:. 


Children  of  ( 423 )  Hannah''  ( Zell )  and  Joseph  Trasel. 

1211.  1.  Mary  MatlaCK':    b.  Oct.   30,   1821  ;   m.   Apl.  22,   1841, 

Sigmund  Pancoast.     She  d.  December  17,  1891. 

(3069) 

1212.  II.   MarGARETTA  ZelL'  :   b.  Feb.  24,  1823  ;  d.  June  25,  1864, 

unmd. 

121 3.  III.   Hannah  ZELL'  :  b.  July  i,  and  d.  July  26,  1824. 

1214.  IV.   WILLIAM' :   b.  Aug.  20,  1825  ;  d.  Jul\-  29,  1827. 

121 5.  V.   CHARLES' :   b.  Jan.  2,  and  d.  Jan.  8,  1828. 

1216.  VI.   Hannah  M.':   b.  Jan.  24,  1829;  d.  Jan.  8,  1833. 


jvs  rill-;  Li;\i:i<'iNG  fa.mily. 

1217.  \I1.  loilN  l.KVKklNfi- :  ^.  J^'ii.  10,  \S^o  [  m.  Feb.  2,  185^, 
Hli/a  VV.  Ulilc.  Hi-  J.  St-p.  i.  1881.  Ho  was  a  siildier 
in  t Ik- War  "t  iho  Krlx-llidii ;  was  sc\ctcI\'  wounded  in 
tlif  first  da\'s  hattk-  at  GetU'sburo;  b)'  a  musket  ball, 
wliich  he  (.-arried  h>  his  'ira\e.  (^072) 

i.'i.s.  \  111.  KnwARl)  (il-ORGK':  b.  Mch.  ^o.  i8:;i  ;  111.  Apl.  7,  1864, 
k.iuise  tllen  ka^iuereiiiie.  He  d.  Dec.  9,  1891,  at  Ha\- 
ertord,  Pa.  (3075) 

IJI9.     I\.   KaCHEL' :   b.  Jul\-  ^o,  and  d.  Auu.  10.  18^2. 

1220.  \.   I:MMA  I..':   b.  Jul\    14.  and  d.  Oct.  2^,  18^:;. 

1221.  \1.    IIIINR^':   b.  Well,  ^.o,  iS:;:^,  and  d.  Jul)-  17,  i8:;8. 

1222.  \ll.   Wartiia  L.'  :  b.  Sep.  n,  and  d.  Oct.  13,  1836. 

All  were  born  in  Lower  Merion,  near  Philad.,  Pa.,  and 
tile  dead  w  ere  buried  at  the  Merion  Friends'  Weetinij; 


grounds. 


Children  of  ( 424  I  Hannah'   (Levering;)  and  Andrew  Anderson. 

122^  I.  WTHONV  LEVERING':  b.  Jan.  I,  1803;  m.  Susan  Latch. 
He  d.  June  22,  1864,  and  was  b.  in  Leverin;j;ton  Ceme- 
tery until  Ma\-,  1876,  when  his  bod}'  was  remowd  to  the 
West  Laurel  Hill  Cemetery,  which  had  been  laid  out  upon 
his  old  home  farm,  on  which  he  was  born,  in  Lower  Me- 
ritin,  near  to  Philad.  Mrs.  A.  d.  Jan.  2,  1876,  a;j;ed  70 
\ears;  was  b.  at  West  Laurel  Hill.  (3082) 

1224.  IL  LlizaBETI!  :  b.  Jan.  24,  1807;  m.  Joseph  Hoffman,  of 
Bala.,  l.ouei'  Meiion,  where  she  d.  on  Oct.  30,  1874,  and 
he  d.  Jul\-  10,  1880,  a^^ed  7^  years.  Both  b,  at  West 
Laurel  Hill  Cem.  (3089) 

I22v  III.  Sarah  •  :  b.  June  12,  180;;;  unmd.  Li\es  at  Pencoyd, 
Lo\wr  Merion. 

Children  of  (426j  Mary    (Levering)  and  Silas  Jones. 

1226.  L   John  LI-X'ERING'  :   b.  1810  in  Lower  Merion,  and  d.  \■oun,^. 

1227.  IL  CHARLES':   b.  1812  in  Lnw^r  Merion,  and  d.  yount)'. 

1228.  III.    l-LiZAlU-TH':   b.  in  1814  in   Lower  Merion;  died  Jan.  29, 

1872.  unmd.  ;  b.  Merion  Friends'  Meeting. 


1236. 
EDMUND   LEVERING. 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD    LEVERING.  239 

1229.  IV.   JONATHAN':    b.    Dec.    7,    1816;     ni.    AmaiKhi,    Jan.    of 

Samuel  Rnhcson  of  Lower  Merion  ;   b.  Dec.  25,  1820,  and 
d.  Ma\-  I  I.  1885  ;   b.  at  West  Laurel  Hill  Cem. 

(3092) 

1230.  V.  Sarah  ANN':     b.    Jan.    11,    1820;    ni.  Benedict   Leedom. 

Lived  in   Lower  Merion,  near  Manayunk,    where   she  d. 
Apl.  22,  1881  ;   b.  at  Merion  Friends'  Meeting  grounds. 


Children  of  (427)  John''  and  Martha  (Trasel)  Levering. 

1231.  L   Hannah  TraSEL';   b.  Jan.  22,  1814,  in  Lower  Merion;  d. 

younti. 

1232.  IL   Hdnuind   H.  '  :    b.    Feb.    16,    1816,    in   Lower   Merion;    d. 

young. 

1233.  111.   William    S.  ■  :    b.   Sep.   26,    1818;    m.    Hllen   H.   Many. 

Resided  in  Philad.,  where  he  d.  on  Feb.  18,  1870;  b.  in 
Woodlands  Cem.,  Philad.  (3098) 

1234.  IV.  Milton  '    ) 

f  b.  June  7,  1821  ;  both  d.  young. 

1235.  V.   Clarissa 'J 

1236.  VI.   EDMUND':   b.    Apl.    2,    1823;    m.    (1204)   Hannah  Lev- 

ering' Zell  of  Philad.  They  removed  to  Miuneapolis, 
Minn.,  about  1850,  where  he  d.  May  23,  1879,  and  she 
Dec.  14,  1 88 1.  (3100) 

1237.  VII.   JOHN':   b.  Sep.  24,  1825;  d.  young. 

1238.  VIII.   CLIFFORD':    b.   July  25,    1828;    unmd.  ;    d.   May   10, 

1885,  in  Philad.,  where  for  many  years  he  was  engaged 
in  the  business  of  conveyancing. 

1239.  IX.   John  HOWELL':   b.  Nov.  23,  1830;   m.  Sep.    10,    1857, 

Caroline  McLenaghan  of  Philad.  They  lived  in  Mana- 
yunk, where  he  d.  July  30,  1885  ;  b.  in  Lev.  Cem.  Mr. 
L.  was  for  many  years  and  at  the  time  of  his  death  em- 
ployed in  the  surveying  and  cixil  engineering  departments 
of  the  city  of  Philad.  ■  (3104.) 

All  the  above  were  born  in  Lower  Merion,  near  Philad. 


Children  of  (42oi  Elizabeth'    <Lcvcnn^)   and  Nathan  Lewis. 

1J40.  I.  Sarah  H.  :  l\  M^h.  ■<'),  181 5;  unmJ.  Res.  Lower 
Mt.-ri(»n.  iu*;ir  Pliil.ul. 

IJ41.  11.  John  Ll:\Ul^lN(i' :  b.  in  1S17;  J.  Jul\-  6.  1S47  ;  unmd. ; 
l\  ;it  LouiT  Mi'iion  B;iptist  Ciuirclnard. 

1242.     ill.   Isaac  R.':   b.  U.t.  1,  1819;   unmd.     Kcs.  Ldwer  Meriun. 

124^     l\  .   ANTHONV':  b.  in  1S21  ;  d.  \<)un^. 

1244.     \.    \HRAHAN\  Ll-:\l-l<'lN(] :  b.  in  1824;  d.  Vduni:. 

Children  of  1  44S  '  Daniel    and  Henrietta  1  Proctor  )  Tibben. 

I24v  I.  C^ATHAWINH':  b.  Ihc.  12.  iSo^;  m.  M<»ses  Durham,  b. 
Aii^.  27,  ijgS,  in  Bait.  Tlit\-  resided  in  NOrristow  ii,  Pa., 
whi-rc  lu-  d.  Au-.  7.  1S7S.  and  slu-  d.  Dec.  ^1,  1881. 
Both  wert-  b.  at  Le\-.  Cc-m.,  Philad.  (  >i  M) 

1246.  11.  JOHN':    b.  Meli.  20,    180^;    m.  Oct.  13,  1831,  f:lizabeth 

Randall,  wim  was  b.  C^ct.  2^.  181 1.  and  d.  Jan.  i.  1847. 
Hi-  Ml.  2i.\  on  May  20,  i8q7,  Anna  B.  McCrea,  of  Roxb., 
who  died.     Hf  d.  Dre.  2.  1800.  (3117) 

1247.  III.  WAlt-lA':    b.   Au.Li.  26,    1807;    ni.  Sep.  2:;,    1831,  Charles 

A.  Dai^rr,  b.  June  22,  1811,  and  d.  Feb.  2,  1864.  She 
d.  July  i(),  1886.  Both  b.  at  Barren  Hill.  Montii.  Co., 
I'.i.  (3119) 

1248.  I\.   Hhnr^  ■:    b.  Au2.  28.  iScx;;    d.  Jli1\-  16,  1810. 

I24«).  \.  CHARLliS':  b.  Jan.  27.  181 1  ;  m.  Ann  Omensetter.  He 
d.  Way  16,  1840.  ( 31-2) 

i2^o.  \  I.  (iH()R(iH':  b.  July  21.  i8m;  m.  Maruaret  Stritzel.-  He 
d.  Meh.  ^,  i8;(),  ,11  K-i.\b.     X..  chn. 

\2'^\.     Ml.   Sa.MI'HL':   b.  April  16.  and  d.  Ndw  6,  1816. 

1252.  \lll.    Il  I  lA   ANN':    b.    M.h.    21).    1818;    m.    April    2.    1840, 

Jacob  T.  Sheldraki'.  She  d.  Meh.  14.  1883.  He.  d. 
Jan.  26,  \^H().      rhe\-  were  b.  at  Lew  Cem.        (3123) 

1253.  IN.    WaRCarhT':  b.  Oct.  18,  1820;   in.Ma\-2i.  1843.  Samuel 

B.  Riuhter,  wh<.  was  b.  June  8,  18 19.  and  d.  Mch.  17, 
1893.     Mrs.  R.  resides  in  Ri.xb.  (3130) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGAPD  LEVERING.  24 1 

I2c;4.      X.   Albert  G.':   b.  Feb.  17.  1824;   m.  Mch.  7,  184S,  to  Mary 
A.  Root,  b.  Feb.  10,  1824.     They  reside  in  Roxb. 

(3137) 
121^5.     XI.   Almira':  b.  Mch.  i,  1826;  d.  Feb.  1,  1827. 
1256.      Xll.   SaNFORD':   b.  Jul\-  17,  and  d.  Au^.  5,  1828. 

Children  of  (449)  John''  and  Elizabeth  (Detweiler)  Tibben. 


12S7 
1258 
1259 
1260 
1261 


I.  Susannah  =:  b.  Dec.  28,  1806. 

II.  Sarah ':   b.  July,  1808;  d.  April  16,   1827;   unmd. 

III.  CATHARINE':   b.  Au^.  1810;   m.  L)a\id  Omensetter. 

IV.  BENJAMIN':   b.  Sep.  [5,  i8i2. 

V.  JOSEPH':    b.  Oct.  5,  1814;   d.  in  1821. 


Children  of  ( 450 )  Benjamin '  and  Elizabeth  ( Grow )  Tibben. 

1262.  I.   Mary  ANN':   b.  Jan.  11,  i8n;  d.  Feb.  24,  1871. 

1263.  II.  George  G.':  b.  Sep.  14,  1814;  d.  Auu.  6,  1884. 

1264.  III.  Elizabeth  G.':  b.  Oct.  20,  1816;  d.  Auo.  31,  i8;8,6.. 

1265.  IV.  Margaret':  b.  Jan.  3,  1819;  d.  Nov.  27,  1841. 

1266.  V.  Catharine  W.':    b.  Sep.  19,  1821  ;  d.  June  8,  1872. 

All  the  above  were  b.  in  the  Lutheran  Cem.,  Ardniore^ 
Penna. 

1267.  VI.  JOHN  S.':    b.   Oct.   28,   1824;    m.   Oct.   8,    1851,    Eliza 

Fuiforth,  who  d.  Jan.  16,  1891.  He  d.  Nov.  4,  1852, 
Both  were  b.  at  Germantown,  Philad.  (3143) 

1268.  VII.  Samuel  B.':    b.  Nov.  9,  1826;    m.  May  30,  1876,  Mary 

E.  Murphy,  b.  April  13,  1841,  who  died.  He  m.  2d, 
Mch.  II,  1861,  Mary  E.  Titus,  who  d.  Nov.  11,  1870,  and 
was  b.  at  Lutheran  Cem.,  Ardmore,  Pa.  No  chn.  bv  2d 
marriaiie.  (3144) 

Children  of  (451 )  Michael'  and  Hannah  (Detweiler)  Tibben. 

1269.  '•   ANNA':    b.  Sep.  28,   i8a;;    m.  Joseph  Rinker,  of  Roxb., 

who  d.  Mch.  26,  1867.  She  d.  April  8,  1874.  Both  b. 
Lev.  Cem.  (3147) 

(16) 


_'4-  THH  ■u:\i-:ring  fa  wily. 

IJ/O.  II.  Sak-ah  aw  :  l\  Jiiiu'  14.  1S12;  m.  Jul\'  2,  1S41,  in 
M;ina\'iinl<  t<»  Clunks  Harkison,  wild  was  b.  Aui:.  13, 
\X<^).  in  l.anak.  ScntlanJ.  He  came  t<i  America  in  iS^o. 
Alter  marriage  tluy  rem<i\eJ  to  Potter  s  Mills,  Center 
Cn,.  Pa,  In  iS4^  the\  remoxed  to  Penn's  Valley,  in  the 
same  coimt\  ,  wlK-ie  ,V\r.  H.  owned  and  operated  a  woolen 
mill,  in  iS^O  tlk-y  returned  to  Roxb.,  ;ind  remained 
there  until  1S71,  wheii  the\'  removed  with  famil\-  to 
Omaha,  Neb.,  where  Mrs.  H.  d.  iJec.  Ji,  1884.     (  ^152) 

1271.  111.   Wll.l.lA.W  :    b.  Oct.   K),    1S14;    m.    hec.   7,    1837,  Hester 

Holloway,  b.  Aul:.  2,,  1S17.  He  was  a  deacon  in  the 
Ro\b.  Baptist  Chinch  for  many  years  and  until  his  death 
Dec.  27,   1882;   b.  l,e\.  Cem.      No  chn. 

1272.  I\.    \\AkV  AW:    b.    April    21.    1817;    d.    Oct.   8,    1818;    b. 

Le\ .  Cem. 

127^  \.  k  )llN  H.':  b.  Oct.  ^,1,  1819;  d.  April  26,  1822;  b.  Lew 
Cem. 

1274.  \  I.  CATHAklNL-:  b.  No\ .  I,  1824;  d.  Oct.  ^1,  1826;  b. 
I.e\ .  Cem. 

127;.  \ll.  SrSAN  l.i:\kklN(i':  b.  Sep.  14,  1827;  m.  Reuben 
Shupard,  who  was  b.  June  7,  i8k;,  and  d.  Mch.  s.  1876. 
Shed.  Mch.  26.  189:?.     Both  b.  Lew  Cem.         (^156) 

1276.  \111.      AMANDA   R.':    b.   June   4,    183^;    m.   Oct.    15,    1834. 

J"liii  W.  Ayeis,  ot  Wanayunk'.  ']die\-  removed  to  Potts- 
tow  n.  I\i..  where  she  d.  April  26,  189^,  and  was  b.  there. 
Ml'.  .\..  who  sur\i\-es,  served  nearh'  lour  yt'ars  in  the 
War  ot  the  Rebellion,  a  member  of  the  53d  Regiment  of 
Peiina.  \dls.  (^164) 

Children  of  (455)  Anna'  ( Tibben)  and  Baltis  "Whiteman. 

1277.  1.   MaR^    :   b.  Feb.   14.   1818;  d.  Au.u.   11,   1819. 

1278.  II.  CATilAklNB':  b.  Sept.  27,  1820;  m.  Dec.  5,  1839,  to  Will- 

iam Sible>-.  b.  Jul\-  lO,  1810;  d.  June  22.  1896. 

(3167) 

i^\-«).  111.  liioWAS':  b.  Sep.  20,  182:;;  m.  Mch.  ^o,  1848,  Hannah 
1'.  Printz.  (3169) 

I28n  l\.  JA,\11-S  A.  =  :  d.  Mch.  22  1828  ;  m.  Dec.  8,  1852,  Mar- 
garet H..od.  (3174) 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.    ,  243 


Child  of  (457)  Catharine'   (Tibben)  and  Thomas  Clarkson. 

1281.  1.  Susanna  Tibben':  b.  Jan.  4,  1822:  m.  Mch.  II,  1845, 
William  Pyle.  b.  Oct.  18,  1820.  Mr.  P.  is  operating  the 
Harriton  Mills  ucay  Brvn  Mawr,  Pa.  (3177) 


Children  of  (469)  Benjamin''  and  Sophia  (Evans)  Levering. 

1282.  I.  CATHARINE':  b.  Apl.  27,  1815;  m.  Sep.  9,    1847,  Joseph 

McCorkle,  who  was  b.  June  7,  1807,  and  d.  Jan.  7,  1877, 
at  ChampaiLi;n,  HI.,  where  he  was  b.  in  Mt.  H(jpe  Gem. 

(3186) 

1283.  11.    Rebecca  Jolly  ' :  b.  Sep.  6,  1817  :  m.  Mch  4,  1841,  to 

David  Mattis,  of  Roxb.,  where  he  still  lives.     Mrs.  M.  d. 
Dec.  28,  1886;  b.  at  Lev.  Cem.  (3187) 

1284.  III.  Michael':  b.  Feb.  n,  1819;  d.  Ma\-  12,  i8ig. 

I28v  1\'.  Elisha  Evans  ■:  b.  Sep.  10,  1821,  in  Roxb.  He  re- 
moved to  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  he  m.  June  20,  1849, 
Henrietta  Taws,  b.  Dec.  25,  183 1.  (3192) 

He  was  engaged  in  the  book  publishing  business  in 
Louisville  for  several  years.  In  1869  he  purchased  and 
removed  to  a  large  farm  near  to  Chatsworth,  111.,  where 
he  d.  Apl.  13,  1872,  and  was  b.  in  local  cemetery.  While 
a  resident  of  Louisville,  Mr.  L.  in  Sept.,  1859,  was  ap- 
pointed and  commissioned  by  Governor  Beriah  Magotfm 
of  Ky.  as  an  diifr  to  the  Govcnmr,  with  the  nominal  rank' 
of  Golonrl. 


Children  of  (470)  John'  and  Maria  (Stearne)  Levering. 

1286.  1.  Susanna  Smith':    b.  Now  10,   1816,  at  Roxb.;    m.  April 

10,  1878,  James  Wood,  a  retired  merchant  of  Norristown, 
who  was  b.  in  Whitpain  Tp.,  Montg.  Go.,  Pa.  He  d.  Jul\' 
9,  1884.     No  chn. 

1287.  II.   Hiram  ABIFF':  b.  Mch.  20,  1819;  d.  Jul\-ii,  1837,  while 

a  student  in  Brown's  Pharmacy  at  Philad.;  b.  Lev.  Gem. 


24-4  "11:    ^.i.\i:klNC]    l-AMILY. 

uSS.  111.  .John-:  b.  Au-.  i<).  1.S20;  m.  Ma\'  _'S.  1S51,  to  Mar\-, 
Jan.  nt  llrm\-  Sluiizard,  an  old  resident  of  Mt.  Airy, 
Philad.  Ml"  was  a  prominent  doctor  of  dental  surjjierv 
until  about  1S70.  when  he  retired,  moxin-^  to  Mt.  Air\-, 
where  he  still  nsides.  (^202) 

i_'S«).  1\.  C:aTMARIN1-:':  b.  Sep.  22,  1822;  m.  Jan.  i.  i<S44,  tojohn 
Slreeper,  of  Roxb.,  who  d.  Ma\-  11,  1891.  Mr.  and  Mrs. 
S.  were  f;i  ''  "  '  iitd  prominent  members  of  the  Roxb. 
Presb.  Chu,.,,.     She  d.  Jan.,  1897.  (3205) 

ij»)(X  \'.  SaIMH  SMITH':  b.  Au.u.  ^.  1824;  m.  No\ .  21,  1844,  to 
Reuben  I'itlou  .  who  d.  Feb.  12.  1858.  Mrs.  T.  resided 
in  Roxb.,  a  de\(-ted  member  of  the  Presb.  Church.  She 
d.  Feb.  6.   i8t)7.  (3210) 

1291.  \1.   Joanna  SALo.Mli' :  b.  April  11,  1827;  m.  Sep.  26,  1849, 

Lewis  Bowman,  who  d.  in  April,  1875,  leaving  no  chn. 
She  m.  2<i,  May  12,  1881,  John  Eynon.  They  reside  at 
Norristowii,  Pa.     No  chn. 

1292.  \ll.   Francis  Latch  ■:   b.  Nov.  20,  1829;   m.  in  18152  Amanda 

Lambert.  He  d.  Ma\-  28,  1888,  interred  at  Laurel  Hill 
Cem.  For  man\-  \'ears  he  was  financial  manager  of  the 
\w\\  known  iewelr\-  house  of  Bailey,  Banks  &  Biildle, 
Philad.  He  was  esteemed  b\'  all  who  k'new  him,  for  his 
sterling  integrit\-  and  personal  merit.  (32n) 

1293.  \111.   A.MtLlA  Maria':    b.  June  7,    1832;    m.  Mch.  29,  1863, 

S\'I\ester  Cressman,  whod.  Oct.  2,  1882,  in  Norristown, 
Pa.,  where  the\'  resided.     Mrs.  C.  survives.       (^216) 
All  the  abo\e  were  born  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Children  of  '47 J)  Susanna    (Levering)  and  Jacob  H.  Smith. 

I2()4.  1.  1  Ri;1)1;rick  Ll-:\liRlN(i' :  b.  Mch.  29,  1817;  m.  Aug.  22, 
1841,  Sarah  Young,  wlut  was  b.  Ma\-  11,  1823,  and  d. 
April  16,  1888.  He  d.  Jan.  28,  1893,  b.  at  Ivy  Hill  Cem., 
(n-rmantow  n.  Pa.  (3221 ) 

i29v  11.  Franklin  L.  :  b.  Ih-c.  20,  1821;  m.  April  28,  1857, 
Amanda  Ottinger.     No  chn. 

i2tXj.     111.   MichaHL':   b.  in  1823;  d. 

1297-  IV.  WiLLIA.M  L.':  b.  June  i^,  1825;  m.  April  19,  1864,, 
Flizabeth  Idell,  b.  Sep.  19,  1829.  (3229) 


POSTERITY   Ol"   WIGARl)    LEVERING.  245 


Children  of  (473)  Michael"  and  Sarah  (Hergesheimer)  Levering;. 

1298.  I.   Caroline':   b.   Feb.   20,    1824;  m.  Oct.    II,    1855,.  Jere- 

miah Willets  Leeds,  of  Phila.,  a  prominent  member  of 
the  Society  of  Friends.  He  d.  Sep.  2,  1891.  She  d.  Apl. 
6,  1895;  b.  Laurel  Hill.  (3^30 

1299.  IL  LOUISA':  b.  Feb.  i,  1826;  m.  Dec.  12,  1844,  Edward  T. 

Tyson,  President  of  the  Northern  National  Bank  of 
Philad.     She  d.  Dec.  i,  1878;  b.  Laurel  Hill  Cem. 

(.3234) 


Children  of  (474)  Daniel"  and  Esther  (Barndollar)  Leveringf. 

1300.  L  SUSANNA':    b.   May   i,    1825;    m.   Nov.    17,    1843,    Miles 

Keely,  who  d.  Oct.  19,  1865,  in  Roxb.,  where  Mrs.  K. 
resides.  (3239) 

1 301.  11.   LOUISA':   b.   Feb.   22,    1827;  d.   Dec.    12,    1830;  b.  Lev. 

Cem. 

1302.  111.  George    B.':    b.    Sep.    16,    1828;    m.    Dec.    8,    1853, 

Louisa  Wenner,  b.  Jan.  9,  1830.  (3248) 

1303.  IV.     Michael  B.":  b.  Jan.  8,   1830;  d.   Dec.    7,    1832;    b. 

Lev.  Cem. 

1304.  V.  Charles  Augustus':  b.  Feb.  4,  1837;  m.  May 9,  1859, 

Jane  M.,  dau.  of  Geo.  Rex  of  Roxb.  He  d.  at  German- 
town,  Dec.  7,  1888  ;  b.  in  Lev.  Cem.  Mrs.  L.  li\es  in 
Phila.  (3254) 


Children  of  (480)  Bartholomew "  and  Ann  (Everman)  Bartle. 


1305. 

I. 

Elizabeth" 

1306. 

IL 

MARGARET' 

: 

1307. 

111. 

RUDOLPH' 

:  d 

1308. 

IV 

CHARLES' 

1309. 

V. 

GEORGE' : 

d. 

1310. 

VI 

Rudolph' 

: 

2^6  THH    l.l M-K'INC'    l-A.MILY. 

mi.     \  II.  Jackson  : 

i^ij.     \  111.  Sa.MIHL':  il. 

[The  above  as  copied  from  THE  LEVERING  FAMILY.  I  have 
tried  several  sources  >;iiRKested  to  me,  for  genealogical  information, 
uithout  success.  ThouKh  they  were  a  Roxborough  family,  Mr. 
Jones  appears  to  have  had  a  limited  knoA'ledge  of  them,  and  now 
the  scent  is  colder  bv  a  third  of  a  century.] 

Children  of  (483)  Joseph"  and  Mary  ( Streeper)  Levering:. 


I  ^1  ; 


1.   .\\Ak^    ANN  STRH1-:pHR':    b.   April    27,    iSji  ;    m.   Feb.  6, 
184!;.  (n-.M-oL'  DcJaktT,  <«t  Roxb.  (3257) 

ni4.     II.   Josiil'll  STlvEliPUW:   b.  hVb.  11,  1X2^;  111.  in  i<Ss3,  Sarah 
M..\c-r.  b.  Mch.  ^.,  iSVv      He  d.  July  :;,  1889.     (^264) 

\^\\.     III.    \NN  I:L1ZA':  h.  Sep.  3,  1825;  m.  William  Springer. 

(3270) 

Child  of  (482)  Elizabeth"  (Levering;)  and  Thomas  Holbert. 

\\\U.     I.  SAA\ri:l.' :    b.    Dee.    IT.    1821.     Miss    Chambers    writes: 
"  \\'<   .iin  ;:et  no  further  information  of  Samuel." 

Children  of    484)  Mary  Ann     (Levering:)  and  Samuel  Carpenter. 

i:;i7.     1.   CHRISTIANNA' :    b.    Jan.    28,    182S;    m.    in    1848    Joseph 
Chambers,  .-f  Lancaster.  Pa.      lliex'  reside  in  PhilaJ. 

(^^-'7I) 

1^18.     II.    I()Si;i'ii  Ll:\i:RlN(r  :    b.  Sep.  14.  i8:;o;  m.  in  i8si  Mary 
Kea\er,  ^A  (  Kamantow  n,  where  the\-  reside..      (3276) 

\\n).      111.    l:LI/AHi;!H  ■  :   b.  June  :;,   i8:;4;   lI.  in  Au,^.,  18^4. 

n20.     I\.   MaR>  MATILDA' :   b.  Feb.  14,  18^7;   unmd. 

Children  of  (458)  Henry'  and  Sarah  (Derumple)  Weidner. 

\M\.     I.  SlsaN':    b.  Meh.  ^o,  1817;   m.  Robert  Peneman.     Shed. 
Iul\'  14.  1888.  (3281) 

\-i,22.     II.   l-iLiZABLTH' :  b.  Oct.  7.  1817;  unmd. 

\\2\.     III.   MarcjARET':     b.    Sep.    21,    1820;     m.    Dec.    12,    1839, 
William  Cruw,  wbo  d.  Sep.  21,  1883,  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

(3284) 


POSTERITY   OF   \\I(]ARD    LEVERING.  247 

1^,24.  W.  B.  FRANKLIN':  b.  Au<i;.  24,  1823;  m.  Mch.  2,  1848, 
Sarah  A.  MtMidenhall.  She  d.  Auji'.  19,  185 1.  He  m. 
2iS,  Mch.  29,  1855,  Sarah  Mendenhall  Spencer.  Resided 
in  Chester  Co.,  Pa.,  where  he  d.  Mch.  13,  i860. 

(3295) 

1325.  V.   ANN':    b.  Mch.  27,    1825;    d.  June  14,  1870,  at  Guthrie- 

\-ille,  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

1326.  VI.   PHEBE':    b.    Dec.    23,    1826;    m.    April    19,    1849,    Eli 

Toland.  (3  300) 

1327.  VII.  Sarah  '  :   b.  April  16,  1831  ;  unmd. 

1328.  \II1.   J.  SharplesS':    b.  Nov.  II,    1833;    d.  unmd.,  Oct.  7, 

1880,  at  Ocean  Grove,  N.  J. 


Children  of  (459)  Charles''  and  Ann  (Derumple)  Weidner. 

1329.  1.   ELLEN':    b.  Mch.    13,    1815;    m.  Nov.    30,    1848,    John 

Keimer.     Resided    near    Coatesville,   Pa.,  where  she  d. 
Mch.  23,  1890.  (3306) 

1330.  11.  MarY':  b.  July  21,  18 17;  m.  Apl.  5,  1840,  Joseph  Nor- 

hrey,  who  d.  Apl.  27,  1890,  in  Roxb.  (33 13) 

1331.  111.  JOANNA':  b.  in   1819;  m.  Sep.   11,   1845,  to  James  M. 

Hammond,  who  d.  Sep.  5,  1865.  (3319) 

1332.  IV.  JOHN':    b.   in   1823;    m.  Mary  A.  Johns.     They  d,   in 

Ohio.  (3327) 


Children  of  (462)  Peter "  and  Jane  (Gwinn)  Weidner <, 

1333.  1.   JONATHAN':   b.  Nov.  28,  1816;  d.  Apl.  3,  r8i7. 

1334.  11.   ESTHER':   b.  June  i,  1818;  d.  Jan.  6,  1820. 

1335.  IH-     CHARLES' :   b.  Ma\'  19,  1821  ;  d.  May  11,  1859, 

1336.  IV.   MalCOMB  G,' :   b.  June  19,  1824. 

1337.  V.   JOHN':   b.  Dec.  25,  1826. 


j^s  Tin:  i.H\i-:wiNG  i-a\\ilv. 

Children  of  same,  and  Elizabeth  (Goodi,  2d  wife. 

1^8.  \l.  I:LIZAHHTH  JaNK  ' :  b.  Dcc.  lO,  1833;  m.  Apl.  18,  1867, 
William  H.  Slunnan.  She  d.  Dec.  25.  1872.  He  d. 
Mch.  S.  i88().  (^330) 

n^i).  Ml.  Sl'SAN  C.  :  h.  Di'C.  i;.  183s;  m.  Apl.  2S,  1859, 
Ihomas  M.  W-.lk-.  (3332) 

1^40.  Mil.  Mary  ANN":  b.  Jan.  29,  1838;  m.  Dec.  31,  1854, 
C:aleb  Kuth.     Kes.  C(>nsh<>lv)cken,  Pa.  (333S) 

1^,41.      I\.    I'HTKR':    b.  Dec.  2^.   1840;   d.  Feb.  26,   1852. 

1^42.      X.   (iliORCjK  D.    :    b.  Sep.  23,   1844. 

n4^  \l.  .N\A(i(ili:  KliNDIG':  b.  Feb.  7,  1849  ;  m.  Dec.  24,  1868, 
(km,.  Hail,  who  died  Dec.  25,  1887,  ao;ed  47  \ears, 
Mrs.  H.  and  tamil\'  reside  in  Reading,  Pa.    ■         (333^) 

Children  of  (464)  Margaret'   (Weidner)  and  John  Kendig. 

!  ^44.     1.   SUSAN':   b.  Jan.  ^1,  1819;   m.  William  Bair.  (3344) 

\7,4^.  II.  [-AAZA-.  b.  Jul\-  22,  i8ji;  d.  Apl.  21,  1858,  unmd.,  at 
Sadsburyville,  Pa. 

n46.  HI.  Flvina':  b.  Jan.  6,  1824;  m.  Joseph  Pine.  She  d. 
Aug.  4,  i,S:^i,  at  Sadsburvsille,  Pa.  (3350) 

n47.  I\.  John':  b.  Apl.  9.  1826;  m.  Ann  Wiley.  He  d.  in 
Philad.  (3355) 

1^48.  W  A.  Jackson-  b.  Oct.  is,  1828;  m.  Eliza  Reese,  Hed. 
in  March.  1888.  (3358) 

I  ?4<).  \  1.  MAR^■■  :  b.  Ma\  is,  18^1  ;  m.  John  Kerlin.  Shed.  June, 
1887,  at  Sadsburyville,  Pa.  (3362) 

i;;(T.  \  II.  I.OL'ISA':  b.  Au.ii.  24,  iS^^;  m.  Judson  Reese,  who 
d.  in  1877.  (3370) 

Children  of  (467)  Susan     (Weidner)  and  Samuel  Armstrong;. 

u;i.  1.  Sl'SAN  J.':  b.  Mch.  2.  1830;  m.  Feb.  13,  1866,  Thomas 
Huffman,  whn  d.  June  is.  i88s,  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

(3377) 
l^^S2.      11.   Wll.lJAM':   b.  Jul\   8,  1832;   unmd. 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARL)    LEVERING.  249 

1353.  III.   JOHN':    h.   Jan.   26,    1834;    was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of 

the  Rebellion.      He  d.  July  i,    1864,  at  Lincoln   Hospital 
from  wounds  suffered  in  battle  at  Petersburo;,  Va. 

1354.  iV.   MARGARET':   b.  May  27,  1837;  unmd. 

1355.  V.   ANNIE':   b.  Nov.  21,  1839;   m.  May  2,  1865,  S.  Johnson, 

who  d.   in   1867.     She   m.  2d,    in    1881,    Edward   Yohn. 
No  chn. 

1356.  VI.   ELLEN':    b.    Sep.    7,    1842;    m.    Jan.    26,    1873,    James 

Clark.  (3378) 


Children  of  (485)  John"  and Moyer. 

1357.  1.   SUSAN' : 

1358.  11.    RACHEL': 

1359.  111.    REBECCA': 

[These,  as  noted  in  THE  LEVERING  FAMILY.     They  were  a  Roxborough 
family.     I  have  been  unable  to  learn  more  of  them.] 

Children  of  (487)  Peter''  and  Sarah  (Detweiler)  StritzeL 


1360. 

1.   ELIZA': 

1 361. 

IL    GEORGE': 

1362. 

111.  Margaret 

1363. 

IV.  SUSAN': 

1364. 

V.  JOHN': 

1365. 

VI.    JONATHAN 

1366. 

VII.    JOSIAH': 

1367. 

Vlll.    ALBERT' 

[Peter  was  one  of  the  "numerous  issue"  remarked  by  Mr.  Jones  on  page 
52,  item  loi,  THE  -LEVERING  FAMILY.  1  have  the  names  of  his  children  from 
two  sources,  as  listed,  but  no  further  information.] 


2SO  1H1-:  I  i;\i:i''iNG  i-awily. 

Children  of  <  A^b  *  Thomas'  and  Rachel  (  Scholf ield  )  Levering. 

nr).S.  I.  CiPin-ilM  :  1\  S  mo.  lo.  iSiS,  at  VVashinuton,  D.  C; 
111.  (}  ni".  4,  1S40,  Esther  Lancasti-'r  Benedict.  He 
remn\fj  tn  Moimw  Co.,  Oliio,  wliei'e  he  lived  and  died 
I)  nn».  j:;.  \Sy7,,  nil  liis  tarin,  called  Lanthol ;  was  b.  in 
the  Hrii-nds  C^i-ni.  "n  Alum  Creek.  Esther  d.  9  mo.  28, 
1.S77,  at  Cameron,  \\o.,  whither  she  had  .Lj;one  seekin^j; 
lu-alth.  (3380) 

]X(*).  11.  l()Slil'H':  h.  3  mo.  11,  1S21,  and  d.  9  mo.  2,  1823,  at 
Washington. 

n/O.  III.  Tllo.WAS':  b.  7  mo.  27,  1823,  and  d.  11  mo.  22,  1825,  at 
Washin^iton. 

i;7i.  I\.  .Wauv":  b.  q  mo.  21,  1826,  and  d.  5  mo.  24,  1830,  at 
Washington. 

I  ^72.  \.  bA.wriiL':  b. 91110.  22,  182S,  at  W.;  m.  11  mo.  20,  1852, 
Phoelv  Reynolds  Hathaway.  The\-  resided  near  to  Ben- 
nington, Morrow  Co.,  (3hio,  until  11  mo.,  1882,  when 
the\'  remowd  to  Mar\s\ille,  Tenn.,  where  the\'  now  li\e. 

(3384) 
1^7^.     \  I.   SrSANNA':    b.    12  mo.   2i^,    i8:?o  at  W.;    d.    10  mo.    19, 
iS^S,  in  helawarc  Co.,  Ohio. 

i^>74.  \ll.  HANNAH':  b.  4  mo.  8,  18^4,  in  Del.  Co.,  O..  wht-re 
sIk-  d.  10  mo.  2j,  i8^S. 

It  will  be  obser\'ed  that  the  tamil\-  rcmo\ed  from 
Washington,  I).  („..  in  Delaware  Co.,  Ohio,  in  or  before 
18^0.  That  the\'  wen.'  /■'ririufs  b\-  reli^ious  persuasion  is 
manifest  !\\-  their  metlmd  of  expressinii  dates. 

Children  of  (4^9)  Hannah'  (Levering)  and  Capt.  Nathaniel 

Franklin. 

i^^7;.  I.  \UU\  l.i;\l£RlN(i':  b.  about  1812;  m.  Edward  Franklin, 
of  I'hilad.,  where  she  d.  on  Jan.  9,  1874,  aued  61  vears. 

(3394) 
IV'>-      II-   William   Hhnr^":    b.  1814.  in  Philad.;  d. 

I'^77.     111.    Hannah  C:L()TILnA':   b.  1S17;  d.  in  188s,  unmd. 

i^v""'^-  IV.  IHO.WAS  LEVERING' (l<e\.):  b.  April  10,  1820;  m.  Jan. 
12.  1S44,  Ellen  Milnor  Klapp,  of  Philad.,  b.  Jan.  8,  1820, 
and  d.  Au;:.  18,  i8c;j.  He  m.  2,\  Ma\-  5,  1859,  Adelaide 
Marion  Cooke.  Mr.  F.  is  a  Protestant  Episcopal  minister, 
residing  in  Philad.  (3402) 


POSTERIT>'   OF   WIGARD    LENERING.  25  I 

Children  of  (500)  Thomas"  and  Elizabeth  (Carson)  Lawrason. 

1379.  1.  Samuel  Carson  ■  :  b.  Oct.  8,  iSoy;  was  a  sur^t-on  in  the 

United  States  Navy.  He  d.  Jul\-  14,  1849,  at  Pensacola, 
Fla.,  Nav\-  Yard,     llnmd. 

1380.  11.   James  THOMAS' :   b.  July  28,  181 1.     Can  get  no  turthtr 

information. 

1381.  111.  William  Wilson':  b.  Feb.  4,  1814;  m.  Ma\^  31,  1839 

(753),  Louisa  Sophia  Levering,  who  d.  Feb.  19,  1880. 
He  d.  Jan.  7,  1870.  He  was  a  useful  member  of  the 
Franklin  Square  Baptist  Church  of  Baltimore,  and  leader 
of  the  choir  for  man\'  \'ears. 

1382.  IV.  George  CarsoN':  b.  Jan.  5,  1816;  m.  Now  4,   1850, 

Zelia  Henderson  McCutcheon,  who  d.  near  Barcelona, 
Spain,  on  July  6,  1864,  and  w^as  buried  there.       (3413) 

He  m.  2d,  Sarah  Sterling  of  West  Feliciana  Parish,  La. 
He  d.  Feb.  3,  1874,  at  New  Orleans.  Mrs.  L.  d.  since. 
They  were  buried  at  Pass  Christian,  Miss. 

Mr.  L.  was  a  leading  business  man  of  New  Orleans, 
and  was  Collector  of  the  Port  during  the  administration  of 
President  Fillmore,  in  i860,  he,  with  his  family,  went 
to  Europe,  remaining  there  until  1865. 

1383.  V.   ANNIE  CARSON':   b.   Mch.  9,    1818 ;    m.   in    1865  to  Dr. 

Ephraim  K.  McLean  of  Carroll  Co.,  Miss.  She  d.  in 
1868  at  Water  Valley,  Miss. 

Children  of  (50 J)  Elizabeth'   (Lawrason)  and  Hezekiah  Smoot. 

1384.  I.   ELEANOR':   b.  in  1799;  d.  in  infanc\%   at  Alexandria,  Va. 

1385.  11.   James  HENDLEY' :   b.  June  1801  ;   m.  Barbara  Briscoe  of 

Va.  He  d.  in  1840.  He  was  a  scholarly  man,  and  en- 
gaged in  literary  pursuits.  (34i6) 

1386.  111.  Susan  WILSON' :   b.  Aug.  23,  1803;   m.  June  i,  1820  to 

Samuel  McLean.  She  d.  Sep.  11,  1852,  at  Galena,  ill., 
to  which  city  the\-  removed  in  Sept.,  1838,  from  Alex- 
andria, Va.  Subsequently — during  several  vears — he  was 
U.  S.  Consul  at  Cuba.  After  the  death  of  his  wife,  as 
noted,  he  married  a  Mrs.  Johnston  of  La.,  and  removed, 
after  the  war,  to  Philad.,  where  he  died  on  Apl.  19,  1881, 

(3417) 


2;_'  THli   i.i:\i:i''iNt]  J"A\\m. 

Children  ot  same.  And  2d  husband,  John  Paradise. 

uS;.  |\.  John  AlxioiUlAN' :  \\  iSi_',  :it  Alexandria,  Va.;  d.  in 
]S7,7,  al  Philad.     I'nmd. 

nSS.  \.  WiLUA.W  S/:  b.  Dec.  2^,  1.S14;  m.  Sarah  Crow  of 
l.ouisvilk-.  K>-.  He-  J.  in  1.S50.  while  travelincr,  on  a 
steamer  in  the  Mississippi  ri\er. 

All  ti\  e  children  were  born  at  Alexandria,  Va. 


Children  of  1  506  )  Mercy  Ann'   (Lawrason)  and  Romulus  Rigfgs. 

nik).  1.  SaWI  l-.l.  jA.WtS' :  b.  Sep.,  iSi  1  ;  m.  Sep.  24,  1835,  to  Me- 
dora  Cheatem,  of  Naslnille,  Tenn..  where  he  d.  Jul\-  4, 
1S47.  Mrs.  R.  subsequentl\-  married  James  S.  Thayer, 
of  New  York  Cit\-. 

U()0.  11.  AWHLIA  DOkSi:^':  b.  ab.  uSn;  m.  Jan.  8,  1834,  James 
r.  lirskine.  of  Quinc\  ,  111.  (342i) 

n()i.  111.  Al.lCH  ANN':  b.  ab.  iSi:;;  m.  Mch.  24,  1836,  to  James 
W  .  H.u-on.  M.  h..  of  Philad..  where  she  d.  Feb.  21,  1839. 

(3424) 

I3«)j.  I\'.  Ja.MKS  LawrasoN':  b.  ab.  1S17;  m.  Mary  Charlotte 
.Napier,  of  Teiin.,  who  el.  Ik-  m.  2^\  Matilda  King,  of  Tenn., 
whu  d..  and  m.  3d  Marietta  Francis,  of  Springfield,  111. 

(3428) 

1393.  \.  MlikC^'  .ANN':  b.  ab.  iSk);  d.  Nov.  12,  1821,  in  George- 
town. I ).  C. 

I3<M-  \'-  N^ARV  l:lJZABinH':  b.  ab.  1821;  m.  July  2,  1844,  at 
Philad.,  to  Robert  Colgate,  of  New  York-.  (3429) 

13«)!;.  \ll.  Hl-INRIinTA  :  b.  ab.  1823;  m.  Now  8,  1843.  at  Philad., 
to  Samuel  (i.  Battle,  of  Mobile,  Ala.,  who  d.  Mrs.  B. 
resides  in  Philad.  (3433) 

i3tX).  VIII.  Julia  MaNDI-.VILLH'  :  b.  ab.  182s  ;  m.  May  20,  1844,  to 
(leorge  H.  Boker.  of  Philad.,  who  d.  Jan.  2,  1890.  (See 
Biug.)     Mrs.  B.  resides  in  Philad.  (3436) 

I3<)7.     I.\.   ILLINOIS':    b.  ;    m.   Mch.   30.    1847,   Charles   H. 

(jraff,  of  I'hilad.,  who  is  dead.     Mrs.  G.  resides  at  Vine- 
land.  New  Jersey.  (3438) 


1398. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  253 

Children  of  (507)  Alice''  (Lawrason)  and  Elisha  Riggs. 

ngS.  I.  George  WASHINGTON' :  b.  July  4,  i<Sn,  in  Georgetown, 
D.  C.;  m.  June  23,  1840,  Janet  M.  C.  Shedden.  He, 
with  Mr.  Wm.  W.  Corcoran,  in  1840,  established  the'  since 
famous  banking  house  of  Corcoran  &  Riggs,  now  Riggs  Nat. 
Banlv',  in  the  City  of  Washington,  D.  C,  wliich  has  ever 
been  the  custodian  of  government  funds,  and  in  current 
account  with  the  departments. 

He  d.  Aug.  24,  1881,  at  liis  country  seat,  Greenhill, 
Md.,  near  to  Washington,  D.  C.     See  Biog.         (3440) 

1399.  11.  Lawrason ':  b.  Now  22,  1814,  in  Georgetown,  D.  C.; 
m.  Feb.  4,  1840,  Snphia  Crittenden,  who  died  in  184 1 
without  issue ;  m.  2d  in  1843,  Frances  Behn  Clapp,  who 
d.  on  Jan.  4,  1849;  m.  3d  on  Feb.  24,  1859,  Mary  Bright. 
He  d.  Oct.  M,  1884,  at  Bait.  (3449) 

Mr.  R.  lived  for  many  years  in  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  where 
he  was  associated  in  business  with  his  cousin,  Lawrason 
Levering,  under  the  firm  name  of  Riggs  &  Levering.  He 
mo\-ed  to  New  York  in  1858,  and  to  Baltimore  in  1868. 

Children  of  (512)  Thomas"  and  Mary  (Treen)  Cartwright. 


1400 
140 1 
1402 
1403 
1404 

1405 
1406 
1407 

1408 

1409 


I.  Mary  Elizabeth':  b.  Aug.  5,  1818;  d.  June  10,  1819. 

II.  Mary  LawliSON' :   b.  Aug.  15,  1821  ;  unmd. 

HI.  Henry  Thomas':  b.  Mch.  25,  1823;  d.  Mch.  30,  1824. 

IV.  Alice  Sarah ':  b.  Sep.  6,  1824;  unmd. 

V.  Septimus  LEVERING' :    b.  July  2,    1826;    drowned  at  sea 
in  1845. 

VL  Thomas  Levering':  b.  May  2,  1828;  d.  Feb.  25,  1833. 

VII.  EliaS  WaTERHOUSE' :   b.  Sep.6,  1829;  d.  Mch.4,  1833. 

VIII.  Elizabeth  Emily':   b.   Aug.  25,   1831;   m.  Dec.  23, 
1 86 1,  George  Young.  (3462) 

IX.  GeORGIANNA':    b.   June   17,    1833;    m.   Dec.   21,    1859, 
George  Fred'k  Chappell.     She  d.  Mch.  2,  189^.  (3467) 

X.  ANN  CHARLOTTE' :    b.  April  I,   1835;    'Ti-  Dec.  24,  i860, 
Edmund  Greenaway.  (3474) 


I) 


2^4  THI-:    Li:\l-R1NG    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (  5J3  i  Alice    (  Cartwrig-ht )  and  Thomas  Waterhouse. 

1410.  1.  \\\u\  Al.lcj-:':  h.  .N')\'.  29,  iXio;  m.  Au^.  29,  1839,  John 
M.  Sinclair,  "t  Wancn  Co.,  Ohio.  They  ifmoxcd  t 
Bcaiichaiiip.  Washington  Co..  11!.,  where  he  d.  Feb.  22, 
icSO/.  Mrs.  S..  with  her  three  sons,  removed  in  1870  to 
Caledonia.  Mm.,  where  she  d.  Mch.  8.  1885.         (M^o) 

141  I.  11.  .lAWliS  Thomas':  b.  about  1822;  m.  Feb.  25,  1852, 
Almira  B,  Lonu,  w  im  died.  He  m.  21]  Oct.  20,  1871, 
Mrs.  Nanc\-  S.  Bottorti".  (3475) 

Children  of  (514)  Seth    and  Sarah  (Sinclair)  Cartwright. 

1412.  I.  John  W.':  b.  June  1.  1831.  in  Washin^jton,  D.  C;  m. 
Uec.  3,  1837,  Hannah  Mullen,  of  Warren  Co.,  O.  He 
enlisted  in  1861  in  34th  Ohio  Zouaves.  At  end  of  one 
year  was  commissioned  as  ist  Lieut,  and  made  Quarter- 
master of  the  re;:;iment.  In  18O3  he  took  command  of 
Co.  A.  and  was  promoted  to  Major  in  the  same  \ear.  In 
the  ixittle  of  Winchester.  Va.,  in  Oct.,  1864, — while  in 
Command  of  the  sk'irmish  line, — he  fell,  mortalh' 
wounded,  and  died  one  month  after.  His  widow  married 
John  Reichel.      Thex-  reside  in  Davton,  O.  (3486) 

141;.  11.  \\aU\  JaNH':  b.  Oct.  s.  18^2,  in  W.  Cit>- ;  m.  Nathan 
Jones.     Res.  near  Waynesxille,  O.  (34^9) 

1414.  111.  Tho.WAS':  b.  Sep.  ;,  iS:;4;  d.  in  i8s3,  near  Wavnes- 
ville,  O. 

141;.  1\.  KACHlii.  Klizabi-:th*  :  b.  June  11,  1836,  in  W.  City; 
m.  in  1877,  J.  H\an  Ke\-s,  of  Wax'nesville.  O.      No  chn. 

1416.  V.  Sarah   AI.ICH':    b.  Oct.    18,    i8:;8,   in  Wa\ne  Co.,  O.; 

unmd.      Res.  near  Waxiiesxille,  O. 

1417.  \l.   M;rH  l.l-:vHRlN(i' :    b.  Mi\    i;;.   1842.  in  Wayne  Co.,  O.; 

m.   in    1808,    Hmma   F.    Merritt,    of   Waynesville,   where 
they  n-side.  (3493) 

Son  of  (515)  Elizabeth    (Cartwright)  and  Allen  Brown. 

1418.  I.   DAVID':  b.  JuneC.  1844;  m.  Au.-.  15,  1867,  Mary  Haines. 

Res.  Waynes\ille.  O.  (3495) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  255 

Child  of  (516)  Septimus''  and  Elizabeth  (Bone)  Cartwright. 

141Q.     1.   Hmma  Alice  •  :   b.  June  23,  1858;   immd. 

Children  of  (527)  Ann''  (Tennis)  and  Enos  Lukens. 

1420.  I.   MARIA' :   b.  1803;   ni.  to  Charles  Shoemaker,  M.  D. 

(3497) 

142 1.  II.   HlizaBETH':   b.  1805;   ni.to  Israel  Tennis;  d.  in  1895,  ''^ 

Lancaster  Co.,  Pa. 

1422.  111.   Sarah  ■:   b.  i8o5;  m.  to  Jesse  Shoemaker.      Lived  and 

d.  in  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa. 

142^.     IV.  William  T.' :    b.    1808;  m.  Maria  Kulp  ;   d.  in   1882  in 
Mont.^.  Co.,  Pa.  (3499) 

1424.  V.   ABRAHAM  T.':  b.  1810;  m.  Esther  Williams.     He  d    in 

1895,  at  Lansdale,  Pa.,  where  she  res.  (3 500) 

1425.  VI.   HANNAH':  b.  1813;  m.  to  Benjamin  Penrose.     Lived  and 

d.  in  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa. 

1426.  Vll.   MARGARET':    b.   twin;   m.  to  Joseph    Penrose.      Lived 

and  d.  in  Lancaster  Co.,  Pa. 

1427.  VIII.  EnosT.':  b.  1815;  m.  Sarah  Ruth.     He  d.  in  Hatfield, 

Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  (35 10) 

Children  of  (528)  Sarah"  (Tennis)  and  John  Hughes. 

1428.  I.   OWEN'  :  d.  unmd. 

1429.  II.   WILLIAM':   m.  Margaret  Yocum. 

1430.  III.   ANN':  m.  to  Eli  McGlathery. 

1431.  IV.   MaR^':   m.  to  Robert  Kenderdine. 

Children  of  (535)  "William  "  and  Rebecca  (Williams)  Tennis. 

1432.  I.   JANE': 


1433 

1434 

1435 
1436 

1437 
1438 


II.  JOHN': 

III.  OWEN': 

IV.  REBECCA'  : 

V.  ISAAC': 

VI.  MIRIAM': 

VII.  ISRAEL': 

All  born  in  Penna.  and  removed  with  parents  to  Ohio, 


2:,h  illK    l.l-\Hl''ING    FAWILV. 


Children  of  (536)  Rachel'  (Tennis)  and  Isaac  Hughes. 

14V).      I.    loilN':    h.   Jul\    H).    170,   in   TowanunLin.  Pa.;    m.;    d. 
Ma\-  jn,  1S4  I  ;    no  i.'lin. 

1440.  II.    1:LIZA':    b.  Mcli.  2/,  1800,  in   Inwamcncin,  Pa.;    unmd.; 

J.  April  I),  iSj:;. 

1441.  III.    IaNH':    I\    liiiH-  4,    i.SoS,    in    iDwamencin,    Pa.;    m.  to 

Jnsi-ph   Siippliv.     Kl'S.,    West   Point,    Mont^i.    Co.,    Pa. 
Had  7  chn..  >  of  ilu-ni  d.  (3512) 

144J.      1\.   ()\\i:n    :    1\  UfC.  20,    1815;    m.   Tac)-  Bates.      He  is  d. 
Had  6  c-hn. 


Children  of  (535)  John    and (Allen)  Tennis. 

144^     1.  SAN\ri;i.  : 

1444.      II.    ALLKN    :  ;   m.  .War\-  Mover. 

i44v      III.    I(  )IIN-  : 

There  was  a  bequest  to  Samuel,  son  of  John,  in  the 
last  will  of  Samuel'  Tennis. 


Children  of  (53*^)  Samuel'  and  Mary  (Ladenberg)  Tennis. 

1446.  I.   Bai^BaI^A'  : 

1447.  II.    Ill/A':  ;   in,  t,,   I, ,1,11  Kaiiison. 

1448.  111.    IskAEI.':  ;    111.  hlizabeth   Lukens.     Res.  at  Dru 

mofr.  Lan^.,^'^u■l  Co.,  Pa.     It  is  said  the\-  had   1  i  chn. 
I  have  tried  to  learn  of  them. 

1441;.    IV.  Mary" ;  m. Cio\d. 

I4nO.      \.    IaNK':    ;    m.    ist    to   Marpole.    _>lI   to    Buckhaus. 

Kes.,  Germantnwn.  Pa.      "Is  the  onl\  one  of  her  family 
living,"  \\r«»te  Mrs.  Jane  Supplee. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  257 

Children  of  (540)  Israel'  and  Elizabeth  (Hughes)  Tennis. 

1451.  1.  JOHN': 

1452.  11.  Lamanda'  : 

1453.  HI.   JANE':  ;   m.  to Bowman. 

1454.  IV.   ISRAEL': 
I45S-  V-  SAMUEL': 

Effort  to  learn  of  these  proved  fruitless. 

Children  of  (537)  Mary"  (Tennis)  and  Owen  Jenkins. 

1456.  1.   Jane  ' :    b.  April    12,  1805;    "i.  Feb.    5,  1829,  to  Jonathan 

Evans,  M.  D.,  who  d,  in  1852.  She  d.  June  3,  1882,  at 
Lansdale,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  (35 17) 

1457.  11.  JOHN  M':  b.  Feb.  18,  1807;  d.  Oct.  25,  1879,  at  Colma, 

Montg.  Co.,  Pa.;  unmd. 

1458.  111.   ISRAEL':   b.  July   14,  1809;   d.  Dec.  5,  1810,  at  Colma, 

Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

1459.  IV.   ELIZABETH':    b.  Sep.    12,    1811;    d.   Mch.  28,   1879,  '^t 

Colma,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.;  unmd. 

1460.  V.  Sarah  ■:  b.  Oct.  29,  1814;  m.  Aug.  27,  1838,  to  John  S. 

Lungren,  who  d.  in  1877.  She  d.  Aug.  13,  1894,  at 
Ogontz,  near  Philad,  (3514) 

1461.  VI.   RACHEL':   b.  June  22,  1817;  unmd.     Res.  at  Colma,  Pa. 

1462.  Vll.  MARY':  b.  Sep.    12,    1820;    m.  Oct.  23,  1862,  to  Rev. 

George  Higgins,  who  d.  in  1862,  at  Hatfield,  Pa,  No  chn. 
Rev.  H.  was  pastor  of  Montgomery  Baptist  Church,  of 
Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  for  many  years.  A  former  wife  was 
Eleanor,  oldest  dau.  of  Rev.  Horatio  Gates  Jones,  of  Rox- 
borough,  Philad.,  by  his  first  wife  Esther  Righter,  who 
was  a  daughter  of  John  Righter,  who  was  a  brother  to 
the  wives  of  Enoch  and  Aaron  Levering.  Eleanor  had 
no  chn. 


(17) 


2vS  THH    Li:\HRING    FA.WILV. 

i 
HK.imi  (IHNKKATION. 

Children  oi  (  544  )  Annie     (  Berg:stresser )  and  Jacob  Kreamer. 

146^  I.  .loSHPH  B/:  h.  Mcti. -'(),  i.Su;  m-  l^t-c.  14,  1861,  Barbara 
VVisnur    I'.  ( ).  CrcanK-r\-.  Pa.  (35i9) 

14^)4.     II.   \\ai^(-,ari-:t\  \\  June  7.  18^6;  d.  Sep.  21,  18^- 

14();.  III.  N.AO.WI  B.\  h.  April  20,  1838;  m.  Feb.  17,  1872,10  John 
K.  Wurtz.  wlin  J.  Sep.  6,  i8go.  Mrs.  W.  resides  at  Nor- 
ristown.  Pa.  (3530 

i4C)().  I\'.  HMtLlNH":  b.  Auu.  13,  1840;  m.  Oct.  21,  1871,10  Enos 
S.  Schwenck.  P.  O.  (jraterstnrd,  Pa.  (3S3<J) 

1467.  W   FREDERICK ^   b.  Dec.  16,  1842;  d.  Jan.  2Q,  1844. 

1468.  \  I.   Jacob ^ :   b.  Jan..  1844  ;  m. ,  P.  O.  Green  Spring, 

Cumb.  Cn.,  Pa. 

I4(yi).      Ml.    HH^•R^^    b.    .Nov.    w,    18^1  ;    m.  ,  P.  O.  C^een 

Spring,  (>uinb.  Co.,  Pa. 

ANN!!-:  ■  liad  no  chn.  by  2A  husband.  Rev.  Ua\id  Ber^jey. 

Children  of  (,547)  Daniel    and  Angeline  ("Weaver)  Godshalk. 

1470.  I.    I.  W'liLLINCiTON"  :   b.  ;   m.  Drucilla  Lukens. 

1471.  11.   .Wary  Fa\MA^  :   b.  ;   unnid. 

Children  of  (545)  Jonas  F.   and  Susan  (Delp)  Godshalk. 

1472.  I.  CHARLKS  1).':  b.  Jan.  21,  185 1  ;  m.  Anna  Moyer.     Res. 

l.ansdale.  Pa.  (3543) 

147^.      II.    Harry':   b.  in  i8:;v,   unmd 

1474.  III.  (lUORGH  D.':  b.  iniS:;s;  m.  Matilda  Ellis.  Res.  Kulps- 
ville.  Pa.  (3549) 

147;.  i\'.  J(^NAS  I).':  b.  N<i\-.  14,  i8:;6;  in.  Emma  Romio;,  who  d. 
Au;:.  10,  l88().     Fie  d.  Jul\-  8,  180)4.  (3554) 

1476.  W  Anna":  b.  Sep.  30,  1858;  m.  to  John  T.  Troxel.  Res. 
Kulps\ille,  Pa.  (3560) 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  259 

1477.  VI.   Emma":   b. ;  m.  to  Davis  Stover.     Res.  Lansdale 

Pa.  myo) 

1478.  VII.  Amanda'':  d.  young. 

1479.  Vlll.   Milton":    d.  younn. 

1480.  1.x.  Susan":  unmd. 

Childfen  of  (551)  William'  and  Mary  (Price)  Godshalk. 

1481.  I.  Estella":  b.  May  5,  1868;  m.  to  William  Ensley.     Res. 

Philad. 

1482.  II.   ANNIE":  b.  Dec.  i,  1869.     Lives  at  Kulpsville,  Pa. 

1483.  III.  Laura":  b.  Eeb.  4,  1872.     Lives  at  Kulpsville,  Pa. 

1484.  IV.   Harry":  b.  Sep.  14,  1875.     Lives  at  Kulpsville,  Pa. 

1485.  V.  Sallie":   b.  May  12,  1883.     Lives  at  Kulpsville,  Pa. 

Children  of  (552)  Barbara    (Godshalk)  and  Charles  Roop. 

i486.     I.   Anna":    b.  Sep.  8,  1852;    m.  to  John  Kendi^,  merchant, 
Kulpsville,  Pa.     She  d.  April  21,  1879.  (3574) 

1487.  II.  SylvanIA":    b.  Nov.  6,  i8t;3  ;    m.  to  James  M.  Hallman. 

She  d.  Dec.  25,  1873. 

1488.  III.  Sallie":   b.  Sep.  21,  1855;   m.  to  John  Kendio,  widower 

of  Anna.  (3575) 

Children  of  (553)  Jacob  A.  and  Eliza  (Bruner)  Fry. 

1489.  I.   Daniel  B.":  b.  Jan.  3,  1850;    d.  Feb.  22,  1873;  unmd. 

1490.  U.  Mary  Ann  B.":    b.  Oct.  27,  185 1  ;   m.  to  William  Quinn. 

She  d.  Feb.  4,  1880.      He  d.  (3580) 

1491.  III.   AMANDA  B.":    b.  July  18,    1853;   m.  to  Oliver  B.  Hains. 

(3581) 

1492.  IV.  Jacob  B.":   b.  July  18,  1855  ;   d.  Sep.  4,  1856. 

1493.  V.  Sarah  Ann  B.":    b.  Mch.  29,   1857;    m.  to  Jacob  Bean. 

No  chn. 

1494.  VI.  William  B.":    b.  Jan.  10,  1859;   d.  Mch.  u,  1873. 

1495.  VII.  Ephraim  B.":   b.  Nov.  24,  i860;   d.  Mch.  12,  1873. 

1496.  VIII.  Charles  B.":    b.  July  20,    1863;   m.  Elsie  Goodman 

Familv  lives  at  Pottstown,  Pa.  (3582) 


26o  THK    l.r.\l-:kl\G    1-AMILY. 

Children  of  (554)  Margaret    (Fry)  and  Philip  Stong. 

1407.  I.   Barbara  ANN":   ;  unmd.     Res.,  Nmth  Wales,  Pa. 

i4i)S.  II.   IJ.MIRA":  ;  J.  unmd. 

I4()t).  III.   I-ANNIH":  :   in.  to  Si^nus  Auij;usta  Clausfelder. 

iqoo.  I\'.  Cornelius":  ;  m.  Amanda  Bockhamer. 

Children  of  (555)  David  A.   and  Catharine  (Boyer)  Fry. 

i^oi.     I.   ABRAHA.M":    ;    m.  Sarah  Swenk.     Li\e  in  Philad. 

ii;o2.     II.   l.oi'lSA":    ;    m.  to  John  Dehaven.     They  moved 

to  \'iri:inia. 

i^ov     III.   Joseph  WaRRHN':  ;   m.  Ann  Beer.     He  d. 

1^04.     I\.   I)A\'1I)':  ;  d.  unmd. 

Children  of  (556j  Fronica  A.    (Fry)  and  James  Umstead. 

I  SOv     I.   I-IHTTa":  h.  in  i<S:;6;  m.  to  Ahner  Cassell. 

it;o6.     11.   ANNaWaRIA':  ;  unmd. 

i^o;.      111.   Morris":  ;    m.  Nettie  Ray. 

.      Child  of  (557)  Williani  A/  and  Rosalinda  (Piexotto)  Fry. 
i!;o<S.     1.   IiNGLEBERT  Piexotto':   Li\es  in  New  Jersey. 

Children  of  (55*?)  Elizabeth  A."  (Fry)  and  Jacob  Garges. 

15a;.     1.   KaHI:':   h.  Nov.  7,  i8s(';   unmd. 

IS  10.     11.   hANIEl/:  ;  m.  Hannah  Reitf. 

i^ii.      III.    ISAIAIT:  ;   m.  Hlizabeth  Heckler. 

Child  of   (560)  Daniel  O.  and  Elizabeth  S.  (.Fry)  Fry. 

i^ij.     I.  WaliNDA  Kl.MIRa":  b.  Oct.  4,    1S61  ;  m.  to  Frank  Price. 
Res.  Harlewsville,  Pa. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  261 

Children  of  same  and  Anna  (Swartz),  2d  wife. 

i5n.  II.   Ambrose  S.':   b.  Feb.  4,  1868;   m.  Vinnie  Heckler. 

1514.  III.   ALVINS.':  b.  April  12,  1870;  m.  Hannah   Henning. 

1515.  IV.   ANNORA':   b.  June  12,  1871  ;  unmd. 

1 5 16.  V.  Catharine':  b.  Mch.  14,  1873;  unmd. 

1 5 17.  VI.   HlizaBETH":   b.  Jan.  lo,  1876;   unmd. 

1 5 18.  VII.  Sarah  Jane':  b.  Dec.  22,  1878. 

1519.  VIII.     Martha":  b.  July  20,  1882. 

Ctiildren  of  (563)  George  R.  and  Elizabeth  (Keisen)  Fry. 

1520.  I.   Anna**:  b,  about  1848;  m.  to  James  B.  Edwards,     Res. 

Lansdale,  Pa.  (3584) 

1 52 1.  II.   Rebecca';  ;  m.  to  Isaac  B.  Moyer.     Res.  Philad. 

(3585) 

Children  of  (566)  Barbara    (Fry)  and  Abraliam  Springer, 

1522.  I.  JOHN  Wesley':  b.  Jan.    12,   1859;  unmd.     Res.  Kulps- 

ville,  Pa. 

1523.  II.  William  Morris':  b.  Sept.  13,  i860;  m.  Maria  Boorse. 

Res.  Kulpsville,  Pa. 

1524.  III.  James  Monroe':  b.  in  1864;  m.  Lena  Wambold.     Res. 

Lansdale,  Pa. 

1525.  IV.  Benjamin  Franklin':   b.   Dec.   31,    1865;   m.   Emma 

Apple. 

Children  of  (567)  Eli'  and  Anna  (Essicfc)  Fry. 

1526.  1.  Mary  Emma':  b.  Dec.  20,  1857;  m.  to  Christian  A.  Wis- 

mer.     Res.  near  Gratersford,  Pa.  (3587) 

1527.  II.  Alice':  b.  May  18,  1859;  m.to  Lewis  B.  Wismer.     Res, 

near  Gratersford,  Pa,  (3589) 

1528.  111.  Clement':  b.  Jan.  7,  1868;  m.  Flora  Lachman. 

(3592) 

1529.  IV.  Susanna':  b.  Sept.  n,  1869, 

1530.  V.  Jacob':  b.  Aug.  12,  1871. 


262  THH    I. i:\r.klNG    FA.MILV 


Child  of   (570)  Sophia  F.    cHallman)  and  Israel  Shell. 

i^>i.      I.   l.oi'ISH  H/:   b.  Sc-pi.  6,    1.S42;   m.  Sept.  4,  1862,  to  Rfiff 
Gottshalk.     Ki-^.  h<>nbiicl^X',  l';i.  (3593) 


Children  ot  (57 J  )  Susanna    (Hallman)  and  John  Willouer. 

i^U\     I.   MAkV  ANN':   b.  Au^.  2.  i<S4^;   in.  Mch.    19,    1859,  to  Ben- 
jamin K.  Bikkwaltir,  who  J.  Au.u.  21,  187s.        (3596) 
She  ni.  2 J  to  J.  Stearly. 

1;;;.      II.   WaRGARET"  :   b.  [)vL.  I,,  1844;   m.  to  Adani  1-oidam.     She 
.1.  N..\.  28,  1874.  (3605) 

i;^4.      111.     Sophia':   b.  No\ .  7,  1846;  J.  in  infancy. 

1;;;.     I\  .     Jacob":  b.  Oct.  12,  1848;  d.  in  infancy. 

\^T,().     \.   John":    b.    May    22,    i8si;     m.    Jan.    13,    1883,    Lizzie 
.Vlowr.      Re.s.  Iionbiid^e,  Pa.  (3606) 

15^,7-      \  I-   Josiil'H':   b.  Au^.  8,  i8s3;   ni.  Kate   Bean.      Kes.  Skip- 
pack,  Pa.  (3607) 

i;^8.      \ll.     l:i)\\ARl)':  b.  Jan.  12,  \H-^()  \  m.  in  1880  Matilda  Shuler. 
Kos.  Monl  Clare.  Pa.  (3608) 

1^39.      \  III.   CHAlvLHS":   b.  Au,2.  6.  i8s9;   unnid. 

1 S40.      i.\.    AMANDA':   b.  Now  21,  1862;  d.  in  infancx'. 

i;4i.    .\.     Wll.LlAW':   b.  Ma\   28,  186s;   unmd. 

Children  of  (572)  Jacob  F.  and  Elizabeth  (Weber)  Hallman. 

i>42.  I.  ClAl^oLINt":   b.  Auu.  22,  18:;^ 

i^4V  11.    AN(il-:LINH'":   b.  Oct.  20,  1838. 

134-4-  I"     WlLl-lA.W  :    b.  Oct.   10.   i860 

IS4;.  I\  .    I  )A\I1)'':    b.  Sep.  6.   1862. 

i;4^.  \.    \MANl)A':   b    No\  .   1:;,   1864 

1^47.  \  I.    Al,HliWT":   b.  Jan.   1,   1867. 

is48.  \ll.  Sarah':  b.  Ndw  \(),  1871. 

Famih-  rt-side  in  Canada;  all  unmarried. 


POSTERIT^•   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  263 

Children  of  (573)  Margaret'  (Hallman)  and  "Washington  S.  Grater. 

1549.  1.   ADALJ":  d.  youno;. 

1550.  II.  Isabella":  b.  Nov.  i8,  1S44;  m.  to  Jacob  S.  Geller,  who 

is    e\tensi\el\'   enniijied   in    merchandizing    at    Lansdale, 
Montg.  Co..  Pa.  (3617) 

1551.  HI.   Amanda":  m.  tn  I.e\i  Rosenberger,  whod.  i8g3.  (361S) 

No  issue  by  2d  marriage  with  O.  Z.  Nace. 

Children  of  ( 574 )  Catharine '  ( Hallman )  and  Capt.  Wm.  H.  Davis. 

1552.  I.   Annie':   b.  Aug.  24,  1850;   m.  Mch.,  1873,  to  Henry  Nuss. 

(3612) 

1553.  II.  Jerome  H.':   b.  Oct.  6,   1852;   m.,  in   187s,  Mary  Ann 

Johnson.     He  d.  Sep.  18,  1885.      No  chn. 

1554.  111.  William  FR^':    b.  May  26,   1854;    m.  Oct.    13,   1877, 

Sarah  Elizabeth  Kline.  (36^0) 

1555.  IV.  LIZZIE  H.^  b.  Oct.  I,  i8s6;  m.  Oct.  23,  1875,  to  Wil- 

liam W.  Kline.  (3634) 

1556.  V.  Eugene  S.':  b.  Mch.  24,  1858;  m.  Oct.,  1879,  Amanda 

W.  Kline.  (3638) 

.    1557.     VI.  Kate  H.':  b.  Jan.  24,    i860;  m.  Mch.,   1879,  to  Jacob 
Rapp.  (3641) 

1558.  VII.  Bella  C:  b.  Nov.  12,  1861;  unmd. 

1559.  VIII.   MAR^'  ALICE':   b.  Jan.  17,  1866;   m.  Sep.  13.  1884,  to 

Oilman  H.  Gottshalk.  (3643) 

1560.  IX.  Ida  H.':    b.  Dec.  5,  1867;    m.  Feb.  i,  1890,  to  William 

Keely.  (3648) 

Children  of  (575)  Sarah    (Hallman)  and  Jonathan  Hunsberger. 

1561.  I.  William  H.':  b.  Mch.  26.  1855;  m.  July  11,  1874,  Mary 

Ann   Hendricks.  (364c)) 

1562.  II.   ISRAEL  H.':  b.  Feb.  9,  1857;  m.  Nov.  9,  1878,  Josephine 

Goldsmith.      Res.  Ironbridge,  Pa.  (3615) 

1563.  III.  ANNIE  Jane':    b.  Mch.   10,  1861  ;  m.  Dec.  15,  1883,  to 

Henry  B.  Sell.      Res.  Ironbridge,  Pa.  (3612) 


264  THl£    LBVliRING   FAMin'. 

1564.  I\.    fzLLA":   iininJ.     Res.  Philad.  with  her  father. 

1565.  \.    1:.M.MA':   uhmkI.     Kes.  Pliilad.  with  her  father. 

Children  of  (576)  Joseph  F.   and  Catharine  (Stauffer)  Hallman. 

1566.  I.   MllJON":    b.  Jan.  10,  1857;    m.  Oct.  25,  1879,   Elizabeth 

Reiff.  (3653) 

1567.  II.   (  iARkl-yr' :    b.  .\'i)v.  12,  ICS58;   m.  Maud  (jlatchley. 

iq68.      111.   .loSHPH  S.':   b.  Dec.  lo,  i860;   m.  Ellen  Heist. 

iS6c).      1\.    Hhttv  Ann':    b.   June  28,    1863;    m.  to  Dr.   Da\id   H, 
Ber^iey. 

IS70.     V.   Margaret':    b.  Mch.  6,    1865;    m.  Oct.  14.    1885,  to  J. 
Montjiomery  Raysor,  who  d.  Nov.  6,  1893. 

i^-i.     \1.  Catharine':   b.  Auu.  18,  1867;   m.  Oct.  17,  1888,  to 
Har\ey  Buckwalter. 

is72.     \  11.   William":    b.  Dec.  v,  1869;    m.  Feb.  25,   1893,  Sallie 
Yerjj;er. 

i^7V      \lll.   Si;SAN':   b.  Jan.  11,  1872;  unmd. 

IS74-      1>^-   IRWIN':   b.  Sep.  8,  1874;  unmd. 

iS7v      >^-   Amanda':    b.  Nov.  15,  1876;    m.  in   1895  1^**  Jacob  Buck- 
waiter. 

1576.     -Xi.   H\a':   b.  June  23,  1879. 

Children  of  (577)  William  F.   and  Sarah  (Zicglcr)  Hallman. 

IS77-  I-    Howard  M.^   b.  Oct.  14,  1866. 

1^78.  11.   JOSEPH  Elmer':   b.  l)ec.  14.  1867;  d.  May  21,  1868. 

IS7')-  III.   LIZZIE  Minerva':   b.  July  25,  and  d.  Sep.  15,  1870. 

iq8o.  1\'.   Laura  May':   b.  May  10,  and  d.  Sep.  29,  1873. 

J 58 1.  \.  Clara  Z.':  b.  Dec.  27.  1874. 

1582.  \1.  W'lLLLAM  Perry':  b.  Au^.  15,  1876. 

iv8v  ML  Calvin  Penrose':    b.  Jan.  17  and  d.  July  26,  1878. 

1584.  \1II.    Waid  ACiNES':   b.  Jan.  14,  1883. 

isSs.  1\.  Sallie  Blanche':  b.  April  15,  1884. 


POSTERIT>'  OF   \VI3ARD    LEVERING.  265 


Children  of  (578)  John  L:  and  Esther  (Keely)  Fry. 

1586.  1.   JOSEPH   H.\    b.    Dec.   8,    1849;    m.   Mary   Long.      Res., 

Philad.  (3661) 

1587.  11.   Emma":    b.    April    19,    1851  ;    m.   to  Charles   H.    Veghte. 

Res.,  New  York.     No  chn. 

1588.  111.  Clara":    b.  Oct.  19,    1854;    m.  to  William  F.  Erichson. 

Res.,  Philad.  .  (3662) 

1589.  IV.  Catharine':   b.  April  17,  1858;   m.  to  John  W.  Crater. 

Res.,  Easton,  Pa.  (3666) 

1590.  V.  John  P.":    b.  Sep.  21,  1859;  m.  Tillie  A.  Keyser.     Res., 

Phoeni.wille,  Pa.  (3670) 

1591.  VI.   David  K.':   b.  Nov.  16,  1863;  unmd. 

1592.  Vll.  William  R.':  b.  April  25,  1865;  unmd. 


Children  of  (579)  Mary'  (Fry)  and  Alfred  D.  Briggs. 

1593.  I.   Milton':  b.  Aug.  25,  1848;  m.  in  1873  Maggie  Ridge. 

(3675) 

1594.  11.   Kate':    b.  Ju1\-  3,    1849;    m.  in  1870  to  Minot  L.  Christ- 

man.  (3677) 

1595.  111.   Anna':   b.  Jul\-  30,  1850;   unmd. 

1596.  IV.  Alfred  J.':    b.  Mch.  9,    1852;    m.  in   1880  Anna  Pan- 

coast.  (3679) 

1597.  V.   Louisa':   b.  Nov.  13,  1861  ;   unmd. 


Children  of  (581)  Magdalene   (Kline)  and  Abraham  Reed. 

1598.  I.  Gabriel': 

1599.  11.  Dillman': 

1600.  111.  Samuel': 

160 1.  IV.  Abraham': 

1602.  V    Mary  Ann':     All  d.  in  infancy. 


j66  THK    LEVliPING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (582)  Samuel    and  Matilda  (Samel)  Kline. 

lOo^  1.  Sarah':  b.  Fib.  ^.  iSt;o;  m.  to  James  Wilkr.  Res.  Al- 
leiitown.  P.i.  (S68i.) 

i<')04.      II.   Fihnna":   b.  .  i.S:;j;   m.   to  Ltwis  Sheverv.     She  J. 

'   (3682) 
\(X)y.     111.    Al.Ka:":   b.   Dec.   S,    i.S:;:?;   m.  to  AUvrt  Zfllnt-r.     Rrs. 
Aik-ntou  n.  Pa.  (3684) 

1606.  I\  .   \VlLLIA.\r:   b.  Oct.  22,  i8t;8;  m.  Anna  Kennin^er,   who 

J.;  ni.  _\i,  Kate-  ReniuT,.     P.  O.,  Mainland,  Pa.     (3694) 

1607.  \'.  Jacob":  ;  immd. 

1608.  \  I.    III. 1. WAN":  ;   m.  Susan  Christman.      Res.  Hmaus, 

Pa.  (3701) 

iTxx).      \11,   MACJDALliNH":  ;  J.  Nounii. 

1610  \  111.  John':  b.  Oct.  is.  1S66;  m.  Anna  Bressent.  Res. 
.Allcntown,  Pa.  (370S) 

if.ii.      I.\.   CJHARLIZS':   ;    in.    hllcn  Sholl.     Res.    Allentown, 

1^1.  (3707) 

Children  of  (584)  Elizabeth    (Kline)  and  Dillman  Bean. 

iC)\2.  1.  William":  b.  N'o\'.  27,  1849 ;  m.  Mar.oaret  Dettra,  who  d. 
No  chn.  He  m.  jd  Sallie  l)ettra.  Res.  Lederachxille, 
Mont;:.  Co.,  Pa.  (3709) 

i6n.      II.   SAkAll":   b.  in  i,S:;i  ;  d.  Oct.  2,  i8s7. 

1O14.      111.    I:STHBR":  ;   m.  to  Seixias  Kline.     Res.,  Philad. 

(  v-iO) 

i6iv      l\.      RtBECCA":  ;  m.  to  Mathias  Dettra.     Res.,  Am- 

l">ler,  Pa.  (3722) 

Children  of  (585)  John  F.   and  Susanna  (Hendricks)  Swartz. 

K)if..      I.   HlizaHHTH":   b.  Oct.  25  and  d.  .\'o\ .  17,  1X43. 

1617.  II.  Salomh":  b.  May  27,  184^;  m.  Jan.  17,  1869,  to  Aaron 
R<»ot.      Li\e  near  Pyrmont,  Ind. 

iCiS.  III.  Isaac":  b.  Jul\-  17,  1850;  m.  Au^.  9,  1874,  Catharine 
Studebaker.     Live.  Pyrmont,  Ind. 

Children  of  same  and  Hsther  (Fonts)  2d  wife. 


POSTERIT^■   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  267 

1619.  IV.   ANNA":   b.  Jan.  11,  1859;  m.  Feb.  23,  1888,  to  William 

A.  Stewart.      Li\e  near  Heath,  Ind. 

1620.  V.   John":     b.    Mch.    24,    1863;    m.    April   6,    1887,    Laura 

Widener.     Live  near  Pyrmont,  Ind. 
Family  live  in  Carroll  Co.,  Ind. 

Children  of  (586)  George  F,  and  Mary  (Moyer)  Swartz. 

162 1.  1.  Susanna': 

1622.  II.  Sarah": 

1623.      111.    ABRAHAM': 

1624.  IV.  Mary': 

Family  live  at  Cerro  Gordo,  111. 

Children  of  (587)  Catharine   (Swartz-Hendricks)  and  Martin  Kulp. 

1625.  I.   ABRAHAM':  b.  Sept.  11,  1846;  d.  Oct.  8,  1864. 

1626.  II.  Susanna':  b.  Dec.  15,  1853;  d.  Sept.  17,  1854. 

1627.  III.   HENRY':    b.   Feb.    13,    1856;  m.   Feb.    10,    1877,   Susan 

Benner.  (3725) 

Child  of  (588)  Mary'  (Swartz)  and  Martin  Kulp. 

1628.  1.   Mary';  ;   m.  to  Joseph  Godshalk.     Li\e  near  Iron- 

bridge,  MontLi.  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (589)  Elizabeth'  (Swartz)  and  Edward  Thompson. 

1629.  I.  Theodore  F.':  b.  Dec.  24,  1850;  d.  Jui\-  7,  1853. 

1630.  II.   Johns.':   b.  about  1852. 

Children  of  (590)  Sarah  A.'  (Swartz)   and  William  R.  Christman. 

1631.  I.  ABRAHAM  Franklin':)  fd.  Aug.  20, 1855. 

[b.  May  13,  1855;^ 

1632.  II.  William  Henry':      J  (d. Sep.  25,  1855. 

1633.  ill.   Hmma  a.':   b.  Feb.  24  and  d.  \u<^.  9,  i860. 

1634.  IV.   Ida  Amanda':  b.  Nov.  5,  1863;  d.  July  5,  1865. 

1635.  V.   Francis  L.':   Lives  in  Philad. 


20.S  nil-:  Li;\HRiNG  family. 

Children  of   (59J  )  Abraham  F.   and  Catharine  (Siegfried)  Swartz. 

16^6.    1.  Susanna  l.oriSA":    b.    Feb.    u,   18^6;   m.  in    1879  to 
HiMirx   B.  Lapp.     I',  n.,  f-ricks.  Bucks  Co.,  Pa. 

(373-2) 

16^7.      II.    \\AIt'^■'■:   b.  Sept.  2^,  1857;   m.  in    188^  to  Isaac  B.  Beide- 
niaii.      P.  ()..  Nonitoinille,  iWontjj;.  Co.,  Pa.       (^7^8) 

1638.  111.   Isaac  Franklin":   b.  April  27,  i860;  m.  in  1885,  Amanda 

Flizabcth  Bishop. 

1639.  '^  •    '(MIX  S.':   b.  April  1- ,   1864;  d.  June  2,   1866. 

1640.  V.   ABRAHAM    Lincoln':     b.    June    2-],    1866;   ni     in    1889, 

Amanda  Crouthamel. 

1641.  \1.   W'lLLiA.W  FlENR^':   b.  May   ^i,  i868  ;  d.   April  15,  1878. 

Children  of  same  and  Mary  C.  (Swartz),  2d  wife. 

1642.  \11.  Norman  S.':  b.  Oct.  12.  188^. 

1643.  VIII.  Maurice  S.':  b.  Dec.  10,  1884;  d.  Mch.  27,  1885. 

Family  li\e  at  Blooming  Glen,  Bucks  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (592)  Georg-e    and  Susan  (Groff)  Stong. 

1644.  1.  SaLLIL': 

1645.  11.  John": 

1646.  111.  IlLNR^": 

1647.  1\'.  Xl-VIN': 

All  unmarried. 

Children  of   (593)  Frederick   and  Miss  (Weidensaul)  Stong-. 

1648.  1.   William  Flmlr'': -;   m.  Caroline  Wells. 

1649.  II.   Sallih^ ;  spinster. 

1650.  111.    I:L1ZAHHTH': ;   m.  to Baum. 

i6e;i.  1\.   John": ;   m.  Hmma  . 

1652.     \'.  Charles': ;  m. 

i6s^.      \1.    ANNA": ;  d.  \dunii. 


POSTERITY  OF   VVIGARD    LEVERING.  269 

Child  of  (594)  John    and  Elizabeth  (Printz)  Stong. 

1654.  1.  Anna  Mary': ;  spinster. 

Child  of  (596)  Mary  Jane'  (Stongf)  and  Jefferson  Custer. 

1655.  1.   Hannah':  b.  in  1880. 

Children  of  (597)  Henry  F.'  and  Eleanor  (Eisenberger )  Fry. 

1656.  I.  George   E.': ;    m.   Mary   Roney.      Teacher, 

Camden,  N.  J. 

1657.  11.   JOHNE.": ;  m.  Carrie . 

1658.  111.   Kate  E.': ;  m.  to  Sanford  Stevens. 

1659.  IV.  William  E.': ;  Amanda  Kerns.     Res.  Philad. 

Child  of  (600)  Elizabeth'  (Fry)  and  Daniel  O.  Fry. 

1660.  I.  Malinda  Elmira':  b.  Oct.  4,   1861  ;  m.  to  Frank  Price. 

Res.  Harleysville,  Pa. 

Children  of  (601 )  Susan'  (Fry)  and  Benjamin  Frederick. 

1661.  I.   Alice':    b.  Jan.   18,  1863;    m.  to  Albert  R.  Place,  Atty- 

at-law,  Lansdale,  Pa. 

1662.  II.  Kate':  b.  Sept.  28,  1864;  Linmd. 

1663.  111.  George  F.':  b.  Oct.  7,  1870;  unmd. 

Children  of  ( 602 )  William  '  and  Mary  ( Fuss )  Fry. 

1664.  I-  Wilson': ;  d.  young. 

1665.  II.   Irwin':  b.  Jan.  23,  1864;  m.  Ellen  Knight.     Res.  Lans- 

dale, Pa. 


270  THE    LliVERING    1-A\\1LV. 


Children  oi  1 1)03  i  Simon    and  Susanna  (Godshalk)  Hoot. 

1666.  1.    HH^'R^■  (i/:    b.  about    i84<S;   m.  Catbarinc   K.  Detweiler, 

wiin  J.  June  4,  iSgo.  (3745) 

1667.  IL   WlCHAHL  Ci.':     b.  June  9,  1850;   in.  Dec.  17,  1870,  Mai\- 

Kelsh.     Rfs.  Pbilad.  (3747) 

1668.  111.    A  WANDA":   b.  Jul\    14,  1857;   m.  tn  CbcUics  (icigcr,  and 

J.  \\a\-  ^\,   i88v 

i66t;.      I\  .   J(JSlAir:   b.  ,N(t\ .  28,    1859:  d.  Sept.    10,   1885;   uiimd. 


Children  of  (604)  Henry  F.   and  Sophia  (Kepler)  Hoot. 

1670.  I.   John  K.' : ;   m.  Sarali  Cressman.     Res.  Brancb- 

tnwn,  Pliilad. 

1671.  II.    IfLIZABETH': ;    m.    to    Irwin    Latcbaw.       Re.s. 

Pi«ttstnwn,  Pa. 

1672.  \\\.   WiCHAHLK.'; ;   m. 

167^      I\.    1:DWARDK.': ;   unmd. 


Children  of  I  606  •  Lavanna  F.    <  Hoot )  and  Jacob  Campbell. 

1674.      I.   Mii.roN^   b.  Jul\-  20,  1859.     Res.  Norristow  n,  Pa. 

i67v     II.  Jacobs  b.  Ma\-  2c;.  1861;  m.  in    1887,  Mary  Kreamer, 
uhn  d.  in  May,  i8()2.     Res.  iNdiristown.  Pa.       (3750) 


Children  of   (607)  John   and  Elizabeth  (Kolb)  Hoot. 

ih7(K  I.    Lu\r:   b.  Sept.  8,   1864;  d.  Jul\-  u,   1865. 

1677.  II.  Jacob':  b.  Oct.  12,  1876. 

1678.  III.  Wiltons  b.  Feb.  21.  1880. 

1679.  I\.  Marian  b.  Sept.  6.  1882. 

KamiK-  li\e  at  Telford,  Pa. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  27I 

Children  of  (608)  Susanna  F.    (Hoot)  and  Henry  Hankele. 

1680.  1.  Susanna':  b.  Oct.  i6,  and  d.  Oct.  18,  1862. 

168 1.  11.  George  Henry':  h.  Feb.  7,  1864;  m.  Mch.  18,  1886, 

Emma  L.  VaiiScoter.  (3752) 

1682.  111.  ADAM  William":  b.  Nov.  25,  1865;  d.  Sept.  20,  1869. 

1683.  IV.  Christian  Augustus':  b.  Dec.  20,  1867;  d.  Sept.  29, 

1869. 

1684.  V.  Edwin  Frederick':  b  Max- 19,  1870;  d.  Dec.  19,  1887. 

1685.  VI.   LILLIA':   b.  Dec.  19,  1872;  d.  Feb.  4,  1873. 

1686.  VII.  Elizabeth  Margaret':  b.  Nov.  7,  1874. 

1687.  Vlll.   Ida':   b.  July  3,  and  d.  July  25,  1877. 

1688.  IX.   Ella  Mary':   b.  Feb.  7,  and  d.  April  8,  1884. 

Children  of    (610)   Samuel  G.'  and  Josephine  (Cassaday)  Fry. 

1689.  1.   Jacob':   b.  Sept.,  1859;  d.  June  3,  1867,  at  the  Trappe, 

Mont^.  Co.,  Pa. 

1690.  11.  William  H.':  b.  Oct.   5,   i860;    d.  JuK-  i,   1861,  at  the 

Trappe,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

1691.  111.  Samuel  G.':   b.  Jan.  2,    1865;    m.   Annie   M.    Blakely. 

Res.  Trappe,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

1692.  IV.   Lily':   b.  Feb.  17,  1875;  unmd.     Res.  at  Philad. 

Children  of  (611)  Rev.  Jacob    and  Eliza  J.  (Wattles)  Fry. 

1693.  1.  Charles  L.'  (Rev.)  :  b.  Oct.  21,  1858  ;  m.  in  1891,  Laura 

Housekeeper,  of    Phila.       He    is    now  (1896)    pastor    ot 
Trinity  Lutheran  Church,  at  Lancaster,  Pa.         (3756) 

1694.  11.  Mary  G.':  b.  about  1859;    unmd.     Res.    Reading,   Pa., 

with  parents. 

1695.  HI.   Kate  W.':  b.  about  1861  ;  unmd.     Res.   Reading,   Pa., 

with  parents. 

i6cX).     IV.   ANNaG.':  b.  about  1863;  m.  in   1889  to  P.  C.  Zieber, 
Atty.  at  Law,  Reading,  Pa.  (3758) 


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llh    LliMiH'ING    FAMILY, 


l6t)7.      \'.    1-IMNKLIN  1  .'  (Ki  .  .  )  :    b.    N"\  •    I.  I-S64.      Is   now  (1896) 
pastor  of  (iracf  LiitlK-ran  Church,  BethUhcm,  Pa. 

i6c>S.      \1.   .lOSEPHINH  C:.':   h.  ahniit    1.S66;   m.   in    i88<S  to  William 
Bcnhow,  U-achc-r  <^\   music.  ReaJiuLi.  Pa.  (3760) 

i6qq.      \il.   I.ITHHW*:   b.  ahiut  186S;  J.  in  intanc\-. 

1700.  \  III.   JliNNV':  h.  about  1870 ;  unmd.     Res.  at  home. 

1701.  l.\.   I.LLibW.':  J.  in  chilJhoiid. 

Children  of   (bl2)  Matilda    (Beyer)   and  Jacob  A.  Gruber. 

1702.  I.   John  B.~:   i\  .\\a\  26,  1874;   m.  Dec,  24,  1895.      Ellen  W. 

Hess. 

170;.      II.    tli;Mv>  B.' :   b.  Sept.  29,  1876;   unmd. 

Children  of  i6l5i  William  F.   and  Susan  ( Yoder  I  Beyer. 

1704.      1.   HENRY  Y.^   b.   Mch.    17,  1868,  at  Oley,  Berks  Co.,  Pa.; 
d.  Mcli.  8,  1882. 

170^.      II.   LlLLIE":   b.  Jul\- 2^.  1869,  at  Boyertown,  Pa.  ;   m.Oct.6, 
1888,  to  Wilson  Gei.Lier ;    ^  chn.,  d.  y. 

1706.  III.   MaNASSAH  Y.':   b.  Mch.  k).  i87i,at  Boyertown,  Pa.;  d. 

in  int'ancw 

1707.  \\.  Sallii-:  Y.^  b.  Well.  2j,  1872,  at  New  Berlinville,  Pa.; 

m.  to  Williani  Keyes.     Res.  Lancaster,  Pa. 

1708.  \.   l:l)GAk  Y.':    b.  Auji.   7,  1873;   m.   Mch.    11,  1893,  Laura 

Stephan.     Res.  Bo\-erto\\n,  Pa.  (3762) 

17CX;.     \l.   1:1.1ZA1U-111  Y.\   b.  Ma\- 6.  and  d.  Au.li.  17,  1875,  at  New 
Berlinville,  Pa. 

1710.      \11.   Mawil  ^■.■'':   b.  Au-.  10,  1878,  at  Boxertown,  where  she 
li\  es  ;   unmd. 

171  I.      \lll.   IkiiNE  Y.':   b.  Mch.  .).  1880.  at  Bowrtown,  where  she 
li\es  ;   unmd. 

Child  of  (5l7t  Henry  F.   and  Amanda  (Smith)  Beyer. 

1712.      I.   Miranda^    b.    N..\.    14,    1873,    -it   New   Berlin\ille,    Pa.; 
unmd. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  273 

Children  of  (618)  Mary'  (Boyer)  and  Robert  S.  Gottshall. 

171 3.  I.  William  B/:  b.  Nov.  23,  1878. 

1714.  II.   Laura  B.' :  b.  Jan.  29,  1881. 

1715.  111.   GERTIE":   b.  Jli1\  4,  1883. 

1716.  IV,  Clarence':  b.  Mch.  15,  1887. 

1717.  V.  Raymond':  b.  Oct.  22,  1889. 

All  N.rn  at  Mew  Berlimille,  Berks  Co.,  Pa. 

Child  of  (619)  John  L.'  and  Catharine  (Wentz)  Hinkle. 

1718.  1.  George  W.'  (M.  D.):  b.  and  d.   in  York  Co.,  Pa.;  m. 

Delia,  dau.  of  Christian  Wirt.  (3763) 

[Epistolary  efforts  to  secure  genealogical  information  of  the 
Weniz  and  Hinkle  families  of  York  County  failed  to  elicit  response. 
The  Baltimore  branches  made  intelligent  reports.] 

Children  of    (622)  Sarah  L.    (Hinkle)  and  John  B.  Wentz. 

1719.  1.  Samuel  Hinkle':  b.  Auu.  16,  1807;  m.  Mch.  10,  1829, 

Mary  Ann  Bi.xler,  b.  Feb.  10,  1809.  Mr.  W.  was  b.  in 
York  Co.,  Pa,  ;  rfmoved  to  Baltimore  in  1829.  He  d. 
there  on  Oct.  23,  1886,  (3765) 

1720.  II.  Jesse  H.'  :  b.  in  1809  ;  married  and  died  in  York  Co,,  Pa. 

(3771) 

1721.  III.   Amos':     b.    about    1812.     Nothing   learned   of    him   by 

correspondence. 

Children  of  (625)  Lydia  L.   (Hinkle)  and  Peter  Hoffman. 

1722.  1.  William  Hinkle':  b.  May  14,  1810;  m.  Margaret  Shunk-, 

of  York,  Pa.,  who  d.  in  1868,  aged  56  years.  He  d.  in 
1888.  (3782) 

Mr.  H.  succeeded  his  father  in  the  manufacture  of 
paper  at  Hoffmansville.  He  operated  four  large  mills 
until  within  a  few  years  of  his  decease,  when  his  sons, 
in  turn,  relieved  him  of  the  extensive  business.  He 
owned  large  areas  of  land,  and  served  his  district  in  the 


Legislature  of  his  State. 


(18) 


274  THi-    l.i:\i:i<'lNG   FAMILY. 


1/-S. 


I.  Sarah  SaI.oMI-":  1\  V\:i\-  j;,  1812;  in.  to  Dr.  James 
Gerry,  ot  Shifwsbui)-.  P;i.  Slie  d.  Junr  14,  i<S4:!.  Dr. 
(i.  u;is  .1  Kfpics(.-nt;iti\c  in  C()no;rt'Ss  Jurinji  two  terms. 
He  a..  ;i;:ea  ;ibnut  So  \e:irs.  (^775) 

1724.  111.  Susanna^  h.  May  26,  1S17;  m.  t.>  John  Michael,  of 
MiJJletown.  MJ..  who  was  b.  July  3,  1796.  She  d.  Jan. 
30,  I.S40.  He  d.  Sept.  9,  1865.  Both  were  b.  in  the 
"oldtamil\  ^ra\e>-ard,"  at  Hoffmans\ille,  Md.  Mr.  M. 
was  a  merchant  for  40  \'ears  •  was  also  postmaster  and 
farmer.     He  was  a  soldier  in'fft  War  of  1812.   (3779) 


Child  of  (  62o  )  William"  and  Frances  ( Dildine )  Levering^. 

172;.  1.  HlizaBLTH  ANN':  ni.  to  Sudden  Randall,  who  d.  in  1852. 
She  m.  2d  to  William  B.  Murrell.  She  d.  in  Philad.;  was 
buried  in  St.  Paul's  Churchvard.  (3790 


Children  of   <  b29  1  Julia  Ann    (Levering)  and  John  F.  Clark. 

1726.  I.    )()HN   LtVEklNG":   b,   Jul\-  28,  1819;  d.  at  sea,  Sept.  25, 

1838. 

1727.  II.   I-kANCES  .ANN':   b.  Jul)'  20,  1821  ;  d.  Dec.  27,  1823. 


Child  of  same  and  2d  husband  Skinner  Taylor. 

1728.  111.   William  IIlnrV:   b.  in  Philad.;  d.  \-oung. 

Children  of  (633)  Nathan'  and  Elizabeth  (Rawlings)  Levering-. 

1729.  1.   Hannah':  b.  Apl.  26.  182s,  at  Philad.;  unmd. 

1730.  II.     IlLlA  ANN':   b.  June  10  and  d.  Jul\    s.  1827. 

17:51.     111.   Martha':   b.  Jul\-  18  and  d.  Au^.  2,  1829. 

1732.  1\.  liLIZABHTH  ANN':  b.  Oct.  28,  1830;  m.  Au^.  20,  1846, 
11.  R.  Brockway,  of  Naslnille,  Tenn.,  who  d.  Mch.  30, 
1862.  In  1864  she  returned  to  Philad.,  where  she  now 
resides. 

I7>^.      \.    AMANDA':   b.  Oct.  18,  1832;  d.  Dec.  29,  1835. 


1735. 


/ 


/ 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  275 

1734.  VI.  Lydia  Martha':    b.  Oct.  7,   1835;    m.  Nov.  21,  1867, 

Henry  H.  Kiiisman.     Reside  at  Oak  Lane,  a  suburb  of 
Philad.  .     (3792) 

1735.  "V"-   William  ASHTON':   b.  Juneg,  1838;   m.  Feb.  25,  1869, 

Josephine  Carpenter,  of  Centreville,  Dei.  They  reside 
in  Philad.  He  was  baptised  at  twelve  years  of  age  and 
admitted  into  the  First  Baptist  Church,  of  Philad.  Was 
promoted  to  deacon's  orders  in  March,  1872.  He  was 
treasurer  of  the  church  for  19  years,  and  has  been  a 
trustee  from  1866.  He  is  a  leading  wholesale  lumber 
merchant.  He  succeeded  CJmrles  B.  Levering,  of  Ohio,  as 
president  of  til C  LEVERING  HISTORICAL  ASSOCIATION. 

(3795) 

1736.  Vlll.  George  Washington':   b.  Apl.   3  and  d.  Oct.  8, 

1841,  at  Philad. 

1737.  IX.  JOSEPHINE":    b.   Nov.   19,   1842;    d.  June  22,   1843,  at 

Philad. 

1738.  X.  Emma  Palmer':    b.  Feb.  24,   1844;    m.  Aug.  15,   1872, 

Augustus  A.  Spencer,  who  d.  Oct.  26,  1884.       (3801) 

1739.  XL   Mary  Anna':    b.  Oct.  28,  1845;  unmd.     Res.  in  Philad. 

1740.  XII.  Clara  Parkins':   b.  May  25,  1848;  m.  Apl.  10,  1875, 

Alonzo  De  Ogeta  Rossiter.     Res.,  Philad.  (3802) 


Children  of  (634)  Martha'  (Sater)  and  Henry  Safer. 

1741.  I.   Hannah':    b.  Sep.  18,    1806;    m.  M.  Cloud;    removed  to 

Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa,  where  she  d.  and  "left  a  family". 

1742.  11.   Henry':    b.  Jan.  4,  1808  ;    m.      He  d.  near  Connersville, 

Indiana.  ■ 

1743.  HI.  Joseph':    b.  Mch.  19,    1810;    m.     He  d.  in   1835,  near 

New  Orleans. 

[My  correspondent  on  this  family  did  not,  I  believe,  exert  himself 
to  learn  their  history.] 


_>76  THi-:  li;\i:ring  lA.win'. 

Children  of  ( 636  >  Joseph   and  Elizabeth  (Potteng^er)  Sater. 

174-4.  1.  hAMl  HLPoni-NciHk^  b.  No\.  17,  i<S2o;  m.  Oct.  22,  1840, 
Kk-aiinr  Burkr.  \.\w  at  Middletown,  Iowa,  where  slie  d. 
Jan.  JS.  18SCJ.  (3806) 

174^.  II.  lOSHPH  Li;VHRlN(i^  b.  Feb.  27,  1822;  d.  Nov.  10,1843; 
unnul. 

1746.  III.  Sl'SAN":   b.  Jan.  i.  1824;   m.   Oct.   24,  1849,   James   H. 

Smith.     Shi- d.  Now  iS,  1886,  at  Sacramento,  Cal. 

(3814) 

1747.  I\.   Isaac  Nhwton':  b.  Au^.  25,   182s;  ni.   Oct.    1,  iS^i, 

Philena  C«>ne.     Res.    Puc'blo,   Colo.,   where   he   d.    sud- 
denl\-  on  Dec.  I,  1893.  (3^"^^ 3) 

1748.  \.    iHdWAS   JKFFERSON':    b.    Oct.   2,    1827;    m.   Ma\-    12, 

18^7.  Am\-  H.  Phares,  Butler  Co.,  O.  .  (3^32) 

1749.  \l.  James  Whthero':  b.  Au.u-  20,  1829;  d.  Oct.  12,  1830. 

1750.  \  II.  Martha  Hllen":    b.  Oct.  21,  1831;    d.  Sep.  12.  1853, 

unmd. 

Children  of  (637)  William   and  Nancy  (Jones)  Sater. 

I7;i.     1.   John  Jones':   b.  June   lo,  1814;   m.   Feb.,  1834,  Nancy 
Larrisnn.  (3^39) 

1752.     11.    Hannah":   b.  Jul\-  16  and  d.  Jul\-  29.  1816. 

17^3.     111.   Hliza  Ann":  b.  Jan.  8,    iSiS;  m.  Juh',    1843,  William 
R.  Hill.  (^>S:;0 

17^4.     I\.  Sarah":    b.    Dec.   19,   1819;    m.   Feb.   7,    1843,  James 
Ci\valtne\-.  (3856) 

1755.  \.  VVillia.M":  b.  Sept.  2,  1822;  m.  Mch.,  1844,  Sarah  Jane 

Skillman.      He  d.  April  4.   1852.  (3865) 

1756.  \1.    l()Sl-:i'ir:   b.   Now   20,    1S24;   m.   Wch.   29,    1849,    Hliza 

Ann  Hedges.     Res.  Preston,  O.  (3868) 

1757.  \  11.   ()1.i\1-;r":  b.  June  20,  1829;  m.   Au^.   18,  1850,  Maria 

Foster.  (3872) 

1758.  \  111.    IHO.MAS    F.":    b.    No\-.   2.    1831  ;    m.   Dec.    19,    1855, 

Mar\-   Fllen   Pottenjier,  who  d.  May  25,  1858.     He  m.  2d 
Sept.  22,  i860,  Mar\  (iwaltnew     Res.  Preston,  O, 

(3876) 


1756. 
JOSEPH   SATER. 


11       NEW  vQFtK 

PUBLIC    LiBMRY 

I 

Astor,  Len»«  anrf  fiiden // 
Four  datidns. 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  277 


Children  of  (639)  Thomas  and  Eleanor  (Potteng^er)  Sater. 

1759.  1.   Hannah":  b.  Oct.  i8,  1825;  d.  Au.u.  11,  1826. 

1760.  11.  Susannah':    b.    Dec.    18,    1826;    m.    in    1848,    Owen 

Blacker;  d.  Aug.  8,  1850.  (3880) 

1761.  111.  Elizabeth  Jane':  b.  June  28,  1829;    m.  William  Ham- 

ilton.    Res.  Guernsey  Co.,  O.  (3881) 

1762.  IV.   Phoebe  Ann":   b.  Jan.  30  and  d.  April  30,  1831. 

1763.  V.   Martha  ANN':   b.  Mch.  9,  1832;  d.  Feb.  17,  1833. 

1764.  VI.  James  W.   P.':    b.  Jan.   30,   1834;    m.   Feb.    15,   1863, 

Sarah  J.  Parriott.     Res.  New  London,  Iowa.       (3886) 

1765.  Vll.  Thomas  P.':  b.  Mch.  30,  1836;  m.  Mch.  6,  1862,  Mary 

J.  Withrow.     No  chn. 

1766.  Vlll.  Samuel  P.':  b.  Nov.  24,   1837:  d.   Nov.  23,    1 891,  at 

New  London,  Iowa. 

1767.  IX.  Mary  Eleanor •' :  b.  Jan.  5,  1840;  d.  June  18,  1841. 

1768.  X.  John  Richard':  b.  May  5,  1843;  m-  April  13,   1870, 

Laura  Belle  Brice.     Res.  Lenox,  Iowa.  (3890) 

1769.  XL  Margaret  R.':  b.  Mch.  12,  1845  ;  m.  April  27,  1875,  to 

Thomas  J.  Yount.  (3895) 

1770.  XII.  Joseph  Newton':  b.  Aug.  25,  1847;  d.  Aug.  15,  1850. 

1 77 1.  Xlll.  William  Henry':  b.  Oct.  5,  1849;  m.  Oct.  5,  1871, 

Elizabeth  E.  Thompson.     Res.  New  London,  Iowa. 

(3896) 


Children  of  (640)  Mary  Ann'  (Sater)  and  Stout  Atherton. 

1772.  I.  Charles  Levering':  b.  Feb.  7,  1826;  d.  Sept.  13,  1840. 

1773.  11.  JOSEPH  M.':  b.  July  6,  1828.     History  not  known. 

1774.  III.   Aaron  S.':  b.  July  13,  1830;  d.  Dec.  12,  1846. 

1775.  IV.  DOREAS  Ann':  b.  Feb.  12,   1832;  m.  Dec.   10,  1854,  to 

Francis  M.  Bilby  ;  b.  June  5,  1830.     Res.  Connersville, 
Ind.  (3900) 


27.S  THI-:    l-li\tl^lNG    FAMin. 

Children  of    (t54I  )  Mary    (Levering:)  and  John  Ricketts. 

\;j(k  I.  Thomas  l.l-XHRlNci":  b.  Ft'b.  7.  1816;  in.  Junt-  i,  1837, 
at  ln(.iianap<>li>.  Sarali  Jaiu-  Robinson,  who  d.  Now  28, 
iSSc).      Ill- a.  Jan.   17.  1890.  (^910) 

Mr.  K.  Iftt  Ko.xboroLi^h,  liis  biithplaoe,  in  1832,  settling 
in  Ohio.  anJ  slioitl\'  after  to  Indiana.  In  the  fall  of  185 1 
reni(»\'ed  from  Indianapolis  to  Oregon,  Holt  Co.,  Mt),, 
wluae  lu'  resided  until  18:;^.  w  hen  he  renioxed  to  Browns- 
\ille,  Neb.  in  the  spring  of  1864,  removed  to  St.  Joseph, 
.\\o.,  whi-re  he  li\ed  until  his  death,  and  with  his  wife, 
was  buried  there,  in  Oakland  Gem. 

1777.  11.  Sarah":   b.  No\ .  9,  1818;   unmd.     Li\es  in  Roxb. 

1778.  111.  Sl'SAN':   b.   Feb.    is,    1820;   m.  Jul\-  21,    1843,  to  Fred- 

erick I).  Jordan,  b.  iSii,  in  Bait.  (3920) 

Siie  remo\  ed  from  Roxb.  to  Dayton,  O.,  with  her 
aunt,  Martha  KlJIx',  in  18^4.  After  marriage,  remo\ed 
to  Piqua.  O.,  where  he  d.  June  12.  1885.  and  where  she 
still  li\  es.  Mr.  J.  was  a  graduate  of  Emmitsburg  College. 
He  held  man\'  important  public  offices  which  he  filled  ac- 
ceptably and  wa^;  a  leadt^r  in  Christian  work. 

1779.  I\.   WILLIA.M':    b.    Oct.    13,    1823;    d.   Dt'C.    10,    i860,    at 

Fhilad. 

1780.  \.   CllARlJiS':   b.   Jan.    12.    1826.     Last  heard  from  in  1876 

in  California. 

1781.  \  I,   John  B()\\1-:n':   b.  Sept.  22,  1828;  m.  Rebecca  Vanhorn. 

Ke^.  Rhilad.  (  3924) 

All  the  abo\e  were  born  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Children  oi    ( b43 1   Fleeson    and  Elizabeth   (Smith)   Levering. 

1782.  I.  Wii.i.iA.w  Smiths  b.  Sept.  2^,   1824;    m.  May  11,   1848, 

Martha  Patterson,  who  d.  Aug.  26.  1854,  at  Piqua,  O., 
aged  27  >'ears.  He  m.  2^,  April  29,  i8i;8.  Matilda  Ma\'s, 
who  d.  D^^c.  9,  1882,  at  i'iqua,,  where  Mr.  L.  resides. 

(3926) 

i7S^..     II.    lHO.N\ASC()LHMAN\   b.  Sept.  2 1 ,  1826  ;   m.  May  16,  1862, 
Sarah  J.  Kindell,  who  d.  April  7,  1874,  at  Piqua,  O. 

(3931) 
He  m.  2<.\,  June  29,  1876,  Kate  Kindell.     Res.  Coving- 
ton. O 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  279 

1784.  111.    Hannah":   b.  Oct.  2,  1828  ;  d.  in  Roxb.  ;  b.  Ltw  Cem. 

1785.  IV.   Aaron    FheodoRE':    b,    Nov.   23,    1829;    m.  Au;j;.  11, 

181; S,  Caroline  Hunter.     Res.  Piqua.  (3933) 

1786.  V.   Amanda":   b.  July  11,  1832;  d.  in  Roxb.;  b.  Lev.Cem. 

1787.  VI,  Dyer  Nichols**:  b.  July  19,  1833;  m.  Mch.  10,  1854, 

Elizabeth  Patterson,  of  Piqua,  who  d.  at  Wapakoneta,  O. 

I  (3939) 

He  m.  2d,  Maria  Burns,  of  -Piqua.     Res.   Union  City, 

Ind. 

1788.  Vll.  Benjamin  Franklin':  b.  July  18,  1836;  m.  Julia  Car- 

son of  Piqua.     They  resided  at  Buckley,  111.     Mr.  L.  was 
employed  in  mining  contracts  at  Alters,  in  Franklin  Co., 
-  Ark.,  where  his  wife  died  during  temporary  stay,  on  Mch. 
12,  1893;  buried  at  Piqua.  (3942) 

1789.  Vlll.   Robert  Clement':  b.  Mch.  i,  1840,  in  Miami  Co.,  O.  ; 

m.  June  22,  1861,  Mary  Hart,  who  d.  Jan.  29,  1879. 

(3943) 
He  m.  2d,  Feb.  10,  1887,  Mrs.  Lydia  Hart  {ncc  Chris- 
tian).    Removed  to  Kansas  in  March,  1887. 

1790.  IX.   Howard  Fleeson':  b.Mch.  10,  1842,  at  Piqua,  O.;  m. 

Feb.  9,  1864,  Mary  J.  Dunham,  who  d.  May  24,  1871. 
He  m.  2d,  April  21,  1873,  Mrs.  Ellen  O.  Bretz  (formerly 
Heap),  who  was  b.  April  17,  1839,  in  Dayton,  O.  They 
reside  St.  Marys,  O.  (3946) 

Children  of  (644)  William'  and  Margaret  (Reaver)  Leverin§> 

1791.  1.   Ann":  b.  May  27,  1823  ;  m.  Charles  Righter.     Shed.  April 

23,  1894;   b.  Lev.  Cem.     He  res.  in  Roxb.  (3952) 

1792.  11.   Sarah":  b.  Oct.  6,  1825;  m.  Sept.  23,  1847,  to  Charles 

R.  Keeley.  Res.  Lyceum  Ave.,  Roxb.,  where  he  d.  Aug. 
30,  1896.  (3959) 

1793.  111.   Caroline":    b.   Jan.  25,    1828;     m.   William    Graham. 

Res.  W.  Philad.  (3962) 

1794.  IV.   LOUISA":  b.  Nov.  29,  1830;  m.  George  Maguire.     Res. 

Roxb.  (3964) 

1795.  V.  Clement":    b.  July  3,    1833;    m.   Mary  Gregar.     Res. 

Cemetery  Ave.,  Roxb.  (3970 


28o  THi:  i.i;\i-:kiNG  fawilv. 

I7(/..      \1.    I:I.IZAHI-TH':   b.  Ma\    17,  18^,5;  d.  Sept.  S,  1836. 

17()7.     \  11.   Hannahs  \\\h-^-.  ^.i.  i'^4o;  unmJ.     Kcs.  Dupont  street, 

K.)\h. 
179S.      Mil.   CHARl.HS":   b.  July  q.  184V.   m.  Sept.  14,  1866,  Lydia 

A.  bnuTN-.     Kis.   in  Koxb.,  where  he  J.  Jan.   21,  1876. 

She  J.  Jan.  -•^..  i-SSc).     Both  b.  at  Lev.  Cem.      (3977) 

Children  of  (647)  Clement    and  Mary  (Roney)  Levering. 

1790.  I.  AMANDA":  b.  Ma\-  31.  1839;  ni.  May  3,  1835,  Moore 
rweed.  ot  Camden  Co.,  N.  J.,  who  d.  June  23,  1863, 
a^ed  40.  She  ni.  2d  Sep.  26,  1866,  Michael  Eldridfie,  of 
Sicklert..\\ii.  N.  J..  \vh<)  d.  Apl.  16,  1877.  Mrs.  H.  res. 
at  Clayton.  N.  J.  (3980 

1800.  II.    ANN  A.WtLIA':   b.  Ma\    16,  1841  ;   unmd. 

1801.  111.  JA.WliS  Whitkhead':  b.  Jul\-  31,  1843  ;  d.  Apl   24,  1862. 

1802.  I\.  Cornelia  Ronev':   b.  Auo;.   n,   1845;   m-  Sep.   12, 

18C7,  Richmond  Babcock,  of  Camden  Co.,  N.  J. 

(3988) 

Children  of  (649)  Martha    (Levering)  and  Richard  Kelly. 

1803.  1.   Martha  Hlizabeth":    b.  Feb.   14,   1836,   at  Philad.;    m. 

Jan.  8,  1836,  at  Piqua,  O.,  to  Louis  1).  Blue.  In  1858 
the)'  remo\ed  to  near  Ayersville»  O.,  where  they  reside. 
Mr.  B.  was  a  soldier  in  the  Union  army  during  the  War 
of  the  Rebellion.  (3993) 

1804.  11.  William  Ni-:ls()N':  b.  Apl.  26,  1838,  in  Philad.;  m.  Oct. 

1 ;,  iS()7,  Martha  Llizabeth  Burns.  Res.  near  to  Xenia,  O. 
.\\i .  K.  was  amonni  the  first  soldiers  in  the  war  to  resist 
rebellion.  He  was  mustered  into  the  three  months' 
service  at  Columbus,  O.,  on  April  18,  1861.  At  the 
expiration  of  the  time  he  re-enlisted  for  three  years.  He 
was  seriousl\-  wounded  in  battle  at  Chickamauga. 

(3995) 

1805.  111.   ROBERT  Francis":    b.  Dec.  10,  1840,  in  Piqua,  O.;    d. 

Au*i.  II,  L'^41- 

1806.  1\.   ADA  Clarissa":  b.  Jul\-25,  1842,  in  Piqua,  O.;  d.  July 

4.  '849- 


POSTERITY   OF  VVIGARD   LEVERING.  28 1 

1807.  V.  Hannah  Frances':  b.  Jan.  2-j,  1846;  m.  Oct.  17,  1868, 

Alfred  C.  Henry,  who  was  a  faithful  soldier  in  the  war 
which  suppressed  rebellion.  He  is  a  merchant  and  post- 
master at  Aversville,  O.     No  chn. 

Children  of  (65J )  Sarah    (Levering)  and  George  Omensetter. 

1808.  1.   Aaron  Levering":    b.   Mch.   n,    1821,  at  Roxb.;    d.  by 

drowning;,  Jan.  23,  1829;   b.  Lev.  Cem. 

1809.  II.  Catharine":  b.  Oct.  25,  1822.     Resides  in  Philad. 

1810.  III.  Alexander":  b.  Feb.  3,  1824,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Nov.,  1869, 

Louisa  Hauptman.  Resided  in  Philad.,  where  he  d.  Jan. 
8,  1894.  (3997) 

The  Philad.  Public  Ledger,  in  announcing  his  decease, 
said:  "After  receiving  a  common  school  education,  Mr. 
Omensetter  arranged  with  a  mill  owner  in  Kensington  to 
learn  the  various  branches  of  textile  manufacturing,  but 
finding  it  uncongenial  he  abandoned  it  and  entered  the 
wholesale  dry  goods  store  of  Smith,  Murphy  &  Co.,  on 
Market  Street.  After  acquiring  a  knowledge  of  the  busi- 
ness, he  opened  a  retail  dry  goods  store  on  the  southeast 
corner  of  Ninth  and  Race  Streets,  where  he  continued 
several  years,  and  then  started  the  wholesale  business  at 
No.  239  Market  Street,  from  which  he  retired  Dec.  31, 
1892.  He  was  a  Republican,  and  represented  the  Tenth 
Ward  in  Common  Councils,  and  served  several  terms  as 
a  School  Director.  A  prominent  Baptist,  and  a  faithful 
Odd  Fellow.     A  wife  and  one  daughter  survive  him." 

181 1.  IV.  JOHN  H.":    b.  Aug.  6,  1826,  at  Roxb.;    m.  Apl.  5,  1857, 

Mary  R.  Hawkins,  of  Chester,  Pa.,  who  d.  Oct.  26,  1888, 
in  Philad.;  b.  at  Mount  Peace  Cem.  Mr.  O.  resides  in 
Philad.  with  his  daughter ;  he  served  in  the  army  during 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  (3998) 

1812.  V.  Robert  Levering":  b.  Sep.  9,  1828;  m.  in  1855  Cath- 

arine Hoffman,  who  d.  Aug.  9,  1857.  He  m.  2d  in  1867 
Rachel  Ogden,  who  died.  He  m.  3d  in  1879  Amelia 
Grosswich.  They  reside  in  Philad.  Mr.  O.  served  in 
the  Potomac  Fleet  in  the  U.  S.  Nav\'  during  the  War  of 
the  Rebellion.  (3999) 

1813.  VI.  Eliza  ANN^    b.  Nov.   11,   1829,  at  Roxb.;   d.  Aug.  22, 

1832  ;   b.  Lev.  Cem. 


282  mn  i.i-\r.kiNG  fa.mil>'. 

1S14.      \  II.   SaNFOIi'I)'':    h.    Kfh.    24.    i<S^^.    at    Roxb.     Rt-siJes    in 
I'hil.iJ. 

iSk.  \  III.  ( iHORCll-:  WASHlNcm^N':  b.  Mch.  C).  iS^4,  at  Mana- 
\  unk  ;  111.  Oct.  20.  i.SOs,  Annif  L.  Hucstes,  win*  J.  July 
IS,  i87»;.  Hf  siTXfd  in  the  U.  S.  Naxy-  tor  27  \-ears. 
During  tin-  War  i)t  the  Rebellion  he  was  in  numerous 
efi;:a;:eiiients,  iiotablx'  Hort  Fisher,  Cliarleston  ;  also  at 
Hampton  RoaJs.  Was  on  the  ironclad  Congress  when 
she  was  attacked  by  the  Merrimac,  actin^:  as  gunner,  and 
was  instrumental  in  saxing  the  vessel  from  being  blown 
up.  He  d.  Jan.  29,  i8gi,  at  the  Soldiers'  and  Sailors 
Hoiiif  ;it  Hrie,  Penna.     Was  b.  in  Lew  Cem.,  Philad. 

(4001) 

1X16.  1\.  CiiAkLFS  Lhvbring':  b.  July  17,  1837;  d.  April  27, 
1868;  b,  Le\-.  Cem.  He  Served  in  the  U.  S.  Navy 
during  part  of  the  War.  Was  honorably  discharged  as 
an  inxalid. 

Children  of  (655)  Robert  F.   and  Ellen  (Quay  I  Levering-, 

1817.  I.   I-ANMH   A.^    b.   Sep.  23,    1842,   in  Cin.,   O.;    m.   Ma\- 8, 

i86t;.  John  M.  Hart.     She  d.  Oct.  14,  1895.        (4002) 

1818.  11.   William  W.^   b.  Apl.  17,  1845,  ''i  Cin.,  O.;   m.  Mch.  6, 

1879.  Elizabeth  M.  Gustin.     Res,,  Piqua,  O.      (4008) 

In  a  letter  of  Feb.  u,  1893,  '^i'-  L.  wrote  of  himself: 
"M\-  name  is  William  Wigard.  I  enlisted  in  Co.  K,  ist 
Ohio  \()1.  Inf..  Aug.  17,  1861  ;  was  discharged  with  my 
compan\-  Sep.  8,  1864;  was  absent  from  my  regiment 
but  three  days  during  that  time.  I  was  but  16  years  old 
when  1  enlisted.  1  was  in  fifteen  hard-fought  battles, 
among  them  Shiloh,  Stone  River,  Chickamauga,  Lookout 
Mountain.  Mission  Ridge,  Resacca,  Kenesaw  Mountain, 
Peach  Tree  Creek",  etc..  and  in  about  tiftv  skirmishes, 
and  receixed  no  hurt.  My  age  disqualified  me  for  com- 
mission. I  had  the  pleasure  [.']  of  meeting  our  historian, 
Col.  John  Lexering,  on  the  battlefield  of  Chickamauga. 
1  have  been  with  the  Adams  Express  Co.  11  years." 
[Some  of  New  York's  dandy  "400"  who  are  seeking 
i^\\KW  (Oniniissioiis  at  the  hands  of  their  Goxernor,  in  the 
militia  of  the  State,  might  enx  >•  that  "soldier  boy"  his 
record  as  a  "prixate."] 


POSTERIT>'  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  283 

1819.  HI.  E.  TlLLOTSON":  b.  Mtii.    16  and  d.   Mch.   19,    1848,  in 

Cin.,  O. 

1820.  IV.   ROBERT  Quay':  b.  Au.u.  2,  1849;  d.  Any,-.    19,  1850,  in 

Cin.,  O. 

1821.  V.  James  Gorman':  b.  Au.u.   n,    1851,  at  Piqua,  O.,  and 

d.  there  June  18,  1885. 

1822.  VI.  Bland  Sherman':  b.  April  20,  1855,  at  Piqua,  O.;  m. 

April  23;  1883,  Catharine  M.  Stewart.  They  reside  at 
Piqua,  where  Mr.  L.  has  been  for  many  years  exten- 
sively engaged  in  carriage  making.  (401 1) 

1823.  Vll.  Mary  Bicknell':  b.  May  24,  1857;  m.  Feb.  11,  1885, 

Lines  S.  Johnston,  who  d.  Nov.  13,  1892.  (4014) 

Children  of  (657)  Charles'  and  Susannah  (Rextine)  Levering. 

1824.  1.   Nathan  Hilyer':  b.  Mch.  25,   1827;  m.  Sep.  25,   1848, 

Mary  Ann  Walker,  who  d.  April  6,  1877.  He  m.  2d  July 
31,  1885,  Mary  Alice  Ginkiner.     Res.  in  Philad. 

(4015) 

1825.  11.   Mary  Ann':  b.  July  25,  1829;  d.  Jan.  13,  1830. 

1826.  111.  JOHN  Rextine':  b.  Jan.  23,   1831  ;  m.  Mch.  29,    i8s9, 

Mary  A.  Weir.     Res.  Philad.     She  d.  July  30,  1895. 

(4021) 

1827.  IV.  Charles  Jefferson':  b.  Mch.  24,  1833;  m.  Aug.  7, 

1856,   Eliza  Hess,  who  d.  Feb.  24,  1867,  aged  34  years. 

(4025) 
He  m.  2d  Nov.  28,  1878,  Anna  Duffy.     Lives  in  Philad. 
No  chn. 

1828.  V.  Martha  Renshaw':  b.  Oct.  8,  1835;  'T"-  J^"""^  25,  1857, 

Cornelius  N.  Bucknum,  who  d.  Aug.  18,  1885.    (4028) 

1829.  VI.   Franklin':  b.  in  May,  1837;  d.  May  15,  1839. 

1830.  VII.   Anna    Maria':    b.    July  6,    1840;    m.   Jan.   21,   1862, 

William  T.  Weir.     Res.  Philad.  (4034) 

1831.  VIII.   Emily  Harris' :  b.  Jan.  27,  1843  ;  unmd.     Res.  Philad. 

1832.  IX.  Susannah':  b.  June  29,  1845;  d.  July  4,  1846. 

1833.  X.  Rosier  Jones':   b.  Oct.  4,  1847;   m.  April  6,  1876, 

Ella  V.  Goldsmith.  (4039) 


284  THH    Ll:\KRING    FA\\IL^'. 

Child  of  same  and  Mary  (Slemmons),  2d  wife. 
1834.      XI.   SaIami  H/:   b.  Sep.  14,  1858.     Resides  I'liihui. 

Cfiild  of   (658)   Martha    (Levering)  and  William  Renshaw. 

183s-  1-  Map^  Lkvering":  b.  Sep.  26,  1823  ;  m.  Dec.  27,  1846, 
CieoiM'c  Yea*'er,  of  Pliilad.,  who  d.  Mch.  10,  1887.  She 
d.  Au^.  29.  i8St;.  (4041) 

Children  of  (661 )  Maria'  (Levering)  and  Joseph  Kuen. 

1836.  I.   IJAMU  S.':   b.   Dec.  23,  1844;   m.  Mch.   25,  1873,   Annie 

E.  Weir.      Res.  Pliilad.  (4046) 

1837.  11.  Charlhs  LE\ERING':    b.   Nov.  24,    1847;    m.  Oct.   15, 

187^,  Sarah  A.  Mander.     Res.  Oak  Lane,  Philad. 

(4049) 

Children  of   (662)  Nathan   and  Susannah  (Jones)  Levering. 

1838.  1.   JOSHPHIM-    L.':    b.    June   12,    1847;    m.   Nov.  27,    1873, 

James  \V.  Gannon,  who  d.  July  9,   1887.     Mrs.  G.  re- 
sides witli  lier  father  in  Philad. 

1839.  II.   H.W.WA  CliClilJA":   b.   Jul>-   16,  1849;  m.   Feb.  27,    1879, 

Thomas  P.  Ross.     Res.  Philad.  (4052) 

1840.  III.   Wary  Klla' :  b.  Feb.   27,   1859;  unmd.     Res.  with  her 

father  in  Philad. 

Children  of    (663)  Caroline  H.    (Levering)    and  Thomas  Roney. 

1841.  I.   J<)ll\S.':   b.  Aii.u.  27.  18^3;   in.  Hxaline  Harris  at  Wapa- 

kuneta,  O.     Res.  Gallatin,  Mo.  (4053) 

1842.  II.   Wary  Hsther':  b.  Oct.    17,   1S36;  d.  Aug.  30,  1838,  at 

Lebanon,  O. 

184^     III.  Charles  Silas':  b.  April  4,  1838;  m.  Anna  Haywood 
at  Wapakoneta,  O.     Res.  Indianapolis,  Ind.        (4060) 

1844.     I\.  Charloitl':  b.  Jul\' 23,  1839;  m.   Thomas  Harris  at 
Wapakoneta,  O.     Res.  Gallatin,  Mo.  (4062) 


1845 
1846 

1 847 

1848 

1849 

1850 
1851 

1852 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  ^85 

V.  Emily":  b.  Aug.  25,  1841  ;  m.  Rasmus  Rasmanson,  of 
Indianapolis,  where  they  reside.  (4067) 

VI.  Henry  Clay':  b.  Mch.  i-j,  1843;  m.  Ad^i  Haywood  at 
Wapakont'ta,  O.     Res.  hidianapolis.  (4070) 

VII.  William':  b.  Oct.  4,  1844;  m.  Mao;gie  Warner,  of 
Columbus,  O.     Res.  Indianapolis.  (4072) 

VIII.  Thomas':  b.  May  8,  1846;  m.  Jane  Wheeler,  of 
Wapakoneta,  O.     Res.  St.  Louis,  Mo.  (4074) 

IX.  Anthony  Levering':  b.  Oct.  8,  1847;  m.  Clara  Hun- 
siker,  of  Lane  Co.,  Oregon,  where  they  live.     (4076) 

X.  Edwin':   b.  May  7,  1851  ;  d.  Sep.  i,  1878;   unmd. 

XL  L.  Nelson':  b.  Sep.  2,  1853;  m.  Avilla  G.  Humphrey 
in  Lane  Co.,  Oregon,  where  they  live.  (4077) 

XII.  Ella  S.':  b.  April  2,  1856;  m.  Joseph  Williams,  and 
d.  Oct.  23,  1888,  at  Eugene,  Lane  Co.,  Oregon,  without 
issue. 


Children  of  (664)  Anthony  Deaves  and  Mary  (McKee)  Levering. 

1853.  I.  Emmaretta  Frances':    b.  Oct.  30,  1840,  in  Ohio;  d. 

Feb.  2,  1872,  unmd.,  in  Roxb.;  b.  in  Lev.  Cem. 

1854.  II.   Perry  Wharton'  :  b.  April  15,  1844,  at  St.  Mary's,  O.; 

removed  to  Philadelphia  when  13  years  old;  m.  Nov., 
1867,  Margaret  Sheehan,  of  Hempstead,  Long  Island,  N. 
Y.  Mr.  L.  has  been  in  the  drug  business  in  Jersey  City, 
N.  J.,  for  a  quarter  of  a  century.  His  son,  Charles 
Wharton  Levering,  being  novv-  associated  with  him. 

(4078) 

Children  of  (665)  Malinda  M.'  (Levering)  and  John  P. 

Shackleton. 

1855.  1.  Infant  son':  b.  and  d.  in  1837. 

1856.  II.   Infant  dau.':   b.  and  d.  in  1838. 

1857.  III.  Edgar  Levering' (M.  D.):   b.  Apl.  22,  1839;  m.  Nov. 

5,  1868,  Uretta  Quintillia  Lyttle,  who  d.  May  6,  1878,  at 
Allburn,  Ca!.,  where  they  resided.  He  d.  there  Jan.  22, 
1882.     See  Biog.  (4079) 


j86  THI-:    l.l.\UK'ING    FAA\m. 

185S.  1\  .  IvMWA  l.AlRA^  b.  Feb.  J4.  ^^4^  i  'i'-  J'''^-  lO-  1862,  John 
Cutk-r.     Hf>.  Sniithson,  Ark.  (4081) 

i85(;.  v.  John  ALBKRT^  b.  Jul\-  S-  ^^4>'  m-  ^^^^''t-  '7,  1875, 
Maikic  Sli.ML-.  (4091) 

i860.  \l.  WlNNIH  J()Sl£PHINl£^:  b.  Au^.  2^,  18^-';  m.  April  26, 
1870.  tn  Williiim  H.  CniwtoiJ,  of  Xenia.  O.  Reside  in 
Wapakoneta.  O.  (4092) 

Children  of  (667)  Esther  Ann    (Levering^)  and  Richard  Metheany. 

1S61.  I.  (:haRLI£S  AMIiONA':  b.  Au^;.  I,  18^7;  111.  Sep.  22,  1858, 
Mar\-  L.  Harper.     Res.  Lima,  O.  (4096) 

1862.  11.  John  Milton":    b.   Feb.  26,   i8^q;    m.  iNov.   15,   i860, 

Mar\-  A.  Harper,  \\h<>  J.  .Nov.  14,  1863.  He  d.  Dec.  18, 
1889.  At  the  time  of  his  death,  and  for  15  years,  Mr.  M. 
was  Superintendent  of  the  Grand  Rapids  and  Indiana 
R.  R.     Was  b.  at  Woodlavvn  Gem.,  Lima.  O.     (4100) 

1863.  ill.    F.W.MA    Fliza':     b.    ApL    15,    1840;    m.    Oct.   21,    1863, 

Gharles  A.  L\nch,  uho  d.  Sep.  2,  1871.  (4102) 

1864.  1\.   JaNH  AUGUSTA':    b.   Mch.  1,    1842;    d.   April   25,    1871  ; 

unmd. 

186^.  \.  \\au\  ShlENa":  b.  Nov.  14,  1843;  m.  Jan.  11.  1865, 
Gel.  1.    v.  Mnore.     Reside  in  Lima,  O.  (410s) 

1866.  \l.    A1.P.1-:rt  Maurice':   b.  June  24,  1845;   m-  June  2.   1868. 

(ioCj2)  Anna  Le\erin:j.,  of  Manayunk,  Philad.,  who  d. 
Auu.  i;,  1883.  He  m.  2^.]  Now  19,  1884,  Florence  F. 
Mar\in.      Res.,  (^ilion,   O.  (4113) 

1867.  \11.  ANNlilTA  Fstiiur':  1  i  m.  Nov.  8,  1869,  John 

H,    Osborn ;      res., 

b.  Sep.  12,         (KU'dner,  Kansas. 

1848;    '■  (41 1  o 

immd.;  res.,  Lima,  O., 
with  her  mother. 

i86c;.  IX.  liLDON  Lh:vERIN(J' :  b.  Dec.  3,  1830;  m.  June  20,  1878, 
Louise  VVelk"en.  In  Februar\'.  1877,  he  remoxed  to 
Gadillac,  Mich.,  where,  in  Apiil,  1880,  he  was  elected 
Alderman  and  served  two  years.  In  April,  1882,  was 
elected  Maynr  of  the  city  and  a  member  of  the  Board  of 
Education,  and  re-elected  to  the  latter  office  in  April,   1883. 


^ 


1868.     \  111.  Clarissa  Ann' 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  287 

Continued  in  ojfice  and  was  re-elected  Mayor,  in  April, 
1891.  He  has  managed  the  affairs  of  the  Grand  Rapids 
and  Indiana  Railroad  at  Cadillac  since  Feb.,  1.877. 

(4116) 

1870.  X.  WlLLlAAl  LaytON':    b.  Oct.  23,  1852;  unmd. 

1871.  XI.   Richard  ROLLISTON":    b.   Feb.  4,    185s;    m.   June  11, 

1874,  Elizabeth  Bradford.  Mr.  M.  has  been  in  tht- 
Auditor's  department  of  the  Or.  R.  and  Ind.  R.  R.,  at 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich.,  f(^r  several  years.  (41  iq) 

1872.  Xll.  Ada  Louise':  b.  Feb.  15,  1859;  m.  Api.  22,  1883, 

Ursinus  Melancthon  Shappell.  Mr.  S.  was  installed  into 
the  office  of  Clerk  of  the  Courts  of  Allen  Co.,  O.,  in  Sept., 
1894.  (4123) 

[In  a  letter  of  Oct.  19,  1887,  from  John  Milton  Metheany,  he 
explained  to  me:  "LEVERING  Station  (and  P.  O.)  on  the  G.  R. 
and  Ind.  R.  R.  was  named  soon  after  the  road  was  extended  to 
Mackinaw,  when  I  was  going  over  the  road  on  a  special  trip,  named 
as  a  compliment  to  the  family."] 


Children  of  (668)  Charles  Reuben  '  and  Elizabeth  (Milnes)  Levering. 

1873.  I.  Esther  Martha":  b.  Mch.  26,   1843,  in  Allen  Co.,  O.  ; 

m.  Jan.  24,  1864,  Hiram  Crayton.  They  reside  at  Gran- 
ville, Bradford  Co.,  Pa.  (4127) 

1874.  11-  Maurice  Maulsby":  b.  Feb.  12,  1845,  ''^  ^"^'n  Co.,  O.  ; 

m.  Dec.  6,  1865,  Sarah  M.  Bradley.  They  reside  in 
Bath,  N.  Y.  Mr.  L.  was  a  volunteer  soldier  in  the  late 
war.  (4133) 

1875.  •'!•  Mary  Jane":   b.  Mch.   i,  1847,  at  Piqua,   O.  ;   m.   Nov. 

16,  1868,  Guy  Talada.     Res.  Athens,  Pa.  (4135) 

1876.  IV.  Charles  Spencer':  b.  Feb.  12,  1849,  in  Troy,  O.  ;  m. 

Emma  Pratt,  of  Canton,  Pa.,  who  died.  He  m.  2d  Jan. 
16,  1 88 1,  Hannah  Williams,  of  Durham,  Eno;land.  Res. 
Jolliet,  ill.,  where  Mr.  L.  is  engaged  in  the  milling 
business.  (4142) 

1877.  V.  ANTHONY  TheoPHILUS";  b.   Aug.    14,    185 1,   in  James- 

town, Steuben  Co.,  Ind.  ;  m.  Aug.  14,  187 1,  Rosa  Carr. 
He  d.  Dec.  31,  1874.     No  chn. 


28<S  THU    LL\Hl^l\n    TAWm'. 

iSjS.  \  1.  \\NAHi:i.LA" :  b.  Juiif  12.  i8s3,  in  Jamestown,  Ind.  ; 
ni.  .V\a\  I,  1S70,  J"t.-1  1..  Porter,  who  J.  Dtc.  6,  1890. 
Slu-  Ml.  2i.i  .)ul\-  J.  iSi)i,  Stt'plit-n  Baker.  Res.  Granville, 
P:>.  (4149) 

1879.  \11.     Ida  Clara':  h.  CXt.  22,  1858,  in  Sullivan  Co.,   Pa.; 

ni.  .)ul\-  21,  1 88;?,  Stephen  \ouo:ht,  of  Waverly,  N.  Y., 
where  they  are  living.  He  J.  Feb.  2,  1894,  a^ed  70 
\ears.     She  in.  2d  Jiil\-  21,  1895,  to  Adelbert  L.  Smith. 

(4154) 

1880.  \lll.      H()lt'ATl()  (iATHS':   b.  Oct.  26,  1861,  same  place  ;  m. 

I  1 1\  t;,  i8.Ss,  Alice  Ciilespie.     Res.  Sayre,  Pa.      (4156) 

18S1.  IX.  Wharton  W.':  b.  ,V\a\-  13,  1865,  in  Bradford  Co..  Pa.; 
m.  Jan.   24,  i8()2.  Sarah  McNultw     Res.  Cleveland,  O. 

(4" 59) 

Child  of  ( bb'*  I  Maurice  Maulsby    and  Mary  (Russell)  Levering;. 

1882.  I.  R(  )BI£RT  Malricl^  b.  Feb.  6,  1853,  at  Roxb.  ;  01.(2640) 
Flla^  Hink-le.  (4160) 

Children  of    (670)  Hannafi  Safer     (Levering)   and  Micfiael  J. 

Wegner. 

188^.  1.  liSTHHR  .WaTILDa':  b.  Au"'.  22,  1842,  in  Wapa,  O.  ;  m. 
Auu.  26,  i8s8,  John  N.  Johnson,  of  Penna.,  in  Dexter, 
i.ane  Co.,  Ore^(tn.  where  the\'  reside.  (4163) 

1884.  11.   PHILIP  Al'Gl'STLS':  b.  Jan.  6,  1844,  in  Wapa,  O.  ;  m. 

(  >et.  21,  187s,  Jessie  M.  Miner,  at  Camp  Creek,  Lane 
iln.,  Ore^ion,  where  they  reside.  (4172) 

Children  of  same,  and  Thomas  Williams,  2d  husband. 

1885.  111.     Hlla  \1sta^  b.  Sep.    16.    1850,   in  All,^laize  Co.,  O., 

where  she  d.  Sep.  4,   1851. 

1880.  1\.  Hllis^  b.  Feb.  29,  i8s2,  in  Auglaize  Co.,  O.,  where 
he  il.  (  )ct.  (),    i8t;2. 

1S87.  \  .  li.LNA  Malinda'  :  b.  Dee.  23.  1853,  in  Lane  Co.,  Oregon  ; 
m.  Feb.  25,  1870,  (ieorge  W.  Whitbeck,  a  native  of  N.  Y. 
They  res.  at  Isabel,  Lane  Co.,  Ore.  (4175) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVHRING;  289 

1888.  VI.     Charles  I.EVERING':  b.   Mch.  2,   1856;  m.  Jan.  22, 

1879,  Ella  Olive  Addin.uton,  who  d.  April  24,  1889.  He 
m.  2d  May  13,  1891,  in  Dalles,  Oregon,  Whonata  Elda 
Winkleman,  b.  in  CalitVirnia.  They  reside  at  Summer 
Lake,  Lake  Co.,  Ore.  (4184) 

1889.  Vll.  William':  b.  July  2,  1858;  m.  Feb.  6,  1881,  at  Dexter, 

Ore.,  Bertha  Melissa  Parvin,  who  d.  Apl.  12,  1884.  He 
m.  2d,  Oct.  6,  1889,  Idress  Parvin,  at  Dexter,  Ore., 
where  they  live.  (4188) 

1890.  Vlll.   EFFIE':    b.   Nov.   I,    i860;    m.  July   5,    1885,  William 

Henry  Fenton,  of  Iowa,  at  Dexter,  Ore.,  where  they  are 
living;.  (4192) 

1891.  IX.   Robert  L.':  b.  May  28,  1863;   unmd.     Resides  with  his 

parents  at  Eugene,  Ore. 

Children  of  (671 )  William  Aug,   and  Phylena  (King)  Levering. 

1892.  1.  Spencer   T.':    b.   Mch.    31,    1854;    unmd.     He  and  his 

brother,  William  S.,  are  in  business  at  Gridley,  Kan.,  as 
farmers  and  live  stock'  shippers. 

1893.  •!•   Charles  K.'^  (M.  D.):    b.   July  24,    1856;    m.   Jan.    14, 

1877,  Nancy  J.  Cox.  He  is  a  practicing  physician  and 
real  estate  dealer,  at  Burlington,  Kan.  (4193) 

1894.  ill.   Ida  G.':   b.  Oct.  24,  1858;  m.  June  17,  1882,  Augustus 

F.  Shotwell,  who  is  a  graduate  of  a  classical  school  and  a 
successful  teacher.  (4199) 

1895.  IV.  ANTHONY  Maurice':  b.  May  21,  1862;  d.  Sep.  17,  1863. 

1896.  V.  Williams.':  b.  Nov.  23,  1865;  unmd. 

Children  of  (673)  Spencer  Cone'  and  Ann  (Hastings)  Levering. 

1897.  I.   ROSANNA':    b.  about  1853,  at  Two  Mile,  Ohio;  d.  voung. 

1898.  11.  William  Anthony':    b.  about  1856,  at  Two  Mile,  Ohio; 

d.  young. 

* 

1899.  ill.   JOHN  Edgar**:    b.   Oct.  31,    1858,  at  Two  Mile,  Ohio; 

d.  Oct.  21,  1872,  at  Gallatin,  Mo. 

1900.  IV.  Esther  Emmaretta':    b.   Aug.   30,    i860;    m.  Aug.  25, 

1875,  Thomas  Elmer  Downing,  who  was  b.  Nov.  21, 
1852,  near  Lima,  Ohio.  (4201) 

(19) 


2(jo  THE   l.i:\HRIiNG    1  AMILY. 

iipi.  \'.  CHAkl.llS  KoHl-kT^:  \\  J->n.  26,  1863;  m.  Jan.  7,  1884, 
Waiiiir  J.  Salin-,  b.  Kfb.  22,  1866,  in  Miami  Cm.,  Kan. 
Ni»  i"lin. 

iiX)2.      \1.   Al.lii:i^l  WllAM'ON":   b.  Jul\-  27,  i86s  ;   uniiKJ. 

1905.  \ll.    MiNNli:  JANir:    b.   Mav.  15,    i80y;    in.    Au^.  20,    1887, 

Jost-pli  M.   Gordon,   b.   Mch.   3,    1866,   in  Jefferson  Co., 
InJ.  (4206) 

1904.      \lll.    CLORGi;  .\LLS()N^    b.  Dec.  8,   1871. 
190;.      !\.     riKTMAS    loNHS':    b.  Apl.  4,   1875. 

All  born  at   Ywo  Mile.  O.,  except  the  last  two,  born  at 
Willow  Vallew  m  Creenwood  Co.,  Kansas. 

Child  of  (677)  Sarah    (Keyser)  and  Robert  William  Kirk. 

1906.  1.     JA.MES":    b.  Jan.  20,  1804;    m.  .     Lived  at  Ger- 

niantown,  Philad.,  and  d.  there  Oct.  9,  1844;  b.  at  Ger- 
man Baptist  Churchward.  (4209) 

Children  of  ^  678  )  Mary    (Keyser)  and  Dr.  Joseph  L.  Thomas. 

1907.  1.   \VIL1.1AA\   Kli\SLiR':   b.  June  21.  1807. 
KpS.      11.   JaWHS  Kirk":   b.  Dec.  16,  1808. 

1909.  111.    GlSTAMS   LlilliliRT':    b.  Sept.  29,   1810. 

1910.  IV.    Ja.MKS    KHVSliR^:    b.  Apl.   11.    1818. 
ii;ii.      \.   JosiiPH":   b.  and  d.  Au^.  7,  1821. 

Children  of  (,6o4)  George   and  Elizabeth  (Chenoweth)  Keyser. 


191  2 


1914 
191; 
19 10 


1.   ANN  Maria':  b.  Jan.  24,  180^;  d.  Au^.  24,  1812. 


II.  ADAl  ' ;   b.  and  d.  in  i80v 

III.  1:1. 1/A  Caroline'*:   b.  June  7,   1807;   d.  Jan.  13,  1811. 

I\.   ADAiJNH  Sophia':    b.  Dec.  19,  1810;    d.  June  2,  1820. 

\.    (iEORCjH   VVaRRBN':    b.    Nox  .   i,  1812;    d.  July    I,   1816. 
Childreii  of  same,  and  Ann  (Walter),  2nd  wife. 

1917.     \'l.  Philip  Walter':    b.  Apl.  ii,  1824;    m.  Amelia  Shoe- 
maUei',  w  h(»  died. 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD    LEVERING.  291 

1918.  VII.  Benjamin  Howard':  b.  July  3,  1827;  dead. 

1919.  Vlll.  Charles  Augustus":   b.  Nov.  9,  1829;   m.  Dec.  6, 

1865  ;  (1928)  Mar)'  E.",  daughter  of  Cliarles  Maris  Key- 
ser,  of  Baltimore.  (421 1) 

Children  of  (687)  Sarah'  (Keyser)  and  Asahel  Hussey. 

1920.  1.  Elizabeth  Keyser':   b.  Feb.  15,  1806,  in  Bait.,  where 

she  m.  Aug.  5,  1828,  Edward  Crow.  (4212) 

1921.  II.  Jane**  :  b.  Feb.  5,  1807,  in  Bait.;  m.  Dec.  20,  1831,  in  Zanes- 

ville,  O.,  to  Ephraim  Robins,  of  Cin.,  O.,  where  they 
resided.  He  was  b.  Mch.  29,  1784,  in  Suffield,  Conn. 
He  d.  Feb.  12,  1845.  She  d.  Oct.  17,  1885,  in  Zanes- 
ville,  O.,  to  which  place  she  removed  in  1846.    (4220) 

1922.  III.  Hannah  Saxton':  b.  Feb.  21,  1810;  m.  Oct.  9,  1827, 

Isaac  Dillon,  at  Zanesville,  O.,  where  they  reside. 

(4223) 

1923.  IV.   Edith":  b.  Oct.  16,  1812;  d.  unmd.,  Nov.  21,  1832,  at 

the  residence  of  Ephraim  Robins,  in  Cincinnati,  O. 

Children  of  (690)  William'  and  Elizabeth  (Fort)  Keyser. 

1924.  I.   Derick  W.'':    b.   May  26,  1819;    m.  Feb.  i,  1844,  Laura 

A.  McComas.     He  d.  Aug.  5,  1890,  in  Cleveland,  O. 

(4227) 

1925.  II.  Charles  Clinton":   b.  June  25,  1821;   m.   Nov.   15, 

1866,  Anna  E.  Callow.  He  d.  May  17,  1867.  She  d. 
with  infant  son,  Oct.  15,  1867. 

1926.  III.   KETURAH  BENSON'':   b.  Feb.  is,  1824,  in  Bait.  ;    m.  May 

7,  1840,  John  Tileston  Fracker,  of  Zanesville,  O.,  where 
he  d.  Feb.  2,  1880,  and  where  Mrs.  F.  still  resided  and  d. 
Feb.  8,  1897.  (4229) 

Mrs.  F.  has  been  verv  helpful  in  gleaning  her  famih' 
field  for  this  compilation. 

1927.  IV.  Elizabeth  Fort';  b.  Jan.  16,  1827;   m.  Sep.  4,  1851, 

John  V.  Smeltzer,  of  Zanesville,  O.  He  d.  on  Mch.  7, 
1 89 1.     No  chn. 


292  nil:    1I.\K1^ING    FA.^\il-^. 

Children  of   ( b92  )  Charles  Maris    and  Mary  (Armstrong)  Keyser. 

1()2.S.  1.  ,\\A1^^  lil.l/AHHTll^  \\  Jul\-  ^.I,  1832;  111.  UeC.  6,  1865,  to 
(lyu))  CIkuIl-s  a/  Kc\scr,  wliich  set-.  She  d.  iWa\-  14, 
18S7. 

1929.  II.   AkWSlkc  )Nr.'':  b.  aiui  d.  same  Jay,  1834. 

Children  of  same  and  Mary  (Wilson),  2d  wife. 

1930.  ill.  Wai^tha  Wilson':    b.  Au^i.  12,  1846;    m.  (2119)  \hm. 

J..shua'  Lexfiin.u.  <»t  Bait.,  where  she  d.  May  i6,  1888. 

1931.  I\.    ANNA  Smith':   b.  Jan.  17,  1848;   m.  James  R.  Edmunds. 

nt  Bait.  (4^39) 

1932.  \.   WiLS(^N':   b.  Sep.  ii,  1849;  unmd. 

1955.  \l.  Margaret  IrklaNI^^  b.  June  14,  1851;  m.  Mch.  23, 
1892,  tn  (JiK))  linn.  Joshua  Leverinii;,  of  Bait. 

1934.  \11.  CHARLliS  Maris,  Jr.':  b.  Jan.  11,  1954;  m.  Julia  A. 
Pculsun.  (4245) 

193s.    Mil.  Newberry  Allen  Smith':    b.   Jan.   16,   i860;    m. 

Louise   C.    Altuater,   of    Bait.     They   reside  in   Harford 
Co.,  Md.  (4247) 

1936.  IX.  Grace  Gil.MORE'":  b.  Au^;.  23,  1862;  m.  Frank  E.  Mc- 
Intire,  of  Philad.,  where  thev  reside.  (4-^4^^) 


Children  of  (694)  James   and  Eleanor  i  McNulty )  Keyser. 

1937.  I.  Elizabeth  Cle.mens':  b.  Apl.  6,  1830;  m.  Apl.  8,  1856, 

Martin  I..  Fink,  of  Wheelinj:;.  Va.,  who  d.  She  m.  2d 
Dec.  15,  1867,  VValden  Worle\-,  by  wliom  she  had  no 
chn.  (4250) 

1938.  II.   ("iKORGE^:   b.  Jan.  2/,  1832;  d.  July  19,  1866;   unmd. 

1939.  111.  Charles  DERICK':   b.  Jan.  s  and  d.  Jul\-  8,  1834. 

1940.  1\.   William  Wilson':     b.    June    8,     1835;     \n.    June    14, 

1862.  Aliee  Walker.     Reside  Bait.  (4251) 

194 1.  \.  Sarah  Husse^":    b.  Oct.   is,   1839;    m.  Oct.  15,  1859, 

John  C.  Ha\  .  (4256) 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD    LEVERING.  293 

1942.  VI.   KETURAH  Benson":   b.  Dec.  5,  1841  ;   m.  Dec.  4,  i860, 

Edwin  Walker.  (4263) 

1943.  Vll.  James  Robert":  b.  Nov.  20,  1844;  m.  Oct.  15,  1870, 

Louisa  Kino;.  (4271) 

1944.  VIII.  Charles  Maris":  b.  Au^.  27,  1847;  d.  Sep.  2,  1871. 

Unmd. 

1945.  IX.    Edward  Crew':  b.  April  8,  1850. 

1946.  X.  Richard  Fuller-':  b.  April  n,  1853;  m.  June  15,  1881, 

Virginia  Clark  Raborg.  (4276) 

1947.  XI.  Martin  Fink":  b.  Sep.  18,  1855. 

Children  of  (695)  William'  and  Mary  (Bring^hurst)  Lehman. 

1948.  1.  Lorenzo  Levering':  b.  Sep.  25,  1812;  m.  (721)  Eliza- 

beth' Gorgas  (see  her  for  children).  He  d.  Sep.  25,  1858, 
at  Lebanon,  Pa.     She  d.  July  2,  1888. 

1949.  11.   Elhanan  W.':    b.  June  26,   1815;   d.    Nov.  2,    1820,  in 

Germantovvn,  Pa. 

1950.  111.  Benjamin  B.':  b.  Sep.  8,  1818;  m.  Oct.  10,  1839,  Sus- 

anna, dau.  of  Ebenezer  Mustin  of  Philad.  She  d.  Oct. 
29,  1864  (4279).  He  m.  2nd  Nov.  10,  1868,  Eliza  W. 
Gideon,  who  d.  Jan.  8,  1871.  He  d.  Sep.  9,  1891.  All 
are  b.  in  Lebanon,  Pa.,  where  they  lived. 

1951.  IV.  Susannah  E.-':  b.  Aug.  10,  1821  ;  m.  Jan.  31,  1849,  Dr. 

Robert  S.  Woodrop  of  Charleston,  S.  C.  She  d.  June 
13,  1850.     No  chn. 

1952.  V.  Samuel  B.':  b.  Feb.  8,  1824;  m.   Nov.   13,    185 1,  Eliza- 

beth D.  Goodman.  In  his  early  childhood  Mr.  L's  parents 
removed  from  Germantown  to  Lebanon,  Pa.  After  a  res- 
idence there  of  more  than  half  a  centurv,  he  returned  in 
1885  for  residence  in  Philad.,  his  present  home.    (4289) 

Children  of  (696)  Peter  K.    and  Mary  (Crean)  Lehman. 

1953.  I.  JOHNC*:  b.  Aug.   15,    1814;  m.   Elizabeth  C.  B.  Solms. 

He  d.  in  June,  1854. 

1954.  IL  Edwin  W.':  b.   Nov.    17,    1817;  m    Oct.  9,  1844,  Eliza- 

beth Troutman  of  Philad.     He  d.  Nov.  2,  1895.    (4296) 


294  THI-:  i.i:\i-:ring  i-a.mily. 

I'hihid..  uhcTf  slir  d.  nn  April  24,  1894.     No  chn. 

1956.  I\.  Mary  ANN':  b.  Ma\  iS.  1821  ;  m.  Au^'.  7.  1848,  Hymen 
1..  LipiiKin.  wlv  \\;is  b.  Mch.  20,  1817,  and  d.  Now  4, 
1S93,  in  Mhilad..  where  Mrs.  L.  d.  Oct.  2,  1894.    (4297) 

19^7.  W  IJH'ISA  H.":  b.  No\-.  22,  182^;  m.  June  4,  1846,  James 
Wauii.  uh.)  d.  ,\\a\  4.  187^.     She  d.  on  Jan.  10,  1886. 

(4300) 

1958.      \1.   JA.Mlis  A.":  b.  Au;z.  19.  ''^26;  d.  Feb.  28,  1891;  unmd. 


Child  of  (697)  Benjamin    and  Catharine  (Rex)  Lehman. 

1959.  I.  Hannah  K.':  b.  in  1835;  m.  in  1861  Stephen  Benton  who 
was  b.  Jul\  4.  1830,  and  d.  Oct.  26,  1866,  in  German- 
town,  Phiiad.,  wiiere  Mrs.  B.  and  her  unmd.  daughter 
reside.  (4303) 


Children  of  (699)  Eliza    (Lehman)  and  Piscator  Langstroth. 

k/kd.  1.  Bi:nja.MIN  Li-:h.man':  b.  Auli.  27,  1820;  m.  Jan.  5,  1850, 
Margaret  Maull.     He  d.  May  6,  1874.  (43o6) 

k/ji.  II.  1:L1ZAB1£TH':  b.  Oct.  20,  1822  ;  m.  Sep.  3,  1847,  Fortu- 
nato  Joai.|uim  Figueira,  of  Phiiad.,  who  was  a  native  of 
the  Island  of  Madeira,  b.  Oct.  25,  1809.  He  is  dead.  His 
title  was  Baron  da  Conceicao.  (4^07) 

kX)2.  111.  Ia.MES  Fasset':  b.  Ma\-  31,  1824;  m.  Oct.  26,  1848, 
Harriet,  dau.  of  Dr.  Theodore  Ashmead,  of  Germantown, 
Phiiad.     He  d.  Jan.  8.  1893.  (4309) 

1963.  I\.   Hannah    Jane':    b.  Jan.   14,    1826;    m.  in  Sep..  1854, 

Francis  A.  Dre.xel,  of  Phiiad..  b.  1824.  Shed.  Dec.  30, 
i8t;8.  He  m.  2<\  Fmma  M.  Bou\'ier,  who  d.  Jan.  29, 
1883.  Mr.  D.  d.  Feb.  15,  1885.  He  was  the  extensively 
known  banker  of  Phiiad.     Sir  lv'oi>\  (43' 3) 

Children  of  (  703  1  Elhanan  W.   and  Maria  (Fox)  Keyser. 

1964.  1.  KAiiiAkiNi-.    Frances':    b.  Oct.  20,  1820;    m.  Feb.   iC, 

1843.  Dr.  William  Henr>- Wallace.  She  d.  Mch.  18,  1888. 
Dr.  W.  and  famil_\-  reside  in  Phiiad.  (4^1^) 


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1965.  II.   George  Fox":   b.  Jui\    is,  1H22;   m.  Feb.  7,  1850,  Mary 

Elizabeth  Kinime\-,  who  d.  Oct.  i,  1884.      He  d.  Oct.  20, 
1890.  (4319) 

Mr.  K.  resided  in  Philadelphia.  In  1850,  and  for  years 
after,  he  was  extensively  enjj;ao;ed  in  the  lumber  business. 
He  was  appointed  one  of  the  first  Deputy  Collectors  of  In- 
ternal Revenue,  in  war  time.  For  seven  years  he  was 
Register  of  the  Water  Works  Department  of  the  city  ; 
was  President  of  the  School  Board  of  his  Ward  for  manv 
years,  and  was  connected  with  the  Board  of  Health  at  the 
time  of  his  death.  He  was  ever  prominent  in  charitable 
organizations.     A  strong  man  among  men. 

1966.  III.   Emily':   b.  July  29,  1824;  d.  Feb.  20,  1826. 

1967.  IV.   Frank'*:  b.  July  II,  1826;  m.  Louisa  Calvert,  who  died. 

No  chn.     Mr.  K.  res.  in  Philad. 

1968.  V.  Sally  Ann":  b.  May  6,  1828;  m.  Dec.  26,  1854,  John  R. 

Savage.     She  d.  Mch.  12,  1886,  and  was  b.  in  the  grounds 
of  the  old  Oxford  P.  E.  Church,  at  Philad.  (4320) 

1969.  VI.   Harry':  b.  Sep.  "6,  1830  ;   m.  Feb.  1 1,  1863,  Isabel  Ross. 

Res.  near  Bridgeton,  York'  Co.,  Pa.  (4324) 

1970.  VII.  Benjamin  Urner':  b.  Aug.  22, 1832  ;  m.  Oct.  25,  1859, 

Esther  A.   Todd.      He  d.  Feb,   12,   1891.      Mrs.   K.  and 
unmd.  children  reside  in  Washington,  D.  C.        (4328) 

Child  of  (704)  Mary'  (Keyser)  and  Christopher  S.  Lang-stroth. 

1971.  1.  Clementine  L.':   b.  Sep.  27,  1819;   m.  Nov.  20,  1851, 

W.  D.  Fobes,  of  Buffalo,  N.  Y.     Mr.  F.  is  President  of 
the  Buffalo  Historical  Society.     No.  chn. 

Children  of  (705)  Nathan  Levering'  and  Maria  (Geyer)  Keyser. 

1972.  I.  Sarah   Elizabeth":   b.  Sep.  18,  1823;   m.  May  5,  1842, 

John  D.  Blanchard,  of  Philad.  (4334) 

1973.  II.  William  Geyer':  b.  Sep.  29,  1825,;  d.  Aug.  12,  1848; 

unmd. 

1974.  III.  Peter  Augustus':  b.  Aug.  24,  1827;  m.  Oct.  i,  1848, 

Martha  Thomas.      He  d.  Nov.  7,  1874,  ^^t  Philad. 

(4338) 


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2C)6  rm-:  i.i;\i:wing  family. 

ii)j-^.  W.  InnN  (IHYHR^  b.  Oct.  26.  1829;  m.  Jul\  8,  1858,  Mary 
A.  HaiiK-s.  Krs.  Phihid.  Mr.  K.  is  a  representative  of 
tlK-  A^AWA  Litf  InMiraiKc  Co.,  with  oftlces  in  the  Drexel 
Buiidin-.  (4341) 

1976     \'.  Kathaivim:  Clhmkns':  b.  Apl.  9,  1832  ;  m.  Apl.  29,  1861, 
riionias  K.  Ak-.\andc-r.  of  Philad.     They  removed  in  1871 
to  Baltimore,  where  Mr.  A.  represents  tile  ^tna  Life  Ins. 
Co.  (4344) 


Children  of  (707)  Elizabeth   (Keyser)  and  Benjamin  Urner. 

1977.     1.  Catharine':   b.  Sep.  15  and  d.  Sep.  20,  1826;  b.  Spring 
(^jro\e  Cem.,  Cincinnati,  O. 

197S.     II.   i'LTLk  KEYSER":   b.  Dtc.  9,   1827;   d.  Nov.  4,   1850,  at 
S:icram(.-nto.  Cal.;  b.  there. 

1979.  III.   HE^•R^•  CLA^  ^  b.  Jan.  29,  1830;  m.  Maria  Harley.     Mr. 

Urner  is  a  hii^hly  esteemed  citizen  of  Cincinnati,  O.  He 
was  United  States  Marshal  of  the  Southern  District  of 
Ohio  durin^^  President  Cleveland's  first  administration, 
and  has  tilled  other  important  positions  of  trust  and  re- 
sponsibility. He  was  for  several  years  President  of  the 
Cincinnati  C^hamber  of  Commerce,  and  is  now  President 
of  the  i\atinn;il  Insurance  Company  of  Cincinnati. 

(4345) 

1980.  W.   Benjamins    b.  Sep.  9.    1832,   in  Cin.,  O.;    m.  Au^.  8, 

i8t;2,  Abby  Spring,  dau.  of  George  B.  and  Lydia  Spring 
Arnold.  Kesiile  at  Fanwood.  \.  J.,  where  lie  d.  May  10, 
1896.  Mr.  U.  was  an  Alderman  of  Elizabeth,  N.  J.,  for 
several  \ears.  Was  President  of  the  New  York  Mercan- 
tile Exchange.  Was  candidate  for  Governor  of  New  Jer- 
sey and  Member  of  Congress,  receiving  an  aggregate  of 
\otes  which  testified  his  personal  esteem  and  popularity. 

(4348) 

1981.  V.  Edward  Hall':  b.  Aug.  13,  1834;  d.  July  25,  1836;  b. 

Spring  Cjro\e  Cem.,  Cin.,  O. 


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1982.  VI.  Nathan  Dane":    b.  Jan.   12,   1838;  m.  Feb.  24,   1866, 

Annie  Rizer,  of  Philad.  No  cbn.  He  d.  in  New  York 
City  Feb.  ig,  1893  ;  b.  in  Greenwood  Cem.  Mr,  U.  was 
a  journalist  of  considerable  prominence  in  New  York. 
Was  at  one  time  city  editor  of  tbe  Tribune.  He  was 
amanuensis  to  Horace  Greeley  when  writing  the  History 
of  the  Great  American  Conflict. 

1983.  VII.  Edward  ChanNING":  b.  Jan.  12,  1838,  a  twin  to  Na- 

than Dane.  He  d.  Mch.  1,  1882;  b.  in  Spring  Grove 
Cem.,  Cin.,  O. 


Children  of  (708)  Hannah  (Keyser)  and  John  Riehle. 

1984.  1.  Edith":    b.    July    14,    1826;    m.    Charles   S.   Corfield    of 

Philad.    "  Had  one  daughter,  who  died  many  years  ago." 

1985.  11.  Catharine':  b.  Mch.  14,  1828;  d.  Apl.  10,  1832. 

1986.  III.  J.  SlEGMUND':  b.  Oct.  27,  1831  ;  m.  Feb.  6,  1854,  Anna 

M.  Barber.     Res.  Merchantville,  N.  J.  (4354) 

1987.  IV.   Henry**:    b.    Nov.   26,    1833;    m.   Mary   Raphun.     Res. 

Philad.  (4356) 

1988.  V.  Clementine  Keyser':  b.  Nov.  24,  1835 ;  d.  Apl.  8,  1858, 

unmd.;   b.  Laurel  Hill  Cem.,  Philad. 


Children  of  (709)  Clementine    (Keyser)  and  Michael  Keyser  Lynd. 

1989.  I.  James,  Jr.':  b.  Mch.  10,  1826;  m.  Mch.  3,  1853,  Margaret 

H.  Smith  of  Bridgeton,  N.  J.,  who  d.  (4357).  He  m.  2d 
her  sister,  Caroline  Smith,  who  d.  in  1861.      He  d.  June 

30,  1876.  They  were  b.  at  the  German  Baptist  church- 
yard in  Germantown.  Mr.  L.  was  President  of  the 
Select  Council  of  Philad.;  also  City  Solicitor.  In  Oct., 
1870,  was  elected  one  of  the  Judges  of  the  District  Court 
of  Philad.     Resided  in  West  Philad. 

1990.  II.   Peter  Keyser^:  b.  Nov.  24,  1827;  m    Susanna  Brown, 

who  d.  Oct.  23,   1881,  aged  47  years.     He  m..  2d  Aug. 

31,  1884,  Lavina  Post,  of  Towanda,  Pa.  Res.  Camden, 
N.J.  (4361) 


29S  Till-.    l-i;\l-:i<'lNtJ    FAA\ILY. 

Children  of    i  710)  Susannah    (Keyser)  and  Frederick  R.  Backus. 

i(>;i.  I.  William  Rodmans  1\  .I;in.  15.  1828;  J.  Jan.  24,  1872, 
unniJ. 

K)Q2.  II.  CaTHARINH  Clk.WRNS":  b.  Sep.  21,  i8^,i;  m.  Oct.  i, 
18^0.  JosL-ph  B.  Slu'wcll.  wlio  J.  Jan.  25,  1864,  in  Ger- 
mantnw  n.  Siie  m.  2d  Mr.  Price,  President  of  the  Mont- 
^omer\-  National  Bank,  at  Norristown,  Pa.  She  d.  Aug. 
26.  1886.  (4367) 

199^.  111.  l-RLDliRlc:K  Bayard^:  b.  Dec.  27,  1833;  m.  June  8, 
i8s8,  Caroline  Harris  Moore,  and  lived  in  Brookl\n,  N. 
v.,  w  here  she  d.  in  Aug.,  i860.  He  m.  2d,  Dec.  19,  1867, 
Amanda,  dau.  of  Dr.  Charles  W.  Noble,  of  Philad. 

(4371) 

U)i)4.  W.  Mary  lil.lZABl-Tir  :  b.  Mch.  8,  1838;  m.  Oct.  17,  1857, 
William  Stexenson  Noble,  who  d.  Apl.  15,  1867.  She  m. 
2d  June  2.  1870,  Dr.  T.  1-.  l.eavitt,  by  whom  had  no 
issue.     Pes.  in  ( jermantown.  (4377) 


Children  of  (711  )  Peter  Augustus   and  Martha  (Eyre)  Keyser. 

\^y^)-^.     I.   HyrE':   b.  Jul\    I,  1833,  at  Philad. 

i(»6.  II.  PETtR  DlRCK  (M.  1).)':  b.  Feb.  8,  183s;  m.  Feb.  25, 
18^8.  Sallie  H.,  dau.  of  Jacob  Steiner,  of  Phild.  Dr.  K. 
entered  the  Union  armv  in  1861  as  Captain  in  Co.  C,  Qist 
Penna.  \'ols.  Resigned  in  Sep.,  1862.  Went  to  Europe 
and  graduated  in  his  profession  at  Jena  University  in 
1864.  Returned  home  and  re-entered  the  army  as  sur- 
geon, with  rank  of  Major,  and  remained  in  service  to  the 
L^Ui]  of  the  War.  (43^0 


Children  of  (7J4)  Margarctta    (Keyser)  and  Cipriano  Canedo. 

n>;7.  1.  CIRRIANC)':  b.  May  2,  iS:;i;  uiinid.  Res.,  Gaudalajara, 
Mexico. 

i()(;8.  11.  MargarBTA  YsadoRa':  b.  Jan.  7,  1833;  m.  Dec.  24, 
i8!^6,  in  the  city  of  Gaudalajara,  Mexico,  to  Juan  Ygnacio 
Matute,  of  that  cit\-,  w  here  they  reside.  (4382) 


1996. 


2002. 

11. 

2003- 

Ill 

2004. 

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POSTEPiTV   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  299 

1999.  111.  Catharine":   b.    April  30,    1835;   m-  Sept.   23,    1852, 

Samufl  B.  Bond,  of  Philad.,  who  d.  Oct.  7,  1877.  She 
d.  Aug.  10,  1881.  (4389) 

2000.  IV.   Louis':   b.  July  9,  and  d.  Sept.  26,  1840. 

Children  of  (715)  Peter  Keyser  and  Lydia  (Weaver)  Gorgas. 

2001.  1.  WlLLIAA^  Weaver':    b.   Dec.  8,    1822;   d.  June  5,  1842; 

unmd. 

Eliza  Jane':     )  1  d.  Jan.  28,  1821;. 

y  b.  Nov.  28,   1824;  - 
Sarah  Ann':   j  I  d.  Jan.  29,  1825. 

Emma  Matilda  Thomas':  b.  Mch.  3,  1826;  m.  Jan.  i, 
1846,  Daniel  Charles  Elliott  Brady,  who  was  b.  Mch.  9, 
1821,  and  d.  May  27,  1878.  She  d.  Jan.  13,  1883.  Mr. 
Brady  resided  in  Philad.,  where  he  was  a  member  of  a 
large  importing  dry  goods  firm,  in  1857  he  removed  to 
Buffalo  Forge,  Va,,  where  he  engaged  in  manufacturing 
bar  iron.     They  d.  there.  (4393) 

2005.  ^-  Cornelia  Hart':   b.  Feb.  28,  1828;   m.  Nov.  12,  1850, 

Thomas  Forrest  Fraley,  b.  Oct.  3,  1834,  and  d.  Mch,  5, 
1862.  She  m.  2d  Apl.  27,  1865,  Theodore  Trewent,  b. 
Feb.  18,  181 1,  and  d.  Dec.  12,  1883.  No  chn.  by  2d  m. 
Mr.  Trewent  was  b.  in  Germany.  He  was  an  extensive 
iron  manufacturer  at  Conshohocken,  Pa.  He  d.  in 
Philad.,  where  Mrs.  T.  has  since  resided  —  at  Stratford 
Hotel.  (4405) 

2006.  VI.   ANNA  Thomas':    b.  Nov.    10,    1829;    m.   Dec.  i,    1853, 

James  Manderson,  who  was  b.  Jan.  16  18 12,  and  d. 
Dec.  24,  1886.  No  chn.  Mr.  M.  dealt  largely  in  lumber, 
and  was  engaged  in  the  improvement  of  real  estate. 
Mrs.  M.  resides  in  Philad. 

2007.  Vll.  Sarah  Keyser':  b.  Dec.  9,   1831  ;  m.  May  13,  1851, 

John  Hanson  Michener,  now  president  of  the  Bank  of 
North  America,  Philad.,  and  a  trustee  of  the  (}irard 
estate.     She  d.  Jan.  6,  1885.  (4406) 

2008.  Vlll.  Charles  Keyser':   b.  Nov.  26,   1833;   I'tmoved  to 

Boletourt  Co.,  Va.,  where  in  Aug.,  i860,  he  m.  Ann 
Sisson,  who  d.  in  1885.  Mr.  G.  d.  Oct.  22,  1862.  No 
chn. 

2009.  IX.   JOSEPH':   b.  April  10,  1836;  d.  April  5,  1842. 


3CX)  THI-:  i.i;\i-:i''iNG  family. 

Children  of  HX^)  Hannah  K.    (Gorg^as)  and  Adolph  Dill. 

2010.  I.  JOSHPH  (ic)W(]AS':   h.  Nn\ .    i6,    1827  ;  d.   Sep.   7,    i886, 

iiniiHl.  He  was  an  cxtcnsiw  tobacco  dealer  and  manu- 
facturer at  Ki(.iiino]id,  \'a. 

201 1.  II.     ADOl.lMl,  .IP.':  h.  ,\\a\-  22,  18^0;  d.  Oct.  26,  1831. 

2012.  111.  Sarah  (jORciAS':  h.  May   18,  183^;  m.   Oct.  24,  i860, 

Frederick-  L.  Ballault',  Prussian  Consul,  who  was  b.  Feb. 
10,  1822,  and  d.  June  11,  1866,  (4413) 

20n.      I\'.    l:LI/Am:Tll  Ll-H.MAN":    b.  Sep.  7,   1838;   d.  Sep.    5,   1839. 

2014.  \.   ADOLPH,    Jr.":     b.    Sep.    1,    1840;     m.    Feb.    9,    1871, 

HIizabeth  W.  VVeidman,  of  Lebanon,  Pa.,  b.  U^^c.  19, 
1848.  (4415) 

2015.  \'l.   Hannah    Klvshr':    b.    July    2,    1843;    ni.    Edward    \'. 

Breeden,  of  Richmond,  \a.,  wlio  d.  Feb.  12,  1884.  All 
the  Dill  families  reside  in  Richmond,  Va.  Adolph  is  a 
large  dealer  in  tobacco. 

Children  of  (720)  Rachel    (Gorgas)  and  Dr.  John  F.  Bullock. 

2016.  1.  JOSLPH  GORGAS':  b.  Sep.    12,  1835;  ^1-  Oct.  26,  1864. 

He  was  marrieii  and  had  one  son,  Charles. 

2017.  II.  Charlls  Kbyser':  b.  Feb.  25,  1837;  m.  Feb.  14,  1861, 

Anna  Matilda  Bowman,  b.  Sep.  11,  1840.  (44^6) 

Children  of   (721)   Elizabeth     (Gorg-as)    and   (J948)   Lorenzo 

Levering'  Lehman. 

2018.  I.  Sarah  OORGAS':  b.  n<)\-.  27,  1845,  at  Lebanon,  Pa.  ;  m. 

May  23,  1872,  John  H.  Yin.ust.  She  d.  Sep.  6,  1873,  ^^t 
Lebanon.     He  d.  since.     They  had  no  chn. 

2019.  II.  Clara  Hlizablth':  b.  Sep.  18,1847.     Res.  at  Lebanon, 

Pa.     Unmd. 

2020.  III.   F.M.MA  Matilda":  b.  July  1,  1849.     Res.  at  Lebanon,  Pa. 

Unmd. 

2021.  I\.   MaR>':   b.  Nov.  3.  1851,   at  Germantown  ;   d.   July  27, 

i8:;q,  at  Lebanon. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  3OI 

Children  of  (724)  Dr.  Thomas  Rolfe'  and  Rebecra  (Elwell )  Clement. 

2022.  1.   JEROME':    h.  Feb.  23,   1848;    d.  Oct.  6,  1888,  unmd.,  at 

Philad.  ;  b.  at  Ct-m.  in  Daretown,  N.  J. 

2023.  11.  Mary  Levering' :    b.  June  i8,  1849;   d.  Api.  28,  1868, 

unmd. J  at  Pittsgrove,  N,  J.  ;  b.  at  Cem.  in  Daretown, 
N.  J. 

2024.  111.   Annie  B.':    b.  Feb.  8,  1851  ;   d.  Dec.  8,  1893,  at  Philad. 

Buried  at  Daretown,  N.  J.,  Presb.  Cem. 

2025.  IV.  Arabella':  b.  Sep.  23,  1853;  unmd. 

2026.  V.   Howard  E.':    b.  Dec.  27,   1857;    m.  June  2,  1886,  Ella 

White  Russell.     No  chn. 

2027.  VI.  Thomas  Rolfe':  b.  Mch.  15,  1868;  m.  Feb.  22,  1893, 

Ella  Victoria  DeLany.     Res.  Philad.  (4421) 

2028.  VII.  Samuel  DeWitt  Clinton':  b.  Jan.  15,  1869.    Unmd. 

Children  of  (726)  Charles'  and  Martha  (Welch)  Clement. 

2029.  I.   Aaron  Levering':  b.  July  3,  1844,  at  Royalton,  O.    He 

was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion  and  died  in  the 
service  Sep.  16,  1862,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

2030.  11.  Wahala':    b.   Nov.    18,   1845;    m-  '^'-ig.  8,  1871,  Albert 

Ferrell.  After  marriage,  in  1871,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Ferrell 
removed  to  Decorah,  Iowa,  where  they  lived  until  he 
died,  in  1884,  when  Mrs.  F.,  with  her  children,  returned 
to  Oakland,  111.,  wliere  they  reside.  (4422) 

2031.  III.  JOSEPH  William':    b.  Aug.  4,  1849;    m.  Apl.,    1875, 

Mrs.  Mary  E.  Stewart  (nee  Smith).  (4429) 

2032.  IV.  Mary  Elizabeth':  b.  June  13,  1851  ;  m.  Oct.  28,  1879, 

Henry  S.  Cash.     Res.  Oakland,  HI.  (443o) 

2033.  V.  Sarah  Ellen':    b.  Aug.  26,  1853;   d.  Mch.  20,  1855,  at 

Oakland,  111. 

2034.  VI.  Charles':   b.  Oct.  8  and  d.  Oct.  30,  1856,  at  Oakland, 

111. 

2035.  VII-   Francis':    b.  July  14,  1858;    d.  young  at  Oakland,  111 

2036.  Vlll.  Clinton':    b.  May   13,   1861  ;    unmd.     Res.  at  Oak- 

land. 111. 


302  THH    l.liM-RlNG    FAA\1LY. 

20^7.      I.\.   (jEOkCli  CWLIih' :    h.  Ma\    i,  1864;    J.  at  Oakland,  HI. 

20^.S.  \.  Flora  Low":  b.  June-  i-j ,  1867:  unnui.  Res.  at  Oak- 
land, 111. 

Children  of  (727)  Elizabeth    (Clement)  and  George  Creed. 

2039.  '•  <  •liORdK' :    1\  Jul\   19,  1838,  at  Lancaster,  O.  ;    m.  Dec. 

6,  1864.  Alicr  H.  Pi-tcrs.  in  Rt)yalton,  O.,  where  the\' 
reside.  (443^) 

2040.  II.   MaR^'  LliVKRlNci":    b.  Jan.    17,   1840.   in   Lancaster,  O.  ; 

m.  l)cc.  12,  1 8^7.  in  Marysville,  Cal.,  to  Frederick  Ferdi- 
nand Ij)\\  ,  will)  was  born  at  Frankfort,  Me.  They  lived 
in  San  Fiancisco,  Cal.,  where  he  d.  July  21,  1894.  Sec 
biiuy.  (4437) 

2041.  111.  John  Marshall':   b.  Apl.  30,  1842,  at  Chillicothe,  O.  ; 

ni.  .\()\'.  24,  1871,  in  San  Francisco,  Cal.,  to  Mar\'  SuUi- 
\an,  "f  Ware,  Mass.      They  live  at  Berkle\-,  Cal. 

(443«) 

2042.  1\.  CharlLS  Hopkins':  b.   Max-  20,    1844,  at  Chillicothe, 

O.;  m.  Jan.  2^,  1868,  Louisa  A,Lj;atha  Mithnff,  at  Lancas- 
ter. O..  whcrr  thf\-  reside.  (4444) 

Children  of  same  and  2d  husband,  James  M.  Pratt. 

204^  \.  ARTHUR  Francis^  b.  Nov.  6,  1857,  at  Lancaster,  O.; 
in.  Lduisa  Newman,  at  Eureka,  Nevada.  They  live  in 
Chicago.  111.  (4453) 

2044.  \l.  JLNNIK  CrlhI)^  b.  Sept.  8,  1859;  m.  Feb.  22,  i88i,at 
(iran\ille,  ()..  James  \'.  Collette,  who  d.  in  Sept.,  1888. 
No.  chn. 

Children  of  (  729)  William  Lawrason  and  Pauline  (Reber)  Clement. 

204;.  1.  John  Rhblr^:  b.  hec.  IS,  1849,  in  Royalton,  O.;  m. 
l.ettie  Westenhaxer.      Res.  Columbus,  O.  (4454) 

2040.  11.  \\AR^  A.\  b.  Sept.  1^.  18^1.  in  Roxaltcn,  O.;  m.  Mr. 
Mays.  (4455) 

2047.  III.  CHARLtS":  b.  April  0,  185^,  ni  R(.\alton.  O.;  supposed 
l<'  be  dead. 


POSTHRITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  303 

2048.  IV.   William    LawraSON":   b.    Max-    i6,    1855,   in  Royalton, 

O.;  m.  Marv  Hile,  of  Lancaster,  O. 

2049.  V.  George":  b.  in  1858,  in  Royalton,  O. 

Children  of  (730)  Joseph  W.   and  Maria  (Paul)  Clement. 

2050.  1.  Creed   Paul':  b.   Nov.   20,    1849,   at   Royalton,   O.;  m. 

Jan.  31,  1878,  Isabfl  Sherman.  Tht-y  live  at  Quenenv), 
Kansas.  (4456) 

2051.  II.  Charles   Rolf'  (M.    D.):  b.   May   i,    1852,   at  Green- 

castle,  O.;  m.  Sept.  25,  1879,  Elizabeth  Freed;  no  chn. 
Dr.  C.  is  a  graduate  of  medicine  at  Lon^i  Island  College 
Hospital,  at  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,  of  class  of  1878.  Res. 
Groveport,  O. 

Children  of  same  and  Lucy    (Drake) ^  2d  wife. 

2052.  ill.  Clinton  Levering':  b.  May  10,  1858.    Res.  Wapello, 

Iowa. 

2053.  IV.  JOHN  Drake':  b.  April  21,  i860. 

Children  of  (732)  Elizabeth'  (Levering)  and  (764)  Madison' 

Levering. 

2054.  1.  Jaa\ES  Lav^RASON':  b.  April  10,  1842;  m.  Laura  Pearson, 

of  Bait.,  who  d.  8th  Sept.,  1868.  He  m.  2d  Lily  Sweet, 
of  Bait.  Mr.  L.  is  a  gentleman  of  culture  and  of  literary 
attainments,  and  manifests  concern  in  family  history. 
Resides  at  Wilsonia,  Grant  Co.,  W.  Va.  (4462) 

2055.  11.   ANNIE  Louisa':  b.  Julx-  22,    1844;  m.  Sept.    18,    1867, 

Charles  T.  Crane,  of  Bait.,  where  they  live.      (4472) 

Children  of  (733)  Lawrason'  and  Sarah  (Bernard)  Levering. 

2056.  1.  Thornton  Bernard':  b.  Nov.  26,  1833,  in  Bait.;  d.  Nov. 

5,  1835,  ''">  Springfield,  ill. 

2057.  11.   Aaron  Righter':  b.  May  18,  18^5,  in  Springfield,  111.; 

m.  Jan.  6,  1858,  Jennie  P.  Stratton,  of  Lexington,  Mo. 
He  d.  about  1872.  He  left  a  dau.,  Lillie,  who  li\es  in 
Cal. 


^04  nil-.    l.l.\i:i''lNG    FA  WILY. 

Children  of  same,  and  Brianna  (Spain),  2d  wife. 

205cS.  III.  A.N.N  [..A\SIMS«  )N^  \\  .lul\'  i6,  iS^t).  in  Springfield,  111.; 
in.  Hrt'Ji-rick  A.  Churchill,  <'t  St.  Louis.  (4475) 

2059.       1\.    C.AlllARIM:    Sl'AlN":    \\    JuIn'  4.     •''^41  '-    'l^-    ^"^■.   ->    I<*^60, 

H.»K-it   Hhiekufll  Whittt-mniL',  of  Astoria,   Lonu;   Island, 
.N.  V.      rhr\-  li\c  at  St.  Lnuis,  .V\n.  (4479) 

2oC)0.     \.  Sarah  Ai.ici-:':  b.  .\'o\-.  22,  184:;;  d.  \nung. 

Child  of  (735t  Charles  Warren   and  Susan  (Bernard)  Levering. 

20C)\.  1.  Susan  l-AWRASON' :  h.  in  St.  Louis,  whcit- she  d.,  unmd., 
about  iSvS. 

Children  of  (  736  1  Alice  Ann    (Levering)  and  (  790 »  B.  Franklin' 

Levering. 

206j.     I.   WILIJA.W  LawrasoN":   b.  Apl.  ^o  and  d.  Aug.  21,  18^7. 

2oC)T,.     11.  Clinton  Wi:BSTF.R':  b.  ,V\a\- 26,  18^8  ;  d.  Au.g.  20.  1847. 

2064.  III.  Aaron  KKjliriiR' :  b.  Sept.  26,  1839;  m.  Dec.  4,  i860, 
Hlla  Porter.  Mr.  L.  is  cashier  of  the  Farmers  and  Mer- 
cliants  Bank-  of  Hannibal,  Mo. 

206=;.  I\.  ANNH-:  f:LIZABinTC:  b.  June  21,  1841  ;  m.  Feb.  6,  1878, 
(  ..  M.  Bower.     Res.  Paris,  Mo.  (4488) 

206C).     \'.  Franklin':  b.  Au;j;.  ^o,  184^;  d.  Auu.  2,  1844. 

2oC)7.  \l.  W.WA  \n^(JINIA':  b.  Apl.  0,  1845;  m.  Oct.  15,  1863, 
John  I'.  H(iline.  She  d.  Mch.  ^1,  1890,  at  Hannibal, 
Mo.  (4490) 

Children  of   (738)   Mercy  R.    (Levering)   and  James  C.  Conkling. 

2068.  I.  Ja.WL.s  LawrasoN':  b.  Jul\-  24,  and  d.  Sep.  29,  1842,  in 
Sprinutield,  ill. 

206c;.  II.  CLINTON  L.^  b.  Oct.  16,  184^;  m.  Mch.  12,  1867,  Geor- 
uie  Barrell.     Pes.  Sprin.Lifield.  111.  (4495) 

2070.  III.   Charles":   b.  Jul\-  i,  1848;   unmd.     Sprinutleld,  III. 

2071.  1\.   Ja.MLS":    b.   Jan.  4,    1850;    m.   Mch.    13,    1870,    Fannie 

Lo\\r\-.     Pc-s.  Franklin,  Neb.  (449^) 


POSTERITY  OF   WTGARD    LEVERING.  ^05 

2072.  V.   ANNIE  V/:  b.  July  2,    1853;  m.  Nov.  2^,  1875,  Nathan 

S.  Wood,  who  d.  Mch.  1  I,  1879.  She  m.  2d  Jan.  4,  1882, 
Frederick  L.  j\vatthe\vs,  who  d.  Dec.  24,  1801.  She  has 
no  chn.      Res.  Spriniifield,  111. 

2073.  VI.   Alice':   b.  Apl.  25,  1856,  at  Springfield.     Unmd. 


Children  of  (739)  Mary  C   (Levering)  and  A.  Fuller  Crane. 

2074.  1.   William":   b.  June   11,  1842,  in  Bait.;   m.  Sep.  28,    1872, 

Florence  Bangs,  of  Washington,  D.  C.  He  d.  May  2, 
1883,  at  Georgetown,  D.  C.  She  d.  Nov.  21,  1887,  at 
Hyattsville,  Md.  They  were  prominent  members  of  the 
Prot.  Epis.  Church.  (4504) 

2075.  11-  Mary  Clement':  b.  Jan.  4,  1844,  in  Bait.;  m.   Mch.  2, 

1865,  Rev.  William  Rogers  Devries,  of  Bait.       (4509) 

2076.  III.  ANDREW  Fuller':  b.  Apl.  19,  1846,  in  Bait.;  m.  Dec. 

18,  1878,  Ellin  Hoffman  Gilmore,  of  Bait.,  where  she  d. 
Jan.  17,  1887.     No  chn.     Mr.  C.  res.  in  New  York  City. 

2077.  IV.  Charles  Campbell':  b.  May  21, 1849;  m.  June  3,  1869, 

Maria  Virginia  Zell,  of  Bait.,  where  she  d.  Oct.  22,  1891. 
Mr.  C.  is  a  devoted  Baptist.     Res.  in  Bait.  (4512) 

2078.  V.  Florence  Dorset':  b.  July  29,  1853 ;  m.  Nov.  8,  1876, 

•George  Norbury  Appold,  of  Bait.,  who  d.  Jan.  — ,  1892. 
Mrs.  A.  is  an  adherent  to  Baptist  faith.  (4520) 

2079.  VI.  Alice  Levering':  b.  Aug.  28,  1856;  m.  June  2,  1880, 

George  H.  Bayne,  of  Bait.  They  reside  in  New  York 
City,  and  are  prominent  in  Baptist  circles.  (4521) 

2080.  VII.  Jean  M.':^  rd.  June  26,  i860,  in  Bait. 

I     b.  May  8,    I 

2081.  VUl.   James":    J        ^^^°'        Id.  June  29,  i860,  in  Bait. 

2082.  IX.  Elizabeth  Ann':  b.  Feb.   17,  and  d.  Aug.  5,   1863,  in 

Bait. 


(20) 


306  nil.    L1:\I:WIN(J    l-AVMLY. 

Child  of    (740 1  Ann    (Levering;)  and  Robert  McEIdowney. 

20S;.  I.  KoBliRr  :  h.  Sep.  ^.o.  iS:;o,  in  B:ilt.;  m.  Oct.  i,  1872,  to 
1:11a,  J. ui.  ol  Talhott  Dcnmead.  He  was  adopted  by  his 
uiK-Je  (7^^4),  Clinton  Le\ering,  and  took  the  name  of 
Robert  l.eveiinii,  which  was  confirmed  by  an  act  of  the 
General  Assembly  of  Maryland  at  its  January  session  in 
1S6:;.     Mr.  I.,  is  a  leading  merchant  of  Bait.       (45-2) 


Child  of  <  741 )  Louisa    (Levering)  and  Charles  Fer8:uson. 
20S4.      1.   Charles':   b.  Feb.  10,  i<S49,  at  Bait.,  where  he  d.  unmd. 

Children  of  (742)  Virginia  L.    (Levering)  and  B.  Griffith  Latimer. 

2085.  1.   Bknja.WIN  (iRIFFITH^  b.  Oct.  25,  1851,  in  Bait.;  m.  May 

4,  i8()2,  Helen  Hstella  Bromlew     No  chn. 

2086.  II.   \  IRCJINIA  HlizabHTH^:  b.  Apl.  i^,  1 854,  in  San  Francisco, 

Cal.;   m.  Ma\-  1;.  1S7:;,  Christopher  C.  Call.      (4^27) 

2087.  111.   LENERING^  b.  Feb.  8,  1856,  at  San  Francisco,  where  he 

d.  Feb.  24.  i8()i. 

2088.  IV.   Catharine   Ann":   b.   Aug.    31,  1858,  at  San   l-rancisco; 

m.  No\ .  6,  1881.  (jeorge  Blais.  (4529) 

2089.  \.   LOUISA  LEVERING':  b.  June  5,  i860,  at  San  Francisco; 

m.  Aui:.  14.  1886,  James  Monroe  Reid.  (45^n 

2CK/).      \  I.   F\A  KNIGHT' :   b.  Feb.  12,  i86<),  at  San  Francisco  ;  unmd. 

Children  of  (  743  )  Mary  Jane  Wilson   Levering  and  Leonard 

Mathews. 

20»)i.  1.  \\.\U\  JaNI;":  b.  Apl.  2.  i8i();  m.  Dec.  13,  1843,  Hugh  Wil- 
son, of  New  Orleans,  where  she  d.  Feb.  10,  i8()i. 

(4533) 
2a;2.    11.  Leonora  Sophia':  b.  Sep.  8,  1820;  d.  June  20,  1831. 

2a;3.  111.  LVDIA  Rebecca":  b.  Jan.  :;o,  1822;  m.  Dec.  11,  1838, 
Lewis  A.  Finlex-,  of  New  Orleans.  He  d.  DiC.  i,  1878. 
Mrs.  F.  resided  at  Pass  Christian,  Miss.,  where  she  d. 
June  4,   |8()6.  (4537) 


2093 
MRS.    LYDIA   R.    FINLEY. 


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POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD    LEVERING.  307 

2094.  IV.  William  Wilson':  b.  Mcli.  4,  1824;  m.  Oct.  23,  1851, 

to   Isiibrl    L.   Bowman,  of    Louisiana.      Tliev   lived   near 
Bayou  Sara,  [.?..,  wlKTr  lie  d.  Jul>-  31,  1895.       (4546) 

2095.  'V-  Hannah  Maria':  b.  Jan.  28,  1827;  d,  Au^.  4,  1828. 

2096.  VI.  James  Calhoun":  b.  Nov.  20,  1828;  d.  Oct.  21,  1829. 

2097.  VII.  Pauline  Christy':    b.  Oct.  24,  1836;   m.  Nov.  14, 

1866,  Hdward  Toby,  of  New  Orleans.  (4554) 

Children  of  (746)  Thomas  Wilson'  and  Martha  (Stump)  Levering. 

2098.  1.  Samuel  Stump':  b.  Oct.  15,  1829  ;  m.  May  22,  1854,  Vic- 

toria L.  Wright,  of  Bait.,  where  they  lived  and  died.     He, 
on  Apl.  27,  1870.     She,  on  Sep.  22,  1889.  (4556) 

2099.  II.  Martha  Burroughs':   b.  Feb.  10,  1831  ;   m.  May  3, 

1854,  to  H.  S.  Condon,  of  Perrysville,  Cecil  Co.,  Md. 

(4560) 

2100.  III.  Lydia   Rebecca':  b.   Nov.  10,  1832;  m.    Aug.  4,  1854, 

to  Frederick  Harrison,  who  d.  Nov.  4,  1854.     She  d.  Sep. 
14,  1874. 

2101.  IV.  Peter  Wright':   b.  Feb.  16,  1835;  ^^'  M^"'^-  25,  1870. 

Unmd. 

2102.  V.   Thomas  Henry':   b.  Jan.  3,  1837;   m.  Susan  L.  Singer, 

who  d.  Sep.  25,  1885,  at  Bait.      He  d.  in   Apl.,  1894,  at 
Toledo,  O.  (4566) 

2103.  VI.  Mary':  b.  Mch.  23,  1839,  at  Bait.     Unmd. 

2104.  VII.   Ellen':   b.  July  6,  1841,  at  Bait.     Unmd. 

2105.  Vlll.  Florence':  ]  fd.  Juiv  8,  1844. 

Vb.  Jan.  18,  1843.-] 

2106.  IX.  ESTELLE':  J  [d.  Aug.  I,  1843. 

2107.  ^-   Nina':  b.  Dec.  4,  1844;  m.  Samuel  Smith.     Resided  at 

Bait.,  v\here  she  d.   Mch.  20,  1888,  and  he,  on  Apl.  9  of 
samt'  year.  (4570) 

Children  of  (750)  Frederick  Aug.   and  Martha  (Johnson)  Levering. 

2108.  I.   Hannah  Maria':   b.  Jan.  24,  1853  ;  m.  George  Bailey,  who 

d.  Mch.  16,  1880,  at  Bait.  (4572) 

2109.  11-  Frederick  Johnson':  b.  Dec.  21,  1854.    Unmd. 


^oH 


THli    Li:\tRING    FAMILY. 


J  no.      111.   I.ons  KlCHAkl)':  b.  Jul\    15,  185O;   m.  (4559)  P^iuline 
M.  LfVfiin-.     Kcs.  Bait.  (4574) 

2111.     I\.  Cl.AI^HNCE":  b.  Nov.  3,  1.S60.     Uiimd. 

Children  of   (753)  Louisa  S.    (Levering:)   and   (I38I)   William  W. 

Lawrason. 

2ii_\     I.   ^\AR^    !.(^l'IS[£':    b.  Ma\'    14,  1840;    m.  June,    1870,  Wm. 
JuJsiiii  Blown.     Slu' J.  N<)\-.  11,  1877.  (4581) 

211^.     II.   IsaBI-:l'*:  b.  Jul\  22.  1S41  :  J.  July  22,  1842. 
2114.     111.      ANMI-:    HLIZABETH':    b.   Jan.    16,    1844 ;    in.    Aua.  29, 
i8C)6.  Thomas  Taylor.  (4585) 

21  i^.     1\  .   Hannah  LKVERING':  b.  Jan  7,  1846;  m.  Auj^.  28,  1879, 
Wm.  Judson  Brown,  of  Bait.     No  chn. 

21 16.  \.   ALICE":   b.  Oct.  17,  1849;   m.  June  4,  1872,  Charlt-s   11. 

Fitz.iZt'rald,  .if  Bait.  (45^7) 

Children  of  (754)  Eug:ene'  and  Ann  ("Walker)  Levering. 

2117.  1.  WlLLlA.M  Tho.MAS":  b.  Jul\'  7,  184:^.  at  Bait.;    m.  Carrie 

Brooke.      He  is  a  leadin.u  mercliant  in  Bait.  (4590) 


21  iS.      II.     tLGLNE": 

2 1  19.       111.    JOSIILA":    [  b.  Sep.  12.  184S.   \ 


m.Marx' Armstrong.  Res. 
Bait.  (4595).  Sec  Nog. 

m.  (1930)  Martha  W. 
Kevser,  who  d.  May 
lO,  1888,  at  Bait. 

(4598) 

He  m.  2nd,  Mch.  23,  1892.  (1933)  Mart]5aret  Ireland 
Kex'ser,  who  d.  Auy.  27,  1891;.  These  twin  brothers  are 
the  distiiijzuished  merchants  and  importers  of  Bait.  St'e 
Hog. 

2120.  1\.   MaR^'  HLIZABHTH":   b.   Mch.  26,  1847;  d.  Mch.  ^,  1868, 

unmd..  at  Bait. 

2121.  \.   Frederick    AL'GL'STLIS':    b.  Au.o;.    19,  1849;    m.   Catha- 

rine Webb.  (4605) 

2122.  \  1.   l.LONIDAS":   b.  Nov.  12.  18^0;   m.  Annie  R.  Keys.     He 

is  an  acti\e  member  of  the  mercantile  firm  of  E.  Lexerinji 
&  Co.,  of  Baltimore,  composed  of  four  brothers. 

(4612) 


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POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  309 

2123.  Vll.   Wilson":   b.  Jan.  24  and  d.  Feb.  3,  1852. 

2124.  VIU.   Edwin   WaLF'ER":   b.  Nov.  u,  1853;   m.  Mary  Gould, 

of  Bait.  (4615) 

2125.  IX.  Leonard  Matthews':  b.  Oct.  23,  185s;   m.  Oct.  18, 

1893,  Ella  B.  Ober,  of  Bait. 

2126.  X.   Annie  Eugenia':  b.   Nov.  20,    1857;    m.   James  E.   L, 

Holmes,  who  d.  Dec.  5,  1891,  at  Savannah,  Ga, 

(4621) 

2127.  Xi.  Franklin  Wilson**:  b.  June  30,  i860;  m.  Mary  Bull. 

(4622) 

2128.  Xll.   Martha':  b.  Dec.  12,  1864;  d.  Jan.  2,  1865. 

Child  of  (755)  Hannah  M.   (Levering)  and  John  R.  Magruder. 

2129.  I.  Eliza  Rebecca' :  b.  Oct.  26,  1848  ;  m.  Thomas  J.  Clark. 

(4623) 

Children  of  (757)  John  B.   and  Mary  (Smith)  Levering. 

2130.  I.  William    Enoch':    b.  May  9  and  d.  July  22,    1834,  in 

Ohio. 
213T.  11.  Jesse':  b.  June  29,  1835;  "ti-  '^'-ig.  14,  1862,  Mary  C. 
Gallagher,  of  Shelbyville,  HI.,  at  which  place  she  d.  Feb. 
7,  1888  (4624).  Mr.  L.  was  in  mercantile  business  in 
Shelbyville  for  many  years,  and  until  July,  1891,  when 
he  removed  to  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  and  engaged  in  the  Dry 
Goods  trade.  He  m.  2nd  Jan.  i,  1890,  Mrs.  Jennie  E. 
Wagner. 

2132.  Hi.  Sarah  Brown':  b.   Nov.  8,   1837;   m.  Mch.  28,   1861, 

Chr.  Graybill  of  Lancaster,  O.,  where  the}-  live. 

(4630) 

2133.  IV.  John  Brown,  Jr.':  b.  Mch.  2,  and  d.  May  10,  1840. 

2134.  V.  George  Washington':  b.  June  4,  1841;  m.  Dec.  5, 

1870,  Clara  Turner,  of  Shelbyville,  ill.  They  reside  at 
Holiday,  Shelby  Co.,  111.  Mr.  L.  was  a  volunteer  soldier 
during  the  entire  civil  war  in  active  service.  Shared 
Sherman's  march  to  the  sea.  He  was  honorably  mus- 
tered out  with  his  regiment.  (4635) 


310  TH1-:    LliNKRING    FAMILY. 

ji^^v  M-  MaI''^  l-;LIZAl5r:Tll':  b.  Feb.  4,  1S4;  ;  m.  Auu.  12,  1874, 
JaiiK^  iJyariiKiii  "t  l^aiuasttr,  U.  riu-\-  live  at  Pleas- 
ant\illc-,  6.  (4648) 

2136.  Ml.  Hannah  Brown' :  b.  May  0.  ^^4^-  m.  April  6,  1871, 
bu.ufiK.'  Summcilin,  who  d.  Auu.  26,  1880,  at  Lancaster. 
(  >.     Mrs.  S.  d.  Jan.  25,  188s,  at  Shelbyville,  HI. 

(4652) 

2i^^7.  \111.  l-lMNCliS  JaNH^  b.  Au;^.  8,  18^1  ;  m.  April  4,  1876, 
1-.  J.  Fraker.  Res.  Shelbyville,  HI.,  where  Mr.  F.  is  en- 
irajieLl  in  the  Dry  Goods  business,  and  is  a  large  land 
owner.  (4655) 

2138.  1\.  FUGENIA  Howard':    b.  Feb.   3,  and  d.  Mch.  21,  1854. 

Child  of  (.758)  Henry   and  Jane  (Work)  Levering. 

2139.  1.   JOSHF^H   ROWLAND':   b.  Dec.  7.  18^4;  d.  18^6,  unmd.,  at 

Circle\  ille,  O. 

Children  of  same  and  Ann  (Prospect),  2nd  wife« 

2140.  11.   FLIZABETH   PROSPECT":    b.   Dec.   27,    1838  ;    m.   Fdward 

Davis  of  Arkansas.     Is  d. 

2141.  111.    HENR^'  FNOCH':   b.  Dec.  2,  1840;  d. 

2142.  IV.  Hannah  Brown':  b.  Jul\-  19,  1843. 
214^.  \'.  CfiARLES  Fdward':  b.  Auti;.  3,  1847;  d. 
2144.  \1.  Martha  Ann':  b.  April  25,  1850;  d. 

1  Efforts  for  more  specific  information  were  made  tiirough  several 
supposed  sources,  but  nothing  further  was  learned  of  the  family, 
except  that  all  but  Hannah  B.  are  dead.] 

Children  of  (  760  1  Maris'  and  Eliza  Jane  (  Wrig:ht )  Levering. 

214;.     I.   .IohN  Wright':     b.    April    18,    183s  ;     unmd.     Fixes   at 
Arrapahoe,  Neb. 

2146.  II.  William  Suwner":    b.  Feb.  22,   1837;  d.  Sep.,  1862,  at 

Lancaster,  O. 

2147.  111.    Hannah  BRt^WN":   b.  Feb.  23,  1839;  d.  Nov.  4.  1841. 

2148.  1\  .   Fnc^CH  LiiWIS':   b.  Ma\-  18,  and  d.  Au,>i    19,  1841. 

2149.  \ .    Iani-  Wright':  b.  Dec.  28,  1844;  d.  Au,^.  4,  1845. 


POSTERITY  OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  311 

2n;o.  \I.  Rosier  Maris"*:  b.  July  26,  1846;  m.  Api.  17,  1871, 
Minerva  Raplee  Whiteside,  of  Wabash,  hul.  Res.  at  Los 
Ano;eles,  Cal.,  where  Mr.  L.  is  engaged  in  tlie  Commis- 
sion business.  (4659) 

2151.  \11.  Albert  Williamson':  b.  Api.  28,  and  d.  Jul>- 18,  1849. 

Children  of  i76i  )  Louis  and  Cordelia  (Hite)  Levering. 

2152.  I.  Hannah  Margaret":  b.  Feb.  9,  1840;  m.  Mch.  13,  1872, 

at  Beaman,  Mo.,  to  Joseph  D.  Earhart.     They  now  live 
at  Montrose,  Henry  Co.,  Mo.  (4662) 

Mr.  E.  enlisted  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  Apl.  17, 
1861,  in  the  ist  Ohio  Infantry,  for  the  three  months' 
service,  during  which  he  was  in  the  battle  of  First  Bull 
Run.  He  re-enlisted  Aug.  7,  1861.  He  was  in  the  mili- 
tary campaigns  in  Kentucky  and  Tennessee.  Was  in 
many  battles,  the  most  famous  were  Stone  River,  Chick 
amauga.  Lookout  Mountain,  and  Mission  Ridge.  He 
re-enlisted  as  a  veteran  in  1864.  Shared  in  the  campaign 
and  battles  before  Atlanta,  and  went  with  "Sherman  to 
the  sea."  He  was  in  the  marches  through  the  Caro- 
linas,  and,  "when  the  cruel  war  was  over,"  participated 
in  the  Grand  Review  in  Washington  City.  He  was 
commissioned  a  captain  of  infantry  before  leaving  the 
service.  A  severe  wound  suffered  in  the  battle  of  Kene- 
saw  Mountain  resulted  in  a  few  years  in  the  loss  of  his 
sight. 

2153.  II.  ANN  Eliza':    b.   Apl.    10,    1842;    m.   Jan.    12,    1870,  at 

Beaman,   Mo.,  to  John  Cook,  of  Jacksonville,   111.     She 
d.  at  Beaman,  June  14,  1873.  (4664) 

2154.  III.   Mary  Ann":    b.   Feb.  22,    1844;    m.   Mch.    i,    1869,  at 

Beaman,  Mo.,  to  Samuel  McClery,  of  Lancaster,  Ohio, 
They  live  at  St.  Marys,  Kansas.  (4666) 

2155.  IV.  Alice  Maria':   b.  Sep.  15,  1846;  d.  Jan.  13,  185 1,  at 

Lancaster,  O. 

2156.  V.  Clara  America':  b.  Feb,  28,  1849;  d.  Mch.  i,  1868,  at 

Beaman,  Mo. 

2157.  VI.  Kate  Louisa *':    b.  Sep.  10,   1851;   d.  Dec.  23,  1863,  at 

Lancaster,  O. 


:51_'  THi;    l.|-;\liPING    FAMILY. 

jivS.  \  II.  I.  K.  NUVADA':  b.  JiiiK- 20,'  1857;  m.  in  1880  to  John 
M.  Jolinsf.n,  and  d.  Mch.  12,  1887.  (4671) 

jiV).      \lll.   I.OUIS  lllTI-:':   b.  Nov.  2S,  1859;  d.  Oct.  10,  1877. 

Children  of   (763)  Ethelinda    (Levering)  and  Jefferson  Schultz. 

21O0.  1.  CINCINNATLIS-:  h.  MlIi.  io,  1828  ;  m.  Miss  Chapman  at 
San  Francisco,  Cal.,  and  d.  soon  after. 

2161.  II.   JKFFKRSON":   b.    .V\a\-    ly,  1829;   resided  in   Bait.,  where 

lie  d.  unmd.  in  1894. 

2162.  111.   SrSAN   ANN":   b.  Jan.  6,    18^1,   in   Bait.;   m.  George  Y. 

VVellinuton.      Res.  in  Boston. 

216^.  I\  .  Hleanor  Augusta":  b.  Sep.  14,  1834,  in  Bait.  ;  m.  M. 
iNegle\-.     Res.  Cincinnati. 

2164.     \'.  William  Wirt":  b.  1836;  d.  x-oung,  in  Bait. 

2i6v  \  I.  ANNETTE':  b.  Sep.  29.  1838;  m.  Theo.  P.  Baldwin,  of 
Cincinnati,  O.     Both  are  dead.      No  chn. 

Children  of  (765)  Rigtiter    and  Mar\    (Stevenson)  Levering:. 
216C).      1.    ANN  Dent':    b.  [)vc.   10,   1834;   d.  Feb.   12,   1833. 

2167.  II.  Charles  Fisk':  b.  Mch.  16,  1836;  d.  young. 

2168.  III.   Fdvvari)  McDonald':  b.  Jan.  10,  1838;  d.  Feb.,  1840. 

Child  of  same  and  Eugenia  (Anderson),  2d  wife. 

2\()i).  W.  liLlZABETll  DENT':  b.  Ma\-  12,  1857;  m.  Wm.  Pinkney 
Anderson.  Fixed  at  St.  Fouis,  where  she  d.  Mch.  29, 
1879.  (4672) 

217U.  \.  Charles  Clinton":  b.  May  30,  1862;  d.  unmd.  Sep. 
23,  iS8^,  at  F\ans\ille,  Ind.,  to  which  cit\'  he  removed 
from  St.  Louis  in  the  fall  of  188 1.  He  was  a  student  of 
medicine. 

Children  of  (767)  Decatur'  and  Eliza  (Akin)  Levering. 

2171.  1.  Helen  Mar^':  b.  Ma\  8,  1838;  m.  Nov.  9,  1859,  Capt. 
James  Kean,  of  Bait.  She  d.  in  May,  1865.  (4674) 
Capt.  Kean  was  a  mariner ;  commanded  vessels  sailing  to 
and  from  Smith  American  ports  for  several  }ears.  He  is 
now  engaged  in  the  brokerage  and  commission  business 
in  Baltimore. 


POSTERIT>'  OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  313 

2172.  II.  Sarah  Hthelinda':  b.  Mch. 22,  1840;  m.  Now  10,  1867, 

Capt.  JanK\s  Kean,  of  Bait.  (4676) 

2173.  HI.   Eliza  Gertrude':   b.  Max-  ig,  1843;  unmd.      Lives  in 

Baltimore. 


Children  of  (775)  Edward  Jesse'  and   Amelia   (Martin)    Levering. 

2174.  I.   ANN  Elizabeth'  :   b.  Sept.  22,  1832  ;   m.  William  R.  Scott, 

Res.  in  Bait.  (4679) 

2175.  II.  Sarah  Brown':  b.  Dec.  30,   1833;  m,  Dec.  30,  1862, 

Gideon  J.  Gilpin.     Live  at  Sandy  Spring,  Montgomery 
Co.,  Md.  (4684) 

2176.  III.  Jesse":    b.   Jan.  7,    1835;  m-   Mary   Wolf.     Live  near 

Bait.  ',  (4689) 

2177.  IV.   Mary  ANN':  b.  July  15,   1838;  d.  July  5,  1845. 

2178.  V.   Eleanor  Jane':  b.  Aug.  15,  1840;  m.  Philip  Dietz. 

(4705) 

2179.  VI.  Eliza  Caroline':  b.  June  7,  1842;  d.  unmd,  Nov.  12, 

1873. 

2180.  VII.  Sarah    Margaretta':  b.    Dec.    30,    1844;    m.    Ernest 

Aug.  Wahaus.     Res.  Relay,  Md.     No  chn. 

2181.  VIII.  Alexander':  b.  Mch.  22,  1847;  d.  June  22,  1850. 

2182.  IX.  George  LOWERY':  b.  Oct.  21,  1849;  d.   unmd.  Mch. 

2,    1875. 

2183.  X.  Edward  Jackson':  b.  Feb.  15,  1852;  m.  Mildred  Jack- 

son.    Live  near  Wetheredville,  Md.,  where  he  d.  Dec. 
30,  1890.  (4717) 


Child  of  (776)  Georgfe  W,  and  Ann  (Miller)  Levering. 

2184.     I.   ANNA  Maria':   b.  about  1840;   m.  J.  McVickers,  of  Mo, 

(4723) 


^14  THH    1.1:  \  HIVING    FA  WILY. 

Children  of  (7781  Olivia  H.  P.    (Levering:)   and  Dr.  J.  P.  Smith. 
_'i.Sq.     I.  JLSsii  l.i:\i:iviNCi^  b.  Juiit-  7,  1836;  J.  Oct.  24,  1838,  at 

F:iirru-ij.  s.  c:. 

J186.  II.  .\\Aki<  )N  ISABHl.  l.liNKPING':  \\  June  8,  1846,  at  Ellicotts 
Milh.  Mil.;  in.  [he.  16.  1880,  t<>  Lewis  Bolixar  Robinscm. 
Kes.  hallstitn,   Harlord  Co.,  MJ.,  where  he  d.  on  May  9, 

is*/).  (4724) 

Children  of   (  7oo  •  Mary  Righter'  ( Levering: )   and  John  Matthews. 

J1S7.  I.  loHN  LliVI:RIN(i/ (M.  [).):  b.  Ma\-  8,  1827,  in  Bait.  In 
Oct.,  1S4;.  lu-  reiiiiived  to  Hannibal,  Mo.,  where,  on  Apl. 
^,  1849.  he  m.  Martha  McDowell,  b.  Oct.  8,  1828,  at 
Steiibeinille,  ( ).  They  subsequently  resided  in  St.  Louis 
and  in  Krank'lin  Co.,  Mn.,  until  the  \ear  1883,  when  they 
remo\fd  tn  Little  Rock,  Ark.,  where  they  now  live.  Dr. 
M.  w  as  ^raduateii  in  medicine  and  practiced  the  profession 
for  se\fral  years.  He  has  se\eral  farms  in  the  north- 
e.istern  part  nf  Arkansas,  and  is  en.uaued  in  mercantile 
business  at  H<irners\ille.  Dunklin  Co.,  Mo.,  where  he 
sptMuis  a  considerabk'  pnrtiim  of  his  time.  (4727) 

J188.  11.  Lli(  JNAkD":  b.  1)<.'C.  17,  1828;  m.  Oct.  2,  18O1,  Mary 
Spnttswoode  Nisbet.  Reside  in  St.  Louis.  Mr.  M.  is  re- 
tired from  business.  Is  an  e.\emplar\'  and  influential 
memlx-r  ot  the  Presbyterian  Church.  (4736) 

-•iSo      111.   ANNA":   b.  Apl.  12,  and  d.  Nn\ .  g.  1831,  in  Bait. 

ju/j.  w.  WiLLiAW  Henry":  b.  Dtc.  1,  1832;  m.  Au^.  31,  1871, 
Mar\'  Campbell  Ci\en.  Mr.  M.  removed  with  his  parents 
in  1841  from  Bait,  to  Mo.  In  1848  he  entered  the  dru^; 
business  at  St.  Louis,  which  he  continued  till  1865,  w^hen 
he  rem(»\ed  to  New  Orleans,  and  en^ia»ied  in  the  «[rain 
Au>.\  tlour  tradr.  which  lie  still  pursues.  Mr.  M.  is  an  act- 
ivf  and  prominent  officer  in  the  First  Presb.  Church  of 
New  Orleans,  and  tor  nearly  twent\-  years  has  been  the 
efficient  superintendent  of  the  Sabbath  School  of  that 
con;:re;iation.  (4744-) 

2191.     V.   Mary':   b.  Apl.  4  and  d.  July  2,  18^5,  in  Bait. 


2187. 


2188. 


2190. 


As  I  or,  Lenox  ani  TiWen 
Four  datiofls. 


"^I^^U^lk^y 


POSTHRITV  OF  \\1GARD   LEVERING.  315 

2192.  VI.   Edmund  ORVILLE,"  (Rear  Admiral)  :    h.  Oct.  24,   1836; 

m.  May  22,  1878,  Harriet  Robinson  Hammond,  of  New- 
port, R.  1..  who  d.  Feb.  26,  1883,  at  Charlestown,  Mass. 
He  m.  2d  Nov.  5,  1884,  at  Newport,  Alzaida  Roslyn  Ham- 
mond, a  sister  to  his  first  wife.  They  reside  in  Washin<2;ton, 
D.  C,  where  Admiral  M.  has  a  command  in  the  U.  S. 
Navy.     See  biog.  (4746) 

2193.  \ll.   Leonora":   b.  Nov.  lo,  1838;  m.  Jan.  23,  1867,  in  St. 

Louis,  to  James  Brison  Woods.  They  removed  to  New 
Orleans,  where  she  d.  Jan.  14,  1887.  Mr.  W.  and  family 
reside  in  N.  O.,  where  he  is  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness. (4751) 

2194.  VIIL  Mary':    b.  May   7,    1841  ;    m.    May   7,    1863,    Archie 

Woods,  of  St.  Louis,  where  they  lived,  and  she  d.  Jime 
14,  1885.  (4759) 

The  above  were   born  in  Baltimore,  tlie  following  in 
Missouri. 

2195.  IX.  Isabel':  b.  July  13,  1843;  J-  •'">  1859  in  St.  Louis. 

2196.  X.   Flora':  b.  Aug.    17,  1845  ;  m.  Dec.  22,  1864,  David  C. 

Gamble.     Res.  St.  Louis.  (4766) 

2197.  XI.   James':   b.  Mch.  25  and  d.  Sep.  26,  1849. 

2198.  XII.  George   Bernard':   b.  Dec.   3,   185 1  ;   m.  July   16. 

1874,  Rosa  Adele  Martin  in  New  Orleans,  where  he  has 
been  in  mercantile  business  since  1867.  (4779) 

Children  of  (789)  Mercy  Ann'  (Levering;)  and  Thomas  E.  Palmer. 

2199.  1.  John':  b.  Oct. — ,  1832;  m.  Hester  Shannon. 

2200.  11.  Anna':  b.  Aug.  — ,  1834;  d.  Aug.  — ,  1855,  unmd. 

2201.  111.  Mary':  b.  Apl. — ,1836. 

The  above  were  born  in  Bait.;  the  following  in  Mo. 

2202.  IV.   ALICE':  b.  Feb.—,  1838. 

2203.  V.  Edward':  b.  Dec. — ,  1840. 

2204.  VI.  Mercy  Ann':  b.  Dec.  — ,  1842. 

2205.  VII.  Eliza  Jane' :  b.  June — ,  1846. 

2206.  VIIL  William  P.':  b.  Feb.  22,  1849. 

2207.  IX.   Flora':  b.  June — ,  1851. 


^\(}  THK    Li;\l-:WING    FAMILY. 

Child  of   I  yS  I  Alice  Ri??.s    (  Levering:  i  and  Dr.  George  Alexander. 

220.S.    I.  Catharine  Hanson':  \\  Dec.  29,  1846. 

Children  of  ( 300  t  Thomas  Lawrason   and  Julia  (Forster)  Levering. 

22(:)i).  1.    f-RANCIS  AARON':    b.  in  iS;;;   d.  Apl.   19,   1844. 

2210.  II.  Mary  Millhi/:  h.  .V\a\  — .  and  d.  Aua.  i6,  1839. 

2JII.  ill.  Sarah  Aski:w\  b.  1840.     Res.  St.  l,ouis. 

2212.  I\.   Wary  .Alice":  b.  in  1842;  unmd.     Res.  St.  Louis. 

22n.      \.   KRANCES  LLIZABETH":  b.  in  1849;   m.  May  12,  1879,  l^'- 
,1.  B.  (llancies.  ot  St.  Louis.  (4785) 

Children  of  (8031  Cave   and  Catharine  (Vonfelden)  Levering. 

2214.     I-  Mary  Lllen":    b.  .Wcii.  2,   1847;    m.  Sep.   17,    1867,  J. 
Robert  Carver.  (4788) 

221 ;.     H.   Ulnry  C":    b.  Jan.   i,   1849;    m.  Nov.  6,    1872,  Julia 
(^hattert'in.  (4793) 

22i().     111.  Aaron":  b.  Mch.  22,  1851;  unmd.     Res.  Bait. 

2217.    I\'.  James  Thomas':   1\  Au^.  21.  1853;   m.  No\-,  8,  1877, 
Harriet  M.  Rule.  (4796) 

22I.N.      \.    JOHNCi.':    b.  [\\\   IT.,   1855;   d.  \'(iun^. 

22i«>.     VI.   ANN  Lliza":   b.  Dec.  7,  i8t;6;   m.  Oct.  26,  1887,  Lester 
S.  Rednion.'  (4798) 

2220.  \  II.   CaN'E":   b.  Apl.  i:;,  i8^();  d.  x'oun^. 

2221.  \lll.   Cave":   b.  Sep.  28.  1861  ;   unnid. 

222:.    W.  Charles  Ldwari)':  b.  Oct.  31,  1864. 

2'-;.     X.   Harve  M.":    b.  Di.^c.  13,  1866;    m.  Au.ii.  28,  1889,  Celia 
Combs.  (4800) 

•'•}•    M.  Maggie":  b.  Jul\- 7,  1869. 

All  li\in;^  in  Petersburg;,  111.,  e.xcept  Aaron. 

Child  of  I  o07  )  Aaron     and  Mary  (Matison)  Levering. 
2221;.     L   Mary":   b.  in  Bait.     Can  not  learn  iier  history. 


POSTERITY  OF  W  IGARD   LEVERING.  317 

Children  of  (809)  Charles  Thomson    and  Mary  (Weest)  Jones. 

2226.  1.  Mary  Wayne':    b.  Nov.  i,  1838;   d.  Mch.  15,  1840;   b. 

I.ev.  Gem. 

2227.  11.   Mary  Wayne':    b.  May  10,  1840;    m.  May  15,  1 86 1,  to 

Frank  J.  Cornman,  of  Roxb.,  who  d.  July  16,  1877,  in 
the  prime  of  a  very  useful  and  consistent  life  ;  b.  Lev. 
Cem.  Mrs.  C.  and  family  reside  in  the  homestead  on 
Ridge  Avenue.  (4801) 

2228.  111.  Charles  Thomson,  Jr.":  b.  May  28, 1843 ;  m.  May  28, 

1866,  to  Sarah  Smith,  of  Sullivan  Co.,  Pa.  (4806) 

2229.  IV.  Adele**:  b.  Aug.  4,  1845;  "^I'lmd. 

2230.  V.  EloiseL.'*:  b.  Oct.  19,  1847;  unmd. 

Misses  Adele  and  Eloise  are  at  home  in  the  family  resi- 
dence, which  is  a  stately  mansion,  surrounded  by  ca- 
pacious grounds,  situated  on  Ridge  Avenue,  in  Roxbor- 
ough,  Philad. 


Children  of  (8J0)  Nathan  Levering    and  Margaret  (Struthers) 

Jones. 

2231.  1.  Helen  Struthers':  b.  April  16,    1845;   m.  Sept.  23, 

1869,  to  Edward  L.  Brown.  {4813) 

2232.  11.  Margaret  Struthers':  b.  June  7,  1847;  d.  July  29, 

1848  ;  b.  Lev.  Cem. 

2233.  III.  Sallie  Levering':  b.  Ma\'  24,  1849. 

2234.  IV.  Mary  Struthers':   b.  Feb.  28,  185 1;  m.  Re\-.  John 

Jay  Joyce.  (4817) 

2235.  V.  HETTIE  Ann':  b.  Aug.  28,   1853;  m.   Oct.  21,   1875,  to 

Horace  Brook  Burt.  (4819) 

2236.  VI.  Nathan  Levering,  Jr.':  b.  June  24,  1856;  m.  Nov. 

15,  1893,  Minnie  La\alctte  Lewis. 


5lS  THK    1. i:\LRING    ^-A^\ILY. 

Children  of  '8t4'  Cath.^rinc  E.    iRiter)  and  Gen.  John  Sidney  Jones. 

j.Sj.  I.  John  Sll)M■^.  -ll''.':  h.  Aii^  n.  i.S^j,  in  I'hilad.;  d.  Jan. 
f.),  iSOi  ;   iinnul. 

_>.MS.  II.  KaTMPVN  Riti-R":  \\  Hfb.  i-'^.  i83Q,in  Philad.,  wlu-re  she 
liNJiifS  ;   uiiiiui. 

JJV).  111.  SaMIHI-  Moss' :  b.  Au;i.  24,  T.S41,  in  Phihul.  h'lst  ills 
liU-  in  tin.'  C;i\  il  War  ;   unmJ. 

2240.  |\.  (U'M-:k  T.":  h.  Oct.  29,  I.S44,  in  Philad.;  m.  Dec.  21, 
iSSO.  Theitjdsia  Aslinu-ad.  of  Pliilad.  He  was  educated 
near  B'"st(.n,  Mass.  Wlien  18  years  of  age,  enlisted  in 
Cn.  H.  ^^d  Penna.  Re.Liiment ;  was  severely  wounded  at 
Ha;:erstnwn.  Md..  a  few  days  after  the  Battle  of  Gettys- 
burg. SubsequentK  ,  was  one  of  the  organizers  of  the 
tirni  of  .\\.  S.  Shapieigh  &  Co.,  of  Philad.,  one  of  the 
most  pmniinent  liiun  houses  in  the  country.  His  repute 
as  a  merchant  is  the  highest.  Was  a  man  of  mar\'elously 
comprehensiw  mind  ;  universally  respected  and  lo\-ed  by 
his  friL'iKis.  He  died  June  2/,  icSHj,  at  Philad.,  from  un- 
healed wounds,  leaxing  a  considerable  fortune.    (4(S24) 

J241.  V.'  Sl'SAN  LHVERIN'd' :  b.  April  IQ.  and  d.  Nov.  16,  1847,  in 
Philad. 


>   >  I    > 


4J.  VI.  ZaCHARV  Ta^LOR^:  b.  .Nov.  8,  1848,  at  Philad.  Was 
educated  near  Boston.  Is  engaged  in  tlK'  manufacturing 
business  in  New  York.      Unmd. 

224V  \ll.  JosiiPII  Lkxhring'*:  b.  July  26,  1851,  in  Philad.;  m. 
Oct.  26.  1887,  Hli/.abeth  Mercer  Maclean,  of  Philad., 
where  they  reside.  (4<S2s) 

Ml.  Jon(.-s  uas  educated  near  Boston.  In  187s  gradi.1- 
ated  from  thr  Law  h^'partment  of  the  Uni\^ersitv  of 
PennsyKania.  Since  that  time,  has  practiced  the  pro- 
fession of  the  law  in  his  nati\  e  cit\-,  being  the  senior 
member  of  one  of  the  most  prominent  law  firms. 

His  acumen  in  financial  affairs  has  rendered  his  ser- 
\ices  valuable,  and  in  demand  b\-  moneved  corporations. 
His  visits  to  this  cit\-  (LaFayette,  Ind.)  in  the  interest  of 
Philadelphians,  who  own  the  extensive  electrical  street 
car  lines  which  we  enjoy,  ha\e  afforded  me  pleasant  ac- 
quaintance with  him. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIZARD   LEVERING.  319 

Children  of  (8J7)  Sarah  Levering    (Riter)  and  Thomas  Fitzgerald. 

2244.  I.   RlTER': 

2245.  II.   Harrington':   m.  May  4,  i<SSi,  Mar)-  Wells,  of  Norris- 

town,  Pa. 

2246.  111.  Thomas  Hill'  : 

2247.  IV.  Gilbert':  d.  Dec.  12,  1886. 

2248.  V.  Robert": 

2249     VI.  Sarah  Levering  Shulze": 

This  list  from  "The  Levering  Family."      Effort  has  failed 
to  elicit  further  information. 


Children  of   (818)  Michael  M.'  and  Elizabeth  G.  (Caldwell)  Riter. 

2250.  I.  James  Caldwell':   b.  Oct.  29,  1846;  d.  Jan.  15,  1853, 

at  Philad. 

2251.  II.  William  GUSTAVOUS':    b.   July  29,  1850;   unmd.     Is  a 

merchant  in  Philad. 

2252.  ill.   ANNIE  Elkinton":    b.  Dec.  5,  1852;    m,  Mch.  30,  1882, 

David  Rupp,  of  York,  Pa.,  where  they  reside.  Mr.  R.  is 
an  extensive  manufacturer.  (4829) 

2253.  IV.  Frank  Miller':    b.  May  20,   1855;    unmd.      He    is    a 

member  of  the  Philadelphia  legal  bar,  and  at  present 
(1895)  represents  the  city  in  the  General  Assembly  of 
the  State.  Since  (1896)  was  made  Director  of  the  De- 
partment of  Public  Safety  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  and 
has  charge  of  the  Police,  Fire,  Health,  Electrical,  Building 
and  Boiler  Inspection  and  City  Property  Bureaus. 

2254.  V.  Elizabeth  Georgiana':    b.  Nov.  5,  1858;   d.  Ma\-  13, 

1859,  at  Philad. 

2255.  VI.  Charles  Jones':   b.  Dec.  29,  1859;   m.  Dec.  6,  1888, 

Clara  Mileabelle  Hovey,  of  Newark,  N.  J.  Mr.  R.  is  a 
merchant  in  Philad.  (4831) 

2256.  VII.  Michael  Miller,  Jr.':   b.  Aug.  5,  1864;    unmd.     Is  a 

merchant  in  Philad. 

All  were  born  in  Philad. 


;20  I  HI-    l.i:\  HIDING    KAWILY. 


Children  of  ( 820  •  Deborah    (Shepard)  and  Henry  Zern. 

J2S/".  I.  JKSSK*:  h.  M^li.  ^'.  I'^^^S;  '11-  '-'^t^^'-  i8'  ''"^St-  Caroline 
TriU'sJc-l.  Kl-s.  at  Peru,  liui.,  where  he  has  tilled  the 
urtia-s  ut  C:ierk  nt  Cant  and  Ma\-(.r  <>i  the  cit\'  ;   d.  1896. 

(48:52)  • 

22!;S.  II.  CaIvoum-:':  i\  ahnin  iS-,;;  m.  Charles  Fnote,  who  was 
b.  Jiil\'  I,  1817.  and  d.  at  Peru.  Ind..  Oct.  25.  1862.  She 
in.  2d  Frank  1  ).>u.uhert>'.  who  d.  also.  She  lives  at  Peru, 
Ind.  (48M) 

22^i).  III.  Al.Rl-WT":  b.  about  1840;  in.  Rachel  Bell.  He  d.  in 
i8()^.     Shc>  li\es  at  Peru.  (4839) 

22(0.  W.  MlRA":  b.  about  1842  at  Peru;  m.  John  Wilson.  Both 
are  dead.     Siie  d.  Feb.  i ,  1874.  (4840) 


Children  of  (827)  Charles    and  Ann  (Brower)  Shepard. 

22(u.     I.  John":    b.  Feb.  23,  1844;    d.  Feb.  13,  1865,  Norristown, 
Pa. 

2262.     II.   Tllo.W.AS':    b.  June  28,  1845;  m.  Now  26,  1884,  Lulu  M. 
P\le.     Res.  Norristown,  Pa.     No  chn. 


Children  of  ( o2o »  Jesse   and  Harriet  (Schultz)  Shepard. 


22()^.     I.  Saimh  .a.":  b.  Dec.  24,  1858;  d.  unmd.  at  Pl\mouth,  Pa. 

2264.  II.  ANNA  KLIZa":  b.  Au>:.  2;?,  1842;  m.  Sep.  i^,  1863,  A.  A. 
^'eakle,  of  Norristown,  Pa.,  wliere  he  d.  Now  i,  1888, 
a;:ed  (;8.     She  d.  Jan.  i,  1889.  (4845) 

226!;.     III.   Hi:Nk^  Sc:iirLTZ':    b.  Mch.  16.  1846;   in.  Mary  Steiner. 

22(yC^.  W  .  CHAkLliS  Hdwin':  b.  Ma\-  15,  1848;  unmd.  Res.  Pl\- 
mouth  Meeting,  l*a. 

22(t7.  \.  Johns.':  b.  Ma\  15,  1854;  m.  Miss  Eckert.  Res.  Col- 
le-e\ille.  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  32  I 

Children  of  (830)  Sarah  Ann   (Brown)  and  Charles  Crook. 

2268.  I.  Mary  Ann"*:  b.  Mch.  i,  1824;  m.  Dr.  Joseph  H.  Craggs. 

(4848) 

2269.  II.  William  Brown':  b.  Oct.  9,  1825. 

2270.  III.  Charles':  b.  May  19,  1827;  m.  Miss  Gardiner. 

(4852) 

2271.  IV.   Isaac':  b.  Oct.  17,  1828;  d.  April  4,  1829. 

2272.  V.  Sarah  Jane':  b.  Feb.  2,  1830. 

2273.  VI.  George  W.  M.':  b.  Nov.  13,  1831. 

2274.  VII.  Christian  A.':  b.  Jan.  13,  1835. 

2275.  VUI.  James  L.':  b,  Oct.  26,  1836. 

2276.  IX.  Cornelia  L.':  b.  Feb.  13,  1839;  d.  ApL  17,  1840. 

2277.  X.  Clementine  E.':  b.  Jan.  n,  1841;  d.  Mch.  14,  1842. 
2278  XI.  Thomas  Hood':  b.  Aug.  23  and  d.  Dec.  26,  1842. 

Children  of  (831)  Thomas  J,  and Brown. 

2279.  1.  Margaret': 

2280.  II.  Mary  Ann': 

2281.  III.  George': 

2282.  IV.   Elizabeth  Jane':  m.  and  had  issue. 

2283.  V.  John':  m.  and  had  chn. 

Children  of  (832)  James'  and Brown. 

2284.  I.  Mary  Ann': 

2285.  II.  William':  They  live  near  Carlisle,  Pa. 

Children  of  (833)  William'  and Brown. 

2286.  I.  Jane  E.': 

2287.  II.    George': 

2288.  III.  Rebecca': 

2289.  IV.  Mary  Ann'  : 
(21) 


■H22  Tin-:    LliXHRING   FAA\ILV 

22i)0.      \.    \\AHAi;i.": 

J291.      \  I.  SaIvaM   ANN":   in.  ;iiui  Ii\t's  near  Caiiisle,  Pa. 

[The  Above  Bnnvris  are  taken  from  The  Levering  Family.  1 
have  m.ideeltorts  tlirough  several  sources,  including  the  Postmaster 
at  Carhsle,  Pa.  where  they  are  supposed  to  live— without  success. 
Judge  Henderson,  ot  Carlisle,  wrote  March,  1895 :  "A  George 
Brown  died  here  about  fifty  years  ago.  By  his  will  he  owned  real 
estate  in  Baltimore,  and  a  farm  adjoining  Carlisle.  Nothing  is  now 
known  of  his  family."] 

Children  of   (337)  Abraham   and  Hannah   ( Rakestraw )   CoUaday. 

229J.     I.   J<)Si:iMi':   1\  .\"\ .  J  I,  1791  ;  <\.  uiiind. 

229^.      II.   William":   b.  ,V\a\-   q,  179^;   m.  Sfi\  ly,  1833,  Elizabeth 
Petit,  will'  J.  Au;i.  14,  i<S69.      He  d.  May  22,  1870. 

(4856) 

22(>4.     111.  Hannah   Pastorius':    b.  Sep.   10,  1795;    d.  Sep.  lO, 
1S64,  unnid. 

2295.     1\.   KaCHLL  UGILBV:    b.  Dec.  17,  1797;  d.  Feb.  27,  1S77, 
iinnid. 

22<.)b.     \     KLBHCCA   Ann":    b.   Jan.   2S,    1799;    d.  July    12,    1880, 
uiiind. 

2297.  \I.  Chaivlhs':  b.  Ma\'   16,    1802;  m.  iWa\-  9,    1826,   Hmil\- 

KittenhoLLse.*      He  d.   Feb.    3,    1863.      She  d.   Jan.   20, 
i8Sq.  (4860) 

2298.  \11.  ^A\\ll•:L  Kaklsiraw':    b.  May  27,  1806;    m.  Amanda 

W.  Sellers.     He  d.   Feb.  12,  1886.     She  Dec.    16,  1891 
No  chn. 

Children  of  (o4t  )  Juliana    (CoUaday)  and  Jonathan  Yerkes. 

22t>;.     I.  WiLLlA.M    C:.\    b.   Oct.    6.    1823;     m.    Hannah    Lesher. 
Lives  at  Nottingham,  Chester  Co.,  Pa.  (4867) 

2300.  11.   DaNILL":    b.   IX'C.    13,    1828;    m.    Jan.    3,    1856,    Emily 

Heaton.     Res.  Southampton,  Bucks  Co.,  Pa.      (4869) 

2301.  111.   ANNaC":   b.  Apl.  17,  1831;  d.  June  i,  1884,  unmd. 

•Umlly  was  J.iu.  of  Hi-nj.  Rlltcnhousc.  a  JesconJent  of  Willem  Ritfinghuysen,  the  first  Mennonite 
preacher  In  Amoric.i.  »hu  came  t"  Gerin.ini.>wn.  I'hilaJ.,  in  1688,  and  in  1690  built  the  first  paper 
mill  in  America,  on  a  br.inch  of  Wisi.ihickon  Creek,  In  Roxborougli  Township. 


POSTERITY  OF  VVIGARD   LEVERING.  323 


Children  of  (847)  Sarah   (Pastorius)  and  John  Tull. 

2302.  I.  Samuel  P/:  b.  1794;  M.  Lydia  Leatherburg.     Lived  in 

Philad.  (4874) 

2303.  II.  James'*:  b.  1796;  m.  Sophia  Hunt,  who  d.      m.  2nd  Mch. 

13,    1834,   Mary  Shallus.      He  d.   Oct.    16,    1853,   at  St. 
Louis,  Mo.  (4875) 

2304.  III.  Sarah':  b.  1798;  m.  to  John  Hay.  (4887) 

2305.  IV.  Susan  Pastorius':  b.  July  24,  1800;  m.  Apl.  20,  1820, 

to  Joseph  Rudolpli,  who  d.  Apl.  i,  1863.     She  d.  Aug.  22, 
1884.  (4888) 

2306.  V.  Francis  Daniel':  b.  Feb.  22,  1803;  m.  Sep.  30,  1824, 

Hester  E.  Jones,  who  d.   Nov.  12,  1891,  aged  88  years. 
He  d.  July  14,  1887.  (4897) 

2307.  VI.  John  Pastorius':  b.  Mch.  6,  1808;  m.  Aug.  30,  1831, 

Mary  Riffert.     He  d.  June  3,  1894.  (4907) 

2308.  VII.  Rebecca  Ann':  d.  young. 

2309.  VIII.  Caroline  R.':  b.  Jan.  28,  181 1  ;  m.  Jan.  20,  1828,  to 

Wm.  Baker  Slater.     She  d.  Mch.  10,  1894.  (4918) 

2310.  IX.  Ann  Rebecca':  m. to  Moses  Wright.     Still  living,  1896. 

(4924) 

231 1.  X.  Amanda  M. ':  b.  Oct.   31,   1817;  m.  in   1838  to  Joshua 

Morton,  who  d.  Sep.   12,   1889.     She  d.  Oct.   30,   1891. 

(4930) 
Family  live  in  Moreland  Tp.,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 


Child  of  (848)  Francis  Daniel'  and  Margaret  (Mierckle)  Pastorius. 

2312.     I.  ANN  Eliza':  b.  May  28,  1800;  m.  in   1829  to  Lawrence 
Shuster.     She  d.  Sep.  6,  1866.  (4932) 


Children  of  (852)  Abraham'  and  Charlotte  (Wilson)  Pastorius. 

2313.  I.  Washington':  b.  Jan.  4,  1818;  m.  Aug.  8,  1854,  Mary 
Wunder  Wolf.  He  d.  Mch.  14,  1880,  and  she  on  May  7, 
1894  (4934) 


524  THli    l.HXtRING   FAMILY. 

2314.  II.     .WARGARinT.V:    h.  July  9,   1820;    m.  Jan.   20,   1845,  at 

Baltimore-.  I"  Hlt^-n  Rc^iers.  Slie  J.  Mcli.  31,  1849;  L^- 
W....JlanJ  Ccm..  Philad.  He  d.  Mch.  30,  1885;  b.  at 
Sak-m.  N.  J.  •  (4941) 

2315.  III.   JoHN^   \\  1S22;  J.  2  weeks  old. 

2316.  1\.   l"RANc:iS  lMNll-:i/:   b.  May  i,  1825;  d.  young. 

Child  of  iS55i  Ann    (Pastorius)  and  John  Allen. 

2317.  1.   ADAr":   111.  Mr.  i'laekett;  no  clin. 

Children  of  ( 557  1  Charles  M.   and  Ann  Rea  ( Horter )  Pastorius. 

2318.  I.   KACHliL  MACKKNliT':  b.  Aug.  29,  1829;  m.  Oct.  7,  1851, 

to  Lemuel  Zell,  who  d.  July  24,  1893.  Mrs.  Z.  resides 
at  Philad.  (4943) 

2319.  11.  Jacob  Mackenht':  b.  Ma\'  29  and  d.  Oct.  11,  1832. 

2320.  111.   ANN  LoriSA':    b.  Aug.  16,  1833.     Li\ingi896;    unmd. 

2321.  1\.  CllARLliS  Mackbnht':    b.   Oct.    5,    1^37;    m-   l^c-c.  9, 

1862.  Hannah  Nice.      He  d.  Sep.  28,  1870.  (4949) 

2322.  V.   HUNRV  Cla>-^  (Re\-.)  :   b.  Feb.  7,  1850;   m.  June  3,  1874, 

Mary  U.  Smith.     Res.  Manheim,  Pa.  (4953) 

Famil\-  residence,  Germantown,  Philad. 

Children  of  (858)  Mary'  (Pastorius)  and  John  Reiff. 

2323.  1.  1  )ANniL  Pastorius':  b.  Apl.  12,  1812;  m.  Api.  6,  1840, 

Hlizabeth  Conrad,  who  d.  June  23,  1880.      He  d.  Sep.  9, 
1 88 1.  (4958) 

2324.  11.   Jacob  Pastorius":    b.  Jan.  s,  1814;    m.  Mch.  4,  1841, 

Mar\-  llarlew      He  d.  Oct.  20,  1889.     She  li\ing. 

(4963) 

2325.  111.  1:LIZABETH  Pastorius':    b.  Dec.  31,  t8ts;    d.  Dec.  14, 

1886;  unmd. 

2326.  I\'.   l.r.TriF.  Pasr^RIUS":   b.  Dec.  14,  1817.    Is  living  (1896); 

unmd. 

2327.  \'.  William  Pastorius":    b.  June  28,  1821 ;    m.  Apl.  6, 

1847,  Hannah  B.  Evans.    He  d.  Nov.  6,  1863.     (4966) 

232S.    \'l.  Susan  Pastorius' :  b.  Aug.  21   1823.   Is  living;  unmd. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  325 

2329.  VII.  Charles  Pastorius':   b.  Apl.  24,  1825;  m.  Mch.  20, 

1865,  Deborah  Yerkes.     He  d.  Dec.   3,   1881.     Mrs.  R. 
lives  at  Norristown,  Pa.  (4968) 

Family  home  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa. 

Child  of  (859)  Letitia'  (Pastorius)  and  Jonathan  Thomas. 

2330.  I.  Letitia  E.':  d.  unmd. 

Child  of  (560)  Joseph'  and  Marg^aret  (Brandans)  Pastorious. 

2331.  1.  ANN'':  b.  Mch.  25,  1818;  m.  Apl.  25,  1847,  to  Enoch  Tay- 

lor. She  d.  Feb.  6,  1879.  He  d.  Apl.  6,  1888.  Mr.  T. 
was  a  lawyer,  and  once  Sheriff  of  Philad. 

Children  of  (862)  Daniel '  and  Tacy  (Styer)  Pastorious. 

2332.  1.   Myra**:   b.  June  12,  1823;  d.  Nov.  28,  1824. 

2333.  11.  John":  b.  Nov.  28,  1824;  d.  Aug.  28,  1878.     Unmd. 

2334.  III.  Mary  Mackenet':  b.  Sep.  2,  1826;  m.  Aug.  i,  1849,  to, 

Davies  Evans  Bruner,  of  Columbia,  Pa.,  who  d.  May  4, 

1864.  Mr.  B.  was  graduated  from  Dickinson  College,  in 
class  of  1 84 1,  and  was  a  member  of  the  legal  bar,  at  Lan- 
caster, Pa.  (4971) 

2335.  IV.  Elizabeth  Sheppard':   b.  Feb.  20,  1829;  m.  Dec.  28, 

1865,  to  Rev.  John  Cromlish.     No  chn. 

2336.  V.  Daniel**:  b.  Jan.  i,  1831  ;  d.  Feb.  4,  1836. 

2337.  VI.  Francis  Daniel':  b.Nov.  13,  1834;  m.  Fanny  Beaver, 

who  d.     No  chn. 

2338.  VII.  Daniel':  b.  Mch.  6,  1836  ;  m.  Jan.  31,  1866,  Clara  A. 

Dalzell.  (4975) 

2339.  VIII.  Tacy":  -|    ^  ^^^   ^     rd.  July  5,  1838.-^  Family    reside 

'       18^8"'   1  r  Germantown, 

2340.  IX.  Joseph':]         ^  Id.  June6,i838.  J    Philad. 

Children  of  (865)  Richard  M.  and  Sarah  (Cleaver)  Shoemaker. 

2341.  I.  Robert':    b.  Feb.  i,  18 17;  m.   Nov   25,  1837,  Elizabeth 

Moore,  who  d.;  m.  2nd  Dec.  15,  1858,  at  Christ's  Church, 
in  Alexandria,  Va.,  Ann  Sumers.  Res.  Philad.;  d.  Dec. 
17,  1896.     See  Biog.  (4977) 


326  THH    Ll£\Hh!lNG   FAMILY. 

2^2.  II.  bLIZABl-TH':  1\  Oct.  17.  '•'^iS;  ni.  Apl.  9,  1845,  to  At- 
kinson H.  W;ili.m.     She  d.  Mch.  30,  1.S50.  (4990) 

234^     III.   Kl.lJS  C":  b.  Au;i.  11,  1820;  d.  Now  10,  1841  ;  unmd. 

2344.  i\.   KUHliCCA  A.^    h.  Nov.  28,  1822;    m.  Dec.  27,  1853,  to 

James  McCiirter.     Kes.  Bucks  Co.,  Pa.  (4990 

234v  \.  KlCHAkl)  C.^  b.  .Well.  4.  I'^^^S;  m-  ^'^'''-  '7.  1848,  Anna 
Shallcross,  wlm  d.  Mcli.  27,  1876.  He  m.  2nd  Feb.  14, 
1S78,  Martha  l.ukens.     Res.  Jarrettovvn,  Muntg.  Co.,  Pa. 

(4994) 

Children  of  same  and  Amelia  (Bird-Hallowell)  and  wife. 

234O.  \1.  Bi:n.IA.\\1N  H.':  b.  Dec.  27,  1827,  at  Shoemakeitown, 
Pa.;  m.  Mcii.  4,  1856,  Susan  Brinton  Trump,  at  Phikid. 
M(i.  Meeting.  For  nK^e  than  40  years  an  importer  of 
plate  and  other  glass.  Located  at  4th  and  Race  streets, 
Philad.  (4999) 

2347.  Ml.  CHARLIES  B.':  b.  Aug.  13,  1829;  m.  Feb.  15,  1855, 
Anna  M.  Foulke,  ot  Gwynedd.  Res.  at  Lansdowne,  near 
Philad.  (5004) 

2345.  Mil.  Co.MLY  B.'':  b.  Nov.  22,  1838;  m.  Mch.  i,  1876,  Mar- 

tha L.  Baile\-.     He  is  President  of  the  Glasgow  Iron  and 
Steel  W<.rks.  Pottstown,  Pa.  (SOio) 

Children  of  1  8b5  i  Samuel   and  Martha  ( Lukens )  Shoemaker. 

2341;.     I.   Hdwin':  b.  Mch.  jS,  1817;  d.  Mch.  m,  1S43  ;  unmd. 

2350.  II.  S.  LrKHNS":  b.  May  19,  1819;  m.  Jan.  4,  1844,  Ann  H. 
P.uil.      He  d.  June  2,  1891.  (5018) 

23;  1.     111.   l-.l-Ll-.N' :   b.  Apl.  16,  1821  ;  d.  May  14,  1842;   unmd. 

2352.  1\.    I:LIZA1U:1H':    b.    [)vc.    7.    1822;    m.    Feb.   23,    1848,  to 

Idw  iiseiid  W.  F\ans.  (5025) 

2353.  V.  CiHRALDlNli':    b.  Feb.   25,    1824;    m.   Feb.    26,    1846,  to 

Coml\-  Wood.  (5033) 

2354.  VI.  ALGERNON":  b.  Apl.  28,  1826;  m.  June  23,  1853,  Susan 

C.  Rex.  (5041) 

2355.  \ll.   Nathan":  b.  Jan.  21.  1829;  m.  Jan.  11,  1855,  Caroline 

Fenton,  who  d.     He  m.  2nd  Jan.  7,   1864,  Mar\'  P.   Lip- 
pi  ncott.  (5044) 


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POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  327 

2356.  VIll.   Isaiah  L.':  b.  July  9,  1831;    m.  Feb.  21,  1884,  Sarah 

E.  Murphy.  (5052) 

2357.  IX.  Sarah •':  b.  Mch.  18  and  d.  Oct.  9,  1835. 

Children  of  (869)  Elisha  and  Mary  (Hergfeshimer)  Shoemaker. 

2358.  I.  Elizabeth':  b.  May  16,  1818;  d.  Oct.  26,  1824. 

2359.  11.  Samuel  H.":  b.  Mch.  15,  1820  ;  m.  Arieta  Hampsen.     He 

d.  July  17,  1874.  (5054) 

2360.  111.  Sarah':  b.  Mch.  10,  1822;  d.  Nov.  6,  1824. 

2361.  IV.  Elisha':  b.  Dec,  8,  1825  ;  m.  Mary  Mosser.  Hed.  ApL 

7,  1876.  (5059) 

2362.  V.  Benjamin':  b.  Aug.  19,  1828;  m.  June  30,  1863,  Martha 

L.  Hurd.  (5066) 

2363.  VI.  Mary  E.'  :  b.  Sep.  9,  1830  ;  m.  Feb.  8,  1854,  to  Thomas 

J.  Beans.  (5070) 

2364.  VII.  Nathan':  b.  Feb.  29,  1832;  d.  June  3,  1862;  unmd. 

2365.  Vlll.  Elizabeth':  b.  Mch.  15,  1835;  d.  in  1839. 

2366.  IX.  Joseph  C:  b.  Oct.   18,  1836;  m.  in   1866,  Catharine 

Smitli.     He  d.  Nov.  9,  1873. 

2367.  X.  Harry':  b.  Oct.  17,  1839;  m.  Dec.   18,  1867,  Annie  M 

Jfffries.  (5075) 

Children   of    (873)  Benjamin'  and   Mira   M.    (Woodward)    Shoe- 
maker. 

2368.  I.   J.  HOWARD':  b.  May  16,  1835;  J-  i"  1858. 

2369.  11.  MiRA  Maria':  b.  Sep.  25,  1837. 

Children  of  same  and  Alice  (Frame),  2d  wife. 

2370.  111.  Reginald  H.':  b.  Mch.  18,  1842;  m.  Jan.  24,  1866,  Eliza 

Fanny  Buzby ;   2d  Oct.  9,  1878,  Susan  F.  Wooley,  and 
3d  Oct.  10,  1887,  Amelia  M.  Dey.  (5078) 

2371.  IV.  Alice  Mary':  b.  Nov.  19,  1843. 

2372.  V.  Benjamin':    b.  Jul_v   19,   1845;    m.  Oct.  10,  1872,  Lucy 

Ray.  (5083) 


328  THH    Li:\liRINrj    l-AMILY. 

2VV    VI.  Charles^  h.  .W.h.  lo,  1847;  d.  Feb.  i,  1S72. 

2374.  Ml.   liLIZAHlMH  I'Ria-:^   b.  Apl.  25,  1849;   m.  Jan.  25.  1883, 

l(.  BiodUs  S.  Mollis.  (5084) 

Children  of  ( 874  )  Rachel '  ( Shoemaker)  and  Milton  Conard. 

2375.  1.  Sarah  Ann":  b.  Au.u.  26,  18^6. 

2376.  11.  MlRA  Maria":    b.  Nov.  8,  1837;    m.  May  3,  1861,  to  Jo- 

seph Pyic-.  (5087) 

2377.  III.   JESSE":   b.  Jul\-  12.  1839;  d.  June  4,  1843. 
z-^/H.     IV.  Martha':  b.  Feb.  17,  1842;  d.  Sep.  10,  1843. 

2^9.     V.  Nathan  Shoemaker':  b.  Sep.  14,  1843;  d.  June6,  1844. 

2380.  \  1.   Isaac':  b.  Au^.  10,  1845  ;  m.  \)tc.  16,  1868,  Emma  W 

Wallace.  (5090 

2381.  \11.  Sa.MI  EL  S.':  b.  May  26,  1847  ;  m.  Oct.  13,  1877,  Louisa 

F.  Miller.  (5094) 

2382.  \  111.    lllO.MAS  FllwOOD":    b.   Now  26,  1848;    m.  Feb.  16, 

1870,  Anna  F.  Robertson.  (5097) 

Children  of  (875)  Rebecca'  (Shoemaker)  and  Thomas  Conard. 

2383.  1.   ALI-REl)  F.":   b.  Feb.  3,  1835;   m.  Dec.  20,  1862,  L)-dia  C. 

Hughes.     N<1  chn. 

2384.  II.  Sarah  Ann':  b.  Au,:i.  n  and  d.  Auu.  14,  1836. 

2385.  HI.  Sarah  Carter':  b.  Feb.   5,  1838;    m.  Nov.  8,  i860,  to 

Geor;:e  F.  Satterthuaite.     She  d.  (5100) 

2386.  I\'.  Thowas  TENNINCiTON':  b.  Jan.  26,  1840;  m.  Mch.  23, 

18O4,  Rebecca  S.  Baldwin.     He  d.  (5108) 

2387.  V.  Nathan  Shoe.maker':  b.  Aue.  29.  1847;  d.  Apl.,  1848. 

Children  of  (o7b)  Sarah  C.  (Shoemaker)  and  John  Carter. 

23fiS.     1.  Rebecca":  b.  Au,^.  17.  \^t,^  ;  m.  Jan.  i,  1868,  to  William 
Fvans.  (51 12) 

23S9.     11.   Mary":  b.  Oct.  12,  1836;  d.  Sep.  21,  1837. 

23t)0      111.  JOHN  E.":    b.  Feb.  25,  1838;  m.  Feb.  4,  1862,  Caroline 
W.  Cadbury,  who  d.   June  27,  1867.     He  m.  2d  Jan.  12, 

1871,  Mar\-  Ann  Cope,  who  d.  Dec.  29,  1871.     No  chn. 
He  m.  3d  Mch.  13,  1879,  Fann\-  W.  Pirn.  (5 118) 


2391 

2  392 

2393 
2  394 

2  395 
2396 

2  397 


POSTERITY  OF  VVIGARD   LEVERING.  329 

IV.  Alice  H.':  b.  June  17,  1839. 

V.  JOSEPH  S.':  b.  Nov.  15,  1840;  d.  Jan.  18,  1845. 

VI.  William  H.':  b.  May  12,  1842;  d.  Apl.  28,  1843. 

VII.  Charles  S.':    b.    Nov.    30,    1843;    m.   May  6,    1869, 
Elizabeth  Cope.  {5124) 

VIII.  Sarah  S.'^:  b.  July  i,  1845. 

IX.  George  H.':  b.  Nov.  12,  1846;  d.  Aug.  9,  1848. 

X.  Hannah  F.'^:  b.  Apl.  13,  1848. 

Children  of  (877)  Allen   and  Tacy  (Kirk)  Shoemaker. 


2398.  I.  Benjamin  Allen':   b.  Mch.  17,  1810;  m.  Dec.  27,  1832, 

Charlotte  W.  Pettit.     He  d.  Mch.  26,  1867. 

2399.  11.  William  K.":    b.  Sep.  22,  181 1  ;    m.  June  10,  1840,  Jane 

Burrough.     He  d.  Aug.  3,  1888. 

2400.  III.  Mar\'  K.':    b.   Oct.    12,    1813;    m.    Aug.   24,    1852,   to 

Joseph  Burton.     She  died  Nov.  17,  1894. 

2401.  IV.  COMLY':  b.  Dec.  26,  1816;  d.  Nov.  11,  1869. 

2402.  V.  Jacob*':  b.  Dec.  27,  1817;  d.  June  10,  1820. 

2403.  VI.  Elizabeth**:    b.  Aug.  16,  1820;    m.  Sep.  25,  1839,  to 

Thomas  Edgar  Morris,  who  d.  Aug.  19,  1867,  at  Haines- 
port,  N.  J.,  where  he  lived  many  years  and  had  a  hand- 
some country  seat.  Was  b.  at  Laurel  Hill  Cem.,  Philad. 
Mrs.  M.  now  (1896)  resides  with  her  son-in-law,  F.  C. 
Gillingham,  at  Germantown.  (5129) 

2404.  VII.  Tacy  Ann':    b.  Feb.   10,   1823;    m.  Oct.  26,  1840,  to 

George  W.  Appleton. 

2405.  VIII.  George':  b.  Mch.  17  and  d.  Aug.  2,  1826. 

2406.  IX.  Rebecca  K.':  b.  July  25,  1828. 

2407.  X.  Sarah  B.':  b.  Feb.  14,  1831  ;  d.  Aug.  10,  1832. 

Children  of  (879)  Amy'  (Shoemaker)  and  Collins  P.  Lippincott. 

2408.  I.  Elizabeth.'  : 

2409.  II.  Mary.': 

2410.  111.  John  S.': 

241 1.  IV.  Jane  S.": 


330  THI-.    LllMil^-lNG    FAMIL^-. 

Children  of  ( 332  i  Amy    (Harper)  and  Seth  HallowelL 

-MI 2.'     1.    ALLIIN": 

2413.  II.   WaIvv":  :  111.  to  Daxid  Dean  ;  d 

2414.  III.    Ii;ssi;":  ;  m.  Mar\- Griffith  ;  J. 

24IV     l\.   SaI^aH":  ;  111.  ,V\a\-  15,  1834,  to  Thomas  Jeans. 


2416.     \.   Rachhl": 


,    a. 


2417.  \  I.   l.iinriA":  ;  111.  tn  HJward  Miller. 

241S.  Ml.     lisTlll-R":  ;  d. 

2419.  \lll.   MAkGARliT' :  ;  d.  ;  unmd. 

242(^.  I\.   Janh:': 

2421.  .\.   BENJA.MIN':  d.  ;  unmd. 

Children  of  i  833  1  Ann    (Shoemaker)  and  Bartholomew  Mather. 

2422.  I.   Tno.MAS":    b.  \'()\'.  16,  1810;  m.  Feb.  16,  1832,  Mar\-  C. 

Jones  ;  J.  ( 5J  34) 

2423.  11.   PHNROSE":   b.  Sep.  12,   1812;   m.  Nox .  12,    1846,  L\dia 

Shoemaker ;  d.  (  5M0 

2424.  111.   Kaciihi/:  b.  Oct.  1,  1814;  m.  AWh.  4,  1844,  to  Charles 

Shoemaker ;  d.  (5142) 

2425.  1\.  MAkV^    b.  MlIi.  18,    1817;    m.   .Apl.  6,   1843,  to  Jacob 

Txson  ;  d.  (5148) 

Children  of  (884)  Nathan   and  Frances  (Kirkbride)  Shoemaker. 

2426.  I.   .N\ARV  k.^    b.  ,\\cli.  14,  1812;   m.  Oct.  2,  1834,  to  John  1. 

White.     She  d.  June  3,  1853.  (5150) 

2427.  II.  Sarah  .ANN^    b.   .Au;:.  24,    1813;    m.  Nov.  26,   1833,  to 

Har\e\   I..  Sellers.     She  d.  May  I,  1845. 

242S.      111.   LLlZABliTH  Paul":   b.  June  iq,  and  d.  Au.iz.  20,  1816. 

2429.     1\.  Frances  Maria":   b.  June  27,    1817;  m.  July  2,   1838, 
to  Israel   Peterson.     She  d.  Jul\-  2,   i860.     Mr.  P.  was  a 
\\ealth\-  manufacturer  of  Philad.,  and  a  director  of  sev 
eral  financial  in.stitutions.  (5154) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  33 1 

2430.  V.  Martha  Paul':   b.  Mch.  28,   1819;   m.  May  5,  1842,10 

Joseph  T.  Williams.  She  d.  Oct.  29,  1891.  Mr.  W. 
was  a  lumber  merchant,  and  a  director  of  the  Penn 
National  Bank,  and  other  moneyed  concerns.       (5160) 

2431.  VI.  Thomas  Chalkley':   b.  Oct.  18,   1821 ;  d.  Auo;.  15, 

1842  ;  unmd. 

2432.  VII.   JOSEPH  K.':  b.  Feb.  16,  1824;  d.  Nov.  23,  1825. 

2433.  VIII.  Franklin'*:  b.  Aug.  22,  1826;  m.  Mch.  30,  1848,  Mary 

Howard  Williams.  He  d.  Sep.  2,  1878.  He  was  manager 
of  Germantown  Savings  Fund  and  of  Swarthmore  College. 
Was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Societv  of  Friends. 

(5163) 

2434.  IX.  Harriet':  b.  July  30,  1828;  d.  Oct.  25,  1836. 

Children  of  (885)  Martha'  (Shoemaker)  and  Hugh  Foulke. 

2435.  I.   Hugh':  b.  Oct.  13,  1827;  d.  May  31,  1828. 

2436.  II.  Thomas':  b.  Feb.  i,  1829;  m.  May  24,  1855,  Phebe  W 

Shoemaker.     He  d.  Apl.  10,  1884.     No  chn. 

2437.  III.   Hugh':  b.  Jan.  13,  183 1;  unmd. 

2438.  IV.  Samuel  T.':  b.  Nov.  7,  1832;  d.  Aug.  3,  1833. 

Children  of  (886)  Rachel  (Shoemaker)  and  Caleb  Maule. 

2439.  I.  Edwin':  b.  Jan.  26,  1817. 

2440.  II.  Margaret':  b.  Apl.  27,  1818. 

2441.  III.  Elizabeth':  b.  Oct.  8,  1819. 

2442.  IV.  Caroline': 

2443.  V.  Edward': 

Children  of  (888)  James  S.'  and  Amelia  (Bird)  Hallowell. 

2444.  I.  Margaret':  b.  Feb.  17,  and  d.  Apl.  16,  1817. 

2445.  II.  Caleb  S.':  b.    Jan,   10,   1818  ;    m.  Anna  Reece,  who  d. 

Aug.  27,  1877.     He  d.  Feb.  7,  1870. 

2446.  III.  James  S.':    b.  Feb.  7,   1821  ;   m.  Margaret  Stabler.     He 

d.  July  12,  1886.. 


3;._.  THt    LLVtl^lNG    I-AWILV. 

Children  of   (  So'' »  Benjamin    and  Marg:aret  E.  (Farquhar) 

Hallowell. 

2447.  1.  Ja.MHS':  \\ ;  .1.  Jul>-9,  1831. 

244S.  II.  CMAl^LliS":  1\  ;  ^1-  Jli1\-  17,  iS:;i. 

244*;.  III.   IIHNWV  C:i.AV^  )b.  Junu  16,  (m-  '•"'  ^^57,  Sarah  Miller. 

24:50.  1\.   Mary  Jam;  ^      >       ^^-9-       lei.  April  6,  1831. 

2451.  V.  Carolina':  1\  Au-.  20,   iSm  :  ni.  in   1852,  to  Francis 

Wil!  r.     SIk- J. 

2452.  \1.  HHN.iAMIN^  \\  ;  J.  in  infancy. 

2455.     \li.   .lollN  1:L(]AR^:   \\   Feb.   8,    1836;   m.  Feb.,  1856,  Anna 
11.  TdwnscnJ.     He  J.  Ma\-,  1863  ;  she  d. 

2454.  Mil.   Bhn.iamIN^  b.  Jan.  16,1838;  m.  Oct.  15,  1862,  Lydia 

S.  I'lw  nsi-nJ. 

2455.  '•'^-  •^^'^'^'''  S-':  t'-  Sept.  6,    1839;  m.  in   1862  to  William  S. 

Brooke.     She  d.  .V\a\-,  1864. 

Children  of  (.o'^O)  Mary  S.   (Hallowell)  and  Isaac  Lippincott. 

2456.  1.  Sa.MLEL": 

2457.  II.    HlLMAMlN": 

2458.  111.  JANli  S.": 
24^9.  IV.  JaA\ES''  : 

2460.  \'.  Mar(]ari-:t  VV.': 

Children  of  (8^3)  John  S.   and  Esther  (Walton)  Rose. 

2461.  I.   Rhrecca":  b.  Feb.  12,  1821  ;  m.  ,V\ch.  11,  1847,  to  Henry 

S.  Harper.     She  d. 

2462.  II.   ATKINSON^:  b.  Oct.   30.   1822;  d.   Feb.  2,   1858,  in  St. 

Jaj^it,  I  )a  Cuba. 

2463.  III.  Tacv  ANN':  b.  July  n,  1S24;  d. 

2464.  I\.  IIi:nrii-tta'":  b.  Ma\-  21,  1826;  d. 

2465.  \'.  Sarah':  b.  Feb.  22,   182S;  d. 

2466.  \  1.  John":  b.  June  10.  1830;  d.  June  13,  1843. 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  333 

2467.  Vll.   Emma':   b.  July  5,    1832;  d. 

2468.  Vlll.  WILHELMINA':  b.  April  18,  1834;  d.  Feb.  6,  1835. 

2469.  IX.  Elizabeth  W.':  b,  Jan.  12,  and  d.  July  14,  1836. 

Children  of  (90 J)  Deborah    (Shoemaker)  and  Wm.  Moore 

Wharton, 

2470.  I.  Mary  Moore':  b.  May  25,   1805;  d.  July,  1868;  unmd 

2471.  II.  Deborah  MUSGRAVE':  b.  April  29,  1806;  d.  July,  1871  ; 

unmd. 

2472.  III.  William  Moore':  b.  June  10,  1807;  d.  unmd. 

2473.  IV.  Daniel  Clark':  b.  July  9,  1808;  m.  Anna  W.  Moro;an. 

(5176) 

2474.  V.  John  HalloWELL':  b.  July  9,  and  d.  July  26,  1809. 

2475.  VI.  Sarah  NORRIS':  b.  Feb.  11,  and  d.  July  5,  181 1. 

2476.  VII.  Kearney':  b.  Mch.  4.  1812;  d.  Feb.  I,  1843;  unmd. 

2477.  VIII.  Elizabeth  Shoemaker':   b.  June  16,   1813;  m.  to 

Commodore  William  J.  McCluney,  U.  S.  N.  *     (5181) 

Children  of  (900)  Susan'  (Shoemaker)  and  Fishbourne  Wharton. 

2478.  I.  Thomas':  b.  May  4,  1805;  d.  Mch.  7,  1830;  unmd. 

2479.  II.  George  Mifflin':  b.  Dec.  26,  1806;  m.  June  4,  1835, 

Maria  Markoe.      He  d.  Feb.   5,   1870.     She  d.  Feb.   12, 
1873.  (5167) 

Mr.  W.  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  Philad.  Legal 
Bar.     See  biog. 

2480.  III.  Fishbourne':  b.  Feb.  13,  1809;  d.  Jan.  3,  1842;  unmd. 

2481.  IV.   Henry':  b.  Dec.  24,  1810;  d.  young. 

2482.  V.  Joseph':  b.  Mch.,  1812;  d.  Aug.  30,  1838;  unmd. 

2483.  VI.  Deborah':  b.  Feb.  29,  and  d.  Dec.  28,  1816. 

2484.  VII.  William':  b.  Nov.  14,  1817;  d.  young. 

2485.  VIII.  Edward':  b.  Jan.  25,  1819;  m.  Jane  G.  Shippen. 

(5175) 

2486.  IX.  Elizabeth  Fishbourne':  b.  Jan.  14,  1821. 

Family  residence,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


554  TH1-:    l.i:\l-KING   FAMILY. 

Children  ol  (  ^0«  )  Mary  Ann     (Shoemaker)  and  Fishbourne 

Wharton. 

24S7.     1.  SrSAN":   b.  April  ().  iS^j:   unmd. 

2488.     11.   Pllll.Lli>  l-ISHHOl  RM:^   \\   April  30,  1841;  unmd. 


Children  of  (904)  Esther   (Shoemaker)  and  Louis  Vanuxen. 


2489 
2490 
2491 
2492 

249? 
2494 


I.  l.HWis':  Res.  Phihul. 

II.  Francis":  Res.  PhilaJ. 

III.  HHIT^":  m.  to  John  Sparhawk. 
I\  .   \  iRdlNlA':  m.  to  Rulx-rt  Tweed. 
\.   llHNkV." 

\1.  FRIiDKRICK" :  m.  HIizabcth  Kennedy,  of  Knoxville,  Tenn. 


Child  of  (^'OS)  Lewis'  and  Elizabeth  (Allen)  Slioemaker. 
249v      I-    l:LIZAHl-:Tir  :    b.   1839. 

Children  of  (''Ob)  Francis  and  Mary  (Twells)  Shoemaker. 

240.     1.  ,N\ar>  ' :  b.  about  1826;  m.  to  Henry  Neiman. 

2497.  II.  Francis':  m.  Miss  Ord.     Res.  Philad. 

Child  of  (927)  Rebecca    (Shoemaker)  and  Daniel  R.  Kelley. 

2498.  I.   .Worgianna." 

Children  ot  ( '^2'^ )  Joseph   and  Mary  (Stiles)  Shoemaker. 

2491).     1.   Ll-Wis*:   Res.  Piiilad. 
2500.     II.  Joseph^  Res.  Philad. 

Children  of  ('^32)  Jane    (Shoemaker)  and  Henry  Ormsby. 

2sOi.     I.   Wary." 

2502.     II.   CiEORGE':   Res.  Philad. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  335 

Child  of  (933)  William'  and Fisher. 

2503.  1.  Joshua.' 

Child  of  (934)  Daniel'  and Fisher. 

2504.  1.  Sarah":  m.  William  Unruh. 

Children  of  (935)  Abraham'  and Fisher. 

2505.  I.   Mary  Eliza'':  ;  m.  to  Joseph  Sperry. 

2506.  11.  MalacHI'':  ;  m.;  had  a  son. 

2507.  111.   Rebecca':  ;  m.;  res.  Philad, 

2508.  IV.  Susanna':  ;  d.;  unmd. 

2509.  V.  Daniel'  :  ;  unmd. 

2510.  VI.   Sarah':  ;  m.  to Houpt;  one  child. 

2511.  Vll.  Amanda':  ;  unmd. 

2512.  Vlll.  William':  m.;  has  8  chn. 

2513.  IX.  ElwOOD':  ;  m.;  has  3  chn. 

Child  of  (937)  Lydia  '  (Fisher)  and  John  Goodwin. 

2514.  I.  John':  ;  res.  Philad. 

Children  of  (938)  Mary'  (Fisher)  and  Brooke. 

2515.  1.  James**: 

2516.  11.  Joseph': 

2517.  111.  Isaac': 

Children  of   (939)   Charles '  and  Susan  (Burson)  Stroud. 

2518.  I.  Eliza  D.':  b.  Mch.  7,  1820;  m.  June  9,  1841,  at  Spring- 

boro,  O.,  to  Edwin  Johnson.     She  d.  Nov.   5,  1893,  at 
Indianapolis.  (5183) 

2519.  II.  Lydia  Burson':  b.  Sept.  9,  1821  ;  m.  April  28,  1847, 

to  John  T.  Bateman.     She  d.  Mch.  11,  and  he  on  Dec. 
4,  1877    at  Cincinnati.  (5185) 


336  THli   LL\ERING   FAWm'.      ' 

2520.  111.  S\.\U\  I'AL'l/:  1\  M.i\-  I.  182:;  ;m.  Ap-.  :;i,  1853,  toBrooks 
Jolmson.     Slie  J.  M;i\  26.  1893,  at  Cin.,  O.       (5191) 

J521.  !\'.  SaLI.^  ANN":  b.  April  22,  1825;  m.  April  22,  1846,  to 
Benjamin  VViiLilu.  Res.  Indianapolis,  where  they  cele- 
brated their  ( inklcn  WeLkliniZ  anniversar\\  (5i93) 

2522.  \'.  (iHol^il-  MACDOWliLl/ :  b.  Mch.  10,  1827;  m.  June  26, 
i8so,  l)ebniah  Anna  Jordan,  at  Pittsbur.iih,  Pa.  They 
remn\i-d  t<>  ()re;j'in  in  i8vS.  (520^) 

252^.  \'l.  H\'HLINA  HlkSON':  b.  Now  26,  1829,  at  Stroudsbur^, 
Pa.;  d.  .V\>.-ii.  17.  1892  ;   unmd. 

2524.  \11.  Carolini-;  B.':  b.  Oct.  2,  i8;i  ;  ni.  Dec.  28,  1854,  to 
Ur.  AI;:ernoii  Sidne\-  Ste\ens.  Res.  Krij^s  Mills,  Warren 
Co.,  ().,  where  Dr.  S.  practices  liis  profession,    (5214) 

252V      \111.    l:l)\VAkl)    BlRSON':    b.    \\a\-    30,    1835;  d.    Aw^.    15 
i8^S. 

Children  of  (*^4n  Hon.  Georg-e  M.'  and  Eleanor  (Hallowell)  Stroud. 

252O.  1.  RliBI-CCA  Hallow  HLL' :  b.  Jan.  29,  1830;  unmd.  Res. 
( lermantown,  Philad. 

2527.  11.  J(_)iiN  Hallowell':  b.  Apl.  3,  1832;  d.  Juh^  7,  1880. 

2528.  III.   DaNIHL':   b.  Apl.  2  and  d.  Jul\-  11,  1839. 

2529.  i\'.  SL'SAN':    b.  Jan.  18,  183^;    m.  to  Lewis  D.  Vail.     Res. 

(K-rmantown.  Philad.  (5216) 

2530.  V.  (iEORGH  Daniel'  (Rew):    b.  Mch.  21,  1841  ;    m.  Annie 

Orme.  He  was  a  lawyer  of  note.  Was  a  Captain  in 
the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  and  since  an  Episcopal  clergy- 
man; d.  June  29,  1887.  (5227) 

2S?i.     y\.   (:ma1''LI-:s  Ja.MES":   b.  JuK- 27,  184:;;  unmd. 

2S3-'.      Ml.   \\.\U\  HELEN':   b.  Dec.  23,  1845;  d.  Apl.  8,  1882. 

253^>.     Mil.   liMMA^  b.  Mch.  7,  1850;  d.  Mch.  27,  1853. 

Children  of  (^42)  William   and  Mary  P.  (Robeson)  Stroud. 

2t;^.4.  1.  Mc^RRls  Robeson':  b.  July  30,  1824,  at  Stroudsburg, 
Pa.;  m.  Ma\-  25,  1848,  at  Chillicothe,  O.,  Mary  Ann 
Skerritt,  who  d.  June  17,  1857,  at  Philad.  He  m.  2d 
Nov.    15,    i86o,  Marie  Louise  Bailey,  widow  of  Joseph 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  337 

Bailey.  She  d.  Meh.  21  and  he  on  Apl.  21,  1882,  in 
Philad.,  where  he  was  a  prominent  merchant.  I  knew 
him  well  during  his  maturing  years,  while  he  was  a  stu- 
dent at  Haverford  College,  near  Philadelphia.  Generous, 
talented,  considerate,  scholarly.  (5232) 

2535.     11.  William  Daniel":    b.  Oct.,   1825,  at  Stroudshurg,  Pa.; 
m.  Charlotte  Wistar  Beesley,  who  d.  in  Dec,  1875. 

(5236) 
He  m.  2d  Mrs.  Mary  (Whipple)  Eliot.  He  d.  in  Sept., 
1883,  in  Piiihid.  He  also  was  a  graduate  of  Haverford 
College  and  of  the  medical  department  of  the  University 
of  Pennsylvania.  Practiced  his  profession  for  several 
years  until  failing  health  compelled  retirement.  During 
impaired  health  he  engaged  in  the  life  insurance  business, 
but  was  disabled  from  this  pursuit. 


Children  of  (943)  Jacob  D.'  and  Mary  (Richardson)  Stroud. 

2536.  1.  Rebecca  Richardson':  b.  in  1826;  m.  to  Norman  Mac 

lean  Kerr,  a  Philad.  merchant.     She  d.  at  Germantown, 
Philad.  (5237) 

2537.  II.  Joseph  Richardson**:  b.  in  1828;  m.  Mary  Baker.    He 

was  a  soldier  in  the  late  war.  (5242) 

2538.  111.  Eliza  J.':  b.  Oct.,  1829;  d.  July  5,  1894;  unmd. 

2539.  IV.   Emma  Elizabeth':    b.  about   1831;    m.  to  Rynear  Wil- 

liams, Jr.,  of  Philad.  (5243) 

All  were  born  at  Stroudshurg,  Pa. 

Children  of  (948)  Simpson'  and  Tacy  A.  (Robeson)  Stroud. 

2540.  I.  Anna  Maria':  b.  Sep.  14,  1828;  d.  Dec,  1876;  unmd. 

2541.  11.   Simpson  R.':   b.  Apl.  22,  1830;   m.  Harriet  Skerritt.     He 

d.  in  1861  at  Camden,  N.  J.  He  was  Lieut. -Col.  of  the 
4th  New  Jersey  Regt.  in  the  three  months'  service  of  the 
War  of  the  Rebellion.  At  the  expiration  of  the  term  he 
was  appointed  Lieut. -Col.  of  the  6th  New  Jersey  three 
years'  Regt.  Ill  health,  contracted  in  the  first  service  on 
the  Potomac,  prevented  his  accompanving  the  latter  regi- 
(22) 


:i:?S  IHH    l.liMiRING   FAMILY. 

iiK'iU  to  IIk'  tic-kl.  He  JifJ  ^i^nn  after.  He  was  a  man  of 
rare  s-'.  i  >'  ittainmeiits,  and  was  educated  for  mercantile 
life.  (S247) 

2^42.  111.  KlTllANNA":  l\  .Ian.  26,  1S32;  m.  lo  Hdward  Mason,  a 
merchant  of  niilad.     She  d.  Nov.,  1869.  (5248) 

AlU\ere  born  at  Stroudshur^^h,  Pa. 

Children  of  (94*^)  Elizabeth    (Stroud)  and  Joseph  Paul  Robeson. 

254^  I.  hANIIil.  Slkori)':  b.  All-.  13,  1S41,  at  Belvidere,  N.  J.; 
m.  Sep.  28,  1864,  Jane  C.  Martin.     Res.,  Philad. 

(525O 

254V.-.  II.  S\aU\  Tai  L":  b.  Ma\-  5,  1844;  m.  Sep.  22,  1869,  at 
Friends'  Meeting,  Philad.,  to  Coleman  L.  Nicholson,  a 
lumber  merchant  of  Philad.  and  later  secretary  and  treas- 
urer of  the  Ciiesapeake  &  Delaware  Canal  Co.  Res., 
Ha\'erford,  near  Philad.  (5258) 

2^44.  III.  SL'SAN  STROIIV:  b.  Jan.  17,  1848,  at  Belvidere.  N.  J.; 
unmd.     Res.,  Ha\erfi>rd,  Pa. 

2:;4^.  I\.  WaRTHA  Snorwi-LL':  b.  July  g,  1852,  in  Philad.;  m. 
Oct.  T,,  1877.  at  Rahwa\-,  N.  J.,  to  Arthur  VVm.  Howell, 
of  Philad.  In  shipping  business,  of  firm  of  Brockie  & 
Welsh.  (5262) 

Children  of  (956)  EIi:a"  (Shearer)  and  William  Ashton. 

2^4r).     1.   \\1LLIAA\^:  b.  Au-.  23,  1842. 
2^47.      11.   1:N\A\A':   b.  Ma\-  26.  1846. 

2548.  III.    \I)i:klNr/:   b.  Mch.  4,  i84(). 

Children  of  (96l  )  Margaret    (Maris)  and  Edmund  B.  Vaughan. 

2549.  I.  CllAkLi;s  RicilAkD':  b.  about  1832;  d.  youu.^. 

2550.  II     Ahl-:i.Aini-":   b.  about  1834;  d.  in  Oct.,  1837. 

2331-  111.  CLAIAa^:  b.  about  1836;  in.  to  H.  H.  Ewin^,  of  Elkton, 
Md.     Shed.  Uec,    186:;.  (5281) 

2332.  I\.  CEORGt  Maris':  b.  about  1838;  m.  Margaret  Curtis. 
He  d.  in  Jan.,  1892.  (5267) 


POSTERITY  OF  VVIGARD   LEVERING.  339 

2553.  V.   Anna  E/':   b.  about  1840;  d.  Dec.  8,  1892;  unmJ. 

2554.  VI,   Eliza  L.':   b.   Feb.   2,    1842;   m,  to  Lewis  M.   O\vino;s. 

Live  at  Columbus,  C).  (527O 

2555.  VIL   Helen  Devereux':  b.  about    1844.     Lives    with    her 

mother  at  Camden,  N.J. 

Children  of  (962)  George  W.'  and  Elizabeth  (Motter)  Maris. 

2556.  L  George  Motter':  b.  June  n,  1838;  m.  Oct.  3,  1865, 

Adaline  Myers.     Live  at  Cojumbus,  O.  (5272) 

2557.  IL  Charles  Clifton":  b.  Mch.  19,  1840;  unmd.     Isacivil 

engineer.     Res    Evans,  Colo, 

2558.  IIL  EFFIEJ.":  b.  April  18,  1842  ;  unmd.     Res.  Columbus,  O. 

2559.  IV.   Mathias':    b.   Oct.   28,    1844;    unmd.      Res.   Oakdale, 

Tenn. 

2560.  V.   Nannie':   b.  Sep.  15,  1847;  d.  Mch.  16,  1851,  at  Colum- 

bus, O. 

2561.  VL   LOUIS  LOWE':    b.   Oct.   6,    1850;    m.  Mch.    15,    1880, 

Caroline  B.  Hanson,  of  Yellow  Springs,  O.,  where  she  d. 
Aug.  8,  1890.     Mr.  M.  lives  at  Columbus,  O. 

2562.  VIL   Alfred  A.':  b.  Mch.  10,  1853  ;  unmd.     Lives  at  Wheel- 

ing, W.  Va. 

2563.  VIIL  Elizabeth  DUNWOODIE':    b.  Jan.   n,   1856;    unmd. 

Res.  Columbus,  O. 

Child  of  {966)  Charlotte'  (Maris)  and  Oliver  J.  Boyd. 

2564.  L  Mary**:    b.  April   14,   1840;   d.  in   1862  at  Philad ;    b.  in 

South  Laurel  Hill  Cem. 

Children  of  (967)  Edward  A.'  and  Ellen  (Peterkin)  Maris. 

2565.  1.  ANNE  Peterkin':    b.   Nov.   15,   1854;    m.  May  3,   1888, 

Capt.  Wm.  Carmichael  Spencer.  She  d.  Feb.  7,  1890, 
in  Bait.,  where  they  resided.  Buried  in  Greenwood 
Cem.  (5275) 

2566.  II.  George  Peterkin':  b.  Feb.  12,  1858;  d.  Oct.  13, 1889; 

unmd. 

2567.  111.  Mary  Beall  Peterkin':    b.   Sept.    10,   i860;   unmd. 

Res.  New  York  City. 


;40  THU    1-HVHRING   FAMILY. 

Children  ot  ( ''bS  )  Lewis   and  Frances  (La  Chelle)  Maris. 

2S6.S.      1.   Wll.l.lAM-:    \\    Oct.    JS.    i<^49;    m.    Feb.    2,    1870,    May 
Fisher.     Re>.  ai  Halt.  (5276) 

2569.  II.   HHWHIT^    h.  ,lul\    27,    iSs2;    m.   Dec.    10,    1877,  Mary 

Dell.     Kes.  at  Halt.  (5279) 

2570.  III.    \I)HLH":   b.  Sept.  10,  1X^4;  d.  Aw^.  23,  1856,  at  Bait. 

I\  .    \\Al)l-:i.lNI-:  LOL'ISE':  b.  (Xt.  1.  1856;  uniiKl.     Res.  Bait. 

\.    I  ANMl:  .\hi:LI-:^b.  M.ii.  11,  1859;  d.  Feb.  3,  1879. 

\l.   Mary  HlizabLTH":  b.  Meh.  8,  1864;  unmd.     Res.  Bait. 

Ml.    CHARLOTTl-:  ROSHLLE':    b.  June  II,   1868;    m.  JuW   11, 
|8():^,  (  K'or^e  (haham  Billmire.     Res.  Bait. 


2:^71 

2v'- 


2v-^ 


2v-4 


Child  of  (970)  Rachel     iSmickj  and  William  Barclay. 

2vv      1.   \\  11-I.1AA\':  b.  about  1822;  m.  Martha  Goslin.       (5290) 

Children  of  same  and  2d  husband,  Isaac  Ivory. 

2576.     11.   MaRY^   b.  1828;  (ieor^e  J.  Slauo;h,  of  Utah;  both  dead. 

(5282) 
2^,/-.     III.   MAnHHW" :   b.  in  1830;   m.  Susan  Ford.      He  d.  in  1854. 

(5287) 
2v8.     1\'.  riEORGE":  b.  in  183^;  m.  Mar.uaret  Bell,  who  died ;  m. 
2d  Sarah  Blank.  (5296) 

2:^79.  \.  Sarah  H.':  b.  in  18^6;  m.  April  2S,  1859,  William  Cum- 
niin;:s,  wlm  d.  Dec.  16,  1886,  in  Philad.,  where  Mrs.  C. 
resides.  (5  303) 

Children  of  (972)  Sarah    (Smick)  and  Ethelbert  Lobb. 

2580.  1.    r.EORGE  W.  S.MICK":    b.    Feb.    lo,    1845;    "t-  J^^'^-    '6, 

1879,  Jane  McCartney.     No  chn. 

2581.  II.    Margaret  S.':    b.   June  4,    1847;    m.    Jul\-   26,    1867, 

James  W.  Stroud.     Res.  Mt.  Air\-,  Philad.  (531  0 

2582.  111.  W'll.l.lAW' :      I  /  m.  Sarah  Rinker.   Res. 

1     rw     ^      . ,  , ,  Mt.  Air 

/-  b.  Oct.  16,  1848.  < 

2v83.     1\.   lit  )RATI()'' :     I  '  d.  in  infancy. 


(5314) 
d.  in  infancy 

1584.     \'.  Sarah":  b.  in  18^0;  d.  in  infanc}-. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  341 

Children  of  (974)  Samuel'  and  Hannah  (Dight)  Nightlinger. 

2585.  I.  George":  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

2586.  11.   LEWIS':  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

2587.  111.   Hmeline":  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,   Pa, 

Children  of  same,  and  Mary  (Beatty),  2d  wife. 

2588.  IV.  Casper'*:  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

2589.  V.  Susanna':  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

2590.  VI.  Franklin':  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

2591.  Vll.  Samuel':  b.  in  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of   (975)  Susan   ( Nightling^er)   and  John  Cooper. 

2592.  1.  Mary.' 

2593.  II.  Susan.' 

Children  of   (973)  Elizabeth '   (Nightlinger)   and  Adam  Stull. 

2594.  I.  George  W.':  b.   Nov.   15,   181 5;  m.  Rebecca  Delaney. 

He  d.  Oct.  26,  1894,  at  res.  in  PhilaJ.  (53i6) 

2595.  11.  Susan':  b.  Oct.   10,    1817;  m.  Edwin  K.  Gatchel.     She 

d.  Nov.  22,  1843,  in  Philad.  (5323) 

2596.  111.   Elizabeth':  b.  Dec.  28,  1819;  unmd.     Lives  in  Philad. 

2597.  IV.  Mary  Ann':  b.  Dec.  28,  1821  ;  m.  Jacob  Updike.     Res. 

Philad.  (5324) 

2598.  V.  Sarah':  b.  Jan.  20,  1824;  m.  Samuel  Knox.    Res.  Philad., 

where  she  d.  Feb.  25,  1894.  (5328) 

2599.  VI.  Caroline':    b.  Jan.  28,  1826;    m.   John  Collins.     Live 

at  Berlin,  N.  J.  (5333) 

2600.  Vll.  John  a.  C:  b.  April  17,  1828  ;  m.  Catharine  Wyand. 

Res.  Philad.  (5334) 

2601.  Vlll.  Catharine':  b.  Aug.  24,  1830;  m.  Jesse  Jones.     She 

d.    Sept.    24,    1850.      He    d.   Nov.    10,    1857,   in  Philad., 
where  they  resided.  (5342) 


;4J  IHl-    Ll-:\l£l''ING   FAMILY. 

jCjoj.  IX.  1)ANU-:l':  l\  iJi-^".  ''^.  i-^^^i  ;  'i"i-  Amanda  Emmons.  He 
(.1.  Ffh.  12,  i.S6^.  at  OKI  I^iint  Comfort,  \a.,  of  pnt-umo- 
nia,  c-MUracitil  uliilc  in  arin\-  SLTvice.     No  chn. 

2(hj^,.  X.  ClIlviSTlANA^  l\  Kb.  17,  i''!?4;  ni.  Cliaiies  C.  Kiny. 
Kc-s.  Niuark,  Ivl.  (5344) 

jr)04.  XI.  A.MANDA":  1\  -hnu'  ^  ■■'^V'^;  m-  K"b^it  Wilson.  Rt-s. 
I'hilaJ.  (5345) 

All  the  ahuw  were  born  in  Philadelphia. 

Children  of  (976)  John'  and  Mary  (Shepard)  Nightlinger, 

j6os.  I.   ANNA":  b.  about  iSio;  m.  .\\r.  Bel\  ille. 

2()oC).  11 .  SaPau": 

2(k)j.  III.   CathaRINH":   m.  a  Mr.  Warren. 

2rx)S.  1\.    lil.lZABHTir  :   m.  a  Mr.  Werxine. 

26cx;.  \.   ^\Ak^■':  m.  a  .\\r.  Piper. 

Children  of  (977)  Henry   and  Rebecca  (Barnitz)  Naylor. 

2610.     I.   C:haRLHS  A.':   b.  Jul\    I,  1841. 
2(>\\.     II.   (iHORCil-:  W.':   b.  C\t.  2.S,  1S45. 
2612.      111.   KoBHkT  L.^   b.  Jul)-  i.S,  1848. 

Children  of    '978»  Jesse   and  Partliena  (Shive)  Castner. 

261;.      I.   (J  )NRAl)  SlllNi;' :   b.  Auu.  12,    18^9;   unmd. 

2f»i4.  II.  (iHc)R(.i;  W.  Smick':  b.  Dec.  2.  1840;  ni.  Sarah  A. 
Khoads.     Live  at  G\wned,  Pa.  (5347) 

261V  III.  LoIISA":  b.  Au;i.9,  1842;  m.  .Abraham  Wentz.  Reside 
at  Norristown,  Pa.  (5351) 

2616      |\.   L.L1/AB1-TH  S.' :   b.  Sept.  i,  1847;   unmd. 

Children  of   (979)  Mary  Ann     (  Sm'ck )  and  John  Mackay. 

2617.  1.  CHARLliS":   b.  June  25.  1846;   m.  Anna  Walton. 

(5355) 

2618.  II.    ANNHTTE-^   b.  Jul)"  18,  1848;  d.  Sep.  :;,  1850. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  343 

2619.  III.   Miriam':   b.  June  17,  1850;  d.  May  28,  1857. 

2620.  IV.  Franklin':  b.  May  27,  1853;  d.  Feb.  27,  1854. 

2621.  V.  George':  b.  July  15,  1855;   d.  Sep.  15,  1882,  unmd. 

Children  of  (980)  John  W.'  and  Caroline  (Fredericks)  Smick. 

2622.  1.   Elizabeth':    b.   Mch.   17,   1850;    m.   Isaac  W.  Livezey. 

Res.  Aberdeen,  Md.  (5356) 

2623.  II.   Anne':  b.  Oct.  II,  1851  ;   unmd.     Res.  Roxb.,  Philad. 

2624.  111.  Caroline':  b.  Dec.  17,  1853;  d.  Dec.  1854. 

2625.  IV.  John  Wise,  jR.':.b.   Feb.  4,  1856;    m.  Lizzie  Jeffrey. 

Res.  Roxb.,  Philad.  (5 360) 

2626.  V.  Lewis':  b.  Dec.6,  1858;  m.  Jennie  Stout.     Res.  Roxb., 

Philad.  (5362) 

2627.  VI.  Mary  B.':   b.  Jan.  31,  i860;  m.  Amos  Border,  who  was 

killed  Jan.  11,  1893,  at  Roxb.,  by  the  explosion  of  a 
steam  boiler;   b.  Lev.  Cem.  (5365) 

2628.  Vll.   George':   b.  May  17,  and  d.  June  21,  1863. 

Children  of  (987)  Sylvania '  (Levering)  and  Charles  Roney. 

2629.  I.    JOSEPH  Levering':     b.  Dec.   31,   1832;     m.    Elizabeth 

Barr,  who  d.  He  m.  2nd  Feb.  14,  1868,  Elizabeth  Mc- 
Donald.    They  reside  at  Lima,  O.  (5366) 

2630.  II.  Malinda  Mary':    b.  Nov.  31,  1835;    m.  Sep.  6,  1855,  in 

Ohio,  to  Oliver  Edman.  Live  at  Pottersville,  Mich., 
since  1868.  (5373) 

2631.  111.  William   Johnson':     b.    June    21,    1838;      m.     Anna 

Warner.     Res.  Lima,  O.  (5375) 

2632.  IV.  George  Harrison':    b.  Apl.  i,  1841 ;   m.  June  12, 

1885,  Fannie  Cooley.     Res.  Uniopolis,  O.     No  chn. 

2633.  V.  Silas  Charles':    b,  July  19,  1844;    m.  June  21,  1874, 

Althina  Bigelow.  Res.  Buckiand,  O.  He  was  a  soldier 
in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  Served  in  Co.  K,  99  Ohio 
Vol.  Inf.  from  Aug.  7,  1862,  to  honorable  discharge  with 
his  regiment  July  18,  1865.  (5382) 

2634.  VI.   ALICE  LOUISE':    b.   Mch.   3,   1847;    m.  Dec.  21,  1865, 

Ambrose  H.  Bates.     Res.  Bowling  Green,  O.     (5387) 


-44  THli    l.llVHRING    FAWILY. 

.'6^:;.      \ll.   WaUWICH   LHVKRlNG':    b.    .\"V.  8,  i<S4();    m.   Now  ii, 
iSSi.  Hlla  SpykcT.     Rus.  Wapakoneta,  (J.     No  chn. 

2()V).     Mil.   l:VKLI:Nl£    AMELIA^     b.    Au^.   8,    1852 ;     m.   Oct.    28, 
187^,  John  B.  Briiik-r.     Res.  Wapakoneta,  O. 

(5389) 

Children  of   (''^0)   Anne  L.    (Levering-)   and  James  Gamble. 

26^7.     I.   HlMNK  LHVHkiNcr  :   b.  Oct.  27,  i860;   m.  Hannah  Isett. 

(5391) 
26^8.     11.   li.MMA  C." :   b.   Oct.    iS,    18O2  ;   m     Edward   D,  Simpson. 
Rfs.  Nonistown.  Pa.         .  (5396) 

Children  of    (9'^l  i  Isabella    (Levering:)  and  John  Hinkle. 

2639.  I.  (iLcjlAjt  Al'GUSTrs':  b.  Oct.  31,  185 1  ;  m.  Mch.  2,  1875, 

Hannah  Catharine  Holloway.  (539^) 

2640.  11.   Hlla':  b.  Au:i.  7,  i8s6;  m.  May  29,  1878  (1882)  Robert 

.W.  Lexerinu.     Res.  Roxb.,  Philad. 

2641.  111.   CAROLlNli^   b.  April  i^,  1858;  d.  Ma\-  28,  1867. 

Children  of  {^'^5)  Elizabeth"  (Showier)  and  Georg:e  Nag:le. 

2642.  I.   C~;ei)RGL  LEONARD' :   b.  June  20,    1804;   m.   iWar\-  Good- 

hart.     Res.  in  Philad.,  where  he  practiced  dentistry. 

(5403) 

264",.      11.   HlJZABBTH':    b.    1807  ;   m.   James   Pennington,  of  Bait., 
and  has  chn. 

2O44.     111.   Mary  MaGDALHN':  b.    iSii;   m.   I. evvis  H.  Reynolds,  of 
New  Orleans. 

264s-     1^-  S(  )PlliA  Sarah  ' :  b.  Nov.  12,  1816;  m.  George  R.  Kress- 
W-y,  of  Philad.  and  d.  Feb.  29,  1852,  (5407) 

Children  of  i^^7  )  Ann  M.    (  Mathias)   and  John  Andrew  Young. 

2646.  1.   MaPV":  b.  at  Roxb.,  Philad.;  d. 

2647.  II.   HaNNY^   b.  at  Roxb.,  Philad.;  d. 

2648.  111.    AKil'STA':  b.  at  Roxb.,  Philad.:  d. 

After  the  death  of  .Augusta  Mrs.  Young  adopted  Mary 
Macartne\'  as  her  dau. 


POSTERITY   OF  VVIGARD   LEVHRING.  345 

Children  of  (1003)  Sarah     (Coulston)  and  James  S.  Dildine. 

2649.  I-  James  S.,  Jr.":  b.  Dec.  29,  1814,  at  PhilaJ. 

2650.  11.  William':  b.  Sept.  21,  18 16,  at  Philad. 

Children  of  (1005)  Mary'  (Coulston)  and  Thomas  Brice. 

2651.  1.  Thomas  K.':  b.  Mch.  3,  1824. 

2652.  II.  Mary  Ann':  b.  July  i,  1826;  m.  Silas  Emory,  of  Philad., 

where  she  died. 

(Efforts  to  secure  further  information  of  the  Coulston 
families  through  Mr.  Emory,  to  whom  1  was  referred, 
were  unsuccessful.) 

Children  of  (1006)  Nathan  Levering^     and  Eliza    (Heyl)   Coulston. 

2653.  I.  Thomas  Philip' (Rev.) :  b.  Nov.  30,  1831.    Unmd.    Res. 

in  Philad. 

Rev.  Coulston  graduated  from  Bucknell  University  in 
the  class  of  1859.  Studied  theology  at  Hamilton,  New 
York.  Was  ordained  to  the  ministry  in  1862,  and  settled 
with  the  Frankford  (Philad.)  Baptist  Church  in  the  same 
year.  Received  the  degree  of  D.  D.  from  Bucknell  Uni- 
versity in  1886.  Was  very  successful  as  a  pastor  to  the 
Frank-ford  Church  ;  increased  its  membership  from  237 
to  605.  In  1889  he  was  compelled  to  retire  from  the 
pulpit  because  of  deafness. 

2654.  II.    William  Heyl'  (Major):  b.  April  26,  1834;  d.  Oct.  24, 

1891,  in  Chicago.     Was  buried  there. 

Major  Coulston  entered  military  service  at  the  begin- 
ning of  the  Civil  War,  1861,  as  sergeant  of  the  23d 
Penna,  regiment,  in  which  command  he  was  promoted  to 
Lieutenant.  He  was  severely  wounded  in  battle  in  the 
Army  of  the  Potomac,  which  compelled  his  resignation. 
Soon  after  he  recovered  from  the  injury,  he  re-entered 
the  service  as  2d  Lieutenant  of  the  3d  Maryland  Cavalry, 
and  before  mustered  out  at  the  end  of  the  war  he  became 
a  field  officer  of  the  regiment. 

2655.  III.  Mary  Eliza':  b.  Oct.  9,  1836;  unmd.     Res.  in  Philad. 


^46  TH1-:   Li;\liRlNG   1•A^\1L^■. 

jO^f).     l\.   ( JlAkl.llS":   1\  ( ''.l.  S  aivUl    (^ct.  30.  i.S:;g,  in  Phihid. 

j6^7.     \'.  CatHAWINH":  h.   N<'\ .    1;.    1.S40;    J.    Oa.    17,    1847,   in 

Pliilad. 
2658.      \l.     Nathan  I. l-M-klNG":  b.  Sep.  4,  184-.  ;  d.  Auu.  22,  1844, 

in  I'hihiJ. 

Children  of  (  100'' I  Jane     (Coulston)  and  John  C  Davis. 

2()^i).     \.     l.oilSA':   b.  Ffb.  2^,  1829;  d.  Au.iZ.  21.  1830. 

2^)60.     II.     Ll-.MLT-l/:   b.  Jan.  :;o,  i8:;i  ;  d.  . 

2C)C)i.      111.   William':   b.  in  1833;  married.     Res.  unknown. 

Children  of  (J0I3)  Eliza   (Levering)  and  John  Bryden. 

2«}2.  I.  Catharine':  b.  in  184^;  d.  .V\a\-  7,  1870,  in  Pliilad.  ;  b. 
Woodland-^  Clem. 

2(/)^.  II.  HMHA^  b.  in  1849;  d.  Feb.  26,  1855,  in  Pliilad.;  b. 
W'l Midlands  C>em. 

Children  of   'JOU  )  Mark  Rhoads    and  Mary  (Fulwiler)  Levering. 

26r)4.  I.  HLIZARF.Tt?':  b.  182^  in  Philad.,  where  she  d.  a^ed  16 
years  ;   b.  Lev .  Cein. 

2^/)^.  II.  CaPOLINK':  b.  Au.ii.  22,  1827;  m.  June  22,  1846,  to  Wil- 
liam  Hnoth,  ani.i  d.  Sept.  26,  i8s9;   b.  Le\-.  Cem. 

Children  of  Same  and  Sarah  Paul,  2d  Wife. 

y/.^'.  111.  JoNAlllAN':  b.  in  1840;  d.  about  1858  in  Pliilad;  b. 
Lew  Cem. 

2(r(^j.  I\.  V\IUU\  W:-.  b.  Dec.  0.  1842;  m.  June  2,  1866,  Anna 
iJorotli)-  Wa;ier,  who  was  b.  Aue.  6,  1832,  in  Warberii, 
(jermanw  He  d.  June  7,  1893,  at  his  home  near  Norris- 
toun,  Pa.,  and  was  b,  at  Barren  Hill  Cem.  (S418) 

2r/.S.  \'.  Samit-l  SlincilI'I-F":  b.  Ma\-  18,  1844,  in  Philad.;  m. 
Jan.  2,  1862.  to  I'lieresa  Steele,  who  d.  Jul\-  16,  1889. 
He  m.  2d  Sept.  IS,  1890,  Charlotte  Consoer.  Pes.  Read- 
ing, Pa.  (5417) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  347 

Children  of  (I0I4)  Emily  Mifflin  '  (Levering)  and  Jacob  R.  Eckfeldt. 

2669.  I.  Adam  Penn':  b.  Dec.  12,  1838;  m.  Feb.  9,  1882,  to  Mag- 

gie A.  Thomas,  of  Haddington,  West  Philad.,  where  they 
resided,  and  he  d.  Feb.  i,  1893.  She  died  May  22,  1897. 
No  chn. 

2670.  II.  Frederick':   (M.  D.)  b.  Mch.   19,   1840;    m.  June  17, 

1875  (2710),  Catharine  H.'*  Kugler,  of  Ardmore,  Pa.  He 
was  a  graduate  of  medicine,  and  practiced  liis  profession 
in  Washington,  D.  C,  where  he  d.  April  10,  1884;  was 
buried  at  the  Lutheran  Churchyard,  near  to  Ardmore, 
Pa.  '  (5412) 

2671.  111.    Harry  BaUSCH':   b.  Aug.  10,  and  d.  Dec.  25,  1843. 

2672.  IV.   Jacob  BauSCH':    b.   Feb.   12,   1846;    m.  Oct.   28,  1869 

(2692) ,  Jeannette  R."  Latch,  of  Roxb.  They  reside  at 
Conshohocken,  Pa.  Mr.  E.  has  been  Assayer  of  the 
United  States  Mint  at  Philadelphia  for  more  than  30  years, 
and  is  said  to  be  one  of  the  best  assayers  of  tine  metals 
in  the  world.  His  father  and  grandfather  were  assayers 
in  the  same  Mint,  dating  back  to  the  time  of  its  estab 
lishment.  (54i3) 

2673.  V.  William  Dubois':  b.  July  6,  1849. 

2674.  VI.  John  Wiegand':   (M.  D.)   b.  Jan.  29,  1851;   m.  April 

30,  1878,  Elizabeth  W.  McComas,  of  Bait.  Res.  at  Had- 
dington, W.  Philad.,  where  Dr.  E.  has  practiced  his  pro- 
fession successfully  for  several  N'ears.  (5416) 

Children  of  (1 01 5)  George  A.'  and  Anna  (Reinboth)  Levering. 

2675.  I-  William  Meredith':  b.  and  d.  Dec.  25,  1844,  in  Philad. 

2676.  11.  Joseph  Reinboth':  b.  Jan.  i,  1846;  d.  Sept.  i,  1870; 

was  studying  law  in  Philad.,  with  promises  of  a  bright 
future,  when  fatal  disease  prostrated  him  ;   b.  Lev.  Cem. 

2678.  HI.   Paul  GODDARD':  b.  April  2,  1849;  d.   Feb.  21,  1882; 

unmd.     Was  in  business  in  Philad. 

2679.  IV.  Emily  Eckfeldt":  b.  Dec.  25,  1852;  m.  Oct.  i,  1876, 

Theodore  Fletcher  Pidjeon,  Cashier  of  the  Philad.  and 
Reading  R.  Road.     Res.  Chestnut  Hill,  Philad.   (5422) 


34<'>  THI-:    l.H\tRING   FAMILY. 

2650.  \.   lll:M^^    WAkhl.i;':   b.   Mch.    ^,    1SS4;   'ii-    M^iy  6,    1882, 

Mar\-  l,fttc'iiini(.-i ,  nt   PliilaJ.,  where  they  resided.     He  d. 
April  22.  iSi;^;  h.  Ia-\  .  Cem.  (5425) 

2651.  \|.    \N\A  Wharton  ^   h.   Ma\-  7,    1861  ;   m.   Mch.  4,  1892, 

William  II.  Ziiiiiiierinan.     Res.  Philad. 

Child  of  (  I0I6)  Perry  H.   and  M.  Louisa  (Deitz)  Levering. 

2652.  I.  WiLl.IA.M  I.Oi-iS":   b.  about   1842,   in    PhilaJ.;  d.,  a^ed  4 

years  ;  b.  Lv\ .  C^em. 

Child  ot  I  1017  I  Catharine    (Levering)  and  Edmund  Booth. 

26S^  I.  1. 01  ISA  kATB^:  b.  Sept.  18,  184O;  m.  May  26,  1870,  John 
M.  Ydun;:,  ot  Philad.  (5428) 

Children  of   (  JOIS)  Johannah    (Stearne)  and  Peter  R.  Latch. 

268^.  I.  Sa.WI'HL  Stearnk'':  b.  Feb.  1-,.  i8:?o;  d.  Dec.  2,  1856, 
unmd..  at  the  home  of  his  parents  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa.; 
b.  at   Lev.  Cem..  Philad. 

268v  II.  William  Rogers^  b.  No\-.  27,  1831;  d.  Nov.  2,  1856, 
unmd.,  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

2686.  III.   .\i)()\iRA,\r:  b.  Jan.    10,    1842;    m.   Mch.   12,    1873,  to 

\'ir-inia  Campbell.  Reside  at  the  parental  homestead  at 
De\-on,  Chester  Co.,  Pa.     No  dm. 

Children  of   llOJ^i  Catharine   (Stearne)  and  Francis  H.  Latch. 

2687.  1.   A.NnopA":   b.   in    18^4,    in    Roxb.;   d.   Sept.    30,    1836;  b. 

l-ev.  Cem. 

2688.  II.   I-RANCIS":  b.  Jan.  8.    1X37;  d.   Oct.   10,    1856;  b.  Lev. 

Cem.  He  had  graduated  with  honor  at  the  Philadelphia 
Hi^h  School,  and  commenced  the  stud\-  of  Medicine,  when 
he  died  after  but  short  illness. 

2r,8(,.  111.  AnnaL.^  b.  April  13.  1838;  m.  Sept.  8,  1869,  to  (1032) 
William  H.  Le\erinu.  <>f  LaPa\'ette,  Ind.  A  woman  of  ex- 
ecutixe  ability,  and  de\-oted  to  benevolent  and  Christian 
work.     No  chn. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING. 


349 


2690.  IV.  Abraham   S.':    b.   Sep.   12,   1839;    m.    June,    1863,    to 

Emma   V.    Sunderland.     Resides    in   the   Great    Valley, 
Chester  Co.,  Pa.  (5430) 

2691.  V.  MaryS.':  b.  Mch.   16,    1842;  m.  Now  26,  1864,  Samuel 

B.  Linton.     Res.  W.  Philad.  (5434) 

2692.  VI.  Jeannette  Rose':  b.  Mch.  6,  1844;  m.  Oct.  28,  1869, 

to  (2672)   Jacob  B."  Eckfeldt.     Res.   at  Conshohocken, 
near  Philad.,  Pa. 

2693.  VII.     Edward   Howell':    b.  Mch.  2,   1846;    m.  Dec.  25, 

1868,  to  Amanda  J.  Linton.     Res.  Philad.  (5442) 

2694.  VIll.    Alfred  Howard':   b.  July  31,  1850;   m.  Feb,  6, 

1895,  to  Nellie  M.  Stager.     Res.  Philad. 
All  were  born  in  Roxborough,  Philad. 


Children  of  (1023)  Jonathan  H.  and  Rose  (Hippie)  Levering. 

2695.  ••  JOHN  Howell':  b.  June  3,  1845;  m.  in  1865.     No  chn. 

2696.  II.  Samuel  SlINGLUFF':  b.  Mch.  4,  1850;  m.  April  20,  1872, 

Elizabeth  Kinsey,  who  was  b.  Sep.  14,  1850,  and  d.  Feb. 
6,  1890,  in  Roxb.  ;  b.  Lev.  Cem. 

2697.  III.   RODNEY  King':  b.  Sep.   13,   1853;  m.  in  1878  Amanda 

Alexander;  b.  in  i860.     He  d.  Feb.  21,  1895. 

(5449) 

2698.  IV.  Augusta  Claudine':  b.  Jan.  3,  1866;  m.  Feb.  4,  1S91, 

to  George  W.  Arnhold,  (.)f  Philad.,  where  they  reside. 

(5440) 

Children  of   (1024)  Sarah  Ann'  (Levering)  and  John  Markle. 

2699.  I.  Mary  Levering':    b.  Oct.  18,  1845,  in   Roxb.;    d.  Sep. 

18,  1879 ;  b.  Lev.  Cem. 

2700.  II.   Ella  C:   b.  in  1847,  in  Roxb.,  where  she  lives;  unmd. 

2701.  III.  JOHN':    b.  July  13,  1852;    d.  Dec.  31,  1868,  from  acci- 

dental discharge  of  his  gun. 

2702.  IV.  JOSEPH':  Cm.   Rebecca  Boone,  who  d.  Jan. 

14,  1883,  aged  23  ;  no  chn. 

2703.  V.  Rebecca':  ^  ^^-  1854;  ^  p^^  j^iiy   -^    i^j^g^   Alexander   M. 

Patton,  of  Philad.     Res.  Roxb. 
No  chn. 


350  THI-    l.l-:VliRING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  i  1025)  Mary    (Levering)  and  Albert  Reger. 

2704.  I.  LHONAWI)  Ll-\i:i^lN(i':  b.  Oct.  14,  1848;  m.  Jul\-  13, 
l.St>D.  l-«'iiis;i  II.  Slir;kkT  nf  l):ivenport,  Iowa,  where  lie 
tl.  N<t\-.  30.  i8i>o;  b.  Lev.  Cem.  Miss  S.  was  a  .^radu- 
ate  (it  the  Hi-h  and  Normal  Scliools  at  Davenport,  and 
siibse^liientl\-  nt  Hnieison  Colle<ie  of  Oratory  at  Boston, 
Mass.  She  a.^ain  m.  on  June  14,  1894,  to  Charles  F. 
Weber,  of  Philad. 

270V  II.  Kdwin  Lhxi-WNG':  b.  June  16,  1851  ;  d.  May  23,  1855. 
b.  Le\  .  C^'Mi. 

2706.  111.   ALBERT  HITLHR':    b.  Jan.  12,  1853;    m.  Oct.  29,  1874, 

tn  Sarah  .Allen.     Res.  Philad.  (5450 

2707.  1\  .    IIORACK  Ha(]V':   b.  Jan.  21,  1857;   m.  Feb.  13,  1884,  to 

Margaret  Creamer.  (5452) 

2708.  \'.   Ill-.NR^'  HRrM:R':    b.  Sep.  2^,  1859,  in  Philad. 

Children  of   (J02b)   Eleanor    (Levering)   and  Charles   Kugler. 

2709.  1.   .WaR^":  b.  April  i,  1841,  at  Ardmore,  near  Philad  ;  d.  Oct. 

3,  1848;  b.  Lutheran  Cem. 

2710.  11.   CAlMARlMi   H.':   b.   Jan.    3,    184^;   m.   June  17,  1875,  to 

(2670)  Ur.  Frederick"'  Fckfeldt.  Li\  ed  at  Washington, 
1).  C,  where  he  d.  .April  10,  1884. 

2711.  111.    I:1,1-:aN()R    LL\LRING':     b.    Mch.    3,    1845;     d.    Jan.    19, 

1832,  at  Ardmore. 

Children  of  0023  )  Joseph  H.   and  Mary  (Siter)  Levering. 

2712.  I.    AliRAHAW':   b.  Ma\-  :;  i ,  184:;;  m.  Auii.   i,    1864,  to  Mary 

\.  We^ione^al,  n!  Bryn  Mawr  ;  li\e  in  Philad.,  where  she 
d.  Au;^.  3.  i8i):5.  On  the  breakin,!:;  out  of  the  War 
of  the  Rebellion  Mr.  L.  enlisted  in  the  fust  call  for 
troitps  in  Co.  K..  4th  Penna.  Vol.  for  three  months.  On 
the  e.xpiration  of  that  term  of  ser\  ice,  he  re-enlisted  for 
three  _\ears  in  Co.  1,  15th  Penna.  Cavalry.  Since  the 
war  he  has  been  conspicuous  and  useful  in  "Grand  Army" 
circles.  Was  commander  of  the  "Col.  Fred.  Taylor"  Post 
of  Philadelphia,  in  1883.     He  represented  the  Post  in  all 


POSTERITY  OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  35  I 

Department  Encampments.  Served  on  the  Staff  of  Com- 
mander-in-Chief, and  of  Department  Commander.  Was 
Inspector  of  the  Dept.  of  Penna.  in  1890,  and  since  that 
time  he  has  tilled  the  office  of  Asst.  Quartermaster-Gen- 
eral of  the  State,  in  which  he  is  quite  popular.  In  Feb., 
1895,  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Common  Council  of 
Philad.  (5455) 

2713.  II.  Sarah  SiteR'^:  b.  May  20,  1845;  m.  May  2,  1865,  Wil- 

liam Augustus  Hagy,  of  Philad.,  where  he  was  in  mer- 
cantile business,  and  d.  Nov.  18,  1884.  She  d.  June  30, 
1895.  (5456) 

2714.  ill.  Catharine  Hagy':  b.  Jan.  10,  1853;  m.  July  16,  1884, 

Thomas  Bolster,  of  Philad.,  who  was  born  April  15,  1848, 
at  Mallon,  Ireland.  His  ancestors  came  from  Holland 
with  William  of  Orange.  They  res.  at  Ardmore,  near 
Philad.  ^  (5459) 

2715.  IV.  Mary  Jane':    b.  in  1856;    d.  in  March,   1864,  at  Bryn 

Mawr,  near  Philad. 

Children  of  (1029)  Hannah'  (Levering;)  and  Christopher  H.  Garden. 

2716.  1.  Anna  ESTELLE':  b.  Sept.  5,  1843;  m-  Dec.   12,   1867,  to 

George  E.  Slocum,  of  New  York,  v^-ho  d.  June  30,  1873. 
She  m.  2d  on  Nov.  i,  1875,  George  W.  Kidd,  of  New 
York  City,  where  they  reside.  (5462) 

2717.  II.  William  Morton':    b.   Dec.   30,    1844;  unmd.    Is  a 

merchant  in  Philad. 

2718.  III.  Helen  Virginia':  b.  Sept.  16, 1846;  m.  Nov.  21,  1867,  to 

Herman  G.  Vetterlein,  of  Philad.,  where  she  d.  Dec.  8, 
1892.  (5463) 

2719.  IV.  Alfred  Levering':   b.  Aug.  n,  1848;   unmd.    Lives 

with  his  mother  in  Philad. 

2720.  V.  Celina':    b.  Jan.  i,  1851  ;    m.  Oct.  16,  1879,  to  Henry 

L.  Herbert.  Resided  in  New  York  City,  where  she  d. 
July  31,  1886.  (5464) 

2721.  VI.  Clara  Sylvia':    b.  Oct.  31,  1852;  m.  Mch.  7,  1877,  to 

Raymond  de  Murias,  President  of  the  Banco  Industriale, 
of  Havana,  Cuba,  where  she  d.  Mch.  25,  1890.      (5465) 


^i;j  THE    Ln\ERING    I  \MILY. 

2722.     Ml.   Lai  IM  lUGHMA^:  b.  Stp.  26,  18^4;  J.  DeJ.  15,  1856. 

272^^.  Mil.  FloRHNCH  \aL1-ERV':  b.  July  28.  1859;  m.  \o\-.  28, 
1882.  tM  lui-;ii  R\  Jcr  (it  New  York. 

Children  ot  (  1030)  Catherine  H.    (Levering;)  and  David  Morg:an. 

2724.  I.  I:.M.\\A  ClORMil.lA':  b.  Oct.  28.  1847;  m.  Dcl.  31,  1868, 
tn  \\'illi;iin  Sinipsnn,  Jr.,  <if  Pliihki.,  who  d.  Apl.  24,  1896. 
hi  ;ui  (ibitu:u\-  nuticf,  a  i:it\-  paper  stated,  Mr.  Simpson 
was  one  of  Philadelphia's  most  successful  merchants, 
succeeding  hi^  father  several  \ears  ago  as  President  of 
the  Hddxstone  Manufacturing  Company,  and  head  of  the 
commission  firm  <>f  Wm.  Simpson,  Sons  &  Co.  In  busi- 
ness he  was  clear  and  painstaking.  As  a  friend  he  was 
constant  and  true.  He  had  traveled  throughout  the  Old 
World,  as  well  as  the  new,  and  thus  added  many  treas- 
ures to  his  observant  mind.  He  wielded  a  ready  pen, 
and  often  contributed  to  the  press  able  articles  upon 
financial  topics.  He  left  a  \er\'  considerable  estate,  in- 
cluding one  of  the  finest  suburban  residences.      (5467) 

2/2!;.  II.  Fannie  Forrester':  b.  June  7,  1849;  d.  unmd.  May 
30,  187:;,  near  Philad.;   b.  at  West  Laurel  Hill  Cem. 

2726.     111.   Davids  b.  Feb.  28  and  d.  Mch.  3,  1858. 

Children  of   (1031  i  John   and  Elizabeth  (Forman)  Leveringf, 


2727. 


.  Frank  Howard'  (Rev.):  b.  Oct.  6,  1848,  near  Philad.; 
m.  May  S,  1878,  (hace  I).  Danforth  of  Inilianapolis,  Ind., 
where  they  resided  until  Nov.  i,  1887,  when  thex^  re- 
moved to  Denver,  Colo.,  where  she  d.  Sep.  13,  1891  ;  b. 
in  Fairmount  Cem.,  at  Denver.  No  chn.  He  is  a  mis- 
sionarv  unier  the  Amer,  Bapt.  Miss.  Union,  in  the 
Madras  Presidency,  India,  where  he  m.  2nd  July  19, 
1894,  Ida  Faye,  M.  I).,  of  Matawan,  N.  Jersey,  a  gradu- 
ate of  the  Woman's  Medical  College  of  Pennsylvania,  at 
Philad.,  w  ho  preceded  him  in  mission  service.     See  bios'. 

2728.  II.  H.MMA  Walter':  b.  Mch.  16,  1851,  near  LaFayette,  Ind.; 
m.  May  24.  1871,  to  Ralph  D.  Moore,  of  LaFayette, 
formerly  .if  Butler  Co.,  Ohio.  Resided  at  LaFayette, 
where  he  d.  Apl.  5,  1895  i  ^-  ''">  Spring  \'ale  Cemetery. 
>■'■'• /'/".;r.  (5468) 


2724. 
WM.    SIMPSON,   JR. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  353 

2729.  111.  William  Morton":   b.  Oct.   14,  1856,  in  LaFayette, 

Ind.,  whfi-f  ht'  d.  Au;i.  5,  1858  ;  b.  Spring  Vale  Cem. 

2730.  IV.   Frederic   Rosier":    b.   Oct.    i,    1858,  in   LaFayette; 

m.  Aug.  24,  1880,  Emma  Nevius  of  Ohio.  Removed  to 
Louisville,  Ky.,  in  i88g,  and  subsequently  returned  to 
LaFayette,  ind.  (5470 

Children  of  (1032)  William  H.'  and  Irene  (Smith)  Levering. 

2731.  L     Mortimer*":  b.  April  25,  1849,  near  Philad.     Removed 

in  1853,  with  his  parents,  to  LaFayette,  Ind.,  where,  on 
Oct.  4,  1872,  he  married  Julia  L.  Henderson.  They  re- 
side at  LaFayette,  where  Mr.  L.  is  engaged  in  the  real 
estate  and  loan  business,  and  is  officially  connected  with 
several  live  stock  enterprises.  (5472) 

2732.  11.     Ellen  Lulu':  b.  Jan.  5,  1852,  near  Philad.;  m.  May 

14,  1873,  to  Rev.  Charles  Richmond  Henderson,  then  of 
LaFayette,  hid.,  now  one  of  the  professors  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Chicago.     See  biog.  (5473) 

Children  of  same,  and  Anna  (Taylor),  2d  wife. 

2733.  111.    William  Howell':   b.  July  21,  1858,  at  LaFayette, 

ind.  ;  d.  Sep.  26,  1865  ;  b.  Spring  Vale  Cem. 

2734.  IV.  ANNIE  May':  b.   Nov.  2,  i860,  at  LaFayette,  Ind.;  m. 

Nov.  2,  1882,  to  Alfred  Diver,  of  LaFayette,  formerly  of 
Cleveland,  O.  Mr.  D.  is  extensively  engaged  in  lumber 
manufacturing  and  interior  building  decorations. 

(S474) 

2735.  V-  Rosier  Malcom':  b.  May  27,  1867;  d.  Mch.  I,  1870; 

b.  Spring  Vale  Cem. 

Children  of  (1035)  Abraham  and  Amelia  F.  (Kiess)  Levering. 

2736.  I.  George  Kiess':  b,  Dec.  27,   1856,  at  LaFayette,  Ind., 

where  he  m.  Nov.  16,  1881,  Jennie  Wilson.  He  was 
socially  prominent,  and  a  successful  merchant,  but  died 
in  the  prime  of  usefulness  on  Oct.  10,  1890;  b.  Spring 
Vale  Cem.  (5476) 

(23) 


.q^  THt    l.UVHRING   FAMILY. 

.'j;;.     11.   JKSSIH  1-RANCHS^   b.  Feh.  17.  1866;   m.   Nov.  23.  1892, 
to  Prank  M.  Gary.  «)t  LaFa\ctte,  liui.  (5477) 

J73S.      111.    (  .1^     IM-RO     AHkAHA.M':    b.    Nov.     16,    1876.      Is    now 
(1S97)  a  stikkiU  in  the  L'ni\ersity  of  i^enna. 


Children  of  ( t03b)  Thomas  Jefferson'  and  Mary  (Lodg:e)  Levering. 

2739.  I.  Sl;san   I.odgh":  b.  July  T3  and  d.  Sep.  6,  1865,  at  La- 

Fa  yette,  Ind. 

2740.  li.   WaBHLCLAIRF/:  b.  Feb.  11,  1866;  m.  June  13,  1888,  to 

Henr>-  H.  \intnn.  <>f  LaFa\ette,  Ind.,  where  he  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  le.i:al  bar.  (5478) 

2741.  111.   kATHARINF  NATALIE':  b.  Jan.   14,   1872,  at  LaFayette, 

Ind. 

2742.  I\  .   I.IL^  LODGL':  b.  Oct.  2S,  1881,  at  LaFayette,  hid. 


Children  of  (1037)  Catharine'  (Hag:y)  and  Charles  Fox. 

274:;.     I.  Sall>-  ANN':  b.  Jan.  24.  1832;  m.  Oct.  26,  1854,  Charles 
H.  Aari.nsnn,  of  Philad..  who  d.   Feb.  26,  1883,  aged   55 
years;  b.  South  Laurel  Hill  Gem.     Mrs.  F.  res.  in  Phila 
delphia.  (5479) 

2744.     11.   Hmilv  LLVLRING':   b.  Feb.  26,  and  d.  Dec.  26,  1834. 

274v      III.   (  .HORC.I---:   b.  April  12,  1836;  d.  Feb.  25,  1838. 

2746.  IV.  Hannah  Li;\i-RiN(i':  b.  Sept.  17,  1838;  m.  D<:ic.  15, 
1859,  to  1)1.  Andrew  Lindsay,  then  of  Marple,  Delaware 
Go..  I'a..  now  res.  at  Br\'n  Mawr,  near  Philad.    (5482) 


2747.  \.   GaIIIARINH   llA(i^•':   b.   ,V\ch.   18,  1841;  m.  Oct.  8,  1868, 

'  ■   l-hn  \\.  Chestnut.     No  chn. 

2748.  \  1.   ANNA  .Warcarhtta' :    b.   April    18,    1844;   m.   April   30, 

i8(')i,  to  James  Wa\-ne  Meredith,  who  d.  in  New  York 
City,  N<tv.  27,  1868,  in  his  26th  year  (5483)-  She  m. 
2d  Feb.  13,  1875,  to  John  H.  Strickler,  of  Philad.  She 
d.  Jan.  26,  1888;  b.  at  Monument  Gem.  No  chn.  by  2d 
husband. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  355 

Children  of  (1038)  Samuel    and  Mary  (Yeakle)  Hagy.^/ 

2749.  1.  Clarissa  Slingluff';  b.  Au^.  23,  and  d.  Nov.  5,  1839, 

in  Ro.xb. 

2750.  11.   AMANDA  Regina':    b.   Sept.  13,  1^41;   d.  Muy  29,  1850, 

in  Ro.xb. 

2751.  ill.  Catharine  Fox':  b.  Aug.  23,  1843;  m.  Oct.  23,  1873, 

to  Lambert  L.  Grow.     Res.  Lower  Merion.         (5484) 

2752.  IV.  John    Franklin":    b.    Aug.    28,    1846;    m.    Catharine 

Amanda  Cole.     Res.  Manayunk,  Philad.  (5486) 

2753.  V.  Emma  Charlotte":  b.  April  22,  1850  ;  m.  June  15, 1871, 

to  William  F.  Dixon.  Res.  Roxb.  Mr.  D.  is  (1894)  a 
member  of  the  Common  Council  of  Philad.  She  d.  Nov., 
1895.  (5498) 

2754.  VI.  BusHROD  Washington":  b.  Mch.  20,  1852;  m.  April 

22,  1880,  to  IWary  E.  Coler.     Res.  Roxb.  (5503) 

2755.  VII.  Mary  Flora":  b.  Nov.  10,  1854;  m.  Nov.  10,  1879,  to 

James  A.  Ritter.     Res.  Philad.  (5504) 


Children  of  (I04I)  Amanda'  (Hagy)  and  Alfred  Crease. 

2756.  1.  Mary  Louisa**:  b.  Dec.  10,  1842;  m.  Mch.   16,  1865,  to 

Col.  John  Harper,  of  Philad.,  who  was  born  in  London, 
England.  He  was  of  the  firm  of  McCallum,  Crease  & 
Co.,  of  Philad.,  for  several  years.  He  d.  in  Roxb.  Sept. 
22,  1875.  (5505) 

2757.  II.  ANN  Constant":  b.  June  23,  1845;  d.  Jan.  7,  1846. 

2758.  III.   Harold  FELTON":  b.  May  29,  1847;  d.  June  30,  1848. 

2759.  IV.  AMANDA  Constant":   b.  Feb.  12,  1850;  unmd.     Res. 

Roxb.,  Philad. 

2760.  V.   Emma  Matilda":  b.  Dec.  15,  1853;  unmd.     Res.  Roxb., 

Philad. 

2761.  VI.  Caroline  Madden":  b.  June  14,  1859;  unmd.    Res. 

Roxb.,  Philad. 


356  THli    Ii:\l-:W1NG    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (10-12  )  Wm.  Franklin^  and  Miriam  (  Moyer  )  Ha§:y. 

• 

2762.  I.  l:LLA  AlGl-STA':  b.  N"\ .  i6,  184.S  ;  m.  May  22,  1873,  to 
Josrpli  H.  Fot-rin^,  "f  Phikid.  (55°^) 

2765.  II.   ADA':    l\   All-,  i),    1X54;    d.    Dec.    26,    1874,    in    R.ixb.; 

unmd. 
2764.      111.  ColvNULIA':    b.   June  27,    1S57;    m.   Dec.   21,    1880.  to 
(  U29)  Jdhn   r.^  Sheldrake,  of  Roxb.,  where  they  reside. 

(5509) 

Children  of  ft 048)  Mary  Ann    (Levering)  and  Charles  Sailor. 

276:;.  1.  Fnoch  LliNERING':  b.  Sept.  2,  1850,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Aug. 
10.  1877.  to  Miss  Blank,  at  Williamsport,  Pa.,  where  he 
is  enga;:ed  in  the  lumber  business.  (55^0 

2766.  11.  Clara  Cordelia^  b.  Oct.  2,  1852,  at  South  Ha\en ; 

m.  Sept.  i;.  1876.  to  Frederick  H.  Gleim,  Cashier  of  the 
West  Branch  Nat.  Bank  at  Williamsport,  Pa.      (5512) 

2767.  111.   ANNA  ALGLSTa':  b    No\-.    17,    1854;  d.   Feb.    i860;  b. 

at  Le\ .  Cem. 

Children  of  ( 1054)  Silas  ].  and  Emma  (Rose)  Levering. 

2768.  I.   Morion  (icJRGAS':  b.  Ma\-  20,  1866;  m.  Oct.  15,  1896, 

Ciertrude  A.  Hendricks.     Res.  Roxb.  Philad. 

2769.  II.   Ralph  IRNING':  b.  July   30,   1875;  unmd.     Res.   Roxb., 

Philad. 

Children  ot  ( 1055)  Peter   and  Christiana  (Morrison)  Levering. 

2770.  I.   IlLNRY":  b.  .  in  Philad..  where  he  li\es  ;  unmd. 

277!.     II.   Ja.M1;s  Morrison":   b.  ;   was  in  business  in  Buffalo, 

N.  ^  .      He  d.  in  Philad.,  unmd.,  on  Feb.  s,  1895. 

Children  of  (  1057)  Adaline    (Levering)  and  John  A.  Markley. 

2772.  I.  Clara":   b.  Ma\-  29,   1853;   m.  June  22,   1876,  Charles 

Mitchell.  '  (5515) 

2773.  11.   Hhnr^'":  b.    April   5,   185s;    m.   April   28,    1886,   Bessie 

Robinson.  (55i^) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  357 

2774.  111.   Emily':   b.  April  IS,  1857;  d.  May  20,  1861  ;   b.  Barren 

Hill  Cem.,  Philad. 

2775.  IV.   Lizzie':    b.   June   30,    i860;   d.   April,  1861;    b.  Barren 

Hill  Cem.,  Philad. 

2776.  V.  Sue':  b.  Mch.  26,  1863;  unmd.     Res.  Roxb. 


Children  of  (1060)  John  Milton   and  Sarah  (Widner)  Levering. 

2777.  1.  Edwin  Wharton':  b.  Nov.  17,  i860;  m,  Aug.  8,  1881, 

to  Amelia  AUabaugh,  of  Norristown,  Pa.,  where  they  re- 
side.    No  chn. 

2778.  11.   LILLA  Elizabeth' :  b.  Dec.  2,  1862  ;  unmd.     Res,  Mana- 

yunk,  Philad. 

2779.  111.  Albert   Metheany':  b.  Aug.  17,  1865;   m.  Oct.  28, 

1890,  to  Kate  O.  Wagner,  of  Manayunk,  where  they 
reside.  Mr.  L.  is  engaged  in  civil  engineering  and  city 
surveying.  (5 520) 

Children  of  same  and  Annie  (Pharaoh),  2d  wife. 

2780.  IV.  Harry  Milton':  b.  Oct.  17,  1869;  m.  May  24,  1892, 

Cora  May  Rittenhouse. 

2781.  V.  Silas  Gilbert':  b.  May   n,    1871  ;  m.  June  26,   1892, 

Maude  Stickle.  (5 521) 

2782.  VI.  Ida   FloRINE':    b.   Sep.    5,    1872;    m.   Sep.    12,    1893, 

Clarence  L.  Smith,  of  Mt.  Vernon,  Philad. 

2783.  Vll.  ANNIE  Mary':  b.   May  26,  1874;  unmd.     Res.   Mana- 

yunk. 

2784.  VIII.  Clara  Jane':  b.  June  11,  1876;  unmd.     Res.  Mana- 

yunk. 

For  child  of  (1062)  Anna  Levering,  see  (\S66)  Albert  M.  Metheany. 

Children  of  (1065)  Silas  Gilbert '  and  Elizabeth  (Hodgson)  Holgate. 

2785.  1.  Eleanor  Margaret':   b.  Oct.  29,  1841  ;  m.  Feb.  26, 

1866,  to  John  Riley  Hungerford,  of  Springville,  Pa.  In 
1869  they  removed  to  Tunkhannock,  Pa.,  where  she  d. 
May  3,  1883.  (5522) 


:>:;S  THI-:  i.i;\i:mng  family. 

27S6.  11.  MATmilw  HoiH.soN^  b.  April  11,  184^.;  m.  July  25, 
iSjq.  l.i//i«.-  H.  Naull'Tii,  whod.  Feh.  28,  1876,  at  Dalt- 
villi-.  Pa.  He  111.  2d  July  12,  1882,  Mai\'  Armenia  Ed- 
wards, at  Strantun,  Pa.,  wluae  tht\   li\f.  (SS24) 

2787.  111.   1:STHI;R  MA^  ^  b.   May   I,    1846;   m.    Nov.    8,    1871,   to 

RnKii  B.  W'alhuv,  at  Ncwbur.uh,  N.  Y.  Hl-  d.  Mch.  4, 
i8<p,  at  rii(-mson.  Winn.  Mrs.  W.  and  tamil\-  li\f  at 
Duluth,  Minn.  (5525) 

2788.  1\'.  JOHN  ATWOOi)':  b.  and  d.  March  27,  1849. 

2j^i).  \  .  \l''ilHR  Hodgson":  b.  April  i,  1851  ;  m.  Jan.  22,  i87(;, 
1  illian  H.  Rcxnolds,  of  Cjran^er,  N.  Y.      Res.  Duluth. 

(5528) 

27(p.  \l.  William  Alger':  b.  April  6,  1854;  m.  Oct.  is.  1884. 
Alice  Belle  Cdttin.^ham,  at  Kiethburi:,  111.  (55^3) 

2791.  Ml.  MaR^  HlizaBHTH':  b.  Au-.  13.  1856;  d.  April  14, 
1S77,  nnmd,  at  Dalexille,  Pa. 

2J()2.      \  111.    llARRlLT  CaROLINH'  :    b.  Dec.  II,  1858  ;  d.  Sep. 9,  18C0. 

All  the  abo\e  were  born  at  Dale\ille,  Luzerne  Co.,  i^a. 


Children  of  (\066)  Eliza'  (Hol^ate")  and  Wm.  Alger  Lain. 

2793.  1.   CoRNLLll  S    HoLCiATL":    b.  Sep.  18,  1842;    m.    June    9, 

1869,    Frances  M.  Failinti.     Reside  at  Canisteo,    N.   Y. 
No  chn. 

2794.  11.    Pa.mlla  ANN':     b.   Feb.   20,    1X44;    d.   Oct.    lO,   18C2, 

unmd. 

2795.  111.   1:A\ILV':   b.  Ma\- 6,  and  d.  Jul\-  m,  1S45. 

270.      1\.   HaRRII-.T  Fli/a':   b.  Jan.  10,  1847  ;   m.  Abner  A.  Haskins, 
111  CheniunLi,  N.  Y.     Res.  Free\ille,  N.  Y.  (5535) 

2797.  \'.     ORISSA  DLLL':    b.  Sep.  16,  1848;   m.  July  18,  1874,  to 

Jeltersnn  B.  Sliter.      Res.  at  Wa\erl\  ,  N.  Y.,  where   she 
d.  May  2(j,  187C,  childless. 

2798.  \  1.   l:D\MN  LL.WINL':    b.    Mch.  i,    1850;    m.  May  27,  1882, 

tmma  A.  Smith,  ot   Canisteo,  N.  Y.,  where  she  d.  May 
22.  1888.  (5536) 

2j^)^).      \11.    ALICL  CaROLINI-.':    b.  Jul\-  2^,  i8s3;  d.  Au,^.  4,  1854, 
at  Waverlv,  N.  Y. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  359 

2800.  Vlll.  William  Judson':    b.  Feb.  24,  1855;   d.  Aug.   13, 

1857,  at  Waverly,  N.  Y. 

2801.  IX.   Ida  May":    b.   Aug.  8,   1856;    m.  Nov.  20,  1873,  James 

H.  Sanford,  of  Spencer,  N  Y.,  who  d.  Feb.  5,  1895. 
They  resided  at  Danby,  N.  Y.  She  now  lives  at  Elmira, 
N.  Y.  (5540) 

2802.  X.   Allie  LUNETTIE':    b.  Oct.  17,  1858;    d.   Feb.  15,  1876; 

unmd. 

All  were  born  at  Waverly,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  (1067)  Harriet'  (Holgate)  and  John  McC.  Simpson. 

2803.  1.  WINFIELD  Scott"  :    b.  Oct.  15,  1847;    m.  Dec.  22,  1880, 

Julia  Anna  Warner.       Res.  Towanda,  Pa,  (5540 

2804.  11.  ORMOND  LaGRANGE":    b.  Jan.  31,  1850;    m.   Oct.   26, 

1882;  Elizabeth  Leeds,  at  Philad.,  where  they  live. 

(5542) 

2805.  111.  Marian  Geraldine":    b.   Aug.    10,    1851;    m.  Sep.  15, 

1886,  Eugene  Walter  Parry,  at  Turnersville,  Pa.,  where 
they  reside. 

2806.  IV.  William   Henry':    b.  Oct.  22,  1853;    unmd.      Res.  at 

Moscow,  Pa. 

2807.  V.  Horace  Greeley':   b.  Mch.  2,  1856;   unmd.    Res.  at 

Turnersville,  Pa. 

All  were  born  at  Turnersville,  Pa. 

Children  of   (1069)   Esther'  (Holgate)  and  Henry  Wain  Drinker. 

2808.  I.  Clifton  HOLGATE':  b.  May  20,  1848;  m.  Oct.  18,  1893, 

Minnie  Smith,  of  Kilbourn,  Wis. 

.      2809.    II.  George  Fox':   b.  Sep.  9,  1849;   J-  Jan.  3,  1868,  at 

Clifton,  Pa. 

2810.  111.   Annie  Morgan":    b.  Nov.  14,  1850;    unmd.     Removed 

from  Portage,  Wis.,  to  Philad.  in  1895. 

2811.  IV.  Edward  Cope':  b.  Jan.  28,   1852;    d.  April  28,  1875, 

unmd.,  at  Philad. 

2812.  V.   JOHN   Thomas':    b.  Nov.  4,  1853.     Is  in  the  drug  busi- 

ness, at  Merrill,  Wis.,  unmd. 


^6o  THI-:    l.l-VERiNG    FA  Win'. 

_>8i^     \l.   WlLLlAW  Ht.NkV':    h.  .V\a\-  S,  1855:  d.  J:in.  12,  iSqS,  at 
Clitt..n,  l\i. 

J.S14.     \  II.  ChHSIHR  BlTl.UR':   h.  June  I,  1857;   m.  Mch.  18,  1896, 
Jt-nnii-  S\.  f-lciiiKT.     Res.  Piercefiekl,  X.  York". 

28iv     \  111.  Haivriet  Simpsons    b.  Dec.  12,  1859;   d.  Dec.   17. 
189^ ;  umnd. 

In  tile  fall  >>\  1S70.  after  the  death  of  her  husband,  Mrs. 
Hsther  H.  Drinker  remi)\ed  with  her  famih"  to  Kilbourn 
Cit\-,  Wis.,  where  sons  of  Mr.  D.  bv  a  former  marriaue 
resided. 


Children  of  (  1070)  Levering   and  Kate  (Murphyj  Holgate. 

2816.  I.   Harriet^   b.  Dec.  7  and  d.  Dec.  21,  1868,  at  Elk  River, 

Minn. 

2817.  11.  Marian":  b.  .Nox  .  2,.  1870;  m.  Nov.  24,  1887.  to  Robert 

Stuart.     Res.  Ra\niond,  Minn.  (5574) 

2818.  III.  C:arriu  Ellen":   b.  No\-.  i,  1873;  unmd.     Miss  H.  grad- 

uated in  the  class  of  1892  of  the  High  School  of  Minne- 
apolis, Minn.,  where  she  is  now  (i8c;4)  a  teacher. 

2819.  I\  .   Katie'*:  b.  Au;:.  19,  and  d.  Aug.  22,  1875,  at  Hlk  Riwr, 

Minn. 


Children  of  ( 1072)  Mary'  (Bartolette)  and  John  Coleman. 

2820.  I.   .lACOJ^:   b.   about   1834.   in   Lawrence  Co.,  ill.;  d.  unmd. 

2821.  II.   Harriet":     b.    about    18^6,    in    Lawrence  Co.,   111.;    m. 

Henr\-  Mills  :  both  d.  (5543) 

2822.  111.    ANN  l-iLIZABETH'*:   b.  Nov.    lo,    1838,   in   Lawrence  Co., 

111.;   m.   Daniel   Abshere,   who  d.    Now  9,   1880.     Shed. 
May  ^1,  1882.  (5546) 

282;.     I\.    Martin":  b.  about  1840.  in  Lawrence  Co.,  111.;  d.  unmd. 

2824.  \  .  .!<  )1IN  riio.MAS":  b.  Jan.  21,  1842,  in  Lawrence  Co.,  111.; 
m.  Aug.  14.  1S71.  Mary  Fieson.  They  live  at  Willow 
Hill,  Jasper  Co.,  111.  (5556) 

2H2-^      \1.   James":  b.  about  1844;  d.  unmd. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  361 

2826.  VII.    Mary   B.':    h.   Au^.    12,    1846;    m.   Aug.    12,    1866,  to 

Richard  M.  Hij^hsmith,  who  d.  April  21,  1894,  in  Lawrence 
Co.,  111.,  where  Mrs.  H.  still  lives.  (5564) 

2827.  VIII.  Charles  William':  b.  about  1848;  d.  unmd. 

2828.  IX.   Marion":   b.  about  1850;  d.  unmd. 

2829.  X.  Sarah  Jane":    b.  about  1853;    d.    unmd.    in   Lawrence 

Co.,  111. 

Children  of  (1073)  Charles'  and  Nancy  (VanSickle)  Bartolette. 

2830.  I.  George':  b.  in  1844,  at  Miamitown,  O.;  d.  May  4,  1890, 

at  Cin.,  O.;  b.  at  Harrison,  O. 

2831.  II.  William  T.':  b.    Sept.   25,    1846,  at    Harrison,    O.;  m. ' 

Sept.  21,  1871,  Lucy  Moore.     Res.  Harrison,  O. 

(5575) 

2832.  ill.  Charles':  b.  in  1848;  d.  young. 

2833.  IV.  John':  b.  in  1852,  at  Harrison,  O.     Res.  in  Missouri ; 

unmd. 

2834.  V.  Thomas  Benton':  b.  in  1856;  d.  in  1865. 

Children  of  (1076)  Hannah   (Bartolette)  and  John  Cox. 

2835.  I.  George  W.':  b.  Aug.   10,   1842;  m.  July  4,  1868,  Mar- 

tha Brown.     Res.  Cleves,  O.  (5576) 

2836.  II.   Ellen':  b.  June  6,  1844;  m.  Feb.  22,  1866,  to  James  K. 

Bailey.     She  d.  May  20,   1872,  in  Miami  Tp.,  Hamilton 
Co.,  O.     Mr.  B.  res.  in  Cincinnati.  (5  578) 

2837.  111.   Andrew  J.':  b.  Jan.  16,  1846;  m.  Sept.  8,  1878,  Nancy 

Miller.     Lives  in  Miami  Tp.,  Ham.  Co.,  O.         (5581) 

2838.  IV.  ClarksoN  W.':  b.  Aug.  10,  1848;  d.  Aug.  7,  1866,  at 

Milton,  Ind. 

2839.  V.   ANNA  Belle':  b.   Jan.   3,  1850;    m.   June    16,    1872,  to 

Casper  Rininger.     Res.  Cleves,  O.  (55^7) 

2840.  VI.  JOHN':  b.  Oct.   3,   1851;  d.   Mch.  29,    1855,  at  Miami 

town,  (). 

2841.  VII.  Emma':  b.  May  5,  1856;  m.  April  13,  1892,  to  William 

Morgan.     Res.  Cleves,  O.  (559o) 

All  were  born  in  White  Water  Tp.,  Hamilton  Co.,  O. 


;62  THE   l.i:\l£RING   FA  Win. 

Children  of  (  1077)  Ann    (Bartolette)  and  John  L.  Shipman. 

2^42.  I.  .loilN  N/:  1\  W.i\  16,  I.S41),  near  Cin.,  O.;  m.  Sept.  3, 
1X73,  Anna  l.nui^a  Haas.  He  owns  and  occupies  a  farm 
near  t..  St.  Mar\s,  O.  (5590 

J.S43.  II.  William  ril()A\AS^  \\  \nv.  6,  1850;  m.  Now  8,  1874, 
Alice  Sillin.     Me  d.  Jan.  28.  1886.  (5599) 

2844.     III.   Harriet  H.':  \\   Wch.  7,  18^2;  m.  July  4,  1871,  Lewis 

C.  Brewer.  (5604) 

284V     l\.   BRADIU'RV  C:   b.  Sept.  27,  1854;  J.  Oct.  12,  1872. 

Children  of   (lO?'' )  Maria  A.'  (Gilbert)  and  Rev.  Robert  F.  Young:. 

2846.  I.   1:LIZA  Jane' :   b.  ,\o\-.  20,  1836;  J.  Au.^.  5,  1839. 

2847.  II.   1.  ("ilLHERT"  (A.  M..  M.  D.):   b.  June  21,   1840;   m.  May 

I.  1872.  l-|orence  Albertson,  b.  June  28,  1852.  Dr.  Y. 
is  a  graduate  of  the  University  of  Penna.,  and  practices 
his  profession  in  Philad.  (5610) 

2S48.  111.  James  Patterson' (A.  M.):  b.  Au^.  8,  1842;  d.  Nov. 
3,  i88^  He  was  a  prominent  member  of  the  legal  bar 
of  New  Jersey. 

2849.      1\.    I'H(XMAS  R.':   b.  Sept.  19,  1844  ;  d.  Dec.  2/,  1864. 

28^0.     \.  c:le,ment  \V.\  b.  Max-  13,  1848. 

2S;i.  \l.  WaRIA  \IRGINIA':  b.  Sept.  2,  1850;  m.  June  i.  1871, 
\\ar\in  H.  (iarrett.     Res.  Haddonfield,  N.  J.       (5612) 

Child  of  (  1082)  Dedemiah  V.    (Gilbert)  and  William  D.  Miller. 
2S52.     I.   Willia.m  I)..  JR.~~:  b.  Jan.  18,  1843;  d.  June  22,  1865. 

Children  of  (  J084)  Curtis  J.   and  Anna  (Graver)  Gilbert. 

283^.     I.    |-;i.laJ.':  b.  April  3.  1855;  unmd.     Re>.  Washington,  D.  C. 

2834.     II.    HoRACl-:  B.':    b.   iJec.   13.  1856;  unmd.     Res.  Washing 
ton.  1).  C. 

28^3.  111.  ANNA  S.":  h.  Nov.  14,  1866;  unmd.  Res.  Washington, 
h.  C. 

28^r).  I\.  Cl'RTlS  J.^  b.  Feb.  q,  1869;  unmd.  Res.  Washington, 
1).  C. 


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POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  363 

Children  of  (1086)  Dr.  Josephus  C'  and  Caroline  (Quigg)  Gilbert. 

2857.  1.  J.  Travis':  b.  Jan.  28,  1867,  at  Chestnut  Hill,  Philad.; 

unmJ. 

2858.  11.  Virginia  Murray":  b.  Nov.  8,  1868;  m.  Oct.  22,  1894, 

to  Peter  Francis  Murphy,  of  Philad.  (561134) 

2859.  111.   JOSEPHUS  C,"  Jr.:   b.  July  8,    1870,  at  Chestnut  Hill, 

Philad.;  unmd. 

Children  of  (1089)  Abby  J.'  (Holgate)  and  Edward  Hanford. 

2860.  1.  Abraham  Oliver':  b.  Sept.  4,  1846,  in  Van  Buren  Co., 

Iowa,  where  he  d.  Sept.  23,  1846. 

2861.  11.  Thadeus':  b.  Dt:tc.  II,  1847,  in  Iowa;  d.  Jan.  29,  1892, 

in  Seattle,  Washin^^ton  ;  unmd.     See  biog. 

2862.  111.  Cornelius  Holgate'  (Judge):  b.  April  21,  1849,  in 

Iowa  ;  m.  Nov.  14,  1875,  at  Olympia,  Wash.,  to  Clara 
M.  Baldwin,  b.  in  that  place,  Sept.  6,  1856.  Reside  at 
Seattle,  Wash.  He  is  Judge  of  the  United  States  Circuit 
Court.     See  Hog.  (5621) 

2863.  IV.  Edward  Hawley':    b.  Mch.  9,   1851,  and  d.  Ma\-  14, 

1852,  at  Winchester,  Iowa. 

2864.  V.   Frank':  b.  Jan.  9,  1853,  in  Iowa;  m.  Oct.  20,  1886,  at 

Canby,  Oregon,  Anna  Evelyn  Wait,  b.  June  i,  1863,  at 
Portland,  Oregon.  Res.  Seattle,  Wash.,  where  she  d. 
July  15,  1894.  Mrs.  H.  was  the  dau.  of  Hon.  Aaron  E, 
Wait,  the  first  Chief  Justice  of  Oregon,  who  crossed  the 
plains  in  1846.  She  was  educated  at  Bishop  Scott  Semi 
nary  and  was  an  accomplished  woman.  Mr.  H.  was  a 
member  of  the  Legislature  of  the  State  of  Washington  in 
i895-€)6.  (5629) 

2865.  VI.   ARTHUR  ELWOOD':    b.   Mch.   7,    1855,  at    Seattle,  and 

resides  there  ;  unmd  ;  was  admitted  to  the  bar,  1886. 

2866.  VII.  Clarence':   b.  May   13,  1857,  at  Seattle;  m.   Dec.  5, 

1882,  Eleanor  Neff,  who  was  b.  June,  1863,  at  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.     Res.  at  Seattle.  (5631) 


364  THE    LEVERING    lA.Wm. 

2867.     \'lll.   HLBIikT  LEVERING':  b.  Au^.  ii,  1861,  in  San  Francisco, 

where  he  d.  Fcl\  2~ ,  1862. 
2SO.S.     IX.   l:VEnN':   h.  June  7,  1871,  in  Seattle,  wliere  she  d.  Jan. 

ig.  iS77- 

Children  of  (  \W2  )  Olivia'  (Holgfate)  and  Edmund  Cam 

I'Aiy^).     1.   Francis  LenERING':   b.  Apl.  14,  1857,  at  Port  Townsend, 
Wash.,  and  d.  in  Oct.,  1871,  at  Renton,  Wash. 

2870.  II.   FiLIZABETH   HOLGATE":   b.  June  26,  1 8 59,  at  Seattle  ;  m. 

Oct.    I,    1877,  to  Matthew  Anderson  of  that  place,  and 
reside  there.  (5633) 

2871.  111.   I'LRICK  ABRAHA.M':  b.  May  1 ,  1861 ,  at  Seattle  ;  m.  Dec. 

29,  1887,  Ftta  Reid.     Thev  reside  at  Kent,  Wash. 

(564O 

2872.  1\'.  Carrie  Maria":  b.  Oct.  5,  1864,  at  Renton,  Wash.;  m. 

Oct.,  1889,  to  Thomas  Brenton   Hall,  of  Victoria,  B.  C. 
Reside  in  Vancouxer,  B.  C.  (5644) 

287;.     \.   .WaR^'  H\a':   b.  Apl.  28,  1869.  at  Renton  ;  d.  Jan.  3,  1877, 
at  Seattle. 

2874.     \1.    \BHii-;  Bertha":  b.  Max-  15,  1871,  at  Renton;    m.  Apl. 
20,  1894,   Thomas  1).  Kelly.  (5647) 

Children  of  (  10%)  Elvina  Levering:    (Holg;ate)  and  "William 

Cartwright. 

287;.  I.  MAR^  AINGE":  b.  Apl.  22,  iSsi.at  iJarby,  Del.  Co.,  Pa., 
and  d.  therL'  No\  .  24,  i8:;6. 

2S76.  II.  l-i.i.A  Flizabeth':  b.  Mch.  19,  18153  ;  at  Darby  ;  m.  June 
1:;,  187s,  in  Oswe;j;o,  N.  Y..  to  Fdward  Tyrrel  Smart,  of 
(Canada.     She  d.  Sept.   u>,  1875,  at  Brockville,  Canada. 

1^-;:.  111.  Wll.WER  (iRlKElTH":  b.  Apl.  18,  1856,  in  Darby.  Grad- 
uated June,  i88j,  as  mechanical  en<i;ineer,  at  Stevens  in- 
stitute, Hobok-en,  N.  J.,  where  he  continued  as  assistant 
instructor,  until  the  time  of  his  death,  Feb.  23,  1884,  at 
Jersey  Cit\  .  N\  J. 

2878.  1\.  \iRGINiA":  b.  Max-  2S.  i8yS,  in  Del.  Co.,  Pa.;  m.  Dec. 
30.  1880,  in  Oswe.uo.   N.  V.,  to  William  Lowry  Welsh, 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  365 

who  was  b.  Apl.  g,  1849,  in  Vevay,  Ind.  Prof.  Welsh, 
in  1889,  succeeded  his  father-in-law  to  the  charge  of  the 
Oswego  Gas  Works,  remaining  until  1892,  when  he  re- 
moved his  famil)'  to  Philad.,  where  he  has  since  been 
Principal  in  one  of  the  important  public  schools.  (5648) 
The  deceased  members  of  the  family  are  buried  in  Mount 
Moriah  Gem.,  Philad. 

Child  of  (1099)  William   and  Philura  (Cunningham)  Brooks. 

2879.  1.   Philura'  :  b.  Jan.  21  and  d.  Feb.  25,  1844,  Waverly,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  same  and  Matilda  C.  (Stone) ,  2d  Wife. 

2880.  11.  William  Edgar':  b.  Aug.  19,  1847;  m.  Sep.  2,  1881, 

Fanny  S.  Stillwagon.     He  is  a  dentist  at  Oal\land,  Gal. 

(5650) 

2881.  III.  Fred  Emerson':   b.  Dec.  5,  1848;  m.  Dec.  i,  1885, 

Mary  Emma  Tregidgo.  He  is  an  author  and  poet.  Also 
a  dramatic  reader  of  recognized  ability.  Resides  in  New 
York  Gity.  (5652) 

2882.  IV.  Frank  Wilbur':  b.  Apl.  n,  and  d.  Sep.  14,  1852. 

2883.  V.  John  HOTCHKISS':    b.  Aug.  15,  1855;   d.  Nov.  2,  1885. 

2884.  VI.  James  Luther':   b.  July  5,  1858;  m.  Sep.  19,  1885, 

Mary  Hankin.     Res.  Ghicago,  (054) 

Children  of   (JIOO)   Susan  Holgate'  (Brooks)  and  Jonas  G.  French. 

2885.  1.  ANDREW  Alexander':   b.  Sep,  23,  1843;   m.  Oct.  18, 

1864,  Martha  E.  Sibell.  (5655) 

2886.  II.     Ann  Eliza':  b.   Dec.  25,   1845;  "i-   Prescot  A.  Blake. 

Res.  Wallingford,  Gonn.  (5662) 

2887.  ill.  William   Atwood':    b.   Jan.   3,    1848;    m.    April   24, 

1873,  Emma  Milne.  Res.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y.,.  where  she  d. 
Dec.  13,  1888.  (5665) 

2888.  IV.  Lydia  Maria'  :  b.  Aug.  24,  1849,  and  d.  same  day. 

Children  of  (1102)  Sarah  H.'  (Brooks)  and  Thomas  Bristol. 

2889.  I.  Walter  Brooks':  b.  Dec.  10,  1859;  d.  July  9,  i860, 

Dan  bury,  Gonn. 


366  THE    LEVERING    FAMin. 

2ik)0.  II.  Tho.MAS  LEVERING':  b.  Au.:i.  31,  1863;  m.  July  7,  1891 , 
Nellie  \\:\y  PdiiKToN-,  at  Danbuiy,  Conn,  where  a  child, 
Phillis".  was  1\  Sep.  22,  1895.  (5667) 

Children  of   (Il03i   Prof.  Alexr.   At  wood     and  Clara  L.   (Brown) 

Brooks. 

28<;i.  1.  James  Le\ERIN(]':  \\  and  d.  Jan.  31,  1857,  at  Gonzales, 
Texas. 

2892.  11.  l-RANK  ATWOOl)':  b.  April  21,  1858;  m.  Sep.  21,  1886, 
Bessie  A.  Wii.^iht,  of  Oak  Ranche,  Texas.  Mr.  B.  grad- 
uated at  the  University  of  Michi.t:^an  in  the  class  of  1878. 
He  is  a  practical  chemist  and  dru.Li.uist  at  Corpus  Christi, 
Texas.  (5668) 

289-^.  HI.  \VILL1AA\  Harney':  b.  Nov.  1,  1864;  m.  May  12,  1888, 
Susiu  A.  (jussetl.  He  is  a  graduate  of  Goliad  College, 
Texas.  Resides  at  Corpus  Christi,  where  he  is  in  busi- 
ness with  his  brother  Frank  A.  under  the  firm  name  of 
Brooks  Brothers.  As  a  profitable  diversion  they  have  a 
ranche  of  20,000  acres  near  the  city.  (5670) 

2894,  1\.  Anna  MaRGAREI':  b.  June  7,  1865;  unmd.  Res.  Cor- 
pus Christi. 

All  the  abo\e  were  born  at  Gonzales,  Texas. 
Children  of  (  UOb)  Gilbert   and  Adaline  E.  (Brown)  Brooks. 

289:;.  1.  Walter  Brown":  b.  Au^.  u,  i860;  m.  May  15,  1889, 
Ida  f£.  Ha\erl\-,  at  Overton,  Pa.  Mr.  B.  is  engaged  in 
the  insurance  business  at  Seattle,  Wash.  (5672) 

289r).     11.  Sl'SlE  Lois':   b.  Dec.  25,  1865;   unmd. 

2897.  111.  WMlliaM  ARIlllR^  b.  Aug.  14,  1867;  d.  Oct.  22,  1893, 
at  Seattle,  Wash. 


Children  of  (Mil)  Martha   (Fenton)  and  Joseph  Keyser  "Wolf. 

2898.  1.   Mary  Ann':  b.  July  4,  18^2;  d.  Oct.  8,  1889;  unmd. 

2899.  II.   Waria  Holgate':   b.  Mch.  23,  i860;  unmd.     Res.  Chest- 

nut Hill.  Phikid. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD  LEVERING.  367 

Children  of  ii\\2)  Eliza  F.'  (Fenton)  and  Abraham  Lightkep. 

2900.  I.  Mary  Jane':  b.  Dec.  27,  1844;  m.  Mch.  27,  1869,  Henry 

Firth.     Res.  PhikiJ.  (5674) 

2901.  11.  Maria  H.':  b.  Jan.  12,   1847;  m.   Nov.    10,   1872,   Gus- 

tavus  Buckler.     Res.  Philad.  (5677) 

2902.  111.  Amanda  E.':  b.  Oct.  6,  1848  ;  m.  Sep.  2,  1869,  to  Augus- 

tus Megargee.     They  reside  at  Martinsburg,  Blair  Co., 
Pa.  (5681) 

2903.  IV.  Randal  F.':   b.   Nov.    13,   1850;  m.  Mch.   5,  1885,  Re- 

becca Shuman.     Res.  at  Chandler,   Lincoln  Co.,  Indian 
Ter. 

2904.  V.  Adelaide  W.':  b.  Sep.  22,  1852;  m.  Oct.  30,  1872,  to 

J.  Warren  Carver.     Res.  at  Eureka,  Montgomery  Co., 
Pa.  .  (5685) 

2905.  VI.  ANNIE  Z.':  b.  April  23,  1855  ;  m.  Mch.  4,  1875,  George 

B.  Shaffer.     Res.  Dreshertown,  Pa.  (5692) 

2906.  Vll.  JOHN  H.':  b.  Mch.  27,  1857;  m.  Dec.  27,   1882,   Kate 

Anderson.     Res.  Dreshertown,  Pa.  (5695) 

2907.  VIll.  William  R.':    b.   May   i,    1859;    m.   Oct.    30,    1884, 

Annie  Willard.     Res.  Jarretstown,  Pa.  (5697) 


Children  of  (1114)  Ursula'  (Fenton)  and  Henry  Sheetz. 

2908.  1.  JOHN  H.':  b.  May  26,  1855;  d.  Mch.  22,  1857,  at  Philad. 

2909.  11.  James  H.':  b,  Nov.  9,   1856;  m.  July  29,    1883,   Annie 

Webb,  who  d.  Now  3,  1884.     He  m,  2d  on  Oct.  26,  1887, 
Amelia  Moss.     Res.  Philad.  (570i) 

2910.  111.  William  Levering':  b.  Dec.  12,  i860;  m.  Julia  Ber- 

wick.    He  d.  Feb.,  1889.  (5703) 

2911.  IV.   Lizzie  V.':  b.  Jan.  22,  1862;  m.  Aug.  15,  1889,  to  Ed- 

win Hoster.     Res.  Philad. 

2912.  V.  Charles  F.':  b.  July   19,  1864;  m.  May  3,  1884,  Annie 

Clark.     Res.  Philad.'  (57o6) 

2913.  VI.  Maria  F.':  b.  Oct.  30,  1866;  d.  July  18,  1867. 


36S  TMK    LliMilViNG    lA.MiLY. 

Children  of    '1115)  Sarah  A.    ( Fenton )  and  "William  M.  Eisenbrey. 

Jc;i4.  1.  CHARLHS  H.^  b.  UfC.  25,  1852;  J.  Dec.  22,  1856,  in 
M.int;:.  Co..  P;i. 

Ji;i5.  II.  ADHI.AIDI-  1  .':  h.  Dec.  24,  18^4;  m.  July  4,  1.S76,  to 
Saimiei  J.  HurJnck,  b.  1.S51,  and  d.  April  23,  1884.  Mrs. 
H.  ns.  at  Belfry,  ,V\ont^.  Co.,  F^a.  (5708) 

2916.     111.   Sol'HiA  \\:  :   b.  Jan.  ly,  1858;  d.  Jan.  23,  1864. 


Children  of  (1116)  Randal'  and  Margaret  (Harper)  Fenton. 

2917.  I.  Jhssh  Harper':  b.  Sept.  26,  1855;  d.  Wch.  12,  1857,  at 

Philad. 

2918.  11.  Ci.ARA  Marion":  b.  Oct.  i,  1858;  d.  Oct.  22,  1882,  at 

Philad. 

291C).     HI.   Hdwin  Larrison":  b.  Nov.  11,  i860;  m.  Oct.  21,  1884, 
Hllen  S.  Zellner.     Res.  Pittsxille,  Philad. 


Children  of  (1117)  Charles  Levering '  and  Elizabeth  (Fisher)  Fenton. 

2920.  I.  Charles  Walton":  b.  Jui\-  10,  i860;  m.  Jan.  n,  1883, 

Hdna  Josephine  Da\is,   b.  Now  1,  1865,  and  d.  July  8, 
1889.     Res.  Bogard,  Mo.  (5712) 

2921.  11.   Lal  RA  MaRGARETTa':    b.   Aug.   II,    1871.     Res.   Bogard, 

M.I. 


Children  of  (1 120 )  Emma  M.    (  Fenton)  and  Wm.  Thomas  Wilson. 

2922.  1.     OLIVER  FENTON^   b.  No\-.  20,  i860;  d.  Nov.  28,  1881. 

2923.  11.   liL.WER  Hllsworth":   b.  Aug.  27,  1862  ;   m.  April  4,  1885, 

Arissa  Jahasa  Bagget,  b.  Now  22,  i86s,  and  d.  Nov.  17, 
18.S8.  He  ni.  2y^\  June  13,  1890,  Hdith  D(.)lly  Deaton. 
Res.  at  Pitts\ille,  22^\  Ward,  Philad.  (57i5) 

2924.  111.   W  11. 1.1AM  HoLCiATE":   b.  April  6,  and  d.  July  17,  1868. 

292<;.  I\.  Susan  Maria":  b.  Feb.  27,  1870;  m.  Oct.  4,  1892,  to 
Nelson  F.  Mellington,  b.  1866.  The\-  res.  at  Tyler,  Smith 
Co.,  Te.xas. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  369 


Child  of  (1121)  Sarah  J.'  (Scout)  and  Napoleon  B.  Archambault. 

2926.  1.  Clara':    b.  May   I,    i8t;^;    m.  Mav    19,    1884,  to   Frank 

Wellington  Williams.     Thf\'  rt-s.  in  Philad.;  no  chn. 

Child  of  (1 126)  Sarah  Anna'  (Levering)  and  M.  H.  McEwan. 

2927.  1.   Howard':  b.  Aug.  8,  1840;  d.  Oct.  25,  1842,  in  Philad.; 

b.  Lev.  Gem. 


Children  of  (H33)  Rebecca  A.'  (Shur)  and  Samuel  Gillingham. 

2928.  1.  Sarah  Anna':  b.   Mch.   30,   1836;   d.  July   10,    1841,   in 

Roxb.;  b.  Lev.  Gem. 

2929.  11.  James  W.':  b.  May  16,  1838  ;  m.  Sept.  24,  i860,  Rocksie 

Mohlcr.     Res.  Georgetown,  D.  G.  (5717) 

2930.  111.  William  P.':  b.  Sept.  2,  1839;  d.  April  3,  1867,  unmd. 

in  Roxb.;  b.  Lev.  Gem. 

2931.  IV.  Walter  T.**:  b.  May  31,  1841  ;  m.  Mch.  31,  1863,  Ella 

G.  Maxwell.     Res.  Alexandria,  Va.  (5720) 

2932.  V.  Sarah  Wood':  b.  Dec.  10,  1842;  m.  Nov.  20,  1862,  to 

Edward  H.   Paxon  ;  b.   April  22,   1833.     Res.  in  Philad., 
where  she  d.  Nov.  25,  1871.  (5727) 

2933.  VI.  Edward':  b.  Nov.  27,  1844;  d.  DidC.  15,  1862,  in  Roxb., 

unmd.;  b.  Lev.  Gem. 

2934.  Vll.  Samuel':  b.  July  13,  1846;  d.  Sept.  14,  1847;  b.  Lev. 

Gem. 

2935.  VIII.  Gharles  Levering':  b.  June  18,  1848;  m.  and  lives 

at  Golorado  Springs,  Golo. 

2936.  IX.  Samuel  Shur':  b.  Mch.  28,  1850;  m.  April  24,  1873, 

Sallie  Ida  Harner,  at  Pottsville,   Pa.,  where  she  was  b. 
Mch.  12,  1853.     They  res.  Manayunk,  Philad.  (5731) 

2737.     X.  Thomas  W.':  b.  Mch.   17,   1852;  d.  April  14,  1857;  b. 
Lev.  Gem. 

2938.  XI.   Harvey':  b.  Mch.  11,  1854;  m.  Henrietta  Whiteman. 

(5734) 

2939.  ^11-   Horace  B.':  b.  Aug.  28,  1856  ;  m.  Lizzie  R.  Whiteman. 

(5740) 
All  the  above  were  born  in  Philad. 
(24) 


370  THH  li:\i:ring  l■A^\ILY. 

Children  of  (  U34)  Anna  M.    (Shur)  and  James  E.  Dung:an. 

2940.  I.  l;Ll/Alii;rn  llAkoLD":  b  Feb.  14,  1838;  in.  Jan.  10,  185S, 
Kichaid  K.  Priest,  b.  Aw^.  20,  1831,  in  Mont^.  Co.,  Pa., 
wIktc-  lie  J.  Well.  1,  1887.  Mrs.  P.  res.  at  Manayunk, 
PhilaJ.  (5744) 

_H)4i.  II.  Sa,MLI:L':  b.  ^\i\\  2,  1839;  cl.  April  3,  1854,  in  Ko.xb.;  b. 
Lew  Cem. 

2942.  III.  .WAkCiAkl-r  SliUR':  b.  ,V\ch.  14,  1841  ;  J.  Feb.  25,  1863, 
uninJ.;   b.  Lew  Cein. 

2()4;.  1\.  UllBliCCA  (jlLLlNCiHA.M' :  b.  May  18,  1842;  m.  Richard 
.Al(tnzi»  Blundin,  b.  Feb.  25,  1839,  at  Georgetown,  I).  C, 
Res.  Manaxunk.  (575-) 

2944.  \.   \\.\W\  ANN":   b.  Jan.   28,  and  d.  Feb.  7,  1844. 

2945.  \1.  AMANDA  MtLVINiA':  b.  Feb.  22,  1845;  "i-  '^-^y  '•  ''*^70» 

tn  Albert  Mower.     Res.  Roxb.  (57<JO) 

\  II.    lAAU-:s':   b.  i\t)\-.  26,  1846;   m.  and  both  dead. 


2946 
2947 

294-^ 


\lll.    1:1.1.HN  JaNI:' :   b.   Oct.    lo,   1 S4S  ;  d.  Aii^.  1,    1850; 
Le\  .  C>elli. 


I\.  John  Ferris':  b.  Nov.  29,  1850,  in  Manayunk;  m. 
May  20,  1873,  HIi/.abeth  Lord,  of  Wissahickon,  who  died. 
Famil\'  res.  at  Washington,  I).  C.  (5763) 

2949.  X.   1:ZI-:kii:l  Shir  ' :   b.  Jan.  12,  1855;   in.     Li\e  in  Virginia. 

2950.  XL   J()Si;i'il  l-oLWiiLL':  b.  Mch.    3,    1857;  m.  Maggie  Mof- 

tett  ;  he  d. 

29^1.      XII.    Rac:hEL  Faries":   b.  Jan.  4,  1859;   m.  Harvey  Rapine. 
Res.   Roxb. 

2952.      XIII.   VVlNl-lELl)  Scott'  :   b.  Jul\-  7,  1861  ;   m.  Aug.  14,  1886, 
Luc\-  \''ickery,  who  d.  Se[M.   i  :;,  189^.  (57^9) 

Hi-  m.  2d  Jan.  14.  1894,  Mar\-  McDermott.    Res.  Mana- 
\-unk,  Philad. 


Child  of  (1135)  Rachel    (Shur)  and  John  Paries. 

295^  1.  Fmma  Louisa":  b.  Feb.  27,  1843;  m.  Aug.  17,  1862,  to 
William  Robinson,  of  Philad.  She  d.  Oct.  4,  1871  ;  b. 
Lev.  Om.  (5773) 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  371 


Child  of  (II36)  Samuel  Levering  and  Sarah  (Shank)  Shur. 

2954.     I.   Catharine':    b.  in  Roxb.;   died  unmd  ;    b.  W.  l.aiirel  Hill 
Cem. 


Children  of  (1140)  Ellen  J.  H.   (Shur)  and  Joshua  Jones. 

2955.  1.  Catharine  S.':  b.  July  i8,  1852;  d.  Junt-  11,  1869;   b. 

Lev.  Ceni. 

2956.  11.  Margaret  Shur':   b.  Nov.  7,  1855;   d.  July  17,  1856; 

b.  Lev,  Cem. 

2957.  HI.  Charles  Schofield':   b.  Dec.  10,  1857;   d.  Mch.  23, 

1868  ;   b.  Lev,  Cem, 

2958.  IV.  EZEKIEL  Shur':  b.  Mch,  29,   i860;    m.  Aug.   i,   1880, 

Lydia,  dau,  of  John  and  Sarah  A,  Wilson,  b,  Feb,  9,  1863, 
at  Stubbinsvale,  Lancashire,  Eng,  Res.  Shur's  Lane, 
Manayunk.  (5776) 

2959.  V.  Ellnor':  b.  June   13,  1863;  m.  Aug.  19,  1885,  William 

N,  Davis,  b.  Apl.  24,  1863,  in  Maryland.  They  reside  at 
Manayunk.  (577^) 


Child  of  (IHI)  Eliza  R.'  (Shur)  and  Peter  Roberts. 

2960.     1.  William  Shur':  b,  Jan,  7,  1850;  d,  unmd. 


Children  of  (It42)  Sophia  H.'  (Shur)  and  Samuel  Leveringf 

Burness. 

2961.  I.  Samuel  Levering':  b.  Dec.  22,  1850;  m.  Oct.  i,  1874, 

Mary  A,  Crotsley,  of  Washington,    N,  J,,   where  they 
live,  (5781) 

2962.  II.  Mary  Ann':  b,  Jan.  29,  1852;  m,  William  Henry  Miller, 

Res,  Roxb,  (57^5) 

2963.  III.  Thomas  Alfred':    b.  Mch.   15,   1854;   m.  Clara  Car- 

mine.    No  chn. 

2964.  IV,  Joseph  N.   H,  FOLWELL':  b,  Dec.  17,  1855;  m.     His- 

tory not  known. 


372  THl:    LENERING    FAMILY. 


Children  of    (1143)  Alfred     and  Esther  (Caldwell)  Shur. 

2C)Cs.  I.  hDWAkl)  l-ESI-.klNCj':  b.  L)tc.  6.  18S4;  m-  J^'Ht-  19,  1876, 
Berth;!  H.  Lehman,  •>!'  Wissahickon.     Ris.  Philad. 

(S7'S9) 

2966.  11.    Al.lkBD,  Jk/:    h.  Oct.  24,  i8t;Q  ;    m.  Jan.  4,  1891,  Mary 

jninliiison  C^<i.\.     N<i  chn. 

Children  of  (  JI46)  Samuel  Levering;    and  Fannie  (Bowers)  Shur. 

2967.  I.   John  BOVVERS' :   b.  Ml h.  7.  1869;  d.  July  2.  1893  ;   unniJ. 

2968.  II.  f:L\\ooi)  Levering':   b.  May   i6,  1871;   unmd.     Res. 

Ma  nay  link. 

2969.  111.  LbWARD  Levering":   b.  Jan.  28,  1874;   unmd.     Res. 

Mana\  link'. 

2970.  1\'.    HSTHER  CaLWELL':    b.  Auji.  4,   1876. 

2971.  \.   ALFRED':    b.   June  24,  1879;   d.   Jan.  9,   1884;   b.   Lev. 

Gem. 

Children  of   (U48i   Morris     and    (3085)   Matilda  V/    (Anderson) 

Levering. 

2972.  I.   Howard  Malcol.W  :  b.  Mch.  4,  i8';7,  at  Nonistown,  Pa.; 

m.  Sept.  14,  1879,  Hettie  Caldwell  Lippen,  of  Wissa- 
hickon,  b.  Sept.  13,  18^9;  no  chn.  Mr.  L.  is  a  (graduate 
of  pharmacy  ;  resides  Manayunk,  \\  here  he  is  extensixely 
enuiijied  in  the  druj:  business  and  apothecar\- ;  is  a  mem- 
ber of  the  Councils  of  the  cit\^  of  Philad. 

297-v  11.  SalliE  ANDERSON':  b.  Sept.  2,  i860,  at  Roxb.;  m.  Nov. 
9,  1877,  John  S.\-l\ester  Marks,  of  Roxb.;  the\-  reside  in 
Philad.  (5792) 

2974.  111.    MA^'^    LaIRA':   b.  Sept.  4,  1862,  at  Roxb.;   m.  June  10, 

1891,  to  James  Ldw .  Lu\ett,  of  Bristol,  Pa.,  where  they 
reside.  ''  (5793) 

2975.  1\.   L^DIA  CoCj(ilNS':   b.   Feb.    16,    1865,  in   Lower  Merion, 

Pa.;  m.  Dec.  2s,  i8c)o,  to  Maurice  Watst)n,  of  Borden- 
town,  N.  J.      They  li\e  at  Bristol,  Pa.  (5794) 

2976.  \'.  Sa.MI'EL':   b.  April    14,  1SO7,  in   Lower  Merion;   d.   Jan. 

14,  i86<),  at  Mana\-unk;   b.  Lew  Cem. 


2972. 
HOWARD   M.    LEVERING. 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  373 

2977.  VI.   ANNIE  Gallatti":  b.  June  30,  1869,  at  Manayunk  ;  died 

Oct.  15,  1869. 

2978.  VII.   LINDLEY  Service":    b.  Oct.  21,   1870,  at  Manayunk; 

m.  June  19,  1894,  Gertrude  Ella  Mattis. 

Children  of  (1152)  Benjamin    and  Sarah  (Baugfh)  Levering. 

2979.  I.  Francis':  b.  Aug.  10,  1842;  m.  May  16,  1866,  Mary  W. 

Louden.     Living  at  Manayunk.  (S796) 

2980.  IL  ANNIE  Elizabeth':  b.  April  9,  1846,  in  Manayunk;  m. 

Nov.  27,  1872,  to  James  Critcheson,  b.  Nov.  27,  1844. 
Res.  Roxb.  (5803) 

2981.  111.  Harriet':  b.  Mch,  15,  1848;  unmd. 

2982.  IV.  William  Henry':  b.  May  u,  1849;  unmd. 

2983.  V.  Albert':  b.  in  1856;  d.  Feb.  22,  1864. 

Children  of  (n53)  Sarah  Ann'    (Levering;)  and  Clayton  Comstock 

2984.  1.  Mary  Ann':  b.  Mch.  14,  1841  ;  m.  Aug.  9,  1865,  at  Man- 

ayunk, to  Capt.  George  C.  Brown,  b.  Feb,  23,  1828,  at 
Mt.  Holly,  N.  J.     Reside  Mnyk.     No  chn. 

Capt.  B.  enlisted  as  a  private  on  Aug.  12,  1862,  in  Co. 
A,  119th  Regiment,  Penna.  Vols.;  was  promoted  suc- 
cessively to  2d  and  ist  Lieutenant,  and  to  Captain.  Was 
honorably  discharged  at  Camp  Cadwalader,  Philad.,  on 
June  19,  1865,  with  the  remnant  (18)  of  his  company. 
During  the  war  he  was  engaged  in  the  first  and  second 
battles  of  Fredericksburg,  Petersburg,  Spotsylvania,  Sa- 
lem Church,  Cold  Harbor,  Kelley's  Ford,  Mine  Run,  Rap- 
pahanock  Station  and  Gettysburg,  and  was  wounded  in 
the  service. 

2985.  11.   Harriet':  b.  June  6,  1843;  d.  Feb.  20,  1845,  ^^^  Mana- 

yunk, 

Children  of  (1155)  Mary  Ann'  (Levering)  and  James  Chidester. 

2986.  L  JOHN  Henry':  b.  in   1846;  m.  MaryT.  McLaughlin,  of 

Pencoyd.     Res.  Manayunk.  (5815) 

2987.  II.  Mary   Ann':    b.   in    i860;    m.   to    Samuel    Birch.     Res. 

Roxb.  (5818) 


374  Tfil-    I.HXHPING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  •  Itjbt  Allen  F.   and  Amanda  (Singer)  Levering-. 

jc>S8.  1.  Marks/:  1\  J.m.  20,  iS^S  ;  m.  Ma>'  iS,  1887,  Hannah 
Noble,  h.  April  _'<;,  1849.     KfS.  Vineland.  N.  J. 

298().     II.   (■""iHOPGHW/:   h.  AuLi.  6,  i860;   unmJ.      Kc^.  Koxh. 

2990.  III.  Ja.n\i:s  !".':  1\  1-Vh.  8,  186:;;  m.  Dec.  20,  1888,  Bertha 
hi.  Shunter,   b.   \n\-.  20,   i86(-).     Res.  Mana\'unk'. 

(S8i0) 

29*;!.     1\  .    \l.l.l".\  F.':   b.  April  30,  1867;   uninJ.     Res.  Roxb. 

291)2.  \.  William  (i.":  b.  Sep.  9,  1869;  m.  Feb.  28,  1893,  Caro- 
line 1).  H.  Ruehnilin.-,  b.  Oct.  11,  1872.  They  reside  at 
Mauch  Chunk,  Pa.  (581 1) 

291);.  \  I.  AMANDA  H.':  b.  July  3,  1871  ;  in.  Jan.  14,  1889,  to 
Walter  RcuJenbush.     Rc-s.  Philad.  (5812) 

29i;4.      \  11.   C:Akt)LINL  .W.':   b.  Jul\- 9,  1873;  uniiul.     Res.  Ru.xb. 

2(/)^.  \11I.  MaR^'  If.':  b.  Jan.  19,  1877;  d.  Apl.  25,  1878;  b.  Lev. 
C^elll. 


Children  of    (1169)  Mary    (Levering)  and  Abram  H.  Phillippi. 

2(>/).     1.   FRANCIS  A.'":   b.  Dec.  27,  1850. 

29c;7.      II.   (il-ORGE":   b.  \(i\.   1,  1851. 

2c»S.     111.  Harrys  b.  Oct.  6,  i8t;5. 

2c)(X).     I\.  J.    Howard':    b.    Au.u.   21,    i860;    m.   June   29,   1887, 
Annie  H.  Lache.     Res.  Newark,  N.  J.  (5821) 

Children  of    (  1171  )  Annie   E.    (Levering)  and  Henry  L.  Edgar. 

3O0n.      I.   .WuRRISL.':   b.  April  6,  1855. 

3001.  II.    Howard":   b.  June  6,  i8;7;  d.  June  13,  1838. 

3002.  III.  Sarah  t.':  b.  Jul\   3,  i86o. 

3003.  I\.   I  RANK  H.':   b.  Jan.  2j,  1864;  d.  Jan.  25,  1892. 

They  reside  in  Philad. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LENERING.  375 

Children  of  (1158)  Hannah    (Guilingcr)  and  Nathan  Dodge. 

3004.      I.    SILVESTER": 

3005.  II.  Rebecca": 

3006.  111.  Harry": 

3007.  IV.  George": 

Children  of  (1160)  Louisa'  (Guilinger)  and  Allen  Fisher. 

3008.  I.   Rebecca  Jane":    b.  Mch.  30,  1842,  at  Nashville,  Tenn.; 

m.   June    17,   1868,  to   Benj.  L.  Griftith   at  Ottawa,  III. 
They  res.  DesMoines,  Iowa,  (5824) 

3009.  11.   Francis  A.":    b.   Feb.  i,  1844,  at  Williamsburg;,    N.  Y.; 

m.   July,  1867,  Ellen  Blish,  at  La  Salle,   111.     Reside   at 
Sweetw^ater,  Texas,  where  Mr.  F.  practices  law. 

(5828) 

3010.  111.    Louisa":     b.   Jan.    26,  1846;    m.    Feb.  4,  1869,  to  Wm. 

H.  Lacey,  a  dry  goods  merchant  of  Galva,  111. 

(5830) 

3011.  IV.   Livinia":  b    April  i,  1848;  unmd. 

3012.  V.  C.  ISABELLE":    b.  Feb.  2,   1850;    m.   Oct.  25,  1876,  to 

Charles  E.  Smith,  merchant,  Ottawa,  111.  (5832) 

3013.  VI.  Mary  A.":   b.  Jan.  30,  1852;  m.  Dec.  21,  i87i,toW.C. 

Lurtere,  of  Ottumwa,  Iowa.  (5833) 

3014.  VII.  George  W.":    b.  Sep.  18,    1854;    m.    1887,  Catharine 

Hornish,  at  Denver,  Colo.     Mr.  F.  is  in  grocery  business 
at  Hollywood,  111.  (5837) 

3015.  Vlll.    ADALINE":     b.    Apl.    II,    1857;     m.    Nov.    18,    1879, 

to  John  G.  High,  Gen'l  Passenger  Agent  at  Los  Angeles 
Cal.  (5839) 

Children  of  (1161)  Elizabeth'  (Thompson)  and  Alexander 

Watkins. 

3016.  1.  John": 

3017.  II.  Rebecca": 

3018.  HI.    Ann": 

3019.  IV.    Sarah": 

3020.  V.     Kate":  ;  m.  M.  Starr,  of  Philad. 


^76  THi:    Li:\r.RING   lAMILV. 

Children  of  '  Uo7  '  Eliza    (McClellan  )  and  William  F.  Young. 

^021.  1.    HKNN'^  ":   h.  iih-iut  1.S49. 

^022.  11.   Kl-:/lAll   M/:   t\  ahoLit  1851. 

^02^.  III.  William  H.^  h.  nhout  iS;;:?. 

^024.  I\.    I<  )SI:ph   W.^   h.  about  i.Ssv 

^02 V    \.  ai)i:linl  w:-.  \\  abf.ut  1857. 

7,020.     \l.  DamdVV.':  h.  about  1859.    Reside  1838  Hamilton  Street, 
Philad. 

Children  of  (11731  Eliza^  (Noble)  and  W.  B.  Fleetwood. 

^027.     I.   William  W:   b.  and  d.  June  6,  1849,  at  Mauch  Chunk, 
Pa. 

3028.  II.  Charles  a.  M.':  b.  Sep.  2^,  1850;  d.  Mch.  25,  1851,  at 

Mauch  Cliunk,  Pa. 

3029.  III.  Sarah  .\.':  b.    Au^.    16,    1853;    d.    .Nov.   22,    1858,   at 

.\Aauch  Cliunk,  Pa. 

3030.  I\'.   Hannah   A.^   b.  Feb.  25  and  d.  Sep.  20,  1855,  at  Mauch 

Chunk-,  Pa. 

3031.  \'.  Sa.MLLL  B.'':  b.  Mch.  25,  1856;    d.  Sep.  20,  1859;    b.  at 

Odd  Fellows'  Cem.,  Philad. 

3032.  VI.  WlLLIA.M":  b.  Au^.  23  and  d.  Au.^.  :;o,  1862;  b.  at  Odd 

Fellows'  Cem..  Philad. 

Child  of  (1178)  James"  and  Helen  (Sayre)  Noble. 

^>o33.     I.     William  W.^:    b.  July  23,   1872;    d.   Feb.   2,    1874,  at 
Philad. 

Child  of  (  nsn  Hannah   (Noble)  and  B.  W.  Alexander. 
30^4.      1.   Ida  May^   b.  July  23  and  d.  Sep.  11,  1883,  at  Philad. 

Children  of  (1182)  Susan    (Levering)  and  Charles  S.  Catez.    ' 

303^.     I.  CharlHS  llLNRY^  b.  June  8,  1846,  in  Bait.;  m.  and  lives 

at  Chicaiio. 
^0^6.      II.   JOHN   B.":   b.  June  27,  1848,  at  Bait.;   m. 
^0^7.     ill.    ANNA  Waria-^   b.  Jul\-  :;o,  1850;  d.  Au.u.  17,  1855. 


POSTEF^ITY  OF  VVIGARD   LEVERING.  377 

Children  of  (1183)  Anna  M.    (Levering)  and  John  L.  Bromley. 

3038.  I.  William  Lewis':    b.  Ma\'  30,  1852,  in  Bait.  ;  d.  July  16, 

1883,  unmd.,  in  Oakland,  Cal. 

3039.  11.  Thomas  Levering':  b.  Feb.   i,   1854,  in  Contra  Costa 

Co.,  Cal.  ;   unmd.     Res.  Oakland,  Cal.     Civil  En;j;ineei'. 

3040.  111.  ANNA  Catharine':  b.  April  17,  1855,  in  San  Francisco, 

Cal.;   unmd.     Res.  Oakland,  Cal. 

3041.  IV.   Robert  INNES' (M.  D.)  :  b.  Jan.  24,   1857,  in  Contra 

Costa  Co.,  Cal.  ;  unmd.     He  is  practicing  his  profession 
at  Sonora,  Toulumne  Co.,  Cal, 

3042.  V.  Martha  Maryland':  b.  Oct.  16,  1858,  in  Contra  Costa 

Co.,  Cal.  ;  unmd.     Res.  Oakland,  Cal. 

3043.  VI.  JOSEPH  Hall':  b.  May  6,  i860,  in  Contra  Costa  Co.; 

d.  there  Jan.  24,  1869. 

3044.  VII.   Ella  Virginia'  :  b,  Jan.  12,  1862,  in  Contra  Costa  Co.  ; 

d.  there  May  20,  1864. 

3045.  Vlll.  Walter  Frederick':  b.  July 6,  1863,  in  Contra  Costa 

Co.  ;  d.  there  May  24,  1864.    •- 

3046.  IX.  Marion':    b.    Mch.   22,    1865,    in    Contra    Costa    Co.; 

unmd.     Res.  with  her  parents  in  Oakland. 

3047.  X.   Virginia':  b.  Feb.  5,  1867,  in  Contra  Costa  Co.  ;  unmd. 

Res.  with  her  parents  in  Oakland. 

3048.  XL  ROSCOE  Palmer':  b.  May  29,   1869,  in  Contra  Costa 

Co.  ;  m.  July  18,  1894,  to  Emilie  Alberta  Braun,  in  Oak- 
land, Cal. 


Children  of  (1185)  Wm.  "Wallace'  and  Sarah  (Stevenson)  Levering-. 

3049.     1.  Susan':    b.  June  3,   1866,  in  Bait.,  where  she  resides; 
unmd. 


3050 
3051 

3052 
3053 


II.  Stewart  Ely':  b.  Mch.  4,  and  d.  Oct.  6,  1869,  in  Bait. 

III.  Susan  Parthinia':  b.  Aug.  14,  1870;  d.  Sep.  5,  1883, 
in  Bait. 

IV.  Annie  Maria':  b.  Dec.  23,  1872.     Res.  Bait.;  unmd. 

V.  Emma  Lavinia':  b.  Oct  6,  1877;  d.  Dec.  21,  1878. 


37S  THE    LEVERING    lA.MlLY. 

Children  of  (1187)  Samuel  M.'  and  Kate  (Myers)  Levering. 

;?054.  1.  William  Wallace':  h.  Mch.  iS,  1862;  m.  in  1884,  Celin 
KdChe,  of  Bait.  (5819) 

3055.  11.  Charles  H.  T.':   h.  anJ  J.  in  1864,  -A'^ed  5  weeks. 

Children  of  ( 1192)  Benj.  Washington    and  Mary  (Crossenj  Levering. 

3056.  1.  JOHN  S.':    b.   Ma\-   14,    1848;    m.   June   29,    1893,    Mary 

Rhoacis.      Res.  Noiristow  n,  l^a. 

3057.  11.  Sarah  Elizabeth':    l\   Sept.   29,    i8so;    unmJ.     Res. 

Philad. 

3058.  HI.  Charles  Henr^':  b.  Oct.  23,  1852;  m.  Mcb.21.  1876, 

Mar^iaret  Bean.     Res.  Norristow  n,  Pa.  ( S840) 

3059.  1\ .  Caroline":    b.   Jan.  27,    1856;    m.   Dec.  24,   1879,  tu 

Harry  L.  Coryell.     Res.  Norristown,  Pa.  ( S848) 

3060.  \.  CEORGE":   b.    Nov.   26,    1859;    m.    1890,   Mar\    L.   Bry. 

Res.  Norristown,  Pa.  (5849) 

Child  of    (1207)  Margaretta  E.    (Zell)  and  Pemberton  Smith. 

;o6i.  !.  Tho.mas  Guilford':  b.  Au;i.  27,  1839,  in  Philad.;  m. 
Jul\'  14,  1864.  Mary  Stewart  Ives.  Res.  Buffalo,  N.  Y. 
Mr.  S.  is  prominentl\-  identified  with  education  in  New 
York.     StY  hhii.  (5852) 

Children  of  ( J209)  Mary  D.   (Zell)  and  John  B.  Colahan. 

3062.  1.    Thomas   Zell':    b.  Oct.  10,  1846;    d.  July  9,    1847,  at 

Burlin<.^on,  N.  J. 

3063.  11.   John  Barron,  JR. ^   b.  Ma\i8,  1848;  ni.  April  14,  1873, 

Mar\-  O.  Cowton.  Res.  Philad.,  where  Mr.  C.  is  prom- 
inentl\-  identified  with  the  lej^al  professii^i.  (S854) 

3064.  111.  Charles  Hllwood':    b.  Oct.  2s,  1840;    m.  April  19, 

1876.  Harriet  C.  Miller,  who  d.  May  k,  1877.  He  m. 
2nd  Sep.  22,  1886,  Arabella  Hensley,  of  Frankfort,  Ky. 
He  is  an  officer  in  the  Lhiited  States  Na\\-.  (5858) 

3065.  1\.    ANNA":   b.  No\-.   II,  1851  ;   unmd. 


3061. 


T.  GUILFORD  SMITH. 


PUBLIC    LiB.SARv 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  379 

3066.  V.  Mary  Dorothea":  h.  Oct.  27,  1853;  m.  Api.  10,  1872, 

Captain  Louis  E.  Fao;an  of  the  U.  S.  Marine  Corps,  who 
d.  Jan.  3,  1894.     Mrs.  F.  resides  at  Germantown,  Philad. 

(5860) 

3067.  VI.  Katharine  Elizabeth":    b.  Sep.  24,  1855 ;  m.  Apl.  25, 

1882,  O.Liden  Armstrong.     She  d.  Dec.  6,  1890. 

(5866) 

3068.  VII.   AGNES":    b.    Apl.   21,    1859;     m.    Oct.     12,     1882.    to 

Thomas  S.  Sullivant,  of  Columbus,  O.     They  reside  in 
Philad.  (5868) 

Children  of  (T2II )  Mary  M.'  (Trasei)  and  Sigfmond  Pancoast. 

3069.  1.  Mary':  b.  Jan.  2,  1845  ;  'ii-  Apl.  27,  1865,  John  Pritchett, 

of  Philad.     Res.  Minneapolis,  Minn.  (5870) 

3070.  II.  Samuel  Trasel":    b.  and  d.  Dec.  15,  1850,  in  Philad. 

3071.  III.   ANNA   MarGARETTa"  :    b.   Apl.    2,    1852;    unmd.      Res. 

Philad. 

Children  of  (1217)  John  Levering    and  Eliza  (Uhle)  Trasei. 

3072.  I.  Joseph  Henry":  b.  Nov.  15,  1855;  d.  Feb.  20,  1872. 

3073.  II.  William  Uhle":  b.  Feb.  12,  1857;  unmd. 

3074.  111.   Albert  Edwin":  b.   Dec   12,    1866;  m.  June  26,  1889. 

Olivia   Josephine   Snyder  of  Wilkes   Barre,   Pa.,  where 
they  reside. 


Ch 

3075 
3076 

3077 

3078 

3079 

3080 
3081 


Idren  of  (1 21 8)  Edward  G.'  and  Louise  (Laguerenne)  Trasei. 

I.  Sophie  Margaretta":  b.  Feb.  5,  1865. 

II.  Edward  George":  b.  Aug.  27,  1866. 

III.  Marie  Louise":  b.  Dec.  4,  1867. 

IV.  Louisa  Laguerenne":  b.  Jan.  26,  1869. 

V.  Joseph  Laguerenne":  b.  Aug.  16,  1870;  d.  in  April, 
1894. 

VI.  Virginia  Agnes":  b.  Oct.  13,  1873;  J. 

VII.  Margaretta  adele":  b.  April  10,  1876. 

All  born  in  Lower  Merion,  near   Philad.     The\'  reside 
at  Haverford,  Pa. 


38o  THE  li:\i:ring  family. 

Children  of  (1223  •  Anthony  Levering   and  Susan  (Latch)  Anderson. 

3082.  L   H.WILV":    b.   Jiil\    2,    1830;    m.   Sept.    22,    1853,    Riciiard 

WetlitMill  ot  Hoxb..  who  d.  Jan.  30,  1865  ;  b.  in  Lev, 
Cem.  She  m.  2J  Jul)'  15,  i8(39,  William  Hornb\-.  Res. 
Roxb.  (5873) 

3083.  II.   l^ERRY  Lli\ERING':  b.  April  28,  1832;  m.  Mch.  19,  1868, 

Lwiia  A.  Rill;:;  no  chn.  Res.  Pencoyd,  near  Philad.  it 
is  the  station  on  the  Philad.  and  Reading;  R.  R.  related  to 
West  Laurel  Hill  Cemetery,  which  was  orio;inally  laid  out 
in  1870  upon  85  acres  of  land  purchased  in  Nov.,  1869, 
from  Mr.  Anderson.  This  land  had  been  a  succession  in 
the  Anderson  family  for  about  80  years  before  beinji  sold 
for  cemeter\'  purposes. 

3084.  111.   Clinton':    b.   April  8,    1835;    m.  Jan.  18,  1859,   Mary 

Wright,  of  Roxb.,  b.  Sept.  25,  1840.  He  d.  May  6,  1872  ; 
was  b.  in  Lew  Cem.  (5879) 

3085.  IV.   Matilda  \'.':   b.  Au*:.  17,  1837;  m.  April  9,  1856  (1148), 

Morris'  Le\erin^,  of  Roxb. 

3086.  y.  Hannah  Levering":  b.  Mch.  29,  1839;  m.  Nov.  20.  1862, 

William  M.  Morrison,  of  Roxb.  She  d.  Mch.  9,  187 1  ;  b. 
L(,\ .  Cem.     Mr.  M.  is  a  druggist;  resides  in  Roxb. 

{5883) 

3087.  \'I.  JONATHAN   C:    b.  Mch.  8,   1841  ;    m.   April   22,    1861, 

Amelia  Ott.     Res.  Roxb.  (5886) 

^088.  \'ll.  ANTHONY  Levering':  b.  Sept.  16,  1844  ;  d.  at  Pencoyd, 
Jan.  ^o,  1868;  unmd  ;  b.  Lew  Cem.  In  May,  1876,  was 
removed  to  West  Laurel  Hill  Cem..  which  then  occupied 
his  home  place. 

Children  of  (1224)  Elizabeth   (Anderson)  and  Joseph  Hoffman. 

3089.  I.   ANDREW  ANDERSON':  b.  Dec.  9,  1837  ;  d.  Aug.  27,  1843, 

in  l.owc-r  Merion  ;  b.  Le\'.  Cem. 

3090.  11.  Sarah  A.':  b.  Jul\-  10,  1844;  m.  Dec.  25,  1865,  to  Adam 

Sutton;  no  children.  The\-  reside  at  Bala.,  in  Lower 
Merion. 

^cx)i.     111.   Charles  A.':  b.  Aug.  14,  1849;  unmd.     Res.  at  Bala. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  381 

Children  of  (1229)  Jonathan  '  and  Amanda  (Robeson)  Jones. 

3092.  I.  Silas"*:  b.  Oct.  3,  1847;  m.  Nov.  25,  1873,  Mary,  dau.  of 

Thomas  J.  and  Amanda  M.  Jeffries,  of  Philad.  No  chn. 
They  reside  in  Lower  Merion.  Mr.  J.  is  a  member  of  the 
legal  bar  of  Philad. 

3093.  11.  JONATHAN    R.':    b.  Nov.  17,   1851;    m.   Nov.  27,    1891, 

Marie  Adele  Wright.  No  chn.  They  live  upon  the  home 
farm,  in  Lower  Merion,  which  has  descended  through  sev- 
eral generations  of  the  name. 

Children  of  (1230)  Sarah  Ann    (Jones)  and  Benedict  Leedom. 

3094.  1.  Mary  Elizabeth':  b.   in   Aug.,  1842;    unmd.      Resides, 

Lower  Merion,  near  Manayunk. 

3095.  11.  William'':  b.  in   1846;  unmd.     Resides,  Lower  Merion, 

near  Manayunk. 

3096.  111.   Esther**:   b.  in  1848;  d.  young. 

3097.  IV.  Anne**:  b.  in   1850;    m.   in    1888   to    Leedom    Bejnard. 

No  chn. 

Children  of  (J 233)  William  S.'  and  Ellen  (Many)  Levering. 

3098.  1.  William  Many**:  b.  Feb.  20,  1854;  unmd.     Res.  Philad. 

3099.  II.  Florence  Vicary**:  b.  Sep.  30,  1859;  m.  May  21,  1889, 

to  Frank  K.  Fenton,  of  Jenkintown,  Montgomery  Co., 
Pa.  (5889) 

Children  of  (1236)  Edmund'  and  (1204)  Hannah  L/  (Zell) 

Levering. 

3100.  1.  Samuel  Warrington**:  b.  Nov.  i,  1849;   m.  Dec.  25, 

1873,  Elizabeth  Graeff  Jones,  of  Philad.,  who  was  b.  Apl, 
28,  1849,  and  d.  Aug.  23,  1889;  b.  Woodland  Gem., 
Philad.     Mr.  L.  and  family  reside  at  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

(5891) 

3101.  II.  Anthony  Zell**:    b.  July  2,   1851;    m.  May   5,   1875, 

Minnie  Maria  Dorchester,  of  Ripon,  Wis.,  who  d.  June  i, 
1876;  b.  Lakewood  Gem.,  Minneapolis.  He  m.  2d  Dec. 
3,  1879,  Minnie  Augusta,  dau.  of  Hon.  Gregor  Menzel,  of 
Minneapolis.  (5895) 


3cS_'  THli    Lll\HRING    FAMILY. 

T,io2.  111.  Tll()\\\s  W/:  b.  Au^.  29,  i.Ssv,  m.  Dec.  24,  1879, 
Ncllif  Hc-iJ.  (.t  Cin.,  O.  (5897) 

310^.  I\  .  Sally  ZI£LL':  b.  Jan.  26,  1856;  d.  June  iS,  1868;  b. 
Woodlawn  Cum.,  Pliilad. 

Children  of  (  123*^)  John  H.   and  Caroline  (McLenagfhan)  Levering. 

3104.  I.  Clara  Hllln':    b.  Jul\-  6,    1858;    m.  Sept.  9,    1875,  to 

Joshua  StifcixT.     Res.  Green  Lane,  Roxb.         (5898) 

3105.  11.   Harr^   St.  Clair':  b.  Oct.  11,  1859;  d.  Ma\    10,  1880; 

b.  Lc\ .  Ccm. 

3106.  ill.  Edward  Trasel":  b.  Oct.  13,  1862;  d.  Sept.  2,  1863; 

b.  [^v\ .  Ccm. 

3107.  IV.  BtRTHA  ANML':    b.  Feb.  20  and  d.  June  22,  1864;  b. 

Lew  Ccm. 

3108.  \.   Rltta    TrasEL":   b.   July    5,   1865;  m.   Sept.   10,   1890, 

William  il.  Shepherd.     Live  Trainer,  Del.  Co.,  Pa. 

(5903) 
31a;.     VI.   Annme  Martha':  b.  Nov.  24,  1867;    m.   Dec.  21,  1888, 
to  Robert  Ca\enau(2;h.     Res.  Philad.  (5904) 

3110.  VII.   Hdwin  Sydney^    b.  May  25,  1869;   d.  July   14,  1870; 

b.  Le\  .  Cem. 

3111.  Mil.   LlLLlE  May':   b.   May  23,  1871  ;  d.  Feb.  17,  1891  ;    b. 

Le\  .  Cem. 

^112.  IX.  Laura  Virginia":  b.  July  19,  1874;  resides  with  her 
mother  at  Mana\unk. 

Children  of  (  1245)  Catharine'  (Tibben)  and  Moses  Durham. 

311;.  I.  Sa.MLEL':  b.  .N(.\-.  10,  1828;  m.  Martha  Leach,  of  Philad. 
Res.  Titus\  ille,  Pa.     No  chn. 

3114.  11.  JuilN^:  b.  Dec.  10,  1829;  d.  Feb.  24,  1857;  unmd ;  b. 
Le\  .  (>em. 

^^11^.  III.  Hliza  M.':  b.  April  7,  1833;  unmd.  Res.  Norristown, 
Pa. 

3116.  IV.  Charles  Tho.mas':  b.  Mch.  25,  1840;  m.  Mch.  24, 
1867,  Elizabeth  D.  Saxlor.  Res.  Norristown,  Pa.  He 
enlisted  in  the  Union  .Army,  under  the  first  call  for  troops 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  383 

in  1861,  and  served  throughout  the  war.  Since  the  war 
has  rendered  public  service  in  the  Revenue  Department, 
durin^i  the  first  term  of  President  Cleveland.        (5905) 

Children  of  (1246)  John'  and  Elizabeth  (Randall)  Tibben. 

31 17.  1.  Adelia  Randall':  h.  April  6,  1834;  m.  Jan.  20,  1859,  to 

William  H.  Lewis,  of  Roxb.  (59ii) 

31 18.  11.   Emma  Augusta' :  b.  April  28,  1837;  m.  George  S.Moyer, 

of  Roxb.,  where  they  live.  (59i5) 

Children  of  (J247)  Maria'  (Tibben)  and  Charles  A.  Dager. 

3119.  1.   AlmiRA  T.':    b.   Feb.   20,    1833;    unmd.     Res.  at  Barren 

Hill,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

3120.  II.  Daniel  O.**:  b.  June  20,  1834;  m.  Jan,  3,  1856,  Elmira 

Knouse,  who  was  b,  Sept.  11,  1834,  and  d.  July  11,  1875. 
He  res.  at  Barren  Hill,  Pa.  (59i8) 

3121.  111.  Martin  Van  Buren^:  b.  Jan.  14,  1836;  m.  Feb.  14,  1861, 

Emily  M.  Willard,  b.  June  22,  1840.  They  res.  at  Barren 
Hill,  Pa.  '  (5924) 

Child  of  (J 249)  Charles'  and  Ann  (Omensetter)  Tibben. 

3122.  1.  Catharine  Omensetter':  b.  Oct.  28  and  d.  Dec.  16, 

1836. 

Children  of  ( 1252)  Julia  Ann  '  (Tibben)  and  Jacob  T.  Sheldrake. 

3123.  I.  George  Proctor':   b.  Nov.  7,  1840;  d.  Aug.  2,  1841 ; 

b.  Lev.  Cem. 

3124.  11.  Henrietta  Elizabeth':  b.  Apl.  29,  1842;  m.  June  26, 

1865,  to  Rev.  John  Wm.  Custis,  D.  D.,  at  Roxb.,  where 
Dr.  C.  d.  Mch.  6,  1888;  b.  Lev.  Cem.  Mrs.  C.  res.  at 
Germantown,  Philad.  (5927) 

3125.  111.  MelroSS':  b.  Dec.  22,  1843;  d.  Jan.  21,  1844. 

3126.  IV.   ANN  Catharine':  b.  June  12  and  d.  June  24,  1846. 

3127.  V.  David  Tyson':  b.  Oct.  u  and  d.  Dec.  12,  1847. 


384  THH    LHXHRING    lA.MILY. 

:;ijS.  \I.  I-rank  r/:  h.  I  Jic.  11,  1850;  m.  No\ .  s,  1874,  Kate  F., 
dan.  (it  Cjeor^^i-  W.  Wa.unt-r,  of  Roxb.  She  d.  June  27, 
1877;  h.  L(.-\ .  Crin.  No  chn.  Hv  m.  21!  Au.Li.  so,  1883, 
to  (3n4)  Ji-'li;'  A."  Ri^hter.  No  elm.  hv  luT.  Rt-s.  at 
Bala,  Montu.  Co.,  I'a. 

S120.  \ll.  John  Tibbhn":  b.  Dec.  18,  1855;  m-  Dt-c.  21,  1880, 
to  (jj()4)  Cornelia'  Hao;y.     Res.  Roxb.  (5SO9) 

Children  of  (  1253  )  Margfaret '  (Tibben)  and  Samuel  B.  Righter, 

3130.  I.  George  T.'*:  b  Mch.  9,  1844;  ni.  Jan.  16,  1868,  M. 
HIizabeth  Mattis ;  b.  iV\a\'  27,  1845.  I^t"^-  in  R"xb., 
where  he  J.  Dee.  26,  1890;   b.  Lev.  Cem.  (59^2) 

5151-  II.  John  F.^  b.  June  3,  1846;  d.  Jul\-  29,  1847;  b.  Lew 
Cem. 

313^-  III.  C.  Fdgar^  b.  Jul)-  15,  1847;  m.  \o\-.  20,  187:;.  Re- 
becca Wright,  who  was  b.  Ma\-  27,  1848,  and  d.  Mch.  18, 
1881.  in  Roxb.;   b.  Lew  Cem.  (5936) 

3133.  l\-  Michael  H.^  b.  Mch.  12,  1849;  m.  Sep.  20,  1877, 
Fmmaretta  Hinkle  ;  b.  Dl^^:.  22,  1851.      Res.  Roxb. 

( 5940) 

31^4.  \-  Jl'LIA  ANN^  b.  \'o\-.  2S,  1850;  m.  All-.  :;o,  1883,  to 
(3128)  Frank  T.^  Sheldrake.      No  chn. 

SI  S3.      \l.    ALBERT  P/ :   b.  Ma\'  25,  1853,  at  Roxb.;   immd. 

3136.      Ml.   Retta  A.^   b.  Oct.  IS,  1854,  at  Roxb.;   unmd. 

Children  of  (  1254)  Albert  G.   and  Mary  (Root)  Tibben. 

SI  37.  I.  Catharine  Henrietta^  b.  Max- 6,  1849;  ni.  Apl.  s,  1874, 
t(.  Lamar  S.  Felten.     Res.  in  f^hilad.  (5943) 

3138.  II.  Susan  Root^:  b.  Sep.  29,  1852;  d.  Jan.  10,  1857;  b. 
Lew  (^em. 

31^9-      111.    Al.i:i.lA   R/:   b.  All-.   16.  1854;   unmd.      Res.  Roxb. 

3140.  1\  .   CHARLES   IIENRV^:   b.  June  29,  1857  ;  d.  Jan.  21,  1861  ; 

b.  Lt"\-.  Cem. 

3141.  \.   Jllia   Flizabeth':    b.  Dec.  1,  i860;    m.  Apl.  16,  1891, 

to  Walter  K.   IJiomas.     Li\e  at  Wissahickon,  Philad. 

(5947) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  385 

3142.     \I.   Albert  M.":  b,  Aug.  31,  1864;  m.  Feb.  9,  1SS4,  Frances 
Hanev.     Res.  Philad.     No  chn. 


Child  of  (1267)  lohn  S.'  and  Eliza  (Folforth)  Tibben. 

3143.  1.  Samuel  F.':   b.  July  2,  1852;    m.  May  10,  1877,  K^itc  M. 

Stadleman ;    b.   Jan.    15,    1852.      They  reside  in  Lower 
Merion,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  near  to  Manayunk.      (5948) 

Children  of  (J 268)  Samuel  B.  and  Mary  (Murphy)  Tibben. 

3144.  I.  George  a.':  b.  June  14,  1877,  in  Lower  Merion,  Montg. 

Co.,  Pa.     . 

3145.  IL    Elizabeth   G.**:     b.  Apl.    12,    1879,   i'^   Lower   Merion, 

Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

3146.  IH.  Luther  L.**:  b.  Aug.  25,  1880,  in  Lower  Merion,  Montg. 

Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1269)  Anna'  (Tibben)  and  Joseph  Rinker. 

3147.  I.  MaryB.^:    b.  Dec.  3,  1837;    m.  Geo.  Slawson ;    no  chn. 

Res.  Owego,  N.  Y. 

3148.  II.   Linda**  :    b.  Oct.  24,  1839;    m.   Newman  Bowen,  who  d. 

Oct.  10,  1884;   no  chn.     Mrs.  B.  res.  Philad. 

3149.  III.  Emma**:  b.  Oct.  10,  1842  ;  d.  June  6,  1876;    unmd.;    b. 

Lev.  Cem. 

3150.  IV.  William  H.'*:  b.  Jan.  23,  1845  ;  m.MaryZane;  no  chn. 

Res.  Philad. 

3151.  V.  Margaret  E." :  b.  June  6,  1847;  unmd.     Res.  Philad. 

Children  of  (1270)  Sarah  Ann    (Tibben)  and  Charles  Harkison. 

3152.  1.  Charles  Tibben':    b.  June  22,  1842,  at  Potter's  Mills, 

Center  Co.,  Pa.;    m.  Oct.  12,  1880,  at  Cheyenne  City 
Wyoming  Ter.,  to  Mary  G.  Conner,  of  that  place.     Res. 
Denver,  Colo.  (595  0 

Mr.  H.  served  for  three  years  in  the  Union  army  dur- 
ing the  War  of  the  Rebellion,   in  Co.   F,    114  Regt.  of 
Penna.  Vols.     Was  honorably  mentioned  for  good  con- 
(25) 


38f)  THL    LHMIIVING    FAMILY. 

Jikl  aiui  hr;i\  (.r\-  in  tlie  face  of  the  enemy.  Was 
woiinJeJ  and  tals\n  prisoner  in  the  battle  of  Gettysburg. 
He  has  represented  the  city  of  Den\er  and  Arapahoe 
Count)',  C(»l<irado,  in  their  State  Senate  foi  four  years. 

?i;;.  II.  \\A\-t\  A.':  b.  .\n\ .  24,  1843,  at  Penn's  Valley,  Center 
Co.,  I'a.;  ni.  Jan.  :;  1 ,  1.S67,  to  David  Reed,  b.  Dec.  18, 
1842,  in  Londonderr)-,  Ireland,  and  came  to  America  in 
i8t;_'.     Res.  Omaha,  Neb.  (5953) 

Mr.  lict'i]  enlisted  April  30,  1861,  in  a  Penna.  Re.L^t., 
served  three  \-ears  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  Was  in 
ele\  en  battles ;  taken  prisoner  of  war  at  Gettysburg, 
Jul\-  T,,  1863;  was  in  Libby  Prison  and  Belle  Isle,  at 
Richmond,  Va,,  for  three  months;  was  paroled  and  in 
Camp  Parole  until  the  expiration  of  his  service.  Re-en- 
listed Feb.  22,  1865,  in  Co.  K,  3rd  Regt.,  of  Hancock's 
Veteran  Corps.  Was  honorably  discharged  from  the 
ser\'ice  at  Fort  Snelling,  Minn.,  Feb.  26,  1866. 

3154.  111.  Hannah  S.':  b.  Aug.  15,  1845,  at  Penn's  Valley  ;  m. 
Sep.  I,  1874,  at  Omaha,  Neb.,  to  Joseph  Archibald,  who 
was  b.  June  22,  1845,  at  Elgin,  Scotland,  and  came  to 
America  in  1868.     Res.  Omaha.  (59O4) 

31s;.  I\'.  Hester  A.':  b.  Aug.  12,  1847;  d.  June  7,  18^4,  at 
Penn's  \'alle\-.  Pa. 

Children  of  (  1 275  I  Susan  Levering^   (Tibben)  and  Reuben  Shupard. 

3136.  1.  Kaih  I'lBliliN':  b.  Mch.  1  :;,  1849;  m.  Jul>-  3,  1873,  to 
James  Clegg.  who  was  b.  Aug.  2,  1837,  and  d.  Jan.  3, 
1879;   b.  West  Laurel  Hill  Cem.;   no  chn. 

3157.  11.   CLARA  AI)I;lia\   b.  in  1831,  in  Roxb. 

3158.  III.   WILLIA.M    JMBBHN":    b.  Jan.  29,  1854;    m.  Fmily  Esther 

Mennig,  b.  April  12,  18^3.     I.i\e  in  Philad.  (5972) 

3159.  I\.    ANNA  ADA':   b.  in  1856;   m.  Jan..  1893,  to  John  F.  Doan. 

Live  in  Philad.  (5978) 

3160.  \.   HORACE  Edgar':    b.  Sept.  13,    1859;    m.   Elizabeth   A. 

Hendricks,  b.  Ma\-  22,  1864.     Res.  Philad.        ■   (5981) 

31O1.  \1.  Ross  BlNllNG':  b.  May  28,  1862;  m.  Sept.  11,  1887, 
Clara  F.  A.  Hornb\- ;  no  chn.     Res.  Germantown. 


POSTHRITV   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  387 

3162.  VII.  JOHN  Fielding' :  b.  Nov.  22,  1864;  unmJ.     Res.  Roxb. 

3163.  Vill.   Harry  B.':   b.  Oct.  3,  1870;   unnul.     Res.  Roxb. 

Children  of  (J276)  Amanda  R.'  (Tibben)  and  John  Wesley  Ayres. 

3164.  I.    HORACE  C:   b.  Aug.  21,  1856;  d.  Jan.  9,  1862. 

3165.  II.  Hannah  Tibben':  b.  Aug.  23,  i860;  m.  Feb.  21,  1880, 

to  William  Hoffman.     Res.  Pottstown,  Pa.  (5984) 

3166.  III.  Jennie  M.**:  b.  Jan.  9,  1869;  m.  Jul\-  19,  1891,  to  Austin 

Longaker.     Res.  Pottstown,  Pa.  (5990 

Children  of  (J278)  Catharine'  (Whiteman)  and  William  Sibley. 

3167.  I.  Thomas  J.':    b.  Aug.  18,  1847;   m.  Jan.  20,  1870,  Eliza- 

beth T.  Orf,  b.  May  23,  1847.  (5992) 

3168.  II.   Annie  C:  b.  May  25,  1849;  m.  Nov.  12,  1868,  to  James 

B.  Law,  b.  Feb.  8,  1844.     He  was  a  Representative  in 
the  Legislature  of  Pennsylvania  in  1876-78.        (5998) 

Children  of  (J 279)  Thomas'  and  Hannah  (Printz)  Whiteman. 

3169.  1.  George':    b.  Jan.    17,    1849;    m.   Mch.  28,   1871,   Jane 

Pester,  of  Roxb. 

3170.  II.  William  T.':  b.  Sept.  2,  1853;  m.  April  27,  1878,  Maggie 

Kane.  (6007) 

3171.  III.   Jacob  a.':   b.  Feb.  28,  1858;   m.  Nov.   28,  1889,  Ellen 

V.  Burns.  (601 1) 

3172.  IV.  Anna':  b.  Dec.  11,  1859;  unmd. 

3173.  V.  Kate':  b.  May  21,  1862:  m.  April  18,  1883,  to  Henry  C. 

Kirk.  (6012) 

Children  of  (1280)  James  A.'  and  Margaret  (Hood)  Whiteman. 

3174.  I.   LOUIS  W.':    b.  Nov.  13,  1854. 

3175.  II.  JOSEPH  A.':  b.  Aug.  2,  1856;  m.  April  10,  1890,  Josephine 

S.  Thorpe.  (6015) 

3176.  III.  Baltis':  b.  Aug.  3,  1858;  m.  Mch.  17,  1 881,  Kate  Moore. 

(6016) 


388  THK    LEVHkING   FAMILY. 

Children  of   (  1231  •  Susanna  T.    i  Clarkson )  and  William  Pyle. 

3177.  1.    I  11«  ).\\AS  HLLWc  H  )i)\   b.  .\(»\-.  21,  1846,  at  Darhy  ;  m.  Apl. 

24,  1872,  Cl;ir;i  W.  Ilumplireys,  at  Bryn  Mawr,  Pa., 
where  he  is  eii^iaueJ  in  milliner.  (6018) 

3178.  II.   H.MILir.  KATf^  b.  July  19,  1848;     m.  June  7,  1880,  Wil- 

liam C.  Wilson,  who  served  three  years  in  the  War  of 
the  Rebellion,  in  the  26th  Penna.  Vols.  Was  wounded 
in  ser\ic-e  and  d.  Dec'  20,  1890.  (6020) 

3179.  111.    I.HWIS  W.^    b.    Apl.    20,    1850;     m.    Oct.     17,     1877, 

K..salba  S.  Hnochs,  b.  Feb.  5,  1856.  (6022) 

3180.  I\.     1:1. l.A  \  .\    b.   June  4,    1852,   at   Darby;    m.   Au^.    29, 

1882,  at  Haston,  Pa.,  to  William  H.  Vaughn.       (C027) 

3181.  \  .   W.  CaiaiN^   b.  Jan.  i  and  d.  Feb.  i,  1854. 

3182.  \1.   I.AIIM  A.':    b.  Mch.  6,  1855;    m.  Nov.  i,  1874,  to  Sam- 

uel W.  Rawlins,  b.  Ma\-  4,  1845.  at  Philad.,  and  d.  Nov. 
9,  1881,  at  Radnor,  Del.  Co.,  Pa.  (6030) 

3183.  \  II.   Robert  P.':    b.  July   30,   1857,  at  Concord,   Pa.;    m. 

Oct.  30,  i88s,  at  Philad.,  Hmma  L.  Paxitt.  (6034) 

3184.  \lll.   .\\il.r()N  M.':    b.  Oct.  23,  1859,  at  Concord,  Pa.;    m. 

Oct.  23.  1883.  Mary  Grant.  (6035) 

3185.  l.\.  W.  HORACE':  b.  Feb.  20  and  d.  Mch.  8,  1862,  in  Lower 

Merion,  l^a. 

Child  of  (1282)  Catharine   (Levering)  and  Joseph  McCorkle. 

3186.  I.  Ji'LiA  Josephine':    b.  Jan.  21,  1849;    m.  June  5,  1872, 

to  William  A.  Moore,  b.  No\'.  2,  1847.  (61 51) 

Children  of  (  t2S3l  Rebecca  J.    (Levering)  and  David  Mattis. 

3187.  1.  SoiMiiA  Levering':  b.  Ul-c.  19,  1841  ;  m.  July  18,  i860, 

to  George  Hds(Hi  Hardy  of  Louisville,  Ky.,  who  d.  Dec. 
19,  1864  ;  b.  at  Lowell,  Mass.  She  m.  2nd  to  Charles 
Rowill  Woods.      They  reside  at  Cambridge,  Mass. 

(6158) 

3188.  11.  Benjamin  Le\ering':    b    June  29,  1844;   d.  Sep.  16, 

1853,  in  Ro.xb.;  b.  Le\-.  Cem. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  389 

3189.  111.   Ida':  b.  Oct.  7,  1846;  m.  July  29,  1872,  to  Clifford  S. 

Warren.     Res.  Phihid.  (6164) 

3190.  IV.    Ross  Richardson':    b.  Feb.   i8,  1849;    m.  May  4, 

1875,  Mary  E.  McKlnley.  He  removed  West  from  Philad. 
when  16  years  of  age.  Is  engaged  in  banking  at  Cham- 
paign, 111.  (6165) 

3191.  V.   LEVERENE  Evans'*:    b.  Sep.  20,  1856;  m.  May  29,  1888, 

to  Charles  Wm.  Bacon.     Res.  Natick,  Mass.       (6169) 

Children  of  (1285)  Elisha  E.'  and  Henrietta  (Taws)  Levering. 

3192.  I.  Charles  Taws':   b.  June  25,  1850;   m.  Apl.  9,  1883, 

Annie  C.  Kniriem.     Res.  Lansing,  Mich.  (6170) 

3193.  II.  Sophia  Evans':    b.  Oct.  25,  1851;   m.  Oct.  2,  1883,  to 

Arthur  Van  Vlissengen.  Res.  Chicago.  Mr.  Van  V.  is  a 
native  of  Holland.  Was  educated  in  the  naval  schools, 
and  was  an  officer  in  the  navy  before  coming  to  America. 

(6171) 

III.  Amelia  Duncan^:  b.  Feb.  22,  1853;  m.  June  2,  1880, 
to  Charles  A.  Wilson.  (6176) 

IV.  Edward  Duncan**:  b.  Nov.  2,  1854;  unmd.     Removed 
West. 


3194 

3195 
3196 


3197 
3198 

3199 

32(X> 

3201 


V.  Orlando  Crease':  b.  Junes,  1857;  unmd.     Removeu 
West. 

VI.  Lewis':  b.  Aug.  6,  1859;  unmd.     Removed  West. 

VII.  Crittenden':   b.  Feb.  8,   1861  ;  d.  Nov.   15,  1876,  at 
Chats  worth.  111. 

VIII.  Katharine  Rebecca':  b.  May  10,  1864,  at  Louisville, 
Ky.,  as  were  all  the  above. 

IX.  HENRY':     ] 

-.    „  X   fh-  Sep.  30,  1870,  at  Chatsworth,  111.;    both 

X.  Benjamin    I         ^    ^  >     /  >  >      ' 

unmd.  and  in  business  in  Chicago. 


Children  of  (1288)  Dr.  John'  and  Mary  (Shugard)  Levering. 

3202.  I.  Katharine  Shugard":  b.  Mch.  13,  1852,  atOermantown, 
Philad.;  m.  May  23,  1887,  to  Col.  Cornelius  G.  Bradshaw, 
attorney  at  law,  who  was  b.  at  Shelbyville,  Ky.  No  chn. 
Above  the  initials  "  K.  S.  L."  Mrs.  B.  has  contributed  in 


390  THb    l.HXliklNG   l-A.MILY. 

prosf  and  wrsi-  tn  \  ai  iniis  papers  and  periodicals.  A  few 
of  her  translations  trnm  the  French  and  German  have  also 
been  published.  Anions  the  poems,  "  Tlirce  Trejsiiirs," 
"  Our  l.iUlc  Kiiiii."  "  'Hie  (JnySiiiitlicmu)ii,"  "  The  Golden 
KoJ."  and  iitluTs,  ha\e  been  much  admired. 

3203.  11.   Flora  Maria':   b.  Sep.   23,    1855,  at  Germantown  ;   m. 

Oct.  <S,  1S79.  ti)  Thomas  Bockius  Hammer,  a  lumber  mer- 
chant of  Philad.  Mrs.  H.  is  a  zealous  worker  in  the 
Temple  Baptist  Church  of  Philad.,  near  to  which  they 
reside.  (6177) 

3204.  111.  Francis  Donelson':    b.  Feb.    18,    1862,  at  German- 

town.  He  removed  to  L)en\er,  Col.,  in  1890,  where  he 
m.,  June  21,  1892,  Mary  Christine  Hennig,  a  graduate  of 
Kemper  Hall,  Kenosha,  Wis.  Mr.  1..  is  president  of  the 
Central  Trust  Company  of  Denver. 


Children  of  (1289)  Catharine   (Levering)  and  John  Streeper. 

3205.  1.  FA\m'':    b.    Oct.    4,    1847;    m.    Sept.,    1870,    to    James 

Vaughan.  (61  Si) 

3206.  II.   Flla':    b.  Oct.  12,  1851;    m.  Jan.,  1878,  to  Howard  Ra- 

pine, who  d.  Aug.,  1879;  'If*  '-''I'"'- 

3207.  111.   John':   b.  Feb.  22,  1855;  d.  Nov.,  1856. 

3208.  I\  .   SlsaN  1..':   b.  Feb.  28.  1858  ;  m.  Aug.,  1886,  to  Samuel 

Faust.  (6184) 

3209.  \.   MAR^  F.':   b.  Jul\-2i,  1862. 

Children  of  (1290)  Sarah  S.   (Levering)  and  Reuben  Titlow. 

3210.  I.  John  Milton":  b.  Sept.  ^.  1846,  at  Norristown,  Pa.;  m. 

June  13,  1871,  Faura  \'.  Harker,  b.  Aug.  21,  1848;  no 
chn.  Mr.  T.  was  Asst.  Ci\il  Engineer,  of  Philadelphia, 
and  Connected  with  the  Sur\ey  Bureau  for  about  25  years. 
Has  contributed  several  \aluable  papers  to  scientific 
journals. 

321 1  11.  ANNA  M.' :  b.  Oct.  20,  1849,  at  Norristown,  Pa.;  m.  Aug. 
22.  187 1,  to  George  W.  Foley,  who,  as  a  Civil  Engineer, 
has  been  connected  with  the  Phojnix  Iron  Works  of 
Ph(eni.\\ille,  Pa.,  for  nearly  25  years.  (6186) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  391 

3212.     HI.  Mary  E/:  b.  Sept.  10,  1853;  m.  Sept.  7,  1880,  S.  Nelson 
Wile\-,  M.  D.     I.ixf  at  Norristown,  Pa.  (6189) 


Children  of  (1292)  Francis  L.'  and  Amanda  (Lambert)  Levering. 


3213.  1.  John  Hiram':  b.  Oct.,  1853;  d.  Ma\-  22,  1858,  at  Philad. 

3214.  n.   Emilys.':   b.  July  31,  1858,  in  Philad.;   m.  June  25,  1891, 

Dr.  William  H.  Barnes. 

3215.  111.  Richard  Mathias':  b.  in  1861  ;  d.  in  1863. 


Children  of  (1293)  Amelia  M.   (Levering;)  and  Sylvester  Cressman. 

3216.  1.  Maria  Levering':  b.  Oct.  17,  1865 ;  m.  Sept.  2,  1890,  to 

Harry  L.  Kirk.  (6191) 

3217.  II.  William  Francis':  b.  Feb.  15,  1868;  d.  Mch.  16,  1872. 

3218.  HI.  Mary  Edith':  b.  Jan.  23,  1871. 

3219.  IV.  Nelson  Clifford':  b.  April  24,  1873. 

3220.  V.  Sara  Amelia':  b.  Nov.  21,  1876. 

Children  of  (J 294)  Frederick  L.'  and  Sarah  (Young)  Smith. 

3221.  1.  Jacob  Penrose':  b.  Jan.  18,  1844;  unmd. 

3222.  II.  William  Alonzo':  b.  Sep.  23,  1845;  m.  Sep.  20,  1877, 

Mary  C.  Nuhrenberger,  of  Warren,  O.  (6192) 

3223.  III.  Mary  England':   b.  Jan.  20,  1848;   m.  Oct.  30,  1878, 

to  John  W.  Hesser.     Res.  Mt.  Airy,  Philad.       (6195) 

3224.  IV.   Harry  Clay' :  b.  June  19,  1851  ;  d.  Sep.  21,  1852. 

3225.  V.   Harr^-  Clay':    b.  May  22,    1853;    m.   Dec.  26,    1877, 

Caroline  Zeller,  b.  No\-.  15,  1853.  (6197) 

3226.  VI.   LEWIS  M.':   b.  Mch.  28,  1856;  d.  Aug.  i,  1857. 

3227.  VII.    Sallie':    b.    June    14,    1859;     m.    June    24,    1879,   to 

George  W.  Hesser.     She  d.  Apl.  4,  1883.  (6200) 

3228.  Vlll.  Amanda':  b.  Feb.  2,  1864;  d.  Aug.  13,  1865. 


3Q2  Till-;    Ll-\  lilt'lNG    I-A.MILY. 

Children  of   (12^7)  William  L.   and  Elizabeth  ( Idell )  Smith. 

3229.  1.  Susanna":  h.  .hin<.'  jj,  iSOs;  d.  Au^.  21.  1866. 

3230.  II.   CaRoLIM-:    LliVHRiNCj^  ;    b.  Auti.  5,    1867 ;    ni.   June    30, 

1892.  to  A.  HdwarJ  iJuclph. 

Children  of  <  t  2*^3  1  Caroline   (Levering^)  and  Jeremiah  W.  Leeds. 

3231.  I.  Sarah  Lhvering':  h.  Sep.  14,  1856;  m.  Sep.  2,  1880,  to 

Hir:im  Biusher.  (6202) 

3232.  11.  Michael  Levering ':  b.  Jan.  8,  1858;  d.  Sep.  30,  1861, 

at  Philad. 

3233.  111.   Louisa  Tyson':   b.  Dec.  16,  1859;  d.  Sep.  17,  1861, 

at  Philad. 

Children  of    (1299)    Louisa    (Levering-)  and  Edward  Tyson. 

3234.  I.  Caroline  Levering':    b.  No\-.  25,  1845;   ^^-  May  10, 

1847,  at  Philad. 

3235.  II.   ANDREW  Jackson':   b.  Sep.  14,  1848;   m.  Oct.  13,  1872, 

Hmma  ( irini.  (6205) 

3236.  111.   La\,Ma':   b.  Au-.  20,  1850;   m.  Dec.  17,  1873,  to  John  H. 

Hutchins.  (6207) 

T,2^j.     I\.   Mary  Clara':  b.  Apl.  12  and  d.  May  4,  1852. 

3238.  \.  Sarah':   b.  Dec.  6,  1859;  d.  Jan.  2,  1862. 

All  were  born  in  Philad. 

Children  of  ( I30D)  Susanna    (Levering)  and  Miles  Keely. 

3239.  I.   AMANDA  Louisa':   b.  June  10,  1847;   unind.     Res.  Roxb. 

3240.  11.   1;i,mi;r  Benton':  b.  April    u.  1850;   m.   Dec.  25,  1871, 

Mar\   Di.\.  (6209) 

3241.  III.  George  Washington':  b.  July  31,  1852;  m.  July  3, 

187^,  Mar\    L.  Carl.  (6213) 

3242.  I\  .   LSTHER  Levering':  h.  Au^.  14,  18^4;  m.  Frank  Harris, 

who  d.  in  1889.  (6216) 


POSTERIT\    OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  393 

3243.  V.  Robert  Alphonzo':   b.  Oct.  25,  1856;   m.  Oct.  23, 

1885,  Catliariiu'  Miller.  (6217) 

3244.  \'l.  William  Miles':   b.  July  29,  1858;  m.  June:-  3,  1882, 

Annif  Firth.  (6218) 

3245.  \'ll.  Adelaide  Susanna':  b.  Jul\-  31,  i860;  unmd.    Res. 

Roxb. 

3246.  VIll.  Eugene  Daniel':  b.  May  26,  1863;  m.  Sept.  16,  1888, 

Annie  Brown.  (6219) 

3247.  IX.   Celinda  Jane':   b.  July  17,  1865;  unmd.     Res.  Roxb. 

All  were  born  in  Roxborough. 


Children  of  (1302)  George  B.'  and  Louisa  (Wenner)  Levering. 

3248.  1.  Charles  Henry':  b.  Nov.  27,  1854;  m.  July  20,  1876, 

Elizabeth  Hubbs.  (6220) 

3249.  II,  Frank':  b.  July  4,  1857;  m.  Dec.  21,  1881,  Sarah  Shaw, 

(6225) 

3250.  111.  George  Washington':  b.  April  27,  1862;  m.  June  2, 

1882,  Caroline  Bartolett.  (6227) 

3251.  IV.  Howard  Daniel':  b.  May  18,  1864;  m.  June  15,  1890, 

Sarah  Green  ;  no  chn. 

3252.  V.  Esther':  b.  Feb.  24,  1866.     Res.  Roxb. 

3253.  VI.  Susanna':  b.  Sept.  14,  1870.     Res.  Roxb. 

All  were  born  in  Roxborousih 


Children  of  (1304)  Charles  A.'  and  Jane  (Rex)  Levering. 

3254.  I.  George  Rex':   b.  Oct,  20,  i860;   m.  Jan.,  1882,  Eliza 

beth  Buechler.  (6231) 

3255.  II.  Mary  Esther':    b.  May  7,  1865;  m.  Feb.  18,  1885,  to 

Harry  S.  Shubert,  of  Philad.  (6232) 

3256.  III.  Ella  Louisa':  b.  July  31,  1874. 


394  THE    LE\l-:i^lNG   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (  I3J3  i  Mary  Streeper    (Levering)  and  George  Dedaker. 

3257.  1.   HllanE  B.':    b.   N"\ .    iS,    1.S45;    m.    Ndx .    18,    1866,   to 

Richard  All.  (6235) 

3258.  II.    HlizaBHTH":   h.  Sep.  6,  1S47:   iinmd. 

3259.  III.  Clara":  b.  .\ii\.  2s,  1849;  died. 

3260.  l\.  George  Washington":  b.  i\'u\-.  18,  1S51;  m.  .Au.li.  18, 

1884,  H\a  ( Jicninnt^r.  (6242) 

32O1.      \.  WiLLlA.M":   b.  .Way  3,  1854;  m.  Susan  Hamilton. 

(6244) 

3262.  \  I.  Saa\i  i-:l'  :   1 

,  ,,     »,  ,    rb.  and  d.  June  30,  1857. 

3263.  \  II.    .WaTILDa":  )  ^ 

Children  of  (1314)  Joseph  S.   and  Sarah  (Moyer)  Levering. 

^264.     1.   Benja.miN  Howard":  b.  .Apl.  i,  1854;  m.  in   1879,  Ellen 
Sla\in.  (6245) 

3265.  II.   .AD131E  Cecilia":  b.  Jan.   16,    1857;  m.  to  Michael  Mc- 

Hu.^h.  (6246) 

3266.  III.  ()Li\ER  Franklin":  b.  Jan.  31,  i860;  m.  Ruth  Hillick. 

(6251) 

3267.  i\ .  Bolton  Winpennv":  b.  Dec.  29,  1863;  unmd. 

3268.  \.   Joseph":   b.  Jan.  25,  and  d.  Feb.  i,  1872. 

326<).     \l.  Sadie":  b.  June  19.  1873;  m.  to  John  Wildonger. 

Child  of  (  1315)  Ann  E.    (Levering)  and  William  Springer. 

3270.  1.  Clara":  b.  Dec  28,  1850,  at  Ro.xb. 

Children  of  (1 31 7)  Christianna    (Carpenter)  and  Joseph  Chambers. 

3271.  1.  .Wary  I:.":  b.  .Apl.  10,  1849;  m.,  1870,  to  Thomas  L.  Mc- 

NalK-.  ni  Philad.     She  d.  May  23.  1878.  (6254) 

^^272.     11.   Ja.WES  DOIGLASS":   b.  Jan.  12,  1852;  d.  Mcli.  14,  1853. 

U7^•     HI.   M.ATILDA  J.":   b.  .Apl.  js.  1834;   unmd.     Res.  Philad. 

3274.     1\.  S.  i:.M.MA":  b.  Feb.    1,  1858;  m.   Now,  1893,  to  Charles 
i\  Linuo,  of  Philad.  (6257) 

3273.     \'.  Sa.MUEL":  b.  Mch.  14,  1863,  in  Philad. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  395 

Children  of  (J3J8)  Joseph  Levering    and  Mary  (Reaver)  Carpenter. 

3276.  I.   Ellen  L.' :    b.  July    16,   1852;    m.    1887  to   M.   Fillmore 

Jacobs.     Res.  Phil'ad. 

3277.  11.   Isabella  F.':   b.  Nov.  3,  1853;    m.  1873  to  Edmund  B. 

Maxwell,  nt  Geimantown,  where  they  live.         (6261) 

3278.  111.   LlNNlE":  b.   Nov.  4,  1855;  m.    1874  to  George  Flavell, 

of  Germantown,  where  they  live.  (6263) 

3279.  IV.  Elizabeth':  b.  Dec.  7,  1858;  d.  Dec.  7,  1861. 

3280.  V.  Emily  Levering':  b.  Feb.  8,  1861. 


Children  of  (1 32 J)  Susan   (Weidner)   and  Robert  Peneman. 

3281.  I.  Thomas':  b.  Dec.  26,  1834. 

3282.  II.   EllwoOD':    b.  in  1837;    unmd.     Was  killed  on  the  bat- 

tle field  at  Gettysburg,  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  on 
July  3,  1863. 

3283.  III.  Elizabeth':  b.  about  1839;  d.  in  childhood. 

Children  of   (1323)  Margaret'  (Weidner)  and  William  Crow. 

3284.  I.  Sarah  Jane':    b.  Oct.  4,   1840;    m.  Oct.  26,  1865,  to 

William  Irwin,  who  d.  Oct.  23,  1885.     Res.  Coatesville, 
Pa.  (6039) 

3285.  II.   Davis  W.':    b.  Apl.  15,  1842;    m.  May   15,  1879,  Laura 

Glass.     Live  in  Philad.     No  chn. 

3286.  HI.  ANNIE   E.'  :    b.  Oct.   12,   1845  ;    m.   Sep.    14,    1865,   to 

Jacob  D.  Lemley.     They  res.  at  Chestnut  Hill,  Philad., 
where  he  d.  Sep.  10,  1893.  (6042) 

3287.  IV.   Harry  P.':    b.  Oct.  3,  1847;  m.  Nov.  10,  1870,  Marga- 

ret Swinehart,  who  d.  Feb.   11,   1877.     He  d.    Nov.  4, 
1879,  at  Downingtown,  Pa.  (6037) 

3288.  V.  Susan  B.':  b.  Dec.  8,  1849;  unmd.    Res.  Downingtown, 

Pa. 

3289.  VI.  William  M.':    b.  Aug.  22,   1852;    m.  Dec.  14,  1882, 

Mary  E.  Bones.     Res.  Downingtown,  Pa.  (6048) 


T,C)6  THL    LI  \11RING   FAMILY. 

;_HX).     \||.    I.  1-iMNK':    b.  Aii^.   21.  1854;     m.   Jan.  22,   1880,  Isa- 
bella Davis.     Kls.  Wfst  Chester,  Pa.  (6045) 

^291.     \II1.   KatI£  L.^    b.  .Iul\-  20,  1856;    m.  Apl.  30,  1884,  to  G. 
Frank  I-■a^all.     Res.  Wilmington,  Del.     No  chn. 

3292.     W.  Sharpllss  W.":    b.  Feb.  27,  1858;    m.  Nov.  29,  1883, 
Lillie  W.  (ioalon.     Res.  Phihul.  (60^1) 

329:;.      X.   ChaRLHS  F.':    b.  Jan.  3,  i860;    m.  Apl.  3,  1881,   DoUie 
Smith.     Res.  Ann\ille,  Lebanon  Co.,  Pa. 

3294.     Xl.   ALFRKl)  L.':    b.  June    18,  1867;    Linmd.      Res.    Down- 
ingtoun,  Pa.  (6052) 

All  were  burn  in  Brandywine  and  Cain  Tps.,  Chester 
Co..  Pa. 

Children  of  ( 1324  )  B.  Franklin   and  Sarah   ( MendenhaU )  Weidncr. 

329:;.     1.  Mary  Flizabeth' :    b.  Feb.  6,  1849;    m.  Mch.  30,  1871, 
to  Henr\-  B.  Sener.  (6058) 

3296.  II.  Sarah  Ann':  b.  June  23,  185 1  ;  d.  Feb.  21,  1889;  unmd. 

Children  of  same  and  Sarah  MendenhaU  (Spencer ),  2nd  wife. 

3297.  111.  Addison  William':  b.  Dec.  22,  1855;  d.  Oct.  7,  1857. 

3298.  I\'.  Frank  Lawrlnce':  b.  Sep.  25,  1857;  d.  Jan.  8,  1859. 

32c/).     \.  Benjamin  Franklin':   b.  Jul\-  2,  i860;    m.  June  24, 
1884,  Abbie  L.  Johnson.  (6059) 

Children  of  (J  326)  Phebe   (Weidner)  and  Eli  Toland. 

3300.  1.  Wilson  F.':    b.   Nov.    iS,   1849;    m.  April  8,  1886,  Flla 

Hoffman  ;   110  chn, 

3301.  11.   John   Henry':    b.  Sept.  17,   1851;   m.   Kate  Butler;    no 

children. 

3302.  111.  S.  Fmma':   b.  Dec.  10,  1853;   m.  Jan.  19,  1893,  to  Syl- 

vester Taggart. 

330^..     1\.   Mar^'  Louisa':  b.  Mch.  7,  1856;  d.  June  22,  1858. 


POSTERITY  OF  VVIGARD   LEVERING.  397 

3304.  V.   Frank •*:  b.  June   10,  1859;  m.,  in   1880,  Laura  Grouse. 

Res.  Carlisle,  Pa.  (6061) 

3305.  VI.  Clara  V.':  b.  Oct.  29,  1861  ;  d.  May  u,  1884,  uumd., 

at  Sadsburyville,  Pa. 


Children  of  (J329)  Ellen'  (Weidner)  and  John  Keimer. 

3306.  1.  Charles  F.':   b.  Mch.  9,  1849;   m.  Nov.  30,  1876,  Mary 

Harridan.     Res.  Wilmington,  Del.  (6062) 

3307.  11.  ANN':  b.  about  1850. 

3308.  III.   Louis':  b.  about  1852. 

3309.  IV.   JOHN':   b.  about  1853. 

3310.  V.  Ellen":  b.  about  1855. 

3311.  VL  Sallie':  b.  July  26,  1857;  m.  Mch.  11,  1880,  to  James 

King,  of  Downingtown,  Pa. 

3312.  VIL  William':    b.  April  14,  1859;  m.  Mch.  28,  1883,  Etta 

Irwin.     Res.  Wilmington,  Del. 


Children  of  (1330)  Mary'  (Weidner)  and  Joseph  Norbrey. 

3313.  L  Charles'*:  b.  April  21,  1841  ;  d.  Nov.  28,  1842;  b.  Lev. 

Cem. 

3314.  II.  CONARD':    b.  July  31,   1843;    m.   Dec.  31,   1867,  Mary 

Patton.     Res.  Roxb.  (6071) 


3315.    III.  Charles':  ") 


m.  May  2,  1866,  Mary 
Priest.     Res.  Roxb. 


3316.     IV.  Sallie'*:       j 


y  b.  Dec.  10,  1845 ;  -!  (6075) 


d.  Aug.    13,   1847,  in 
Roxb.;  b. Lev. Cem. 


3317.  V.  Frank':   b.  July   18,   1849;  d.  May  i,   1875,  i"  Roxb.; 

unmd.;   b.  Lev.  Cem. 

3318.  VI.  WESTLEY':  b.  Mch.  3,  1853;  m.  May  25,  1875,  Joanna 

McFadgen.     Res.  Roxb.  (6080) 


3C>S  THH    LliMiRlNL.   FA.\\1L^. 

Children  of  (  I33t  )  Joanna    ( Weidner )  and  James  M.  Hammond. 

3319.  I.   ANNli;   WaR^":    h.   June  23,  1847;    m.   Uec.   21,  1865,  to 

M;ittlu-u  St;inU\-  Cain.  (6082) 

3320.  11.   Ja.MI-s  MaxTON':    b.  April   12,  1848;  m.  Mch.  22,  1871, 

Hannah  H.  Li.-iuctt.  (6084) 

33J1.     111.   Jt  )llN  W  i;si.i;v':   h.  Au.^.  10,  1849;  d.  April  8,  1855. 

3322.  i\'.  I-:mil^  JaNH:':  h.  Feb.  21,  1851;  m.  Feb.  4,  1873,  to 
.Warlin  C<»nncll\' ;   no  chn. 

332^.      \'.    CHARLI-:S  llr.NR^-^    b.  Feb.  7,   1854;   d.  April   I  ^,,   1 85  5. 

3324.  \l.  John  W'nni-.LAM)':  b.  Mch.  12,  1855;  m.,  in  1878, 
L\dia  Hoops.  He  d.  Nov.  27,  1878.  She  res.  Philad.; 
no  chn. 

332v  \ii.  SlDNll^- ELLnN":  b.  Mch.  5.  1857;  m.  Dec.  13,  1873,  to 
Benjamin  Fisher,  Chester  Co.,  Pa.  (^87) 

3326.  \lll.   JOSEPH   NORBERRV':    b.  Nov.  17,  i860;   m.   Jan.  22, 

1S88,  Clara  Sir^enson.  (6096) 

Children  of  (1332 )  Jolin    and  Mary  A.  (Johns)  Weidner. 

3327.  1.   Fannie":   bom  in  Ohio;    ni.  and  d.  there. 

3328.  II.    ANNIE":   born  in  Ohio;   ni. 

3329.  111.   John':   born  in  Ohio. 

Childrenof  ( I338)EIi:abeth  J.  (Weidner)  and  William  H.Sherman. 

3330.  1.    I()ll\  W.^:   b.  Now  24,  1869. 
33^1.    II.  William  Henry':  b.  Apl.  :;,  1872. 

Children  of   (  133^^1  Susan  C.    ( Weidner  I  and  Thomas  M.  Wolfe. 

33^'.     I.  Malcom  Weidner':  b.  May  20,  i860;  d.  Oct.  19,  1861. 

33^^^      II.    Mai^K  1IENR>':   b.  June  24,  1S62. 

3334  111.  Laura  Flizabeth':  b.  April  15,  1864;  m.  Jan.  27, 
1884,  to  John  M.  Kane.  (6097) 


POSTERITY'  OF  WI.jARD   LEVERING.  399 

Children  of    (1340)  Mary  Ann   (Weidner)  and  Caleb  Ruth. 

3335.  I.   ANNIE  E.':    b.  Nov.  29,  1858;    m.  Jan.  1879,  P.  H.  Con- 

don, who  was  accidentalh'  killed  on  the  Penna.  R.  R.,  on 
Oct.  10,  1888.  (6099) 

3336.  11.  Jennie':    b.  Dec.  10,  i860;    m.  June  25,  1891,  to  John 

Dowd.  (6103) 

3337.  111.  Kate":    b.  Oct.  31,  1862;    m.  Apl.  4,  1879,  to  William 

Davis.  (6104) 

All  reside  at  Conshohocken,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1343)  Mag:gie  K.'  (Weidner)  and  George  Hart. 

3338.  1.   Edith  N.':  b.  Aug.  14,  1869. 

3339.  II.   HOWARD  G.':  b.  Aug.  19,  1871. 

3340.  111.  Minnie  M.':  b.  July  15,  1874. 

3341.  IV.  Bessie  M.':  b.  July  23,  1877. 

3342.  V.  Norman  W.':   b.  June  23,  1879. 

3343.  VI.  Grant  H.':   b.  May  22,  1885  ;  d.  Oct.  25,  1886. 

Children  of  (1344)  Susan    (Kendi§:)  and  William  Bair. 

3344.  1.  Margaret':    b.  Aug.  17,  1840;    m.  Dec.  2,  1865,  to  Ed 

win  Wright.  (6105) 

3345.  II.  JOHN' :  b.  Sep.  20,  1842  ;  m.  Aug.  8,  1870,  Harriet  Trego. 

(6106) 

3346.  111.  Eliza':  b.  Oct.   14,  1844;    m.   Dec.  25,  1864,  to  Edwin 

Buckley.  (611 1) 

3347.  IV.  Uriah':  b.  Oct.  5,  1847;  m.  Annie  Shoemaker. 

(6108) 

3348.  V,  Jane**:  b.  Apl.  17,  1857;  m.  Jan.  29,  1875,  to  Amos  Os- 

mond.    Res.  Newark,  Del.  (61 14) 

3349.  VI.  ALLIE':  b.  Mch.  31,  1861  ;  m.  to  Howard  Connell.     Res. 

Sadsburyville,  Pa.  (61 16) 


400  THH    LH\Hlv|NG    l-AMILY. 

Children  of  (I34b)  Elvina    (Kendig)  and  Joseph  Pine. 

^350-  '•  JOHN^  h.  J. 111.  J  I,  1S41.  He  was  a  soldier  in  Co.  K,  nth 
Pcnna.  Ca\ali\  ,  in  tlu-  late-  war;  died  at  RiLhmond,  Va., 
on  S\ch.  7,  1.S6:;,  on  his  way  home  as  a  released  prisoner 
of  war. 

33!;i.  II.  JoSHPHlNE":  b.  Apl.  S.  i<S43;  unmd.  Res.  Sadsburv- 
\ille.  Pa. 

33S3.  ill.  CATHAlvlNt^  b.  Mch.  27,  1846;  m.  Feb.  14,  1874,  to 
HIlw.Mtd  Scott.     Res.  Philad.  (6121) 

33SV  l\.  ADDIE'*:  b.  Oct.  7.  1848;  111.  June  1875,  to  William 
Collins.     Res.  Philad.,  where  she  d.  Nov.  30,  1877. 

3^^4-  \'-  H.W.WA' :  b.  Mch.  5,  1851  ;  m.  Au.u.,1877,  to  Absalom  Tretro. 
Res.  Chester  Co.,  I^a.  (612^) 

Children  of  (1347)  John  ^  and  Ann  (Wiley)  Kendig. 

3355-  '•  MAkV^  b.  No\.  19,  1852;  m.  Oct.  17,  1875,  to  Sylvester 
Ta.--art.     She  d.  Dec.  23,  1890,  in  Philad.     No  chn. 

3356.  II.  ANNIES  b.  Dec.  19,  1857;  m.  June  11,  1882,  to  Rev. 
Henry  Franklin,  of  Philad.  (6125) 

3557-  III.  Waggih-^  b.  Sep.  25,  1865;  unmd.  Res.  Shar.-n  Hill, 
Ijelaware  Co..  Pa. 

Children  of  (1348)  A.Jackson    and  Eliza  (Reese)  Kendig. 

335''<-      ••   CORA^   b.  Apl.  24,  1862;  d.  Jul\-  5,  1864.  . 

33S9-  II-  CHARLES':  b.  Sep.  27,  1867;  m.  Jan.  12,  1893,  Elizabeth 
Ramse\-.      Res.  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

r/)0.      111.   JoiiN^   b.  Au.L'.  27,  1871  ;   m.  in  1893  Mabel  Walton. 

3361.  1\.   CORA-^   b.  Apl.  4,  1870;   unmd. 

Children  of    (  I34'?i  Mary    (Kendig)  and  John  Kerlin. 

3362.  !.   Harrys  h.  Auiz.  2C,   18^:;;  m.  Kate  McCullou-h.     Res. 

Philad.  (6127) 

3363-  II.  WlLLlAAW  b.  Au-.  2S,  1855;  m.  Ada  Powers.  Res. 
Parksbur.u,  Pa.  (61 31) 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  4OI 

3364.  III.  Charles';  b.  Apl.  13,  1858;  d.  May  30,  1863,  at  Sads- 

huryville,  Pa. 

3365.  IV.   Mary':   h.  Apl.  7,  1861  ;  d.  Alio;.  12,  1863,  at  Sadsbury- 

ville,  Pa. 

3366.  V.  Margaret":    h.    Dec.   20,    1863;    m.   Oct.    13,    1886,  to 

Mark  Connell.     Res.  Downingtown,  Pa.  (6132) 

3367.  VI.  Franklin';  b.  Auo;.  22,  1866;  d.  May  18,  1868. 

3368.  VII.  Frank':    b.    Dec.    16,    i870;.unmd.     Res.    Sadsbury- 

ville,  Pa. 

3369.  VIII.   SaMZON':    b.   Aug.    I,    1872;    unmd.     Res.  Sadsbury- 

ville,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1350)   Louisa    (Kendig)   and  Judson  Reese. 

3370.  I.  Maggie':  b.  Oct.  23,   1859;  m.  Dec,  10,  1879,  to  Henry 

Shroder,     Res.  Germantovvn,  Philad.  (6135) 

3371.  II.  Mary':  b.  Aug.  25,  1861  ;  m.  to  Francis  Newlin.     Res. 

Coatesville,  Pa.  (6140) 

3372.  III.   Kate':  b.  Apl.  8,   1864;  m.  Sep.  25,   1886,  to  George 

Bicking.     Res.  Philad.  (6145) 

3373.  IV.  David':  b.  June  25,  1866;  unmd. 

3374.  V.   John':   b.  Oct.  4,  1868;   unmd. 

3375.  VI.  Lizzie':  b.  Dec.  27,  1870;  m.  June  16,  1888,  to  Walter 

Bicking.  (6148) 

3376.  VII.  Addie':  b.  Apl.  26,  1875;  unmd. 

Child  of   (J 35 1)  Susan'  (Armstrong)  and  Thomas  Hoffman. 

3377.  I.   A.  LEVERENE':    b.    Nov.    26,    1870 ;    unmd.     Res.    Sads- 

buryville,  Pa. 

Children  of   (1356)  Ellen'  (Armstrong)  and  James  Clark. 

3378.  I.  S.Armstrong':    b.    Mcli.   7,   1874;  unmd.      Res.  Ches- 

ter Co.,  Pa. 

3379.  11.   Mabel    Levering':    b.    Feb.    23,     1879.      Res.    Parks- 

burg,   Pa. 

(=6) 


40-'  THM    Ll£\liRING    FA.MILY. 

Children  of    (13b3i  Griffith   and  Esther  (Benedict)  Levering:. 

3380.  1.   Wary  HlizabI-:th^  b.  n   mo.,   iS,  1843.     Unmd.     Lives 

at  Knowillt.-,  Wun. 

3381.  11.   Rachel  ANNI£TTH^:   b.  12  mo.,  3,    1846;    m.   8  mo.,   23, 

187'    I"  Ur.  Clavtcn  W.  Townsend,  who  d.  6  mo.,  1880. 

(6269) 

3382.  111.   l.M)IA  FlMNCINE'":    b.    I    mo.,   31,    1849;  d.   3  mo.,   23, 

1S72.  • 

3383.  1\'.   I:L.MA  Catharine':    b.   5  mo.,    8,   1857;    unmd.     Res. 

knowille,  Tenn.  She  is  possessed  of  an  advanced  educa- 
tion, and  lias  inr  se\eral  years  been  a  very  successful 
teacher. 

Children  of  (1372)  Samuel'  and  Phoebe  (Hathaway)  Levering:. 

33S4.  1.    Rachel  f:LLA' :   b.  g  mo.,  6,  1853. 

3385.  11.  Thowas  Henry":  b.  2  mo.,  5,  1855. 

3386.  111.   S\AU\  ALICE':  b.  9  mo.,  23,  1856;  d.  6  mo,,    14,    1S69. 

3387.  IV.  Clara  Maria':  b.  12  mo.,  9,  1859. 

3388.  V.   LaLRA  Lethia':   b.  6  mo.,  24,  1861  ;  m.  8  mo.,  22,  1882, 

to  William  fflmore  Osborn.     Res.  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

(6272) 

3389.  VI.  Susanna  Matilda':  b.  3  mo.,  20,  1863;  d.  4  mo.,  26, 

1887. 

3390.  \11.    li:\NY  Hva':  b.  12  mo.,  7,  1864. 

3391.  \lll.   HANN^•  ffSTHER':    b.    i    mo.,    11,    1867;    m.  6  mo..  6, 

1888,  to  William  II.  Benedict.     Res.  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

3392.  l.\.  Ralph  (jRIEEith':  b.  3  mo.,  29,  1S71. 

3395.  ,\.   CEORGE  Canp,^':   b.  3  mo.,  25,  1875. 

Children  of    (1375)   Mary  Levering    (Franklin)   and  Edward 

Franklin. 

3394.      1.    TlK  )MAS  HENR^': 

339^.    11.  Mary  Alice': 

3396.  111.  Hannah  Clotilda': 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  403 

3397.  IV.  George  Purnell*': 

3398.  V.  JOHN  Edward': 

3399.  VI.  Ellen  MiLNOR': 
34CX).  VII.  V^iLLiAM  Henry': 
3401.  VIII.  Charles  Lex': 

[This  list  is  copied  from  "THE  LEVERING  FAMILY."  1  have 
written  repeatedly,  during  two  years  past,  to  IV — who  is  said  to  be 
a  doctor— in  effort  to  secure  geneological  information  of  the  family, 
but  lost  my  labor.] 


Children  of  (1378)   Rev.  Thos.  Levering'  and  Ellen  (Klapp) 

Franklin. 

3402.  I.  William  Henry':  b,  June  9,  1845;  m.,  1870,  Isabella  M. 

Culver.     He  d.  May  i,  1877. 

3403.  II.  Ellen  Milnor":  b.  Nov.  10,  1846;  m.  Dec.  16,  1876, 

to  Edgar  M.  Bradenburg.     Res.  Washington,  D.  C. 

(6275) 

3404.  III.  Joseph  Klapp':  b.  Mch.  28,  1848.     Was  married  twice. 

No  children. 

3405.  IV.  Thomas  Levering':  b.  Aug.  29,  1849;  d.  Sept.  5,  1850 

3406.  V.  Margaret  Rebecca':   b.  Mch.  26,  1851;  d.  Aug.  18 

1852. 

3407.  VI.  Mary':  b.  April  22,  1852;  unmd. 

3408.  VII.  Anna  VERRON':  b.  Aug.  12,  1854;  unmd. 


Children  of  same  and  Adelaide  Marion  (Cooke),  2d  wife. 

3409.  VIII.  ADELAIDE  Cooke':    b.  Aug.  II,   1861  ;    m.  Sept.  22, 

1885,  to  George  Jones  Lincoln.  (6279) 

3410.  IX.  Catharine  Van  Renselaer':  b.  Jan.  28,  1863;  d.  Oct. 

20,  1865. 

3411.  X.  Charles  H.  Carroll':  b.  Ffb.  8,  1867;  unmd. 

3412.  XI.  Isabella  Wood':  b.  Oct.  26,  1868;  unmd. 


404  TflH    LE MURING    1AA\1LY. 

Children  of  (1332  i  George  C   and  Zelia  H.  (  McCutcheon ) 

Lawrason. 

34n.  1.  Sa.WI  LI.  .WcCl'TCllKON':  b-  July  31,  1852,  at  New  Or- 
leans; m.  Mc-h.  31,  i<S75,  Harriett  Mathews,  of  West 
Feliciana  Parisli,  La.  They  reside  at  Bayou  Sara,  La., 
where  Jud^e  L.  has  presided  over  the  courts  and  is  a 
prominent  jurist.  (6282) 

3414.  11.  (itokGL  BRADIORD'  ( M.    U.):   b.    Jul\    26,    1854,    at 

Pass  Christian,  Miss.;  in.  Feb.  12,  1884,  Octavia  Blanc, 
who  d.  Feb.  I,  1885;  m.  2d  Feb.  25,  1887,  Margaret 
Bruns.  (6291) 

iJr.  L.  was  educated  at  Georgetown  and  Columbia 
Colleges,  D.  C,  and  at  Staunton,  Va.  He  next  entered 
the  Virginia  Military  institute,  from  which  he  graduated 
in  1873  with  honor.  He  was  subsequentl\-  professor  of 
Ph>'sics  in  the  Institute.  In  1875  he  was  engaged  as 
engineer  and  chemist  in  the  copper  mines  of  Georgia. 
One  \'ear  later  he  was  a  professor  and  assistant  com- 
mandant in  the  North  Georgia  Agricultural  College.  He 
returned  to  Louisiana  and  studied  medicine  in  the  Univer- 
sit>'  of  that  State,  graduating  in  1883,  after  which  he 
studied  in  New  York'  :\\^^]  Philadelphia,  returning  to  New 
Orleans  in  1884,  where  he  has  since  resided  and  practiced 
his  profession,  and  is  considered  among  the  most  scientific 
phs'sicians  of  the  South.  All  this  information  I  gleaned 
from  his  neighbors,  for  want  of  data  direct,  which  was 
sought  without  avail. 

3415.  111.  William  Bitlhr":   b.  Oct.  21,  and  d.  Oct.  26,  1856,  at 

New   ( )rl(.'ans. 


Child  of  <  1385)  J.  Hcndly   and  Barbara  (Briscoe)  Smoot. 

3416.  1.  Sarah  Llizablth":  married  a  Mr.  Parris,  a  native  of 
Maine.  Thex'  had  four  children  ;  the  youngest,  Helen, 
marrii'd  and  is  li\inu  in  the  West. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  405 

Children  of  (1386)  Susan  W.'  (Smoot)  and  Samuel  McLean. 

3417.  1.  Alice  Lawrason":  b.   ApL    i6,   1821  ;  m.  Dec.  i,  1839, 

to  Frederick  Stahl,  who  removed  from  Baltimore  to  St. 
Louis,  and  subsequently  to  Galena,  HI.,  where  he  died 
on  Jan.  8,  1892,  and  where  Mrs.  S.  and  family  still  re- 
side. (6295) 

3418.  11.   LUCRETIA  HODGEKINSON':  b.   Nov.    12,   1822;  m.   July 

3,  185 1,  at  Galena,  HI.,  to  William  Henry  Snyder,  of 
Utica,  N.  Y.     They  reside  at  Galena.  (6299) 

3419.  111.  Alexander  Kerr':  b.  Mch.  7,  1824;  m.  in  1862,  An- 

nette Williams,  of  Louisiana.  (6302) 

3420.  IV.   Virginia':   b.    June    12,   1827,    at  Charlotte,   S.  C.;  d. 

Feb.  10,  1829,  at  Burlington,  N.  J. 

All,  except  the  last,  were  born  at  Alexandria,  Va. 

Children  of  (1390)  Amelia  D.'  (Riggs)  and  James  P.  Erskine. 

3421.  I.  Mercy  Ann**:  b.  Feb.  6,   1835;  d.  Aug.  7,   1855,  unmd, 

Quincy,  HI. 

3422.  11.  Alexander  Macdonald":  b.  Mch.  16,  1836. 

3423.  111.  Romulus':  b.  Jan.  i,  1842. 

Children  of   (J 39 1)  Alice  Ann'  (Riggs)  and  Dr.  James  W^.  Bacon. 

3424.  1.   ROMULUS  RiGGS': 

3425.  11.  JOHN  Philip':  - 

3426.  HI.  Albert': 

3427.  IV.  Alice  Riggs': 

Child  of  (1392)  James  Lawrason"  and  Marietta  (Francis)  Riggs. 

3428.  1.   Alice':  b.  July   16,   1853;  m.  Sep.   3,    1874,  at  Peoria, 

HI.,  to  Alexander  G.  Tyng,  Jr.,  a  grandson  of  Rev.  Dr. 
Stephen  Tyng,  of  New  York.     Res.  Peoria.         (6294) 


406  THI-    1.1:\1-:R1NG    PA.Min'. 

Children  of  (  13*^4)  Mary  E.    (Riggs)  and  Robert  Colg-ate. 

3429.  1.  Sa.WL  1:1.   jA.WliS^ 

3430.  11.  I.AWRASON  Rl(]f]S':  ;  d. 

3431.  111.   ALiCl-;  KlGGS":  ;  m.  John  D.  Wood. 

3432.  I\ .   K(  )1;i-:fvt'': 

Children  of  (I395,i  Henrietta    (Riggs)  and  Samuel  G.  Battle. 

^433.      1.    JOHN    MOORH': 

3434.  II.    K«  )\\l  LI  S  KiGGS': 

3435.  111.   Harry": 

Children  of    (  H^b )  Julia  M.    (Riggs)  and  George  H.  Boker. 

3436.  1.  CjEORGE':    ;    m.   Dec.    27,    1871,    (5173)    Edith^ 

dau.  of  (It'o.  W.  Wharton.     No  dm. 


3437.     11.  Charles' 


.  '-I 


Children  of  (J 397)  Illinois'  (Riggs)  and  Charles  H.  Graeff. 

3438.  I.   NHTTA  RiGGS':    m.  William  F.  Gilder  of  New  York.     No 

ehn. 

3439.  II.  ChaRLLS    Frederic':    m.    Emily    Blakiston,   of  Philad. 

No  chn. 


Children  of  ( 1398)  George  Washington  and  Janet  (Shedden)  Riggs. 

^440.  1.  ALICE  LavvrasON":  b.  July  7,  1S41  ;  unmd.  Resides  in 
Washington,  L).  C. 

^441.  II.  Katharine  Shedden':  1\  Dec.  iq,  1842;  m.  in  187210 
Louis  de  Geofro)-,  of  the  French  diplomatic  service  in 
Washin,:it(»n.  I).  C,  where  she  d.  in  Feb.,  1881.    (6304) 

3442.  III.  Cecilia':    b.  June  20,  1844;    m.  Oct.  2,  1867,  to  Henry 

Howard,  of  Ikr  Britannic  Majesty's  diplomatic  service  in 
Washin.uton,  h.  C  (6306) 

3443.  IV.  Janet  Madelaine':  b.  Au-.  16,  1845;  d.  Jan.  30,  1861. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  407 

3444.    V.  Mar^' Griffith':  b.  Mch.  15,  1848;  d.  Au,u.  2,  1849. 
3444.     VI.  George   Shedden":    b.    Dec.    25,    1849;    d.    May   20, 

1856. 

3446.  VII.  Elisha  Francis':    b.  Oct.  2,  185 1  ;    m.  Feb.  19,  1879, 

Medora,  dau.  of  James  S.  Thayer,  of  New  York  City,  and 
Medora,  his  wife  (who  was  widow  of  (1389)  Samuel 
James  Rigjis). 

Mr.  Riggs  is  the  last  of  his  name  in  the  banl\ing  house 
of  Riggs  &  Co.,  now  tlie  Riggs  National  Bank,  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C,  which  succeeded  the  famous  old  bank  of 
Corcoran  &  Riggs,  which  was  established  in  1840  by  his 
father,  who  died  in  1881,  The  institution  has  been  a 
government  depository  coeval  with  its  existence,  and  is 
still  in  current  account  with  the  State  Departments. 

(6311) 

3447.  Vlll.  Jane  Agnes**:    b.  Oct.  28,  1853;  d.  unmd.  in  1894. 

3448.  IX.  Thomas  Lawrason':    b.  Apl.    n,    1858;   d.  Jan.   19, 

1888,  unmd.,  at  Washington,  D.  C.  He  was  a  member 
of  the  Banking  House  of  Riggs  &  Co. 

Children  of  (J 399)  Lawrason'  and  Frances  (Clapp)  Riggs. 

3449.  I.  Benjamin  Clapp':   b.  Feb.  16,  1844;   m.  June  i,  1874, 

Rebecca  Fox.  He  d.  Apl.  18,  1883,  ^^'t  Saranac  Lake, 
New  York.  (6314) 

3450.  II.  Alice  Lawrason':  b.  July  10,  1846;  m.  Dec.  2,  1873, 

to  Riggin  Buckler,  M.  D.,  of  Baltimore.  (6317) 

3451.  111.  George  Washington':   b.  Dec.  22,  1848  ;  m.  Oct.  8, 

1879,  Catharine  Cheeseman.  (6322) 

Children  of  same  and  Mary  T.  (Bright),  3rd  wife. 

3452.  IV.  Mary  Bright':  b.  Jan.  5,  i860;  d.  Apl.  7,  1862. 

3453.  V.  Lawrason':  b.  Oct.  17,  1861,  in  New  York. 

3454.  VI.  Bright':  b.  Mch.  26  and  d.  Now  11,  1863. 

3455.  Vll.  William    PICKERSGILL':    b.    Aug.    u,    1864,    in    New- 

York. 


4o8  Tnii  Li-:\i:kiNG  family. 

3456.      \1II.    CLINTON  LE\i:!''INCi';    b.  Sep.   13,   1866,  in  New  York; 
in.  Oct.  _M.  iSm},  .\\:ir\   Kennedy  CfDrnwell. 

54S7.     IX.   Ji:ssi".   HkKiHl':   \\   Heb.    3,    1870.   in   Bait.;   m.  Oct.  5, 
iS()3,  C:iiarlt.tle  Morris  S\  inin^ton.  (6328) 

3458.     \.    \i.ri-'i:i)  I^ANDOi.Pir  :  b.  ApL  19,  1871,  at  Bait. 

34St).       \I.    l-l^'ANCIS  (IRAIIAMM 

'^^^  b.  Nov.  29,  1872,  at  Bait. 

3460.  Ml.    Wv.WA   (iRin-n'M'  I 

3461.  \111.    llK  )A\AS  1)1  DLL^":   b.  Jan.  28,  1875,  at  Ball. 

Children  of   (1407)  Elizabeth  E.    (  Cartwrlght )  and  Georg:e  Young. 

3462.  1.   H.WIL^  l-l.l/AP.i:iH' :   b.  Oct.  3,  1862. 

3463.  11.  (jE()R(]L  Tho.was':  b.  Mch.  31,  1864;  m.  Dt^c.  27/ 1886, 

Clarissa  Payne.     Res.  Pen^e,  England,  (6329) 

3464.  111.   Syunly  CaRTWRIGHT':   b.  Sep.    lo,   1866  ;   m.   May  20, 

1888.  Beatrice  Ada  West.   Res.  Pen^e,  England.   (6333) 

3465.  1\.    ALICLSaRAIC:   b.  Au.u.   14,   1868. 

3466.  \'.  FlorF-NCi:  Bi;i^riiA':  b.  Apl.  s,  J87i- 

Children  of   (t40o)  Georgianna    ( Cartwright )   and  George   F. 

Chappell. 

3467.  I.   MaR^  ALICE':   b.  April  2,  1861. 

3468.  11.   Tllo.MAS  CarTVVRIGHT":  b.   Au.g.    15,   1863;  m.  Au,u.  2, 

i8cp,  Elizabeth  A.  Kinle\'.     Res.  London,  Eng.    (6337) 

346^;.      111.    l-REDERICK  (j.' :    b.  Ma\-  26,   1865;   d.  Ma\-.  1866. 

3470.  IV.   (}E()R(]IA\Na':    b.   Jan.   22,    1867;   m.    1886  to   William 

W.  Baker,  who  d.  Sep.  22,   1889.  (6338) 

3471.  V.   (jEORCJE  F.':   b.  Jan.  22,  1869;  d.  Feb.,  1876. 

3472.  \l.    l-l.ORENCE  A.':   b.  Aug.  ii,  1871  ;  d.  April,  1872. 
347:;.      \  11.    IlliRBERT  A.':   b.  Aug.   11,   1875. 

Child  of  (  1409)  Ann  C.   (Cartwright)  and  Edmund  Greenaway. 

3474.  1.  Fd.MLM)  I'HO.WAS":  b.  Jul\'  26,  1861  ;  ni.  Aug.  19,  1883, 
Susan  Caroline  Varndell.  Res.  Plough  Road,  Rother- 
hithe,  S.  E.,  England.  (6339) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  409 

Children  of  ( 1411 )  James  Thomas  and  Almira  (Longf )  Waterhouse. 

3475.  I.  Edward  Augustus":  b.  Oct.  3,  1853;  m.  Juix'23,  1878, 

Linnie  Helmick.     Res.  Troy,  O.  (6340) 

3476.  II.   James  C*:   h.  July  7,  1856;  m.   Jan.    31,    1884,   Eftle  J. 

Havvke,  who  d.  Oct.  24,  1885.     He  m.  2d  Mcli.  11,  1889, 
Marv  Sale.     Res.  East  Waynesville,  Warren  Co.,  O. 

(6346) 

3477.  111.  Sarah    A.':    b.    Dec.    11,    1858;    m.    Nov.  9,    1879,   to 

Horace  W.  Beedle.     Res.  Troy,  O.  (6348) 

347S.     IV.    Thomas    C:    b.    Jan.    30,    1861.     Whereabouts    not 
known. 

3479.    V.  Celestia  Elizabeth':  b.  Oct.  7,   1864;  m.  May  27, 
1886,  to  William  C.  Roney.     Res.  Troy,  O.     No  chn. 


Children  of  ( J4I0)  Mary  Alice'  (Waterhouse)  and  John  M.  Sinclair. 

3480.  1.  Rachel  Alice**:  b.  July  21,  1842;  d.  in   i860  at  Nash- 

ville, 111. 

3481.  11.  Elizabeth  R.':  b.  Auo;.  14,  1845;  d.  May  10,  1857,  at 

Oscaloosa,  Iowa.  ■ 

3482.  111.   Luther    Lee':    h.    June   8,    1849;    m.   Nov.    5,    1874, 

Justina  J.  Lucas.     Res.  Belleview,  Mo.  (6349) 

3483.  IV.  Seth  Levering':  b.  July  27,  1852  ;  d.  Aug.  I,  1883,  at 

Caledonia,  Mo. 

3484.  V.  Sarah  Emma':  b.  Mch.  22,   1856;  d.  Nov.  21,   1857,  at 

Oscaloosa,  Iowa. 

3485.  VI.  Charles  Thomas':  b.  June25,  1859.     Res.  not  known. 


Children  of  (I4I2)  John  W,  and  Hannah  (Mullen)  Cartwright. 

3486.  1.  Laura':  b.  Feb.  17,  1859;  d.  Sept.  12,  i860. 

3487.  11.  Lawrence':  b.  Mch.  15,  1861  ;  m.  May  15,   1887,  Anna 

C.  Felkley.     Res.  Dayton,  O.  (6354) 

3488.  III.  Maggie':  b.  Aug.  6,  1864;  d.  same  day. 


4IO  THK    Li;\lil<'lNCj    FA.MiL^. 

Children  of  (I  113)  Mary  J.    (Cartwrlght)  and  Nathan  Jones. 

3489.  I.  Sa.ML1:l  T/:    h.   net.    12.    1853;    m.   Feb.   26,    1879,   Eva 

Keys.     Res.  near  Wayncs\  illf,  O.  (6356) 

3490.  11.   LaI'RA  J.^   h.  ( )a.  22,  1855  ;   m.  Nov.  27,  1878,  to  Frank- 

lin /ill.     Rf>.  near  Bellbrook,  O.  (6358) 

3491.  111.   MlNNIH":   h.  All::.  2  anJ  J.  Au^^.  12,  1864. 

3492.  I\.   Joll.N  W'.^   h.  Aug.  29,  1866;   ni.  May  9,  1888,  Anna  M. 

GaiJ,  of  Oregonia,  O.     He  d.   Au^.   5,  1889.     .No  ehn. 

Children  of  ( 1417  )  Seth  Levering    and  Emma  (Merritt)  Cartwright. 

3493.  1.  CharLHS  W.^  b.  Now  12,  1869;  unmJ.     Was  o;raduated 

at  the  Collejie  of  New  Jersey,  at  Princeton,  in  June,  1894. 

3494.  II.  JohnO.':  b.  Jan.  25,  1872;  unmd.     Res.  Da\ton,  O. 

Children  of  (HIS)  David    and  Mary  (Haines)  Brown. 

3495.  1.   ANNA  Elizabeth":  b.  May  i6,  1868;  m.  June  9,  1885,  to 

Wesley  S.  Haines.  (6359) 

3496.  11.  Jacob  ALLBN":  b.  Jan.  9,  1870;  d.  Jul\-,  1 87 1. 

Children  of  (1420)  Maria"  (Lukens)  and  Dr.  Charles  Shoemaker. 

3497.  I.   MAklilA":  ;  d.  unmd. 

349S.     11.   ANNIH':  ;    unmd.      Is    Principal    of   the    Friends' 

Central  School,  at  Philad. 

Child  of  (1423  )  William  T.   and  Maria  (Kulp)  Lukens. 
^4(>j.     I.   ENOS  M.':  ;   Res.  North  Wales,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1424)  Abraham  T.   and  Esther  (Williams)  Lukens. 

3500.  1.  Charles":   b.  in  184^.     Res.  Kulpsxille,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

3501.  11.   A.MANDA':   b.  in  184s.     Res.   Lansdale,  Montg.   Co.,   Pa. 
T,z,02.     111.  Sarah":   b.  in  1849.     Res.  Philad. 

3S0^^.     1\.   Franklin":   b.  101852.     Res.  Kulps\ille,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  41I 

3504.  V.  William'*:  b.  in  1854.     Res.  Norristown,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

3505.  VI.   Emily':  b.  in  1856.     Res.  Lansdale,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

3506.  VII.  ADELINE':  b.  in  1858.     Res.  Lansdale,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

3507.  VIII.  Cynthia':   b.  in  1861.     Res.   Kulpsville,  Montg.  Co., 

Pa. 

3508.  IX.  Maggie":  b.  in  1863.     Res.  Kulpsville,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

3509.  X.   Henry':  b.  in  1865.     Res.  Lansdale,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1427)  Enos  T,'  and  Sarah  (Ruth)  Lukens. 

3510.  I.  Enos':  Res.  Kulpsville,  Pa. 

351 1.  11.  Jacob':  Res.  Hatfield,  Pa. 

Children  of  (I44I )  Jane    (Hughes)  and  Joseph  Supplee. 

3512.  I.   Laura':  b.  Sep.  29,  1844;  m.  to  W.  Henry  Davis.     Res. 

Norristown,  Pa.  (6361) 

3513.  II.  Leslie':    b.  Mch.   3,   1847;    m.   Virginia  Singley.     Res. 

North  Wales,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  (6364) 

Children  of  (1460)  Sarah'  (Jenkins)  and  John  S.  Lungren. 

3514.  I.  Margaretta':  b.  Oct.  4,  1839;  m.  July  6,  1867,  to  Mah- 

lon  Evans.     Res.  Harrisburg,  Pa.  (6367) 

3515.  II.  Owen  Henry':  b.  Nov.  4,  1845  ;  m.  Aug.  9,  1875,  Clara 

Tillotson.     Res.  Germantown,  Philad.  (6368) 

3516.  III.  Mary  Emma**:  b.  Feb.  28,   1848;  m.  Charles  H.  Macal- 

tioner.     Res.  Philad.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1456)  Jane'  (Jenkins)  and  Dr.  Jonathan  Evans. 

3517.  I.  Oliver  M.':  b.  in  1831  ;  m.  Ellie  J.  Jenkins.     Res.  Lans- 

dale, Pa.,  where  Mr.  E.  is  connected  with  the  First  Na- 
tional Bank  of  the  borough.  (6373) 

3518.  II.  Sallie  Jane':   b.  in  1836;  m.  to  John  S.  Jenkins.     Res. 

Lansdale,  Pa.  (6369) 


412  THI:    LL\  BRING    FAMILY. 

M\  111  CHNHRATION. 

Children  of   (  I4b3)  Joseph  B.~  and  Barbara  (Wismer)  Kreamer. 

^519.      1.    Jacob   W.":     b.    Feb.   28,    1S63;     m.    Hlhi    R<)\-cr.     Res. 
Nia-town.   IMiiiaJ.  (6376) 

3520.  II.  CatHaRINH  ":    b.   [\-c.  26,  1864;    m.   Au^.   23,  1890,  to 

J..iin  HiL'V.     Res.  Norristown,  Pa.  (6380) 

3521.  III.   I-RANKIJN":   b.  Moh.  29,  1866;    d.  Mch.  30,  1868. 

^22.      IN.    ^V.RV':l„^^^^,^^,^,^.(a.O0t.  ,7,  ,867. 

3S2:;.     \.  1:i.la':    I  y 

3524.      \  1.   anna'-':   b.  April  14,  1869;   m.  to  Adam  Koeiiiii. 

(6382) 
352s.    \  II.  Willia.m  Henry"':  b.  April  30,  1870. 

3526.  \lll.    1:L.\\ER'':    b.  Sep.  3,  1871. 

3527.  I\.   H,\\A\a":  b.  iV\a\-  11,  1873. 

3528.  \.    Ll/ZIE":   b.  Feb.  16.  1875. 

3529.  XI.   AcjNES":   b.  Mch.  16,  1876. 

3530.  XII.   ASON'-':    b.  Ma\-  27,  1880. 

Family  iix'e  near  Creamery,  Montij;.  Co.,  Pa. 

• 

Children  of  (t465)  Naomi  B/  (Kreamer)  and  John  K.  Wurtz. 


>/2. 


3:;^!.     1.   ANNA  K.":   b.  Sep.  16,  i8; 
^3^2.     II.  Jacob  K.':  b.  Now  14.  1873. 
^.:;;.     111.    I<  )iiN  K.":  b.  Dee.  s.  1873;  d.  Max-  10,  1889. 
33M-     'V.   HNOS  K.':   b.  Dec.  12,  1878;  d.  April  29,  1881. 
3:;^^;.      \.    Da\I1)  k.":   b.  and  d.  Feb.  3,  1880. 
Famil\-  li\e  at  Norristown,  Pa. 

Children  of   (  1466)  Emeline '  (Kreamer)  and  Enos  S.  Schwenck. 

35^6.      1.   ADAU":   b.  \\a\- 6.  1873. 

3537.     II.   JOHN":   b.  Auu.  10,  1874. 

35:58.     III.    ANNll-":    b.  N(.\.  15,  1875;  d.  Feb.  17,  1882. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  413 

3539.  IV.  J.  Warren":  b.  Feb.  26,  1878. 

3540.  V.  Franklin":  b.  Aw^.  3,  1879;  cl.  Feb.  7,  1882. 

3541.  VI.  Oliver":  b.  Dec.  13,  1880. 

3542.  VII.   RUFUS'-':  b.  Aug.  29,  1884. 

Reside  near  Gratersford,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1472)  Charles  D."  and  Anna  (Moyer)  Godshalk. 


3543 

3544 

3545 
3546 

3547 
3548 


I.  Elmer  C":  b.  Sep.  24,  1875. 

II.  Jonas  M.":   b.  Mch.  6,  1879. 

III.  Viola  G."  :   b.  Mch.  4,  188 1. 

IV.  Charles  M.":  b.  Feb.  5,  1883. 

V.  Walter  M.":  b.  Jan.  11,  1890;  d.  Mch.  30,  1892. 

VI.  Mabel":  b.  Feb.  7,  and  d.  Feb.  8,  1895. 

Family  reside,  Landsdale,  Pa. 


Children  of  (1474)  George  D/  and  Matilda  (Ellis)  Godshalk. 


3549 
3550 

3551 
3552 
3553 


I.  Clara  Ellis":  b.  Oct.  5,  1875. 

II.  Viola  Blanche":  b.  Jan.  16,  1878;  d.  Nov.,  1879. 

III.  Ellis  Garfield":  b.  Apl.  16,  1881. 

IV.  Harry  Clayton":  b.  May  20,  1886. 

V.  Raymond  Percival":  b.  Sep.  19,  1894;  d.  Apl.  9,  1895. 

Family  live  at  Kulpsville,  Pa. 


Children  of  (1475)  Jonas  D/  and  Emma  (Romig)  Godshalk. 


3554 
3555 
3556 
3557 
3558 
3559 


I.  Matilda  R.":  b.  May  17,  1879. 

II.  Ernestine":  b.  Jan.  5,  1881. 

III.  Sina  R.":  b.  Dec.  13,  1882. 

IV.  George  R.":  b.  Feb.  14,  1885. 

V.  IVA  R.":  b.  June  19,  1887. 

VI.  Emma  Pearl":  b.  Aug.  9,  1889;  d. 


414  THU    LL\1£R1NG    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (  I17b)    Anna    (Godshalk)  and  John  T.  Troxel. 

3560.  1.   HAini-V-':  \\  Sep.  4.  i^^i  >  -1-  Mch.  16,  1883. 

3S6i.  II.  SlSIH  G.':  \\  Jan.  28,  1883. 

3562.  III.   I.I//II:":   b.  Au.ti.  23.  1884. 

356^  I\.   LALikA'-':   b.  Sep.  21,  1885. 

3564.  \.   .!(  )H\  Morris  ":   b.  Jan.  7,  1887. 

356s.  \  I.   llARRV":   b.  ().-t.  2^,  18S8. 

3S6r).  \  II.   Jonas-':   b.  Mch.  iC,  1890. 

3567.  \1II.   ANNA":   b.  Apl.  26,  1891. 

3568.  I.\.    Pl-ARi:':   b.  Feb.  24,  1894. 

3c;6c).     X.   NoR.MAN":  b.  Apl.  27,  1895. 

Family  liw  at  Kulpsville,  Pa. 

Children  of  lH77)  Emma'  (Godshalk)  and  Davis  Stover. 

3570.     I.  l.iLi.iH  Minerva":  b.  June  I,  1878. 
3^71.     II.   Har\H^  (i.":  b.  Mch.  6,  ]88o. 
3572.    III.  Ma.wie'-' 


b.  Auy;.  30,  1 88 1 
357:;     I\'.  Susie'-':  ' 

Famil\-  reside  at  Lansdale,  Pa. 


Child  of  (I486)  Anna'  (Roop)  and  John  Kendigf. 
3c;74.     I.  Walter":   b.  Mch.  ii,  1877,  at  KLilps\ille,  Pa. 

Children  of   (U88)  Sallie'  (Roop)  and  John  Kendig. 

3vS.  I.   Flla":   b.  Jul\-  20.  1883,  at  Kulps\ille.  Pa. 

3576.  II.   LER0>":   b.  CXt.  29,  i88s,  at  Kulps\  ille.  Pa. 

3577.  III.    rilARL":    b.  June  8,   1887,  at  Kulpsville,  Pa. 

3578.  1\'.   John":   b.  Mch.  12,  1889,  at  Kulpsville,  Pa. 

3579.  \  .   UL1\E":   b.  Auii.  12.  1892,  at  kulps\ille,  Pa. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  415 

Child  of   (1490)  Mary  Ann    (Fry)  and  William  Quinn. 

3580.  1.   Elizabeth":  b.  in   1879.     Lives  at  West   Point,    Montg. 

Co.,  Pa. 

Child  of  (I49I )  Amanda'  (Fry)  and  Oliver  B.  Hains. 

3581.  1.     Jacob'':  b.  Jan.  10,  1896,  at  Pottstown,   Pa. 

Children  of  (1496)  Charles  B."  and  Elsie  (Goodman)  Fry. 

3582.  I.   Carl":   b.  Sep.  10,  1891,  Pottstown,  Pa. 

3583.  II.  Elizabeth":  b.  Nov.  21,  1893,  Pottstown,  Pa. 

Child  of  ( J520)  Anna'  (Fry)  and  James  B.  Edwards, 

3584.  1.  Edmund'-':  b.  in  1876,  at  Lansdale,  Pa. 

Children  of  (I52I )  Rebecca**  (Fry)  and  Isaac  B.  Moyer. 

3585.  1.  Edwin.'-' 

3586.  II.  Arthur."     Res.  at  Philad. 

Children  of  (1526)  Mary  E/  (Fry)  and  Christian  A.  Wismen 

3587.  1.   Eli":   b.  July  6,  1885. 

3588.  II.  Charles":  b.  Dec.  10,  1887. 

Family  live  near  Gratersford,  Pa. 

Children  of  (J 527)  Alice'  (Fry)  and  Lewis  B.  Wismer. 

3589.  I.  Ralph": 


b.  Nov.  29,  1 88 1. 

3590.  11.  Annie": J 

3591.  III.   Mary":    b.  Aug.  II,  1884;    near  Gratersford,  Pa. 


Child  of  (1528)  Clement'  and  Flora  (Lachman)  Fry. 
3592.    I.  Mildred":  b.  Jan.  9,  1896. 


4l6  Till"    ir.\l-;k!NG    |-A,MI1.Y. 

Children  of  ( I53I  )  Louisa  H/  (ShoU)  and  Reiff  Gottshalk. 

359^.      1.   \l()l.A  S.'':    1\  N"\.  6,  1863;    m.  Now  10,  1883,  t*>  Burns 
W.  Jdlinsdii.     No  <.lin. 

3594.  11.   (JSCAk  S.':    h.  Ft-'h.  5,    1870;    111.   LJlc.    19,    1888,   Katie 

Schwandii.  (6386) 

3595.  ill.   CLAkliNCL  S.":    b.  Nov.  28,    1872;    unmd.     Res.  Potts- 

touii,  Pa. 

Children  of  I  1532  1  Mary  Ann"  ( Willauer  )  and  Benj.  F.  Buckwalter. 

359O.     1.   Clinton":    h.  Mav  7,    i860;    m.   Feb.    14,    1889,   Louisa 
Wert.  '  (6388) 


3597 
359« 

3599 
3600 
3601 

3602 
360^ 
^004 


II.  \\.\u\  Catharine'':  b.  Jul>-  21,  1862;  d.  July  7,  1875. 

III.  Margaret":   b.  Now  21,  1864;  m.  Mavis,  ''^83,  Frank 
Bohn.  (6391) 

1\  .   Harris":   b.  Dec.  21,  1866;  unmd. 

\.   H.WANUEL":   b.  Jul\-  2,  1868;  d.  Feb.   11.   1870. 

\  1.  Susan":    b.  Au;:.  25,  1870;    m.  Nov.  2,  1889,  to  Joseph 
Stearly.  (6394) 

\ll.   SalLII-:":   b.  Apl.  21,  1872;   unmd. 

\lll.   Charles":  b.  Ma\- 2,  1874;  unmd. 

l.\.   Blnja.MIN":   b.  Jan.  21,  1876;   unmd. 

No   chiklren    by   2i\   husband,    J.   Stearly.     Li\e   near 
Colle^e\ille,  Mont^.  Co.,  Pa. 


Child  of  (  1533)  Marg:areC  (Willaur)  and  Adam  Fordam. 

3605.  1.   J<  )liN":   b.  iJec,  1871. 

Child  of  ( 1536)  John'  and  Lizzie  (Moyer)  Willaur. 

3606.  I.   Sti-;i.1.a":   b.  Oct.  24,  1887;   d.  Ma\-  u.  1888. 

Child  of  (1537)  Joseph'  and  Kate  (Bean)  Willaur. 

3607.  I.   W  ll.LlA.M  ARNOLD":   b.  Uee.  9,  1S79,  at  Skippaek,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  417 

Children  of  (J538)  Edward'  and  Matilda  (Shuler)  Willaur. 

3608.  1.  Katie'-':  b.  about  1881,  at  Mont  Clare,  Pa. 

3609.  U.  Mary":  b.  about  1883,  at  Mont  Clare,  Pa. 

3610.  III.   Henry'-':   b.  about  1885,  at  Mont  Clare,  Pa. 

361 1.  IV.   Franklin'-':  b.  about  1889,  at  Mont  Clare,  Pa. 

Children  of  (J 563)  Annie**  (Hunsberger)  and  Henry  B.  SelL 

3612.  1.  Russell  Orlando":  b.  July  7,  1885. 

3613.  11.  Hlla  Gertrude'-':  b.  July  27,  1888. 

3614.  ill.  Pearl  Viola-':  b.  Oct.  31,  1895. 

Family  reside  at  Ironbridge,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (J  562)  Israel  H/ and  Josephine  (Goldsmith)  Hunsbergfer. 

3615.  1.  Fernando":  b.  July  2,  1880. 

3616.  II.  Ralph'-':  b.  May  8,  1889. 

Child  of  (1550)  Isabella''  (Grater)  and  Jacob  S.  Geller. 

3617.  1.  Maggie":  b.  Mcb.  31,  1873,  at  Lansdale,  Pa.;  unmd. 

Children  of  (1 55 1)  Amanda**  (Grater)  and  Levi  Rosen berger. 

3618.  I.   Belle'':  ;  unmd. 

3619.  II.  Randall"  (M.  D.)  :  ;   unmd. 

3620.  111.  Walter":  ;  unmd. 

Family  live  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (1552)  Annie'  (Davis)  and  Henry  Nuss. 

3621.  1.  W.  LiNFORD":  b.  Nov.  15,  1872. 

3622.  II.  Laura":  b.  June  29,  1874;  m.  April  29,  1896,  to  Albert 

C.  Ritcbie. 

3623.  111.  Clarence  D.":  b.  Nov.  5,  1876. 

3624.  IV.  Mary  Alice":  b.  Mcb.  13,  1879. 
(27) 


4lS  1H1-:    l.i;\HRlNG    FAMILY. 

^62s.  \.   llAkk^' JaS(:)N  ":  \\  Feb.  ig,  1881. 

-,626.  \1.   U\i\S\-.U  Hllis':   t\  Oet.  8.  1883. 

3627.  \ll.    l-.KHiNH  l.liROV":    b.  Mch.   I,   1886. 

3628.  Mil.   l-:i)\A  May":   b.  Sept.  17,  1888. 

3629.  l.\.   NoR.MAN  B.":   b.  Junr  11.  1892. 

Children  of  (1554)  Wm.  Fry'  and  Sarah  E.  (Kline)  Davis. 

3630.  i.   ARTI.MaS  K.":   b.  AiiLi.  10,  1880. 

3631.  11.   Bl-klHA  K.":   b.  Mch.  9.  1882. 

3632.  HI.   Laira  K.":   b.  Feb.  24.  1885. 

363^.      I\'.   l.lZ/11-  K.":   b.  Apl.  8,  1894;  d.  

Children  of  (1555)  Lizzie  H/  (Davis)  and  Wm.  W.  Kline. 

3634.  I.  Florence  U.":  b.  AuLi.  12,  1876. 

3635.  II.  Jerome  L).":  b.  Oct.  26,  1882. 

3636.  111.   Katie  D.":   b.  .V\a\-  23,  1878. 
3C37.  1\.   Cal\1N  1).":   b.  Mch.  9,  1885. 

Children  of  (1556)  Eug:ene  S.'  and  Amanda  (Kline)  Davis. 

3638.  I.   StRLI.A  K."':  b.  Ma\-  31,  1880;  d.  July  24,  188 1. 

3639.  II.  Harl  K.'-':   b.  N()\'.  24,  1882. 

3640.  111.   ORA  K.":   b.  Feb.  12,  1887. 

Children  of  (t557)  Kate  H/  (Davis)  and  Jacob  Rapp. 

3641.  1.   Mamu;":   b.  Jan.,  1881  ;  d.  in  June,  1896. 
3O42.     11.   Fr.MA":   b.  HI  Maicli,  1883. 

Children  of  (J559)  Mary  Alice'  (Davis,)  and  Oilman  H.  Gottshalk. 
3643.     1.   F:lsie'':   b.  Jan.  ().  1886;  d.  Oct.  7,  1887. 


3644 

3645 
3646 

3647 


II.  Mar^  Lizzie'-':  b.  Sep.  4,  1888. 

III.  liAR\i:>(:uFFORi)'':  b.  Nov.  2,  1889. 

IV.  ARBOTT  B>RO\'':   b.  Sep.  16,  1892  ;  d.  Apl.  7,  1893. 
\.   FlllEL":   b.  Jan.  25,  1895. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  419 

Child  of  (1560)  Ida  H:  (Davis)  and  William  Keely. 

3648.  I.  Edna":  b.  Apl.  2,  1894. 

Children  of  (I56I )  William  H."  and  Mary  (Hendricks)  Hunsberg^er. 

3649.  1.  Clarence  H.":   h.  July  i8,  1875;  m.  Oct.  17,  1895,  May 

Sterner. 

3650.  II.  ANNA  Laura":  b.  Nov.  20,  1877. 

3651.  111.  Mary  Katie":  b.  Oct.  12,  1879. 

3652.  IV.   AINSWORTH":   b.  May  4,  1885. 

Children  of  (\566)  Milton'  and  Elizabeth  (Reiff )  Hallman. 


3653 
3654 

3655 
3656 

3657 
3658 
3659 
3660 


I.  Emma":  b.  Mch.  16,  and  d.  Mch.  20,  1885. 

II.  Maggie":  b.  Jan.  19,  1886. 

III.  Mary":  b.  Dec.  13,  1886. 

IV.  Joseph":   b.  May  II,  1888. 

V.  Katie":  b.  July  24,  1889. 

VI.  Milton":  b.  June  19,  1891. 

VII.  Henry  Raymond":  b.  Jan.  2,  1893. 

VIII.  Jacob":  b.  Nov.  16,  1895. 


Child  of  (1586)  Joseph  E/  and  Mary  (Long)  Fry. 

3661.  I.  Mary  E.":  b.  Aug.  16,  1873,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (1588)  Clara'  (Fry)  and  William  F.  Erichson. 

3662.  I.  Chas.  F.":  b.  in  April,  1879. 

3663.  II.   George  E.":   b.  June  10,  1855. 

3664.  HI.   Harry  A.":  d.  young. 

3665.  IV.  Clara  P.":  b.  June  5,  1892. 

Family  live  in  Pbilad. 


420  Tin:    Li;\l-RING    FAA\1LY. 

Children  o{   (l5o'')  Catherine^  (Fry)  and  John  W.  Crater. 

366C.     1.   KLIZABHTH  H.':    b.  m  Ma\-,  1885. 

3667.  II.   BlanCiii:  ':   b.  in  May,  1887. 

3668.  111.  Jt)llN':   b.  in  .\.i\-.  iSSy. 

366(>     1\.   ^n^OTll^■  1..":  b.  in  Oct.,  1892. 
Faiiiil\-  livf  at  Haston,  Pa. 

Children  of   (1590)  John  F/  and  Tillie  (Keyser)  Fry. 

3670.  I.  Clara  H.":  b.  June  29,  1882. 

3671.  11.  Mar^'  C":    b.  July   i-',   1885,  in  London,  En<i.;    d.  July 

29,  1887.  in  Philad.,  Pa. 

3672.  HI.  John  H.":  b.  Jul\'  10,  1888. 

3673.  1\'.   ANNA  M.'-':   b.  Jan.  13,  1891. 

3674.  \.   HSTHHR  E.":  b.  AuLi.  7,  1895. 

Family  li\c  at  Phutnixville,  Pa. 

Children  of   (t5^3)  Milton'  and  Maggie  (Ridge)  Briggs. 

3675.  1.  Charles":  bom  1875. 

3676.  11.  Mary":  born  1880. 

Children  of  (t594)  Kate'  (Briggs)  and  Minot  L.  Christman. 

3677.  I.  Charles'-':  born  about  1872. 
367S.     II.  ULRTIE":  born  about  187C. 

Children  of  (\59b)  Alfred  J.'  and  Anna  (Pancoast)  Briggs. 

3679.  1.    ALFRED":   b.  about  1883. 

3680.  11.  Earl":  b.  about  1894. 

Child  of  (  t603i  Sarah'  (Kline)  and  James  Miller. 

3681.  1.   OLIMA":   b.  Apl.  3.  1883.     Li\cs  at  Allentown,  Pa. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  421 

Children  of  (J604)  Fienna'  (Kline)  and  Lewis  Sheyery. 

3682.  1.  Calista":  at  Allcntown,  Pa. 

3683.  II.   Ada'-':  at  Allentown,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1605)  Alice'  (Kline)  and  Albert  Zellner. 

3684.  1.  Matilda'-':  b.  Feb.  3,  1873. 

3685.  II.  William":  b.  May  11,  1874. 

3686.  III.  Charles'':  b.  May  22,  1876. 

3687.  IV.  Sarah":  b.  Sep.  15,  1878;  d. 

3688.  V.  Edwin'-':  b.  Apl.  3,  1881. 

3689.  VI.  Mary-':  b.  June  3,  1884. 

3690.  VII.  Ida":  b.  Oct.  7,  1886. 

3691.  VIII.   Hattie'-':   b.  Jan.  26,  1889. 

3692.  IX.  Mabel":  b.  Nov.  26,  1891. 

3693.  X.  LILLIE":  b.  Feb.  24,  1894. 

Family  live  at  Allentown,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1606)  William'*  and  Anna  (Kenninger)  Kline* 

3694.  I.  Mary":  b.  Nov.  20,  1879. 

3695.  II.  William":  b.  Mcb.  3,  1882. 

3696.  111.  Samuel^  b.  Sep.  5,  1884. 

Children  of  same^  and  Kate  (Renner)^  2d  wife. 

3697.  IV.  JOHN  R.":  b.  Apl.  4,  1888;  d.  Mch.  25,  1892. 

3698.  V.   Hannah":  b.  Nov.  4,  1890. 

3699.  VI.  Rachel":  b.  June  25,  1891  ;  d.  Mch.  8,  1892. 

3700.  VII.  James":  b.  Mch.  22,  1895. 

Family  reside,  Mainland,  Pa. 


422 


THl:    1J-:\HR1NG    FAMILY 


Children  of   (  1 605)  Tillman'  and  Susan  (Christman)  Kline. 

3701.  1.  MaGCjIE": 

3702.  11.  ALICE": 

3703.  111.  SaLLIL": 

3704.  1\  .  TILL.MAN": 

Li\c'  lU'iir  to  Emaus,  Pa. 

Children  of  ( IbJO)  John'  and  Anna  (Bressent)  Kline. 

3705.  1.   BLALLA":   h.  All-.  6,  1892,  at  AUeiitown,  Pa. 

3706.  11.   John  11.":   b.  Oct.  25,  1894,  at  AllL-ntown,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1611)  Charles'  and  Ellen  (Sholl)  Kline. 

3707.  1.   William":     l.i\f  Allentown,  Pa. 

3708.  11.   Hllhn":     Li\c  AUentown,  Pa. 

Children  of  (I6t2)  William'  and  Sally  (Dettra)  Bean. 


3709. 

1.   LIZZIE": 

3710 

11.  Rebecca": 

37 1 1 

111.  Tillie": 

3712 

l\.  Esther": 

3713 

V.  Laura": 

^714 

\1.  Ida": 

371s 

\  11.  Catharine": 

3716 

\111.  William": 

3717 

.     IX.  Hstella": 

3718 

.     X.  Servias": 

Live  at  Lcdciachville,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  ( I6t4)  Esther'  (Bean)  and  Servias  Kline. 

T,-jn).     1.  William':  ;  d. 

3720.  11.  Charles": 

3721.  111.  Lizzie": 

Li\e  in  Philad. 


POSTERITY  OF  U'lGARD   LEVERING.  423 

Children  of  (I6I5)  Rebecca   (Bean)  and  Mathias  Dettra. 

3722.  1.  Lizzie'-': 

3723.  II.  Esther'-': 

3724.  III.  Walter '•■: 

Live  at  Ambler,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1627)  Henry'  and  Susan  (Benner)  Kulp. 

3725.  L  Mary  Alice'-':  b.  No\-.  29,  1877. 

3726.  IL  Alpheus**:    b.  Oct.    16,   1879;    d.  Nov.   1895,  from  an 

accident. 

3727.  in.   ANNA'-':  b.  June  19,  1881. 

3728.  IV.  'Warren'-':  b.  Nov.  17,  1882. 

3729.  V.   ABRAHAM'-':  b.  Oct.  28,  1884. 

3730.  VI.  Minerva'-':  b.  Au,^.  13,  1887. 

3731.  Vll.  Harry  Floyd'-':  b.  Aug.  23,  1894. 

Children  of   (1636)  Susanna  L/  (Swartz)  and  Henry  B.  Lapp. 

3732.  1.  Nelson  S.'':  b.  July  28,  1880. 

3733.  II.  Stellas.'-':  b.  Mch  26,  1882. 

3734.  HI.   AGNES  S.'-':  b.  June  25,  1883. 

3735.  IV.  Esthers.'-':  b.  Oct.  17,  1884. 

3736.  V.  Marthas.'-':  b.  June  5,  1887. 

3737.  \"1.  Walters.'-':  b,  Nov.  4,  1893. 

Family  live  near  to  Fricks,  Bucks  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (J 637)  Mary^  (Swartz)  and  Isaac  B.  Beideman. 

3738.  1.  Frank'-': 


3739 
3740 

3741 
3742 
3743 
3744 


II.  E STELLA": 

III.  Harry-': 

IV.  ALICE'-': 

V.  ABRAHAM'-': 

VI.  Raymond'-" 

VII.  Edna": 


424  TH1-:    l.i:\HRING    1-A.MILY. 

Children  ot  (  lobo)  Henry  G."  and  Kate  (Detweiler)  Hoot. 

^74:;.  '  1.   Sa,\U1-:i.  1  ).'•'•.     Li\x-s  ;it  linn  Bridge,  Mont,^.  Co.,  Pa. 
V4O.      II.   -loHN  h.":     KiM-'S  at  lion  Brid.^e,  Mont.ii;.  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  ot  (  lbb7)  Michael  G/  and  Mary  (Kelsh)  Hoot. 

^747.     I.   I.II.LII-:  Ma^  ':   h.  Jan.  11,  1875  ;  ^^-  J^''y  20,  1881. 

3748.      11.    ^\AR^    l:LIZAP.Hm  ':    b.  Nov.  19,   1878. 

374().     111.   HLliNORA":  b.  Aiii:.  lo,  1880;  d.  Oct.  19,  1881. 
Family  reside  in  Philad. 

Children  of  ( t675)  Jacob'  and  Mary  (Kreamer)  Campbell. 

3750.     1.   NciRAUN":   b.  June,  1888,  at  Norristown,  Pa. 

371;  1.      II.   CliARLHS  Sa.WLEL":  b.  in  Ma)-  and  d.  in  Sept.,  1892. 

Children  of  (1681)  Georg:e  Henry'  and  Emma  (Van  Scoter) 

Hankele. 

3752.  I.    Hdwin  WlLlUR":   b.  Jul\-  27,  1887. 

3753.  II.  Howard  Frederick":   b.  Jan.  28,  1890;  d.  Oct.   16, 

I  8()  I . 

37^4.     111.  Lilian  Margaret":  b.  Sept.  27,  1892. 
375s.     IV.  Clamon  Henry":  b.  Jan.  25,  1895. 

Children  of  (  Ib'^S  )  Rev.  Charles  L.'  and  Laura  (Housekeeper)  Fry. 

371^6.     I.    Hi:nr^  J.":   b.  Wax-  2,  1892. 

37:57.     11.  CharLI:s'":  b.  Mch.  16,  1894. 

Famil\-  now  (1896)  live  at  Lancaster,  Pa. 

Children  of  ( t6^6)  Anna  G/  (Fry)  and  P.  C.  Zieber. 

3758.  I.  Catharine  F.":  b.  Oct.  30,  1890. 

3759.  II.    .\NNaF.":   b.  Max- 22,  1892. 

l-aniil\-  reside  at  Readin^i,  Pa. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARI)    LEVERING.  425 

Children  of  (1698)  Josephine  C/  (Fry)  and  William  Benbow. 

3760.  1.   David'-':  h.  Nov,  14,  1889. 

3761.  II.   LILIE":   b.  Dec.  24,  1894. 

Family  reside  at  Readinj^,  Pa. 

Child  of  (1708)  Edgar  Y/  and  Laura  (Stephan)  Boyer. 

3762.  I.   CjUY'':   b.  Autf.  26,  1893,  at  Boyertown,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1 71 8)  Dr.  George  W/  and  Delia  (Wirt)  Hinkle. 

3763.  I.   Annie'':   born  at  and  lives  in  Hanover,  Pa.      Unmd. 

3764.  11.   Emma'':   bom  at  and  lives  in  Hanover,  Pa.     Unmd. 

Children  of  (1 719)  Samuel  H.'  and  Mary  (Bixler)  Wentz. 

3765.  I.  William  Augustus'':  b.  Dec.  5, 1829;  m.  Dec  17,  1850, 

Charlotte  S.  Washabaucrh.     Res.  Bait.  (6398) 

3766.  II.   AMELIA   M.":   b.    June   24,   1833;   m.   June   19,    1856,   to 

Ross  Winans,   Jr.     She  d.  Dec.  30,  1858,  at  St.  Peters- 
burg:;, Russia.     No  chn. 

3767.  III.  George  W.'':  b.  Mch.  6,  1836;  m.  Oct.  3,  1878,  Eliza- 

beth   J.    (Wright)   Wilhelm.     No  chn.     They  reside  at 
Catonsville,  a  suburb  of  Bait.,  Md. 

3768.  IV.  Caroline  Virginia'':  b.  Oct.   19,   1838;   m.  Aug.  9, 

1859,   to  Josiah  S.   Hubbell,   who  d.   1863.     She  m.  2d 
Oct.  8,  1867,  to  Hiram  D.  Musselman.     Res.  Bait. 

(6403) 

3769.  V.  John  Morris":  b.  Apl.  7,   1843;  m.  Feb.   10,   1871, 

Annie  Anderson.     Res.  Bait.  (6407) 

3770.  VI.  Kate  Owings'':  b.  Mch.  9,  1850;  m.  Oct.  28,  1873,  to 

John   C.   Wartman.     She  d.   on  Oct.    19,    1880,  at  her 
home  in  Bait.  (6413) 

Children  of  ( 1 720 )  Jesse  H.'  Wentz. 

3771.  1.   Sally'-':   b.  at  Bait.  ;   m.  Emanuel  Doubs. 

3772.  II.  JOHNG.'-':  m.  Letty  Kline.     Lives  at  Hokes,  York  Co., 

Pa.  (6414) 

3773.  III.  Margaret":  m.  to  James  Tracy. 

3774.  IV.   LaMANDA'-' :   not  known. 


426  THi;    I.li\l-:R1NC]    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (1723)  Sarah  S.    (Hoffman)  and  Dr.  James  Gerry. 

^^jj-^.     1.   ^\A^'^    liLlZABinH":    m.    Dr.    L)a\id   C.    Hbeihurt ;     ha\e 
tun  chn. 

3776.  II.   Ja.MES,   Jr."  (M.   D-):   m.   Maima   Hunter,  of   Wiseburg, 

Bait.  Co.,  MJ.     K<-S.  Shrc\vsbur\-,  Pa. 

3777.  111.   f:LRRii)(,ir'  (.W.  \).):   m.   Belle  McAbee.     Res.  Shiews- 

biir\-,  Pa.     Haw  three  chn. 

377S.     1\'.  Susanna'-':  d.  in  infanc}-. 

Children  of  (  1 724  )  Susanna^  (Hoffman)  and  John  Michael. 

3779.  1.   \IRGIN1A  ANN'':    m.   l)r.  Hli  W.   Free,  of  New  Freedom, 

Pa.      He  w  as  a  member  of  the  Lejiislature  of  Penna.  in 
iS^i-2.     Res.  Bait.  (6418) 

3780.  11.    1.M)1A  Catharine'-':    m.    Thomas  E.   WantlanJ,  of   near 

iV\ar\-land  Line,  where  he  was  eno;aged  in  merchandizing. 

(6419) 
37,Si.     111.  Sarah  JanH'':  Died  in  her  23d  year. 

Children  of  (1722)  "William  H.~  and  Margaret  ( Shunk )  Hoffman. 

3782.  1.   LV13IA  ANN'-':   m.  Rev.   Martin  L.  Snyder,  of  the  Central 

Pt-nna.  Meth.  Conference.  (6423) 

3783.  11.   (^jEORGE  VV.  S.'-':    "m.  three  times."      1  can  not  learn  to 

whom.  (6426) 

3784.  111.  Sarah  dANE'-':  "d.  in  girlhood." 

3785.  1\'.   PHTHR":   "d.  in  childhood." 

3786.  \  .  William  Hmory":  m.  Mar\-  Rieser ;  had  ^  chn. 

3787.  \1.   .Il-.NME":   unmd.     Res.  Bait. 

378S.  \ll.   RoSlL":   unmd.     Res.  Bait. 

3781).  \lll.    liUGENIA'-':   unmd.      Res.  Bait. 

3790.     IX.   Caroline":   m.  Re\.  Vandersmith,  of  Methodist  Church. 
She  is  d. 

[It  is  manitest  that  the  reporter  of  the  above  four  families  pur- 
posely suppressed  genealogical  data,  though  it  was  repeatedly 
requested.  1  give  them  a  place,  however,  in  evidence  ot  their 
existence.] 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  427 

Child  of  (J 725)  Elizabeth  A.'  (Levering)  and  Sugden  Randall. 

3791.  1.  Julia  Frances":   b.  Feb.  28,  1844;   m.  Capt.  John  w. 

Holbrook,  who  d.  She  d.  Oct.  n,  1884.  They  were  b. 
at  St.  Paul's  Cliurchvard,  Philad.  Had  one  child,  who 
d.  in  infancy. 

Children  of  (1734)   Lydia  M."  (Levering)  and  Henry  H.  Kinsman. 

3792.  I.  William  Levering'':  b.  Oct.,  1868. 

3793.  11.  Richard  Brockway":  b.  April  23,  1871. 

3794.  III.  Lizzie  Nina":  b.  Alio;.  2,  1873. 

All  born  and  live  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (1735)  William  A;^  and  Josephine  (Carpenter)  Levering. 

3795.  1.  Adele  Carpenters  b.  Nov.  19,  1869. 

3796.  11.  Elizabeth":  b.  June  23,  1872;  m.  Oct.  7,  1896,  to  Mor- 

ris James  Loxley. 

3797.  111.  William  Wallace":  b.  July  2,  1878. 

3798.  IV.  Josephine":  b.  Mch.  23,  1880. 

3799.  V.  Edna":  b.  Mch.  6,  1885. 

3800.  VI.  Helen":  b.  Jan.  30,  1888. 

All  born  and  reside  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (1738)  Emma  P."^  (Levering)  and  Augustus  A.  Spencer. 

3801.  1.  Augustus  Levering':  b.  July  29,  1873;  d.  Nov.  3,  1890. 

Children  of  (1740)  Clara  P.^  (Levering)  and  Alonzo  DeO.  Rossiter. 

3802.  1.  Horace  Levering":  b.  in  1875. 

3803.  11.  William  Apsley":  b.  Mch.,  1881. 

3804.  III.  Frank  Fisher":  b.  Sept.,  1887. 

3805.  IV.  Helen  Burk":  b.  Dec,  1890. 

All  born  and  reside  in  Philad. 


428  THH  li:\i-:ring  family. 

Children  of  (  I741  i  Samuel  P."  and  Eleanor  (Burk)  Sater. 

3806.  I.   J()Si:i'H  Li;\i:kl\(i':   b.  Au.li.  3,  1841  ;  m.  Sept.    3,    1868, 

Mattic  Philpott.      Kcs.  MiJdletowii,  Iowa.  (6427) 

3807.  II.   HLIZARI:th  H(  )SliLLH":  h.  July  15,  1843  ;  ^1.  Sept.  18,  1844. 

3808.  HI.  J.\.\U:>  W.-':  b.  Oct.  14,  1845;  in.  Sept.  15,  1878,  Emma 

Philpott.  (6431) 

38a>      l\.   MARCiARin  Ann":   b.  Now  17,  1847;   m.  Dee.    30,    1868, 
to  Moses  VansN'oe.  (6433) 

3810.  \'.   \\aU\  JaNH'':    b.    April   25,    185 1  ;    iiiiind.     Res.   Middle- 

town,  Iowa. 

3811.  \l.   Royal  Hastinc}":  b.  Jan.  14,  1854;  m.  Oct.   18,    1877, 

l.ila  Wilson.     No  chn. 

^812.      Ml.    AMY  AMANDA":   b.  Mch.  26,  1858. 

:?8n.      \lll.   I-E.MON  BL'RK":   b.  Au,u.  23,  1865;  d.  Dec.   3,  1883,  at 
Middletown,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (  1746)  Susan'  (Sater)  and  James  H.  Smith. 

3814.     I.   HRWIN  J.":  b.  Mch  20,  1.8^1  ;  m.  Apl.  26,  1882,  Charlotte 
H.   Tiedeman.     Res.  Austin,  111.  (6438) 

:;8iv     II.    HaRRILTM.":   b.  Oct.  3,  18^2;   m.  Sep.   8,    1886,  to  Dr. 
Isaac  N.  Busbw     Res.  Brooklyn,  Iowa.     No,  chn, 

3816.     111.   LE(]RAND  Sathr":  b.  Mch.  8,  1854;  m.  Sep,  11,  1881, 
Julia  A.  ("ilines.     Res.  Selma,  Cal.  (6441) 

^817.      I\.    ARTlll  R  J.  B.":   b.  Auo;.  12,  1855;    d.    Aug,  9,    1890,   at 
Aspen,  Colo. 

3818.  \.   Mar\HY  Samill":    b.  Apl.  28,  i8s7;    m,  Dec,  23,  1885, 

Mary  Dobelbower,  at  Mt.  Pleasant,  Iowa.     Thev  res.  at 
(jraiul  Bay,  Ala.  (6444) 

3819.  \'I.   LizziL  RosLLLH^    b.  Nov.  21,  1858;    m.  Oct,  7,  1884, 

to  John  Ja.iiLZer.     They  removed  to  Mo.  from  Aspen,  Colo. 

(6445) 
^820.     \  11.   I  RANK  Royal":    b.  Ma)- 8,  i860  ;    unmd.     Res.  Grand 
Bay,  Ala. 

3821.  \  111.   CIIARLLS  ALBERT'-':  b.  Jan.  5,  1862  ;  m,  Oct.  16,  1887, 

Missouri  F.  Stoner.     Res.  Dan\ille,  Iowa,  (6448) 

3822.  l.\.  HmvLN  Douglas'-':   b,  Dec.  9,  1863;  d.  Nov.  10,  1864. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  429 

Children  of  ( 1 747 )  Isaac  Newton'  and  Philena  ( Cone )  Sater. 

3823.  I.   Mary  E.  B.":   b.  June  29,  1853. 

3824.  11.   Harry  B.  E.":  b.  Mch.  5,  185s.     Kt'S.  unknown. 

3825.  111.  Charles  Sumner'-':   b.  Sep.  8,  1857;  d.  Feb.  15,  1858, 

in  Rice  Co.,  Minn. 

3826.  IV.   Francis  ASBURY'':  h.  Jan.  24,  1859;  unmd.     Res.  Den- 

ver, Colo. 

3827.  V.  Lena  Idelette":  b.  Jan.  17,  1861  ;  unmd.     Res.  Pueblo, 

Colo. 

3828.  VI.  Wilbur  FlSK'-':   b.  March,  1863;  unmd.     Res.  Tacoma, 

Wash. 

3829.  Vll.  FRANK'-':    b.  Dec.  9,  1866;    d.  Jan.  18,  1867,  at  Worth- 

ington,  Minn. 

3830.  Vlll.  Martha   Luella'':    b.   Mch.    13,    1869;    unmd.     Res. 

Pueblo,  Colo. 

3831.  IX.  LILLITH  Edna'-':    b.  Jan.  19,  1874;    d.  Feb.  26,  1875,  at 

Worthington,  Minn. 

Children  of  (1748)  Thomas  Jefferson'  and  Amy  (Phares)  Sater. 

3832.  1.  Jane  Ellen-':  b.  May  5,  1858;  d.  Sep.  13,  i860,  at  Dan- 

ville, Iowa. 

3833.  11.   ELIZABETH  ANN":    b.  Oct.  3,   1859;    unmd.     Res.  Dan- 

ville, Iowa. 

3834.  111.  Joseph  Edward":  b.  Nov.  2,  1861 ;  d.  Api.  22,  1864, 

at  Danville,  Iowa. 

3835.  IV.  George  Chase'-':   b.  Dec.  23,  1863;  m.  Mch.  7,  1888, 

Zella  Shephard. 

3836.  V.  Frank  Phares":   b.  Mch.  17,  1866;   m.  Oct.  15,  1890; 

Alice  Sottell.  (6451) 

3837.  VI.  Thomas  Benton'-':  b.  July  30,  1868  ;  unmd.    Res.  Dan- 

ville, Iowa. 

3838.  VII.  Samuel  HarLAND":    b.   Feb.   27,    1871  ;    unmd.     Res. 

Danville,  Iowa. 


430  THE    l.HXERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (1751)  John  Jones'  and  Nancy  (Larrison)  Sater. 

3839.     1.   AMOS":    l\  \('\.  21,  1834;  J.  Jan.  5,  1S36. 

3S40.  11.  William  \.':  \\  Sep.  18,  1836;  m.  Sep.  20,  i860,  H\a- 
liiK-  Barnes,  w  Iv.  J.  Au^.  29,  1865.  He  m.  2nd  on  May 
;,  1867.  Catharine  Skillnian.      Res.  Be\is,  O. 

3841.  111.  Wary  Ann':  \\  Mch.  26.  1839;  m.  Jan.  i,  1857,  to 
Hdward  \\Mr-;m.     Kes.  Hli/abethtown,  hul.  (6459) 

384J.     W.   JONATHAN  L.":   b.  Dec.  30,  1840;  d.  Way  14,  1862. 

384:!.  \.  Martin  \'an  Blren":  b.  Nov.  16,  1842;  m.  N(i\ .  1, 
1864,  Mary  H.  McHenry.     Res.  Sater,  O.  (6467) 

:;844.  \  I.  JaRLD":  b.  Jan.  6,  184s  ;  m.  Oct.  12,  1865,  Catharine 
McKni.Lilit,  wlio  d.  Jan.  6,  1875.  He  m.  2nd  Ma\'  23, 
1877,  Hannah  M.  Gray.     Res.  West  Lafayette,  hid. 

(6475) 

3845.  \il.   Hannah  H.":    b.   Mch.    i,    1847;    m.  May   30,  1867,  to 

Thnmas  Pottin^er.     Res.  Sater,  O.  (6482) 

3846.  Mil.  Milton'-':    b.  April   2,  1849;    m.  Mch.  4,  1875,  Clara 

iJunninu.      He  is  an  attorney  at  Cincinnati.         (6487) 

3847.  1\.   Jasper  N.":    b.  Mch.  19,  18^1;    m.  No\-.  4,  1865,  Hliza 

Carter,  wlio  d.  Feb.  14,  1877.  He  m.  2nd  Apl.  20,  1880, 
Nettie  H.  Snowden.  He  d.  Oct.  9,  1888.  Mrs.  S.  res. 
Buhald,  Mo.  (6488) 

3848.  X.  John   Hlbert'':    b.  Jan.    16,   1854;    m.   Au^:.   2,    1876, 

Jennie  Jones,  who  d.  He  m.  2nd  Oct.  9,  1889,  May 
L\'ons.     He  is  an  attorne\-  at  law,  Columbus,  O. 

(6496) 

3849.  XL   Ira":   b.  Sep.  14,  1856;  d.  Sep.  20,  i860. 

38sO.      XU.   ANSON":   b.  Mcli.  26,  and  d.  May  28,  1862. 

Children  of  (  J753)  EIi:a  Ann"  (Sater)  and  William  B.  Hill. 

38:^1.     1.  Sarah  Ann":    b.  Sep.  27,  184s;    m.  Au^.  23,  1871,  to 
Dennis  Russ.     Res.  Hamilton,  O.     No  chn. 

3852.     11.   Willia.M  Sater":    b.  June  29,  1849;    m.  Mch.  4,  1885, 
Laura  Jones.     Res.  Hamilton,  O.  (6498) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD    LEVERING.  431 

3853.     III.  BENJAMIN'-':    b.  Mch.  3,  1852;    m.   Dec.  26,  1883,  Dolly 
Hodson.     Res.  Okeana,  O.  (6499) 

^854.     IV.   Nancy'-':  b.  July  4,  1854;    m.  Sep.   27,  1882,  to   Albert 
Bartlow.     Res.  Colle^2;e  Comer,  O.  (6501) 

3855.      V.   Hannah'-':    b.  Dec.  5,  1857;    m.  Dec.  23,  1885,  to  Aaron 
Stout.     Res.  Bevis,  O.  (6503) 


Children  of   (1754)   Sarah"  (Sater)  and  James  Gwaltney. 

3856.  1.   Samuel":     b.    Feb.    10,    1844;     m.   Oct.    10,    1866,   Mary 

Wakefield,  who  d.  Sep.  26,  1874.     He  m.  2nd  Mary  E. 
Warwick.     Res.  Hamilton,  O.  (6504) 

3857.  11.   Nancy":    b.  Jan.  15,  1846;    m.  April  7,  1864,  to  Joseph 

Smith,  who  d.     She   m.  2nd  Wilson  Rogers.     Res.  Mt. 
Healthy,  O.  (6506) 

3858.  ill.  Mary  Eveline'-':  b.  Oct.  15,  and  d.  Nov.  7,  1848. 

3859.  IV.   ASON":   b.  and  d.  Sep.  7,  1849. 

3860.  V.  Martha  Eliza'-'  :  b.  Aug.  1 5,  1850  ;  m.  Oct.  16,  1870,  Caleb 

Parr.     Res.  Bismarck,  N.  Dak.  (6512) 

3861.  Vi.  ANNis  Evangeline'-':  b.  July  3,  1853;  d.  Mch.  18,  1856. 

3862.  VII.   James  Buchanan'':    b.  Aug.  19,  1856;    m.  Feb.  12, 

1890,  Tillie  Agnew.     Res.  Preston,  O.  (6518) 

3863.  VIll.  Sarah  E.-':   b.  April  10,  1859. 

3864.  IX.  ORPHA":  b.  Aug.  5,  1862;  m.  May  3,  1882,  to  Ellsworth 

Jones.     She  d.  Nov.  28,  1882. 


Children  of  (1755)  William'  and  Sarah  (Skillman)  Sater. 

3865.  1.   AMANDA-':   b.  Mch.  29,  1846;   m.  Jan.  15,    1865,  to  Uriah 

Hoffner,  who  d.  Apl.  13,  1881  (6519).     She  m.  2d  July 
16,  1892,  to  John  W.  Poster.     Res.  Mt.  Healthy,  O. 

3866.  II.  Charles  Levering'-':    b.  Feb.  12,   1848;    m.   Dtc.  3, 

1868,  Elizabeth  R.  Crowell.     Res.  Chanute,  Ks. 

(6524) 

3867.  111.   Francis'-':   b.  June  25,  1850;  d.  Sep.  22,  1853. 


432  THL    Ll:\UklNG    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (  1756  1  Joseph"^  and  Eliza  (Hedges)  Sater. 

3868.  I.   Hannah  JaNH":  \\  Wch.  ^o,  :\\u\  d.  June  28,  1850. 

3869.  II.   W'll.l  JAM':   \\  J;in.  q.  1S52  ;  d.  Apl.  1.  1856. 

3870.  III.   (itOk(jl-:  1..":   b.  Apl.  20.  and  J.  Dec.  22,  1853. 

;^S7i.     I\.   Mary  1:LIZa":   b.   Dec  20,    1856;  m.   Ju]\'  29,    1874,  to 
John  L.  Waketieki.     Res.  Preston,  O. 

(6528) 

Children  of  (J 757)  Oliver"  and  Maria  (Foster)  Sater. 

3872.     I.   John  E.MERY'-':   b.   Mch   30,    1852;   m.   Jul\-,    1879,   Laurii 
Jones.     Res.  Oklahoma. 

(6531) 

387:;.     II.  William  Tho.mas'-':  b.  Apl.  2,  18^4;  J.  Au.l:.  is.  1878. 
Unmd. 

3874.  111.   (jEORGE  Righter'':   b.  Mch.  9,  1856;   m.  Apl.  11,  1877, 

Hli/.abeth  R.  I.et'ller.      Res.  San  Francisco.        (6^32) 

3875.  1\  .   Oliver  F.'':   b.  July  17,  and  d.  Sept.  8,  1859. 

Child  of  (1758)  Thomas  E/  and  Mary  (Pottinger)  Sater. 

3876.  I.    Ja.WES  PoiTENCiER'':    b.   Nov.  14,   1856;    m.  Feb.  4,   1878, 

Elizabeth  Crocker.      He  d.   Oct  14,    1888,  at  Tacoma, 
Wash.     Mrs.  S.  res.  at  Dainille,  Iowa.  (65 M) 

Children  of  same  and  Mary  (Gwaltney),  2d  wife. 

3877.  11.   ()LI\T.  M.'-':   b.  Oct.  27,  1861. 

3878.  111.    I-LI/A  A.":    b.  Feb.  4.   186^. 

3879.  1\.  Joseph  T.":  h.  June  q.  1870. 

Child  of  (1760)  Susannah"  (Sater)  and  Owen  Blacker. 

3880.  I.  Willis  Wilson  ":  b.  Sept.  lo.  1849:  m.  Jan.  22,  1876, 

Susan  F.  Burjze.  (6538) 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  433 

Children  of  (1761)  Elizabeth  J/  (Sater)  and  William  Hamilton. 

3881.  1.  JOSEPH'-': 

3882.  II.  ROSELL": 

3883.  III.  Thomas'-': 

3884.  IV.  ANNIE'-': 

3885.  V.  JETTlE'-': 

[Hon.  T.  J.  Sater,  who  reports  this  family,  has  "been  unable  to 
get  dates."     I  hesitate  to  give  place  to  such  starved  looking  lists.] 

Children  of  (1764)  James  W.  P/  and  Sarah  (Parriott)  Sater. 

3886.  I.   Thomas  LawsON":   b.  July  23,  1866;   unmd. 

3887.  II.  Ella  May":  b.  May  i,  1869;  unmd. 

3888.  HI.  BELLE'-':    b.  Auu.  18,   1872;    d.  Sep.  23,    1875,  at  New 

London,  Iowa. 

3889.  I'V.  Jennie":    b.  Au^.  6,   1874;    d.  Dec.  16,   1877,  at  New 

London,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (J768)  John  Richard'  and  Laura  B.  (Brice)  Sater. 

3890.  1.  Harry  Brice":   b.  Apl.  21,  1871 ;  d.  May.20,  1890,  in 

Colorado. 

3891.  II.   NETTIE  P.'-':  b.  No\-.  12,  1874. 

3892.  III.   Hattie  Belle":  b.  June  13,  and  d.  Au^z.  5,  1876. 

3893.  IV.  John  Eli":  b.  Jan.  12,  1879. 

3894.  V.  Harriet  H.":  b.  Sep.  5,  1883. 

Child  of  (J 769)  Margaret  R.'  (Sater)  and  Thomas  J.  Yount. 

3895.  I.   Thomas  Raymond":    b.  May  5,    1876.     Res.  Burlington, 

Iowa. 

Children  of  (1 771)  Wm.  Henry ^  and  Elizabeth  (Thompson)  Sater. 

3896.  1.  Willis  Henry":   b.  Aug.  21,  1875,  ^^t  New  London,  Iowa. 

3897.  II.   Nellie  Casander":    b.  Oct.  23,   1879,  at  New  London, 

Iowa. 

3898.  III.   Edna":   b.  May  22,  1886,  at  New  London,  Iowa. 

3899.  IV.   Ida  ROZELL":    b.  Dec.  10,  1889,  at  New   London,  Iowa. 
(28) 


434  rm;  i.i:M:RiNG  fa.wilv. 

Children  of  (  I775i  Dorcas  A/  (Atherton)  and  Francis  M.  Bilby. 

3900.  I.  C:nARLliS  MAkioN":  b.  Sep.  15,  1855;  m.  Dec.  24,  1879, 

Catliariiu-  Jaiir  Haoklemaii.     Res.  Miiiicie,  livl. 

(6S39) 

3901.  li.    H.WliRSON    ATHBRTON":    h.    Nov.    13,    1856;     ni.    Sep.   6, 

i.SSi,  RhdJa  Josephine  Be\er.     Res.  Columbia,  Ind. 

(6542) 

3902.  III.   FLORBNCt  Jane"':  b.  Sep.  9,   1858;  ni.  Sep.    12,    1883, 

U>  Al\a  S.  Hai\l\-.     She  d.   Feb.  9,    1892,   at  Columbia, 
ind.  (6547) 

390;.      I\'.   Clara  (JLIVH":    b.   Sep.   2s.    i860;    unmd.     Res.  with 
her  parents  at  Conneis\ille,  Ind. 

3904.  \'.   Hlmor  WlNFIHLD":   b.  Jan.  27,  1862;   m.  Sep.  29,  1885, 

Laura  Jane  Brown.     Res.  Connersville,  Ind.       (6550) 

3905.  \'l.   MaRIANNIA":    b.    Dec.    21,    1863  ;    m.   Sep.    10.    188:;,  to 

HIisha  Williams.     Res.  Glenwood,  Ind.  (6sS'i) 

3cp6.      \'I1.     ALVA   Hllsvvorth":    b.   Sep.   23,    1865  ;     m.    Apl.    9. 
1890,  Nora  M\-rtle  Ste\ens.     Res.  Conners\ille,  Ind. 

(6557) 

3907.  Vlil.     MORTON  Lhvhring'':    b.   Oct.  4,    1867.     Res.   Con- 

nersN'ille,  Ind. 

3908.  I\.   PaLWLR   TLNNYSON":   b.  June  18,  1870.     Res.  Conners- 

\ille,  Ind. 

39a).      X.   ShER.MAN  Fvan'-':   b.  AuLi.  13,  1872.      Res.  Connersxille, 
Ind. 


Children  of    (1776)   Thos.  Levering"  and  Sarah   (Robinson) 

Ricketts. 

3910.     I.  Charlls    VV'lsle^":     b.    Mch.    28,     1842.     Went    west 
unmd.  in  186^.     Not  heard  from. 

^911.      II.   Walinda  Ann'-':   b.  Oct.  28,  1844;  d.  in  infancy. 

3912.      III.   John    BOWEN":   b.    June    i,    184^):     m.    Jan.    ^\,    1871, 
Susan  Roll,  w  lio  d.  June  16,  1883.     Res.  St.  Jt)seph,  Mo. 

(6558) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARi:)   LEVERING.  435 

3913.  IV.  William  Howlett'':   b.   Nov.   <S,    1848;    J.   Mch.   22, 

1863. 

3914.  V.  Thomas  Levering":  b.  Jan.  i,  1851  ;  d.  May  18,  1852. 

3915.  VI.  Thomas  Levering'':  b.  Jan.   13,   18^3;   unnul.     Res. 

Pueblo,  Colo, 

3916.  VIL  George  Levering":  b.  Auo;.  19,  1855;  m.  July  19, 

1891,  Missouri  Murra\'.     Res.  near  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

(6563) 

3917.  VIIL    Mary  Frances":    b.  Sep.  20.  1857;    m.   Dec.   31, 

1879,  Charles  S.  Wilson.     Res.  St.  Joseph  Mo, 

(6564) 

Mr.  W.  is  a  practical  and  skilled  electrician.  Has  been 
superintendent  of  several  electric  works,  and  railway 
management. 

3918.  IX.  Benjamin  Franklin':  b.  Feb.  22,  1861  ;  unmd.    Res. 

San  Antonio,  Tex. 

3919.  X,   ROBERT  Nelson":    b,   Nov.   8,    1863;    unmd.     Res.    in 

Dakota. 

Children  of  (1778)  Susan'  (Ricketts)  and  Frederick  D.  Jordan. 

3920.  I.  Sarah   Ann":   b.    June    13,    1844;    m.   June    12,    1870,   to 

James  N.  Daily,  who.  d.    She  res.  Sidney,  O.     (6566) 

3921.  II.  Mary  Frances":  b.  Jan.  25,  1848;  m.  June  21,  1866,  to 

John  J.  Mitchell,  who  d.   Nov.   11,  1888.     No  chn. 

Mr.  M.  was  a  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion. 
Served  for  three  years  in  Co.  H,  of  no  Ohio  Infantry, 
and  shared  in  its  experiences.     Mrs.  M.  res.  Piqua,  O. 

3922.  III.   Lavina  Matilda":  b.  Nov,  27,  1850;  m.  May  25,  1878, 

to  Wilson  N.  Beckel.     Res.  Piqua,  O.     No  chn. 

3923.  IV.  Laura  Bell":  b.  Nov.  i,  1853;  unmd.     Res.  at  Piqua, 

with  her  mother. 

Children  of  (J78J)  John  Bo  wen'  and  Rebecca  (VanHorn)  Ricketts. 

3924.  I.  JOHN  Levering":  b.  Oct.  13,  186s.     Unmd. 

3925.  II.  Clara":  b.  April  12,  1867.     Unmd. 


43<-'  THt    Ll-VERING    FAMIL\. 

Children  of  (  1782  )  William  Smith'  and  Martha  (Patterson)  Lev- 
ering. 

3926.  1.   HlizaBHTII   J.":    b.    iJec.    31,    1849;    unmJ.     Lives    iiear 

Piqiia,  (  ).,  with  Iut  father. 

3927.  II.   ASON":   b.  Au.u.  23.  1853;  d.  Sept.   15,  1854. 

Children  of  Same  and  Matilda  (Mays),  2d  wife. 

3928.  111.   Frank":   b.  April  6,  18^9,   near   Piqua,   where  he  li\'es. 

Unmd. 

3929.  IV.   William  L.':   b.   Sept.    is,    1861,  near   Piqua,  where  he 

li\es.     Unmd. 

3930.  V.   Henry  S.":   b.  Way  12.  i86s,  near  Piqua,  where  he  lives. 

UnniJ. 

Children  of   ( 1783)  Thomas  C."'  and  Sarah  (Kindell)  Levering. 

39^1.     1.   ANMH   B.":    b.    Sept.    20,    1864;    m.    Feb.    18,    1885,    to 
Thomas   T.  Rike.     Res.  Co\in*iton,  O.  (6571) 

3932.     II.  Sarah  L.":   b.  June  21,  1866;   m.  Sept.  n,  1887,10  John 
Mowry.     Res.  Tippecanoe  Cit\',  O.     No  chn. 

Children  of  (1785)  Aaron  Theodore'  and  Caroline  (Hunter) 

Levering. 

393;?.      I.    William  Fl.HESON":   b.  Mch.  i  i.  i8:;4  ;   ni.  twice  at  Piqua, 
Ohio. 

3934.  II.    Fdwin":   b.  April  2,  18^6.      UninJ. 

3935.  111.   Hllln'-':   b.  near  Piqua  ;   111.  Marion  McMacken. 

(6573) 
39^'').      W.   Jl'LlA'-':   b.  near  Piqua  ;   m.  John  Bair.  (6574) 

39V.      \'.   JOSEF^H":   b.  near  Piqua.      Unnul. 
39^8.      \  I.   Ward":   b.  near  Piqua.      Unnul. 

U  fmd  two  dates  relating  to  this  household  in  the  l.e\ .  Fam. 
General  intorrnation  troiii  neighbors.) 


POSTERITY'  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  437 

Children  of  (1787)  Dyer  M.' and  Elizabeth  (Patterson)  Levering. 

3939..     I.   Allen'-':   "m.  and  has  a  farm  in  Wayne  Co.,  InJ," 

3940.  II.  Charles'-':   "  Was  sin.izle  in  1892." 

3941.  111.   Robert"    "Was  single  in  1892." 

(Dyer  helped  his  brothers.     Have  general  information  from  rela- 
tives.) 

Child  of  (1788)  Benjamin  F/  and  Julia  (Carson)  Levering. 

3942.  1.  JOHN-':  b.  about  1868,  at  Buckley,  ill. 

Children  of  (1789)  Robert  C  and  Mary  (Hart)  Levering. 

-3943.     1.  Adda'-':  b.  Apl.  5,  1863;  m.  July  5,  1883,  to  John  Rupple. 
Res.  Piqua,  O.  (6576) 

3944.  11.  Mary'-':  b.  Aug.  31,  1864  ;  m.  Aug.  8,  1888,  to  John  Wm. 

Martindell.     Res,  Eureka,  Ks.  (6578) 

3945.  111.  Milton  Henry":  b.  June  27,  1865  ;  unmd.     Res.  in  the 

Cherokee  Outlet,  Ind.  Ter. 

Children  of  (1790)  Howard  Fleeson'*  and  Mary  (Dunham)  Levering, 

3946.  1.  Jennie  Viola':  b.  Aug.  25,  1866;  m.  Sep.  22,  1887,  to 

Edward  Gurnett.  (6579) 

3947.  II.  Caroline":  b.  Jan.  25,  1868;  m.  to  William  Oman. 

3948.  III.   Augustus':    b.   Dec.   25,   1870;    unmd.     Resides   near 

Piqua,  O. 

His  mother  having  died  at  St.  Mary's,  Ohio,  when  he 
was  five  months  old,  Giissic,  as  he  was  called,  was  taken 
in  charge  by  a  relative  of  a  different  surname.  When 
the  excitement,  which  is  well  remembered,  prevailed  over 
the  whole  country,  consequent  upon  the  kidnaping  of  the 
little  child,  Charley  Ross,  at  Germantown,  Philad.,  and 
photographs  of  the  stolen  boy  were  extensively  circu- 
lated, in  the  hope  of  finding  him,  searchers  came  upon 
Gussie  Levering,  who  bore  a  marked  resemblance  to  the 
lost  child,  and  being  known  as  an  adopted  child   in  the 


4:?.S  TH1-:    Ll-:VHRING    FAMILY. 

Imusc-holJ  I't  his  protector,  he  was  sie/ed  upon,  and  under 
ordc-r  of  Court  taken  from  Ohio  to  Philadelphia,  in  August, 
1S77,  for  reco;inition,  but  the  parents  of  Charlie  Ross  dis- 
claimed him  "U  siuht.  Durin^;  an  examination  by  the 
bereaved  parents  and  others,  our  subject,  then  six  years 
old,  insisted,  "  M\-  name  is  Gustus  Leverin^i.  1  ain't  got 
an\-  other  name."  So  he  was  relieved  from  the  gaze  of 
immense  crouds,  who  leathered  about  the  cars  and  other 
places,  and  was  carefully  returned  to  his  foster-mother. 


?949- 


Children  of  Same  and  Ellen  O.  (Bretz),  2d  wife. 

1\.   FOREST  ATWOOD":  b.  May  13,  1874.     Res.  St.  Mar\''s, 
().     Is  a  clerk  in  the  postoftice. 

3Qt;o.     \.   HLODIE":   b.  Dt-c.  24,  1877;  d.  Aug.  22,  1878. 

5951.      \  I.   LHE  LESLIE":   b.  May  13,  1880,  at  St.  Mary's,  O. 

Children  of  (J79I  )  Ann'  (Levering)  and  Charles  Righter. 

395_'.     1.   Rose   1:LLEN'':    b.  about   1847  in   Roxb.;    d.  Mcli.,  1856; 
b.  Le\-.  Cem. 

39^:;.     11.   Hester'-':    b.  Aug.  16,  1849;   m.  Mch.  30.  1870,  to  Israel 
Green.     Res.  Roxb..  Philad.  (6580) 

39S4.      111.  Susan'':   b.  about  1852;  m.  David  Flew.     Res.  Roxb. 

(6587) 
^()q;.     1\'.   John'':    b.  about  181^5  ;    d.  aged  6  months. 

3956.  \.   WlLLlAW'-':    b.  Aug.  8,  1858;    m.  Sep.  7,    1881.   Margaret 

Busb\-.      He  d.  Aug.  _'8,  1890;    b.  Le\-.  Cem.     (6591) 

3957.  \1.   Margaret  G.'':    b.  Jan.  8,  1862;    m.  Ma\    ;i,    1888,  to 

Hugh  McAdoo.     Res.  Roxb.  (6593) 

39yS.      \ll.    ANNS.":    b.  Max-  8,  1865  ;    unmd.     Res.  Roxb. 

Children  of  ( 1792)  Sarah'  (Levering)  and  Charles  R.  Keely. 

39;9.      1.    llr.NR^":   b.  Dec.  22.  1848;   unmd.      Res.  Roxb..  Philad. 

3960.     11.  Margaret  Ann'":    b.  June  26,    1831;    m.  Oct.  8.    1871. 
William  Bowman.      No  chn. 

39C)i.      111.    I.AIRA  J.":    b.  Aug.  22,  1864;   d.  June  4,  1888;    uimid.; 
b.  Le\-.  Cem. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  439 

Children  of  (I793>  Caroline'  (Levering)  and  William  Graham. 

3962.  1.   HSTELLA'-':    b.    Alio;.    13,    1850;     m.    Mch.    2-],    1886,    to 

Barzilla  McVau.^h.     No  chn. 

3963.  II.   ALLISON":    b.    Sept.    30,    1852;    m.    April    14,    1873,   to 

William  Lackew     Res.  W.  PhilaJ.  (659s) 

Children  of  (1794)  Louisa'  (Levering)  and  George  Magiiire. 

3964.  1.  William  Levering":  b.  Sep.  25,  1852;  m.  Apl.  14,  1886, 

Susanna  Shinkle,  who  d.  Feb.   16,   1892,  without  issue. 
He  m.  2d  Nov.  22,  1893,  Jane  Smiley.     Res,  Roxb. 

(6597) 

3965.  II.  Susan":  b.  June  24,  1854;  m.  Oct.  26,  1873,  to  Charles 

Rambo.     Res.  Roxb.  (6598) 

3966.  III.     Margaret  L.":   b.  Au.ii.  25,  1856;  m.  Oct.  n,  1874,  to 

William  Dawson.     Res.  Roxb.  (6600) 

3967.  IV.   HlizaBETH":    b.   April  2,    i860;    m.   April  29,    1886,  to 

Andrew  Ewinj^;.     Res.  Roxb.  (6608) 

3968.  V.    Hannah  L.":   b.  Dec.  28,  1862;  unmd.      Res.  Roxb. 

3969.  VI.   AdeleJ.":  b.  Now  14,  1866;  m.  Mch.  6,  1887,  to  Charles 

S buster.     No  chn. 

3970.  VII.   George":   b.  Jan.  t;,  1870.     Unmd. 

Children  of  (1795)  Clement'*  and  Mary  (Gregar)  Levering. 

3971.  1.  Margaret  Ann":  b.  Jul_\-  10,  1852;  d.  No\-.  30,  1856;  b.. 

Lev.  Gem. 

3972.  11.  Samuel":  b.  Apl.  6,  1855;  m.  Feb.  8,  1876,  Sarah  Omen- 

setter.     Res.  Roxb.  (661 1) 

3973.  111.   William  L.":  b.  May  29,  18^7;  m.   Au^i.    12,    1878,  Ida 

Gorman.     Res.  Roxb.  (6614) 

3974.  1\'.  Catharine":   b.  Aug.  25,  1859;   m.  Dec.  24,  1876,  to 

Joseph  Swardley.     Res.  Roxb.  (6615) 

3975.  V.   Mary  F.":   b.   May   16,  1861  ;  d.  Auu.  31,  1863;   b.  Lev. 

Gem. 

3976.  VI.  Charles   K.":    b.   June   30,    1872;  d.   Mch.  q,  1875;  b. 

Lew  Gem. 


440  TH1-:    LKVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (  I  798  »  Charles  R.'  and  Lydia  (Emery)  Levering-. 

3977.      I.   ROSH  Rkjhter":   b.  Sept.  14,  1867,  at  Roxb. 

T,C)jS.      11.    Ida  ,\\ay":   b.  Au-.  is  aiul  d.  Nov.  4,  1S69;   b.  Lev.  Gem. 

397().      111.   Lalim  Klil£L^":   b.  Nov.  23,  1870;   m.  Jan.  it;,  1891,  to 
William  H.  VV\-nnc.  (6618) 

3980.  1\.  WlLLIA.M  CHARLliS":  b.  Jan.  5,  187^.  He  is  a  Graduate 
Cadet  of  Cjjraid  Colleiie  of  Philad. 

Children  of   ^799)  Amanda'  (Levering-)  and  Moore  Tweed. 

^981.  1.  .V\AR^  ANN":  b.  June  29,  1856;  unmd.  Res.  Clayton, 
.\.  J.,  with  her  mother. 

3982.  II.  James  Levering":  b.  Jan.  7,  1858;  d.  Jan.  14,  1890, 
unmd. 

^98^.     111.   13AVI1)  John":  b.  Sept.  16,  1859;  d.  Mch.  26,  1862. 

3984.     I\'.   Lemuel":  b.  Oct.  9.  1861  ;  d.  Mch.  28,  1862. 

39.SS.  \.  Clement  MOORE":  b.  Mch.  3,  1863;  m.  Mch.  19,  1888, 
Emma  McNeal,  who  d.  Mch.  28,  1892.  He  resides  at 
Olean,  N.  Y. 

Children  of  Same  and  2d  husband,  Michael  Eldridge. 

3986.  \I.   Emerson":  b.  June  24,  1867.     Res.   Everett,  Bedford, 

Co.,  Pa. 

3987.  \ll.    LUWARD":   b.  (3ct.   n.  1868;   d.  June  10,  1869. 

Children  of  (  1802  )  Cornelia  R.'  (Levering)  and  Richmond  Babcock. 

^988.     1.  Meta  Levering":  b.  Jul\-  :;o  and  d.  Dec.  12,  1869. 

3989.  II.  l.tvis  Clement":  b.  Auo;.  29.  1871  ;  m.  Julv  12,  1891, 
Hattie  Scoville  of  Bordentown,  N.  J.,  who  d.  May  3,  1892, 
ajied  19  \ears.  (6619) 

3c»o.      111.    Nettie':   b.  Oct.  14,  1876;  d.  July  14,  1877. 

3c»i.    I\ .  Linden  Rosier":  b.  Apl.  26,  1878. 

3c»2.      V.    ALBERT  F.":    b.  Ma\-  14,   1881. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  441 


Children  of  (1803)  Martha  E/  (Kelley)  and  Louis  D.  Blue. 

3993.  I.   ANNIE  Bell":     b.    Jan.    9,    1859;     m.    Sep.    i,    1881,  to 

George  Rolin.     Res.  Ayersville,  O.  (6620) 

3994.  II.  Nelson  Scott'':   b.  Jan.  26,  1862;   m.  Mch.  30,  1887, 

Henrietta  Breakhill.     He  is  a  graduate  of  medicine  and 
practices  his  profession  at  Pittsville,  O.  (6623) 


Children  of  (1804)  William  N."^  and  Martha  (Burns)  Kelly. 

3995.  I.   Joseph   Edward'':     b.   June  22,    1869,  at  Warrensburg, 

Mo,  ;     m.    Mch.,    1890,    Nancy    Edna   Campbell.      Res. 
Xenia,  O.     No  chn. 

3996.  11.   LOURETTA  May":  b,  Dec.  31,  1872,  at  Piqua,  O.  ;  unmd. 


Child  of   (1 810)  Alexander'  and  Louisa  (Hauptman)  Omensetter. 

3997.  I.  Letty":  b.  May,  1871,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (181 1)  John  H.'  and  Mary  (Hankins)  Omensetter. 

3998.  1.   Adele":  b.  June  14,  1861,  at  Chester,  Pa. 


Child  of  (I8I2)  Robert  Levering'  and  Catharine  (Hoffman)  Omen- 
setter. 

3999.    I.  Millard  Fillmore":  b.  Dec.  21,  1856;  d.  Jan.  23,  1857. 


Child  of  Same  and  Rachel  (Ogden),  2d  wife. 

4000.     1.  SanFORD'':    b.  Apl.  2,   1868;    m.  in   1889  Ida  Edwards. 
Live  at  Morton,  Del.  Co.,  Pa. 


Child  of  (J 81 5)  George  W.**  and  Annie  (Huestes)  Omensetter. 

4001.     1.   Irene  A.'':    b.  Aug.  21,  1868;   unmd.     Res.  Philad. 


44-'  THH    LH\liWIN(i   FA.\ML^. 

Children  of  (  JS17)  Fannie  A/  (Levering;)  and  John  M.  Hart. 
4002.     1.   WlLLlA.M'':   h.  M>.h.  2^,  1867;  ci,  Auj:.  14.  i<S6<S. 
4003. 


4004 
400  s 
4006 
4007 


II.  CaRRII-:  BHLL':   b.  Jul\-  3,  1869;  ci.  Nov.  10,  1887. 

III.  l^()Bi:i/I  SaNFc)R13":   h.  Nov.  27,  1871. 

1\  .    (  JIAF^LILS  F.":     ) 

-   b.  [)vc.  25,  1874;  J.  same  day. 

\  .   Bl.AM)  S.":  ) 

\  I.    JaMKS  ALBHRT":    b.  \\a\-  26.   1876. 


Children  of  (  I8t8)  Wm.  Wigard'and  Elizabeth  (GustinI  Levering. 

4008.     I.  Flsie  Miriam":  b.  Ma\-  27,  1880;  d.  Sept.  4.  1881. 
40CX).      II.   W'lLLlA.W  Robeson":   b.  Jan.  17,  1883,  at  Piqua,  (). 

4010.  III.    llARR^'  (^lOR.MAN '■' :   b.  N<>\'.  2,  i88s,  at  Piqua,  O. 

Children  of  (1822)  Bland  Sherman    and  Catharine  (Stewart) 

Levering. 

401 1.  I.    HllEN  May'':   b.  Sept.  3,  188s,  at  Piqua.  O.   ' 

4012.  II.   James  B.'':   b.  Jan.  3.  1888,  at  Piqua,  O. 

4013.  111.    PA^■MOND  S.'-':   b.  Sept.  g,  1891,  at  Piqua.  (). 

Child  of  ( i823)  Mary  B.'  (Levering)  and  Lines  S.Johnston. 

4014.  I.    PlTli  [..":    b.  Sept.   3.. 1892. 

Children  of  (1824)  Nathan  Hilyer~  and  Mary  (Walker)  Levering. 

4013.      I.   Barbara  ANN'-':   b.  kyxW   16.  1849;   m.   June    10,  1883.  tn 
L)a\iJ  Y.  .Aiman.     No  ehn. 

401C.     II.  Charles  EloN'':  b.  Meh,  24,  and  J.  Sept.  23,  1831. 

4017.  III.  SrSANNA'-':   b.  Oct.  17.  1832.      UnrnJ. 

4018.  I\.   .Nauian  HmER'':  b.   Aun.    17,  1853;  m.  Jan.  23,  1880, 

kla  May  Bakfr.      No  ebn. 

40it).      \.   TiEoRCjE  W.':   b.  Sept.  20,  1837;   m.  Oct.  7,  1878,  Sallie 
L).  Ste\enson.  (6623) 

4020.     \I.  Charles  Wesley":    b.   Au^.   26,   1871;    d.   Au^.   13, 
1S73. 


POSTERlT^    OF   VVIGARD    LEVERING.  443 


Children  of  (1826)  John  R/  and  Mary  (Weir)  Levering. 

4021.  1.   John  W.'':   b.  Oct.  30,  i860;   m.  April  25,  jS.SS,  .Wary  A. 

Dennisoii.  (6628) 

4022.  II.  Ella  Mary'':   b.  Oct.  22,   1863;    d.  Dec.  27,   1864,  in 

Phihkl. 

4023.  111.   MaR^'  H.MMA'-':   b.  D<^c.  13,  1865  ;  m.  to  VV.   Hciii\   Van- 

derkt-rchfii. 

4024.  IV.   James  Walter":   b,  June  29,   i8(jk;;   m.   Oct.   29,  1895, 

Elizabeth  Bainbridiie,  of  Philad. 


Children  of  (1827)  Charles  J/  and  Eliza  (Hess)  Levering. 

4025.  1.  James  Hess'':    b.  Nov.   30.   iHs? ;   d.  April  2^!.   i860,  in 

Philad. 

4026.  11.   Charles  J.":   b.   Oct.   27,    i860;   m.   June  4,  1S89,  Bar- 

bara M.  Andrew.  (6631) 

4027.  111.   ANNIE   Hess'-':    b.   April   30,    1863;    unmd.      An  accom- 

plished woman.     Has  been  a  teacher  in  Straight  L'nixer- 
sity  at  New  Orleans,  and  in  other  schools. 

Children  of  (1828)  Martha  R.'   (Levering)   and  Cornelius  N. 

Bucknum. 

4028.  1.   John  R.":   b  and  d.  in  1858. 

4029.  11.  Charles  Levering'':  b.  Au.li.  7  nn^l  d.  Oct.  i,  1859. 

4030.  111.   Hamlet":  b.  and  d.  Auji.  i,  i860. 

4031.  IV.  Alice  Napheys'':  b.  Mch.  2,  1862;  d.  Mch.  6,  1877. 

4032.  V.  Cornelius  N.'':  b.  Oct.  31,  1864;  d.  Jan.  31,  1887. 

4033.  VI.  Charles  Levering'' :  b.  Au,L^  22,  1867.    Res.  in  Piiilad. 

Children  of  (1830)  Anna  M.^  (Levering)  and  William  T.  Weir. 

4034.  I.   Anna   iV\AR^''■':    b.   Sep.    15,    1863;   m.   Jan.   21,    1892,   to 

Andrew  Curtain  Keely. 

403s.     II.  William  Thomson'':  b.  June  29,  1868;  m.  Dec.   15, 
1888,  to  Eleanor  Popnell.  (66^^  and  7399) 


444  THH  i.i;\r:RiNG  FA.wm'. 

40^6.      111.    CHAIvLHS  LEVHKIN(] ':    h.  Oct.  29,   187O. 
4017.     I\.   VVALTI-.h'  i^OSIHR':   b.  Ma\- 24,  1873. 
40^.S.     \'.  JULllM  .\\A^■":   b.  iJcc.  14,  1875. 

Children  of  (  1833)  Rosier  J/  and  Ella  (Goldsmith)  Leveringf. 

40^0.      1.  •  AI,B1-:rt  .loNHS":   b.  June  I,  1877. 

4040.  II.    Wma  hJ-LA'':   b.  Sep.  27,  1879. 

Children  of  ( 1835)  Mary  Levering'  (Renshaw)  and  George  Yeager. 

4041.  I.   ALFRED  Levering'-':   b.   Feb.    i,    1848;   m.   Alio;.  9,  187s, 

MaiN'  France.^  (jinther.  (6634) 

404J.    II.  Charles  ANTHO^'^■■':  b.  Dec.  25,   1849;  m-  J^^'""-   n, 
1881,  Sadie  1:.  HamiIt(Mi.  who  d.  Mch.  15,  1886. 

(6637) 
404^     III.   Howard  Malcolm":  b.  Aug.  7,  1853  ;  m.  Aug.  7,  1884, 
Mary  Belle  Aaron,  b.  June  30,  i860.  (6638) 

4044.     IV.   Martha  F.MILY":   b.  Dec.  20,  1855  ;  d.  Jan.  11,  1856. 

404s.     \.   Fli  A  Marcjarht":  b.  Mch.  17,  1857;  d.  Apl.  23,  1882. 

Children  of  ( 1836)  David  S.'  and  Annie  (Weir)  Kuen. 

4046.  I.   \VlLl.IA,M  1-:.":   b.  June  s,  1874. 

4047.  11.    ANNA  ALETTA':   b.  Jan.  27,   1879. 

4048.  111.   Laura  May":   b.  June  19,  i8cj)o. 

Children  of   (1837)  Charles  Levering' and  Sarah  ( Mander )  Kuen. 

4049.  1.  Joseph":  b.  Jul\-  i^,  1874,  in  Philad. 

4050.  II.  Sarah  Mander":  b.  Aug.  8,  1876,  in  IMnlad. 

40!;i.     111.  CJIARLLS  I. i:\LRlNG,  JR.":  b.  Dec.  10,  1879,  '■!  Fbilad. 

Child  of   ( 183^)  Emma  C    (Levering)  and  Thomas  P.  Ross. 
4OS2.     I.   Flla  J.":   b.  Jan.  10,  1880,  in  PhilaJ. 


4053 
40^4 

4055 
4056 

4057 
4058 

4059 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  445 

Children  of  (1841)  John  S.'  and  Evaline  (Harris)  Roney. 

I.  Nina  A'':   b.  Jan.  17,  1862,  in  Auglaize  Co.,  O.  ;  d. 

II.  Ulysses  Grant'':    b.  Now  7,  1864,  in  Auglaize  Co.,  O. 

III.  William  Thomas":  b.  Feb.  5,  1867,  in  Auglaize  Co.,  O. 

IV.  Clarence  E.":  b.  Mch  11,  1869,  at  (jallatin.  Mo. 

V.  Evaline  W.":  b.  Mcb.  n,  1871,  at  Gallatin,  Mo.  ;  J. 

VI.  Ferdinand  A.":   b.  June  29,  1874,  at  Gallatin,  Mo. 

VII.  Charles'-':   b.  Aug.  26,  1878,  at  Gallatin,  Mo.;  J. 


Children  of  (1843)  Charles  S/  and  Anna  (Haywood)  Roney, 

4060.  I.     ALBERTUS'-':  b.  Feb.  11,  1866,  at  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

4061.  II.  Ida'-':  b.  Jan.  6,  1873,  ^^t  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Children  of  (J 844)  Charlotte'  (Roney)  and  Thomas  Harris. 

4062.  I.   AVAH  J.'-':  b.  Jan.  24,   i860,   at  Wapakoneta,    O.     Res. 

Gallatin,  Mo. 

4063.  II.  Edward  C":    b.  Nov.  24,   1864,  in    Paulding   Co.,  O. 

Res.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

4064.  III.  Frank  L.":  b.  Sep.  29,  1868,  in  Paulding  Co.,  O.     Res. 

Gallatin,  Mo. 

4065.  IV.   Albert'*:  b.  Mch.  2,   1871,  at  Gallatin,  Mo.,  and  lives 

there. 

4066.  V.  Nettie":    b.   Jilly    i,    1875,   ^^t  Gallatin,  Mo.,  and   lives 

there. 

Children  of  (1845)  Emily'  (Roney)  and  Rasmus  Rasmanson, 

4067.  1.   LlLLIE  C':  b.  Apl.  3,  1871,  at  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

4068.  II.   Willie'-':   b.  Dec.  4,  1873,  ^^t  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

4069.  111.   Harrie'-':   b.  Feb.  18,  1876,  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Children  of  (1846)  Henry  C  and  Ada  (Haywood)  Roney. 

4070.  1.   LlLLIE  May-':   b.  Feb.  10,  1867,  at  Indianapolis. 

4071.  II.  Ada":  b.  Sept.  18,  1869,  at  Indianapolis. 


446  \\i\i    Li:\HRINCi    FAWin. 

Children  of  (I847i  William    and  Mag'g:ie  ("Warner)  Roney. 

407J.     I.   CHAlvi.iis  l.r:\KRIN(i':  h.  Ot't.  J-S,  i.S6().  at  Wapakoneta,  O. 
407^.      II.   WlNMl-;'':   b.  Well.  4,  1.S76,  at  liuiianapnlis,  Ind. 

Children  of  1  1843    Thomas    and  Jane  (Wheeler)  Roney. 

4074.  I.   I.i;i:'':   h.  June  2(),  1.S70.  at  St,  Louis,  Mo. 
407^.      II.    Ill-NRIETTA":   b.  in  1SS6  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Child  of  (IS49)  Anthony  Levering'  and  Clara  (Hunsaker)  Roney. 
407^).      1.   Kalkigh":   b.  Dec.  J<S,  iSSi,  at  Lost  Vallew  Oregon. 

Child  of  'I85t  )  L.  Nelson  ~  and  Avilla  (Humphrey)  Roney. 

4077.     I.  dORDON':   b.  Mch.  S  and  d.   Auji.  10,  1890,  at  Lugene, 
( )ii.\Liiin. 

Child  of  (  1854  )  Perry  Wharton  '  and  Marg-aret  '  Sheehan  )  Levering;. 

4075.  I.   CiiARLtS  Wharton":  b.   Ucl.  7,  1.S71,   in  Jersey  City, 

N.  J.,  wherf  he  is  engaued  in  the  dru^i  business  with  his 
father;  m.  Jan.  3,  1896,  Fredericka  McCombs  at  Cin- 
cinnati, (). 

Children  of    I  1857)  Dr.  Edgar  Levering  '  and  Uretta  (Lytle) 

Shackleton. 

4079.     1.   Mll.l)Ri:i)  I.^TLl•:■':   b.  Aug.  6,  1869.     Res.  at  Uelplios,  O. 
40S0.      II.   \\Am;L  Wai.KI'P"  :   1\  June27,  1871.     Res.  at  Delphos,  O, 

Children  of  '  I858i  Emma  L.'  (Shackleton)  and  John  Cutler. 

40.S1.     1.   JliNNIl-:  Deans":    b.   No\ .  26,  1862;    d.  Apl.  n,  1870,  at 
Wapakoneta,  ( ). 

4082.     II.    ioHN   LdgaR":    b.   Jan.    2^\   1866;    m.    Di^c.   26,    1894, 
Llecta  May  Hig^zins,  ni  Wapakoneta,  O. 

408;.      III.    IJANIHL  BOVDEN":     b.  Sep.   14,    1868;    d.  Mch.  20,    187O, 
at  VVapak'oneta,  C). 

4084.      I\.   MaR^  Ann":   b.  Nn\-.  28.  1870,  at  Wapakoneta,  O. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING. 


447 


4085.     V.  Laura  Alice":    b.  Dec.  25,  1872;    d.  Oct.  II,  1888,  at 
Smithton,  Ark.  ;   b.  there. 

Daniel  Boyden":  b.  Apl.  8,  1876. 

.  Charles  Levering":  b.  July  10,  1878. 

L  Dennis  Denny":  b.  June  10,  1880. 

Minnie  Pridden": 


4086. 

VL 

4087. 

Vll 

4088. 

\11 

4089. 

IX. 

4090.    X.  Maude  Shackleton" 


!■ 


b.  Sep.  25, 
1883. 


r  d.  July  25,  1886, 
at  Smithton, 
Ark.;  b.  there. 


d.  Sep.  10,  1884, 
at  Prescott, 
Ark.;  b.  there. 


Child  of  (1859)  John  Albert'  and  Maude  (Shore)  Shackleton. 
40Q1.    1.  Eugene  Albert":  b.  Oct.  5,  1876. 

Children  of  (I860)  Minnie  J/  (Shackleton)  and  WiUiam  H.  Craw- 
ford. 

4092.  1.  Maynard  Amyx":    b.   Feb.  3,   1871  ;    m.  Dec.  25,  1894, 

Mollie  May  Romshe. 

4093.  11.  William  Henry":  b.  Feb.  n,  1872. 

4094.  HI.  Bessie  Mildred  Levering":  b.  Dec.  10,  1880. 

4095.  IV.  Kitty  Lillian  Fmmons":  b.  Mch.  3,  1890. 

All  were  born  at  Wapakoneta,  Ohio. 


Children  of  (1861)  Charles  A.'  and  Mary  L.  (Harper)  Metheany. 

4096.  1.  Mary  Esther":    b.  Jan.  22,  i860;    m.  Dec.  13,  1882,  to 

Ira  R.  Longvvorth.  (6640) 

4097.  II.  Charles  Francis":   b.  Sep.  15,  1861 ;    m.  Apl.,  1893, 

Ida  Morton,  of  Piqua,  O. 

4098.  111.  George  Harper":  b.  Au,i^.  15,  1869. 

4099.  IV.  Allen  Levering":  b.  July  21,  1872. 


44<S  THE    I.HVEPING    FA.MILV. 

Children  of  (  Io62  )  John  M.   and  Mary  A.  (Harper)  Metheany. 

4100.  I.   Fanny  l,EVERIN(i":    h.  Ma\- 29,  1862;    m.  Oct.  is.  1884, 

to  Mari'Mi  F.  (Jii;iint:in<:e.  (6643) 

4101.  II.   FuGAk  Milton":    b.  .\i>\-.    1,    1863;    m.   Dec.  5,   1887, 

Julia  Hn\  c'\  . 

Children  of  ( 1863  )  Emma  E.~  ( Metheany  »  and  Charles  A.  Lynch. 

4102.  I.   MaR^    FSTHER":    b:  St-p.  6,    1864;    m.   Oct.  18,    1886,  to 

Isaac  HJwin  Awry,  nf  Lima,  O.  (6645) 

4103.  II.  Clara  Metheany":  b.  Jul\- 20,  1866;  m.  Oct.  25,  1891, 

to  Dr.  Albert  Wesle\-  Kahle.     Res.  Lima,  O.     (6647) 

4104.  III.  Charles  Fdwin":   b.  Apl.  2j,   1869;   m.  Oct.,   1893, 

Olivf  Fierron,  nf  Amelia,  O.     Res.  Lima,  O.      (6648) 

Children  of  ( 1865)  Mary  S/  (Metheany)  and  Col.  L  T.  Moore. 

4105.  I.  Stella  Annette":  b.  June  16,  1866;  m.  Apl.  8,  1885,  to 

(Charles  F.  Price.     Res.  Lima,  O.  (6649) 

410C.     II.  Harry  Metheany":  b.  Now  20,  1868,  at  Lima,  O. 

4107.      ill.   INA  Selene":    b.   Now   21,    1871  ;    m.   Sep.    s,    1890,  to 
Frederick  B.  Alerter.     Res.  Lima,  O.  (6650) 

l\'.   Nl-LLIE  HSTflER":   b.  Jul\- 9,  1874;  J.  June  6,  1878. 

\.   ROLLIE  Clieford":    b.  ApL  s.    1877  ;    iL  Ma\- 22,  1878. 

\l.  Llizabeth":  ) 


4108 
4109 
41 10 
4111 
4112 


l\  June  17,  1879,  at  Lima,  O. 
\  II.  Harriet":    J 

\  III.   Helen  Baxter":   b.  Jan.  22,  1884,  at  Lima,  O. 


Child  of  (  1866  I  Albert  M.   and  (  i062)  Anna  (Levering)  Metheany. 
411:;.      I.    LIDAE  AlGliSTA":    b.  Feb.   i8,   1871;   d.  N(.\  .    15,   1876. 

Child  of  Same  and  Florence  I  Marvin  I,  2d  wife. 
4114.     II.   ALDON  MaRXIN":   b.  AuLi.  7.  188c;,  at  Gallon,  O. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  449 

Child  of  (1867)  Annetta  E/  (Metheany )  and  John  H.  Osborn. 

4115.  I.  Laura  Estelle":  b.  Mch.  n,  1885,  at  (jardner,  Kan. 

Children  of  (1869)  Eldon  Leveringf'  and  Louise  (Walken)  Metheany. 

4116.  1.  Harry  Milton":  b.  Sep.  i6,  1881  ;  d.  June  10,  1883. 

41 17.  11.  Eldon  Rolliston'':    b.  Apl.  8,  1883,  at  Cadillac,  Midi. 

4118.  111.   Bessie  Rachel'-':  b.  Nov.  13,  1888,  at  Cadillac,  Mich. 

Children  of  (I87I )  Richard  R/  and  Elizabeth  (Bradford)  Metheany. 

4119.  1.  Benjamin  Bradford":   b.  Aug.  u,  1876.    Res.  Grand 

Rapids,  Mich. 

4120.  11.  Richard  Rolliston  *•:    b.  Sep.  7,  1879.    Res.  Grand 

Rapids,  Mich. 

4121.  ill.   Helen  Levering":    b.  Jan.  8,  1881.     Res.  Grand  Rap- 

ids, Mich. 

4122.  IV.  JOHN  Milton":  b.  Aug.  u,  1885.     Res.  Grand  Rapids, 

Mich. 

Children  of  (1872)  Ada  L.'  (Metheany)  and  Ursinos  M.  Shappell. 

4123.  1.   Harold  Metheany":    b.  Dec.  22,  1884,  in  Allen  Co.,  O. 

4124.  II.  George  Levering":   b.  July  5,  1886,  in  Allen  Co.,  O. 

4125.  111.  Richard  Avery":  b.  Oct.  10,  1890,  in  Allen  Co.,  O. 

4126.  IV.   Frederick  BOWSHER":   b.  July,  1893,  in  Allen  Co.,  O. 

Children  of  (1873)  Esther  M.**  (Levering)  and  Hiram  Cray  ton, 
4127 


4128 
4129 

4130 
4131 
4132 


I.  Herbert  E.":    b.  May  i,   1865;    m.  July  4,   1887,  Rose 

Fleming.  (6651) 

II.  Walter  M.":  b.  Sep.  3,  1867;  d.  Dec.  11,  1889. 

III.  EDITH  G.":  b.  Feb.  28,  1870. 

IV.  Harry  W.":       | 

I  b.  Dec.  7,  1879. 

V.  Hallie  W.":       i 

VI.  Clarence  L.":  b.  June  7,  1888. 

Reside  Granville,  Bradford  Co.,  Pa. 


(29) 


450 


TH1-:    LEVERING    FAMin 


Children  of  (  1 374)  Maurice  M."  and  Sarah  (Bradley)  Levering. 

41  v..  1.  C:ARklE  Way":  h.  Sep.  7,  1866;  d.  Jan.  27,  1870,  at  Bath. 
iN.  Y. 

4154.  11.  IJZZIE  Marion":  b.  June  27,  1869;  m.  Feb.  20,  1890,  to 
William  Moriiaii,  of  Sayre,  Penna.,  where  they  !i\e.  No 
chn. 


41  ^^• 
4MCi. 

41  V~- 
41  ^8. 

4n*)- 

4140. 
4141. 


Children  of  ( 1875)  Mary  J.'  (Levering)  and  Guy  Talada. 

.      1.   Charles  H.":    b.  Now  28,  1869;    m.  Sep.  16,  1891,  Axis 
W.  Hawkin.     Res.  Sayre,  Pa.  (6652) 

II.  Sarah  t:.":  b.  Nov.  25,  1871  ;  m.  D^c.  21,  1889,  to  John 
Cjroatz.  Res.  Athens.  Pa.  He  was  killed  on  Alio;.  6, 
1895,  by  tall  from  R.  R.  train.  (665^) 

III.  Fred.  F.'':  b.  Mch.  26,  1874;  m.  Aug.  5,  1892,  Catha- 
rine Drake.     Res.  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

1\.  Maud":     1 


[  andd.  Oct.  29,  1876.  at  Athens, 

[  b.  Oct.  28  I    ^''^' 

V.  MERTIE":  I  andd.  Oct.  28,  1876,  at  Athens. 

J  I    Pa. 

VI.  LfRoy  G.":   b.  June  27,  1881.  at  Athens,  Pa. 

VII.  Ida  B.":  b.  Nov.  28,  188^,  at  Athens,  Pa. 


Children  of  ( t876)  Charles  S/  and  Emma  (Pratt)  Levering. 

4142.     I.  EmmaL.":    b.   IJ^:^L.  16,   1871  ;    m.  Jul>- 4.   1889,  to  J  )hn 
Hatlett.  of  Granville,  Pa. 

414^      11.    JENMI-:  A.":    b.  June,   1874. 

Children  of  same  and  H.innah  (Williams),  2d  wife. 

4144.  111.    1:THHL":    b.  Jan.  ^o.  1882. 

414;.  1\.    FLI/ABi-.TH":    b.  Api.  28,    1884. 

4146.  \  .   CHARLES  Henry":    b.  and  d.  Aug.  4,  1886. 

4147.  \  1.   Blanche'':    b.  Mch.  21,  and  d.  Apl.  21,  1889. 

4148.  \ii.  Spencer  C':  b.  Apl.  27,  1891. 

Reside  at  Joliel,  111. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  45  I 

Children  of  (1878)  Annabella'  (Levering)  and  Joel  L.  Porter. 

4149.  I.   Carrie   B.":    h.   Jan.    31,    1871  ;    111.    Mch.   22,    1888,   to 

Frank  Packard.     Res.  Rallston,  Pa.  (6654) 

4150.  II.   WiLLARD  M.'-':    b.  Feb.  23,  1873. 

4151.  III.   MOLLIS  J.":    b.  Jan.  27,  1875. 

4152.  IV.  AMY  G.":    b.  June  8,  1878.' 

4153.  V.   Floyd":    b.  May  21,  and  d.  May  28,  1881. 

Reside  at  Granville,  Penna. 

Children  of  ( 1879)  Ida  C/  (Levering)  and  Stephen  Vought. 

41 54.  I.   Almeda  a.":    b.  Jan  4,  1888,  at  Waverly,  N.  Y. 

4155.  11.   Helen  F.'':    b.  Jan.  28,  1893,  at  Waverly,  N.  Y.,  where 

she  d.  Aug.  26,  1895. 

Children  of  (1880)  Horatio  G.''  and  Alice  (Gillespie)  Levering. 

4156.  I.    Harry  E.":    b.  Apl.  9,  1886,  at  Sayre,  Penna. 

4157.  II.   Bessie":    b.  Apl.  4,  andd.  May  4,  1891,  at  Sayre,  Penna, 

4158.  III.   Mary  Belle":    b.  Feb.  9,  1893,  at  Sayre,  Penna. 

Child  of  (J88I)  Wharton  W.'  and  Sarah  (McNulty)  Levering. 

4159.  I.   Mary  E.":    b.  Feb.  17,  1893,  at  Cleveland,  O. 

Children  of  (1882)  Robert  M."*  and  (2640)  Ella  (Hinkle)  Levering. 

4160.  I.  Maime  Russell":  b.  Oct.  7,  1879,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

4161.  II.  Elsie  Hinkle":  b.  Jan.  5,  1881,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

4162.  III.  Helen  Maulsby":  b.  Sep.  20,  1884;  d.  Sep.  n,  1885; 

b.  Lev.  Cem. 


452  THl-.    LHVIiRlNG    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (  ISS3i  Esther  M/  (Wegener)  and  John  N.Johnson. 
4163.     I.   Aaron":   h.  Aujj;.  3  :inJ   d.   Au^£.  4,    1859,   in    Lane   Co., 

4164..    II.   h:i)GAR  JOHN":   b.  June  25,  i860;  uniiul.     Res.,  Dexter, 
( )ieL'<'n. 

4165.  III.   Hannah  JEANETTA"':   b.  Nov.   12,   1862;    unmd.     Res., 

iJe.xter,  Ore. 

4166.  I\.   Hlizabeth  CaRDILIA":    b.  Mch.  7,    1865;  m.   Au^:.  23, 

1885.  to  Horace  GreelN'  Fitch.     Res.,  Grant's  Pass,  Ore. 

(6656) 

4167.  \'.  William  Thomas":  b.  June  u,  1868;  d.  Sep.  29,  1882, 

in  Lane  Co.,  Ore. 

4168.  \  I.   ROZELLA  HSTHER":  b.  Mch.  25,  1871  ;  m.  Nov.  27,  1889, 

to  Geor;^e  F.  Ritchie.     Res.,  Camp  Creek,  Ore. 

4169.  \'ll.   Philip  AUGUSTUS":   b.  Oct.  2,  1874.     Res.,  Lane  Co., 

Oregon. 

4170.  \Iir.   Mary  IlENA":   b.  May  20,  1878;  J.  Feb.  16,  1881. 

4171.  l.\.   ALBERT  V":   b.  Oct.  17,  1882. 

All  were  born  in  Lane  County,  Oregon. 

Children  of  (  1884)  Philip  Aug."  and  Jessie  (Miner)  Wegner. 

4172.  L   HdvviN  Cecil":   b.  Aug.  28,  1876,  in  Lane  Co.,  Oregon. 

4173.  II.   REETA":   b.  Jan.  24,  1878,  in  Lane  Co.,  Oregon. 

4174.  111.   Reuben  Miner":  b.  May  7,  1885,  in  Lane  Co.,  Oregon. 

Children  of  (I8S7)  Ilena  M.^  (Williams)  and  George  W.  Whitbeck. 

4173.     1.   iRA  AUGUSTUS":    b.   Dec.  6,    1870;   d.   Mch.  6,    187 1,   in 
Lane  Co.,  Oregon. 

4176.  11.   Robert  Otis":   b.   May    25,    1872.     Res.,     Ihe    Dalles, 

(Oregon. 

4177.  111.  Llsih  Li-tie  ":  b.  Jul)-  18,  1874. 

4178.  1\.  HLLa  \  ISTa":  b.  June  18,  1876. 

4179.  \.  Lily  Myrtle":  b.  Mch.  17,  1879. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  453 

4180.  V'l.   Ruby  ANNA":   b.  Feb.  5,  1881. 

4181.  VII.  Katie  Orville'-':  b.  Apl.  9,  1884. 

4182.  VIII.   Myran  ESTELLUS":   b.  Aug.  29,  1887. 

4183.  IX.  Earl  Wayne":  b.  Mch.  26,  1890. 

All  were  born  in  Lane  Co.,  Oregon. 

Children  of  (1858)  Charles  Levering'  and  Ella  (Addington) 

Williams. 

4184.  I.   Barnie  Ellis":  b.  June  21,  1881,  in  Lane  Co.,  Ore. 

4185.  II.  PRANKIE":  b.  April  ij  1884,  in  Lane  Co.,  Ore.  ;  d.  Dec. 

28,  1888,  at  Silver  Lake.  Ore. 

4186.  III.  OpalChristelle":  b.  July  25,  1886,  in  Lane  Co.,  Ore.; 

d.  Dec.  26,  1888,  at  Silver  Lake,  Ore. 

4187.  IV.   Charles  Henry":   b.  April  i,  1889,  at  Silver  Lake,  Ore. 

Children  of  (1889)  William'  and  Bertha  (Parvin)  Williams. 

4188.  I.  Mabel  Victoria":  b.  July  19,  1882. 

4189.  II.    Bertha  Selena":  b.  April  12,  1884. 

Children  of  same  and  Idress  (Parvin),  2d  wife. 

4190.  III.  Alta  Laurel":  b.  Nov.  13,  1890. 

4191'.    IV.  Carlton":  b.  May  8,  1892. 

All  were  born  in  Lane  Co.,  Oregon. 

Child  of  ( 1890)  Effie'  (Williams)  and  William  H.  Fenton. 

4192.  1.  Trevis":  b.  Nov.  6,  1887,  at  Eugene,  Oregon. 

Children  of  (1893)  Dr.  Charles  K.**  and  Nancy  (Cox)  Leveringf. 

4193.  I.   IdaE.":  b.  Nov.  15,  1877. 

4194.  II.  William  E.":  b.  Jan.  20,  1880. 

4195.  111.   DORA  P.":   b.  Mch.  12,  and  d.  June  15,  1882. 

4196.  IV.  Charles  S.":  b.  Nov.  16,  1885. 

4197.  V.   ANNAE.;':   b.  Jan.  22,  1888. 

4198.  VI.   DORRIN":  b.  Dec.  30,  1890. 

AH  were  born  at  Burlington,  Kansas. 


454  THE    Li:\lIklNG   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (  15'^4  )  Ida  G.    <  Levering:)  and  Augustus  F.  Shotwell. 

4199.  1.   ( iKORGli  Lb\HRIN(j":   b.  April  14,  188^,  in  Kansas. 

4200.  II.  Chcii.  C":  b.  DfL.  22,  18S4.  in  Kansas. 

Children  of  ( 1900)  Esther  E/  (Levering:  I  and  Thomas  E.  Downing:. 

4201.  \.     Carrie  ^\^■PTLE'■':    b.   Juiu'  29,   1876,  at  Willdw   \'alle\', 

Kansas. 

4202.  II.     VVlNNIH  \\A>":   b.  Si'p.  2T,   1878,  at  Burlinoton,  Ks. 
420^.     111.      ALBERT  ALONZO':   b,  Mch.  1 1 ,  1879,  at  Burliniitnn,  Ks. 

4204.  IV.  Charles  Fremont":  b.  Jan.  20,  1882,  at  Willi>\\  \al- 

ley,  Ks. 

4205.  V.   Nellie'-':   b.  Jul\-  14,  1888,  at  Hamilton,  Ks. 

Children  of  ( 1903  )  Minnie  J/  (Levering)  and  Joseph  M.  Gordon. 

420C).  1.  ( iEORGE  Walter":  b.  May  30  and  d.  Dec.  i.  1887,  at 
Hamilton,  Ks. 

4207.  II.   .Way  Violet'':   b.  Ma\'  5,  1889,  at  Hamilton,  Ks. 

4208.  III.   Hugh  Leslie":  b.  Auu.  13,  1891,  at  Hamilton,  Ks. 

Children  of  ( 1906)  James'  and  ( )  Kirk. 

42a).  1.  James  William  ":  b.  June  8,  1828;  m.  Annie  K.  Blank, 
who  was  b,  Ma\-  ii,  1832,  and  d.  Mch.  11,  1857.  Hi'  J. 
Oct.  3,  1857.  They  lived,  died  and  are  buried  in  Cier- 
mantown,  Pbilad. 

4210.  II.   Sallie'-':   b.  Junr  2^,  18^0;   m.  in  i860  to  James  Linton, 

and  d.  Jul\-  2S,  1861.     No  chn. 

Child  of  ( I9I9)  Charles  A.'  and  (J928)  Mary  (Keyser)  Keyser. 

421 1.  I.   Alverda":  b.  [J^^:.  28,  1866. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  455 

Children  of  ( 1920)  Elizabeth  Keyser'  (Hussey)  and  Edward  Crow. 

4212.  1.  Sarah  Hussey'':  b.  Apl.  30,  1829,  in  Bait.;  m.  Jan.  6, 
1849,  to  William  S.  Paradise,  a  merchant  of  New  Or- 
leans, who  d.  May  22,  1850,  while  traveling  on  the  Mis- 
sissippi river,  and  was  buried  at  Louisville,  Ky.  She  m. 
2d,  Sep.  14,  1854,  Dr.  Henry  M.  Bullitt  of  Louisville, 
founder  of,  and  professor  in  the  Kentucky.  School  of  Medi- 
cine, and  was  the  first  Health  Officer  of  that  city.  He  d. 
Feb.  5.  1880.  (6659) 

42n.  11.  Ldward'-':  b.  Oct.  24,  1830;  d.  June  19,  1849,  at  St. 
Louis,  Mo.  He  was  the  eighth  of  his  name  ;  the  eldest 
son  of  the  eldest  son. 

4214.  111.  Edith  Hussey":  b.  Dec.  30,  1832;  d.  July  20,  1833. 

4215.  IV.  Elizabeth":  )  (  d.  May  n,  1834. 

^b.  Mav  8,  1834;  \ 

4216.  V.    Jane-':  i  '  (  d.  Sep.  8,  1834. 

4217.  VI.  Hannah  Maria'':  b.  Mch.  28,  1836;  m.  Sep.  2,  1861,  to 

(4220)  Charles  Ephraim"  Robins. 

4218.  VIL  Mary  Elizabeth":    b.   Dec.   17,   1837;    m.  James  M. 

Bodine,  M.  D.,  a  distinguished  physician,  who  is,  and 
has  been  for  more  than  a  quarter  of  a  century.  Dean  of 
the  University  of  Louisville.  (6672) 

4219.  VllL  Matilda  H.":    b.  Jan.    n,   1840;  m.    Thomas  Great- 

hous  Wilson  of  Louisiana.     Res.  Louisville.         (6673) 

Except  the  first,  the  above  were  horn  in  the  city  of 
Louisville,  and  those  deceased  are  buried  in  Cave  Hill 
Cem.  at  that  City. 

Children  of  (1921)  Jane *"  (Hussey)  and  Ephraim  Robins. 

4220.  L  Charles  Ephraim':  b.  Dec.  5,  1832,  at  Cincinnati;  m. 

Sep.  2,  1 86 1,  Hannah  Maria  Crow,  the  second  dau.  of 
Edward  and  (1920)  Elizabeth**  Crow,  at  Weston,  Mo. 
They  removed  soon  after  to  Louisville,  Ky.,  where  they 
resided,  and  where  he  d.  Apl.  5,  1893.  Was  b.  in  Wood- 
lawn  Cem.  at  Zanesville,  O.  (6665) 

4221.  II.  Sarah  Elizabeth'':  b.  in  1836,  at  Cincinnati;  d.  Linmd. 

4222.  III.  Cornelia  Jane'':  b.  in  1838,  at  Cincinnati  ;  d.  unmd. 


456  THli    ia-:Vl£RING    FAMILY 


Children  of  ( 1^22  i  Hannah  Saxton'  (Hussey  )  and  Isaac  Dillon. 

4223.  1.   ASAHHL  HUSSBV":   h.  Oct.  9,  1828;  J.   May  25,  i8c;i.   at 

Hast  Oran<j;c,  N.  .1. 

4224.  11.  KoHLRr  Fulton':  b.  Apl.  20,  1830;  d.  Nov.  21,  1851, 

at  Baltimore. 

422;.  111.  CHARLRS  ClODDARD":  h.  Aug.  31.  1831;  m.  O.'t.  28, 
i8s4,  Sarah  N.  Foster,  at  Iowa  Citv,  Iowa,  who  d.  there, 
Dec.  19.  1863.  He  111.  2d,  Apl  5,  i86t,  Flizabeth  C. 
.Adams,  of  Zanesville,  Ohio,  where  thev  reside. 

(6676) 

422O.     IV.   FdwaRD  Crow'-':   b.  and  d.  in  1832. 


Children  of  (1924)  Derick  "W/  and  Laura  (McComas)  Keyser. 

4227.  1.  Mar^    FlizabETH":  b.  Nov.  24,  1844;  ni.  Dec.   19,    1867, 

to  Theodore  Cla\'ton  (6682). 

4228.  11.   Fllln  FORT":   b.  Sep.  27,  1849.      IJnmd. 

The\'  reside  at  Baltimore. 


Children  of  (1926)  Keturah  B."  (Keyser)  and  John  Tileston  Fracker. 

4229.  IV.  FLIZABLIH  KEYSLR":  b.  Apl.  18,  1842  ;  m.  Oct.  26,  1865, 
to  David  A.  Chambers.     Res.  Washington,  D.  C. 

(6686) 

42^0.  11.  khturah  Benson":  b.  Sep.  19,  1843;  m.  Now  2,  1880, 
to  James  S.  Wheeler.     Res.  Zanesville,  O.  (6689) 

42;i.  111.  Harry  F.':  b.  Nov.  8,  1846;  m.  Mch.  2,  1883,  kibble 
C.  Miller.  Res.  San  Antonio,  Texas.  He  d.  Feb.  24. 
1897,  ''t  Zanesxille,  Ohio,  while  on  visit  to  attend  his 
mother's  funeral.  (6690) 

4232.  1\.  Sarah  Kauitaun":  b.  Jan.  3,  1848;  m.  Apl.  29,  1884, 
to  Paul  .Arnold,  who  d.  Aug.,  1888.  Mrs.  A.  resides  in 
Washington,  D.  C.     No  chn. 

42^^.  V.  JOHN  I'lLESTON'':  b.  Feb.  24,  1850  ;  m.  Sep.  19,  1876, 
Emma  Gibson.     He  d.  May  27,  1890,  at  Zanesville,  O. 

(6691) 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING. 


457 


4234. 


VI.  Frank  Fayette":   b.  June  16,  1852;   m.  Nov.  2,  1878, 
Frances  Linton,  who  d.  Julv  26,  1893,  at  Zanesville,  O. 

(6697) 

d.  Aug.  31,  1859. 


4235. 
4236. 

4237. 

4238. 


VU.  Charles  Derick 
Keyser**: 

VIII.  Laura  Keyser': 

IX.  Mary  Keyser'': 

X.  Anna  Hildreth": 


m.    Dec.    I,    1883,  to 
h.  Aug.  16,  ,       John     W.     Macart- 
1859;       '       ney.       Res.  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

(6701) 

funmd.      Res.    Zanes- 
b.  Apl.  13,  J       ville,  O. 
1862.        ] 

[  d.  July  24,  1862. 


All  weif  born  at  Zanesville,  Ohio. 


Children  of  (1931)  Anna  S.^  (Keyser)  and  James  R.  Edmunds. 

4239.  I.  Mary  K.'':  h.  Oct.  18,  1874. 

4240.  II.  Charles  K.'':  b.  Sept.  21,  1876. 

4241.  III.  Anna  S.':  b.  Jan.  9,  1878. 

4242.  IV.  Grace  C":  b.  Sept.  3,  1879. 

4243.  V.  Helen-':  b.  Oct.  14,  1882. 

4244.  VI.  James  R.":  b.  Apl.  i,  1890. 

All  b(^rn  and  reside  in  Baltimore,  Md. 

Children  of  (1934)  Charles  Maris  ^  and  Julia  (Poulson)  Keyser. 

4245.  I.  Hannah  Louise":  b.  Feb.  17  and  d.  Aug.  26,  1882. 

4246.  II.  Charles  Maris'':  b.  Oct.  29,  1884. 

Child  of  (1935)  Dr.  Newberry,  A.  S."  and  Louise  (Altvater)  Keyser. 

4247.  I.   Allen  DIRCK'':   b.  Mch.  16,  1891,  in  Harford  Co.,  Md. 


Children  of  (1936)  Grace  G."  (Keyser)  and  Frank  E.  Mclntire. 

4248.  I.  Margaret":  b.  Oct.  28,  1889,  in  Philad. 

4249.  11.  Wilson  K.":  b.  Jan.  28,  1892,  in  Philad. 


4SH  IHH    l.l-.\r.RING    FA.MIL^'. 

Child  of  ( 1937  )  Elizabeth  C  (Keyser)  and  Martin  L.  Fink. 

4250.      I.   JaMI£S  KI:VSI-:r":    \\   HVh.   JO,    1S57;    m.    Mch.    15,  1881, 
Francos  M.  Toiu  1.  (6704) 

Hlizalvtli'  luui  11"  chiktieii  by  her  2d  husband,  WaldLMi 
WorlfV. 

Children  of  (1940)  William  Wilson'  and  Alice  (Walker)  Keyser. 

42s  1.     1.   Alick":    b.  April  21,  1865  ;    m.  Dec.  :;  i ,  1S90,  to  Edward 
M.  Harnest,  of  Arcadia,  Fla. 

42S2.  II.   1:LLA":   b.  Now  25,  1S69,  in  Bait. 

4215^.  III.  MAR^■  Elizabeth":  b.  Jli1\-  29,  1871,  in  Bait. 

42";4.  1\.  HiJZABETH  Walker":  b.  Oct.  21,  1874,  in  Bait. 

42:^^.  \'.   Helen  Linthicum'':  b.  Aujj;.  21,  1880,  in  Bait. 

Children  of  (I94I)  Sarah  H.'  (Keyser)  and  John  C.  Hay. 

4256.  1.   ROXANa'-':    b.   Jul\-   21.    1S60;    ni.    Nov.   24,    1880.   to  S. 

Clifford  Mansfield.  (6708) 

4257.  11.  CiEORCiE  Keyser":  b.  May  26,  1862;  d.  Jul>-  26,  iso^ 

4258.  III.   HlEANOR":     b.    Ma\-    S,    1864;     m.    Oct.    15,    1890.    t(» 

Thomas  L.  Kin^;.  (6710) 

4259.  IV.  Sarah   Hlizabeth":    b.    Auji.    12,    1866;    m.   Jan.    14, 

1885,  to  Cieoriie  R.  Beinan.  (6712) 

4260.  V.  JOHN  Carroll":  b.  Sep.  21.  1868;  d.  Mch.  10,  1870. 

4261.  VI.    \Vll,LlAA\  l:L)\\ARl)":    b.  Sep.  7,  1870. 

4262.  \ll.    \\AU\  l.OLMSE":   b.  Auu.  <S,  1872;   d.  Apl.  18,  1S74. 

Children  of  (1942)  Keturah  B/  (Keyser)  and  Edwin  Walker. 

426^.    1.  Charles  Wagner":  b.  Nov.  29,  1863;  m.  Di^c.  3,  1883, 
Cornelia  W.  Dobles. 

4264.  II.   FDWIN":   b.  Au<i.  4,  iSOC);  d.  Oct.  11,  1883. 

426v  HI.  Sarah  Hay":  b.  Sep.  8,  1868. 

4266.  IV.   J(~)SHl'A":   b.  Jul\-  21.   1871. 

42O7.  \.   WILLIA.M  Keyser":   b.  Oct.  6,  187^;  d.  July  31,  1874. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  45Q 

4268.  VI.  JOHN  Carrol":  h.  Sep.  29,  1875;  d.  Nov.  30,  1889. 

4269.  VI 1.  Kate  Keyser'':  b.  Oct.  10,  1877. 

4270.  Vlii.  Eugene  Levering":  b.  July  9,  and  d.  July  14,  1879. 

Children  of  (1943)  James  Robert'  and  Louisa  (King)  Keyser, 


4271 
4272 

4273 
4274 

4275 


L  William  Robert":  b.  Mch.  i,  1872. 
11.  Lucy  King":  b.  Feb.  24,  1874. 
ill.    Barry  King":  b.  June  12,  1876. 

IV.  ANNIE  Ruth":  b.  .4ug.  24,  1877. 

V.  Hleanor  Cecelia":  b.  Dec.  19,  1879. 


Children  of   (1946)  Richard  Fuller'  and  Virginia  (Raborg:)  Keyser. 

4276.  1.  ROBERT  Levering":  b.  Dec.  u,  1884. 

4277.  II.  Helen  Virginia":  b.  July  10,  1887. 

4278.  111.   HORTENSE":  b.  June  15,  1891. 

Children  of  (J950)  Benjamin  B/  and  Susanna   (Mustin)  Lehman. 

4279.  1.  Mary  BRINGHURST":    b.   Aug.  24,    1840.      Unmd.     Res. 

Lebanon,  Pa. 

4280.  11.  Gertrude":    b.    Dec.    n,    1841.      Unmd.      Res.   Leba- 

non, Pa. 

4281.  III.  Maria  Mustin":  b.  Sep.  26,  1843;  d.  Feb.  5,  1851. 

4282.  IV.  Alice  Howard":  b.  Mch.  26,  1845;  't^-  J^^n-  i.  1878, 

to  Andrew  J.  Schindel.  (6715) 

4283.  V.  EBEN  Mustin":    b.  Nov.  29,   1846;    m.  Dec.    31,   1878, 

Minnie  Stillman,  who  d.  Sep.  11,  1882.     He  m.  2d  July 
22,  1885,  Cora  C.  Lacy.  (6716) 

4284.  VI.  William":  b.  Dec.  9,  1848;  d.  Feb.  15,  1851. 

4285.  VIL  Ambrose  Edwin":  b.  May  23,  1851;  m.  Feb.  5,  1880. 

Sallie  V.  MauU,  who  d.  Apl.  12,  1888.  (6720) 

He  m.   2d  Jan.   28,    1892,    Emilie   Y.    Koehler.     Res. 
Philad. 

4286.  VIII.  Charles  Augustus^:  b.  Apl.  15,  1853.    Unmd. 


46o  THB    LhVBRING    FAMILY. 

4287.  IX.   EUGENH   BRINGHL'RST":   b.   Mch.    12,    1855;   m.  Sep.  8, 

1880.  Tani/in  II.  Cnok.  (6723) 

4288.  .\.   (GEORGE  MUSTIN":   b.  May  13,  1863;   m.  Nov.  12,  1891, 

Corinnic-  M.  Stockton.  (6726) 

Children  of   1 1''52  i   Samuel  B/  and  Elizabeth  (Goodman)  Lehman. 

428LJ.  1.  IIunrieha":  b.  Au-.  iS,  1852;  m.  Feb.  21,  1884,  to  John 
Tabele  Brown,  a  Philad.  merchant.  They  reside  at 
Chestnut  Hill.  (6727) 

4290.  II.    1-LORENCE    v.":    b.  Nov.  30,   1853;   d-  l^t-C.   19,   i860. 

4291.  111.   IaKIISE   H.'':   b.  July  19,  1859;  d.  Mch.  21,  1871. 

4292.  1\  .   HVELEEN'-*:  b.  No\-.  3,  1861  ;  d.  Oct.  8,  1863. 

4293.  \.  William  (}.":    b.  Aug.   12,    1863;    m.   Dec.    15,    1892, 

Hlizabvth  B.  Duxitt.     Res.  Philad. 

4294.  \1.    HENRY  A.":   b.  Jul\'  28,  1865.      IJnind. 

4295.  \ll.   HRNEST  W.":   b.  June   15,   1868.     Unmd.     Res.  Pitts- 

burg, Pa. 

All  were  born  at  Lebanon,  Pa. 

Child  of    (1951)  Edwin  W/ and  Elizabeth  (Troutman)  Lehman. 

4296.  I.   Hamly":   b.  Nov.  10.  1849,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (1956)  Mary  A.~   (Lehman)   and  Hyman  L.  Lipman. 

4297.  I.   aIaRY  LEHiWAN":   b.  Dec.  30,    1849;   m.   Oct.  15,  1841,  to 

William  Watvrall.     Res.  Philad.  (67^1) 

4298.  11.   LEWIS  Howard":  b.  Oct.  15,  1851  ;  unmd.     Res.  Philad. 

4299.  111.     ANNA    f:LlZABETIl    :   b.    April    18.    1855;     unmd.      Res. 

Philad. 

Children  of   <  J957)  Luisa  E.'  (Lehman)  and  James  Maull,  Jr. 

4:500.      1.   Mary  L.'':   b.  April  20,  1847;  m.  June  2,  1879,  to  William 
C.  Pritchett. 

4:501.     II.  Sallie  Virginia'-':  b.  June  5,  1853;  m.  Feb.  5,  1880,  to 
Ambrose  F.  Lehman.     She  d.  April  12,  1888. 

4:502.     111.  Ja.mLS  Lehman'-':  b.   Aug.    15,    1863;  m.  .lan.  2,   1889, 
Millicent  Anne  Howell.  (6732) 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  46 1 

Children  of  ( 1959)  Hannah**  (Lehman)  and  Stephen  Benton. 

4303.     1.  Mary'-':  b.  about  1861  ;  in.  in   1888,  to  Henry  Morris,  of 
Chestnut  Hill,  Philad.     No.  chn. 

4304.-     11.   Katie'':   b.  about  1862  ;  d.  aged  2  years  and  5  mos. 

4305.  111.   Bessie'-':   b.  about  1863;   unmd.     Res.  with  her  mother 

in  Germantown. 

Child  of  (J969)  Benjamin  L.'  and  Margaret  (Maull)  Langstroth. 

4306.  1.  James  HEIDEL":   b.  June  16,  1852;  d.  July  17,  1873. 

Children  of  (I96I )  Elizabeth'  ( Langstroth )  and  Fortunato  Joaquim 

Fig^ueira. 

4307.  1.   ANNA  Joaquim'-':   b.  April  10,    1852,  in   Philad.;   m.  April 

27,  1869,  in  Madeira,  to  Antonio  Julio  Santa  Martha,  Vis- 
count da  Andaluz,  native  of  Portugal.  Resides  at  Santa- 
rem,  Portugal.  (6733) 

4308.  11.  Elizabeth  Langstroth'-':  b.  June  27,   1855,  in  Philad.; 

m.  Nov.  29,  1879,  in  Madeira,  to  Nuno  Ferreira  Jardin,  a 
native  of  Madeira,  b.  Jan.  27,  185 1.  Res.  in  Funchal, 
Madeira.  (6737) 

Nuno  F.  Jardin's  parents  were  Portugese  ;  his  maternal 
grandmother  was  of  the  family  of  Scotts,  of  Scinton,  in 
Scotland,  and  related  to  Sir  Walter  Scott.  The  Jardins 
are  an  ancient  family  of  Madeira,   "  Morgados." 

Children  of  (1962)  James  Fassett'  and  Harriet  ( Ashmead) 

Langstroth. 

4309.  1.  Theodore  Ashmead":  b.  Sept.  23,  1849;  m.  July  25, 

1873,  Kate  M.  Souder,  of  Philad.     Res.  Germantown. 

(6740) 

4310.  II.   Eliza  L.'':   b.  Nov.  2,  1850;  d.  Oct.  31,  1858. 

4311.  ill.   ANNAB.'-':   b.  Mch.  3,  1852;  d.  June  i,  1857. 

4312.  IV.   Ella    M.":   b.    Nov.    28,    1854;    m.    Oct.    26,    1876,   to 

Charles  M.  Taylor,  of  Philad.     No.  chn. 


462  THl-    I.HVKRING    FAA\il.V. 


Children  of  (  \^bZ)  Hannah  J.'  iLangstroth)  and  Francis  A.  Drexel. 

4^M.  I.  Elizabrtii  LaNGSTROTH":  b.  Aug.  27,  1855,  in  Philad.; 
in.  Hon.  Walter  (jcdr^ie  Smith,  of  that  city,  wiiere  she  d. 
Sep.  26,  1890.     Mo  chn. 

4">i4.  II.  Catharine  M.'':  b.  Nov.  26,  1858;  unmd.  Res.  Philad. 
Her  devotion  and  genei'Osit\-  to  her  church  are  of  world 
wide  recognition.     See  biog. 


Children  of  (  1^64 )  Katharine  Prances'*  (Keyser)  and  William  Henry 

Wallace. 

4^1  S.  I-  William  Henry,  Jr."  (M.  D.)  :  b.  May  28,  1844;  m.  May 
28,  187^.  Annie  M.  Linn.     Res.  Philad.  (6745) 

4^16.  II.  Frldlrick  Rodman":  b.  Sep.  u,  1847;  m.  Oct.  17, 
1876.   Elizabeth  Todd  Ashby.     Res.  Washington,  D.  C. 

(6749) 

4^17.     III.    h.WIL^  Frances":   b.  Jan.  13,  1856;   unmd. 

4:11s.  IV.  Bertha":  b.  Mcb.  18,  1859;  m.  Dec.  15,  1888,  to  Henry 
Lee  Tatnal.  She  d.  July  2,  1892,  at  Wilmington,  Del. 
Left  no  chn. 

Child  of  (J965)  Georg:e  Fox'  and  Mary  (Kimmey)  Keyser. 

43  K).  I.  Kate  Fox":  b.  Oct.  7,  185 1  ;  m.  Oct.  6,  1875,  Dr.  Cicero 
Brodhead,  who  d.  Feb.  7,  1884.  (6750) 

Children  of  ( 1968)  Sally  Ann'  (Keyser)  and  John  R.  Savage. 

4320.  1.   JeaNNETTE":    b.    Aug    10,    18^6;    m.    to    Robert   Levick. 

Res.  Frank-ford,  i^hilad. 

4321.  II.   MahloN   Levis":    b.   Feb.  7.    i860;    m.   Maude  Garsed. 

Res.  Frankford,  Philad. 

4322.  III.  Kate   Wallace":     b.    Mcb.    22,    1864;     unmd.      Res. 

Frankford,   Philad. 

4323.  I\.   John  Richard":   b.  Apl.  17,    1869;  unmd.     Res.  Port- 

land, Ore. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  463 


Children  of  (1969)  Harry'  and  Isabel  (Ross)  Keyser. 

4324.      1.  HARRY  Ross'':  b.  Dec.  30,  1863;  d.  July  23,  1864. 

4^25.    11.  Rebecca  Glenn'':   b.  Feb.  21,  1866;  m.  Oct.  12,  1892, 
to  Rev.  Craig  B.  Cross.     Res.  Lebanon,  Pa. 

4326.    111.  Elhanan  Winchester':   h.  Oct.  27,  1867.    Res.  with 

parents  near  Bridgeton,  York  Co.,  Pa. 

4^27.     IV.  Katharine  Wallace'':   b.  June  23,   1872.     Res.  with 
parents  near  Bridgeton,  York  Co.,  Pa. 


Children  of  (J 970)  Benjamin  Urner**  and  Esther  (Todd)  Keyser. 

4328.  1.  William  Balch  Todd'':  b.  Sep.  7,  1862;  m.  Oct.  25, 

1892,  Harriet  A.  Murphy.     Res.  New  York  City. 

4329.  11.   ElhanaN  W.'-':   b.  May  14,  1864. 

4^^o.    111.  John  Richard  Savage'':   b.  Nov.  3,  1867;  d.  Sep.  19, 
1879. 

4331.  IV.  Elizabeth  Irving":  ] 

\  b.  Aug.  25,  1870. 

4332.  V.  Benjamin  Urner":     ) 

4333.  VI.  Gertrude  Alice":  b.  Nov.  20,  1876. 


Children  of  (    '72)  Sarah  Elizabeth'  (Keyser)  and  John  D. 

Blanchard. 

4334.     I.   Maria  1--..',YSER":    b.  Apl.  21,    1843;    m.  Jan.  27,   1870,  to 
Edward  A.  Landell.  (6752) 

43^5.     11.   Adelaii  i-:   B.'-':    b.    Oct.   26,    1844;    d.   June    30,    1886; 

unmd. 

4336.  111.  Kath.,     NE":    b.  Apl.  2,    1847;    in.  July  i,   1884,  to  C. 

Henr;,,  IsOney. 

4337.  IV.  Sallu  Geyer":  b.  Oct.  2,  1849. 


464  Tin:    LLi\i:UlNCi    FAMILY. 

Children  of  ( J'??-! )  Peter  Aug^/  and  Martha  (Thomas)  Keyser. 

4:?^S.     1.   SALLIli  (il£Yl£r-?'-':    b.  May  23,  1849;    d.  July  18,  1850;    b. 
at  Dunkard  Church  ^|■<)unds,  Germantown. 

4339.  II.   iNATHAN  LliVLRlNd":    b.  Nov.  27,  1850;   m.  Apl.  5,  1893, 

Marv  Josephine  McFillin.      Res.  Philad. 

4340.  111.   ANNA  Louisa'':  b.  Mch.  23,  1868;  m.  Mch.  14,  1892,10 

MarL-ellus  E.  Mc-Dowell,  nf  Philad.  (67S4) 


Children  of  ( 1975)  John  Geyer'  and  Mary  (Haines)  Keyser. 

4:^41.     1.  William  GEYLP":    b.  Au.ii;.  6.  t8s9;  ni.  Apl.  30,  1883,  to 
hlla  Ralison.     He  d.  Nov.  19,  1887.     No  chn. 

4342.     11.   John   GL^LR":    b.   JuU-    3,    1864;    m.   Jan.  9,    1886.  to 
Caroline  Louisa  Musso.     Res.  Philad.  (675 S) 

434^.     111.    Nathan  LLVERING'':     b.   June   10,    1869;    m.   Nov.    17, 
1891.  Minnie  K.  Kohler.      Res.  Philad.  (6756) 


Child  of  (1976)  Katharine  C/  (Keyser)  and  Thomas  R.  Alexander. 

4344.     I.    TllOAUS  A.":    b.  June  2,  1862;    m.  Oct.  2,  1890,  Juliette 
Lo\e,  of  Meridian,  Miss.  (6757) 


Children  of  (J 979)  Henry  Clay'  and  Maria  (Harley )  Urner. 

434s.     I.   ElOISE  Stettinius":    b.  Nov.  6,  1874,  at  Cincinnati.  G. 

4346.  II.    llLNR^":   b.  Oct.  2S,  1876,  at  Cincinnati,  O. 

4347.  HI.  Martha  Harley":  b.  Oct.  7,  1879,  at  Cincinnati,  O. 

Children  of  (  19S0)  Benjamin'  and  Abby  S.  (Arnold)  Urner. 

4348.  1.    LLIZABETH  Keyser'-':   b.  June  II,  1853;   d.  June  19,  18^5. 

4349.  11.   (iLORGL   Pl-:Ti-:R":    b.  May   16,    1856;    m.   Jan.    5,    1892, 

Lois  Gibbons.     Res.  Bi^  Timber,  Park  Co.,  Montana. 

4350.  111.   Frank  Gordon'':    b.  Sep.  30,  1858;  m.  Jan.  14,  1880, 

Clara  Ca\an  Doe.     Res.  Elizabeth,  N.  J.  (6758) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  465 

43c;i-  IV.  Benjamin,  Jr.'-':  b.  Apl.  23,  1862;  unmd.  l^resident  of 
the  Melville  Mercantile  Company  at  Melville,  Park  Co., 
Montana. 

4352.  V.   Ethel'-':    b.  Auji.  7,    1865;    m.  June  8,    1887,  to  William 

Edwin  Gibbs.     Res.  Fanwood,  N.  J.  (6761) 

4353.  \l.  Edward  Arnold":    b.   June  28,    1869;    unmd.     Res. 

Fanwood,  N.  J. 

Children  of  (1986)  J.  Siegfmund'  and  Anna  (Barber)  Riehle. 

4354.  1.   Ida  B.":   b.  Nov.  28,  1855,  at  Merchantville,  N.  J. 

4355.  II.   Albert  SlEGMUND":   b.  Dec.  12,  1866,  at  Merchantville, 

N.  J. 

Repeated  requests  failed  to  elicit  further  information. 

Child  of  (1987)  Henry'  and  Mary  (Raphun)  Riehle. 

4356.  I.     Edith":    b.  in  Philad.;    m.  Abraham  Cox.     Res.  Philad. 

Children  of  (1989)  James**  and  Margaret  (Smith)  Lynd. 

4357.  I.  James  Frederick":  b.  Dec.  14,  1853;  m.  Nov.  14,  1888, 

Anna  F.  Smedley.  (6762) 

4358.  11.   Robert  Smith":    b.  May  8,  1856;   unmd.     Res.  Philad. 

4359.  111.   Flora":  b.  Oct.  16,  1858;  unmd.     Res.  Philad. 

4360.  IV.  Ernest":  b.  Sep.  22,  1870. 

Children  of  (1990)  Peter  Keyser'  and  Susan  (Brown)  Lynd. 

4361.  1.    Harry  KEYSER":    b.  June  15,    1853;    m.  Apl.  i,    1875,10 

Emma  Delia  Lynd.  Res.  Chicago,  where  he  d.  in  April, 
1888. 

4362.  11.   Laura":  b.  Oct.  9,  1855;  m.  Feb.  21,  1878,  to  Dr.  Wm. 

B.  Hill,  who  d.  at  Weldon,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.,  Jan.,  1883, 
aged  32  years;  b.  at  Hatboro,  Pa.  Mrs.  H.  res.  Mer- 
chantsville,  N.  J.  (6764) 

4363.  111.   Walter":    b.  Sep.  30,    1859;    m.  Sep.,   1882,  to  Mamie 

Cott.     Res.  Omaha,  Neb.  (6766) 

(30) 


466  THt    LliVERING   FAMIL^. 

4364.      I\.    PETBk   Kl:^SHR":   b.  in  1S61. 

436s.     \.  Clementini-:  KHNSHR':    b.  Oct.    I,    1S63;    unmd.     Res, 
PliihiLl: 

4366.  VI.   Ja.MI;s  ( i." :   h.  Nn\ .  1 :;,  i.S/o;  unmd.     Res.  Fresno  Co., 

Oil. 

Children  of  (  1992)  Catharine  C.    (Backus)   and  Joseph  B.  Shewell. 

4367.  I.   Hdith   Dudley":    b.  June  26,  1851  ;    m.  in  1872  to  George 

U.  Meigs.     Shf  J.  Mch.  i,  1S76.     No  chn. 

4368.  II.   Kati-   Rodman":    b.  Jan.  8,    1854;    m.  June,   1879,  to 

James  L.  Patterson.  (6767) 

436().     III.  Helen  Mary'':   b.  Apl.  7,  1856;   m.  Jul\-,  1882.  to  G. 
William  Breck.     She  d.  Apl.,  1888.  (6770) 

4370.      I\  .    \LICE'':    b.   Ma\-  25,    1861  ;    m.   Ihw,    1887,  to  Joseph 
Bailew  (6771) 

Children  of  ( 1993)  Frederick  B.'  and  Caroline  (Moore)  Backus. 

4^71.    1.  Frederick  Rodman"':  b.  Mch.  3,  1859;  d.  Apl.  4,  1869. 

4372.  11.   Caroline  H.":   b.  in  July,  and  d.  in  Aug.,  i860. 

Children  of  same  and  Amanda  M.  (Noble),  2d  wife. 

4373.  Ml.  Charles'-':  b.  Jul\'  n.  1868. 

4374.  1\.    Helen'-':   b.  Dt-c.  25,  1869;  d.  Mch.,  1876. 

4375.  V.  ADELINE  Noble":  b.  Aug.  31,  1874;  d.  Mch.,  1876. 

4376.  VI.  Philk^  Rodman":  b.  Feb.  7,  1877. 

Children  of  ( i994)  Mary  E.~  (Backus)  and  William  S.  Noble. 

4:;77.      I.    I'REDERICK  CHARLES'':     b.   (Jet.  25,    1858 ;    d.   Aug.   26, 
1882  ;    unmd. 

4378.  11.   AGNES":   b.  Dec.  8,  i8';9;  d.  Aug.  7,  i860. 

4379.  111.   William  WOODBRIDGE":    b.  Jul\-  lo,  1864;   m.  June  7, 

1888,  Alice  Bond  Janney. 

4380.  1\.  Maid":  b.  Jan.  9,  1867. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  467 


Child  of  (J996)  Dn  Peter  Dirck'^  and  Sallie  (Steiner)  Keyser. 

4381.    1.  Sallie  Steiner'':  b.  Mch.  27,  1861 ;  m.  Apl.  26,  1886,  to 
Louis  Mardenbrough  French,  of  Conn.  (6774) 


Children  of  ( J  998)  Marg^arita  Y.'  (Canedo)  and  Senor  Juan  Y. 

Matute. 

4382.  1.  Margarita  Y.":    b.   Nov.   5,    1857;    unmd.     Res.  Guada- 

lajara, Mexico. 

4383.  11.  Juan    Jose":    b.    Mch.    31,   i860;    m.    June    15,    1885, 

Teresa  de  la  Toba.  (6775) 

4384.  111.   Arnulfo  M.":    b.  Aug.  15,  1862;  unmd.     Res.  Guada- 

lajara, Mexico. 

4385.  IV.  Catalina'-':    b.    Feb.   24,    1865;    unmd.     Res.    Guada- 

lajara, Mexico. 

4386.  V.  Maria  Eugenia":  b.  Nov.  5,  1867;  d.  Apl.  18,  1883. 

4387.  VI.   REGNALDA":    b.  Mch.  23,   1869;    unmd.     Res.  Guada- 

lajara, Mexico. 

4388.  VII.   Elena":    b.  July  6,   1871  ;    unmd.     Res.  Guadalajara, 

Mexico. 


Children  of  (1999)  Catharine^  (Canedo)  and  Samuel  S.  Bond. 

4389.  1.  William  Vinton":   b.  Aug.  31,  1853;   m.  Alice  Saxton 

Goodyear.     Res.  Wilmington,  Del.  (6779) 

4390.  II.  CiPRIANO  Canedo":    b.  in   1855;    d.  Oct.   10,   1880,  in 

the  Citv  of  Mexico. 

4391.  111.  Henry  Davis":   b.  about  1858;  d.  July  10,  1862,  in  the 

City  of  Mexico. 

4392.  IV.  Margarita":    b.  about   i860;    d.  Feb.  8,   1869,  in  the 
*  City  of  Mexico. 


() 


468  THI-:   1. i:\HRING   FA  Win. 

Children  of  (2004)  Emma  M/  (Gorgfas)  and  Daniel  Charles 

Elliott  Brady. 

4393.      1.   CoRNI-LIA":   b.  Au,-.  28,  and  d.  Oct.  18,  1846. 

43Q4.      II.   ANNA  GKRTRll)!:':   b.  Jan.  ^.,  1848  ;   unmd.     Res.  Buffa 
For^e,  Va. 

43915.  111.  Charles  Patrick  Angus":  b.  May  29,  1850;  m.  June 
I,  1882,  Marie  Townscnd,  of  New  York  City,  who  was 
born  there  Jan.  18.  1852.  (6783) 

4396.  1\  .   Mary":   b.  Jan.  4,  and  d.  Jan.  8,  1852. 

4397.  \.  William  Wi:avlr':  b.  D^^c.  28,  1853;  d.  May  29,  1856. 

4398.  \  I.  William  Wlaver'':  b.  and  d.  Au^.  30.  1857. 

4399.  \\\.    IHOMAS  FOREST  ":   b.  and  d.  LJec.  3,  1858. 

4400.  \111.  Sarah  Elizabeth":    b.  Dec.  28,   1859;    m.  June  25, 

1884,  to  Frank  Pierre  Lynch,  of  W.  Va.  (6785) 

4401.  IX.   Emma  Belle":  b.  Oct.  17,  and  d.  Oct.  20.  1861. 

4402.  X.  WiLHELMiNA  Weaver"  :   b.  Apl.  17,   1863;   m.  ApL  30, 

1889,  to  Charles  Shafer  Updike.  (6788) 

4403.  XI.   Elliot  I'HOMAS":    b.   Jan.  8,    1865;    m.   Jan.   i,    i8i)i, 

Kathleen  Vi\ian  McNulty,  of  Dawson,  Ga.,  b.  Jan.    \^. 
1872.     Res.  Marion,  Smythe  Co.,  Va.  (6789) 

4404.  XU.   CiEORGE":   b.  Sep.  13,  and  d.  Oct.  27,  1867. 


Child  of  (2005)  Cornelia  H/  (Gorgas)  and  Thomas  Forest  Fraley. 

440c;.      1.   1,M)IA  GORGAS":    b.   May  29,    1854;    d.   Jan.    30,    1882; 
unnid. 


Children  of  '2007)  Sarah  Keyser'  (Gor§:as)  and  John  H.  Michener^ 

44CT<).      1.    Harry  (iORGAS":    b.   Au^.    1,    1852;    m.   Nov.   15,    1877, 
Lydia  Atherton  Middleton.     Res.   Philad.  (6790) 

.4407.     11.   FRANK  LESLIE":    b.   Feb.    10,   1854;    ni.   Mch.   25,    1879, 
Ella  Hansel!  Bullock.     Res.  Philad.  (6792) 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  469 

4408.      111.  JOSEPH  CiORGAS'':  1 


1- 


d.  Nov.   20,    1883, 
b.  Nov.  28,        Linind. 

4409.  IV.  Nelson  Fitzgerald":  I      '^55-.     '  j.  Sep.   21,    1879, 

j  I      unmd. 

4410.  V.  William  Weaver'':  b.  Nov.  30,  1857;  m.  Oct.  12,  1892, 

Adelaide  Richards,  of  Erie,  Pa.     Res.  Chicago. 

4411.  VI.  Charles  GORGAS":   b.  Dec.  17,  1861  ;  unmd. 

4412.  Vll.  John  Hanson,  Jr.'':    b.  June  13,   1865;    m.  Apl.  24, 

1889,    Martha    Salena    Truitt,    of    Philad.,    where   they 
reside.  (6793) 


Children  of  (2012)  Sarah  Gorgas'  (Dill)  and  Frederick  L.  Ballauff. 

44n.    1.  Frederick  L.'-':  b.  July  26,  1861. 

4414.  II.  Adolph  Dill":  b.  Sep.  14,  1863. 

Child  of  (2014)  Adolph,  Jr.'  and  Elizabeth  (Weidman)  Dill. 

4415.  1.  Joseph  Murray'':  b.  Feb.  20,  1872. 

Children  of  (201 7 )  Charles  Keyser '  and  Anna  M.  (Bowman)  Bullock. 

4416.  1.   LILLIE  GORGAS":   b.  June  16,  1863;   m.  Dec.  i,  1887,  to 

Henry  Halderman  Lentz. 

4417.  11.  Anna  Matilda'':  b.  June  16,  1867;  d.  Feb.  28,  1872. 

4418.  111.  Charles  Keyser":  b.  Oct.  18,  1873;  ^1-  J^''>'  i^^.  1874. 

4419.  IV.  Mabel'':  b.  Oct.  13,  1875;  d.  Mar.  13,  1889. 

4420.  V.  Joseph  Gorgas":  b.  Feb.  4,  1878. 

Child  of  (2027)  Thomas  Rolfe'  and  Ella  (DeLany)  Clement. 

4421.  1.  Thomas  Rolfe  Levering'':  b.  Jan.  26,  1894,  at  Philad. 


470  THI-    l.F-\T;PING    FAWm'. 


Children  of  (2030)  Wahala^  (Clement)  and  Albert  Fewell. 
4422.      1.    ALICH":    b.  Au^.   11,   1S72. 


44-' > 
44 -M 
44-' ^ 
4426 
4427 
4428 


11.   ChaRLHS  H.":   b.  Oct.  7,  1873. 

HI.    Nona":   b.  N'A-.  jo,  1874;  d.  at  DeLiirah,  Iowa. 

1\  .    \Va1.T1-:r":    b.  .V\a\-  23,   1877. 

V.  ALRliRT  H.":    b.  Au.ii.  6,   1879. 

VI.  Frkd.  H.':   b.  Jan.  ^i,  1881. 

VII.  GeORGB  ClewENT":   b.  Feb.  6,  1883. 

.All  were  bdin  at  Decorah,  Iowa.     Now  living  at  (Oak- 
land, 111. 


Child  of  (2031  )  Joseph  Wm.'  and  Mary  (Stewart)  Clement. 
442().      I.   Cm  AISLES  W." :   b.  Feb.  21,  1876. 

Children  of  (2032)  Mary  E.'  (Clement)  and  Henry  S.  Cash. 

4430.  I.   HVA  Ma^  ■■':   b.  Jan.  9,  i88s,  at  Newman,  ill. 

4431.  II.   Flora  ALTHHA":   b.  Mch.  31,  1890,  at  Kansas,  ill. 

4432.  111.   (GERTRUDE' :   b.  Awj..  22,  1891,  at  Kansas,  111. 

Children  of  (2039)  George'  and  Alice  (Peters)  Creed. 

44^3-     I.   Mary  Low":   b.  Sep.  21  and  d.  Dec.  16,  i86s. 
44^.    II.  Frank  Peters":  b.  Sep.  2,  1866;  unmd. 
44^^.     111.   ANNE  FlJZA":   b.  No\ .  15,  1871;   unmd. 
44U).    IV.  Fannie":  b.  Jan.  1^,  1875. 

All  were  born  in  Ho\alton.  Ohio. 

Child  of  (2040)  Mary  Levering'  (Creed  and  Frederick  F.  Low.) 

4437,     1.   Flora  Creed":  b.  Dec.  4,  1858,  at  Marysville,  Cal.  Res. 
San  Francisco,  w  ith  her  mother. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  471 


Children  of  (2041  )  John  M/  and  Mary  (Sullivan)  Creed. 

4438.  I.  John  Joseph'':  b.  Nov.  i,  1872,  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.  ; 

unmd. 

4439.  II.   George  DOMINICK":   h.  Auy;.  n,  1874,  atSan  Francisco, 

Cal. 

4440.  111.   Ellen  Elizabeth'-':  b.  Oct.  30,  1876,  at  San  Francisco, 

Cal. 

4441.  IV.   Mary  Agnes":  b.  Jan.  22,  and  d.  Dec.  31,  1878,  at  San 

Francisco,  Cal. 

4442.  V,  Elizabeth  Ann'-':  b.  July  5,  1879,  at  Berkley,  Cal. 

4443.  VI.   Charles   BOROMEO":    b.  Mch.   n,    1881,  at  Berkley, 

Cal. 


Children  of  (2042)  Charles  H/  and  Louisa  (Mithoff )  Creed. 


4444 

4445 
4446 

4447 
4448 

4449 
4450 

4451 
4452 


I.  Celia  Mithoff'-':  b.  Oct.  29,  1868;  unmd. 

II.  Mary  Low'':  b.  June  10,  1870;  unmd. 

III.  Lizzie  Clement-':  b.  Jan.  27,  1873;  unmd. 

IV.  Anna  Mithoff'-':   b.  Oct.  22,  1874;  unmd. 

V.  Flora  Low'':  b.  Sep.  22,  1876. 

VI.  Louisa  Mithoff-':  b.  Oct.  15,  1878. 

VII.  George  Mithoff":  b.  Aug.  13,  1880;  d.  Feb.  14, 1883. 

VIII.  Jennie  ":  b.  Sep.  26, 1882. 

IX.  Charles  Henry'':  b.  April  14,  1885. 

All  were  born  at  Lancaster,  Ohio. 


Child  of  (2043)  Arthur  F.'  and  Louisa  (Newman)  Pratt. 

4453.  1.   Elizabeth":  b.  Feb.  7,  and  d.  July  8,  1890.     Chicago. 

Child  of  (2045)  John  R."  and  Lettie  (Westerhaver)  Clement. 

4454.  1.  Beryl'-':  b.  about  1873,  Columbus,  O. 


472  •  THt    L-hMiklNG    l"A.Mm  . 

Child  of  (204b)  Mary'  (Clement)  and  Mr.  Mays. 
445s.      I.   William  CLK.WKNT":   b.  about  1883.  Columbus,  C). 

Children  of  (20591  Creed  P."  and  Isabel  fShermin)  Cleiient. 


44 '^^^ 
4457 
4458 

44  59 
4460 
4461 


I.  IlLLLN  1.":   b.  Feb.  8,  1879. 

II.  MarV:   b.  Auii.  7,  1881. 

III.  John  Pail":  b.  Oct.  2.  1883. 
I\  .  Grace  I.":  b.  Sept.  6,  1885. 
\.   Way  I:.':   b.  Ma\-  is,  i8go. 

\'l.    ANN":   b.  Jan.  17,  1893. 

All  were  born  at  Quenenio,  K:msas. 


Children  of  (2054)  J.  Lawrason'  and  Laura  (Pearson)  Levering. 

446J.      1.   (iRACH":   b.  Feb.  5  aiiJ  d.  Feb.   17,  1863. 

446^.      II.   I.olmsa  FLRGUSSON'-':  b.  Nov.  10,  1866;  d.  Jan.  s,  1867. 

4464.  111.  LaL'RA":  b.  Sept.  i.  1868;  in.  June  j6,  1889,  to  James 
W.  (jarnett,  of  Mantapike,  Va.,  where  they  reside.  Mrs. 
G.  is  an  exceptionalh'  intellitient  and  culd\'at(.'d  \\i>man  ; 
prominent  in  iiood  works.  (6794) 


4  4'^' 5 
4466 

4467 
4468 
446<) 
4470 
4471 


Children  of  same  and  Lillie  (Sweet),  2d  wife. 

1\  .    I.ILV":   died  N'ounn. 

\.    ClIARLHS  WINSLOW":    d.  \  . 

\l.   Ha\1LV  FJJZABLTII":   b.  Auij,.  28,  1875;   unmd. 

\ll.   Nina  (iRAHA.M":   b.  Meh.  5,  1878;   unmd. 

\lll.    F:llaNOR  SWLET'':   b.  Oct.  27,  1880. 

I.\.    l.AVVRASON'':   b.  Feb.  27,  1884. 

X.   (JHARLOTTH  FaXSON":   died  young. 

Family  residence,  Wilsonia,  Grant  Co.,  W.  Va. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  473 

Children  of    (2055)  Annie  L."  (Levering:)  and  Charles  T.  Crane. 

4472.  1.  Charles  Levering":  h.  JliIv  9,  1868,  in  Baltimore,  MJ. 

4473.  11.   Robert  Treat'':  b.  Juiu- 9,  1880,  in  Baltimore,  Md. 

4474.  111.   John  ALDEN'';   b.  Dec.  2,  1885,  in  Baltimore,  Md. 

Children  of  (2058)  Ann  L. '   ( Levering: )  and  Frederick  A. 

Churchill. 

4475.  1.   Alice  LavvrasON"  :  b.  at  St.  Louis  ;  m.  Arthur  P.  Gareche. 

4476.  11.  Creighton'':  b.  at  St.   Louis.     Is  an  Ensi!j:n   in    U.  S. 

Navy. 

4477.  111.   Brianna":  b.  at  St.  Louis;  m.  Herbert  Dix. 

4478.  IV.     Frederick  A.,  Jr.":  b.  at  St.  Louis. 

Children  of  (2059)  Catharine  S.'  (Levering:)  and  Robert  B. 

Whittemore. 

4479.  1.  Lawrason  Levering"':  b.  Aug.  19,  1861.     Unmd.     is  a 

merchant  at  St.  Louis. 

4480.  II.    ROBERT  BlaQKWELL":    b.   Jan.   21,    1863;    m.   Apl.    12, 

1889,  Laura  Edoi;ar.     Is  Sec.  to  Manuf.  Co.  (6796) 

4481.  ill.  Frederick  Churchill'':  b.  Aug.  31,  1864;  m.  Nov.  17, 

1892,  Elenore  D.  Englesing.     Res.  St.  Louis,  where  he  is 
engaged  in  the  insurance  business.        / 

4482.  IV.   Louise'-':   b.  Oct.  31,  1866;   m.  June  10,  i89i,to  Harr\' 

G.  Knapp. 

4483.  V.  Clinton  Levering":  b.  June  16,  1869.    Unmd.    Is  a 

clerk  and  salesman  at  St.  Louis. 

4484.  VI.  JOHN  REBOUL":    b.  May    16,   187 1.     Is    a  graduate  of 

Leland  Stanford  University  of  California,     Is  engaged  in 
steam  engineering. 

4485.  VII.  Allan  Pendleton":  b.  Apl.  30,  1873.    A  graduate  of 

Washington  University,  St.  Louis. 

4486.  VIII.  Katharine  Leigh":  b.  Oct.  20,  1876,  at  St.  Louis. 

4487.  IX.  AUDENRIED":  b.  Jan.  26,  1881,  at  St.  Louis. 


474  THH    l.l^VKRING    FA.Wm  . 

Children  of   (  20b5  )  Anne  E/  ( Levering: )  and  Gustavus  M.  Bower. 

448<S.     1.   ALICt  CATHAklNl-:":   b.  Oct.  23  and  J.   Oct.  26,  1S7.S,  at 
Paris,  iV\u. 

448g.     II.   KKiHTER  LEVERING":  b.  Dec.  27,  1879;  J.  May  i:;.  1880, 
at  Paris,  Mo. 

Children  of  ( 2067 )  Mary  V."  ( Levering )  and  John  T.  Holme. 

44c)o.     I.  ALICE  Levering":  b.  Au^.  2  and  d.  Auk.  23,  1864. 

44()i.     11.   Frank  Ha(3NER":   b.  Dec  14,  1865;  d.  July  7,  i8t)0. 

4492.    III.  Nellie  Porter":  b.  Dtic.  13,  1866;  d.  Jan.  ^i,  1867. 

449:;.     IV.   John  Tvvitchell":   b.  Oct.  13,  1868;  m.  Luna  Ste\ens, 
(if  Hannibal,  Mo.,  where  they  reside. 

44()4.     \ .  PuiiiTHR  Levering":  b.  Auii.  7,  1871  ;  d.  Apl.  23.  1872. 

Children  of  <2069)  Clinton  L."  and  Georg-ie  (Barrell)  Conkling. 

4495.  1.   GEORGIE  ":   b.  Oct.  2^,  1872,  at  Springfield,  111. 

4496.  II.  Katharine  Levering":  b.  Dec.  i,  1874,  at  Sprinotield.  ill. 

4497.  111.   ANNIE  1  )Ol'GLASS" :  b.  Ma\-  i8,  1877  ;  d.  at  Springfield,  111. 

Children  of  <2071  )  James'  and  Fannie  (Lowry)  Conkling. 

4498.  I.   James  Lavvrason":  b.  Feb.  15,  and  d.  Aug.  18,  1872. 
44c;c).      II.    May":   b.  May  21,  1873. 

4500.  111.  Fannie  Lavvrason":  b.  Jul\-  20,  1875. 

4501.  I\  .    ALICE  MERCIE":   b.  Jul\-  19,  1877. 

4502.  V.   NoRaB.":  b.  ]Jvc.,  1878. 
4SO^     \l.   LELA":   b.  Oct.,   1881. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  475 

Children  of  (2074)  William'*  and  Florence  (Bang-s)  Crane. 

4504.  I.  Florence  Levering'':  b.  May  3,  1874,  in  Washington, 

D.  C.  ;  d.  Jan.  11,  1879,  in  Georgetown,  D.  C. 

4505.  11.  Marguerite  Wilson'-':   b.  July  i,  and  d.  Sep.  14,  1876, 

in  Washington,  D.  C. 

4506.  111.   Dorset'':  b.  Aug.  18,  1878,  in  Georgetown,  D.  C. 

4507.  iV.   LawrasON":  b.  Oct.  31,  1880,  in  Georgetown,  D.  C. 

4508.  V.  William    Howell":    b.  June  6,   1883,    in    Georgetown, 

D.  C.  ;  d.  in  1885  at  Hyattsville,  Md. 

Children  of   (2075)  Mary  C/  (Crane)  and  Rev.  William  R.  Devries. 

4509.  1.  William  Levering"  (Rev.):  b.  Nov.  8,  1865,  in  Bait. 

Clergyman  of  the  Prot.  Episcopal  Church.  He  is  an 
alumnus  of  St.  Paul's  School  at  Concord,  N.  H.  Subse- 
quently entering  the  Johns  Hopkins  University  at  Balti- 
more, he  was  graduated  in  the  degree  of  B.  A.  in  the  Class 
of  1888  :  as  a  Fellow  in  Greek  in  the  Class  of  1890,  and  as 
a  Ph.  D.  in  the  Class  of  1892.  He  is  also  a  graduate  of  the 
General  Theological  Seminary,  of  the  Protestant  Episcopal 
Church  of  New  York,  Class  of  1894.  He  was  vested  with 
Deacon's  orders  from  the  Bishop  of  Maryland,  in  St.  Paul's 
Church  at  Baltimore,  on  May  20,  1894,  and  subsequently 
advanced  to  the  Priesthood.  He  became  a  Missionary  in 
the  Marvland  Diocesan  Mission  Field  at  Alberton,  and 
supplied  the  Chapel  of  the  Good  Shepherd  at  Jonestown, 
Md.,  Dec.  6,  1896.  Instituted  Rector  of  the  Pro-Cathedral 
Church  of  St.  Mark,  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

4510.  II.  Mary  Clement-':  b.  Mch.  13,  1870,  in  Bait.  ;  unmd. 

4511.  111.  Lydia  Dorset'-':  b.  Dec.  5,  1872,  in  Bait.;  unmd. 

Children  of  (2077)  Charles  C  and  Maria  V.  (Zell)  Crane. 

4512.  1.  Bessie  Virginia'-':  b.  Ma>-  7,  1870;  m.  Mch.  24,  1888, to 

Upton  Heath  Kempton,  of  Baltimore,  where  they  reside. 
Members  of  Episcopal  church.  (6797) 

4513.  11.  Charles  Campbell,  Jr.'-';  b.  Sept.  27,  1871,  in  Balti- 

more, of  Baptist  relation. 


47^  THl-l    LI:\UU1NG    FA;M1LY. 

4^14.      111.   Wai.THP'':   1\  Auu.  iS,  i<S7^;  d.  in  infancy. 

4;i>.     I\.   .\\Ak^- Clh.mHM  ' ;  \\  N')\.  II,  1.S74;  l1.  in  infancy. 

45  lO.     \.   (JLUlik   ZliLL":   h.   Ucc.  26,    1876.     Res.  in   Baltimore. 
Is  a  Baptist. 

4qi7.     VI.   HLORl-lNCH  Lli\i:RING":   b.   Now    5,  1878.     Res.  in  Bal- 
timmc.     Is  an  Hpiscopalian. 

4^18.      VII.  GEOR(]li  .A.WOSZBLL":   b.  Jan.  6,  1881.      Res.  in  Balti- 
nioif. 

4:;k}.      \'I1I.      ANDRliW  Fl'LLCR'':   b.  Oct.  10,  1884. 

Child  of  <  2078  )  Florence  D/  (Crane)  and  Georg:e  N.  Appold. 
4S-'0.     I.  Sarah  Mackenzie":  b.  Nov.  iS,  188:;.  in  Baltimore. 

Child  of  (2079)  Alice  Levering'  (Crane)  and  George  H.  Bayne. 
4:;ji.     I.   (jEOR(]E  Henry,  Jr.":   b.  Jan.  29,  1881,  in  Baltimore. 

Children  of  (2083.)  Robert'  and  Ella  (Denmead)  Levering. 
4:^22.      I.    1:1-LA  DEN.MEAD":    b.  Jul\-2l,   187^;   d.  Jul\    11.   1874. 


4S24 

45-'^ 
4  5  20 


II.  MaR^'-':   b.  Jan.  2^,  187s,  at  Baltimore. 

III.  .ANNIE'-':   b.  Nov.  17,  1876,  at  Baltimore. 

I\'.   TalBOTT  Denmead":   b.  Jan.  2^,  188^,  at  Baltimore. 
\.    M-LLIE":   b.  Oct.  IS,  1885,  at  Baltimore. 


Children  of  (2086)  Virginia  E.'  (Latimer)  and  Chr,  Columbus  Call. 

4s27.    I.  Benjamin  George":  b.  Mch.  7.  1874. 

4528.  II.  \iR(]iNiA  Levering":  b.  Nov.  is,  1876. 

Children  of  (20881  Catharine  A.'  (Latimer)  and  George  Blais. 

4529.  I.  Herbert  Levering":  b.  Sept.  28,  1882. 

4530.  II.  Marcellius  Louisa":  b.  Feb.  i,  1884. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  477 

Children  of  (2089)  Louisa  Leveringf"*  (Latimer)  and  James  M.  Reid. 

4531.  1.  James  Latimer":  b.  Apl.  i,  1887. 

4532.  II.  Virginia  Matilda":  b.  Dec.  9,  1888. 

Children  of  (2091)  Mary  Jane'  (Mathews)  and  Hu^h  "Wilson. 

4533.  1.   Hugh":    b.   Nov.    30,    1847,  at   New  Orleans,  where   he 

lives;   unmd. 

4534.  11.  Leonard  Mathews":   b.  July  i,  and  d.  July  7,  1849,  at 

New  Orleans. 

4535.  in.   Mary":   b.  Apl.  15,  1852,  at  N.  O.,  and  d.  there. 

4536.  IV.  Alice  Vernon":   b.  Feb.  22,  i860;  m.  Feb.  19,  1881, 

to  Lyman  C.  Josephs,  of  New  York.  (6798) 

Children  of  (2093)  Lydia  R."  (Mathews)  and  Lewis  A.  Finley. 

4537.  L  Leonora":     b.    Sep.    2,    1839;     unmd.       Res.    at    Pass 

Christian,  Miss. 

4538.  H.  Lewis  Augustus":   b.  Sep.  17,  1841  ;   m.  E.  L.  Jones, 

of  New  Orleans.     Lives  at  Pass  Christian,  Miss.,  where 
he  d.  Sept.  13,  1894.  (6801) 

4539.  IlL  Leonard  Mathews":    b.  Sep.  6,   1846;    m.  May  18, 

1876,  Eliza  S.  Davis,  of  New  Orleans,  where  they  lived, 
and  he  d.  June  7,  1894.     See  biog.  (6802) 

4540.  IV.  Jane  Mathews":    b.  Mch.  10,  1849;    unmd.     Living  at 

Pass  Christian,  Miss. 

4541.  V.  Lydia  Rebecca":    b.  Apl.  27,   1851;    unmd.     Living  at 

Pass  Christian,  Miss. 

4542.  VL  William  Wilson":  b.  Sep.  2,  1853;  m.  Oct.  16,  1883, 

Lillie  V.  Davis,  of  Natchez,  Miss.     See  biog.        (6808) 

4543.  VII.   RiDGELEY":     b.   Sep.   27,    1854;    d.   Aug.   26,    1873,  at 

Pass  Christian,  Miss. 

4544.  VIll.  Mary   Wilson":     b.    Sep.    25,    1856;    m.    John   W. 

Chester,  of  Detroit,  Mich.  (6813) 

4545.  IX.  Isabel  BOWMAN":  b.  Mch.  28,  1859. 

First  five  were  born  at  New  Orleans,  La.;   others  at 
Pass  Christian,  Miss. 


478  THE    LliVERING    FAMILY 


Children  of  ( 20'?4 )  William  W:  and  Isabel  (Bowman)  Mathews. 

4546.  1.  KOBHRT  BO\VA\AN":  b.  Oct.  5,  1852;  m.  Nov.  6,  1894, 
Rosalie  Ll.)\d  Bradford,  of  Washint,rton,  D.  C,  where 
tlu\-  rt-side.  (6814) 

4^47.  11.  COkA  Sloco.mB":  b.  Aug.  18,  1854;  m.  to  James  E. 
Keclt-r,  of  LaSalle,  ill.     They  res.  at  Allecrheny,  Pa. 

(6815) 

4548.  111.    l:l.l/A  Bow  .WAN":   b.  Nox'.  17,  1857;  d.  Feb.  14,  i860. 

4549.  I\ .  Janb  Wilson'':  b.  Oct.  12,  1S59;  d.  Mcb.  4,  1870. 

4S';o.     \  .   Leonard":  b.  Mch.  3,  1861  ;  res.  New  Orleans,  La. 

4t;^i.  \  1.  1,1  CY  Lyons'':  b.  Oct.  23,  1863;  res.  Oakley  Planta- 
tion. West  Feliciana  Parish,  La. 

4^:;2.  VII.  Ida  SloCOMB'-':  b.  Feb.  6,  1867;  res.  Oakle\-  Planta- 
tion, West  Feliciana  Parish,  La. 

4^5^.  \lll.  W'lLLlAW  Wilson'-':  b.  Feb.  is,  i8rx);  res.  Washing- 
tun,  I).  C. 


Children  of  (2097)  Pauline  C/  (Mathews)  and  Edward  Toby. 

4c;S4-     I-   Pauline  Mathews'-':  b.  Nov.  26,  1867,  at  New  Orleans,  La. 
4S5v     II.   HdvvaRD  Mathews":  b.JuIx- 5,  1870,  at  New  Orleans,  La. 

Children  of  (2098)  Samuel  S.'  and  Victoria  (Wright)  Levering. 

45^6.      1.    Llla':   b.  Feb.  17,  and  d.  Aug.  21,   1855,  in  Baltimore. 

4SS7-      II-   Llize":   b.  April  9,  1856,  in  Paris,  France;   unmd. 

451^8.     111.   Martha  Burrows'':  b.  Nov.  28,  1857;  m.  to  Harry  A. 
Orrick.     Res.  Bait.  (6817) 

4St;9.     IV.   Pauline  Mathews'':  b.  June  28,  1859  ;  m.  (2110)  Louis 
R.'  Leverino;.     Res.  Bait. 


POSTERITY  OF  WiGARD   LEVERING.  479 

Children  of  (2099)   Martha  B/  (Levering:)  and  H.  S.  Coudon. 

4560.  1.   anna'-*:   b.  May  27,1855,  at  Perrysvillc,  Md.  ;   unmd. 

4561.  II.  Wilson  Levering":   b.  Aug.  14,  1859;   m.  Anne  H. 

North.  (6821) 

4562.  III.   Joseph":   b.  Mch.  20,  1861  ;  unmd. 

4563.  IV.  LYDIA":  b.  April  20,  1862;  d.  June  10,  1879. 

4564.  V.  Mary'-'   b.  Mch.  25,  1863  ;  d.  Mch.  25,  1874. 

4565.  VI.   Martha'-':  b.  Sep.  30,  1868;  unmd. 

Children  of  (2102)  Thomas  H."  and  Susan  (Sing^er)  Levering. 

4566.  1.  Agnes":  b.  Dec.  18,  1870;  d.  Dec,  1871,  in  Bait. 

4567.  11.  Thomas  Wilson":  b.  Jan.  i,  1872,  in  Bait.;  unmd. 

4568.  111.   Ellen":  b.  Oct.  10,  1875  ;  m.  Oct.  17,  1894,  to  Norris  S. 

Barratt,  of  Philad.     Attorney  at  Law  and  Asst.  Cit>-  So- 
licitor of  Philadelphia. 

4569.  IV.   Leroy":  b.  Jan.  i,  and  d..  Aug.  10,  1877,  ^f  Bait. 

Children  of  (2J07)  Nina'  (Levering-)  and  Samuel  Smith. 

4570.  1.  Samuel  W.":  b.  Oct.  3,  1876;  d.  Aug.  18,  1877,  at  Bait 

4571.  II.  Wilson  Levering":  b.  Oct.  10,  1878,  at  Bait. 

Children  of  (2108)  Hannah  M."  (Levering)  and  George  Bailey. 

4572.  I.  Clarence  Levering":  b.  July  7,  1878,  at  Bait. 

4573.  11.  George":  b.  Mch.  25,  1880,  at  Bait. 

Children  of  (2110)  Louis  R.'  and  (4559)  Pauline  M.'  (Levering) 

Levering. 

4574.  1.  Victoria  Wright":  b.  Mch.  i,  1880. 

4575.  11.  Louis  Richard":  b.  Feb.  24,  1881;  d.  Oct.  5,  1889. 

4576.  111.  Ella  Lea":  b.  Dec.  8,  1883;  d.  Aug.  5,  1885. 

4577.  IV.  ANN  Lavely":  b.  Oct.  25,  1885. 


48o  THH    LliVERING    FAMILY. 

457«.      \.   I'All    loilNSON":   b.  Dec.  17.  1887. 
457c).     \l.  Pauline  Dorothy  " :  h.  May  26,  1889. 
4t;8o.     NIL   l:Li/i:  W'l^KiiiT":  b.  June  24,  1894. 
All  burn  an  J  rc-sidi.'  in  Baltimore. 

Children  of  (2U2i  Mary  L.'  (Lawrason)  and  Wm.  Judson  Brown. 

4581.  I.  Lawrason":  b.  Sep.  29,  1871. 

4582.  II.  William  JuDSON":  b.  Sep.  28,  1873. 

4583.  III.   LoriSE":   b.  All-.  2  1.  187:;. 

4584.  I\ .  Charles  Douglas'':  b.  Oct.  is,  1877;  d.  Apl.  ^.  i8,si. 

Children  of  (2114)  Annie  E/  (Lawrason)  and  Thomas  Taylor. 

4i;8i;.     I.   Hliza":  b.  July  13,  1869.     Unmd. 
4^86.      11.   Mary":   b.  Mch.  28,  1876. 

Children  of   (2116  1  Alice'  (Lawrason)  and  Charles  H.  Fitzg-erald. 

4587.  1.   ALICE  Louise":  b.  Mch.  13,  1874,  at  Baltimore. 

4588.  II.   Richard  B.'':  b.  IX-c.  26,  1876,  at  Baltimore. 

41589.      111.   Marguerita":   b.  June,  1880,  at  Baltimore. 

All  been  living  w  ith  their  parents  at  Stuttgart,  Germany, 
for  several  wars. 

Children  of   (,2U7)  Wm.  Thomas '  and  Carrie  (Brooke)  Levering;. 

4590.  I.  William  Thomas":  b.  Sep.  i6,  1876,  at  Baltimore. 

4591.  II.   Harvey  Brooke":  b.  Mch.  29,  1879,  at  Baltimore. 

4592.  III.   ANNETTE":   b.  Dec.  22,  1880.  at  Baltimore. 

4593.  IV.   FLORENCE  Miller":  b.  Mch.  18,  1883,  at  Baltimore. 

4594.  V.  Frank  Harvey":  b.  Nov.  18,  1884. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  481 

Children  of  (2118)  Eugene'  and  Mary  (Armstrong)  Levering. 

4595.  1.   HUGENE'-':   h.  July  13.  1869;  unmd. 

4596.  II.  Mary  ARMSTRONG'-':  b.  Feb.  9,  1875. 

4597.  111.   Hthel":   b.  June  lo,  1878. 

All  were  born  and  reside  in  Baltimore. 


Children  of  (2119)  Joshua'  and  Martha  (Keyser)  Levering. 


4598 

4599 
4600 

4601 
4602 
4603 
4604 


I.  Wilson  Keyser":  b.  Nov.  16,   1872;  unmd.     Res.  Bait. 

II.  Mary  Grace'':  b.  Nov.  22,  1875. 

III.  JOSHUA":   b.  May  4,  1878. 

IV.  MarGARETTA  ■' :   b.  July  11,  1879. 

V.  Martha  Wilson":  b.  May  18,  1881. 

VI.  Ernest  Douglas":  b.  Sept.  26,  1882. 

Vll.    LOUISA  ALEXANDER":    b.  July  21,  1885. 
All  were  born  and  reside  in  Baltimore. 


Children  of  (21 21)  Frederick  A.'  and  Catharine  (Webb)  Levering. 

460.5.  1.  GeoRGIANNa":  b.  Mch.  13,  1878. 

4606.  II.  Frederick  Augustus":  b.  Oct.  3,  1879. 

4607.  III.  Alice" :b.  July  23,  1881. 

4608.  IV.  Catharine":  b.  June  13,  1886. 

4609.  V.  Webb":  b.  Sept.  8,  1887. 

4610.  VI.  Jefferson  Schutz":  b.  Nov.  5,  1888. 

461 1.  VII.  Martha  Keyser":  b.  Nov.  17,  1891. 

All  were  born  and  reside  in  Baltimore. 

Children  of  (2122)  Leonidas"  and  Annie  R.  (Keys)  Levering. 

4612.  I.  Rebecca  NoRRis":  b.  Nov.  18,  1886. 

4613.  II.  Annie  Eugenia":  b.  Nov.  30,  1888. 

4614.  III.   Leonidas":  b.  Auo[.  2,  1891. 

All  were  born  and  reside  in  Baltimore. 
(50 


482  THE    LEVERING    FA.^\IL^ 


Children  of   (2124)  Edwin  "Walker '  and  Mary   (Gould)    Leveringf. 


4615 
4616 
4617 
4618 
4619 
4620 


I.  HmviN  Walker":  b.  Jan.  14,  1879,  at  Baltimore. 

II.  .ANNIE  HuciENIA":   b.  Nov.  17,  1879,  at  Baltimore. 

III.  Mary  Wilson":  b.  Au^.  29,  1882,  at  Baltimore. 

IV.  Ja.MES  a.  (H)L'LI)'':   b.  Oct.  2,  1884,  at  Baltimore. 

V.  Leonard  Mathews":  b.  May  22,  1886,  at  Baltimore. 

VI.  ARTHUR  Benedict":   b.  Dec.  i,  1888,  ;it  Baltimore. 


Child  of  (2126)  Annie  E/  (Levering-)  and  James  E.  L.  Holmes. 

4621.  1.  James  Hllioit  Lafayette":  b.  Jan.  28,  1891. 

Child  of  (2127)  Franklin  Wilson^  and  Mary  (Bull)  Levering. 

4622.  1.   Harold  Wilson":  b.  Jan.  21,  1884,  at  Baltimore. 

Child  of  (2129)  Eliza  R.^  (Ma^ruder)  and  Thomas  J.  Clark. 

4623.  1.    JOHN  MaGRUDER":    b.  Dec.  4.   1882;  d.  July  24,  1883. 

Children  of  (2I3I)  Jesse'  and  Mary  (Gallag:her)  Levering;. 

4624.  1.   Dora  Bell":  b.  Mch.   19,   1863;   m.   Mch.  24,   1886,  to 

Milo  Homri,uh(»us.     Re.s.  Tuscola,  111.  (6823) 

4625.  11.  JOHN   BROWN":    b.    Oct.   12,    1864;    m.  Sep.  23,  1896, 

Estelle  Hwart.     Is  a  merchant  at  Terre  Haute,  InJ. 

4626.  111.  Walter  Hluah":  b.  Oct.  25,   1867;  J.   Aug.  23,  1868. 

4627.  1\  .    1:1. A\1-:r  Jesse":   b.  Mch.  12.  i8r)(;.     In  business  with  his 

father  at  Terre  Haute,  InJ. 

4628.  V.  Clarence":  b.  Feb.  15  and  d.  July  18,  1871. 

4629.  \  1.  .Wary  Bessie":  b.  Mch.  30,  1879. 

All  were  born  at  Shelbyvillc,  111.,  and  removed  with 
their  parents  in  July,  1891,  to  Terre  Haute,  Ind.,  where 
the)'  reside. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING. 


483 


Children  of   (2132)   Sarah  B."  (Levering:)  and  Christian  Graybill. 

4630.  I.  Mary  Eugenia":  b.  Mch.  20,  1864,  at  Lancaster,  Ohio. 

4631.  II.  Cora  Elizabeth'':  b.  Sep.  5,  1866,  at  Lancaster,  Ohio. 

4632.  III.  Frank'':  b.  Feb.  7  and  d.  Feb.   19,  1869,  at  Lancaster, 

Ohio. 

4633.  IV.  Elmore  Levering":  b.  Feb.  20  and  d.  Feb.  23,  1870, 

at  Lancaster,  Ohio. 

4634.  V.  John  Wright"  :  b.  Mch.  22,   1872,  at  Lancaster,  Ohio. 


Children  of  (2134)  Georgfe  W."  and  Clara  (Turner)  Leveringf. 


4635 
4636 

4637 
4638 
4639 
4640 
4641 
4642 
4643 
4644 
4645 
4646 
4647 


I.  John  H.":  b.  Nov.  10,  1870. 

II.  Cora  D.":  b.  Mch.  11.  1872. 

III.  Sherman  E.'':  b.  Oct.  2,  1874. 

IV.  Mary  E.":  b.  Apl.  2,  1876. 

V.  JENNIE":   b.  July  26,  1877. 

VI.  Julia":  b.  Oct.  20,  1879. 

VII.  FANNIE":  b.  Mch.  16,  1881. 

VIII.  JOSEPH":  b.  June  16,  1883. 

IX.  GOLDA  H.":  b.  Feb.  3,  1885. 

X.  CLARA  A.":   b.  May  28,  1886. 

XI.  Sarah  A.":  b.  May  6,  1888. 

XII.  James  H.":  b.  Mch.  27,  1890. 

XIII.  ROSA  BROWN":   b.  Feb.  9,  1892. 
All  born  and  reside  at  Shelbyville, 


Children  of  (2135)  Mary  E.'  (Levering;)  and  James  Dyarman. 

4648.  1.  Charles  Levering":  b.  Dec.  2,  1875. 

4649.  II.  Edna  Leone":  b.  Feb.  27,  1878. 

4650.  III.   Mary  E.":   b.  Feb.  17,  1881. 

4651.  IV.  JOE  Rex":  b.  June  11,  1885. 

They  reside  at  Pleasantville,  Ohio. 


484  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (2136)  Hannah  B/  (Levering;)  and  Eugene  Summerlin. 

4652.  I.   Claide  Hligene  ":   h.  July  24,  1872,  at  L^ancaster,  O. 

4653.  II.  MaI'DE  Leone":  b.  Dt^c.  7,  1874,  at  Lancaster,  O. 

4654.  IIL   Winnie   Ray'':    b.   Nov.   5,    1879;    ^h  June  26,    1880,  at 

Lancaster,  (). 

Children  of  (2137)  Frances  J/  (Levering)  and  F.  J.  Fraker. 

4655.  1.    ("iUY  CRONICE'':    b.  ApL   13,   1877. 

4656.  IL  Stella":  b.  Sep.  28,  1879;  ^'-  J^me  28,  1880. 

4657.  IIL  Max  Levering":  b.  i-eb.  19,  1881. 

4658.  l\.  Kella  Blanche":  b.  June  19,  1886. 

All  born  and  reside  at  Shelby ville,  ill. 

Children  of  (2150  )  Rosier  Maris'  and  Minerva  ("Whiteside)  Levering. 

4659.  I.   Erwin  WHIIESIDE":    b.  Aua.  5,  1875,  at  Cjilman,  111.  ;    ^1- 

Sept.  3,  1875. 

4660.  11.   Llcy  Buckingham":   b.  Nov.  6,  1876,  at  (^lilman,  111. 

4661.  III.  William  Rosier  Maris":  b.  June  lo,  1889,  at  Los  An- 

<ieles,  Gal. 

Children  of  (2152)  Hannah  M/  (Levering)  and  Joseph  D.  Earheart. 

4662.  I.  Cordelia  Blanche":  b.  July  18,  1873,  at  Beaman,  Mo. 

4663.  II.  Gertrude  Lorena":   b.  Mch.  27,  1876,  at  Beaman,  Me. 

Reside  at  Montrose,  Henry  Co.,  Mo. 

Children  of  (2J53)  Ann  E."  (Levering)  and  John  Cook. 

4664.  I.   PETER":  b.  Nov.  25,  1870;  d.  Mav  13,  1871,  at  Beaman, 

Mo. 

4665.  II.   ALBERT  Larson":   b.  June  20,    1872,   at   Beaman,   Mo. 

Lives  at  Lancaster,  Texas,  with  his  father. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  485 

Children  of  (2154)  Mary  Ann'  (Levering)  and  Samuel  McCIery. 

4666.  1.  Clara  Nevada":  b.  Mch.  9,  1870;  m.  Sept.  24,  1890,  to 

Arcli  Johnson.     Lives  at  St.  Mary's  Kas.  (6825) 

4667.  11.  Frank'*:  b.  Apl.  21,  1872. 

4668.  ill.  Jennie  Louise'':  b.  Sept.  3,  1874. 

4669.  IV.  James  Levering'':  b.  Dec  3,  1877. 

4670.  V.  Walker":  b.  Jan.  10,  1885. 

They  live  at  St.  Mary's,  Kansas. 

Child  of  2J58)  J.  K.  Nevada'  (Levering-)  and  John  M.Johnson. 

4671.  1.  Herbert  Levering'':  b.  Sept.  25,  1881.     Lives  at  Gen- 

eseo,  Rice  Co.,  Kas. 

Children  of  (2169)  Elizabeth  D.'  (Levering)  and  Wm.  Pinkney 

Anderson. 

4672.  1.  Grace  Levering":  b.  Feb.  7,  1875,  '■^^  St.  Louis.    Res. 

with  her  grandmother,  Mrs.  Eugenia  Levering,  at  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Graduated  in  class  of  1896  of  the  high 
school  of  that  city. 

4673.  II.   JOHN  H.  RICHTER':  b.  Dec.  20,  1877,  at  St.  Louis.     Is  a 

telegraph  operator  and  has  charge  of  an  office  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C. 

Children  of  (2t7J)    Helen  M.'  (Levering)  and  Capt.  James  Kean. 

4674.  I.  Mamie":  b.  May  5,  1862;  unmd.     Res.  Baltimore. 

4675.  II.   Stella":  b.  July  and  d.  Aug.,  1863. 

Children  of   (2172)  Sarah  E.'  (Levering)  and  Capt.  James  Kean. 

4676.  1.   Edmund  Levering":  b.  Nov.  18,  1869,  at  Bait.,  where  he 

lives  ;   unmd. 

4677.  11.   Helene   Levering":  b.  April   29,  1875,  '^t  Bait.,  where 

she  lives  ;   unmd. 

4678.  III.  Estelle  Clare  Levering":  b.  Jan.  18,  1880,  at  Bait., 

where  she  lives  ;  unmd. 


486  TH{-    I  l-:\'F.RING    FA.MI1.>'. 

Children  of  (2174)  Ann  E.    (Levering)  and  William  R.  Scott. 

4679.  1.   A.MHLIA':  h.  about   185^;  in.  George  Stewart.     Res.  Co- 

lumbus, O.  ;  no  elm. 

4680.  11.   William   K.':   h.  Oct.  9,  1855;   m.  Hmma  Lance.      He  d. 

Widow  and  chn.  rcs.  Bait.  (6826) 

4681.  111.   Charles'':   b.  about  iSsz;   umnd.      Kcs.  California. 

4682.  I\.   Horace":   b.  about  1S59;  d.  \()ung. 
468^      \'.    HLIZAl'.inil":   b.  about  1862. 

Children  of  (2175)  Sarah  B.'  (Levering)  and  Gideon  J.  Gilpin. 

4684.  1.  ANNA  Matilda":  b.  Dvc.  24,  1863;  unmd. 

4685.  II.  Howard  Levering":  b.  Nov.  3,  1865;  m.  Oct.  28,  1893, 

Josephine  Jones.     Res. Sandy  Spring,  Md.  (7102) 

4C86.      111.   LL'O' Stabler":   b.  June  25,  1868.      Is  trained  nurse  at 
Johns  Hopk'ins  Hospital,  Bait. 

4687.  I\.  Joseph  AlbaN":   b.  Nov.  18,  1870.     Res.  Bait. 

4688.  \'.   Louise  Painter":   b.  Sep.  24,  1873.     Teacher    in  State 

School  at  Bait. 

All  were  born  at  Sandy  Spring,  Montg.  Co.,  Md. 

Children  of  (2176)  Jesse  L.""  and  Mary  (Wolf )  Levering-. 

4689.  I.   Mary  Ann'':   b.  Sep.  28,  1867  ;  m,  Mch.  28,  1888,  to  Robert 

Marshall  Goodrich.     They  res.  at  Carroll,  Baltimore. 

(7103) 
4(x)0.      11.   Jl^.sL  L."  :   b.  Jan.  7,  1869;   unnid. 

46(;i.      Ml.    ANNA  Jane'":   b.  Dec.  8,  1870;   m.  May  16,  i89i,to  Ed- 
ward Wood.      Res.  Brooklyn,  Md.  '       (7106) 

4(392.     1\'.   Hlla'-':  b.  Mch.  24,  1872;  d.  Oct.  19,  1873. 

4693.  V.   AMELIA  HlizaBETH":   b.  Oct.  29,  1873;   m.  Jan.  9,  1895, 

to  George  F.  Arscott.     Res.  Mt.  Winans,  Bait. 

4694.  \1.  Clara  X'irginia'-':  b.  Juh' 29,  1875;  unmd. 

4695.  \  11.    I  Ri;i)ERiCK  WaHL'":    b.  Ma>-  26,  1877;   d.  Sep.  26,  1879. 

4696.  \111.    L.M.Ma":   b.  Mch.  18.  1879;  ^'-  ^''^v.  17,  1882. 


4697 
4698 

4699 
470b 
4701 
4702 

4703 
4704 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  487 

IX.  Ida-':  b.  Nov.  18,  and  d.  Dec.  7,  1880. 

X.  Maud":   b.  Feb.  16,  1882. 

XI.  Howard  Amos'':  b.  May  24,  1884. 

XU.   Albert'-':   b.  Feb.  26,  1886;  d.  Dec.  30,  1888. 

XIII.  Frank  Wahl":  b.  Dec.  18,  1887;  d.  Dec.  30,  1890. 

XIV.  Charles  Lewis'':  b.  Feb.  19,  and  d.  June  27, 1889. 

XV.  Edward':  b.  May  24,  1890. 

XVI.  Walter'-':  b.  Feb.  3,  1892. 

All  were  born  and  reside  in  and  near  to  Baltimore,  Md. 


Children  of  (2178)  Eleanor  J/  (Levering)  and  Philip  Dietz. 


4705 
4706 

4707 
4708 
4709 
4710 
4711 
4712 

4713 

4714 

4715 
4716 


I.  Philip":  b.  Oct.,  1867;  unmd. 

II.  Emma  Victoria";  b.  May  5,  1869 ;  m.  Sept.  2,  1890,  to 
Robert  Edw.  Clark,  of  Bait.  (7108) 

ill.  Robert  Howard-':  b.  May  22,  1870;  unmd. 

IV.  John  Lyon":  b.  June  17,  1872;  unmd. 

V.  Anna  Laura":  b.  Jan.  20,  1874;  J-  Ji-ily  20,  1884. 

VI.  William  Alexander":  b.  Mch.  5,  1875. 

VII.  Anson":  b.  June  20,  1877  ;  d.  young. 

VIII.  PiNCKNEY  Hammond":  b.  Feb.  5,  1878. 

IX.  Sarah  Rebecca  Levering":  b.  Sept.  27,  1879. 

X.  ANDREW  Jackson  Levering":  b.  June  28,  1881. 

XI.  Edward  Clarence":  b.  Aug.  12,  1882. 

XII.  Ernest  Augustus  Wahaus":  b.  June  19,  1885. 

Family  reside  at  Randallstown,  Md. 


Children  of  (2183)  Edward  J/  and  Mildred  (Jackson)  Levering. 

4717.  1.  George  Howard":  b.  Mch.  3,  1880. 

4718.  II.  Alexander  Thomas":  b.  Aug.  21,  1882. 

4719.  111.  Mabel  Brown":  b.  Aug.  8,  1885. 

4720.  IV.  Edna":  b.  Mch.  25,  1887;  d.  young. 


488  THi:    1J-:VBR1NG   FAMILY. 

4721.  V.  ANDREW  Jackson":  b.  Nov.  24,  1888. 

4722.  VI,  Edward  Ti'Nis" :  b.  Apl.  21,  1890. 

All  born  aiui  livf  near  Wetheredvillt-,   MJ.,  with  their 
mother. 

Child  of  (2184  I  Anna  Maria'  (Levering)  and  J.  McVickers. 

4723.  1.   George''  :   married  and  lives  in  New  York. 

Children  of  (2186)  Marion  Levcringf^  (Smith)  and  Lewis  B. 

Robinson. 

4724.  1.  Jesse  Levering":  b.  Dec.  5,  1881. 

4725.  11.  Charles  Carroll":  b.  May  23,  1883. 

4726.  111.    ULIVIA  S.V\ITH":    b.  Feb.  20,  1885. 

All  were  born  and  live  at  Fallston.  Harford  Co.,  Md. 

Children  of  (,2J87)  Dr.  John  Levering'  and  Martha  (McDowell) 

Matthews. 

4727.  I.    Kate   Bernard":    b.  Oct.  7,  1850,  at  Hannibal,  Mo.;    m. 

Jan.  4,    1872,  to  Georjie  Sheetz.     Shed.  Feb.  15,  1877. 

(700) 

4728.  II.  Mary  Alice":  b.  Au.^.  20,  1852,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

4729.  111.   MaTTIE":   b.  Aii.u.  II,  and  d.  Au^.  17,  1854,  at  St.  Louis. 

4730.  IV.   ALICE '••:   b.  June  12,  1857,  in  Franklin  Co.,  Mo. 

4731.  \'.   (JeorGE  McDowell":    b.  Feb.    28,    1859,    in   Franklin 

Co.,  Mo. 

4732.  VI.    ISABELLE":   b.  Jan.  31,  1861,  in  Franklin  Co.,  Mo. 

4733.  VII.   MaTTIE":    b.    May  23.    1863;    d.   Aug.    s.    1864,    in  St. 

Louis  Co.,  Mo. 

4734.  \'11I.   JOHN":    b.  May  6,  and  d.   May  9,   1865,   in  St.  Louis 

Co.,  Mo. 

4735.  IX.   W.  ALEX.":   b.  Mch.  9,  1871,  in  Marion  Co.,  Mo. 

TheN-  reside  in  the  city  of  Little  Rock,  Ark. 


POSTERITY    OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  489 

Children  of  (2188)  Leonard'  and  Mary  S.  (Nisbet)  Matthews. 
4736 


4737 
4738 

4739 
4740 

4741 

4742 
4743 


I.  Mary":   b.  July  13,  1862  ;  m.  Feb.  3,  1883,  to  Charles  L. 

Gage.     Res.  St.  Louis,  Mo.  (71 13) 

II.  Belle":   b.  Sep.  4,  1864;   m.  Apl.  14,  1886,  to  Saunders 
Norvellc.     Res.  St.  Louis,  Mo.  (7115) 

in.   Nina'-':    b.  Jan.   15,   1867;    m.  Nov.  6,   1889,  to  Percy 
Werner.     Res.  St.  Louis,  Mo.  (7 117) 

IV.  William  Nisbet":   b.  July  9,  1869;  unmd.    Res.  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 

V.  Edmund  ORVILLE":    b.  Dec.  4,  1870;    unmd.     Res.  St. 
Louis,  Mo. 

VI.  Leonard':    b.  July  16,   1873;    unmd.     Res.  St.  Louis, 
Mo. 

VII.  Lucy":  b.  Dec.  4,  1875;  unmd.     Res.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

VIII.  Claude  Levering":  b.  Oct.  4,  1880. 
All  were  born  in  or  near  to  St.  Louis,  Mo. 


Children  of  (2190)  Wm.  Henry'  and  Mary  C.  (Given)  Matthews. 

4744.  1.  Mary  Given":    b.  Dec.  18,   1874,  in  New  Orleans,  La.; 

unmd. 

4745.  II.  Clara  Augusta":    b.  Aug.  29,   1877,  in  New  Orleans, 

La.;   unmd. 


Children  of  (2J92)  Adml.  Edmund  O.'  and  Harriet  (Hammond) 

Matthews. 

4746.  1.  Arthur  James":    b.  Apl.  30,   1879,  ^^t  U.  S.  Navy  Yard, 

New  York  City. 

4747.  II.   Ethel  Lillian":    b.  May  10,  1881,  at  Newport,  R.  1.;  d. 

Feb.  23,  1883,  at  Charlestown,  Mass. 

4748.  111.   Hattie  Dorothy":    b.  Feb.  20,  1883,  at  Charlestown, 

Mass. 


490  THU    LliVBRING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  same  and  Alzuida  R.  (Hammond),  2d  wife. 

4749.  I\  .   Lillian  HdiTH":   b.  Au^z.  17,  1885,  at  Newport,  K.  I. 

4750.  \  .   HNID  MIRRIAM  ":   b.  Apl.  25,  1887,  at  Newport,  K.  1. 

Children  of  (2 J 93)  Leonora'  (Matthews)  and  James  Brison  Woods. 

4751.  I.  Mary  Matthews":  b.  Jan  12,  1869. 

4752.  II.    Al.lCH":   b.  July  8,  1870. 

4753.  111.  James  Brison'':  b.  June  n,  1871 ;  d.  Sep.  24,  1873. 

4754.  1\  .   FREDHRICK'-':   b.  July  26,  and  d.  Au^.  5,  1872. 

4755.  V.  William  Gayle"':  b.  Aujji.  31,  1873;  d.  Apl.  21,  1874. 

4756.  \l.  Leonora'-':  b.  Apl.  24,  1875. 

4757.  \  11.  Rebecca  Brison'':  b.  Sep.  8,  1876. 

4758.  VIH.  Edgar":  b.  Feb.  4,  1879. 

All  were  born  and  reside  in  New  Orleans,  La. 

Children  of  (2194)  Mary^  (Matthews)  and  Archie  Woods. 

4759.  1.   Isabel":    b.  Mch.  14,  1S65;    in.  Mcb.  14,  1888,  to  Benja- 

min F.  Fdwards.     Kes.  St.  Louis.  (7120) 

4760.  11.  John  Matthews":  b.  Au^.  11.  1867,  in  St.  Louis,  where 

he  resides  ;   unmd. 

4761.  111.   Lucy":   b.  Feb.  19,  1869,  in  New  Orleans  ;   unmd.     Kes. 

St.  Louis. 

4762.  I\.   Archie,  Jr.":    b.  Sep.    12,    1870;    d.  May   3,    1871,   in 

New  Orleans. 

4763.  V.   Andrew":    b.  May  28,  and   d.  May  29,    1872,    in  New 

Orleans. 

4764.  \  I.  Flora  (Gamble":    b.   July  6,    1874,   ''i  N.  O.;    unmd. 

Kes.  St.  Louis. 

4765.  \  II.  Mary  Rebecca":    b.  Junu  15.  1876,  in  Chica.iio.     Res. 

St.  Louis. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  491 

Children  of  (2196)  Flora   (Matthews)  and  David  C  Gamble. 

4766 


4767 
4768 
4769 
4770 

4771 
4772 

4773 

4774 

4775 
4776 

4777 
4778 


I.  MARY'-'C'Minnif"):  b.  Oct.  3.  1865;  m.  Dec.  11,  1889, 

to  Frederick  W.  Abbot.  Res.  St.  Louis. 

II.  Hamilton  Rowan '•':  b.  Oct.  lo,  1866;  unmd. 

III.  John  Matthews'':  b.  Feb.  28,  1868;  unmd. 

IV.  Flora  May'-':  b.  Feb.  15,  1870;  unmd. 

V.  Leonora  Woods'':  b.  Aug.  10,  1871  ;  d.  Mch.  13,  1875. 

VI.  Maud-':  b.  Dec.  23,  1873;  unmd. 

VII.  David  COALTER":   b.  July  6,  1875;  unmd. 

VIII.  Edna  Miller":  b.  Apl.  10,  1877;  unmd. 

IX.  Walter  Guy'':  b.  May  17,  1879. 

X.  Clarence  Oliver'':  b.  Aug.  26,  1881. 

XI.  Esther  Ray'':  b.  Aug.  31,  1883. 

XII.  Allan  Preston'':  b.  Mch.  31,  1885. 

XIII.  Margaret'':    b.  May  9,  and  d.  July  16,  1887. 

All  were  burn  near  to  and  in  St.  Louis,  where  they 
reside. 


Children  of  (2198)  George  B.'  and  Rosa  A.  (Martin)  Matthews. 


4779 

4780 

4781 
4782 
4783 
4784 


I.  George  Bernard":  b.  June  25,  1876. 

II.  Martin  Levering'':  b.  Mch.  28,  1878. 

III.  Charles  Railey":  b.  Apl.  6,  1880. 

IV.  Adele  Martin'-':  b.  Aug.  19,  1882. 

V.  Mary  Levering":  b.  Oct.  5,  1884. 

VI.  William  Henry":  b.  Apl.  6,  1887. 

All  born  and  reside  in  the  city  of  New  Orleans. 


Children  of  (2213)  Frances  E.'  (Levering)  and  Dr.  J.  B.  Glancies. 

4785.  1.   Julia'':   b.  June  7,  1885. 

4786.  11.  Thomas  Brooks":  b.  in  1887;  d.  young. 

4787.  111.  John":  b.  Dec.  22,  1890. 


492  THH    LH\'HR1NG    l-A.Wm'. 

Children  of  (2214)  Mary  E.'  (Levering)  and  J.  Robert  Carver. 

4788.  1.    KaII-;  l.liE'-':   b.  June  9,  1869. 

4789.  11.    Nl:Ll.lli  M.'-':   b.  Sep.  i,  1870. 

4790.  111.   CHARLHS  1).":   b.  Apl.  13,  1874. 

4791.  1\'.    KniTH  W.":   b.  Mcli.  n,  1876. 

4792.  V.   Aaron  1,.":  b.  Feb.  2,  1882. 

« 

Children  of  (2215)  Henry  C/  and  Julia  (Chatterton)  Levering. 

4793.  1.   PaULC":   b.  Mch.  31.  1874. 

4794.  11.   ROVC.'':   b.  July  2-],  1878;  d.  younii. 

4795.  111.  Harry  C":  b.  Sep.  18,  1886. 

Children  of  {Tl\l)  James  Thomas'  and  Harriet  (Rule)  Levering. 

4796.  1.  Nina  Ellen":  b.  JuK-  28,  1878. 

4797.  II.    1).  Rule'-':   b.  May  22,  1880. 

Children  of  (2219)  Ann  E.'  (Levering)  and  Lester  S.  Redmon. 

4798.  I.  Victor  B.'':  b.  Au.^.  2,  1889. 

4799.  II.    RULIFF'':   b.  .Now  24,   1891. 

Child  of  (2223)  Harve  M.'  and  Celia  (Combs)  Levering. 

4800.  I.  Leigh  C":  b.  Nov.  5,  1890. 

Children  of   ( 2227  )  Mary  W.'  (  Jones  )  and  Frank  J,  Cornman. 

4801.  1.   Frank  W,'':   b.  April  1,  1862;   m.  May  3,  1883,  Flla  Piatt, 

of  Rnxb.,  PhilaJ. 

4802.  11.   Irene   VaSSAR'':   b.   April  7,  1864;   m.  April   2,    1884,   to 

Robert  Bruce  Wallace,  of  Manayunk.  (7123) 

4803.  111.  Caroline  Eloise":  b.  Sept.  28,  1865 ;  m.Feb.  5,  1885, 

to  John  M.  Moyer,  of  Roxb.  ;  she  d.  April  6,  1891. 

(7124) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  493 

4804.  IV.  Mary  Adele'-':  b.  Jan.  3,  1868  ;  d.  young  ;  b.  Lev.  Cem. 

4805.  V.  Deborah  Estella'':  b.  Nov.  28,  1875. 

All  were  born  in  Roxborougli,  Pbilad. 
Children  of  (2228)  Charles  Thomson'  and  Sarah  (Smith)  Jones. 

4806.  1.  Charles  Thomson'':  b.  Jan.  3.  and  d.  Jan.  8,  1867. 

4807.  11.  Sarah  Wayne":    b.  Dec.  9,  1867;  m.  Dec.  11,  1890,  to 

J.  Allison  Ott,  Manayunk. 

4808.  111.  Mary   Adele'':    b.    Mch.    22,  and  d.  Nov.    12,  1869;  b. 

Lev.  Cem. 

4809.  IV.  Charles  Thomson":  b.  Jan.  17, and  d.  April  24, 1871 ; 

b.  Lev.  Cem. 

4810.  V.   HORATIO  Gates":    b.   Feb.  27,  and   d.  July  4,  1872;   b. 

Lev.  Cem. 

481 1.  VI.  Jessie  ElOISE":  b.  Feb.  18,  1875,  ''^  Roxb. 

4812.  VII.  ANNA  Clay":  b.  May  15,  1878,  in  Roxb. 

Children  of  (2231 )  Helen  S.'  (Jones  )  and  Edward  L.  Brown. 

4813.  1.  Margarets.":  b.  July  15,  1870. 

4814.  II.  William  C":  b.  Aug.  26,  1872. 

4815.  III.  Francis  Coron":  b.  Sept.  5,  1874. 

4816.  IV.  Elizabeth  R.":  b.  May  22,   1876;    d.  June  6,   1887,  at 

Chicago. 

Children  of  (2234)  Mary  S.'  (Jones)  and  Rev.  John  J.  Joyce. 

4817.  1.  Margaret  S.":  b.  Jan.  26,  1878. 

4818.  11.  JOHN  J.,  Jr.":  b.  April  29,  1881. 

Children  of  (2235)  Hettie  A."  (Jones  )  and  Horace  B.  Burt. 

4819.  I.  Alice":  b.  Mch.  17,  1877. 

4820.  II.   Horace  brook":  b.  Jan.  17,  1879;  d.  b.  Lev.  Cem. 

4821.  III.  Maxwell  Struthers":  b.  Oct.,  1881. 

4822.  IV.  Nathaniel":  b.  Dec,  1883;  d.  Sep.  23,  1884;  b.  Lev. 

Cem. 

4823.  V.  Jean  Theodora":  b.  Aug.  10,  1885. 


494  THU    LHVERING   FAMILY. 

Child  of   (2240)  Guyer  T.   and  Theodosia  (Ashmead)  Jones. 

4824.  I.  I^ORA  Ashmead":  b.  Oct.  24,  1887,  in  Philad. 

Children  of   (2243  I  Jos.  Levering'  and  Elizabeth  M.  (Maclean) 

Jones. 

4825.  1.  GuYER  Maclean":  b.  Mch.  8,  1890. 

4826.  II.   Donald  Kitlr'':  b.  Au^;.  10,  1891. 

4827.  in.  Elizabeth  Levering":  b.  Sep.  21,  1892. 

4828.  \\.  Margaret  Wynne":  b.  Jan.  7.  1894. 

All  were   born  on   "  Wissahickon   Heights"   at  Chest- 
nut Hill,  Philad. 

Children  of  (2252)  Annie  E'  (Riter)  and  David  Rupp. 

4829.  1.   Michael  Riter":   b.  Feb.  5,  1883,  at  York,  Penna. 

4830.  II.   David":   b.  Jan,  28,  1884,  at  York,  Penna. 

Child  of  (2255)  Charles  J.'  and  Clara  M.  (Hovey)  Riter. 

483J.     1.  Michael  Miller":  b.  Oct.  13   1889,  at  Philad. 

Children  of  (2257)  Jesse'  and  Caroline  (Truesdell)  Zern. 

4832.  1.  Caroline  E.":  b.  Apl.  u,  1868,  at  Peru,  Ind.,  where  she 
resides.  Unmd.  Is  a  (graduate  of  the  State  Unixersity 
of  Indiana,  and  a  successful  teacher. 

48:;3.  II.  Mary":  h.  Apl.  9.  1S75,  at  Peru,  Ind.  Res.  there. 
Unnid. 

Children  of  (2258)  Caroline'  (Zern)  and  Charles  Foote. 

4834.  1.   Charles":   b.  in  1856,  at  Peru,  Ind.;  d.  in  i860. 

4835.  II.   Joel":   b.  ui  1857,  at  Peru,  Ind.;  d.  in  1858. 
48^6.     111.   Jesse":   b.  in  1859.     Res.  Peru,  Ind.     Unmd. 

4837.  I\'.   Mary":   b.  and  d.  at  Peru,  Ind. 

4838.  V.   Rogers":   b.  and  d.  at  Peru,  Ind. 

[Repeated  efforts  through  various  sources  failed  to  secure  specific 
data  upon  tiiis  and  two  succeeding  famiies.J 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  495 

Child  of  (2259)  Alberf  and  Rachel  (Bell)  Zern. 

4839.  I.   Lydia'-':  m.  Williiim  Kunkell.     Live  near  Peru,  Ind. 

Children  of  (2260)  Mir  a'  (Zern)  and  John  Wilson. 

4840.  1.  Sarah'-':   b.  at  Peru,  Ind.,  and  d.  there. 

4841.  II.   Edith'':  b.  at  Peru,  Ind.,  and  d.  there. 

4842.  III.   ROSE":   b.  at  Peru,  Ind.;  unmd.     Res.  Peoria,  111. 

4843.  IV.  Charles":   b.  at  Peru,  ind.;  m.  Maggie  Penner.     Res. 

Peoria,  111. 

4844.  V.  Mary":    b.  at  Peru,   Ind.;    m.  to  Cuvier  Higgins.     Res. 

Macon,  Ga.  (6832) 

Children  of  (2264)  Anna  E."  (Shepard)  and  A.  A.  Yeakle. 

4845.  I.  Franks.":   b.  June  16,  1864;   m.  Jan.  10,  1894,  Caroline 

B.  Bennett,     Res.  Norristown,  Pa. 

Mr.  Y.   is  cashier  of  the  Norristown  Title,  Trust  and 
Safe  Deposit  Co. 

4846.  II.   J.  MORRIS":   b.  June  23,  1867,  at  Norristown,  Pa. 

4847.  III.   Harriet  May":   b.  July  2,  1870,  at  Norristown,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2265)  Mary  A/  (Crooks)  and  Dr.  Joseph  H.  Craggs. 

4848.  I.  Elizabeth  A.":  b.  at  Bait.,  Md. 

4849.  II.  Sarah  C":  b.  at  Bait.,  Md. 

4850.  111.  Mary  G.":  b.  at  Bait.,  Md. 

4851.  IV.  George":  b.  at  Bait.,  Md. 

Children  of  (2270)  Charles'  and  M.  (Gardiner)  Crooks. 

4852.  1.  Charles  W.":  b.  at  Bait.,  Md. 

4853.  II.   Mary  V.":   b.  at  Bait.,  Md. 

4854.  111.   Fannie  E.":  b.  at  Bait.,  Md. 

4855.  IV.  James  W.":  b.  at  Bait.,  Md. 

[Considerable  correspondence  failed  to  elicit  further  information 
of  above  two  families.] 


496  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  ( 22'>3 )  William^  and  Elizabeth  (Petit)  Colladay. 

4856.  I.  Susanna  Elizabeth';  h.  Apl.  17,  1834;  J.  Dec.  8,  1851; 

unmd.  ,  m 

4857.  II.  Charles  Willia.w":   b.  Mch.  24,  1835;  J.  Jul\-  2,  1863. 

Hf  was  a  member  (if  the  Penna.  Gray  Reserves  in  the 
War  (it  tht^  R(.'bellinn,  and  was  mortally  wounded  at  Car- 
lislf,  Pa.,  Jul\-  I,  1863. 

4858.  III.  Clara  Louise'':  b.  Sep.  3,  1838;  d.  June  28,  1839. 

4859.  1\.   ANNA  Louise'-':    b.' Nov.  21,   1842;    m.  Mch.  5,   1865,  to 

Thomas  W.  Braidwood.  He  was  principal  of  the  Phila- 
delphia School  of  Desi(j;n  for  Women  for  21  years.  Res. 
Rock-Bank-(in-Cl\de,  Scotland.  (6834) 

Children  of  (2297)  Charles'  and  Emily  ( Rittenhouse )  Colladay. 

4860.  I.   Frances'-':    b.  June  3,  1827;    m.  Oct.  8,  1846,  to  George 

B.  Keen.     She  d.  Feb.  4,  1893.      He  res.  Philad. 

(6837) 

4861.  II.  Charles  Robert'-':  b.  Jan.  15,  1829;  d.  June  3,  1831. 

4862.  111.    Hannah    RaKESTRAVV':    b.    June    3,    1831  ;    m.    Ma\'   2, 

1855,  to  Henry  B.  Rianhard.     She  d.  Sep.  30,   1859. 

(6844) 

4863.  IV.  WiLLiAw  Rittenhouse":   b.  Jan.  21,  1834;   m.  Oct.  i, 

1863,  Elizabeth  I).  Wiltberger.  He  d.  Nov.  30,  1877. 
She  d.  June  14,  1895.  (6846) 

4864.  V.  Charles  Henry'-':  b.  Aug.  6,  1836;  d.  Sep.  14,  1847. 

4865.  \I.  Samuel  RakestraW':    b.   Mch.  6,   1842;    m.    in    1870 

Sallie  B.  Harrison,  who  d.  He  d.  Jan.  4,  1884.  He  was 
an  ofticer  in  the  U.  S.  Army.  (6848) 

4866.  \  11.  Mary  Boon'-':  b.  No\-.  4,  1844;  d.  Sep.  5,  1847. 

Children  of  (22991  William  C   and  Hannah  (Lesher)  Yerkes. 

4867.  I.  Jonathan  IkjWARD'':   Nottingham,  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

4868.  II.    BENJAMIN'-':   Nottingham,  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  497 

Children  of   (2300)  Daniel'  and  Emily  (Heaton)  Yerkes. 

4869.  1.   Albert'-':   b.  April  6,  and  d.  Aug.  25,  1857. 

4870.  MI.   William  H.":  b.  May  17,  1859;  m.  Oct.  25,  1882,  Caroline 

B.  Hogeland.  '  (6855) 

4871.  III.  Julia'':  b.  Feb.  14,  1861  ;  unmd. 

4872.  IV.  Walter  C' :    b.  Nov.  i,  1864;    m.  Jan.  4,  1893,  Emily 

Hobensack.  (6862) 

4873.  V.   Ella  R.*':  b.  Nov.  14,  1867;  d.  Mch.  7,  1883. 

Family  reside,  Southampton,  Bucks  Co.,  Pa. 

Child  of  (2302)  Samuel  P.'  and  Lydia  (Leatherburg)  Tull. 

4874.  1.  JOSEPH  L.':  ;   m.   Ann  Wright.     Lawyer,  Philadel- 

phia Bar.  (6864) 

Children  of  (2303)  James'  and  Sophia  (Hunt)  Tull. 

4875.  1.  James^ 

4876.  II.  George": 

4877.  III.  Charles": 

4878.  IV.  JOHN": 

Children  of  same  and  Mary  (Shallus),  2d  wife. 

4879.  V.  Francis  Shallus":  b.  June  8,  1835.     Res.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

4880.  VI.   Edward  H.":  b.  Jan.  I,  1837.     Res.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

4881.  VII.   Marys.":  b.  Dec.  25,  1838.     Res.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

4882.  VIII.  Adelia":  b.  April  12,1841;  m.  Dec.  24,  1863,  to  Edwin 

Jackson  Haas.     Res.  Philad.  (6865) 

4883.  IX.  William  H.":  b.  Aug.  16,  1843;  d.  Sept.  15,  1844. 

4884.  X.  Matilda  S.":  b.  Aug.  19,  1845.     Rt?s.  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

4885.  XI.  William  o.":  b.  July  11,  1848;  d. 

4886.  XII.   Helen   N.":    b.  Sept.   30,  1850;    m.  John   Pope.     Res 

Philad. 

Family  reside  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

(32) 


498  THI-    l.HVBRING    FAMILY. 

Child  of  (  2303  )  Sarah^  (Toll )  and  John  Hay. 
48CS7.      1.   JOHN":   Has.  Philad.,  Pa.  (6866) 

Children  of    (2305)  Susan  Pastorius'  (Tull)  and  Joseph  Rudolph. 

4<S88.     1.   Hannah":    b.  l-Vb.    i.    1821  ;  m.  Feb.  i,  1841,  to  William 
\  .  McKran,  cJiti.r  nf  the  PiiNir  L^'Jorr,  i^hilad.     (6868) 

4889.  11.    HlizaBETH":   b.  July  13,  1822;   m.  to  Samuel  Boyd  Polk, 

who  d.  .No\-.  s,  18^9.  (6871) 

4890.  111.     Mar^'':  b.  June  20,  1824;  m.  Sept.  9,  1841,  to  Samuel 

Martin,  who  d.  Sept.  i,  1886.  (6872) 

4891.  1\'.   Joseph'-':    b.  Feb.  5,  1826;   m.  Jane  Chapman,  who  d. 

April  26,  1896.      He  is  d.  (6877) 

4892.  V.   John":     b.    June  20,    1829;     m.   Ma\-    12,    1852,    Annie 

Eckert.  '  (6880) 

48()^      \1.   Charles'-':   b.   .V\a\-  18,  1832;    m.  Nt)v.  u,  1851,  Sarah 
Johnson,  who  d.  April,  1865.  (6881) 

4894.  \11.   Susan":   b.   Mch.   29,  1837;   m.  Jan.  8,  1853,  to  Alfred 

Johnson,  who  d.  June  20,  1890.  (6884) 

4895.  \'lll.   Martha":   b.  April  14,  1839.      Unmd. 

4896.  I\.     Henry  M.":  b.  Mch.  17,  1845;  m.  June  26,  1867,  Sarah 

Agnes  Coniidon.  (6887) 

Family  residence,  Pliiladelphia,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2306)  Francis  Daniel'  and  Hester  (Jones)  TuII. 

4897.  1.   ROSANNAR.":   b.  Aui:.  21,  1825;  d.Feb.  21,  1841.   Unmd. 

4898.  II.   REBECCA  A.":  b.  Mch.  8,  and  d.  Mch.  10,  1827. 

489<).     111.   Hlizabeth   J.":    b.   Mch.  4.  1828;  m.  to  William  Mitch- 
ener.     She  d.  1867,  in  Germantown.  (6892)    ' 

4900.     1\'.  John  W.":  b.  Au^.  21,  1829;  m.  Mch.  30,  1852,  Hepsie 
Ann  Heath,  who  d.  No\-.  14,  187 1.      He  d.  May  13,  1884. 

(6895) 

4C)oi.     \'.   HESTER  A.":  b.CXt.  26.  1831  ;  m.  Dec.  6,  1853,  to  George 
H.  Bickley.  ((3900) 


POSTERlT^■  OF  WIGARD  LEVERING.  499 

4902.  VI.   Francis  a.":   h.  July  26,  1834;  m.  Ai\o.  26,  1855,  Mary 

Haiman.      He  J.  Jan.  27,  1862.  (6907) 

4903.  VII.   LEVIS.'':   b.   Feb.   21,    1838;    m.  April  28,  1858,  Sarah 

Nutz.  (6909) 

4904.  Vlll..  George  B.":  b.  Feb.    15,    1840;    m.   Mary  (Haiman) 

Tull,  widow  of  Francis  A.''  (6915) 

4905.  IX.  JOSEPH  L.":  b.  Alio;.  23,  1843;  m.  Mar^raret  Biadfield. 

(6918) 

4906.  X.  Charles  P.'':  b.  Jan.  23,  1846;  m.  in   1867,  Mary  Mat- 

thews. Mr.  T.  enlisted  in  Sept.,  1861,  in  Co.  C,  ist  Del- 
aware Regt.  Was  on  duty  at  Fortress  Monroe  during  the 
naval  engagement  between  the  Monitor  and  Merrimac. 
His  regiment  was  a  part  of  the  force  that  captured  Norfolk, 
Va.,  and  participated  in  the  battles  at  Antietam,  Freder- 
icksburg, ChancellorsvHle,  Gettysburg  and  the  Wilder- 
ness. In  the  last-named  battle  he  was  severely  wounded 
— one  eye  destroyed — and  left  on  the  field  for  dead,  but 
recovered  consciousness  after  three  days.  After  the  war 
he  was  Postmaster  at  Germantown,  Philad.        (6925) 


Children  of  (2307)  John  Pastorius'  and  Mary  (Riffert)  Tull. 

4907.     I.  Sophia  Hunt":  m.  Thomas  Gaun,  of  Philad.     She  is  d. 

(6929) 
11.  Mary":  unmd. 


4908 
4909 
4910 
491 1 
4912 
4913 
4914 
4915 
4916 


III.  Andrevv'  H.":  d.  in  infancy. 

IV.  ANDREW  J.":  m.  Hmma  Mathews.  (6937) 

V.  Susan  F.":   m.  to  Alfred  H.  Jenkins.  (6938) 

VI.  Emma":  unmd. 

VII.  ANNaR.":  m.  to  Abraham  Cummings.  (6940) 

VIII.  AdaliNE  H.'':   m.  to  Edward  Hetzel.  (6942) 

IX.  Frances  C":  m.  to  Edward  Fick.     No  chn. 

X.  Hester  S.":  m.  to  George  C.  Marsteller.     No  chn. 


500  THH    I.E\'ER1NG    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (2309)  Caroline  R/  (Tull)  and  William  Baker  Slater. 

4918.  1.   JuHN   Tlll'-':    b.  Nov.  2S,   1829;    m.   Margaret  Simpson. 

He  d.  June  15.  1895.     One  daughter. 

4919.  II.   A.WANDA  M.'-':   b.  i\()\'.  16,  1832;  d.  July  25,  1894  ;  unmd. 

4920.  111.  Charles  A.'':    b.   in   1835;    m.  Catharine  Baker;    both 

living.  (6944) 

4921.  1\'.  Caroline  R.'':  b.  in  1837;  m.  to  Charles  Ridge,  who  d. 

She  m.  2(.l  to  John  Cod\-,  whod.;   m.  3d  to  Edwin  Middle- 
ton  ;    no  issue  by  him.  (6947) 

4922.  \'.  Mar^'  a.":    b.  July  18,  1840;    m.  Dec.  24,  i860,  to  John 

Kellw  (6950) 

4923.  \1.  William  Baker":  b.  Feb.  14,  1842;  unmd. 

Children  of  (2310)  Ann  Rebecca'  (Tull)  and  Moses  Wright. 

4924.  1.  John'-':  m.     Li\es  at  Camden,  N.  J. 

4925.  II.   ANN'-':   m.  to  Joseph  L.    Tull.  (6951) 

4926.  III.    AMANDA":    d. 

4927.  I\'.  Louisa":  d. 

4928.  \'.  Francis  D.":  d. 

4929.  \  I.  Olin'':  d. 

Children  of  (2311)  Amanda'  (Tull)  and  Joshua  Morton. 

4930.  I.   Rebecca":   b.  Feb.  19,  1839;  d.  June  26,  1856,  at  Philad. 

4931.  II.  Sarah    A.":    b.    in    1840;    m.   to    Frederick   Kramer,   at 

Philad.  (7388) 

For  other  children,  see  No.  7381. 
Children  of  (2312)  Ann  Eliza"  ( Pastoj-ius )  and  Lawrence  Shuster. 

4932.  1.  Margaret  Pastori US'-':  d.  \-oung. 

4933.  11.   ANN  HLIZA  PaSTORIUS":    m.  Apl,  17,  1856,  to  L.  Shuster 

Smith.  (6952) 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  501 


Children  of  (2313)  Washington  and  Mary  W.  (Wolf)  Pastorius. 

4934.  1.   Henry  WOLF":  b.  July  12,  1855;  d.  Aug.  11,  1869. 

4935.  11.  Sallie  Wolf":  b.  July  4,  1858;  m.  to  Mr.  Damon. 

(6955) 

4936.  111.  Washington":   b.  June  7,   1861 ;  d.  Mch.  26,   1888; 

unmd. 

4937.  IV.  Francis  Daniel":  b.  Sep.  27,  1863;  m.  (6957) 

4938.  V.  Charles  S.":  b.  Apl.  27,  1866. 

4939.  VI.  Charlotta":  b.  Jan.  23,  1868;  m.  to  Mr.  Hayden. 

(6958) 

4940.  VII.  Horace  Evans^:  b.  Sep.  u,  1876. 

Family  res.  Colorado  Springs,  Col. 

Children  of  (2314)  Margfaretta'  (Pastorius)  and  Elton  Rog-ers. 

4941.  I.  Charlotta  P.":    b.  Apl.  21,   1846;   m.  June  7,   1870,  to 

Theodore  S.  Hatch,  who  d.  Aug.  4,  1884;    m.  2d  July  6, 
1887,  to  John  W.  Creighton.  (6959) 

4942.  II.  Margaretta  Ruth":  b.  Aug.  24,  1848;  d.  Aug.  6,  1868; 

unmd. 

They  were  born  at  Rancocas,  N.  J. 

Children  of  (23 J8)  Rachel  M;  (Pastorius)  and  Lemuel  Zell. 

4943.  I.  Amanda  Melina":    b.  Apl.  19,  1853;    m.  to  Charles  Kin- 

sler,  who  d.  (6968) 


4944 

4945 
4946 

4947 
4948 


II.  Theodore":  b.  Nov.  29,  1856. 

III.  Charles  Andrew":  b.  July  16,  1859. 

IV.  Ann  Pastorius":  b.  Sep.  15,  1861. 

V.  Rachel  Mackenet":  b.  May  7,  1864. 

VI.  Sarah  J.":  b.  Nov.  30,  1866. 

Family  res.  Germantown,  Philad. 


502  THK    LHMil^lNG    I-A.^\IL^. 

Children  of  (232i  )  Charles  M/  and  Hannah  (Nice)  Pastorius. 

4949.  1.   Sa.ML'EL  MCi:  ":   b.  Dec.  26.  1863. 

4950.  11.   ANNA'-':   b.  N<'\.   15.  ^^^S- 

4951.  111.  Sarah  Nice":    b.  Mch.  8,   1868;    m.   Dec.  8,   1887,  to 

Hllwood  Stfxtns.  (6971) 

4952.  1\.   IIM'':   b.  Dec.  3,  1870;  unnKi. 

Children  of  (2322  )  Rev.  Henry  C/  and  Mary  (Smith)  Pastorius. 


495  3 

40=;  4 

4955 
4956 

4957 


I.  Cyris  Tat.waN'':  b.  May  7,  i875- 

II.  HENRY  Clay":   b.  Feb.  8,  1877. 

III.  .V\AR>-  Smith'':  b.  Sept.  n,  and  d.  Oct.  27,  1880. 
l\.  Francis  Daniel":  b.  April  17.  1883. 

\.  Mald  Lillian":  b.  Feb.  27.  1890. 


Children  of   (2323)  Daniel  P.'  and  Elizabeth  (Conrad)  Reiff. 

4958.  1.   AMANDaV.":  b.Sept.  24,  1841  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1862,  to  Henry 

Howard.     Res.  Los  Angeles,  Gal.  (6976) 

4959.  11.   Mary  C":  b.  June  15,  1843;  ■'''>•  M^''^-  31-  1867,  to  George 

\an  \alkenburg.     Res.  Garson,  Gal.  (6979) 

4960.  111.  JONATHAN  G.":  b.  Oct.  31,  1845. 

4961.  1\.   Daxid":   b.  and  d.  Sept.  2,  1847. 

4962.  \.   FleaNOR  G.":   b.  Oct.  7,  1848;  d.  Jan.  4,  1852. 


Children  of  (2324)  Jacob  Pastorius'  and  Mary  (Harley )  Reiff. 

4(/)3.  1.  ANNA  Mary":  b.  Mch.  26,  1844;  m.  Oct.  19,  1869,  to 
Prot.  Saml.  M.  Brunner,  Principal  of  North  Wales,  Pa., 
Acadenn-.  (6972) 

49r)4.  11.  A.MANDA  H.":  b.  Oct.  31,  1845;  m- Mch.  5,  1868,  to  John 
H.  Krat/.  (6974) 

496=;.  111.  F.M.MA  H.":  b.  April  5,  i8s4;  ni.  Mch.  12,  1872,  to  Albert 
L.  Kulp.     No  chn. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  503 

Children  of   (2327)  William  P.'  and  Hanna  B.  (Evans;  Reiff. 

4966.  1.  Mary": 

4967.  II.  Daniel'': 

Children  of  (2329)  Charles  P/  and  Deborah  ( Yerkes)  Reilf. 

4968.  1.  Sarah  Y.":  b.  Nov.  9,  1866. 

4969.  11.  Mary'':  b.  Mch.  9,  1868. 

4970.  111.   John'':   b.  June  27,  1871. 

Children  of  (2334)  Mary  M.'  (Pastorius)  and  Davies  Evans  Bruner. 

4971.  \.   Davies  Evans":     b.  Sept.  2,    1850.     UnmJ.      Civil  En- 

gineer of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

4972.  11.    Daniel  Pastorius":  b.  *Mav  15,  1852;   m.  Nov.  10, 

1881,  Helen  Street  Flemino;.  Mr.  B.  was  graduated  by 
Lehigh  University,  in  the  class  of  1872,  as  Civil  En- 
gineer. He  subsequently  studied  law  and  is  a  member 
of  the  Philadelphia  bar.  Resides  at  Germantovvn.  He 
has  assisted  me  generously  in  collecting  and  compiling 
the  Pastorius  branch  of  the  family. 

4973.  III.   Rebecca  TacY":  b.  Dec.  4,  1855;  d.  Dec.  30,  1856, 

4974.  IV.    Abraham":   b.    Jan.    9,    1859.      Unmd.      He   graduated 

with  the  class  of  1881,  at  Lehigh  University  as  Mining 
Engineer.  Is  in  charge  of  the  interests  of  the  Norfolk'  & 
Western  R.  R.  at  Crewe,  Virginia. 

Children  of  (2338)  Daniel'  and  Clara  A.  (Dalzell)  Pastorius. 

4975.  I.  Clara  D.":  b.  Nov.  3,  1869.     Res.  Elizabeth,  N.  J 

4976.  II.  Berkley  D.":  b.  July  31,  1871. 


;04  THH    LEVtRING   FAMILY. 


Children  of  (234 J  )  Robert  ~  and  Elizabeth  (Moore)  Shoemaker. 

4977.  I.   WiLLlA.W  .WooRH":   b.  Aug.  25,  i.S3<S;   m.  Abhy  Haiie. 

4978.  11.   RiCHARi:)  Martin":  b.  Aug,  25,  1840;  m.  Nov.  30,  1863, 

.Amiir  (Kiskill   Hrss.     is  in  the  wholesalt-  drug  business 
in  l^hihki. 

4979.  111.  Sarah  Cleaver'':  b.  Jan.  2,  1843;  m.  May  9,  1866,  to 

Joseph  l\  Brosius.     She  d.  Jan.  9,  1896. 

4980.  IV.   ROBERT":   b.  Aug.  12,  184c;;  d.  July  21,  1846. 

4981.  V.  JOSEPH  Moore":  b.  Sept.  22,   1847;  m.  Oct.  7,   1875, 

Anne  Miller.      Hv  d.  May  24,  1895. 

4982.  VI.   Frank":  b.  Jul\   i,  1850;  d.  Dec.  13,  1852. 

4983.  \'ll.    1  llOMAS  Harp":   b.  Nov.   26,    1852;   m.   Nov.  4,    1875, 

Lillic  Tiiomas.     Is  engaged  in  wholesale  drug  business  in 
Philad. 

4984.  \I11.   BENJAMIN  Hall.OVVELL  " :    b.  Feb.   1 5.    1 857;   m.   Feb. 

15,  1882,  Laura  C.  Mills.     In  wholesale  drug  business. 

Children  of  same  and  Ann  (Sumers)^  2d  wife. 

498s.      IX.   Ja.MLS  JaNNEY":   b.    Sept.    16,    1859;   m.  \Jl'C.    5,    1883, 
Helen  Reese. 

4986.  X.  Hlizabeth  Moore":  b.  Apl.  16,  1861  ;  d.  Mch.  31,  1862. 

4987.  XI.  Roberta":    b.  May  9,    1864;    m.   Oct.  25,   1894,  to 

Lewis  Mann  Silver,  M.  D.     Res.   New  York  City. 

4988.  XII.   Mary  Anna":  b.  Jan.  7,  1866. 

4989.  XIll.   HllisC":   b.  Oct.    1,    1867;  m.  Oct.  16,  1894,   Alice 

Levick. 


Child  of  (2342)  Elizabeth'   (Shoemaker)  and  Atkinson  H.  "Walton. 

4990.      I.   Rebecca":  b.  Ma\-  25.  1847;  m.  Oct.  7,  1875,  to  Edwin 
Thorp.     Shv  d. 


POSTERITY    OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  505 

Children  of   (2344)   Rebecca  A'  (Shoemaker)  and  James  McCarter. 

♦ 

4991.  1.  Sarah'-':  b.  Oct.  2,  1854;  m.  Mch.  24,  1874,  to  J.  Roberts 

Ma,^ee. 

4992.  II.  Elizabeth'-':  b.  Nov.  25,  1856. 

4993.  III.  Mary':  b.  Feb.  19,  1862;  m.  Dec.  22,  1881,  to  Ezra  P. 

Carroll,  Jr. 

Children  of  (2345)  Richard  C/  and  Anna  (Shallcross)   Shoemaker. 

4994.  I.   EZEKIEL  C":    b.   May  20,    1850;    m.    Dec.    17,    1874,  S. 

Rebecca  Larkin. 

4995.  II.  Thomas  S.":  b.  May  25,  1852;    m.  Mch.  13,  1879,  Anna 

M.  Morgan. 

4996.  III.     Elizabeth':  b.  May  9,  1854;    m.  Dec.  25,    1877,  to 

Harry  Wilson. 

4997.  IV.  Martha":  b.  Jan.  14,  1856;  m.  Mch.  11,  1880,  to  Reece 

L.  Thomas. 

Child  of  same  and  Martha  (Lukens),  2d  wife. 

4998.  V.  George  Roberts":  b.  June  19,  1879. 

Children  of  (2346)  Benjamin  H.''  and  Susan  B.  (Trump) 

Shoemaker. 

4999.  I.   Robert,  Jr.":   b.  Jan.  18,  1858;  m.  Apl.  27,  1882,  Kath- 

arine Hallowell.  (6981) 

5CXX).  II.  Maria  BrintoN":  b.  Jan.  26,  i860;  m.  Feb.  17,  1881, 
at  Friends'  Meeting,  Germantown,  Philad.,  to  T.  William 
Kimber,  who  d.  Jan.  9,  1885,  aged  29  years.       (6983) 

5001.  III.  Samuel  B."  (M.  D.):  b.  Sep.  6,  1861,  in  Philad.;  m. 
Feb.  8,  1888,  in  Baltimore,  Mary  Dawson  Tyson.  He 
was  a  graduate  of  Haverford  College  and  of  the  Univer- 
sity of  Pennsylvania.  Was  resident  physician  and  of  the 
staff  of  the  O.  P.  Department  of  the  Penna.  Hospital, 
and  a  member  of  the  Philad.  County  Medical  Society. 
He  practiced  medicine  in  Germantown,  Philad.,  where  he 
d.  Apl.  2,  1893.  (6985) 


=;o6  THli    Ll-:\  BRING    FA,\llL^. 

5002.  IV.   A.MELIA  BiRh':    b.  Nov.  25,  1865,  at  Germantowii  ;    m. 

Fc-b.  14.  i,S<Sg,  til  J.  S.  Loveriiiy  Wharton,  (»t  Philad. 

(6986) 

5003.  \.   Bl:N.)AA\l.\  II.,"  jJ:   b.  Wch.  3,  1872. 

Children  of  12347)  Charles  B.    and  Anna  M.  ^Foulke)  Shoemaker. 

5004.  I.  Charles  Francis":  b.  Oct.  i,  1856;  d.  Mch.  13,  1876. 

5005.  II.  William  F.":  b.  Feb.  1,  1859;  d.  .Au^r.  20,  1885. 

5006.  111.    A.WELIA  B.":    b.  Apl.  20,  1862;  d.  Oct.  26.  1863. 

5007.  IV.  Benjamin  H.":  b.  Nov.  30,  1864. 

5008.  V.   Lewis  F.'':  b.  July  I,  1867. 

5009.  \i.   FllaF.":   b.  jul\-  II,  1873;  m.  Oct.  4,  1894,  to  Thomas 

C.  Satterthwaite. 

Children  of  (2348)  Comly  B/  and  Martha  L.  (Bailey)   Shoemaker. 

5010.  I.    ANNaB.":   b.  June- 23,  1877. 

5011.  II.  Marian  (j.":  b.  Apl.  4,  1879. 

5012.  111.   Maf^HA  B.':   b.  July  30,  1881. 

5013.  IV.  Charles  B.'':  b.  Sep.  28,  1882;  d.  Sep.  n,  1883. 

5014.  V.   Richard  W.'':  b.  June  25,  1884;  ^1-  Jan.  17,  1885. 

5015.  VI.   A.WLLIA  B.'-':   b.  Jan.  21,  1886. 

5016.  \Ii.   COMLV  B.":   b.  Mch.  4,  1888. 

5017.  Mil.   Susan  W.":   b.  Dec.  24,  1889. 

Children  of  (2350)  Samuel  L.'  and  Anna  H.  (Paul)  Shoemaker. 

^018.     I.  Martha  Fllen'':  b.  Feb  27,  184s;  m.  Oct.  24,  1867,  to 
Elwood  Paul. 

5019.  II.  ARDLLLA  M.":  b.  Oct.  26,  1846;  d.  Jul\-  12,  1851. 

5020.  III.  SaAU'EL'-':  b.  Jan.  31,  1849;  d.  Nov.  13,  1856. 

5021.  I\.  I.IXLRLI)  A.":  b.  Sept.  13.  i8so;  m.  Mar\-  Hardin-. 

5022.  \.  I:I)\VIN":  b.  Sept.  23,  1853;  d.  Jan.  10,  1857. 

5023.  \l.  1.M)Ia  I'.":  b.  Dec.  8.  1857;  m.  \<.v.  17,  1880,  to 

Thomas  McMichael. 

5024.  \ll.  Walter  W.'-':  b.  Apl.  i,  1863. 


POSTERlT\-   OF   WIGARD   LEVHRING.  507 

Children  of  (2352)  Elizabeth'  (Shoemaker)  and  Townsend  W, 

Evans. 

5025.  1.  Mary  Elma'':  b.  Jan.  8,  1849;  d.  Mch.  25,  1877. 

5026.  II.  Nathans.":  b.  Oct.  20,  1850;  d.  Juiu^  17,  1865. 

5027.  111.   Anna  P.":   b.  Nov.  10,  1853;  d.  Nov.  12,  1856. 

5028.  IV.   Augusta  t£.'':   b.  June  30,  1855;  d.  June  23,  1856.- 

5029.  V.  Charles  J.'':  b.  June  19,  1857. 

5030.  VI.   Walter  P.'':   b.  May  19,  1859;   m.  July  19,  1881,  Lydia 

J.  Plumner. 

5031.  Vll.  ARD  M.":  b.  Mch.  i,  1863;  d.  Apl.  2,  1864. 

5032.  Vlll.  Bertha  G.'-':  b.  Aug.  17,  1865. 

Children  of  (2353)  Geraldine^  (Shoemaker)  and  Comly  Wood. 

5033.  1.   Howard  S.'':    b.  Aug.  8,  1847;  m.  Mch.   14,  1877,  Tacy 

Comly.     No.  chn, 

5034.  II.  Martha  S.'':    b.  Oct  16,   1848;    m.  Mch.  20,   1873,    to 

EUwood  Conard.     She  d.  Apl.  23,  1875. 

5035.  III.  Amanda'-':  b.  Sept.  29,  1851;  d.  Apl.  10,  1852. 

5036.  IV.   Newton  E.":    b.  June    18,    1853;    m.    Mch    18,    18S0/ 

Elizabeth  Reeder. 

5037.  V.   LlNDLY":   b.  July  14,  1856;  d.  July  26,  1858. 

5038.  VI.  Edwin'':  b.  May  23,  i860;  m.  Mary  K.  Williams. 

5039.  VII.  Alfred  C':  b.  June  17,  1863. 

5040.  VIII.   Ella":   b.  Dec.  12,  1870;  d.  Aug.  23,  1873. 

Children  of  (2354)  Algfernon"*  and  Sosan  C.  (Rex)  Shoemaker. 

5041.  I.  Mary  Rex'':  b.  May  2,   1854;  m.  Apl.  14.  1881,  to  John 

W.  Buckman. 

5042.  II.  Elizabeth  Evans":  b.  Feb.  14,  1857;  m.  June  29,  1881, 

to  Charles  H.  Buckman. 

5043.  III.  William  Drayton":  b.  Jan.  26,  and  d.  Now  n,  1859. 


5o8  THi:    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (  2355  >  Nathan'  and  Caroline  (  Fenton  )  Shoemaker. 

5044.  1.  Sarah  C":    b.   Dtc.   i,    1855;    m.   Mch.  7,    1878,  to  G. 

WynK'oop  Rubinkam. 

5045.  11.   ALFRED":  b.  June  14,  1857;  d.  Aug.  18,  a858. 


5046 

5047 
5048 

5049 

5050 

5051 


Children  of  same  and  Mary  P.  (Lippincott ),  2d  wife. 

111.  Caroline'-':  b.  Api.  23,  1865. 

IV.  CiERALDlNE  M.':  b.  Dec.  S,  1866. 

V.  Samuel":  b.  Oct.  ^o,  1870. 

VI.  CO.WLV'":  b.  Sep.  12.  1872. 

VI I.  ANNA  K.'-':   b.  Oct.  5.  1874- 
Mil.  Martha  B.":  b.  Aug.  8,  1880. 


Children  of  (2356)  Isaiah  L,'  and  Sarah  (Murphy)  Shoemaker. 

5052.  1.  Mary'-':  b.  Feb.  18,  1885. 

5053.  11.   Mabel':  b.  Feb.  14,  and  d.  Mcii.  7,  1889. 

Children  of  (2359)  Samuel  H.'  and  Arietta  (Hampson)  Shoemaker. 

5054.  1.  Mary'-":    b.  Aug.  15,    1852;    m.  Oct.  7,   1875,  to  Godfrey 

Smitli. 

5055.  11.   Helen":    b.  Oct.  14,  1854;  m.  Apl.  22,  1875,  to  Stewart 

Taylor. 

5056.  HI.  Susan'-':    b.  June  24,   1858;    m,  Jan.  20,  1877,  to  Frank 

Baring. 

5057.  I\.   WILLIAM":  ]  or       f 

-  b.  Sep.  17,  1861  ;  i 

5058.  V.   ANNIE':         )  Id.  in  1862. 

Children  of  (2361 )  Elisha'  and  Mary  (Mosser)  Shoemaker. 

5059.  1.  Samuel  M.":    b.  June  23,    1853;    ni.  Dec.  4,   1879,  Eliza- 

betii  Summers. 

5060.  11.  William  11.':  b.  [ycc  27,  1854;  d.  Oct.  7,  1884. 


POSTERITY   (3F   WIGARD   LEVERING.  509 

5061.  HI.  Mary  L.'':    b.  Dec.  23,  1856;  m.  Dec.  24,  1878,  to  Ben- 

jamin Summers. 

5062.  IV.   EliSHA":    b.  in  1858;  d. 

5063.  V.  Benjamin  F.'':    b.  July  i8,   1859;    m.  Dec.  21,   1882,  to 

Alice  McDivitt. 

5064.  VI.  Annie  C":  b.  July  10,  1863;  m.  Mch.  3,  1883,  to  Carey 

Africa. 

5065.  VII.  ELISHA^  b.  Aug.  6,  1866. 


Children  of  (2362)  Benjamin'  and  Martha  (Hurd)  Shoemaker. 

5066.  I.  Harry  B.'-':  b.  Apl.  7,  1864;  d.  Mch.  20,  1868. 

5067.  II.  Jennie  McC:  b.  Sep.  5,  1866;  d.  Mch.  20,  1868. 

5068.  III.  Seth  H.':  b.  Apl.  19,  1869. 

5069.  IV.  Mary  BEANS":   b.  Mch.  18,  1877. 

Children  of  (2363)  Mary  E/  (Shoemaker)  and  Thomas  I.^  Beans. 

5070.  I.   EllwOOD  C":  b.  Jan.  17,  1855;  d.  July  3,  1874. 

5071.  II.   Harry  S.^   b.  Sep.  26,  1856;  d.  Dec.  20,  i860. 

5072.  III.  LIZZIE  ¥.■•':  b.  Sep.  28,  1858;  d.  Sep.  6,  1878. 

5073.  IV.  JOHNC":  b.  Feb.  3,  1861. 

5074.  V.  MaryS.'-':  b.  July  31,  1863. 

Children  of  (2367)  Harry'  and  Anna  M.  (Jeffries)  Shoemaker. 

5075.  I.  Warren":  b.  Feb.  9,  1870. 

5076.  II.  JOSEPH  N.":  b.  Nov.  22,  1873;  d.  Dec.  25,  1889. 

5077.  111.  Clara  Bell":  b.  Mch.  12,  1882. 

Children  of  (2370)  Regfinald"  and  Eliza  F.  (Buzby)  Shoemaker. 

5078.  I.  Fanny":  b.  iNov.  22,  1866. 

5079.  11.  R.  Heber":  b.  July  14,  1868. 


510  THI-:    Li:\l£RING    FAMin'. 

Children  of  same  and  Susan  F.  ( Wooley »,  2d  wife. 

5080.  III.   Ja.WHS":   1\  .\\a\-  22,  and  d.  July  24,  1880. 

5081.  1\ .  Richard":  b.  July  1,  1881. 

Child  of  same  and  Amelia  M.  (Dey),  3d  wife. 

5082.  \'.    BENJAMIN  1)HV":    b.  Oct.  26,   1889. 

Child  of  (23721  Benjamin""  and  Lucy  (Ray)  Shoemaker. 

5083.  I.   ALICE  Frame":   b.  Jul)-  I,  1874. 

Children  of  (2374)  Elizabeth  P."  (Shoemaker)  and  Brooks  S.Morris. 

5084.  1.  Charles  Shoemaker'-':  b.  Apl.  9,  1887. 
508:;.    II.  Benjamin  West":  b.  Feb.  25,  1889. 

5086.  111.  Samuel  Brooks":  b.  Aug.  24,  1890. 

Children  of  (  2376  )  Mira  Maria'  ( Conard  )  and  Joseph  Pyle. 

5087.  I.  Charles  Sumner":  b.  May  12,  1862;  m.  Dec.  25,  1883, 

Hlla  Anna  Gregg. 

5088.  II.  ANNA  Rachel":    b.  Ma\- 2,   i86s  ;    m.  Oct.  20,   1887,  to 

Luman  Beitler. 

5089.  111.  Milton  Conard":  b.  Mch.  20.  1868;  m.  Oct.  2,  1889, 

Hlla  Heston. 

5090.  l\.  Wilbur  Joseph":  b.  Oct.  17,  1870;  d.  Mch.  20,  1871. 

Children  of  (23S0)  Isaac'  and  Emma  W.  (Wallace)  Conard. 
5ck;i.     1.  George  Wallace'-':  b.  Oct.  19,  1871  ;  d.  Sep.  17,  1872. 

5092.      II.    Al.l-Rr.D  F.":    b.  Sep.  S,   187^ 

50)3.     111.  MAR^•  Reynolds":  b.  May  9,  and  d.  Sep.  17,  1880. 
Children  of  (2381  )  Samuel  S.'  and  Louisa  (Miller)  Conard. 

5094.    1.  Flora  May":  b.  May  18,  1879. 
5093.    11.  Hthel  Rachel":  b.  Apl.  25,  1884. 
509O.    111.  Grace  Louisa":  b.  June  15,  1888. 


POSTERITY-   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  511 

Children  of  (2382)  Thomas  E/  and  Anna  (Robertson)  Conard. 

5097.  1.  ANNA  Gertrude":  b.  Nov.  n,  1870. 

5098.  II.    NORMANS,":   b.  July  10,  1873. 

5099.  III.  HORACE  Pennington'-':  b.  Nov.  24,  1883. 

Children  of  (2385)  Sarah  C/  (Conard)  and  George  T. 

Satterthwaite. 

5100.  I.  Earnest  Harry":  b.  Oct.  i,  1861 ;  m.  Mch.  25,  1886, 

Josephine  Darlington. 

5101.  II.  Annie   M.":    b.   Jan.   22,    1864;    m.   Mch.    13,    1890,   to 

James  E.  Hamilton, 

5102.  III.  Edward":    b.  May  7,  1865;    m.  May  7,  1890,  Evanetta 

P.  Sharpless. 

5103.  IV.  ROLAND  T.":  b.  Sep.  15,  1866. 

5104.  V.  Thomas  C":    b.  May  24,   1871  ;    m.  Oct.  4,   1894,  Ella 

F.  Shoemaker. 

5105.  VI.  CjUY":  b.  and  d.  Jan.  14,  1873. 

5106.  VII.   Helen":   b.  June  26,  1874. 

5107.  VIII.  Alfred":  b.  Apl.  9,  1879. 

Children  of  (2386)  Thomas  P/  and  Rebecca  (Baldwin)  Conard. 

5108.  I.  Caroline  B.":  b.  Jan.  20,  1867. 

5109.  II.  Charles  W.":  b.  Jan.  15,  1872.^ 

5110.  III.  Henrys.":  b.  Sep.  12,  1874. 

511 1.  IV,  Ralph  W.":  b.  Jan.  20,  1879, 

Children  of  (2388)  Rebecca'  (Carter)  and  William  Evans. 

51 12.  I.  JOHN  C":  b.  Oct.  26,  and  d.  Oct.  27,  1868. 


5113 
5114 
5115 
5116 
5117 


II.  Charles":  b.  Sep.  29,  1870. 

III.  Alice  C":  b.  July  24,  1872. 

IV.  Grace":  b.  Jan.  3,  1874. 

V.  WILLIAA\  B.":   b.  July  27,  1875, 

VI.  Ruth":  b.  Aug.  23,  1877. 


;,!_'  THi;    l.HXtRlNG   FAMILY  . 

Children  of  (2390)  John  E.'  and  Caroline  (Cadbury)  Carter. 

;iiS.     1.   CAF^OLINt":   b.  Apl.  9,  1863. 
SI  19.     II.  Sarah":  b.  Apl.  15,  1865. 
:;i20.     111.   Hl.l/ABinil":    b.  Dec.  11,  1866. 

Children  of  same  and  Fanny  W.  (Pirn),  3d  wife. 
;i_'i.     I\.   John  Pl.w":  b.  Jan.  9,  1880. 
si22.      \\   MaRYB.":   b.  Oct.  18,  1882. 

si23.    \l.  Rebecca":  b.  D^c.  2,  1889. 

Children  of  (2394)  Charles  S."  and  Elizabeth  (Cope)  Carter. 


:;i24 

S12S 

5126 

5128 


I.  William":  b.  Oct.  30,  1870. 

II.  HLLEN  C":   b.  July  14,  1873. 

III.  John  D.":   b.  bee.  30,  1874. 

1\\   ALICE  Mary":   b.  Feb.  26,  1878. 
\.  Charles  H.":  b.  Dec.  23,  1879. 


Children  of  (2403)  Elizabeth'  (Shoemaker)  and  Thomas  Edgar 

Morris. 

5129.  1.  Martha  WlLLSON":  b.  Oct.  11.  1840;  unmd.     Res.  Ger- 

mantown,  Philad. 

5130.  II.  Tac^' Shoemaker":  b.  Sept.  ^,  1842;  m.  Sept.  3,  1862, 

to  Frank'  C.  Ciillinuham,  at  Haiiiespoit,  N.  J.     Mr.  G.  is 
a  lumber  merchant  in  PhilaJ.  (7098) 

;i:;i.     111.   JOSIAH  WlLLSON":   b.  Au.u.  7,  1844;  m.  Caroline  Kem- 
ble.  who  J.      He  J.  Sept.  18,  1880.     No.  chn. 

^n2.     1\ .  Mary  Shoemaker":  b.  Jan.  i,  and  d.  Nov.  23,  1848. 

313^     \.    IhRJMAS  Hdg/.R"  :  b.  June  13,  1861  ;  m.  Amelia  Williams, 
of  Minneapolis,  where  they  live. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  513 

Children  of  (2422)  Thomas'  and  Mary  C.  (Jones )  Mather. 

5134.  1.  Franklin'-':  b.  Dec.  i,  1832;  J.  June  28,  1834. 

5135.  II.   Emily'-':  b.  July  29,  1834;  m.  Oct.  8,  1856,  to  Calvin  P. 

Marshall.     She  d.  Jan.  26,  1875.  (6988) 

5136.  III.  COMLYJ.":  b.  June  21,  1836;  m.  May  23,   1872,   Eliza- 

beth Weaver.     No  chn. 

5137.  IV.  Caroline'-':  b.  July   15,  1838;  m.  June  i,  1864,  to  Ed- 

win W.  Roberts.  (6993) 

5138.  V.  Thomas  Penrose'-':  b.  Sept.  8,  1841;  d.  Feb.  15,  1870 

5139.  Vi.  Mary  J.'-':  b.  Nov.  9,  1843;  ^^'  Ft^b.  11,  1865. 

5140.  Vll.     Anna'-':  b.  April  20,  1846;  d.  Aug.  13,  1862. 

Child  of  (2423)  Penrose"*  and  E.  Lydia  (Shoemaker)  Mather. 

5141.  1.  Cynthia  Shoemaker'-':  b.  .Aug.  18,  1847;  m.  Sept.  7, 

1871,  to  Robert  C.  Lippincott.     She  d.  Dec.  6,  1880. 

(6994) 

Children  of  (2424)  Rachel'  (Mather)  and  Charles  Shoemaker. 

5142.  1.  ANN  Mather'-':    b.   Feb.  2,    1845;  m.  April   10,   1867,  to 

Samuel  R.  Elton.  .  (6995) 

5143.  II.  Thomas  Mather'-':  b.  July  3,  1846;  d.  Oct.  7,  1847. 

5144.  111.  Franklin  A.'':  b.  Jan.  12,  1849;  m.  Feb.  10,  1870,  Kate 

Richardson,   who  d.  ;    no  chn. ;    m.   2d  Sept.    30,    1875, 
Fannie  H.  Moore.  (6999) 

5145.  IV.  Charles  B.":  b.  Jan.  30,  185 1  ;  m.  Christianna  C,  Dia- 

ment,  who  d.  ;  m.  2d  Susan  E.  Davis.  (7000) 

5146.  V.  Mary'-':  b.  Nov.  24,  and  d.  Nov.  27,  1858. 

5147.  VI.   Edwin'':  b.  Aug.  15,  1861  ;  d.  Mch.  4,  1862. 

Children  of  (2425)  Mary  S."  (Mather)  and  Jacob  Tyson. 

5148.  I.  Sarah  Ann'-':  b.  May  30,  1845;  *-!•  A*-'.!^-  -7.  i<^48- 

5149.  II.   ANNaS.":  b.  Jan.  27,  1849;  unmd. 
(3?) 


514  THl:    LHNBRING    FAMILY. 


Children  of   (  242o  i   Mary  K."  (Shoemaker)  and  John  J.  White. 

5i!;o.     1.   FraNCHS   .V\.  :  h.    Aii.u.    7.    1835;  'i"*-    J>-""'f    5,    1856,   b\' 
Frifiuls'  (.•(-■ic'inonN-,  to  Nathan  H.  Sharpless.        (7005) 

5151.  II.   JosiAH":   h.   W-h.    n,    1S41  ;   m.   Oct.   2,  1862,  Mary  H. 

Allen,  (.t   Haddontiekl,  N.  J.  (7006) 

5152.  111.  Rhbecca  Smith":  b.  Sept.  10,  1844;  m.  Feb.  23,  1871, 

to  T.  HI  wood  Bartram.  (7013) 

si  5^.     I\  .    loilN  ShoHMAKF.R":   b.  July  23,  1851  ;  d.  Feb.  23,  1877. 


Children  of  (2429)  Frances  M/  (Shoemaker)    and  Israel  Peterson. 

5154.  I.  Nathan  Shoemaker":  b.  June  20,  1839;  m.  Oct.  6,  1864, 

Mrs.  Marion  Y.  Massey.     No.  Chn. 

5155.  II.   Hlizabeth  Wilson":  b.  Mch.  6,  and  d.  Sept.  5,  184^. 

5 1 56.  III.  John  Alexander":  b.  Oct.  3,  1844;  d,  Jan.  17,  1847. 

u;;.  I\.  Mar^  kIRKBRIDE":  b.  ALl^.  26,  1846;  m.  April  26,  1869, 
to  Michael  Dallett,  w  ho,  until  his  retirement,  was  a  mem- 
ber of  the  shipping  firm  of  Dallett  &  Co.,  of  Philad. 
Mrs.  U.  d.  April  s,   1876.  '  (7015) 

5158.  \.   1:LIZA  OURNEY'-':   b.   June  2,  1850;   ni.   Ma\    31,  1892,  to 

Michael  Dallett,  widower  of  her  deceased  sister.     No.  chn. 

5159.  \  1.   I-RANCLS  Maria":  b.  Sept.  20,   1851  ;  d.  Feb.  5,  1880; 

unmd. 


Children  of  (2430)  Martha  P.'  (Shoemaker)  and  Joseph  T.  Williams. 

5irx).     I.    Howard":   b.  Ju1\-  10,  1843;  d.  July  1.  1844. 

5161.  II.  Francis  Howard":  b.  Sept.  2,  1844;  m.  May  31,  1865, 

Mary  B.,  dau.  of  William  H.  Houston,  of  Germantown, 
Philad.  (7017) 

5162.  III.   Jl'LIA  Pratt":   b.  Mch.  12,  1863. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  515 

Children  of  (2433)  Franklin'  and  Mary  H.  ("Williams)  Shoemaker. 

5163.  I.  Frances  Williams'':  b.  April  i,  andd.  July  28,  1849. 

5164.  11.  Thomas  Howard'':  b.  May  12,  185 1. 

5165.  III.  Florence  Maria":  b.  Aug.  i,  1854;  d.  Mch.  21,  1866. 

5166.  IV.  Mary  Williams":  b.  May  17,  1861. 

Children  of  (2479)  George  M.'  and  Maria  (Markoe)  Wharton. 

5167.  I.   Ellen  M.'':  b.  July  15,  1837;  m.  Jan.  19,  i860,  to  Robert 

Morris,  who  was  subsequently  Major  of  the  6th  Regt. 
Penna.  Volunteers,  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  He  was 
captured  by  the  enemy  and  confined  in  Libby  Prison,  at 
Richmond,  Va.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  12,  1863.  Mrs.  M.  m, 
2d  Oct.  22,   1867,  to  George  M.  Dallas,  of  Philad. 

(7021) 

5168.  II.  Agnes":  b.  May  31,  1839;  m.  June  5,  i860,  to  Pember- 

ton  S.  Hutchinson,  President  of  the  Philad.  Savings  Fund. 
Mrs.  H.  d.  May  4,  1896.  The  Philad.  Evening  Bulletin 
of  5th,  said  of  her :  "  Among  the  many  sad  deaths  which 
have  occurred  recently,  none  will  be  more  widely  felt  and 
more  deeply  mourned  by  devoted  friends  than  that  of 
Mrs.  P.  Sidney  Hutchinson,  which  occurred  yesterday 
afternoon,  at  her  residence,  after  a  lingering  illness. 
Mrs.  H.  was  the  daughter  of  the  distinguished  George  M. 
Wharton,  and  a  grand-daughter  of  Mr.  John  Markoe.  A 
woman  of  rare  mental  accomplishments,  to  which  were 
added  all  the  virtues  of  domestic  life.  Her  loss  will  be 
mourned  among  the  poor  and  unfortunate,  to  whom  she 
was  a  constant  and  liberal  benefactress.  For  many  years 
a  member  of  St.  James  Church,  she  was  associated  with 
many  charities."  (7027) 

5169.  III.  Maria":'  b.   Nov.  26,   1840;    m.   to   Thompson  Lennig. 

She  d.  Dec,  1865. 

5170.  IV.   HITTY  Markoe ^  b.  Dec.  17,   1842;  m.  Mch.  29,   1865, 

to  Dr.  George  Pepper,  who  d.  Sept.  14,  1872.  (7033) 
She  m.  2d  Oct.  7,  1876,  to  Prof.  Ernest  Zantzinger,  LL. 
B.  of  University  of  Penna.,  1875.     No  ohn. 


5l6  I  HI-:    I.HXEPING    FAMILY. 

5171.  \.    HLIZABKTH'':    1\   [)cc.    12.    1844;    m.   Sept.    14,    1863,  to 

Thomas  McKran.  nt  Gcrmantown,  Philad.  (7036) 

5172.  \  I.  WiLLlA.M  1-lsllBOLlvNB  ":  b.  Oct.  23,  1846;  m.  Oct.   10, 

1871,  Fiaiict-'S  Fisher.  Mr.  W.  was  graduated  by  the 
UniwrsitN  of  Peiina.,  in  the  class  of  1865.  Res.  New 
York  Cit\-.  (7041) 

5173.  \ll.   hDllll":   b.  Au^^  20,  1848;   m.  to  (3436)  George' Boker. 

No  elm.     Res.  Philad. 

5174.  \  111.  Cir.ORGl-:":  b.  Aug.  29,  1850;  m.  Oct.  23,   1873,  Julia 

\.  Duncan.      Res.  Philad.  (7044) 


Child  of  (2485)  Edward'  and  Jane  (Shippen)  Wharton. 
5175.     I.   LOIISE  ":   b.  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (24731  Daniel  C/  and  Anna  W.  (Morgan)  Wharton. 

t;i70.     I.   ,V\AkV.V\.":   b.  Dec.  is,  1843. 

5177.  11.   ANNA  ROTCH'-':    b.  .V\a\-,  27,  1845;    m.  Mch.  14,  1871,  to 

Charles  J.  Churchman.      Res.  Philad.  (7046) 

5178.  111.   Helen  ROTCH'':  b.  Sept.  2,  1847;  m.  April  22,  1874,  to 

George  Hmlen,  of  Philad.  (7051) 

5179.  1\.   WILLIA.W  Moore'-':   b.  Aug.  25,  1848;   m.  Dec.  15,  1874, 

Hllen   Clifton   Wharton.     He  was  of  the  class  of   1868, 
graduated  by  the  Uni\ersity  of  Penna.  (7054) 

5180.  \ .  Daniel  Clark":  b.  Sept.  2S,  185 1 ;  d.  Nov.  6,  1863. 


Children  of    (2477)  Elizabeth  S.^  (Wharton)  and  Com.  Wm.  J. 

McCluney. 

5181.  1.  DEBORAH  Wharton  ":  b.  Dl-c.  17,  1842;  d.  Aug.  3,  1848. 

5182.  II.   ARABELLA":  b.  Nov.    10,  1850;  m.  Feb.  7,  1877,  to  Stiles 

Huber.  (7059) 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  517 

Children  of  (25J5)  Eliza  D."  (Stroud)  and  Edwin  Johnson. 

5183.  I.  Charles  Edward'':  b.  Oct.  6,  1852,  at  Cin.,  O.;  d. 

Jan.  30,  1853. 

5184.  11.  EMILY":  b.  Feb.  7,  1854,  at  Cin.,  O.;  m.  Mch.  5,  1877, 

to  George  Elwyn  Warden.     Res.  at  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Children  of  (2519)  Lydia  B/  (Stroud)  and  John  T.  Bateman, 

5185.  1.     MarIANNa'-':  b.  Feb.  29,  1848,  at  Sprin^yboro,  O.;  d.  Oct. 

5,  1849,  ^t  Bellefontaine,  O. 

5186.  11.  Susan  S.':  b.  Oct.  9,  1849,  at  Bellefontaine,  O.;  d.  May 

2,  1850,  at  Springboro,  O. 

5187.  111.  Edwards.':  b.  Oct.  12,  1851,  at  Bellefontaine,  O.;  m. 

Aug.  28,  1882,  Nellie  Kennett.     Res.  Cin.,  O. 

5188.  IV.  Oliver  H.^  b.  A^ch.  17,  1854,  at  Bellefontaine,  O. 

5189.  V.  Carolines.'-':  b.  Sept.  2,  1856,  at  Bellefontaine,  O.:  m. 

July  2,  1879,  ^^t  Friends  Meeting,  Cin.,  O.,  to  Aired  But- 
ler, a  merchant  of  Bellefontaine,  O.,  where  they  reside. 

(7060) 

5190.  VI.  Mary  Ellen '■' :  b.  June   16,  1861,  at  Cincinnati,  O. 

Children  of  (2520)  Mary  PauF  (Stroud)  and  Brooks  Johnson. 

5191.  I.  GeoRGEANNA":  b.  May  4,  1861  ;  d.  May  5,  1864,  at  Cin- 

cinnati, O. 

5192.  II.  Charles  S.":  b.  Jan.  23,  1863;  m.  Oct.  19,  1884,  Mar- 

tha Sterritt.     He  is  a  merchant  of  Cincinnati,  O. 

(7066) 

Children  of  (2521 )  Sallie  A.^  (Stroud)  and  Benjamin  Wright. 

5193.  1.  Susan  S.'':  b.  Mch.   i,    1847;  m.  Sept.  9,  1869,  to  Benja- 

min Morris,  who  d.  about  1882.  (7068) 

5194.  II.  Charles  S.'-' :  b.  May  6,  1849;  m.  Sept.  12,  1876,  Emily 

Bronson.     He  is  a  farmer  in  Texas.  (7074) 


5i8  TH1-:    Ll:\  BRING    FA.Wm'. 

'^M)^.  III.  Hannah  M.':  b.  May  5,  1851;  m.  Oct.  5,  187s,  to 
KoK-rt  W.  Kurnas,  of  Indianapolis,  Ind.  (7079) 

S196.  IV.  Mary  H.':  I\  July  25,  1852;  m.  Oct.  19,  1876,  to  Albert 
VVhcck-r,  nt   Indianapolis,  Ind.  (7081) 

Sic)7.  \'.  O.EORGE":  b.  Mch.  15,  1855;  m.  Oct.  20,  1887,  Anna 
Price,  who  d.  Ma\-  19,  1891.  He  m.  2d  Mch.  10,  1893, 
Idda  FostiM. 

:;i98.  \1.  .IaNB  p.":  b.  Jan.  ^o,  1857;  unmd.  Res.  Indianapolis, 
Ind. 

All  born  at  Indianapolis,  except  Charles,  born  in  Texas. 
5199.     \  II.    PaRVIN'-':   b.  Ma\-  12,  i860,  at  Pullman,  Wis. 
52CXD.     \  111.   LVDIA  H.":  b.  h\-b.  7,  1863,  at  Indianapolis. 

5201.  IX.   BENJAMIN  C":  b.  Apl.  10,  1865,  at  Pullman,  Wis. 

5202.  \.   ANNA  Potts'-':  b.  Ma\'  8,  1868,  at  Indianapolis. 

Family  reside  at  Indianapolis,  hid. 

Children  of  (2522)  George  M/  and  Deborah  A.  (Jordan)  Stroud. 

5203.  1.   Frank  W.":    b.  Sep.  18,  185 1  ;    d.  Au.ti.  23,  1858. 

5204.  II.  Oertrl'DH  anna"  :    b.  Nov.  8,  1853,  at  Bellefontaine,  O. 

5205.  111.   FdwaRD  J.':    b.  Feb.  27,  1856,  at  Bellefontaine,  O. 

5206.  1\.  Clifford  D.'':  b.   Feb.  18,    1859,  in  Oregon;    d.  June 

21,  187O. 

5207.  \  .   HVA  LOLMSA  Graas":    b.  Mch.  19,  1S61,  in  Oregon. 

t;2o8.  \1.  Sally  Belle'':  b.  Oct.  18,  1862;  m.  Oct.  16,  1880,  to 
C.  H.  Harrison,  of  Portland,  Oregon.  (7083) 

15209.  Nil.  (jEORGE  M.":  b.  Ja*n.  9,  1864;  m.  July  12,  1893,  to 
Ida  Ma\-  Tolman. 

^2io.  \  111.  ILORENCL  M. " :  b.  Oct.  12,  18O6;  m.  Mch.  14,  1887, 
to J^.  S.  Hansen,  of  Portland,  Oregon.  (7085) 

5211.  1\.  l:RNLSi  Jordan'-':  b.  Apl.  10,  1868;  m.  Jul\- 2,  1894, 
to  Sarah  Ireland. 

521  J.     \.  c:()NSTiNE  Joseph":   b.  Nov.  12,  1869;  d.  Mch. 9,  1873. 

q2i;.      M.   Beneta  Ruth":    b.  June  6,  1872. 

Famil\-  rt-side  at  Portland,  Oregon. 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  519 

Children  of  (2524)  Caroline  B."  (Stroud)  and  Dr.  Algernon  S. 

Stevens. 

5214.  I.  Eveline  Bruce":  b.  Oct.  14,  1855. 

5215.  II.   Charles  J.":    b.  Jan.  8,  and  d.  Jan.  22,  1857. 

Children  of  (2529)  Susan'  (Stroud)  and  Lewis  D.  Vail. 

t 

5216.  I.  Charles  Davis'':    b.  May  27,  1861.     Lives  tit  his  ranche 

in  Wyoming. 

5217.  11.  Eleanor  Stroud'':  b.  July  13,  1862;  d.  Aug.  30,  1883; 

unind.     Drowned  near  Ocean  Grove,  New  Jersey. 

5218.  ill.  Mar\'  HallOWEL":   b.  Dec.  31,  1863  ;  d.  Aug.  30,  1883; 

unmd.     Drowned  near  Ocean  Grove,  New  Jersey. 

5219.  IV.  George  Stroud"  (Rev.)  :   b.  Apl.  29,  1865  ;   m.  June 

25,   1 89 1,  Laura  Mershon.     Clergyman  of  the  Reformed 
Episcopal  Church.  (7087) 

5220.  V.  Emily  Rachel":  b.  Aug.  5,  1867. 

5221.  VI.  William  Aubrey":  b.  Mch.  21,  1868. 

5222.  VU.  Louis   De  Pui":    b.   Sep.    18,    1870.     Member   of  the 

Philadelphia  legal  bar. 

5223.  Vlll.  Ernest  Macdowel":   b.  Aug.  16,  1872. 

5224.  IX.  Susan  Mansfield":   b.  Feb.  3,  1874. 

5225.  X.  Frederick  Clifton^:  b.  July  31,  1875. 

5226.  XL  Arthur  Henry":  b.  Feb.  u,  1878. 

Family  reside  at  Germantown,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2530)  Rev.  George  D.''  and  Annie  (Orme)  Stroud. 

5227.  1.  Edward  Mansfield":      lb.  Nov.  i,  ) 

5228.  11.  Elizabeth  Everton":    J       ^^^^'      I  d.  Oct.  10,  1880. 

5229.  111.  Eleanor  Hallowell":  b.  Nov.  14,  1869. 

5230.  IV.  Rebecca  h.":  b.  Feb.  2,  1872. 

5231.  V.  Mary  Evelyn":   b.  May  12,   1876;   d.  May  23,   1896; 

unmd. 


THH    I.I-VERING    FAMILY. 


Children  of  (  3534  )  Morris  R/  and  Mary  (Skerritt)  Stroud. 

52^2.  I.  WaRcJarkt  HLlZABliTH":  b.  Mch.  21,  1849,  in  PhilaJ.;  ni. 
Oct.  1:;.  1S68.  to  HowarJ  D.  Thomas,  now  a  merchant 
in  Tacoma,  Wasii.  (70S8) 

^2V..  11.  WILLIA.M':  b.  Aiiu.  8.  1S51;  m.  Jan.6,  1876,  to  Caroline 
Franciscus.  Mr.  S.  is  eno;aged  in  the  commission  busi- 
ness in  New  Voil<  Cit\-.  (7091) 

q2:;4.      111.   H.WlL^  ':   J.  in  chilJhood. 

Child  of  same  and  Marie  L.  (Bailey)^  2d  wife. 
;2^;.     1\'.  Morris  Kobhson":  b.  Oct.  2,  1862. 


Child  of  (2535)  William  DanieP  and  Charlotte  (Beesley)  Stroud. 

523O.  1.  MORRIS  WiSTER":  b.  May  14,  i860,  in  Philad.;  m.  Jan. 
19,  1887.  Mar.tiaret  P.  Rutter.  Member  of  the  American 
Gas  Co.,  of  PliilaJ.  (7092) 


Children  of  (2536)  Rebecca  R.'  (Stroud)  and  Norman  M.  Kerr. 

5237.  1.  \\ilmi;r  Maclean'-':  ;   d. 

5238.  II.   H.W.MA":    b.  Nov.  8,    1851  ;    unmd.     Res.  East  Downing- 

town.  Pa. 

S2^9.      111.     Illia": 

5240.  \\.  Norman  Maclean'' (Capt)  :    b.  ;    m.  Anna  M. 

Nelson.     Capt.  S.  is  an  Asst.  Quartermaster  U.  S.  Army. 
Now  (1896)  stationed  in  California.  (7094) 

5241.  \'.  Hliza  Stroid'':  ;   j. 


Child  of  (  2537 )  Joseph  R.'  and  Mary  (Baker)  Stroud. 
524 J.     1.  Ja.wls": 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  52 1 

Children  of  (2539)  Emma  E/  (Stroud)  and  Rynear  "Williams,  Jr. 

5243.  I.   NORMAN'-':    b.   June    20,    1857,  at    Philad.  ;    d,  April  22, 

1858. 

5244.  II.  Mary  Stroud'':  b.  Jan.  22,  i860,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

5245.  111.  Emma  Stroud'-':  b.  Nov.  15,  1867,  at  Philad. 

5246.  IV.   KaTHERINE  ShOTWELL":   b.   Jan.  27,  1870;  d.  June  17, 

1871. 

Family  reside  in  Philadelphia, 

Child  of  (2541)  Simpson  R/  and  Harriet  (Skerritt)  Stroud. 

5247.  I.  David  Skerritt":  d.  in  infancy. 

Children  of  (2542)  Ruthanna'  (Stroud)  and  Edward  Mason. 

5248.  1.  William'-':  d.  in  childhood. 

5249.  II.  Elizabeth  Paul'-':  b.  Feb.,  1855;  d.  Dec.  28,  1882,  in 

Philad.     Unmd. 

5250.  111.  Edward":  d.  in  infancy. 

Children  of  (2543)  Daniel  Stroud^  and  lane  (Martin)  Robeson. 

5251.  1.  Jacob  Shotwell":  b.  Sept.  19,  1865,  at  Rahway,  N.  J. 

5252.  II.  Jane  Irwin'-':    b.    June,    1867;    m.   Oct.  9,   1888,  to  J. 

Bayard  Henry,  atty.  at  law,  Philad.  (7096) 

5253.  111.  Elizabeth  Stroud^:  b.  in  Rahway;  d.  in  infancy. 

5254.  IV.  William  Martin'-':  b.  in  Philad.  ;  d.  in  infancy. 

5255.  V.  Katharine  Morgan'-':  b.  Oct.  20,  1872,  in  Philad. 

5256.  VI.  Mary  Paul'-':  b.  Jan.  20,  1874,  in  Philad. 

5257.  VII.  Adalaide  Irwin":  b.  Oct.  19,  1878,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (2543,'j)  Mary  P.^  (Robeson)  and  Coleman  L. 

Nicholson. 

5258.  I.  Samuel  Lindzey":  b.   Nov.    10,   1870;  m.   Nov.  9,  1892, 

Elizabeth  S.  Ecroyd.  ^  (7097) 

5259.  II.   Edward  Rhodes":  b.  in  1872;  d.  in  infancy. 


522  THt    l.L\Lkl.\(j    I'AMILV. 

s26o.  III.  liLIZAhLill  RoBllSON'-':  b.  Nov.  9,  1S74,  at  German- 
town.  Phil;ul.  ;  111.  [K-c.  19,  1895,  at  Haxerford  Meeting, 
to  Jcvst'pli  Rcniiiv^ton  Wood,  of  Boston.  He  is  a  druggist 
at  Brookl>n.  N.  V. 

S26i.      I\.   PKR(:i\al":   b.  Dec.  14,  1H82,  in  Phiiad. 

Children  of  (2545)  Martha  S/  (Robeson)  and  Arthur  Wm.  Howell. 

5262.  I.   .Waptiia  PaI'L":  h.  Dec.  25,  1878,  in  Phiiad. 

5263.  11.   ARTHUR'-':   b.  Jan.  s.  1880,  in  Phiiad. 

5264.  III.    HaRRIKT":   b.  (Jet.  14.  1881  ;  d.  Jul\-,  1882. 

5265.  IV.  Mary  KOBESON":  b.  (3ct.  14,  188C,  at  Overbrook,  Pa. 

5266.  \ .  Joseph  Robeson  ":  b.  Jan.  24,  1892,  at  Wayne,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2552)  George  M/  and  Margaret  (Curtis)  Vaughan. 

5267.  1.    hApAVETTE":    b.   1879. 

5268.  II.  C3EORGE  Maris'-':  b.  about  1881. 

5269.  111.   MathiaS'':   b.  about  18S4. 

5270.  1\'.  Helen":  b.  about  1886. 

Child  of  (2554)  Eliza  L.'  (Vaughan)  and  Lewis  M.  Owings. 

5271.  I.   Hdna  M.':  b.  May  23,  1840,  at  Columbus,  O. 

Children  of  (2556)  George  M/  and  Adaline  (Myers)  Maris. 

5272.  I.    ,\\aR^  hRL!SSILLA'':    b.  Awj..  14,  1866;   m.  April  23,  1887, 

to  Hdw  in  T.   Butit-r,   wlio  d.     She  resides  in  New  York 
City.  (7127) 

527^  II.  1:1FIE  Jean":  b.  Feb.  9,  1869;  m.  June  29,  1891,  to  Wm. 
Allen  Sells.     Res.  Topeka,  Kas.  (7128) 

5274.  111.  AlMLlNE  LoriSA":  b.  Sept.  4,  1871 .  I'nmd.  Res.  Co- 
lumbus, O. 

Child  of  (2565)  Anne  P.    (Maris)  and  Capt.  Wm.  C.  Spencer. 

^2j-^.  I.  hLEANOR  CathaRIME":  b.  Oct.  II.  and  d.  Nov.  11,  1889, 
in  Baltimore. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  523 

Children  of  (2568)  William'  and  May  (Fisher)  Maris. 

5276.  1.  George  Richards':  b.  Nov.  8,  1870;  d.  Jan.  31,  1889, 

in  Bait. 

5277.  II.  Florence  Adelaide":  h.' June  27,  1874,  ''■>  Bait. 

5278.  111.  Gilbert  Lewis'':  b.  Nov.  8,  1880,  in  Bait. 

Children  of  (2569)  Hewett'  and  Mary  (Dell)  Maris. 

5279.  1.  Laura  Madeline ^  b.  Sept.  25,  1878,  in  Baltimore. 

5280.  II.  Carrie  Graves":  b.  Aug.  25,  1885,  in  Baltimore. 

Child  of  (2551)  Clara"  (Vaughan)  and  E.  E.  Ewing. 

5281.  I.  Clara  Vaughan":    b.  at  Elkton,  Md.;   m.  to  George  Bee- 

son.     Res.  Columbus,  O. 

Children  of  (2576)  Mary"*  (Ivory)  and  George  J.  Slaugfh. 

5282.  I.  JOHN  H.":  b.  in  1854;  m.  and  has  children. 

5283.  II.  Sarah  E.":    b.  in  1856;    m.  to  Edwanl  Harris;   have  6 

children.     Live  in  Utah. 

5284.  111.  Michael":  b.  in  1858;  d.  in  1862. 

5285.  IV.  Jacobs.":  b.  in  i860;  m. 

5286.  V.   Mary  M.":  b.  in  1861  ;  m.  Frederick  W.  Fage. 

Children  of  (2577)  Matthew'  and  Susan  (Ford)  Ivory. 

5287.  I.  Emma":  b.  in  1850;  is  dead. 

5288.  11.  JOSEPH  B.":  b.  in  1851.     Res.  not  known. 

5289.  III.  Mary":  b.  in  1853.     Res.  not  known. 

Children  of  (2575)  William'  and  Martha  (Goslin)  Barclay. 

5290.  I.  Ida":  b.  in  1853;  m.  to  George  Myers;  has  4  chn. 

5291.  II.  Emma":  b.  in  iS^s;  <-'. 

5292.  III.  Warren":  b.  in  1858;  d.  in  1859. 


^J4  "11^    Ll:\'l--RlNr,    FA.MIl.V 

520^.     I\.   Cynthia":    1\   in   i860;    m.  to    Hcnr\-  CupiJ ;    1   cliild, 
Geor<ie.'" 

5294.     \  .   ANMH":  b.  in  1.S62  ;  m.  to  Geor<j;e  Sykes  ;  has  2  chn. 

t;2()S.     VI.  Cyril':  h.  in   1S69;  m.  to  Geor^ie  Koons ;  has  2  chn., 
1  d. 

Children  of  (2578)  Georgfe'  and  Marg:aret  (Bell)  Ivory. 


S296 

5297 

S298 
S299 

S^oo 

^W2 


1.   H.M.MA"  ;  ni. 

1!.   GE()R(il-:  W.":  ci.  in  infancy 

111.  Sallii-  H.':    1  T-    . 
W.  WATTllliW':  j  T^^-"^- 

\.  Wn^iA.w  C.'-' 

VI.    WALTliR  A.^     1    1-     . 

Vll.  Hlmhr  S."      J  ""'^■^• 


Children  of  (2579)  Sarah'  (Ivory)  and  William  Cummings. 

5303.  1.  (jBORGE  W.'-':    b.    Mch.    28,    i860;    d.    Jan.    5,    1861,   in 

Philad. 

5304.  11.   MiRlA.W  J.":    b.  Dl'C.  22,  1861  ;    d.  Apl.  28,  1865. 

5305.  III.   Hannah  W.":    b.  Nov.  30,  1864;    unmd. 

5306.  IV.   Harry  C.":    b.  iWch.  23,  1867  ;   m.  Hmily  Cassin  of  Ger- 

mantown,  \\hfi\'  thc\'  reside. 

5307.  V.   Hdwina  S.'-':    b.  Diic.  18,  1869;    unmd. 

5308.  \1.  Sallie  E:-':    b.  Mch.  6,  1872;    d.  Nov.  18,  1873. 
530().     \ll.  Walter  A.'':    b.  July  3,  1874;    unmd. 

5310.  \lll.   Blrhia  R.":    b.  May  6,  1876;    unmd. 

Children  of  (2581)  Margaret'  (Lobb)  and  James  W.  Stroud. 

5311.  I.  \Vu,LlA.\\  L.":    b.   Au^.  26,   1868;    unmd.     Res."  Mt.  Airy, 

Philad. 

5312.  II.  Joseph  C":    b.  Oct.  16,   1876;    unmd.     Res.  Mt.  Airy, 

Philad. 

5313.  111.   John  L.':    b.  May  26,  1880. 


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5319. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  1^25 

Children  of  (2582)  William'  and  Sarah  (Rinker)  Lobb. 

5314.  I.   George  W.'':    b.  Junt  17,  1877,  in  Mt.  Airy,  Philad. 

5315.  II.  James  G.":    b.  June  6,  1879,  in  Mt.  Airy,  Philad. 

Children  of  (2594)  George  "W."  and  Rebecca  (Delaney)  Stull. 

5316.  I.  ANNA  Maria'-':   b.  May  22,  1841  ;  m.  to  John  H.  Yearsley. 

Res.  Philad.     No  chn. 

5317.  II.  George  W.'':    b.    Apl.   25,^1844;    m.   Harriet  Gorgas. 

He  d.  May  28,  1872.     She  d.  Feb.  6,  1895.  (7129) 

5318.  III.  JOHN  T.":    b.  Apl.  6,  1846;   d.  May  28,  1872;   unmd. 

5319.  IV.  Adam  A.'':    b.  Sep.   15,   1848;    m.  Emily  P.  Yearsley. 

Res.  Philad.  Mr.  S.  is  secretary  and  treasurer  of  the 
Commonwealth  Title,  Insurance  and  Trust  Company,  of 
Philad.  (7130) 

5320.  V.  Elizabeth'-':     b.    July   21,    1850;    m.   to   Pemberton   B. 

West.     Shed.  Mch.  28,  1887.  (7131) 

5321.  VI.  Mary  Ann":    b.  Dec.  13,  1852;    unmd.     Res.  Philad. 

5322.  VII.  Samuel'-':    b.  Jan.  31,  1856  ;  m.  Josephine  Elliot.     Res. 

Philad.  (7133) 

All  were  born  in  Philadelphia. 

Child  of  (2595)  Susan'  (Stull)  and  Edwin  K.  GatchelL 

5323.  I.  Elizabeth  C":   b.  Aug.  5,  1842;  d.  Apl.  17,  1844. 

Children  of  (2597)  Mary  Ann'  (Stull)  and  Jacob  Updike. 

5324.  I.  William":  b.  Mch.  13,  1848  ;  m.  Mary  Fox.     Res.  Philad. 

He  is  d.  (7134) 

5325.  11.  Lizzie":  b.  Mch.  22,  1850;  m.  to  Charles  McCabe.     Res. 

Philad.  (7137) 

5326.  III.  Kate":    b.  June  18,   1852;    m.  to  Richard  T.  Campbell. 

Res.  Philad.     No  chn. 

5327.  IV.  George":  b.  Oct.  14,  i860;  unmd. 

All  were  born  in  Philadelphia. 


526  THI-:    LEVERING    FAA\1L>  . 

Children  of  ( 25'*8 )  Sarah'  (StuII)  and  Samuel  Knox. 

5328.  I.   bLWOOD":  b.  Dec.  ^o,  1855;  m.  Katharine  Neithammer. 

Res.  Phihki.  (7139) 

5329.  II.   ANNA":   b.  beb.  12.  1857,  in  Philad.;  d. 

5330.  111.  Samuel":  b.  Feb.  24,  1859,  in  Philad.;  d. 

5331.  1\.   H.M.Ma":  b.  Nov.  15,  1861,  in  Philad.;  d. 
533J.  \.   Sarah'-':   b.  July  8,  1862,  in  Philad.;  d. 

Child  of  (2599)  Caroline'  (Stull)  and  John  Collins. 

5333.  1.  Willia.M  H.'-':    b.   Nov.  22,   1848;  m.  Rebecca  Thackery. 

Res.  Berlin,  N.  J.  (ZMO) 

Children  of  (  2600 )   John  A.  C:  and  Catharine  ( Wyand)  Stull. 

5334.  1.  John  a.":    b.    Jan.    11,    1851;    m.    Mary   Bender.     Res. 

Philad.  (7143) 

5335.  II.   .War^'  H.":    h.   July  23,    1853;   m.  tt)  Morris  Getz.     Res. 

Philad.  '  (7147) 

5336.  111.  Catharine  G.":  b.  Dec.  5,  1856;  m.  to  William  Holtz- 

scheider.     Res.  Philad.  (7149) 

5337.  1\.    ALLENA  W.'-':   b.  Jul\-  31,  1859;  unmd. 

5338.  \'.  GhaRLES  K.'-':    b.    April   29,    1862;    m.    Marian   Brewer. 

Res.  Philad.  (7150) 

5339.  \  I.    Ida  a.'':   b.  June  30,  1867;   unmd. 

5340.  Vll.  Sarah  G.":  b.  Mch.  1 5,  1870;  m.  Howard  Kcnna.     Res. 

Philad.  (71 5 1) 

5341.  \lll.   I-I1-L^  13.":   b.  Au^.  12,  1873;    unmd. 

All  were  born  in  Philad. 


Children  of  (2601  )  Catharine'  (Stull)  and  Jesse  Jones. 

5342.     I.   HlizaBETH":   b.  about  1848,  in  Philad.;   unmd. 

534^.      II.    HaRR^'":   b.  about  1850,  in  Philad.;   m.  Garojine  Riser. 


POSTERITY'   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  527 

Child  of  (2603)  Christiana'  (Stull)  and  Charles  C.  King. 

5344.  1.   Hlla":   b.  Oct.  5,  [851  ;  d.  Oct.  17,  1861,  at  Newark,  Del. 

Children  of  (2604)  Amanda  L/  (Stull)  and  Robert  Wilson. 

5345.  1.   Emma'-':   b.  Nov.  10,  1868;   unmd.     Res.  Philad. 

5346.  II.  James":  b.  Sept.  14,  1871  ;  unmd.     Res.  Philad. 

Children  of  (2614)  George  W.  S.'  and  Sarah  (Rhoads)  Castner. 

5347.  I.  Jay  Arthur'-':    b.   Oct.  27,   1870,   at   Gwynedd,   Montg. 

Co.,  Pa. 

5348.  II.  Mary  P.'':  b.  July  29,  1872;  m.  Jan.   31,   1894,  to  Lin- 

ford  J.  Christman,  of  Gwynedd,  Pa. 

5349.  III.   Annie  R.'':  b.  Sept.  14,  1877,  at  Gwynedd. 

5350.  IV.   BESSIE  G.";  b.  Oct.  5,  1884;  d.  Aug.  28,  1889. 

Children  6f  (2615)  Louisa **  (Castner)  and  Abraham  Wentz. 

5351.  1.   Tyson'-':   b.  June  23,  1869;  d.  May  15,  1880. 

5352.  II.     Walter":  b.  Jan.  24,  1871  ;  d.  Feb.  19,  1875. 

5353.  III.  Chester-':  b.  May  22  and  d.  Oct.  28,  1872. 

5354.  IV.   EarlC.":  b.  Oct.  27,  1883. 

All  born  and  resided  at  Norristown,  Pa. 

Child  of  (2617)  Charles'  and  Anna  (Walton)  Mackay. 

5355.  I.  Charles  S.'-':  b.  Oct.  24,  1879. 

Children  of  (2622)  Elizabeth"  (Smick)  and  Isaac  W.  Livezey. 

5356.  I.  Bonnie  P.":  b.  Nov.  16,  1876. 

5357.  II.  John  Levering'-':  b.  April  30,  1878. 

5358.  III.  Anna  Smick'-':   1,    ...  ^^ 

5359.  IV.  WILSON  REX":  J  ^-^^l^-  ^°'^^S4. 

Born  and  reside  at  Aberdeen,  Md. 


5J8  THH    1.H\'ERING    FA.Mll.^-. 

Children  of  (2625)  John  W/  and  Lizzie  (Jeffrey)  Smick. 

5360.      I.   Bl£SSlli":   h.  A\l1i.  -.,  18S5,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 
S36i.     11.  r.HOPGK  J.":  1\  May  6,  1888,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Children  of  (2625)  Lewis'  and  Jennie  (Stout)  Smick. 

5362.  1.   HLIZAHI-;tii  W.":   b.  Junf  10,  1886. 

5363.  11.   I.r.WIS  J.":   b.  WL-h.  20,  and  d.  June,  1888. 
^364.      111.   John  W.':   b.  in  1891,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Child  of  (2627)  Mary'  (Smick)  and  Amos  Border. 
5365.     I.   Carrie  S.':   b.  April  18,  1882,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Children  of  (2629)  Joseph  Levering'  and  Elizabeth  (McDonald) 

Roney. 

536O.    I.  Charles  Levering":  b.  Aug.  10.  1870. 

5367.  II.  Jessie  Svlvama'':  b.  Sept.  28.  1877. 

5368.  111.   Thomas  Lee'-' :  b.  June  20,  1881. 

They  reside  at  Lima,  O. 

Children  of  same  and  Elizabeth  (Barr). 

5369.  1\.   Lee": 

5370.  V.   LuELLA": 

5371.  \l.   Mar>": 

5372.  \  11.  Belle": 

Children  of  ( 2630 )   Malinda '  ( Roney  )  and  Oliver  Edman. 

5373.  1.  BelvinaL.":  b.  Jan.  23,    1857;  d.   Dec.   13,   1859;  b.  in 

Shawnee  Gem.,  Allen  Co.,  O. 

5374.  11.   FroniE-B.'':  b.  April  28,  1859,  in  Shawnee,  O.;  removed 

w  ith  her  parents  in  1868,  to  near  Potterville,  Mich.,  where 
"•n  June  17,  1885,  she  was  m.  to  D wight  Backus.  They 
reside  at  Potterville.      No  chn. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  529 

Children  of  (2631 )  William  J.  '  and  Anna  (Warner)  Roney. 


5375 

1. 

Franklin'-': 

5376. 

II. 

Lulu": 

5377- 

III. 

Charles '■•: 

5378. 

IV. 

Harley  '' : 

5379- 

V. 

Minnie"': 

5380. 

VI. 

Bertha": 

5381. 

VII 

.  JOHN": 

Children  of  (2633)  Silas  C/  and  Althina  (Bigelow)  Roney. 

5382.  I.   Zella  G.":    b.  May  16,  1875;    ^-  Aug.  19,  1890,10  John 

Bohlender. 

5383.  II.  Charles  L.":  b.  Dec.  9,  1876;  d.  May  9,  1877. 

5384.  III.  Clarence  f.":  b.  Api.  n,  1878. 

5385.  IV.  Carrie  A.":  b.  Sep.  9,  1882. 

5386.  V.  Martin  L.":   b.  Sep.  2,  1885. 

All  born  and  live  at  Buckland,  Auglaize  Co.,  O. 


Children  of  (2634)  Alice  Louise'  (Roney)  and  Ambrose  H.  Bates. 

5387.  I.  Cora  Belle":    b.  Jan.  26,   1867;    unmd.     Res.  Bowling 

Green,  O. 

5388.  11.  ESTELLA  Belle":    b.  Nov.  10,   1870;    m.  July  30,  1885, 

to  Washington  Avery.     Res.  Bowling  Green,  O. 

(7152) 


Children  of  (2636)  Evelene  A."  (Roney)  and  John  B.  Beutler. 

5389.  I.  Daisy  a.":    b.   Apl.  4,  and  d.  June   12,    1877,  at  Wapa- 

koneta,  O. 

5390.  H.   ANSON":    b.  Dec.  31,   1882;    d.  Jan.  i,    1883,  at  Wapa- 

koneta,  O. 

(34) 


5  30  THH    LHVBRING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (2637)  Frank  L/  and  Hannah  (Isett)  Gamble. 

c;:?Qi.  1.   H.MMA  C":    b.  Nnv.  S,  1885. 

5392.  II.    FLORHNCH   K.":    b.  St-p.   18,  1887. 

5394.  111.   Mary  W.":    b.  Dec.  20,  1889. 

5395.  I\'.  SaLLII-":    b.  [K\.  18,  1892. 

Children  of  (  2638  )  Emma  C/  (Gamble)  and  Edward  D.  Simpson. 

5396.  I.   l.oi  ISA  I.HVHRING'-':   b.  and  d.  young  at  Norristown,  Pa. 
53C)7.     II.    Harlow  C":  b.  Sep.  17,  1892,  at  Norristown,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2639)  George  A.'  and  Hannah  (Holloway)  Hinkle. 


539« 
5^99 
5400 

5401 
5402 


I.  LUO'  May'-':   b.  May  17,  1876;  d.  Nov.  19,  1882 

II.  Wilbur  CIordon":  b.  May  15,  1878. 

III.  Hliza  Ray":   b.  Jan.  17,  1881  ;  d.  Nov.  2,  1882. 
I\'.   (^.i-:()RGE  Hdwin":  b.  Dec.  2,  1886. 

\ .  Hlttie  Holloway":  b.  .4pl.  17,  1891. 


Children  of  (2642)  George  L.'  and  Mary  (Goodhart)  Nagle. 

5403.  1.  Elizabeth  Agnes": 

5404.  II.  George  Washington  Shuler": 

5405.  III.  .VlARY  Josephine": 

5406.  \\.  CoRDLLLA  Isabel": 

Children  of  (2645)  Sophia  S.'  (Nagle)  and  George  R.  Kressler. 


5407 
5408 

5409 
5410 
5411 


I.  Jerome":  b.  Dec.  14,  1844;  d. 

II.  Deborah":  b.  in  1846. 

HI.   EllwoOD":   b.  in  1847. 

1\'.  Clara":  b.  in  1849. 

\  .   ClEORciE  W.":   b.  June  2,  1851  ;  d. 

[Have  been  unable  to  trace  the  Nagle  families.] 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  531 


Child  of  (2670)  Dr.  Frederick'  and  Catharine  H.  (Kugler)  Eckfeldt. 

5412.     1.   EMILY'':    b.   Mch.   23,    1878.     Res.   Washington,    D.   C, 
witli  her  mother. 


Children  of  (2672)  Jacob  B/  and  (2692)  Jeannette'  (Latch)  Eckfeldt. 

5413.  I.   HOWARD-':  b.  Oct.  17,  1873. 

5414.  11.  JOHN  Jacob'-':  b.  Nov.  30,  1877. 

5415.  111.  Frederick  William":  b.  April  26,  1881. 

Reside  at  Conshohocken,  Pa. 


Child  of  (2674)  Dr.  John  W.'  and  Elizabeth  (McComas)  Eckfeldt. 

5416.     1.   Harry  McComas'':  b.  April  8,   1880;  Res.  Haddington, 
Philad. 


Child  of  (266S)  Samuel  S.'  and  Theresa  (Steel)  Levering. 

5417.     1.   Lizzie  H.'-':  b.  Sept.  22,  1886;  unmd.     Res.  Philad. 
No  children  by  second  wife. 


Children  of  (2667)  Perry  H.''  and  Dorothy  (Wager)  Levering. 

5418.  1.   Elizabeth  W.'':   h.  July  21  and  d.  Aug.  2,   1867;  b.  at 

Barren  Hill,   Pa. 

5419.  II.   LEWIS  REED  W.":  b   Feb.   11,  1868;  m.  Oct.  26,  1889, 

Emma  G.  Cutter,  of  Bridgeport,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

5420.  111.   Harry  Perry'':    b.  Sept,  16,    1872.     He  is  one  of  the 

exceptional  giants  of  the  famil\-.     Before  twenty   years 
old  he  stood  6  feet,  2  inches,  and  was  finely  proportioned. 

5421.  IV.   EllwOOD  WINFIELD'-':   b.  Dec.  10,  1875;  d.  Nov.  8,  1881; 

b.  at  Barren  Hill,  Pa. 

All  were  born  in  Ph'mouth,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 


532  THl:    Li:VHRING    FAMILY. 

Children  of    (267'?)    Emily'   (Levering:)   and  Theodore  F.  Pidjeon. 

5422.  I.  Dorothy  I. i-\r.RiN(]":  b.  Feb.  i,  I877. 

5423.  II.  Helen  McCiREGOR  levering":  b.  Sept.  20,  188 1. 

5424.  111.  LEVERING  THOMSON":  b.  May  7,  1883. 

Born  and  reside  at  Chestnut  Hill,  Philad. 

Children  of   (2680)  Henry  W/  and  Mary  ( Lettenmeier )  Levering. 

5425.  I.   CiEORGE  A.':   b.  Feb.  2,  1883,  in  Philad. 

5426.  II.   llARR^'':  b.  Mch.  2,   1886,  in  Philad. 

5427.  ill.  John  Lettenmeier'':  b.  June  i,  1888,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (2683)  Louisa  K/  (Booth)  and  John  M.  Young. 

5428.  1.   Hdmund  Booth  ":   b.  .April,  1872,  in  Philad. 

5429.  11.   Mabel  A.":    b.  July,  1876.  in  Philad. 

Children  of   ( 2690 )  Abraham  S."  and  Emma   ( Sunderland)  Latch. 

5430.  I.   Francis  H.":  b.  Feb.  28,  1864  ;  d.  Sept.  30,  1886.     Unmd. 

5431.  II.  John  Sunderland":  b.  Nov.  16,  1865. 

5432.  III.  ABRAHAM  Levering"  :  b.  Nov.  7,  1868. 

5433.  IV.  William  Clarius":  b.  Jan.  17,  1876. 

Family  home  in  the  Great  Valley,  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2691  )  Mary  S."  (Latch)  and  SamL  Benton  Linton. 

5434.  I.   Mary  Ha.wilL":  b.  Mch.  26,  and  d.  April  i,  1866;  b.  Lev. 

(>em. 

54^S-     "•  ANNA  Levering":  b.  Mch.  26,  1867;  m.  Dec.  24,  1890, 
to  Abraham  Dinkle.  (71 54) 

!;436.     111.   MaR^'  Conrad":   b.  April  26,   1869;   m.  April  ii,  1894, 
to  Hlmer  H.  Stiteler,  of  West  Pikeland,  Pa. 

5437.    1\'.  George  Henson":  b.  April  n.  1871. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  533 

5438.  V.  William  Benton":  b.  Sept.  24,  1872. 

5439.  VI.  Jeannette  Rose'':  b.  July  31,  1874. 

5440.  VII.  Catharine  Maria'':  b.  Mch.  19,  1876. 

5441.  VIII.  Emily  Eckfeldt":  b.  Jan.  II,  1882. 

All  born  and  reside  in  Philad. 


Child  of  (2693)  Edward  H/  and  Amanda  (Linton)  Latch. 

5442.  I.  Anita  Linton'':  b.  June  29,  1873,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (2696)  Samuel  S/  and  Elizabeth  (Kinsey)  Levering. 

5443.  I.  MaryReger'':  b.  Dec.  9,  1872. 

5444.  II.  Sallie  Kinsey'':  b.  Jan.  16,  1874. 

5445.  III.  Helen'':  b.  Jan.  13,  and  d.  in  Mch.,  1876;  b.  in  Lev. 

Cem. 

5446.  IV.  William  Lewis":  b.  Sept.  6,  1878. 

5447.  V.  Ralph  Kipper'':  b.  Aug.  7,  1886. 

5448.  VI.  Reuben  Wunder":  b.  Dec.  15,  1889. 

All  born  and  live  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (2697)  Rodney  K.**  and  Amanda  (Alexander)  Levering. 

5449.  1.  Mabel  Rose'':  b.  in  1881,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (2698)  Augusta  C  (Levering)  and  George  W,  Arnhold. 

5450.  I.  George  Levering":  b.  Dec.  2,  1891,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (2706)  Albert  Fitler'  and  Sarah  (Allen)  Reger. 

5451.  I.  Mary  Allen":  b.  Aug.  4,  1875,  in  Philad. 


534  THt    l.liXBRlNG    hA.Mll.>. 


Children  of  (2707)  Horace  H/  and  Marg:aret  (Creamer)  Reger. 

5452.  1.  Horace  Stanley":  b.  May  24,  and  d.  Dec.  26,  1886;  b. 

Lex'.  Gem. 

5453.  11.   Emma  BrL'NER":  b.  Mcli.   n,  and  d.  July  17,  1887;  b. 

Lev.  Gem. 

5454.  111.   ARTlllR  L.":   b.  ,V\a\-  15,  1890,  in  Pliilad. 


Child  of  (2712)  Abraham'  and  Mary  (Meg:oneg'al )  Levering. 

5455.     1.   \\.  Edward":  b.  Jul\-  7,    1865;  m.  June  20,  1894,  Lizzie 
jM.  jV\et,ronegal,  of  Delaware  Go.,  Pa.     Reside  in  Philad. 


Children  of  (2713)  Sarah  Siter'  (Levering)  and  Wm,  Augustus 

Hagy. 

5456.  1.   Emma  G.":  b.  May  20,  1866;  d.  April  10,  1867. 

5457.  11.  Florence  Lockwood-':  b.  Mch.  lo,  1868;  m.  Nov.  20, 

1887,  to  Frank-  H.  Lockwood.  (7155) 

5458.  111.  Joseph  Levering":  b.  Mch.  10,  1879,  in  Philad. 


Children  of  (2714)  Catharine  H/  (Levering)  and  Thomas  Bolster. 

5459.  1.   Richard  Havvkes":   b.  April  9,   1885,  at  Lansdown.  Del. 

Co.,  Pa. 

5460.  11.   William  Harris":   b.  Sept.  30,  1886,  at  Haverford,  Pa.; 

d.  July  25,  1887. 

5461.  111.    Thomas  Levering":  b.  D^-c.  1,  1889,  at  Haverford,  Pa. 


Child  of  (2716)  Anna  Estelle'  (Garden)  and  George  E.  Slocum. 
S462.     1.   Grace":   b.  Jul\-  u,  1871.  in  the  city  of  New  York. 

Child  of  (2718)  Helen  V.'  (Garden)  and  Herman  G.  Vetterlein. 
:;40;.     1.   (il'Y":   b.  Sept.  20,  i868,  in  Philad. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  535 

Child  of  (2720)  Celina'  (Garden)  and  Henry  L.  Herbert. 

5464.  1.   Raymond  L.":  b.  Oct.  27,  1880,  in  New  York  City. 

Children  of  (272 J)  Clara  S/  (Garden)  and  Raymond  de  Murias. 

5465.  I.   Ferdinand  Henry**:   b.   Jan.  8,   1884,  at  Havana,  Cuba. 

5466.  II.  Sylvia  Angela^:   b.  Aug.  29,  1888,  at  Havana,  Cuba. 

Child  of  (2724)  Emma  Cornelia*^  (Morgan)   and  William  Simpson. 

5467.  I.  William  Percy'':  b.  Aug.  21,  1870;  m.  Jan.  10,  1894, 

Jessie  C,  dau.  of  Joseph  H.  Seaver,  of   Philad.     Res. 
near  Overbroolc,  Philad. 

Children  of  (2728)  Emma  Walter"  (Levering)  and  Ralph  D.  Moore. 

5468.  1.  Ernest  Levering^.:  b.  Aug.  31,  1877,  atLaFayette,  hid. 

5469.  II.   Elsie  Douglas*:  b.  Sept.  18,  1879,  '-^^  LaFayette,  huL 

5470.  III.  William  Howard ** :  b.  Feb.  26,  1891 ;  d.  April  25, 1892, 

at  LaFayette,  Ind.;  b.  Spring  Vale  Cem. 

Child  of  (2730)  Frederick  Rosier**  and  Emma  (Nevius)  Levering. 

5471.  I.  Rosier":  b.  Aug.  6,  1884,  at  LaFayette,  Ind. 

Child  of  (273i)  Mortimer^  and  Julia  (Henderson)  Levering. 

5472.  1.  Richmond  M.":  b.  June  15,  1881,  at  LaFayette,  Ind. 

Child  of  (2732)  Ellen  Lulu**  (Levering)  and  Rev.  Chas.  R.  Henderson. 

5473.  I.  ALBERT  Levering":  b.  May  27,  1877;  d.  Aug.  n,  1880, 

at  LaFayette,  Ind.;  b.  Spring  Vale  Cem. 

Children  of  (2734)  Annie  May**  (Levering)  and  Alfred  Diver. 

5474.  1.  Mortimer  Levering":   b.  Dec.  2,  1887,  at  LaFayette, 

Ind. 

5475.  II.  Margaret":  b.  Feb.  28,  1892,  at  LaFayette,  Ind. 


536  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Child  of  (2736)  George  K."  and  Jennie  (Wilson)  Levering. 

5476.  I.   Ernest  Wilson":  b.  Oct.  30,  1882,  at  LaFayette,  Ind. 

Child  of  (2737)  Jessie  F;   (Levering)  and  Frank  M.  Cary. 

5477.  I.   Frank  Levering":  b.  Now  4,  1893,  at  LaFayette,  Ind. 

Child  of  ( 2740)  Mabel  C  (Levering)  and  Henry  H.  Vinton. 

5478.  1.  Katharine  Levering":  b.  Nov.  19,  1891,  in  LaFayette, 

ind. 

Children  of  (2743)  Sally  A.'*  (Fox)  and  Charles  B.  Aaronson. 

5479.  1.  Clara  BlaCK^:  b.  Oct.  8,   1856;  m.  Nov.  20,   1882,  to 

Samuel  C.  Bartlett,  of  Philad.,  who  d.  Nov.  2,  1888,  in 
liis  36th  N'ear ;  b.  in  South  Laurel  Hill  Gem. 

5480.  11.   AAW  Taylor":  b.  Dec.  7,  1861  ;  d.  Feb.  15,  1866. 
■5481.     111.  Charles  Walter":  b.  Dec.  22.  1864,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (2746)  Hannah  L.''  (Fox)  and  Dr.  Andrew  Lindsay. 

5482.  1.  Catharine  Fox":  b.  Ma\-  14,  1861 ;  d.  Jan.  2,  1867,  at 

Marple.  Del.  Co.,  Pa. 

Child  of  (2748)  Anna  M.'  (Fox)  and  James  W.  Meredith. 

5483.  1.  Charles  Edwin":  b.  Mch.  17,  1862;  m.  Feb.  8,  1885, 

Edith  Lincoln  Potts.     He  d.  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  on  Aug. 
19,  1896.     Was  b.  at  West  Laurel  Hill  Cem.,  Philad. 

(7156) 

Children  of  (275J  )  Catherine  F.^  (Hagy)  and  Lambert  L.  Grow. 

5484.  1.  Ea\A\a  Dixon":  b.  Jan.  31,  1876,  in  Lower  Merion,  Pa. 

5485.  11.  George  Hagy":  b.  Mch.  15,  1878,  in  Lower  Merion,  Pa. 


5486 

548/ 
5488 

5489 
5490 
5491 
5492 
5493 
5494 
5495 
5496 
5497 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD  LEVERING.  537 

Children  of  (2752)  John  F.**  and  Catherine  (Cole)  Hagy. 

I.  Jessie  Flora'':  b.  June  6,   1867;  m.  Jan.    17,   1889,  to 

James  Fleming.  (7157) 

II.  Newton  Yeakle'':  b.  Aug.  21,  1868. 

III.  Harold  BUSHROD^:  b.  Dec.  I,  1870. 

IV.  Mary  Daisy'':  b.  Oct.  24,  1872;  d.  Aug.  12,  1875. 

V.  Samuel  Emerson  **:  b.  Aprils,  1875. 

VI.  John  Howard'*:  b.  Feb.  14,  and  d.  July  27,  1877. 

VII.  William  Dixon":  b.  April  24,  1878. 

VIII.  Kate  Nina":  b.  Aug.  22,  1881. 

IX.  Mary  Jane":  b.  Jan.  22,  1884. 

X.  Leroy":  b.  Aug.  13,  and  d.  Oct.  i,  1886. 

XI.  Edna":  b.  Dec.  26,  1887;  d.  Aug.  7,  1888. 

XII.  MORRIS":  b.  Sept.  10,  1890. 
Family  reside  at  Manayunk,  Philad. 


Children  of  (2753)  Emma  C/  (Hagy)  and  William  F.  Dixon. 

5498.  1.   ANNA  Mary":  b.  Feb.  27,  1873,  ^^t  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5499.  II.  Flora  HaGY":  b.  Mch.  10,  1874,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5500.  III.  Thomas  James":  b.  Oct.  15,  1879,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5501.  IV.  William  Franklin":   b.  Oct.   15,  1882;  d.  Mch.  10, 

1885  ;  b.  Lev.  Cem. 

5502.  V.  Edith  May":  b.  May  24,  1887;  d.  June  13,  1888;  b.  in 

Lev.  Cem, 

Child  of  (2754)  Bushrod  W.'  and  Mary  (Coler)  Hagy. 

5503.  I.  Bushrod  Washington":  b.  Aug.  25,   1884,  at  Roxb., 

Philad. 

Child  of  (2755)  Mary  F.'  (Hagy)  and  James  A.  Ritter. 

5504.  I.   Flora  Hagy":  b.  April  4,  1883,  in  Philad. 


:;58  THH    LBVHRINC]    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (2756)  Mary  Louisa'  (Crease)  and  Col.  John  Harper. 

5505.  1.   OkLAMK)  CkliASE":  h.  Feb.  19,  1866;  J.  Oct.  31,  1.S91  ; 

b.  in  St.  Timot1i\'s  Churchyard,  Philad. 

5506.  11.   ALI-lviil)  CkEASl£":   b.  Oct.    31,    1867;  J.  Mch.  11,  1870; 

b.  in  St.  Timothy's  CInirchyard.  Philad. 

5507.  111.    lUkRY  Ci.":   \\  [\^c.  5,  1871,  in  Roxb.,  Philad.,  where  he 

d.  April  10,  1897  ;  b.  West  Laurel  Hill  Gem. 

Child  of  (2762)  Ella  Aug."  (Hagy)  and  Joseph  H.  Foering. 
!;5o8.     1.  Joseph  Hnhrhtt":  b.  Jan.  31,  1879,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Children  of  (2764)  Cornelia'  (Hagy)  and  (3129)  John  T.' Shel- 
drake. 

5509.  I.    HENRIETTA  HLIZABETH":  b.  April  2,  1882,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5510.  11.   Jacob  TYSON^:   b.  May  21,  1887,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Child  of  (2765)  Enoch  Levering '  and  M.  ( )  Sailor. 

SSI  I-     I-  C:lara  Ma>'":  b.  in  1878,  at  Williamsport,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2766)  Clara  C  (Sailor)  and  Frederick  E.  Gleim. 

S512.      1.   ANNA  Augusta":   b.  about  1877,  at  Williamsport,  Pa. 

SSM.     II.  Mary  Florence"':  b.  about   1879,  at  Williamsport,  Pa. 

SS14.      111.   Charles  Sailor":   b.   about   1881,  at  Williamsport,  Pa. 
(Repeated  letters  to  Charles  Sailor  tailed  to  elicit  par- 
ticular data.) 

Children  of  (2772)  Clara'  (Markley)  and  Charles  Mitchell. 

SSiv     1-   Mary  Ada":  b.  April  12,  1877. 
5Si6.    11.  Fmiia  Levering":  b.  Dc^:.  16,  1879. 

51517.      111.    Alice.":   b.  June  20,  1885. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  539 

ChiMren  of  (lllZ)  Harry**  and  Bessie  (Robinson)  Markley. 

5518.  1.  JOHN  ANDREW":  b.  Aug.  12,  1887. 

5519.  11.  Mary  Adaline":  b.  Mch.  24,  1890. 

Child  of  (2779)  Albert  M.**  and  Kate  (Wagner)  Levering. 

5520.  1.  ALBERT  Morton **:  b.  Feb.  20,  and  d.  June  17,  1892,  at 

Manayunk,  Philad. 

Child  of  (2781)  Silas  Gilbert'  and  Maud  (Stickle)  Levering, 

5521.  1.  Clarence  A.^:  b.  in  Feb.  and  d.  Dec.  30,  1893,  at  Mana- 

yunk. 

Children  of  (2785)  Eleanor  M.**  (Holgate)  and  John  R.  Hungerford. 

5522.  I.  Elizabeth  P.":  b.  April  i,  i868,at  Springville,  Pa.,  where 

she  d.  Jan.  25,  1885. 

5523.  11.  Mary  Frances'':  b.  Feb.  u,  1871,  at  Tunkhannock,  Pa.; 

m.  Oct.  31,  1889,  to  John  Thomas  McAniff.     They  reside 
at  Clifton  Springs,  New  York. 

Child  of  (2786)  Matthew  H."  and  Mary  A.  (Edwards)  Holgate. 

5524.  1.   Paul  Kingsley":  b.  Sept.  12,  1884,  at  Scranton,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2787)  Esther  May'  (Holgate)  and  Robert  B.  Wallace. 

5525.  I.  Esther  Louisa'':  b.  April  25,  1873,  '^t  Dunning,  Pa.;  d. 

Nov.  7,  1875,  '-^^  Hawley,  Pa. 

5526.  11.  Madge  Eldridge":  b.  Dec.   3,  1875,  ^^t  Dunning,  Pa. 

5527.  111.  Jessie  Elizabeth":  b.  Feb.  13,  1886,  at  Thomson,  Minn. 

Children  of  (2789)  Arthur  H.'  and  Lillian  (Reynolds)  Holgate. 

5528.  1.   Ruth  Eleanor":  b.  Oct.  12,  1879,  at  Daleville,  Pa. 

5529.  II.   Jay  Daniel":    b.    Dec.   29,    1880,  at  Daleville,   Pa.;  d. 

Jan.  II,  1884,  at  Philad. 


540  THK    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

55^0.     111.   JLbSexN  HlNRV":  b.  April   10,  1885,  at  Kane,  Pa. 

S5:;i.     1\.   Mark  DULUTH'':   b.   Feb.  25,    1887,  at   Dulutb,    Minn., 
where  he  d.  Sept.  9,  1887. 

5532.  V.   Alice  Ma>'':   b.  Ma\-  26,  1890,  at  Duluth,  Minn. 

Children  of  (2790)  William  Algfer'and  Alice  (Gottingham)  Holgatc. 

5533.  I.   PHILIP  C":  b.  Jan.  3,  1887,  at  Kane,  Pa. 

5534.  II.   RUSSELL  L^,\\AN■':  b.  June  23,  1890,  at  iJuluth,  Minn. 

Child  of  ( 2796 )  Harriet  E/  (Lain)  and  Abner  A.  Haskins. 

5535.  1.   ANNA  Hl.Wa":  b.  Oct.   12^  1870,  near  Burkville  Junction, 

Va.;  unmd.     Reside  at  Feeville,  N.  Y.,  with  her  parents. 

Children  of  (2798)  Edwin  L.'  and  Emma  (Smith)  Lain. 

5536.  1.  William  Alger':  b.  Ma\-  23.  1883,  at  Canisteo,  N.  Y. 

5537.  11.  RO^AL  Smith-':  b.  Jan.  24,  1885,  at  Canisteo,  N.  Y. 

5538.  HI.  Carrie  Dell'*:  b.  July  14,  1886,  at  Canisteo,  N.  Y. 

5539.  IV.   LOTTIE  Belle'':  b.  Jan.  5,  1888;  d.  Feb.  16,  1892.     On 

the  day  of  her  mother's  decease,  she  was  adopted  by  her 
uncle,  Cornelius  H.  Lain. 

Child  of  (2801  I  Ida  May'  (Lain)  and  James  H.  Sanford. 

5540.  1.  Hdvvin  Lain":  b.  Jan.  12,  1880,  in  South  Dandy,  N.  Y. 

Child  of  (2803)  Winfield  S.'  and  Julia  (Warner)  Simpson. 

5541.  1.   \)(WA  Hx'ELVN":  b.  Mch.  28,  1884,  at  Towanda,  Pa. 

Child  of   (2804)  Ormond  L."  and  Elizabeth  (Leeds)  Simpson. 

5542.  1.  Stanley  Median^  b.  Max-  15,  1890,  in  Philad. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  54 1 

Children  of  (2821)  Harriet'  (Coleman)  and  Henry  Mills. 

5543.  I.  John  Wesley". 

5544.  II.  William  Asa^ 

5545.  III.  Almelia":  b.  May  31,  1871  ;  m.  Oct.  9,  1888,  to  Jasper 

Albert  Shearer.  (7163) 

Children  of  (2822)  Ann  Elizabeth*^  (Coleman)  and  Daniel  Abshire. 

5546.  I.  Mary  Ellen":    b.  Feb.  4,    1861  ;    m.   to    Green    Smith. 

Lived   Flat  Rock,  Crawford   Co.,    111.     She  d.   Mch.    5, 
-     .        1887.     Had  3  chn. 

5547.  II.     Sarah  Rosetta":  b.  May  9,   1862;  m.  Mch.   16,  1882, 

to  Newton  J.  Shamley.     They  removed  to,  and  live,  at 
Hennessey,  Oklahoma.  (7165) 

5548.  III.   Dora  Jane":    b.    April  9,   1864;    m.   Nov.  6,   1888,  to 

William  Wilson.  (7170) 

5549.  IV.  Flora  Bell":  b.  Feb.   12,   1866;  m.  Nov.   5,   1885,  to 

John  T.  Mills.     She  d.  Feb.  4,  1896.  (7174) 

5550.  V.  Infant":  b.  Feb.  6  and  d.  8,  1868. 

5551.  VI.  Cora  Alice":  b.  July  7,  1871. 

5552.  VII.  William  Carlton":  b.  Feb.  15,  1873;  d.  July  i,  1874. 

5553.  VIII.  ADAU":  b.  Jan.  10,  1874. 

5554'     IX.  Genettie":  b.  Mch.   i,   1876;  m.  to  Charles  F.  Long- 
necker.  (7177) 

5555.  X.   Ivy  DELL":  b.  Jan.  8,  1881. 

All  born  and  live,  except  as  noted,  in  Lawrence  Co.,  Ill, 

Children  of   (2824)  John"^  and  Mary  (Fuson)  Coleman. 

5556.  I.  JOHN  Samson":  b.  April  25,  1872. 

5557.  11.  Annie  May":  b.  May  n  and  d.  Aug.  21,  1874. 

5558.  III.   Ellis":  b.  May  28,  1875;  J-  Sept.  7,  1877. 

5559.  IV.  Marion":  b.  Aug.  21,  1877. 

5560.  V.   Elmus":  b.  Jan.  8,  1880. 


542  THI-:    l.BVERING    FAMILY'. 

5561.  \  I.    l:.\\.\\liT":   b.  Feb.  28,  1882. 

5562.  \ll.   (il:()R(]K":   b.  h\'b.  12,  1884. 

556^.      Mil.   Bl-RTiiA-':   b.  Dec.  22,  1S86. 

FamiK-   \\w   at   Willow    Hill.    Jasper    Co.,    HI.       None 
manifJ. 

Children  of  '  2326 i  Mary  B."  (Coleman)  and  Richard  M.  Highsmith. 

5564.  I.   LUTHliR":   b.  Jul\-  20  aiui  d.  July  21,  1867. 
556s.     II.   Laira":  b.  July  19,  1869;  d.  Oct.  29,  1870. 

5566.  111.   ANNIK":   b.  Sept.  29,  1871;  d.  Nov.  6,  1881. 

5567.  1\ .  Marion  A.":  b.  Mch.  20,  1873;  <-!•  ^^^-  6,  1874. 

5565.  V.  James  Herman^:  b.  July   13,    1875.     He  has  been  quite 

helpful  in  ^atherinLi  the  Coleman  branch  of  the  Holgate 
family.     Resides  at  Birds,  Lawrence  Co.,  111. 

5569.  VI.  N.  Lindsay^:  b.  Sept.  10,  1878. 

5570.  \  11.  H.  Clinton":  b.  June  22,  1880. 

5571.  Mil.  /ii.i^HlA  H.":  b.  Mch.  9,  1883. 

5572.  I\.    /ADlA  H:':  b.  Dec.  24,  1884;  3.  Dec.  2,  1887. 

5573.  X.  Harry  k.":  b.  Auo;.  14,  1890. 

All  honi  in  Lawrence  Co.,  111. 

Child  of  (2817)  Marian'  (Holgate)  and  Robert  Stuart. 

5574.  I.  Marglrite  Levering":  b.  Mch.  10,   1892,  at  Raymond, 

Minn. 

Child  of  (2831)  William  T."  and  Lucy  (Moore)  Bartolette. 

Svv      I-   Kate'':   b.  Sept.  2,  1872;   m.  April   17,    1890,   to  David   B. 
I  )icl<.      Kls.  Harrison,  O. 

Children  of  (2835)  George  W."  and  Martha  (Brown)  Cox. 

5576.  1.   ClaRKSON  W.":  b.  Auu.  10,  1869,  in   Hamilton  Co.,  O. 

5577.  II.   Jessie  May":   b.   Aug.   7,    1873,  in  Hamilton  Co.,  O.;  m. 

Da\id  Pattnn.     Res.  Cleves,  O.  (7159) 


POSTERITY'   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING. 


543 


Children  of  (2836)  Ellen**  (Cox)  and  James  K.  Bailey. 

5578.  1.' Fannie  B.**:  h.  in  1867,  in  Hamilton  Co.,  O. 

5579.  11.  JOSHUA^:  b.  in  1869,  in  Hamilton  Co.,  O. 

5580.  in.  Charles":  b.  in  187 1,  in  Hamilton,  Co.,  O. 


Children  of  (2837)  Andrew  J.'  and  Nancy  (Miller)  Cox. 


5581 
5582 

5583 
5584 
5585 
5586 


July  15,  1885. 


1.  John  Burton^:  b.  Feb.  12,  1880. 
11-.   Nellie  E.»:   b.  June  16,  1882. 

III.  Minnie  M.'': 

IV.  Lulu  C": 

V.  Sherman^:  b.  May  27,  1888. 

VI.  Raymond":  b.  Aug.  25,  1891. 

All  born  in  Miami  Tp..  Hamilton  Co.  O. 


h- 


5587. 
5588. 

5589. 


Children  of  (2839)  Anna  B.^  (Cox)  and  Casper  Riningfer. 

I.  Hattie":  b.  Dec.  2,  1867. 

II.  Everette":  b.  Mcb.  11,  1873. 

III.  Harry":  b.  Dec.  25,  1875. 
All  born  in  Miami  Tp.,  Hamilton  Co.,  O. 


Children  of  (2841)  Emma^  (Cox)  and  William  Morgan. 

5590.     I.  Forester":  b.  Jan.  25,  1893,  at  Cleves,  O. 


5591 
5592 

5593 
5594 
5595 
5596 


Children  of  (2842)  John  N.**  and  Anna  (Haas)  Shipman. 

I.  Leonard  H.":  b.  Oct.  23,  1874. 

II.  ARTHUR  B.":  b.  Sept.  16,  1876. 

III.  Mildred  A.":  b.  Mch.  8,  1878. 

IV.  Herman  W.":  b.  June  22,  1880. 

V.  ADAU":  b.  Feb.  16,  and  d.  Feb.  28,  1883. 

VI.  WILLIAM  P.":  b.  Feb.  17,  1884. 


:;44  THE    LHVliRING    FAMILY. 

5597.  Ml.   RA^.^\()^l)  \  .":  b.  Sept.  17.  1888. 

5598.  \lll.   Ll-wiS  Cass":  b.  St-pt.  \2,  1890. 

All  were  burn  near  to  St.  Marys,  O. 


Children  of  (2843)  William  T/  and  Alice  (Sillin)  Shipman. 


5599 
s6oo 
5601 
s6o2 
5603 


I.  HaRRIHT  K.'':  b.  Feb.  21,  1876. 

II.  Frank":  b.  Feb.  :;,  1878. 

III.  Cora":  b.  Apl.  10,  1879. 

IV.  JESSIH":   b.  Jan.  30,  1880. 
\  .  John  I..":  b.  Oct.  12,  1882. 


Children  of  (2844)  Harriet  E."  (Shipman)  and  Lewis  C.  Brewer. 


5604 

15606 
5607 
S6o8 
5609 


I.  WILLSHIRE":   b.  Apl.  23,  1872. 

II.  l.O^D  ALBERTUS'*:   b.  Mch.  i,  1875. 

III.  \()N  HaLLER":  b.  Aug.  2,  1877. 

IV.  anna":  b.  Dec.  25,  1879. 

V.  Charles  Kirby":  b.  July  n,  1883. 
\1.    FtTIE":  b.  Ma\-  7,  1885. 


Children  of  (2847)  Dr.  I.  Gilbert'  and  Florence  (Albertson)  Young 

5610.  1.  Florence  NM(]HTiNGALE":  b.  Apl.  27,and  J.  Jul\- 7,  1874. 

5611.  11.   I.IZ/IE  A.":   b.  May  26,  1875,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (2858)  Virginia  M/  (Gilbert)  and  Peter  F.  Murphy. 
561 1,' J.     I.  Caroline  Mary":  b.  Aug.  16,  1895,  i'^  Philad.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2851  )  Maria  V.'  (Young)  and  Marvin  E.  Garrett. 

5612.  1.   ADA  \IRGINIA":  b.  May  17,  1872. 

:;6n.     II.  Marvin  Fastwood":  b.  Nov.  22.  1873. 

5614.  111.  Robert  F.  Young":  b.  Oct.  20,  1876. 

5615.  1\.  Maria  Louisa":  b.  Oct.  4,  1878. 


POSTERITY  OF  WI.IARD   LEVERING.  545 

5616.  V.  Florence  young":  b.  June  22,  1880  ;  d.  Feb.  23,  1882. 

5617.  VI.  Helen  May^  b.  July  17,  1882. 

5618.  Vll.  Lydia  Gilbert^  b.  Oct.  21,  1884. 

5619.  VIII.  William  Miller^:  b.  Mch.  10,  1888. 

5620.  IX.   Almira  M.  Perce":  b.  Mch.  9,  and  d.  July  9,  1890. 

Family  reside  at  Haddonfield,  New  Jersey. 

Children  of  (2862)  Cornelius  H.*  and  Clara  (Baldwin)  Hanford. 

5621.  I.  ADA  Levering":  b.  Aug.  28,  1876. 

5622.  II.  Elaine  Evelyn":   b.  Oct.   n,   1877.     She  graduated  in 

May,  1895,  ^^'om  the  Conservatory  of  Music,  in  the  Uni- 
versity of  Washington,  with  distinguished  honors. 

5623.  III.  Jessie  Mabelle":  b.  Dec.  3,  1879. 

5624.  IV.  Edward  Cornelius":  b.  July  i,  1882. 

5625.  V.  Ralph  Clement":  b.  June  25,  1884;  d.  June  29,  1896; 

b.  in  Lake  View  Cem. 

5626.  VI.  Anna  Louise":  b.  July  4,  1886. 

5627.  VII.  William":  b.  June  27,  1888. 

5628.  VIII.  Harry":  b.  Feb.  9,  1891. 

All  were  born  and  reside  at  Seattle,  Wash. 

Children  of  (2864)  Frank'  and  Anna  E.  (Wait)  Hanford. 

5629.  I.  Seymour  Wait":  b.  April  13,  1888  ;  d.  Feb.  2,  1889. 

5630.  II.  Frank  Wait  Ropes"  :  b.  Dec.  26,  1889,  at  Seattle,  Wash 

Children  of  (2866)  Clarence*^  and  Eleanor  (Neff)  Hanford. 

5631.  AIMEE  L.":  b.  June  8,  1885,  at  Seattle,  Wash. 

5632.  II.  Lauren  N.":  b.  Nov.  6,  1889,  at  Seattle,  Wash. 
(35) 


546  THl:    IJ;\HRING    FAMILY- 


Children  of  (2870)   Elizabeth  H.'  (Carr)   and  Matthew  Anderson. 


563  > 
5634 
563s 
5636 

5637 
5638 

5639 


I.  LlLl.u:  S\.W'  :   b.  Ill  1.S78,  at  Seattle,  Wash. 

II.  Claim  Oi.INIa"  :   h.  in  iXSo,  at  Seattle,  Wash. 

III.  l)Als^  R()/i:lla'':   b.  Sept.,  1882,  at  Seattle,  Wash. 
1\  .   Hva  1-:."  :  b.  Au^.  26,  1884,  at  Seattle,  Wash. 

\'.   CaRRII-:  HlizaBETH":   b.  Jan.  15,  1887,  at  Seattle,  Wash. 

\  1.   HITA  A,\n  "  :   b.  June  y,  1889,  at  Seattle,  Wash. 

\II.   BtRTHA     HOLGATE":    b.    Sept.    26,    1891,    at    Seattle, 


Wash. 

5640.  \1II.   Hd.muM)  Carr":  b.  Now  6,  1895,  at  Seattle,  Wash, 

Children  of  (2871)  Ulrick  A."  and  Etta  (Reid)  Carr. 

5641.  1.   KLTH  C.-' :  b.  Mch.  12,  1889,  in  Kent,  Wash. 

5642.  11.  Claudia  Holgate":  b.   Nov.   12,  1890,  in  Kent,  Wash. 

5643.  111.    Helen  Olivia":  b.   Mch.  29,  1894,  in   Kent,  Wash.;  J. 

July  12,  18915. 

Children  of  (2872)  Carrie  M.'^  (Carr)  and  Thomas  B.  Hall. 

5644.  1.  Lena  Mabel":  b.  Oct.  i,  1890. 
564s.     II.   Hdmund  Lee":    b.  Jan.  7,  1892. 

5646.  111.  llL'GH  Douglas":  b.  Oct.  19,  1893. 

All  born  at  Vancouver,  B.  C. 

Child  of  (2874)  Abbie  B.'  (Carr)  and  Thomas  D.  Kelly. 

5647.  1.  John  liDAltiNn"  :  b.  Sept.  i^,  189s,  at  Vancouver,  B.  C. 

Children  of  (2878)  Virginia''  (Cartwrig-ht)  and  Wm.  Lowry  "Welsh. 

5648.  1.   HVERETT   Cartwright"  :   b.   Sept.  9,    1882,   in    Oswecro, 

N.  Y. 

5649.  11.   Raymond  Wil.mer"  :  b.  Dec.  21,  1883,  in  Oswego,  N.  Y. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  547 

Children  of  (2880)  Wm.  Edgar  **  and  Fanny  (Stillwagon)  Brooks. 

5650.  1.  Florence  Hazel'^:  b.  Apl.  29,  1884;  d.  Jan.  31,  1885. 

5651.  II.     Clifton  Edgars  :  b.  May   15,   1886,  in  Oakland,  Cal. 


Children  of  (2881)  Fred.  Emerson**  and  Mary  (Tregidgo)  Brooks. 

5652.  1.  Jennie  Stone  ^:  b.  Feb.  26,  1887,  in  Oakland,  Cal. 

5653.  II.   Marion   TregidGO'-":    b.  May   22,    1892,   in    New  York 

City. 

Child  of  (2884)  James  Luther'  and  Mary  (Hankin)  Brooks. 

5654.  I.  Mary  Hankin'-*:  b.  Feb.  7,  1891,  in  Chicago. 

Children  of  (2885)  Andrew  Alex.'  and  Martha  (Sibell)  French. 

5655.  I.  William  Sibell^:  b.  Sep.  24,  1865. 

5656.  II.  Frank  Eugene^:  b.  Sep.  18,  1867;  d.  Sep.  24,  1882. 

5657.  III.  Susie  Brooks**:  b.  Jan.  i8,  1871. 

5658.  IV.  Edwin  ATWOOD^:  b.  Jan.  I,  1872. 

5659.  V.  Albert  Alexander^:  b.  Oct.  3,  1874. 

5660.  VI.  Fred.  Irwin^:  b.  Nov.  18,  1877. 

5661.  VII.  Mattie  Eugenia**:  b.  Apl.  18,  1881;  d.  Aug.  23,  1882. 

All  were  born  in  Baltimore,  Md. 

Children  of  (2886)  Ann  Eliza'  (French)  and  Prescott  A.  Blake. 

5662.  I.  Alma  AlMEE**:  b.  Feb.  5,  1881. 

5663.  II.  ANDREW  Prescott**:  b.  July  10,  1882. 

5664.  III.  Cora  Louise  McFadden**:  b.  Oct.  4,  1883. 

Family  reside  at  Wallingford,  Conn. 

Children  of  (2887)  William  At  wood'  and  Emma  (Milne)  French. 

5665.  I.   Harold  Milne**:  b.  Feb.  24,  1884,  in  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

5666.  II.   Vv^lLLIAM  ATWOOD,  Jr.**:    b.  Dec.  3,  1888;  d.  same  day. 


548  THE    Ll-VERING   FAMILY. 

Child  of  (2890)  Thomas  Levering'^  and  Nellie  (Pomeroy)  Bristol. 

5667.  I.  Sarah  Ruth'':  b.  Jul\-  22,  1893,  at  Danbmy,  Conn. 

Children  of   (2892)  Frank  Atwood**  and  Bessie   (Wright)  Brooks. 

5668.  I.    THO.MAS  ATWOOD":    h.  Sep.  29,  1887,  at  Corpus  Christi, 

Texas. 

5669.  II.  William  BOVD":   b.   Mch.  22,    1890,  at  Corpus  Christi, 

Texas. 

Children  of  (2893)  Wm.  Harvey'^  and  Susie  (Gussett)  Brooks. 

5670.  I.   (3RK)N  GussBTT":  b.  A\ch.   12,   1889,  at  Corpus  Christi, 

Texas. 

5671.  li.  Frank   Brown'':  b.   July  8.    1890,   at  Corpus    Cliristi, 

Texas. 

Children  of  (2895)  Walter  B.'^  and  Ida  E.  (Haverly)  Brooks. 

5672.  1.   Harold  Hanhrly-':  b.  Ma\'   16,  1890,  at  Seattle,  Wash. 

5673.  11.   Lois  Levering":  b.  Nov.  3.  1892,  at  Seattle,  Wash. 

Children  of   (2900)  Mary  J.'  (Lightkep)  and  Henry  Firth. 

5674.  I.   ^\AR^  Jane":   b.  Jan.  16,  i<S70,  in   Philad. 
567:;.     II.  Charles  H.":  b.  Mch.  30,  1871,  in  Phih-id. 

5676.  111.   William  C.-':  b.  Nov.   25,  1872,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (2901)  Maria  H.'  (Lightkep)   and  Gustavus  Buchler. 

5677.  I.   John":   b.  Nov.  20.  1874,  in  i^hilad. 

5678.  II.   Sophia":   b.  Nov.  21,  1876,  in  Philad. 
^Gji).  III.   Ciiristianna":  b.  Jul_\-  16,  1880,  in  Philad. 
5680.  ]\.   Harry":  b.  Ma\-  17,  1889,  in  Philad. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  549 


Children  of  (2902)  Amanda  E.**  (Ligfhtkep)  and  Aug;ustus  Meg;argfee. 

5681.  I.  Anna  Z.»:  b.  Sept.  14,  1870,  at  Maitinsburg,  Pa. 

5682.  II.  LILLIE  E.^  b.  Dec.  8,   1873;  d.  Feb.  19,  1881,  at  Mar- 

ti nsburg,  Pa. 

5683.  III.  Emma  M.^:  b.  Sept.  30,  1877,  at  Martinsburg,  Pa. 

5684.  IV.  William  L.«:  b.  Jan.  8,  1883,  at  Martinsburg,  Pa. 


Children  of  (2904)  Adelaide^  (Lig-htkep)  and  J.  Warren  Carver. 

5685.  1.  Rachel  E.**:  b.  Jan.  29,  1873,  •i''  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa. 

5686.  II.  Sallie  a.":  b.  Dec.  2,  1878,  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa. 

5687.  111.  Warren'':  b.  Mch.  20,  1881,  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa. 

5688.  IV.  Abraham  Levering'':  b.  Jan.  15,  1883,  in  Montgomery 

Co.,  Pa. 

5689.  V.   Harry  E.'':  b.  April  19,  1885  ;  d.  June  6,  1890,  in  Mont- 

gomery Co.,  Pa. 

5690.  VI.  Adelaide  E.'':  b.  Feb.  5,  1890,  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa. 

5691 .  VII.   HOWARD  R.  '* :  b.  Nov.  30,  1892,  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa.. 

Children  of  (2905)  Annie"  (Ligfhtkep)  and  George  B.  Shaffer. 

5692.  I.  George  L.**:  b.  Oct.  13,  1876,  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa. 

5693.  II.  Nellie  B.^:  b.  Dec.  10,  1877,  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa. 

5694.  III.   RoyA.^:   b.  May]  17, ,1883;    d.  June  7,   1884,   in  Mont- 

gomery Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2906)  John  H."  and  Kate  (Anderson)  Lightkep. 

5695.  I.  Randall  F.«:  b.  Oct.  2,  1883;  d.  Aug.  17,  1884. 

5696.  II.   JOHNH.":    b.  July  9,  1885. 

Family  reside  at  Dreshertown,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 


:;50  JHll    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (2907)  William  R/  and  Annie  (Willard)  Lightkep. 

5697.  1.   EMAUMA^■'■':   b.  Jul\-  19,  1885. 

5698.  11.   BESSIE  B.'':   b.  (\l.  3,  1887. 

5699.  111.  Florence  A.":  b.  Oct.  9,  1889. 

5700.  1\.   ANNIE  W.^   b.  Oct.  16,  1891. 

Famil)'  reside  at  Janettown,  Montjj;.  Co.,  Pa. 

Child  of  (2909)  James  H.'  and  Annie  (Webb)  Sheetz. 

5701.  I.   Maud  v.":  b.  May  26,  1884,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  same  and  Amelia  (Moss),  2d  wife. 

5702.  11.   HaP'/EV  ROY":  b.  (3ct.  21,  1889,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (2910)  William  Levering''  and  Julia  (Berwick)  Sheetz. 

5703.  1.   Harry  A.-':   b.  Apl.  27,  1882,  in  Philad. 

5704.  11.   Rachel  B.":   b.  Feb.  18,  1884,  in  Philad. 
'5705.     111.   Harriet":   b.  Feb.  28,  1886,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (2912)  Charles  ¥J^  and  Annie  (Clark)  Sheetz. 

5706.  1.   Mabel*':   b.  May  s,  1888,  in  Philad. 

5707.  11.   Daisy":  b.  IXc.  19,  1889;  d.  May  5,  1890. 

Children  of   (2915)  Adelaide'*  (Eisenbrey)  and  Saml.  J.  Horlock. 

5708.  1.  Maud  H.":  b.  Jul\-  n,  1877;  d.  Apl.  26,  1882. 

5709.  11.   Mabel  S.":   b.  Apl.  19,  1879;  d.  Feb.  24,  1893. 

5710.  I...  William":  b.  July  17,  1881. 

5711.  1\.  Sophia  M.":  b.  May  3,  1883. 

Family  reside  at  Belfry,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  55 1 

Children  of  (2920)  Chas.  Walton'  and  Edna  (Davis)  Fenton. 

5712.  1.  Charles  LaFayette^:  b.  Oct.  14,  1883. 

5713.  II.  Mary  Elizabeth'':  b.  Oct.  i,  1886. 

5714.  111.   Emma  Nancy":  b.  Mch.  12  and  d.  July  25,  1889. 

Family  reside  at  Bogard,  Mo. 

Child  of  (2923)  Elmer  Ellsworth'  and  Arrissa  (Bag^ett)  Wilson. 

5715.  1.  Letitia  Beulah**:  b.  July  8,  i8'86,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  same  and  Edith  Dolly  (Deaton)^  2d  wife. 

5716.  II.   Emma  Linda":  b.  Aug.  27,  1891,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (2929)  James  W.'  and  Rocksie  (Mohler)  Gillingham. 

5717.  I.     William":  b.  about  1861  ;  m.  Minnie  Lewis. 

5718.  II.  Samuel  M.":  b.  about  1863:  m.  Louisa  Watson. 

5719.  111.   Edward  C":  b.  about  1865  ;  unmd. 

All  were  born  at  Georgetown,  D.  C. 

Children  of  (2931)  Walter  T.'  and  Ella  (Maxwell)  Gillingham. 


5720 
5721 

5722 
5723 

5724 

5725 
5726 


I.  George  W.":  b.  Apl.  n  and  d.  Aug.  6,  1864. 

II.  REBECCA   v.":    b.  Mch.   3,   1867;    m.  Apl.  20,   1887,  to 
Clayton  R.  ScuUin,  of  Hammonton,  N.  J. 

III.  Frank  P.":  b.  Jan.  3,  1868,  at  Millwood,  Fairfax  Co.,  Va. 

IV.  JOHN  Walter  Levering":  b.  Nov.  2,  1870,  at  Fairfax 
Co.,  Va. 

V.  Sallie  a.":  b.  Nov.  12,  1873,  at  Millwood;  m.  Nov.  12, 

1894,  to  Frank  Saffle. 

VI.  Phebe  Anna":  b.  June  6,  1876,  at  Millwood. 

VII.  Margaret  E.":  b.  May  20,  1878,  at  Millwood. 

Family  reside  at  Alexandria,  Va. 


552  TH1£    LliVERING    FAMILY. 


Children  of  (2932)  Sarah""  (Gillingham)  and  Edward  H.  Paxon. 

5727.  I.  CharlI:S  (jILLINGHAM'':  b.  Aug.   16,   1863;  m.  Jan.  14, 

1885,  N[:v^-y\c  Woitz.     RfS.   Camden,  N.  J.         (7160) 

5728.  II.    ANNA  (^ilLLlNGHAM":   b.  July  lO,  1866;  d.  May  11,  1869, 

in  Pliilad. 

5729.  111.  Ja.MES  COGGlNS":  b.  Ali*^.  13,  1868;  d.  June  28,  1870, 

in  Pliilad. 

5730.  I\  .    IfLLEN   HESTON":   b.  Sept.    lO,  1870;  d.  Au^.    lo,  1871, 

in  Pliilad. 


Children  of  (2936)  Samuel  S.^  and  Sallie  (Harner)  Gillingham. 

« 

57^1.     1.  James  WOOD":  b.  Jan.  ig,  1874,  at  Pottsville,  Pa.     Res. 
Manayunk.  Pbilad. 

5732.  II.  ANNA-':  b.  June  23,  1877,  at  Mana\'unk. 

5733.  111.   Walter  Brooks":  b.  Dec.  u,  1885,  at  Manayunk, 

Children  of  ( 2938 )  Harvey^  and  Henrietta  (Whiteman)  Gillingfham* 


S734 
S73S 
S736 
S737 
5738 
S739 


I.  Williams.":  b.  Ma\-  17,  1876;  d. 

II.  Mabel  S.":  b.  Nov.  20,  1883. 

III.  1:D1T1I  M.'':   b.  Oct.  25,  1887. 
ly.   Harvey":  b.  Dec.  12,  1888;  d. 
W    LENA  P.":   b.  June  8,  1889. 

VI.  Howards.":  b.  Jul\-  3,  1891. 
Reside  Ardmore,  near  Philad. 


Children  of  (2939)   Horace  B."  and  Lizzie  (Whiteman)  Gilling^ham. 

5740.  1.  Mamie  Whiteman":  b.  May  19,  1878. 

5741.  II.  John  Whiteman":  b.  Sept.  22,  1881. 

5742.  111.  Horace  Ralph":  b.  Feb.  26,  1886.     v 
574^.  IV.  L1ZZ11-:  Wilson":  b.  Jan.  6,  1892. 

Reside  Fairview,  Lower  Merion,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD  LEVERING.  553 

Children  of  (2940)  Elizabeth  H.''  (Dungan)  and  Richard  R.  Priest. 

5744.  I.  GiRVEN  Maree":   b.  Oct.  24,   1858;  m.  Oct.  25,   1885, 

Julia  B.  Adams;  b.  July  2,  1858.  They  res.  in  Mana- 
yunk,  Philad.,  where  Mr.  P.  is  in  the  grocery  business. 
No  chn. 

5745.  II.  HORACE":  b.  Oct.  19,  1861  ;  m.  Oct.  19,  1884,  Anna  M. 

Martin.     Res.  Manayunk.  (7178) 

5746.  III.  ANNA  Elizabeth":  b.  May  2,  1867;  d.  Mch.  16,  1870; 

b.  Lev.  Gem. 

5747.  IV.   Ella  H.":  b.  Dec.   5,   1868,  at  Heightstown,  N.  J.;  m. 

Dec.  16,  1886,  to  George  S.  Inman,  of  Manayunk,  where 
they  reside.  (7179) 

5748.  V.   Edwin  R.":  b.  June  11,   1871  ;  unmd.     Res.  Manayunk. 

5749.  VI.  Samuel  Brown":  b.  Nov.  6,  1873;  d.  April  19,  1874. 

5750.  VII.  LillieAnn":  b.  May  13,  1875  ;  unmd.    Res.  Manayunk. 

5751.  VIII.   Effie  DUNGAN":  b.  Feb.  6,  1882;  unmd.     Res.  Man- 

ayunk. 

Except  one,  all  were  born  at  Manayunk,  Philad. 

Children  of  (2943)  Rebecca  G.*^  (Dungfan)  and  Richard  A.  Blundin. 

5752.  I.  George  Humes":  b.  Aug.  25,  1866;  m.  Jan.  23,  1890, 

Marion  S.  Thompson.     Res.  Philad.  (7183) 

5753.  II.  Samuel  Shur":  b.  July  17,  1868,  at  Plymouth,  Pa.;  m. 

Jan.  3,  1892,  Anna  E.  Shepley.     Res.  Philad.     (7188) 

5754.  III.  Sarah  Shur":  b.  Aug.   17,   1870;  d.  Aug.  6,  1871  ;  b. 

Lev.  Gem. 

575'5.     IV.  Mary  Elizabeth":    b.   June  7,    1872;    m.   Harvey  A. 
Price. 

5756.  V.  Margaret":  b.  June  7,  1874;  d.  Sept.  20,  1875. 

5757.  VI.  Fannie":  b.  and  d.  Feb.  17,  1876. 

5758.  VII.  Rachel  Faries":  b.  Mch.  25,  1878. 

5759.  VIII.   AlONZO":   b.  Feb.  4  and  d.  May,  1880. 

All  reside  Manavunk. 


554  THH    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  ( 2945)  Amanda  M.'  (Dungan)  and  Albert  Mower. 

5760.  1.   ADHLE  J.":   b.  Oct.  15,  1873;  d.  Mch.  3,  1876. 

5761.  II.   Frank  C":  b.  Juiu-  15,  1S77,  in  Roxb. 

5762.  111.   AMANDA  MELVINa'*:  b.  Mch.  26,  1881,  in  Roxb. 

Children  of  (2948)  John  F/  and  Elizabeth  (Lord)  Dungfan. 

5763.  1.  Blanche'*:  b.  Feb.,  1874;  d.  Aug.,  1875. 

5764.  II.  Frances^:  b.  in  1875. 

5765.  III.  James  H.":  b.  Junf  7,  1877. 

5766.  IV.  John":  b.  in  1880;  d.  at  3  months. 

5767.  \'.   MaRYShur^:  b.  April  6,  1884. 

5768.  VI.  Maggie^  b.  April  17,  1887. 

Reside  at  Washini^ton,  D.  C. 

Children  of  (2952)  Winfield  S/  and  Lticy  ( Vickery)  Dungan. 

5769.  I.  JOSEPH":   b,  Sept.  15,  and  d.  Oct.  15,  1887. 

5770.  II.  VVlNFIELD  H.":  b.  Oct.  26,  1888;  d.  Jan.  12,  1889. 

5771.  III.  Bertha  M.":  b.  Feb.  17,  1890,  at  Manavunk,  Philad. 

5772.  IV.  MaRIC^N  L.":   b.  May  24,  1892;  d.  Jan.  10,  i8c}4. 

Children  of  (2953)  Emma  Louisa^  (  Paries)  and  William  Robinson. 

5773.  1.  George  W.":  b.  Oct.  i8,  1864;  m.  Dec.  23,  1886,  Cath- 

arine Funk-,  of  Wissahickon,  Philad.  (7190) 

5774.  II.   Rachel  Faries":  b.  June  23,  1866;  m.  George  B.  Ott, 

of  Roxb.,  where  they  live.  (7192) 

5775.  III.  Jacob  W.":  b.  April  8,  1868  ;  d.  July  15,  1873  ;  b.  Lev. 

Cern. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  555 


Children  of   (2958)  Ezckicl  S/  and  Lydia  (Wilson)  Jones. 

5776.  I.   EllNOR  Shur":   h.  May  17,  and  d.  Aug.  10,  1881  ;  b.  Lev. 

Cem. 

5777.  11.   Nevv'TON   Wilson'^:    b.    Dec.   21,    1882,    at    Manayunk, 

Philad. 


Children  of  (2959)  Elinor"  (Jones)  and  William  N.  Davis. 

5778.  1.  Norman  J.":  b.  July  24,  1886,  at  Manayunk,  Philad. 

5779.  II.  Marian  Lorraine '■•:  b.  April  22,  1889;  d.  July  7,  1890; 

b.  Lev    Cem. 

5780.  111.   ZETAOOLA":   b.  Jan.  27,  1891. 

Children  of  (2961)  Sam'l  Levering"  and  Mary  (Crotsley)  Burness. 

5781.  I.   HOWARD  Levering'^:  b.  Jan.  15,  and  d.  Mch.  30,  1876. 

5782.  II.  JOSEPH  Wilson":  b.  April  8,  1877. 

5783.  III.  Robert":  b.  May  31,  1880. 

5784.  IV.  Annie":  b.  June  22,  1894. 

All  born  and  are  living  at  Washington,  N.  J. 

Children  of  (2962)  Mary  A.'  (Burness)  and  William  H.  Miller. 

5785.  I.  Esther  Ann":  b.  Mch.  24,  1875;  m.  Sept.  29,  1894,10 

Charles  C.  Ford.     Res.  W.  Philad. 

5786.  11.  Wilbur  Alfred":  b.  July  2,  1877,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5787.  III.  Owen  Jones  Wister":  b.  July  26,    1883,  in   Roxb., 

Philad. 

5788.  IV.  Cora  Levine":  b.  June  21.  1887,  in  Roxb..  Philad. 

Children  of  (2965)  Edw.  Levering"  and  Bertha  (Lehman)  Shur. 

5789.  I.   Eva  Marie":  b.  July  5,  1877,  in  Philad. 

5790.  II.  Emma  Lillian":  b.  Dec.  5,  1879,  in  Philad. 

5791.  III.     Clara  Jeanette":  b.  Sep.  26,  1881,  in  Philad. 


S56  THH    LEVERING   FA.MILY. 

Child  of  (2973)  Sallie  A.'  (Levering)  and  John  S.  Marks. 
5792.      1.   I.ILIJAN":   h.  l-\'b.  14,  1878,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (2974)  Mary  Laura**  (Levering)  and  James  E.  Lovett. 
579^.     1.   HOWARD  LlNDLEY":  b.  Feb.  15,  1892,  at  Bristol,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2975)  Lydia  C/  (Levering)  and  Maurice  Watson. 

5794.     I.  George-':  b.  Mcli.  10,  and  d.  Oct.  6,  1892. 
579c;.     11.  John  Russell":  b.  Nov.  6,  189^,  at  Bristol,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2979)  Francis**  and  Mary  W.  (Louden)  Levering. 

5796.  1.  Margaret  A.  L.**:  b.  Apl.  2,  1867;  d.  Auo-.  u,  1869. 

5797.  11.   Mary  H.":  b.  Nov.  24,  1869;  d.  June,  1870. 

5798.  111.   ANNIE  E.":    b.   Nov.   27,    1871  ;    m.    Mch.    16,    1893,   to 

Cbarles  A.  Grange.     Res.  Wissahickon. 

5799.  I\'.   Martha  L.":  b.  iWay  3,  1875,  '^t  Manayunl<,  Philad. 

5800.  V.  Eliza  J.-':    ) 

,,,     ,  ,    ,    r  b-  D*-'^"-  16,  1877,  at  Manayunk,  Philad. 

5801.  VI.  John  L.":  j  ^ 

5802.  Vll.   Francis^:  b.  Apl.  28,  1886,  at  Manayunk,  Philad. 
Children  of  (2980)  Annie  E.*^  (Levering)  and  James  Critcheson. 


^^_    kl.  Feb.  29,  1875. 


5803.  I.  FlizahlhI'*:  b.  Sep.  29,  1873 

5804.  11.  Sarah  Levering" 

5805.  111.  Francis  Allison'' 

5806.  1\.  LOLMSA  Jackson-':  b.  May  18,  1877 

5807.  V.   John":  b.  Jan.  10,  1879. 

5808.  \  !.   Fm.ma  Raynor":  b.  Mch.  29,  1881. 

5809.  \1I.  Jennie  Irene":  b.  Feb.  5.  1885. 

All  were  born  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 


POSTERITY'   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  557 


Child  of  (2990)  James  F/  and  Bertha  (Shuster)  Levering. 

5810.     I.  Bertha  E.'':    b.  Feb.  6,  1890;   d.  July  15,  1891,  at  Mana- 
yunk,  Pa. 


Child  of  (2992)  "William  G.**  and  Caroline  (Ruehmlingf)  Levering. 

581 1.  I.  JOHN  W.-':  b.  Mch.  28,  1894,  at  Mauch  Chunk,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2993)  Amanda  E."  (Levering)  and  Walter  Roudenbush. 

5812.  I.  Harry  E.**:  b.  Nov.  8,  1890,  in  Phikid. 

5813.  II.  George  F.'':  b.  Nov.  10,  1892,  in  Philad. 

5814.  III.  EvaM.»:  b.  Aug.  12,  1894,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (2986)  John  Henry**  and  Mary  (McLaughlin)  Chidester. 

5815.  I.  Edith  Green-':   b.  Apl.  6,  1880;  d.  Nov.  16,  1884,  at 

Manayunk ;   b.  W.  Laurel  Hill  Gem. 

5816.  II.  Ella  France^:  b.  Dec.  14,  1881,  in  Montg.  Go.,  Pa. 

5817.  III.  John  Henrys  b.  June  15,  1885,  at  Manayunk,  Pa. 

Child  of  (2987)  Mary  A.**  (Chidester)  and  Samuel  Birch. 

5818.  I.  James  Ghidester^:   b.  July  19,  1891,  at  Manayunk,  Pa. 

Children  of  (3054)  "William  Wallace"  and  Celia  (Roche)  Levering. 

5819.  I.  Ella  L.-':  b.  Oct.,  1885  ;  d.  Dec.  25,  1887,  at  Bait.,  Md. 

5820.  II.  Ella  L.-*:  b.  Dec.  22,  1887,  at  Bait. 

Children  of  (2999)  J.  Howard'  and  Annie  (Lache)  Phillippi. 

5821.  I.   ERMA  Lache »s:   b.  Apl.  27,  1888,  at  Newark,  N.  J. 

5822.  .  II.   Albert  Lache ^:  b.  Apl.  ij,  i8c;o,  at  Newark,  N.  J. 

5823.  III.  Norman  Lache":  b.  Sep.  19,  1891  ;  d.  Apl.  6,  1892. 

Family  res.  at  Newark,  New  Jersey. 


558  THE    LEVERING    FAMin'. 

Children  of  (3008)  Rebecca'  (Fisher)  and  Benjamin  L.  Griffith. 

5824.  1.  Charles": 

5825.  II.  Nettie": 

5826.      UK    ADELLA'': 

5827.  1\'.  Edna": 

Res.  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (3009)  Francis  A."  and  Ellen  (Blish)  Fisher. 

5828.  1.  Charles  J.": 

5829.  II.  Carrie": 

Kes.  Sweetwater,  Texas. 

Children  of  (3010)  Louisa"^  (Fisher)  and  William  C.  Lacy. 

5830.  1.  Gertrude":   b.  Feb.   17,  1870;   m.  Oct.  10,  1889,  to 

George  S.  Peterson.     Res.  Galva,  111.  (7189) 

5831.  II.  George":    b.  Sep.    5,    1872.     In  dry  goods   business  at 

Galva,  III. 

Child  of  (30J2)  Isabelle'  (Fisher)  and  Charles  E.  Smith. 

5832.  I.   Hlda  LOLUSE": 

Res.  Ottawa,  111. 

Children  of  (3013)  Mary  A.'  (Fisher)  and  W.  C.  Lurtere. 

5833.  I.  ORVILLE": 

5834.  II.  William": 

5835.  III.  Ulster": 

5836.  I\'.  Walter": 

Res.  Ottumwa,  Iowa. 


POSTERITY   OF  VVIGARD   LEVERING.  559 

Children  of  (3014)  Georg^e  W.**  and  Catharine  (Hornish)  Fisher* 

5837.  1.  Louisa": 

5838.  II.  Harriett": 

Res.  Hollywood,  111. 

Child  of  (3015)  Adaline'  (Fisher)  and  John  G.  High. 

5839.  1.  Henry": 

Res.  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Child  of  (3048)  Roscoe  P."^  and  Emilie  (Braun)  Bromley. 

5839^4.     I.  Marion  Levering":  b.  Feb.  2,  1896,  at  Livermore,  Cal. 

Children  of  (3055)  Charles  Henry**  and  Marg^aret  (Bean)  Leveringf. 

5840.  I.  May":  b.  May  7,  and  d.  Aug.  7,  1877. 

5841.  II.  Caroline":  b.  Nov.  22,  1878. 

5842.  III.  Gertrude":  b.  Aug.  20,  1880. 

5843.  IV.  Harry":  b.  Apl.  14,  1882. 

5844.  V.  Charles  Henry,  Jr.":  b.  Feb.  14,  1885 

5845.  VI.  George  Beaver":  b.  Jan.  18,  1887. 

5846.  VII.  Thomas  Bean":  b.  Jan.  26,  1889. 

5847.  VIll.  Katie  Moore":  b.  Feb.  22,  1892. 

Born  at  Norristown,  Penna. 

Child  of  (3059)  Caroline"  (Levering:)  and  Harry  L.  CoryelL 

5848.  I.  Walter  L.":  b.  Apl.  20,  1881,  at  Norristown,  Pa.' 

Children  of  (3060)  Georg-e**  and  Mary  L.  (Bry)  Leveringf. 

5849.  I.   John  Franklin":   b.  Jan.  7,  1891,  at  Norristown,  Pa. 

5850.  II.  Walter":    b.  Feb.  24,  1892,  at  Norristown,  Pa. 

5851.  III.   George  Elmer":    b.  Mch.  13,  1893,  at  Norristown,  Pa. 


56o  THli    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (3061 )  Thos.  Guilford'  and  Mary  (Ives)  Smith. 

5852.  1.  PEMBERTON":  h.  June  ^,  1865,  in  Mahanoy  Plane,  Schuyl- 

kill Co.,  Pa.;   111.  Jan.  5,  1897,  Edwina  W.  Winter.     Res, 
Buffalo,  [\.  Y. 

5853.  III.  Chauncev  PELTON-':  b.  Oct.  27,  1869,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (3063)  John  B.,  Jr./  and  Mary  (Cowton)  Colahan. 

5854.  1.   \\AU\  O.":   \\  Jan.  6,  1874,  in  Pliilad. 

5854.  11.   Kathryn-':   b.  May  9,  1875,  in  Pliilad. 

5855,  111.  John  Barron, "3d:  b.  Au.u.  15,  1877,  in  Philad. 

5857.  Arthur  Cowton":  b.  July  6,  1881,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  ( 3064 )  Charles  E.'  and  Harriet  ( Miller )  Colahan. 

5858.  I.  Harriet  Campbell":  b.  Apl.  i,  1878. 

Child  of  same  and  Arabella  (Hensley)^  2d  wife. 

5859.  II.  Charles  Ellwood":  b.  July  5,  1890. 

Children  of  (3066)  Mary  D.^  (Colahan)  and  Capt.  Louis  E.  Pagan. 

5860.  I.   John  Louis":   b.  Jan.  17,  1873,  at  the  U.  S.  Navy  Yard, 

Kittery,  Maine. 

5861.  11.  Maurice  Walsh":  b.  June  6,   1874,  at  the  U.  S.  Navy 

Yard,  New  York. 

5862.  111.   Mar^  UOROTHY":   b.  June  11,  1876,  at  Philad. 

5863.  IV.   I-LORENCE   Zell":   b.  Jan.   27,  1879,  at  Florence,  Italy. 

5864.  V.    Louis    HSTELLE":    b.    Dec.    i.    1S87,    at    Cn'rmantown, 

Philad. 

586s.  VI.  Thcxmas  Ellwood  Zell":  b.  juK-  28,  1890,  at  the  U. 
S.  Na\\'  Yard,  Boston,  Mass.  Is  named  for  his  great 
uncle,  Colonel  T.  Ell\\'0(xl  Zell,  of  Philad. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  561 

Children  of  (3067)  Katharine  E/  (Colahan)  and  Ogden  Armstrong. 

5866.  1.  Mary  Ogden'':  b.  Mch.  13,  1883. 

5867.  II.  Kathleen**:  d.  in  infancy. 

Children  of  (3068)  Agnes**  (Colahan)  and  Thomas  S.  Sullivant. 

5868.  I.  Rodger  Denny":  b.  Oct.  5,  1883,  in  Phiiad. 

5869.  II.  Caroline  Eudora":  b.  Mch.  i,  1890,  in  PhilaJ. 

Children  of   (3069)  Mary'  (Pancoast)  and  John  Pritchett. 

5870.  1.  Edward  Kintzing":  b.  Au^.  10,  1866;  m.  Sept.  18,  1894, 

A.  F.   Kibler.     Resides  at  Minneapolis,  Minn.,  where  he 
follows  the  profession  of  Civil  Engineer. 

5871.  11.  JOHN**:  b.   Nov.  22,  1867.     Res.  with  parents  at  Minne 

apolis.     Is  a  Ci\il  Engineer. 

5872.  111.   Harr^'  Sigmund**:  b.  Nov.  18,  1869.     In  the  hardware- 

business  at  Minneapolis. 

All  were  born  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (3082)  Emily*"  (Anderson)  and  Richard  Wetherill. 

5873.  I.   George^:  b.  Aug.  10,  and  d.  Sept.  3,  1854. 

5874.  II.   Ida**:  b.  Aug.  25,  1855;  m.  April  23,  1879,  to  Harry  W. 

Ferguson,  of  Manayunk.     Res.  Roxb.;  no  chn. 

5875.  III.   Laura«:   b.   Oct.   20,    i857';  d.   July   15,  1858;  b.   Lev. 

Cem. 

5876.  IV.  ANTHONY  A.  Levering **:  b.  June  9,  1859;  m.  Sept.  14,. 

1884,  Miriam  Green,  of  Roxb.,  where  they  live. 

(7194) 
Children  of  same  and  2d  husband,  William  Hornby. 

5877.  V.  Walter  MELVIN":  b.  Aug.   3,    1871  ;  m.  Mch.    I,  1893, 

Marian  Righter,  of  Roxb.,  where  they  reside. 

5878.  VI.  Jessie  Estelle**:  b.  Sept.  u,  1874;  d.  Nov.  15,  1875; 

b.  Lev.  Cem. 

(36) 


562  Till:    LHVERING    FAMIl.V 


Children  of  (30341  Clinton'  and  Mary  (Wright)  Anderson. 

5879.  1.  Clara":  h.   D.v.   13,    1859;  m.   April   12,    1877,  to  Fred- 

erick Sheerer,  of  Falls  of  Schuylkill.   Philad.,  wiio  was 
b.  in  iS^v     Shed.  Oct.   11.  1882.  (719'"^) 

5880.  11.  Clinton,  JR.":  b.  Oct.  21,    1861  ;  unmd.     Res.  Rhilad. 

5881.  111.  Marion":  b.  Sept.   14,  1863;  d.  Jan.  26,  1886;  unmd.; 

b.  Lew  Cem. 

5882.  IV.   LIZZIL  W.":   b.  Mch.  19,  1866;  unmd.      Res.  Philad. 


Children  of  (3086)  Hannah  Levering'  (Anderson)  and  Wm.  M. 

Morrison, 

5883.  1.  James":  b.   April   12,    1864;    m.    Junf    22,    1892,  Jennie 

Florence  Keeley,  of  Roxb.,  where  they  live.        (7200) 

5884.  11.   Hmily  MLLVIN":   b.  Sept.   29,    1865  ;   unmd.     Res.  Roxb. 

5885.  ill.   Hannah  Mabel":  b.  Mch.  7,  and  d.   Oct.   5,   1871;  b. 

Ll'\-.  Cem. 


Children  of  (3087)  Jonathan  C  and  Amelia  (Ott)  Anderson. 

5886.  1.   llARR^    HUDSON":   b.   Jan.    13,    1862;  m.  April    13,  1884. 

Mau;aif  1).  Luckhart.     Res.  Manayunk.  (7201) 

5887.  11.   Hlla  HESTON":   b.  Sept.  27,  1863  ;  d.  Mch.  22,  1867;   b. 

Lt'\-.  Cem. 

5888.  111.   Mary  WINPENNY":   b.  Feb.  18,  1867;   m.  April  19,  1886, 

to  James  Sheple\-.     Res.  Roxb.  (7204) 


Children  of  (3099)  Florence  V.'  (Levering)   and  Frank  K.  Fenton. 

5889.     1.   FlEANOR  HARVE^•":  b.  May  31,  1890,  Jenkintown,  Pa. 
$890.     11.  Samuel  Mann":   b.  Dec.  12,  1891,  Jenkintown,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  563 

Children  of  (3100)  Samuel  W/  and  Elizabeth  (Jones)  Levering. 

5891.  1.   Mary  PRITCHETT":   b.  Nov.  15,  1874,  at  Philad. 

5892.  II.  ANNA  Louisa'':  b.  May  26,  1877,  at  Philad. 

5893.  111.  Elizabeth  Graeff'':   b.  April   lo,  1882;  d.  Nov.  18, 

1890;  b.  Woodlands  Cem. 

5894.  IV.   EDMUND'':   b.  Jan.  17,  1885,  at  Philad. 

Child  of  (3  J  on  Anthony  Z/  and  Minnie  (Dorchester)  Levering. 

5895.  I.  Minnie  May-':  b.  May  30,  1876,  at  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Child  of  same  and  Minnie  A.  (Menzel),  2d  wife. 

5896.  II.  Emma  Menzel^:  b.  Oct.  15,  1886,  at  Minneapolis. 

Child  of  (3102)  Thomas  M.'  and  Nellie  (Reid)  Levering. 

5897.  I.  Maude  Reid":  b.  Oct.  7,  1880. 

Children  of  (3104)  Clara  Ellen''  (Levering)  and  Joshua  Streeper. 

5898.  1.  Walter  Howell^:  b.  June  4,  1876,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5899.  II.  Nellie  Gertrude'':  b.  Oct.  15,  1881,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5900.  III.   Harry  Levering^:   b.  June   17,  1884,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5901.  IV.  William  Stokely'':  b.  July  6,  1888;  d.  Feb.  22,  1889; 

b.  Lev.  Cem. 

5902.  V.  Sydney  Clayton":  b.  Feb.  28,  1890;  d.  Jul)-  13,  1894; 

b.  Lev.  Cem. 

Child  of  (3108)  Retta  T.'  (Levering)  and  William  C.  Shepherd. 

5903.  I.   LILLIE  May":   b.  Sep.  24,  1892,  at  Trainer,  Del.  Co.,  Pa. 

Child  of  (3109)  Annie  M.**  (Levering)  and  Robert  Cavenaugh. 

5904.  1.  Wilda":  b.  Nov.  3,  and  d.  Nov.  4,  1889;  b.  Lev.  Cem. 


564  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY 


Children  of  (3116)  Charles  T."  and  Elizabeth  (Saylor)  Durham. 

5905.  I.   KaTE^:    b.   Max-  6,  1868;  d.  Nov.  17,  1871  ;    b.  at  BaritMi 

Hill  Ccni..  near  PhilaJ. 

5906.  II.   Wary":  b.  Mch.  12,  1870;  d.  Dec.  5,  1871  ;   b.  at  Barren 

Hill  Gem.,  near  Philad. 

5907.  III.  Sa.MUEL":    b.  Oct.  12,  1872.     Unmd.     Res.  Norristown, 

Pa. 

5908.  IV.   E.WMA  S.":   b,  Feb.  16,  1S74.      Unnid.     Res.  Norristown, 

Pa. 

5909.  \'.  Sarah  P.":    b.  Sep.  2,  1875.      Unmd.     Res.  Norristown, 

Pa. 

5910.  \1.  Martha  L.":  b.  Jli1\- 7,  1878.     Unmd.     Res.  Norristown, 

Pa. 


Children  of  OH?)  Adelia  R.'  (Tibben)  and  William  H.  Lewis. 

591 1.  I.  John  Tibben":  b.  Jan.  29,  i860;  m.  Oct.  26,  1887,  Ella 

MuUin,  (7206) 

5912.  II.   E.ViMA  .-XDELIa":    b.  Oct.   3,    1861  ;    m.  Oct.  29,   1890,  to 

lJa\id  Siter  Cornog. 

5913.  III.    William  Jackson":  b.  Sep.  24,  1863. 

5914.  1\ .  Winnie  Lavalette":  b.  Feb.  9,  1866. 

Children  of  (3118)  Emma  A.^  (Tibben)  and  George  S.  Moyer. 

5915.  I.  John  W.":  b.  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5916.  II.   Edwin":   b.  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 
^917.     111.  Caroline":  b.  at  Roxb..  Philad. 

Effort  failed  to  elicit  further  information. 

Children  of  (3120)  Daniel  O.""  and  Elmira  (Knouse)  Dager. 

5918.  I.   .ANNIE":    b.  Apl.  16,    i860;    m.   Mch.  8,    1883,  to  Walter 

Hetfinger,  b.  Mch.  8,  1855.     Res.  Mt.  Airy,  Philad. 

(7207) 

5919.  II.   LORING":   b.  Dec,  1861  ;  d.  Dec.  25,  1890;    unmd. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  565 

5920.  111.  GEORGE  B.  M.":    b.  May  11,   1865;    m.  Aug.  8,    1887, 

Laura  Speelhoffer,  b.  July  18,  1869.     Res.  at  Lansdale, 
Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  (7212) 

5921.  IV.  Maria'':  b.  Oct.  14,  1867;  m.  July  21,  1892,  to  Charles 

Vogel,  b.  Feb.  19,  1871.     Res.  Mt.  Airy,  Philad. 

5922.  V.   Harry'':    b.  Oct.  23,    1869;    m.  June   10,   1891,  Carrie 

Byerly,  b.  Aug.  5,  1872.     Res.  Barren  Hill,  Pa. 

5923.  VI.  Elmira'':  b.  Nov.  23,  1873;  m.  Jan.  1 1,  1893,  to  Harvey 

Shock,  b.  Dec.  21,  1871.     Res.  Chestnut  Hill,  Philad. 

Children  of  (3I2I)  Martin  Van  B.*^  and  Emily  (Willard)  Dager. 

5924.  I.  Charles  O.'' (M.  D.):    b.   May   n,    1862;    m.   Apl.    14, 

1892,  Sarah  J.  Fite,  b.  Mch.  3,  1863.     Res.  at  Hatboro, 
Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 

5925.  II.  Jesse  W.'':    b.  Apl.  16,   1864;    d.  May  i,   1872,  Barren 

Hill,  Pa. 

5926.  111.  Martin  V.,  Jr.":  b.  Sep.  16,   1867;  m.  May  6,   1891, 

Lilian  S.   Ely,    b.    Apl.  4,    1869.     They  res.  at  Asbury 
Park,  N.  J.  (7214) 

Children  of  (3124)  Henrietta  E.'  (Sheldrake)  and  Rev.  John  W. 

Custis. 

5927.  I.  Parke  Gillette'':   b.  Mch.  29,  1866;  d.  Aug.  17,  1869; 

b.  Lev.  Cem. 

5928.  II.   Julia  ROSE":  b.  Nov.  II,  1867. 

5929.  111.  William  Jacob":  b.  Nov.  10,  1868. 

5930.  IV.  Edith  May":  b.  May  23,  1872. 

5931.  V.  Jacob  Trevor":  b.  Dec.  17,  1875. 

They  res.  at  Germantown,  Philad.,  with  their  mother. 

Children  of  (3130)  George  T.' and  Elizabeth  (Mattis)  Righter. 

5932.  I.  George  M.":  b.  Sept.  13,  1869,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5933.  11.  Blanche  M.":  b.  June  28,  1871,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5934.  111.  Frank  H.":  b.  Feb.  11,  187^,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5935.  IV.  S.  Earl":  b.  June  22,  1878,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 


566  Till-:    LHNERING    FAMILY'. 

Children  of  (3132)  C  Ed^ar'  and  Rebecca  (Wright)  Righter. 

5936.  1.   Hula  MJ':  \\  June  21,  1875. 

5937.  11.   MaBHL  F;-':   b.  Wch.  13,  1877:  d.  Nov.  11,  1881. 

5938.  111.   C.  HDGAR,  JR.^   b.  Ma\-  13,  1879. 

5939.  1\  .   RETTIB  H.":   b.  Feb.  27,  and  d.  Jiil\-  23,  1881. 

Children  of  (3133)  Michael  H.' and  Emmaretta  (Hinkle)  Righter. 

5940.  1.   Howard  M.":  b.  Nov.  5,  1881  ;  d.  Feb.  13,  1882. 

5941.  11.   ALBERT  P.^:   b.  Jan.  11,  1883;  d.  Aug.  30,  1884. 

5942.  HI.   HDITH  M.":   b.  Aug.  28,  1885. 

Children  of  (3137)  Catharine  H/  (Tibben)  and  Lamar  S.  Felten. 

5943.  1.   Miriam  J.-':  b.  Sept.  2,  1876,  in  Philad. 

5944.  11.   l.A.MAR  REID":   b.  May  19,  1880,  in  Philad. 

5945.  111.   ALBERT  L.":   b.  Aug.  22,  1881,  in  Philad. 

5946.  IV.  Clara  Tibben •':  b.  April  19,  1883,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (3Hn  Julia  E/  (Tibben)  and  Walter  K.  Thomas. 

5947.  1.  Margaret  K.**:  b.  Oct.  16,  1892,  at  Wissahickon,  Philad. 

Children  of    3143)  Samuel  F.'  and  Kate  (Stadelman)  Tibben. 

5948.  1.    FllaCRACE":   b.  June  16,  1878. 

5949.  11.  Maud  Edna":  b.  Dec.  10,  1881. 

5950.  111.  iknvARD  Algernon-':  b.  Mch.  14,  1888. 

Fainil\-  reside  Lower  Merion,  near  Philad. 

Children  of  (3152)  Hon.  Charles  T.*^  and  Mary  (Conner)  Harkison. 

5951.  1.  Robert  Tibben":  b.  Oct,  18,  and  d.  Oct.  20,  188 1,  at 

Denxer,  Colo. 

5952.  11.   CHARLES  VVlLLIA.W":    b.  Oct.  22,  1883,  at  Denver,  Colo. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  567 

Children  of  (3153)  Mary  A/  (Harkison)  and  David  Reed. 

5953.  I.  Sarah  Harkison^:  b.  Jan.  17,  1868;  d.  Dec.  26,  1870. 

5954.  II.   Robert  RusHTON":    b.  Apl.  8,  1869;  d.  June  10,  1871. 

5955.  111.  Charles  Harkison-':  h.  Dec.  27,  1870;  d.  Apl.  5,  1876. 

5956.  IV.  George  Hart'-':  b.  Aug.  27,  1872. 

5957.  V.  Jane  Angeline'-":  b.  Sep.  15,  1874. 

5958.  VI.  David  TiBBEN^:  b.  Apl.  29,  1876. 

5959.  VII.  Kate  Field":  b.  Mch.  2,  1878. 

5960.  VIII.  JOHN  HORBACH'^:  b.  Oct.  12,  1879;  d.  Dec.  30,  1880. 

5961.  IX.  Hannah  Mary":  b.  July  31,  1881. 

5962.  X.  Jesse  Eugene":  b.  May  23,  1883. 

5963.  XI.  Edwin  Baker":  b.  Oct.  15,  1885;  d.  Jan.  9,  1886. 

Family  reside  at  Omaha,  Neb. 

Children  of  (3154)  Hannah  SJ*  (Harkison)  and  Joseph  Archibald. 


5964 

5965 
5966 
5967 
5968 
5969 
S970 
5971 


I.  JOSEPH  D.":  b.  Sep.  6,  1875. 

II.  Charles  T.":  b.  Dec.  5,  1876;  d.  Oct.  13,  1880. 

III.  Mary  H.":   b.  June  2,  1878. 

IV.  JOHN  A.":  b.  Nov.  8,  1879;  d.  Sep.  i,  1880. 

V.  Margaret  C":  b.  Aug.  15,  1881  ;  d.  June  16,  1884. 

VI.  ALLAN  R.":   b.  May  2,  1884. 

VII.  ANNIE  I.":  b.  Sep.  4,  1885  ;  d.  July  2,  1886. 

VIII.  ALICE  J.":  b.  Feb.  20,  1888;  d.  Apl.  19,  1891. 
Family  live  at  Omaha,  Neb. 


Children  of  (3158)  William  T.'  and  Emily  (Mennig)  Shupard. 

5972.  I.  Florence  L.":   b.  Nov.  1877;  d.  June  18,  1878;  b.  Lev. 

Cem. 

5973.  II.   Kate  P.":   b.  May  21,  1879,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

5974.  111.  Bertram  St.  Clair":   b.  Mch.  28,  1881 ;  d.  Dec.  22, 

1888 ;  b.  Lev.  Cem. 


568  THU    LEVERING    lAWILV. 

5975.  IV.  Ralph  Raymond":   b.  Oct.  27,  1882,  at  Roxb. 

5976.  V.  Howard  Walcom":  b.  Oct.  21,  1885,  at  Roxb. 

5977.  VI.  Ross  B.":  b.  Oct.  6,  1890;  d.  Max-  21,  1891. 

Children  of  (315^1  Anna  A/  (Shupard)  and  John  F.  Doan. 

5978.  1.  J.   Ross'*:    b.  Feb.   16,   1884;  d.   Jul)-   i,   i8c)o;  b.   Lev. 

Cem. 

5979.  II.   Ada  LORETTa":  b.  in  1885,  at  Roxb. 

5980.  111.  Kate  Shupard":  b.  1887,  at  Roxb. 

Children  of  (3160)  Horace  E."  and  Elizabeth  (Hendricks)  Shupard. 

5981.  1.   JayMorelle":  b.  Oct.  2,  1887. 

5982.  11.   HORACE  E.":   b.  Sept.  29,  1889. 

5983.  111.  Clara  ADELlA'*:  b.  Feb.  14,  1892. 

Children  of  (3165)  Hannah  T."  (Ayres)  and  William  Hoffman. 


5984 

5985 
5986 

5987 
5988 
5989 
5990 


I.  Florence  a.":  b.  Feb.  12,  1881. 

II.  Blanche  A.":  b.  Feb.  20,  1882. 

III.  Harry  B.-':  b.  April  21,  1883. 

IV.  FRANK  A.":   b.  Jan.  U).  1886. 

V.  BERTHA  A.":   b.  Mch.  15,  1888. 

VI.  CjEORGE  W.-':  b.  Sept.  6,  1890  ;  d.  Aug.  26,  1891, 

\'ll.    WlLMORE  J.":    b.  June  I,   1893. 
All  bi)rn  at  Pottstown,  Penna. 


Child  of  (3166)  Jennie  M.''  (Ayres)  and  Austin  Longaker. 
5991.     1.   Helen  1..":   b.  Nm-.,  1891,  at  Pottstown,  Penna. 


5992 
5993 
5994 
5995 
5996 
5997 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  569 

Children  of  (3167)  Thomas  J.'  and  Elizabeth  (Orf )  Sibley. 

I.  Caroline  G.'':  b.  Nov.  5,  1871  ;  d.  Feb.  13,  1883. 

II.  William":  b.  Nov.  5,  and  d.  Dec.  6,  1873. 

III.  Catharine  W.^*:  b.  Jan.  25,  1877;  d.  Aug.  18,  1883. 

IV.  JOSEPH  A.»:  b.  Feb.  9,  1879;  d.  Feb.  16,  1883. 

V.  Elizabeth  M.":  b.  Oct.  26,  1883. 

VI.  Ada  B.«:   b.  Mch.  20,  1889. 

Children  of  (3168)  Annie  C.*^  (Sibley)  and  James  B.  Law. 

5998.  1.  LILLIE  ESTELLE'':  b.  Jan.  17,  1870;  in.  May  15,  1892,  to 

Edward  Roop,  Jr.,  of  Philad. 

5999.  11.  Williams.^:  b.  Sept.  7,  1871. 

6cx)o.    III.  Arthur  Raymond**:  b.  Jan.  4,  1874;  m.  June  21, 1892, 
Nellie  R.  Worth. 

6cx3i.  IV.  LE  Grand":  b.  Feb.  29,  1876. 

6002.  V.  Mabel":  b.  Oct.  23,  1878. 

6003.  VI.  James  Royal":  b.  April  17,  1881. 

6004.  VII,  Alvin":  b.  Dec.  23,  1883;  d.  Dec.  30,  1888. 

6005.  VIII.  Jay  Clarence":  b.  Nov.  13,  1885. 

6006.  IX.  Fern":  b.  Mch.  4,  1888. 

Children  of  (3170)  William  T.'  and  Maggie  (Kane)  Whiteman. 

6007.  I.  Hannah":  b.  Nov.  14,  1881. 

6008.  II.  William":  b.  July  9,  1883;  d.  July  19,  1885. 

6009.  111.  Kate":  b.  Nov.  27,  1886. 

6010.  IV.  Althea":  b.  Oct.  2,  1891. 

Child  of  (3171)  Jacob  A.'  and  Ella  (Burns)  Whiteman. 

6011.  I.  Jennie  W.":  b.  May  27,  1891. 


570  THH    LE\HR1NG    FAMILY 


Children  of  (3I73j  Kate"  (Whiteman)  and  Henry  C  Kirk. 

6012.     1.   Ida-':   b.  Feb.  6,  18S4. 
6on.     II.   llARRV":  b.  Mcii.  18,  1885. 
6014.     111.   ANNIE":   b.  Dec.  3,  1891. 


Child  of  (3175)  Joseph  A/ and  Josephine  (Thorpe)  Whiteman. 

6015.  1.  Margaret  Hood":  b.  Nov.  16,  1890. 

Children  of  (3176)  BaUis'  and  Kate  (Moore)  Whiteman. 

6016.  I.   JOSEPH":  b.  }Ach.27,  1884. 

6017.  11.   Baltis":   b.  Feb.  27,  1886. 

Children  of  (3177)  Thomas  E.^  and  Clara  (Humphreys)  Pyle. 

6018.  1.  Lewis  Morris":  b.  Jan.  23,  1874. 

6019.  11.  benjamin  Horace":  b.  FeK  24,  1877. 

Children  of  (3178)  Emilie  K.'  (Pyle)  and  William  C.  Wilson. 

6020.  1.  Clarence  F.":  b.  Jan.  29,  1871  ;  m.  July  28,  1892,  Lizzie 

Munaw 

6021.  11.   l.AL'RA  A.":  b.  Au,u.  27,  1872;  m.  April  20,  1892,  to  John 

1  larper. 

Children  of  (3179)  Lewis  W.'  and  Rosalba  (Enochs)  Pyle. 

6022.  I.  F.  William":  b.  Feb.  23,  1880. 


(XD23 
6024 
6025 
6026 


II.  Wilton  Aubrey":  b.  April  3,  1881. 

III.  DeWitt  C":   b.  April  20,  1882. 

i\ .  LEWIS  Clifford":  b.  Dee.  21, 1883 ;  J.  Mch.  20,  1884. 

V.    ROSALHA":    b.  Sept.   5,   1885. 


POSTERITY   OF   WI.jARD   LEVERING,  57 1 


Children  of  (3 J 80)  Ella  V."  (Pyle)  and  William  H.  Vaughn. 

6027.  1.    WILLIE  C.«:  I         Nm.    S     ,RR2         /  J-   AriH   10,  1884. 

6028.  11.   HERBERT  A.«:  /^-  '^"''-  ^'  ^^^^-      \  d.  July  19,  1884. 

6029.  111.  Milton  M.^:  b.  June  29,  1886. 


Children  of  (3182)  Laura  A.*^  (Pyle)  and  Samuel  W.  Rawlins. 

6030.  1.  Ellwood  Clark":  b.  Aug.  7,  1875. 

6031.  11.  Ella  A.":  b.  Nov.  2,  1876. 

6032.  III.  MaryE.'*:  b.  Sept.  30,  1878. 

6033.  IV.  Samuel  W.":  b.  Dec.  30,  1881. 

Child  of  (3183)  Robert  R*^  and  Emma  (Pavitt)  Pyle. 

6034.  1.  Blanche'':  b.  July  18,  1890. 

Children  of  (3 J 84)  Milton  M.'  and  Mary  (Grant)  Pyle. 

6035.  1.  Susan  C":  b.  Oct.  28,  1884;  d.  July  28,  1885. 

6036.  11.  John  H.-':  b.  Aug.  29,  1887. 

Children  of  (3287)  Harry  P.''  and  Magfgfie  (Swinehart)  Crow. 

6037.  I.   H.  Walter":   b.   Mch.   20,    1871,   in   Nantmeal,   Chester 

Co.,  Pa.     Res,  Philad. 

6038.  11.  E.  Allen":  b.  Oct.  12,  1874,  in  Nantmeal,  Chester  Co., 

Pa.     Res.  Philad. 

Children  of  (3284)  Sarah  Jane'  (Crow)  and  William  Irwin. 

6039.  1.  W.  Frank":  b,  July,  29,  1866;  m.  June  30,   1888,  Laura 

Leighton.  (7216) 

6040.  11.   H.Eugene":   b.  Apl.  9,  1870.     Unmd.     Res.  Philad. 

6041.  111.  E.  Margery":  b.  Mch.  17,  1873.     Unmd.     Res.  Coats- 

ville.  Pa.,  where  all  were  born. 


572  THE    LHVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (  3286  I  Annie  E/  ( Crow )  and  Jacob  D.  Lemley. 

6042.     1.   NELLIE  U.":   b.  Sep.  20.  1868,  at  Chestnut  Hill,  Philad. 

604^     11.   J.   Harvard":   b.   May   i,    1872;    d.    Mch.    11,    1873,   ^t 
Chestnut  Hill,  Philad. 

6044.  111.  Susie  C":  b.  Nov.  9,  1874,  at  Chestnut  Hill,  Philad. 

Children  of  (3290)  J.  Frank'  and  Isabella  (Davis)  Crow. 

6045.  I.   FL(3RENCE":   b.  Apl.  26,  1881*,  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

6046.  II.   Ida  H.":  b.  Feb.  26,  1883,  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

6047.  ill.  ANNA  S.'':  b.  Sep.  2,  1886;  d.  May  28,  1887,  in  Chester 

Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (3289)  William  M/  and  Mary  (Bones)  Crow. 

6048.  1.   E.WILV  .W.'':  b.  Jan.  25,  1884,  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 

6049.  11.  S.  JENNIE-':  b.  Oct.  25,  1885  ;  d.  Nov.  10,  1891,  at  Down- 

ingtown.  Pa. 

6050.  111.   HELEN  D.»:  b.  May  29,  1888,  at  Downingtovvn,  Pa. 

Child  of  (3292)  Sharpless  Wf  and  Lillie  (Gordon)  Crow. 

6051.  1.  Ja.MES  Gordon":  b.  July  4,    1886,  at  Do\vnin.^town,  Pa. 


Children  of  (3293))  Charles  E.'  and  Dollie  (Smith)  Crow. 

6052.  1.  Edna":  b.  Nov.  19,  1881. 

605^.  11.    Uauu\  p.":   b.  Feb.  2,  1883. 

6054.  111.   HOMER  E.":  b.  Nov.  i,  1884;  d.  Jan.  24,  1885. 

6055.  1\'.  William  A.":  b.  Dec  30,  1885. 

6056.  V.   Irene":   b.  July  i,  1887. 

6057.  VI.   ANNA  L.":  b.  Feb.  20,  1889. 

All  were  born  at  Annville,  Lebanon  Co.,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  573 

Child  of  (3295)  Mary  E.^  (Weidner)   and  Henry  B.  Sener. 

6058.  1.  Bertha  Alletah":  b.  Feb.  23,  1879. 

Children  of  (3299)  B.Franklin'  and  Abbie  (Johnson)  Weidner. 

6059.  1.   LlLLIE  O.^   b.  April  9,  1885. 

6060.  II.  Benjamin  Franklin^:  b.  April  30,  1887. 

Child  of  (3304)  Frank'  and  Laura  (Crouse)  Toland. 

6061.  1.   Helen":  b.  Nov.  27,  1885,  at  Carlisle,  Pa. 

Children  of  (3306)  Charles  F.'  and  Mary  (Harrigfan)  Keimer. 

6062.  1.  Katie  M.'':  b.  Feb.  10,  1879,  at  Wilmington,  Del. 

6063.  11.   JOHN'-*:   b.  July  17,  1883;  d.  July  17,  1884. 

6064.  III.  JOHN  N.^  b.  May  7,  1887,  at  Wilmington,  Del. 

Children  of  (3311)  Sallie'  (Keimer)   and  James  Kingf. 

6065.  I.  Lewis  M.":  b.  Jan.  15,  and  d.  Dec.  8,  1881. 

6066.  II.   Ella^  b.  Feb.  4,  1883. 

6067.  111.  Lizzie 9;  b.  Oct.  29,  1885. 

6068.  IV.  Laura^  b.  Ffb.  9,  1889. 

Children  of  (3312)  William'  and  Etta  (Irwin)  Keimer. 

6069.  I.   Ida  B.«:  b.  Mch.  29,  1884;  d.  Jan.  22,  1888. 

6070.  II.   JOHN  S.'^:  b.  iNov.  II,  1885,  at  Wilmington,  Del. 

Children  of  (33J4)  Conard'  and  Mary  (Pat ton)  Norbrey. 

6071.  1.   FANNIE  W.":  b.  Nov.  28,  1868,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

6072.  II.  Sallie-':  b.  Mch.  3,  1872,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

6073.  III.  JENNIE":  b.  Oct.  25,  1875,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

6074.  IV.  JOSEPH":  b.  Sept.  3,  1879;  d.  April  16,  1883. 


574  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (3315)  Charles'  and  Mary  (Priest)  Norbrey. 

6075.  '•   ANNIE":   h.  Sept.    16,    1867;   m.  July    17,  1886,  to  Robert 

Keyes.  (7220) 

6076.  II.  George':  b.  Oct.  i8,  1869,  in  Roxb.,  Phihui. 

6077.  111.   H.  Franklin'':   b.  April  21,  1874,  in  Roxb.,  Pbihui. 

6078.  1\  .    Katie-':   b.  Juno  22,  1878,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

6079.  V.  Florence":  b.  Dec.  29,  1884,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Children  of  (3318)  Westley''  and  Joanna  (McFadgen)  Norbrey. 

6080.  I.   Flla":   b.  Nov.  7,  1887,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

6081.  11.  Willie-':  b.  Oct.  7,  1879,;  d.  May  5,  1882. 

Children  of  (3319)  Annie  M."  (Hammond)   and  Matthew  S.  Cain. 

6082.  1.  Charles  Weidner":  b.  Au.^i.  4,  1867. 
608^.    II.  Fdwin  Maxton":  b.  Oct.  26,  1875. 

Children  of   (  3320)  James  M.**  and  Hannah  (Liggett)  Hammond. 

6084.  I.   CioLDlE  B.  L.-':   b.  April  22  and  d.  Au^i.  25,  1872. 

6085.  11.  George":  b.  Oct.  22,  1873;  d.  same  day. 

6086.  111.  Bessie  Liggett":  b.  Jul\-  2,  1876. 

Children  of  (3325)  S.  Ellen'"  (Hammond)  and  Benjamin  Fisher. 

6087.  I.    ALBERT":    b.  Feb.   10,  1875. 

6088.  II.  Wary  F.m.wa" :  b.  Mch.  8,  1877. 

6089.  111.    Frank":   b.  June  24,  1879. 

60)0.     IV.   Ja.MES  CiARFlELD":   b.  Sept.  6,  1881. 

6091.  V.  Walter  M.":  b.  Oct.  9,  1883. 

6092.  \1.    IHO.MAS  R.":   b.  No\-.  I,  1886. 

6a;3.     Ml.  Joanna":  b.  Dec.  7,   1888;  d.  Sept.  18,  1889. 

6094.  \  III.   CiEORCJE  H.":  b.  Feb.  19,  1890. 

6095.  IX.  Benjamin  F.":  b.  Dec.  25,  1891. 

FamiK'  home  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  575 

Child  of  (3326)  Joseph  N/  and  Clara  (Sirg-enson)  Hammond. 

6096.  I.  Walter  SirgensoN'*:  b.  April  ii,  1889,  at  Pottstown,  Pel. 

Children  of  (3334)  Laura  E.**  (Wolfe)  and  John  M.  Kane. 

6097.  1.  Earl  Thomas'*:  b.  May  8,  1885. 

6098.  11.  Dell  Reburta^  b.  July  17,  1887. 

Children  of  (3335)  Annie  E.'  (Ruth)  and  P.  H.  Condon. 

6099.  I.   George  W.^  b.  May  24,  1880;  d.  Mch.  10,  1882. 

6100.  II.  Mary^:  b.  Jan.  28,  1882,  at  Conshohocken,  Pa. 

6101.  111.  Jennie^:  b.  Dec.  21,  1883,  at  Conshohocken,  Pa. 

6102.  IV.   Harry^:  b.  Nov.  19,  1887,  at  Conshohocken,  Pa. 

Child  of  (3336)  Jennie'  (Ruth)  and  John  Dowd. 

6103.  I.  Caleb  B.^:  b.  May  10,  1893,  at  Conshohocken,  Pa. 

Child  of  (3337)  Kate'  (Ruth)  and  William  Davis. 

6104.  1.   Lillian**:  b.  June  i,  1880,  at  Conshohocken,  Pa. 

Child  of  (3344)  Margaret '  (Bair)  and  Edwin  Wright. 

6105.  1.  Edwin":   b.  Dec.  23,  1864;  unmd.     Res.  Philad. 

Children  of  (3345)  John'*  and  Harriet  (Tregfo)  Bair. 

6106.  1.  Evan":  b.  Mch.  29,  1872  ;  unmd.     Res.  Sadsburyville,  Pa. 

6107.  11.  William-':    b.  May  15,   1875;    i-"imd.      Res.  Sadsbury- 

ville, Pa. 

Children  of  (3347)  Uriah  '^  and  Annie  (Shoemaker)  Bair. 

6108.  1.  Jennie":   b.  Feb.  8,   1873;  m-  F^^-  28,   1894,  to  Walter 

Green.     Res.  W.  Philad. 

6109.  11.  Bessie":  b.  May  20,  1876. 

61 10.  III.  Paul":  b.  Mch.  11,  1880. 


576  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of    (3346)  Eliza"  (Bair)  and  Edwin  Buckley. 

Ciii.     I.   Harry":    b.   April    i6,    1863;    m.    Jul\-   26,    1893,   Lizzie 
TaylcM-.     Krs.  I'hihid. 

61 12.  II.  Charles-':  b.  Sept.  4,  1867;  unnKl.     l^i-s.  Philad. 

6113.  111.   Clarence":   b.  Feb.  26,  1871  ;   unnid.     Res.  Philad. 


Children  of  (3348)  Jane''  <Bair)  and  Amos  Osmond. 

6114.     1.   Charles":   b.  June  25,  1877,  at  Newark,  iJel. 
61  iv     11.   Ralph":   b.  Feb.  16,  1879.  ;>t  Newark,  Del. 


Children  of  (3349)  Allie'  (Bair)  and  Howard  Connell. 

61 16.  1.  Frank":  b.  Jan.  16,  1883. 

6117.  11.   Hdwin":  b.  Feb.  2,  1885. 

61 18.  111.   JOHN":   b.  Feb.  23,  1887. 

6119.  1\'.  Harry":  b.  Sept.  25,  1890. 

6120.  \'.   RERa":   b.  April  23,  1893. 

Children  of  (3352)  Catharine*^  (Pine)  and  Ellwood  Scott. 

6121.  1.  Cora  F.":  b.  Meh.  24,  1874;  d.  Jul\-  15,  1877,  in  Philad 

6122.  11.   Addie  M.":   b.  May  10,  1878.     Res.  Philad. 

Children  of  (3354)  Emma^  (Pine)  and  Absalom  Trego. 

6123.  1.   1:L\INa":  b.  Jul)'   14,  1869;  m.  to  Elmer  Hooven. 

(7223) 

6124.  11.    Morris":   b.  Nov.  i.   1880. 

Children  of  (3356)  Annie'  (Kendig)  and  Rev.  Henry  Franklin. 

6125.  I.   Wary":  b.  Dee.  14,   1883. 

6126.  II.  Sylvester":  b.  about  1886;  dead. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  577 

Children  of  (3362)  Henry"  and  Kate  (McCullough)  Kerlin. 

6127.  1.  William'-':  b.  in  Philad. 

6128.  II.  Frank":  b.  in  Philad. 

6129.  111.  Mary'':  b.  in  Philad. 

6130.  IV.  Charles":  b.  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (3363)  William'  and  Ada  (Powers)  Kerlin. 

61 31.  !.  William":  b.  Aug.  6,  1886,  at  Parksburg,  Pa. 

Children  of  (3366)  Margaret"  (Kerlin)  and  Mark  Connell. 

6132.  1.  Mary":  b.  Aug.  4,   1887;  d.  Nov.  7,   1891,  at  Dovvning- 

town,  Pa. 

6133.  11.  Roy":  b.  June  17,  1889,  at  Downingtown,  Pa. 

6134.  111.  Charles":  b.  June  19,  1891  ;  d.  Aug.  6,  1892,  at  Dow- 

ningtown, Pa. 

Children  of  (3370)  Maggie"  (Reese)  and  Henry  Shroder. 

6135.  1.  JUDSON  R.":  b.  Sept.  25,  1881,  at  Germantown,  Philad. 

6136.  11.   Henry  F.":  b.  Oct.  2,  1883,  at  Germantown,  Philad. 

6137.  111.  Mabel":  b.  July  30,    1885;  d.  June  21,   1888,  at  Ger- 

mantown, Philad. 

6138.  IV.  Cora":  b.  Mch.  12,  1890,  at  Germantown,  Philad. 

6139.  V.  Louisa":  b.  July  21,  1891,  at  Germantown,  Philad. 

Children  of  (3371 )  Mary "  (Reese )  and  Frank  Newlin. 

6140.  1.  John":  b.  Dec.  i,  1879,  at  Coatesville,  Pa. 

6141.  11.  Lulu  R.":  b.  Aug.  23,  1883;  d.  June  i,  1890,  at  Coates- 

ville, Pa. 

6142.  111.   Haddie":  b.  Feb.  6,  1886.  at  Coatesville,  Pa. 

6143.  IV.  Sadie  J.":  b.  Nov.  30,  1887,  at  Coatesville,  Pa. 

6144.  V.  William":  b.  April  6,  1891,  at  Coatesville,  Pa. 
(37) 


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5/ 


8  Till-:  lh\i-:ring  family. 


Children  of  (3372)  Kate''  (Reese)  and  George  Bicking. 

614:^.     1.  Florence'':  h.  May  8,  1887,  in  Philad. 

6146.  II.    Harr^":   b.  Jan.  11,  1890;  d.  July,  1891,  in  Pliihul. 

6147.  III.   (iEORGE":  b.  Oct.  6,  1891,  in  PhilaJ. 

t 

Children  of  (3375)  Lizzie'*  (Reese)  and  Walter  Bicking. 

6148.  I.  Stella":  b.  Sept.  19,  1889. 

6149.  II.  Mabel-':  b.  Mch.  14,  1891. 

6150.  111.  Fannie-':  b.  Sept.  11,  1893. 

Children  of  (3186)  Julia  J/  (McCorkle)  and  William  A.  Moore. 

6151.  I.  JOSEPH  Levering":  b.  Jan.  14,  1874. 

6152.  11.   VVlLLlA.W  .ANTOINE":   b.  Nov.  22,  1877. 

6153.  HI.  .Neill  Archibald":  b.  Oct.  3,  1879;  d.  Feb.  22,  1891. 

6154.  1\'.  Donald  Olin":  b.  Oct.  2,  188 1. 

6155.  V.  Ross  Richardson":  b.  July  29,  1884. 
615C.  VI.  Kenneth  Atwood":  b.  Sept.  9,  1887. 

6157.  \ll.   Jay  Dudley":   b.  April  16,  and  d.  June  26,  i8c)0. 

Children  of  (3t87)  Sophia  Levering**  (Mattis)  and  George  E.  Hardy. 

6158.  1.     Salem":   b.  Aug.  7,  1861.     Res.  Denver,  Colo. 

Children  of  same  and  2d  husband,  Charles  R.  Woods. 

6159.  11.  LOUIE  Elizabeth":  b   Mch.  i,  1867;  m.  April  17,  1890, 

to  Converse  Marsh,  Indianapolis,  Ind.  (7226) 

6160.  111.   1-AlTH  LEVERINE":   b.  Oct.  27,  1874;  d.  April,  1875;   ^^■ 

Mt.  Auburn  Cein.,  Cambridge,  Mass. 

6161.  IV.  Charles  Royal":  b.  Ma\-  27,  1878. 

6162.  V.  Marguerite  Levering":  b.  Ma\-  12,  i88i. 
616^.     Vl.   Hope  Rowill":  b.  Jan.  20,  1883. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  579 

Child  of  (3189)  Ida'  (Mattis)  and  Clifford  S.  Warren. 

6164.  1.   RENA  Brooke^:   b.  June  24,  1877,  in  Philad. 

Children  of   (3J90)  Ross  R/  and  Mary  (McKinley)  Mattis. 

6165.  I.  George^:  h,  April  17,  1878. 

6166.  II.  Julia  Rebecca**  :  b,  Nov.  7,  1879. 

6167.  III.   Ida  LEVERINE'':   h.  July  6,  1886. 

6168.  IV.  Mary  Catharine^:  b.  Jan.  9,  1889. 

Family  reside  at  Champaign,  111. 

Child  of  (3I9I)  Leverine  E."  (Mattis)  and  Charles  W.  Bacon. 

6169.  I.  John  William^:  b.  Mch.  i,  1892,  at  Natik,  Mass. 

Child  of  (3192)  Charles  T."  and  Anna  (Kniriem)  Levering. 

6170.  I.  Gertrude  R.^:  b.  June  10,  1890,  at  Lansing,  Mich. 


Children  of  (3193)  Sophia  E.**  (Levering)  and  Arthur  Van 

Vlissengen. 

6171.  I.  Henry  Benjamin^:  b.  July  10,  1884,  at  Chicago,  III. 

6172.  II.  Robert  Wilson":  b.  Api.  9,  1888;  d.  May  9,  1891,  at 

Chicago,  ill. 

6173.  III.   Hazel^:  b.  Sep.  10,  1889;  d.  May  5,  1 891,  at  Chicago,  111" 

6174.  IV.   ARTHUR  Levering":  b.  Sep.  10,  1890;  d.  May  8,  1891, 

at  Chicago,  111. 

6175.  V.  Arthur  Levering":   b.   Nov.    2,    1894,   at  Roseland, 

Chicago. 


Child  of  (3t94)  Amelia  D.'   (Levering)  and  Charles  A.  Wilson. 

6176.    1.  Robert  Brown  Murphy":  b.  Jan.  2,  1853. 


58o  THE    LHNERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (3203)  Flora  M."  (Levering:)  and  Thomas  B.  Hammer. 

6177.  I.  Frances  LEXERING":  b.  Nov.  2,  1880,  in  Philad. 

6178.  11.  Thomas  Philip-':  b.  Jan.  12,  1884,  in  Phiiad. 

6179.  111.   John  LEXERING":   b.  July  7,  1887,  in  Phiiad. 

6180.  IV.  BIRCHALL-':  b.  Ma\  9,  1892,  in  Phiiad. 


Children  of  (3205)  Emily"  (Streeper)  and  James  Vaughan. 

6i8i.     I.   Ida":  b.  ,V\a\-,  1872. 

6182.  II.  Mar^^  b.  Mch.,  1875. 

6183.  111.  LaL'Ra-':  b.  Feb.,  1877. 

Children  of  (3208)  Susan  L.'  (Streeper)  and  Samuel  Faust. 

6184.  I.   Katie":  b.  May,  1887. 

6185.  II.  Margaret":  b.  Jan.,  1889. 

Children  of  (3211)  Anna  M.'  (Titlow)  and  George  W.  Foley. 

6186.  1.  Irene  Levering":  b.  Jan.  i,  1874;  d.  Feb.  2,  1879. 

6187.  II.   Milton":   b.  June  21,  1880,  at  Phoeni.wille,  Pa. 

6188.  III.   Katie":  b.  Sep.  6,  1882,  at  Phoeni.wille,  Pa. 

Children  of  (3212)  Mary  E.'  (Titlow)  and  Dr.  S.  Nelson  Wiley. 

6189.  1.  Clarence  Nelson":  b.  June  i,  1881,  at  Nonistown,  Pa. 

6190.  II.   HTHEL  LEXERINCi":   b.  Sept.  5,  1887,  at  Norristown,  Pa. 

Child  of  (3216)  Maria  Levering^  (Cressman)  and  Harry  L.  Kirk. 

6191.  I.   Ralph":  b.  in  1891,  at  Norristown,  Pa. 

Children  of  (3222)  William  A."  and  Mary   (Nuhrenberger)  Smith. 

6192.  !.  Frederick  Levering^:  b.  JuI\- 9,  1878. 

6193.  11.  William  alonzo":  b.  ix-e.  6,  188 1  ;  d.  Apl.  8,  1891. 

6194.  111.  Grace  Elizabeth":  b.  Sept.  25,  1887. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  581 

Children  of  (3223)  Mary  E.'  (Smith)  and  John  W.  Hesser. 

6195.  1.   Amanda    Ottinger^:    h.   Oct.    i8,    1880,    at   Mt.   Airy, 

Philad. 

6196.  II.   Vernon  CasSEL**:  b.  May  16,  1882,  at  Mt.  Airy,  Philad. 

Children  of  (3225)  Harry  Clay*'  and  Caroline  (Zeller)  Smith. 

6197.  I.  Clara  Mabel":  b.  Oct.  7,  1878. 

6198.  11.  Elsie  May'':  b.  May  7,  1880. 

6199.  111.  Margaretta  Zeller":  b.  Jan.  5,  1883. 

Children  of  (3227)  Sallie'  (Smith)  and  George  W.  Hesser. 

6200.  1.  Sarah  Matilda":  b.  June  23,  1881. 

6201.  11.  Florence  Rex":  b.  Mch.  28,  1883.. 

Children  of  (3231)  Sarah  Levering:'  (Leeds)  and  Hiram  Br  usher. 

6202.  I.  Caroline  Levering":  b.  May  29,  1881. 

6203.  11.  Florence  May":  b.  Feb.  2,  1884. 

6204.  111.  Elsie":  b.  May  26,  1888. 

Children  of  (3235)  Andrew  J.*  and  Emma  (Grim)  Tyson. 

6205.  1.  Edward  T.":  b.  Aug.  29,  1873. 

6206.  11.  Ella  Grim":  b.  Nov.  25,  1874. 

Children  of  (3236)  Emma*^  (Tyson)  and  John  H.  Hutchins. 

6207.  1.  LOUISA  Tyson":  b.  Oct.  5  and  d.  Oct.  11,  1874. 

6208.  11.  Edward  Tyson":  b.  Dec.  20,  1879. 

Children  of  (3240)  Elmer  Benton'  and  Mary  (Dix)  Keely. 

6209.  I.  Sallie  Levering":  b.  Sep.  17,  1873,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

6210.  II.  William  Miles":  b.  Sep.  14,  1876,  in  Ro.xb.,  Philad. 

621 1.  111.  Fannie  ClayboRNE":  b.  Mch.  10,  1880,  in  Roxb.,  Philad 

6212.  IV.  Deborah  Dix":  b.  Jan.  12,  1884,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 


582  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (324 J )  George  W/  and  Mary  (Carl)  Keely. 

6213.  1.   Mary  EJ':   b.  Nov.  14,  1876,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

6214.  11.   WILTON":   b.  JuiK-  14,  1878,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

6215.  111.   Susan":   b.  Jan.  30,  1882,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Child  of  (3242)  Esther  Levering'  (Keely)  and  Frank  Harris. 

6216.  1.  Elsie":  b.  July  27,  1888. 

Child  of  (3243)  Robert  A/ and  Catharine  (Miller)  Keely. 

6217.  1.  JENNIE":  b.  Oct.  3,  1886,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (3244)  William  M.'  and  Annie  (Firth)  Keely. 

6218.  1.  Royal  A.":  b.  St-p.  i,  1883,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (3246)  Eugene  D."  and  Annie  (Brown)  Keely. 

6219.  1.   Mabel":   b.  Nov.  10,  i8c)o,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (3248)  Charles  H.'  and  Elizabeth  (Hubbs)  Levering. 

6220.  1.  Albert":  b.  Sept.  25,  1877. 

6221.  11.  Charles  Barrett":  b.  Sept.  14,  1879. 

6222.  111.   ADELE  Irene":  b.  Mch.  12,  1881  ;  d.  Sept.  12,  1887. 

6223.  I\.  William":  b.  Au^;.  6,  1883. 

6224.  V.   Ernest":  b.  Jan.  i,  1886;  d.  Au,!j;.  17,  1888. 

Children  of  (3249)  Frank"  and  Sarah  (Shaw)  Levering. 

6225.  1.  George":  b.  Dec.  23,  1883. 

6226.  II.  Frank":  b.  Oct.  8,  1889. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  583 

Children  of  (3250)  George  W.'  and  Caroline  (Bartolett)  Levering. 

6227.  I.  Clarence ^  b.  Oct.  8,  1882. 

6228.  11.  Mabel-':  b.  Jan.  9,  1883. 

6229.  ill,  Rebecca":  b.  Dec.  25,  1885. 

6230.  IV.  Ernest":  b.  Oct.  17,  1889. 

Child  of  (3254)  George  R.**  and  Elizabeth  (Buechler)  Levering. 

6231.  1.  Charles  L.":  b.  Sept.  21,  1882. 

Children  of  (3255)  Mary  E.**  (Levering)  and  Harry  S.  Shubert. 

6232.  I.  Ella  R.":  b.  Sept.  29,  1887. 

6233.  11.  Harrys.":  b.  Dec.  22,  1889. 

6234.  111.  Bertha  M.":  b.  July  4,  1891. 

Children  of  (3257)  Ellane  B.'  (Dedaker)  and  Richard  All. 

6235.  I.  MaryE.":  b.  Sept.  16,  1867. 

6236.  11.  William":  b.  Oct.  13,  1869;  d.  Mch.  8,  1877. 

6237.  111.  Clara":  b.  Mch.  3,  1874. 

6238.  IV.  George":  b.  Apl.  19,  1879. 

6239.  V.   Harry":  b.  Jan.  30,  1881. 

6240.  VI.  May":  b.  Oct.  9,  1882. 

6241.  Vii.  Gilbert":  b.  Dec.  11,  1886. 

Children  of   (3260)  George  W.'  and  Eva  (Grenninger)  Dedaker. 

6242.  1.  George":  b.  Jan.,  1886. 

6243.  11.   May":   b.  about   1888;  d. 

Child  of  (3261)  William'  and  Susan  (Hamilton)  Dedaker. 

6244.  1.  Hamilton":  b.  Feb.,  1883. 


584  THE    Lr.VERIXG    FA.Wm'. 

/ 

Child  of  (3264)  Benjamin  H/  and  Ellen  (Slavin)  Levering-. 

6245.  I.  Mary":  b.  Oct.  19,  1883. 

Children  of  (3265)  Addie  C  (Levering)  and  Michael  McHugh. 

6246.  1.  Ja,\\1-:s":  b.  Nov.  13,  1879. 

6247.  11.  Maf^iaM.-':  b.  Now  15,  1880. 

6248.  111.  Franklin  J.'':  b.  Mch.  23,  1883. 

6249.  IV.  Edward  T.^:  b.  Jan.  2,  1886. 

6250.  V.  C.  HOWARD":  b.  Apl.  7,  1888. 

Children  of  (3266)  Oliver  F/  and  Ruth  (Hillick)  Levering. 

6251.  1.  Susan «:  b.  Nov.  8,  1884. 

6252.  11.  Mary  Ellen  =*:  b.  Sept.  28,  1887. 

6253.  Hi.   Ruth-':   b.  May  26,  1889. 

Children  of  (3271)  Mary  E.'  (Chambers)  and  Thomas  L.  McNally. 

6254.  1.  John  J.":    b.  Xw^.  26,  1871.     Res.  Philad. 

6255.  11.  Mary  Elizreth'-*:   b.  Mch.  31,  1874;  d.  Feb.  4,  1875. 

6256.  111.  AGNES  Len'ERING":   b.  Oct.  ^o,  1876.     Res.  Philad. 

Child  of  (3274)  S.  Emma''  (Chambers)  and  Charles  P.  Lingo. 

6257.  I.    E.  LEVERINE":    b.  Aug.  30,  1895,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  ( 3276  I  Ellen  L."  ( Carpenter)  and  M.  Filmore  Jacobs. 

6258.  1.    H.  REAVER":   b.  Feb.  3,  1888,  in  Philad. 

6259.  11.  Carrie  A.-':   b.  May  24,  1889,  in  Philad. 

6260.  111.   E.WILY  E.":   b.  Mch.  7,  1892,  in  Pliilad. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  585 


Children  of   (3277)  Isabella'*  (Carpenter)  and  Edmund  B.  Maxwell. 

6261.  1.   Margaret  B.^:    b,  Oct.  13,  1873;    m.  Nov.,   1892,  to 

George  B.  Kelley,  of  Germantown,  where  they  reside. 

(7215) 

6262.  11.  J.  Levering **:  b.  Dec.  3,  1883,  in  Germantown,  Philad. 


Children  of  (3278)  Linnie**  (Carpenter)  and  Georg^e  Flavell. 

6263.  1.  LlNNlE  L.^   b.  July  17,  1875,  in  Germantown,  Philad. 

6264.  11.  Thomas**:  b.  July  20,  1877,  in  Germantown,  Philad. 

6265.  111.  Carrie  A.^:  b.  Nov.  II,  1878,  in  Germantown,  Philad. 

6266.  IV.   Ralph  W.^:    b.  Mch.  28,  1881,  in  Germantown,  Philad. 

6267.  V.  Raymond*':  b.  May  i,  and  d.  June,  1883,  Germantown, 

Philad. 

6268.  VI.  G.  KENNETH **:  b.  Oct.  i,  1891,  in  Germantown,  Philad. 


Children  of  (3381)  Rachel  A.^  (Levering)  and  Dr.  Clayton  W. 

Townsend. 

6269.  1.  Edith  Elizabeth*':  b.  8  mo.  7,  1873,  in  Ohio. 

6270.  II.  Griffith  Levering*':   b.  3  mo.  12,  1876;   d.  in  infancy. 

6271.  III.  ANNE  BalderstoN*':  b.  7  mo.  2,  1878,  in  Ohio. 


Children  of  (3388)  Laura  L.**  (Levering)  and  William  E.  Osborn. 

6272.  1.  Ethel  K.*':  b.  11  mo.  25,  1883,  in  Morrow  Co.,  Ohio. 

6273.  11.  Cora  J.**:  h.  3  mo.  i,  1886,  in  Morrow  Co.,  Ohio. 

6274.  III.  Alice   Levering**:    b.  9  mo.  u,  1888,  in  Morrow  Co., 

Ohio. 


586  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (3403)  Ellen  M/  (Franklin)  and  Edgar  M.  Bradenbcrg. 

6275.  I.   Hdgar  Thomas":  b.  Sept.  2,  1877,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

6276.  11.   Ellen  KlapP":  b.  April  3,  1879,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

6277.  111.   \\a[<\  Robinson":  b.  Dec.  u,  1880;  d.   Nov.    1881,  at 

Washington,  D.  C. 

6278.  IV.   JOSEPH   Franklin":    b.   Mch.  9,    1884,  at  Washington, 

D.  C. 


Children  of  (3409)  Adelaide  C  (Franklin)   and  George  J.  Lincoln. 

6279.  1.  Clifford  Franklin":  b.  Dec.  9,  1886. 

6280.  11.   ALVN  MaWSON":   b.  June  18,  1888. 

6281.  111.  (jEOrge  Jones":  b.  April  16,  1890. 

Children  of  (34J3)  Samuel  McC/  and  Harriet  (Mathews)  Lawrason, 

6282.  1.   Zelia  MCCUTCHEON":  b.  Jan.  8,  1876. 

6283.  11.  ANNIE  Mathews":  b.  Jan.  27,  1878. 

6284.  111.  C  J  FORGE  Carson":  b.  Nov.  15,  1879. 

6285.  IV.  Charles  Mathews":  b.  Feb.  14,  1882. 

6286.  V.  Helen  Stewart":  b.  Jan.  3,  1884. 

6287.  \  1.  Margaret  Butler":  b.  Feb.  8,  1886. 

6288.  Ml.   Thomas  Butler":  b.  Oct  25,  1887. 

6289.  Mil.  Samuel":   b.  Feb.  6  and  d.  May  8,  1891. 

6290.  IX.  Levering":  b.  Dtc.  23,  1892. 

All  WLTe  born  and  reside  at  Bayou  Sara,  La. 

Children  of  (3414)  Dr.  George  B."  and  Margaret  (Bruns)  Lawrason. 

6291.  1.  John  Bruns":  b.  Jan.  2,  1888. 

6292.  11.  Belle  Dickson":  b.  Jan.  14,  1889. 

6293.  111.  Zelia  McCutcheon":  b.  Aug.  31,  1891. 

All  were  born  and  li\e  at  New  Orleans,  La. 


POSTERITY  OF  VVIGARD   LEVERING.  587 


Child  of  (3428)  Alice"  (Riggs)  and  Alexander  G.  Tyng,  Jr. 

6294,     1.  Marietta  Riggs":  h.  June  8,   1876;  d.  Oct    5,  1879,  at 
Peoria,  111. 


Children  of  (34t7)  Alice  L."  (McLean)  and  Frederick  Stahl. 

6295.  1.   LUCRETIA  McLean'-':   b.  Oct.  24,  1840,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.; 

d.  Oct.  24,  1841,  on  board  the  steamer  New  Brazil,  near 
to  Davenport,  Iowa. 

6296.  11.  Susan  SmoOT'':  b.  Nov.  19,  1842;  m.  May  16,  1861,  to 

Aaron  Mayer  Lawver  ;  after  marriage  they  removed  to 
and  reside  at  San  Francisco,  Cal.     No.  chn. 

6297.  Ill,   ALICE   Barbara'-':    b.   Sep.   29,    1845,    at   Galena,    111., 

where  she  resides.  She  has  been  an  active  and  intelli- 
gent helper  in  gathering  the  genealogical  data  of  her 
family  connection,  which  1  had  almost  abandoned  search 
for. 

6298.  IV.  Mary  Elizabeth'-':  b.  Mch.  2,  1848,  at  Galena;  m.  May 

3,  1882,  to  Rev.  Wm.  Westvvood  Steel,  now  (1895)  ''"^c- 
tor  of  St.  Mary's  Prot.  Epis.  Church,  at  Ardmore,  Pa. 

(7227) 


Children  of  (3418)  Lucretia  H.'  (McLean)  and  Wm.  Henry  Snyder. 

6299.  1.  Wilson  McLean'':  b.  May  7,   1853,  at  Galena,   111.;  m. 

Apl.  20,   1882,    Nettie   Emma  Henry,  of  Mineral   Point, 
Wis.     They  reside  at  Snohomish,  Wash.  (7228) 

6300.  11.   Fanny'-':  b.  June  20,  1856;  m.  Sep.  10,  1885,  to  Charles 

Stephenson  Merrick.    They  reside  at  Galena,  111.    Nochn. 

6301.  III.  Alice  LEFEVRE'-':  b.   Nov.  9,    1859,  at  Galena,  where 

she  resides. 


Children  of  (3419)  Alexander  K."  and  Annetta  ("Williams)  McLean. 

6302.  I.  Annetta  Williams'-':  b.  in  1864;  •-'•  '"i  infancy. 

6303.  II.  Alexander  Kerr'-':  b.  about  1866;  d.  in  infancy. 


588  THt    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (3441  )  Katharine  S/  (Rig:g:s)  and  Louis  de  Geofroy. 

6304.  1.   ANTONIE'-':   b.  June  14,  1873,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

6305.  II.  George":  b.  Oct.  i8,  1875,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

Children  of  (  3442  )  CeciUa '  ( Rigg:s)  and  Henry  Howard. 

6306.  1.  .Waril  Hrnestine",:  b.  Aug.  22,  1868,  at  Washington,  D. 

C,  where  she  m.  Baron  von  Recum,  of  Prussia. 

6307.  H.  George'-':  b.  Nov.  26,  1869,  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

6308.  111.  Janet  Madeleine  Cecilia":  b.  July  u,  1871. 

6309.  IV.  Henry  Mowbray":  b.  June  i,  1873. 

6310.  V.  Alice  Lawrason '■' :  b.  April  21,  1876. 

Children  of  (3446)  E.  Francis'  and  Medora  (Thayer)  Riggs. 

631 1.  1.  George  Washington'':  b.  Dec.  22,  1880;  d.  Feb.  28, 

1883. 

6312.  H.  Elisha  Francis":  b.  June  16,  1887. 

6313.  111.  Thomas  Lawrason":  b.  June  28,  1888. 

All  were  born  and  reside  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

Children  of  (3449)  Benjamin  C/  and  Rebecca  (Fox)  Rig^gs. 

6314.  I.  Rebecca":  b.  Ma\-  i6,  1875. 

6315.  11.    AUSTIN  Fox":   b.  D^c.  12,  1876. 

6316.  111.  Francis  Behn":  b.  July  24,  1881. 

Children  of  (3450)  Alice  L/  (Ri§:g:s)  and  Dr.  Riggin  Buckler. 

6317.  1.  Warren':  b.  Oct.  17.  1874,  at  Bait. 

6318.  11.  ANNA  Hepburn":    )  r 

lb.  Oct.  17,  1876.] 

6319.  111.  ALICE  Lawrason":)  id.  May  11, 1882. 

6320.  IV.   Riggin":      I 

,.    ,.  I  h.  Nov.  3,  1882,  at  Bait. 

6321.  \  .   h ranger":   J 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  589 

Children  of  (3451 )  Georg;e  W/  and  Catharine  (Cheesman )  Rigfgfs. 

6322.  I.   LaWRASON":   h.  Apl.  30,  1881. 

6323.  II.  Maria  Louisa^  b.  Oct.  6,  1882. 

6324.  111.    ALICE^        ) 

\  h.  Mch.   13,  1886. 

6325.  IV.    ANNIE"       J 

6326.  V.  Kate  Cheesman":  b.  May  12,  1892. 

6327.  VI.  George":  b.  Nov.  13,  1893. 


Child  of  (3457)  Jesse  B/  and  Charlotte  (Symington)  Riggs. 

6328.  I.  EMIL^' Symington":  b.  Jan.  18,  1895. 

Children  of  (3463)  George  T/  and  Clarissa  (Payne)  Young. 

6329.  I.  Emily  Clara":  b.  Oct.  25,  1887. 

6330.  II.  Ethel":  b.  Mch.  14,  1889. 

6331.  111.  George  William":  b.  Aug.  27,  1890. 

6332.  IV.   DOUGLAS":   b.  Aug.  14,  1892. 

They  reside  on  Tennyson  Road,  Penge,  England. 

Children  of  (3464)  Sidney  C/  and  Beatrice  (West)  Young. 

6333.  1.  Winifred  A.  Constance'':  b.  Feb.  16,  1889. 

6334.  II.  Ada  Beatrice":  b.  Feb.  6,  1891. 

6335.  III.  Harold  J.  Cartwright":  b.  Dec.  27,  1892. 

6336.  IV.  Fredericks.  Levering'':  b.  Mch.  20,  1894. 

Family  resides  on  Tennyson  Road,  Penge,  England. 

Child  of  (3468)  Thomas  C  and  Elizabeth  (Kinly)  Chappell. 

6337.  I.  Maude   Violet'':    b.  Jan.   8,  1894,   on   Old   Kent   Road, 

London,  S.  E. 

Child  of  (3470)  Georgianna'  (ChappeU  and  William  W.  Baker. 

6338.  I.  William  George":  b.  Oct.  23,  1889. 


590  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 


Child  of   (3474)  Edmund  T.~  and  Susan  (Varndell)  Greenaway. 

6339.     1.   Marian  Alice"':    b.    Oct.    5,   1886,  at  Rotherhite,   S.   E. 
Eniiland. 


Children  of  (3475)  Edward  A/  and  Linnie  (Helmick)  "Waterhouse. 

6340.  1.  Maggie  M.'':  h.  Mch.  28,  1879. 

6341.  11.  Thomas  H.":  b.  June  23,  1882. 

6342.  ill.   Jacob  B.":   b.  Jan.  10,  1884. 

6343.  IV.   HSSIE  p.":   b.  Dec.  30,  1886. 

6344.  V.  Linnie  H.":  b.  Mch.  17,  1890. 
6343.  VI.   Maud.W.":   b.  May  10,  1891. 

Family  residence  at  Troy,  Ohio. 

Child  of  (3476)  James  C.^  and  Effie  (Hawke)   Waterhouse. 
6346.     1.  WILLI!-:":   b.  Nov.  2,  1884;  d.  Jan.  13,  1885. 

Child  of  same  and  Mary  (Sale ) ,  2d  wife. 
6^47.      II.    Alwa  M.":   b.  Feb.  8.  1891,  at  East  Wa\nesville.  Ohio. 

Child  of  (3477)  Sarah  A.'  (Waterhouse)  and  Horace  W.  Beedle. 
6^48.     I.   Elsie":   b.  Aun.  8,  1880.  at  Troy,  Ohio. 

Children  of  (3452)  Luther  L.'  and  Justina  (Lucas)  Sinclair. 
6349.     I.   BENTON  P.":   b.  Oct.  25,  1875. 


6350 

6351 
6352 
6^S^ 


II.  Frederick  adolphus":  b.  June  21,  1878. 

III.  WoNrii-:  Lee":  b.  Mcb.  is,  1880. 

IV.  IJELLA  Florence":  b.  Au^.  12,  1882. 

V.  Ethel  .\\a^  " :  b.  Jul\-  17,  1891. 

All  born  in  Washington  and  Iron  Counties,  Mo. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  591 

Children  of  (3487)  Lawrence'  and  Anna  (Felkley)  Cartwright. 

6354.  I.  Daniel  Leslie":  b.  Mch.  6  and  d.  June  10,  1888. 

6355.  11.   Harold  Leon**:  b.  May  9,  1889,  at  Dayton,  O. 

Children  of  (3489)  Samuel  T."  and  Eva  (Keys)  Jones. 

6356.  1.  Mabel  E.^  b.  May  2,  1886  ;  d.  July  18,  1888. 

6357.  11.  Ethelyn":  b.  Dec.  19,  1892,  near  Waynesville,  Ohio. 

Child  of  (3490)  Laura  J.'  (Jones)  and  Franklin  Zell. 

6358.  1.  Clara  M.^:  b.  Dec.  19,  1881,  near  Bellbrook,  Green  Co., 

Ohio. 

Children  of  (3495)  Anna  E/  (Brown)  and  Wesley  S.  Haines. 

6359.  1.  GRACIE'^:   b.  Feb.  9,  1887  ;  d.  Nov.  18,  1889. 

6360.  II.  Laura  Dell":  b.  May  12,  1892. 

Children  of  (3512)  Laura"*  (Supplee)  and  W.  Henry  Davis. 

6361.  I.   Allen  B.":  b.  June  11,  1865;  m.  Lizzie  Linn.     Res.  Nor- 

ristown.  Pa. 

6362.  II.   Jennie  B.'':    b.  Jan.  7,  1867;    m.  to  James  M.   PoweM. 

Res.  Norristown,  Pa. 

6363.  III.   Frank  B.'':  b.  Sep.  27,  1871,  at  Norristown,  Pa. 

Children  of  (3513)  Leslie'  and  Virginia  (Sing:ley)  Supplee. 

6364.  I.   Harvey":  b.  Aug.  14,  1872,  in  Worcester  Tp.     Res.  North 

Wales,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.     Unmd. 

6365.  II.   Ella  M.'':  b.  Feb.   i,  1875,  at  North  Wales,  where  she 

resides. 

6366.  III.   Elmer'-':  b.  Jan.  14,  1881,  at  North  Wales,  where  he  d. 

Jul\'  15,  1892. 


S92  THK    l.HVHRING    FAMILY. 

Child  of  (3514)  Marg-aretta'  (Lungren)  and  Mahlon  Evans. 

6367.  1.    ADAH':   \\    Ian.  9,    1871.     Res.   Hanisbuig,  Pa.      Unmd. 
Child  of  (3515)  Owen  H.''  and  Clara  (Tillotson)  Lungren. 

6368.  I.   HliNRV    Tillotson":   b.  Oct.   16,  1876,  at  Germantown, 

PhilaJ. 

Children  of  (3518)  Sallie  J/  (Evans)  and  John  S.Jenkins. 

6369.  1.   OWEN  B.":    b.  ill  1862;    m.  June    12,  1894,  Mary  C.  Phil- 

lips.    Rc'S.    PhilaJ.,   wlific   Mr.   J.   is   a    numbtT  of   the 
leojal  fraternity. 

6370.  11.   Horace  H.'':  b.  in  1863;  unmd.     Res.  l.ansdale,  Montg. 

Co.,  Pa. 

6371.  111.   AlvinH.":    b.   in   1865;    unmd.     Res.  Lansdale,  Montg. 

Co.,  Pa. 

6372.  1\.   ADELE  E.'-':  b.  in  1869;  m.  in  1893  to  Philip  C.  Donnd. 

Res.  Lansdale. 

Children  of  (3517)  Oliver  M.'  and  Ellie  (Jenkins)  Evajis. 

6373.  ••   S.  JENNIE'-':   b.  in  1871  at  Lansdale,  Pa.     Unmd. 

6374.  11.   Evelyn'-':  b.  in  1873  at  Lansdale,  '^^i-     Unmd. 

6375.  ill.  Olive  Morris":  b.  in  1883  at  Lansdale,  Pa.     Unmd. 


TENTH  GENERATION. 

Children  of  (3519)  Jacob  W.'  and  Ella  (Royer)  Kreamer. 

6376.  1.   Harry'":  b.  Dec.  5.  1885. 

6377.  11.   Ellemina'":   b.  Aug.  7,  1887. 

6378.  111.    Ii:re,\\IAH'":   b.  June  27,  1889. 

6379.  1\.   Laura'":   b.  May  2^,  1891. 

Famil\-  n.-side  Nicetown,  Philad. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  593 

Children  of  (3520)  Catharine'   (Kreamer)  and  John  Frey. 

6380.  1.   FRANK  H.«':   b.  Feb.  9.  1891. 

6381.  II.   JOSEPH  D.^":   b.  Oct.  5,  1893. 

Reside  Norristown,  Pa.     Mr.  F.  appears  to  adhere  to 
the  oriiiinal  spelling  of  the  surname. 

Children  of  (3524)  Anna'  (Kreamer)  and  Adam  Koenig. 

6382.  1.  Martha"':  b.  May  i,  1886. 

6383.  II.   JOHN"':   b.  Apl.  5,    1889. 

6384.  111.   Ella^»:   b.  Oct.  16,  1892. 

6385.  IV.  Emma  Lizzie^":  b.  Apl.  23,  1895. 

Children  of  (3594)  Oscar  S.'  and  Katie  (Schwander)  Godshalk. 

6386.  I.   Eva^":  b.  July  19,  1889. 

6387.  II.  Ada^":  b.  Aug.  7.  1895. 

Family  live  at  Ironbridge,  Mont.  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (3596)  Clinton"  and  Louisa  (Wert)  Buckwalter. 

6388.  I.   Earl"*:  b.  about  1889. 

6389.  II.   Henry ^°:  b.  about  1 891. 

6390.  III.  Charles":  b.  about  1895. 

Children  of  (3598)  Margaret"  (Buckwalter)  and  Frank  Bohn. 

6391.  I.  Mary  A.^":  b.  about  1884. 

6392.  II.  Benjamin  F.":  b.  about  1886. 

6393.  III.    Florence  Myrtle":  b.  about  1894. 

Children  of  (360J)  Susan"  (Buckwalter)  and  Joseph  Stearly. 

6394.  I.  Isaac":  b.  about  1890. 

6395.  II.  Mary  A.":  b.  about  1892. 

6396.  III.  Jessie":  b.  about  1894. 

6397.  IV.  Herbert":  b.  Jan.,  1896. 
(38) 


594  Tin:  lhvering  family.  ♦ 

Children  of  (3765 )  William  A.'  and  Charlotte  ( Washabaugh )  Wentz. 

6398.  1.   Harry  B.'":   b.  Sept.  6.    185 1  ;    in.  Susan   Corbett.     Res. 

Chicago.  (7230) 

6399.  11.   MaR>  B.'":   b.  JiiiH-  1,  1853;  l1.  Aug.,  1857. 

6400.  111.  William  A.'":  b.  and  d.  Aug.  22,  1855. 

6401.  IV.   ALBERT    U."':    b.    Sept.   22,    1858;    m.   Bertha    Nelson. 

Res.  Chicago.  (7236) 

6402.  \.   ANML   Cramer'":    b.    June    I,    1864;    ni.    Charles    H. 

Brownell.     Res.  Worcester,  Mass.  (7237) 


Children  of  (376S)  Caroline  V.'  (Wentz)  and  Josiah  S.  Hubbell. 

6403.  h  Walter"':  b.  Dec  26.  1861,  in  Bait.  ;  d. 

6404.  II.    ALFRED  Graham"^:   b.  Sept.  30,  1863,  in  Bait. 


Children  of  same  and  2d  husband,  Hiram  D.  Musselman. 

6405.     111.   Fanny"':  b.  Aug.  4,  1869.  in  Bait. 

640C.    I\'.  Charles  Frederick"':  b.  Jan.  3,  187^  in  Bait. 


Children  of  (376^)  John  Morris"  and  Annie  (Anderson)  Wentz. 

6407.  1.    ARTHl'R  A."':   b.  Nov.  28,  1872,  in  Bait. 

6408.  11.   Walter  B."':   b.  April  26,  1875,  ''^  Bait 

6409.  111.    HERBERT  J."':   b    No\-.  30,  1877,  in  Bait. 

6410.  IV.   Maurice  Al>N"':  b.  Feb.  12,  1879,  in  Bait. 

641 1.  V.  Mary  FlizaBETH"':  b.  June  8,  1881,  in  Bait. 

6412.  \  I.   John  McFaRLAND"':   b.  Nov.  6,  1885,  in  Bait. 

Child  of  (3770)  Kate  O."  (Wentz)  and  John  C.  Wartman. 
641^.     1.  Harry  Porter"':  b.  Nov.  s,  1874.     Res.  Bait. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  595 

Children  of  ( 3772 )  John  G. '  and  Letty  ( Kline )  Wentz. 

6414.  I.   JameS^": 

6415.  II.  Margaret'": 

6416.  111.  Chesterio: 

6417.  IV.  Letty  V^":  m.  Snyder. 

Child  of  (3779)  Virginia"  (Michael)  and  Dr.  Eli  W.  Free. 

6418.  1.  Spencer  M."':    (M.  D.)  m.  Mary  J.  Elway,  of  Altoona, 

Pa.     Res.  DuBois,  Pa. 

Children  of  (3780)  Lydia  C."  (Michael)  and  Thomas  E.  Wantland. 

6419.  1.  Charles  E.^":  m.  Lilian  Barnes,  of  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah, 

where  they  live. 

6420.  II.  JOHNT.^":  unmd.     Res.  Jamestown,  N.  Dak. 

6421.  III.  Frank  W.^":  m.  Cora  Durdinu;,  of  Baltimore,  where  they 

live. 

6422.  IV.  William  M.^":  unmd.     Res.  Salt  Lake  City,  Utah. 

Children  of  (3782)  Lydia  A.'  (Hoffman)  and  Rev. Martin  L.  Smyser. 

6423.  1.  William  L.^" :  m.;  livino;  in  Illinois. 

6424.  II.  Sarah  Jane '°:  unmd.     Res.  with  parents. 

6425.  III.  Grace  1":  unmd. 

Child  of  (3783)  George  W.  S."  and Hoffman. 

6426.  I.   Margaret  S.^°:  m.  Dr.  Porter,  of  Cumberland,  Md. 
» 

Children  of  (3806)  Joseph  Levering"  and  Mattie  (Philpot)  Sater. 

6427.  I.  JOSEPH  Marion^":    b.  Dec.  14,  1870;    d.  Sep.  21,  1885, 

at  Mt.  Union,  Iowa. 

6428.  11.    Lurton  H.^":  1  u   i^  o  d       m -^-11  ^  I 

6429.  III.   BURTONL.i«:f^-^^''--2'^^74.    Res.  Middletown,  Iowa. 

6430.  IV.   ABBIE   H.i°:   b.  June  24,  1881.     Res.  Middletown,  Iowa. 


596  THI-:    LH\ERING    FAAIILY. 

Children  of  (  3808  I  James  "W."  and  Emma  (  Philpot )  Sater. 

6431.  I.   Laura  (j.'^':   b.  Oct.  25,  1879,  at  Mt.  Union,  Iowa. 

6432.  II.   MaBHL  R.'":   h.  July  23,  1887,  at  Mt.  Union,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (3809)  Margaret  Ann''  (Sater)  and  Moses  Vansyoc. 

6433.  I,  John  Forrest'":  b.  Nov.   lO,   1869;  unmd.     Res.  Win- 

tielJ,   Iowa. 

6434.  11.     Charles  Rhbse'":  b.  Now  5.  1871  ;  m.  Oct.  18,  1893, 

at  Wintit'id,  to  Anna  McCosh. 

6435.  111.  Orril  Israel'":  b.  Oct.  7,  1875. 

6436.  1\ .  Lem.won  Elmer'":  b.  Au.^.  17,  1883. 

6437.  V.  Pearl  Ranson'":  b.  Aug.  17,  1886. 

Children  of  (3814)  Erwin  J.'  and  Charlotte  (Tiedeman)   Smith. 

6438.  1.  Bertha'":  b.  Sept.  28,  1884,  at  Austin,  111. 

6439.  11.   JUSTICE  James'":   b.  Feb.  28,  1888;  d.  Sept.  26,  1892. 

6440.  111.     F.MWA  Louise'":  b.  Aw^.  23  and  d.  Dec.  24,  1892. 

Children  of  (3816)  Leg^rand  Sater'  and  Julia  (Glines)  Smith. 

6441.  I.   Mar^' ROSELL'":  b.  Nov.  20,   1882;  d.   Dec.   3,   1884,  at 

Sclma,  Gal. 

6442.  11.   ARTHL  R  LHR(^^'":   b.  Sept.  19,  1887,  at  Selma. 

6443.  III.    Ray  Chester'":  b.  No\-.  5,  1889,  at  Selma. 

Child  of  (3818)  Harvey  S."  and  Mary  ( Doubelbower )  Smith. 

6444.  I.  L.  J.  LESLIE   Arthur'":  b.  Dec.  24,   1886;  d.   Jan.  24, 

1887,  at  Chica,^o,  111. 

Children  of  (3819)  Lizzie  R.'  (Smith)  and  John  Jagger. 

6445.  I.  Caroline  MERLIE'";  b.  Jul\-  27,  1885,  at  Aspen,  Colo. 

6446.  11.   John  Leslie'":   b.  Dec.  29,  1889,  at  Aspen,  Colo. 

6447.  III.  Clara  Bell'":   b.  Jul\'  17,  1892,  at  Aspen,  Colo. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  597 

Children  of  (3821)  Charles  A.^  and  Missouri  (Stoner)  Smith. 

6448.  I.   Edna  Rosell'":  b.  Sep.  24,  1888,  at  Danville,  Iowa. 

6449.  11.  iRA  Frank'":  b.  Mch.  18  and  d.  Apl.  23,  1891. 

6450.  III.  Ray  Albert'":  b.  Feb.  28,  1892,  at  Danville,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (3836)  Frank  R"  and  Alice  (Sottell)  Sater. 

6451.  I.  Virgil  M.'":  b.  June  27,  1891,  in  Iowa. 

6452.  II.  Blanche'":  b.  Mch.  10,  1893,  i'""  Iowa. 

Children  of  (3840)  William  V."  and  Evaline  (Barnes)  Sater. 

6453.  I.  William  F.'"  :  b.  Nov.  27,  1861  ;  d.  Dec.  15,  1862. 

6454.  II.  Anna  D.'"  :  b.  Nov.  17,  1863  ;  m.  June  9,  1889,  to  Gilbert 

Winsbow.     Res.  Gin.,  O.  (7238) 

Children  of  same  and  Catharine  (Skillman),  2d  wife. 

6455.  III.  Walter  S.'":  b.  March  23,  1868,  at  Bevis,  Ohio. 

6456.  IV.  Glifford"*:  b.  Jan.  22,  1871,  at  Bevis,  Ohio. 

6457.  V.  Alma'":  b.  Jan.  i,  1873,  at  Bevis,  Ohio. 

6458.  VI.   ROWLAN  V.'":  b.  Feb.  11,  1878,  at  Bevis,  Ohio. 

Children  of  (3841)  Mary  A.^  (Sater)  and  Edward  Morg^an. 

6459.  I.  Sylvester'":  b.  Jan.  2,   1858;  m.  Nov.  9,  1880,  Sylvina 

Snovvden.     Res.  Indianapolis.  (7239) 

6460.  II.  Glara'":  b.  Sep.  6,  i860,  at  Elizabethtown,  Ind. 

6461.  III.  ASON'":  b.  and  d.  Aug.  27,  1862,  at  Elizabethtown,  Ind. 

6462.  IV.  Eliza  E.'":  b.  Jan.  6,  1864,  at  Elizabethtown,  Ind. 

6463.  V.  Gharles'":  b.  Jan.  17,  1866,  at  Elizabethtown,  Ind. 

6464.  VI.  Hattie'":  b.  Aug.  10,  1868;  m.  Aug.  5,  1887,  to  Eldridge 

Newson.     Res.  Elizabethtown,  Ind.  (7242) 

6465.  Vll.  Twin  sons'":    b.  Dec.  12,  1870;    one  d.  Jan.  21,  the 

other  Feb.  8,  1871. 

6466.  IX.  Pearley'":  b.  Jul)' 26,  1875. 


598  THE    LliNERING    FAMIL^- 


Children  of   (3843)  Martin  V.  B.   and  Mary  (McHenry)  Sater. 


6467 
6468 
6469 
6470 
6471 
6472 

6473 
6474 


I.  WaTTIE'":   b.  Jan.  _' i ,  1 866;  J.  Au^.  12,  1867. 

II.  Laura  F.'":  h.  June  15,  1867,  at  Sater,  Ohio. 

III.  Pearlev'":  b.  Jan.  25,  1869,  at  Sater,  Ohio. 

IV.  i\ELLY'":   b.  Apl.  2,  1871  ;  d.  Nov.  5,  1872. 
\\   Dais^'":   b.  Sept.  14,  187^. 

VI.  Milton'":  b.  Mc!i.  15,  1875;  d-  Nov.  10,  1876. 

VII.  Clinton'":  b.  Mch.  8,  1878. 

Mil.   Miles'":   b.  July  5,  1881,  at  Sater,  Ohio. 


Children  of   (3844)  Jared  '  and  Catharine  (McKnig-ht)  Sater. 

6475.  I.   Ida'":    b.   Jan.    11,    1867;    m.    Apl.   15,    1885,    to    Mark 

Streatiir,  who  d.     She  li\es  at  Waco,  Te.xas.      (7244.) 

6476.  II.   OR.WZaM.'":   b.  July  28,    1868;   m.  Au^.  6,   1889,   Mary 

A.  Dcserisy  ;  res.  Cin.,  Ohio.     (7245.) 

Children  of  same  and  Hannah  M.  (Gray),  second  wife. 

6477.  111.   Jared  C":   b.  Sept.  12,  1879. 

6478.  IV.   JENNIE  (i.'":   b.  Au;i.  6,  1882. 

6479.  V.  Charles'":  b.  Mv^.  14,  1884. 

6480.  \1.  Hannah  M.'":  b.  Dec.  23,  1885;  d.  Mch.  10,  1887. 

6481.  \ll.  Elizabeth'":  b.  Au.h.  2,  1891. 


Children  of   (3845)  Hannah  E.'  (Sater)  and  Thomas  Potteng:er. 

6482.  I.   MILTON  S.'":   b.  Feb.  2,  1868,  at  Sater,  Ohio. 

6483.  II.    W.ARION  F.'":   b.  Sept.  27,  1870,  at  Sater,  Ohio. 

6484.  111.   .NELLY'":   b.  Jan.  11,  1873,  at  Sater,  Ohio. 

6485.  I\  .   1:L1ZA  A.'":  b.  Oct.  7,  1875,  ^^t  Sater,  Ohio. 

6486.  \  .   JOSEPH'":   b.  Apl.  5,  1878,  at  Sater,  Ohio. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING. 


599 


Child  of   (3846)  Milton  '  and  Clara  (Dunning)  Sater. 

6487.  1.   ROBERT  R."' :   b.  Jan.  2,  1876  ;  d.  July  6,  1877,  at  Cin.,  O. 

Children  of  (3847)  Jasper  N."  and  Eliza  (Carter)  Sater. 

6488.  1.   Orvil  R.i«:  b.  April  7,  1871. 

6489.  11.   ANNAB.i":   b.  Nov.  17,  1873. 

6490.  111.  LuellaI":  b.  July  16,  1875. 


6491 
6492 
6493 
6494 
6495 


Children  of  same  and  Nettie  (Snowden),  2d  wife. 

IV.  Clarence  L."':  b.  Nov.  16,  1881. 

V.  JOSHUA  C.i":  b.  Nov.  26,  1883;  d.  Dec.  15,  1885.     . 

VI.  Blanche  M.^":  b.  and  d.  Jan.  22,  1886. 

VII.  Golden  e.^":  b.  Feb.  16,  1887. 

VIII.  Bessie  J.'":  b.  Nov.  3,  1888;  d.  Oct.  13,  1890. 
Family  reside  at  Buffalo,  Mo. 


Children  of  (3848)  John  Elbert'  and  Jennie  (Jones)  Sater. 

6496.  I.   Maro  J.i°:  b.  Dec.  29,  1879,  Columbus,  O. 

6497.  II.  Carl  D.^^:  b.  Oct.  5,  1883,  Columbus,  O. 

Child  of  (3852)  William  S."  and  Laura  (Jones)  Hill. 

6498.  I.  Jessie  1°:  b.  Nov.  i,  1887,  at  Hamilton,  O. 

Children  of  (3853)  Benjamin  "and  Dollie  (Hodson)  Hill. 

6499.  1.  Fay^":  b.  Mch.  3,  1885,  at  Okeana,  O. 

6500.  11.   ElmO^":   b.  June,  1889,  at  Okeana,  O. 

Children  of  (3854)  Nancy  "  (Hill)  and  Albert  Bartlow. 

6501.  1.   Laura  1":  b.  Oct.  6,  1883,  at  College  Corner,  O. 

6502.  11.   ALMA  V.i°:   b.  Mch.  22,  1886,  at  College  Corner,  O. 

Child  of  (3855)  Hannah  '  (Hill)  and  Aaron  Stout. 

6503.  1.  Clarence  1":  b.  May  17,  1888,  at  Bevis,  O. 


600  THH    Ll-:VtRlNG   FAMILY. 


Children  of  (3856)  Samuel    and  Mary  (Wakefield)  Gwaltney. 

6504.  I.  Ida  May"':  b.  Sep.  n.  1S67;    m.  Apl.  23,  1890,  to  Lewis 

O.  Brian,     l^cs.  liKliaiiiipoiis.  (7246) 

6505.  II.   Ada'":    b.  Ma\-  28,  1869;    d.  June  11,  1870.     Hamilton, 

Ohio. 


Cliildren  of  (3857)  Nancy  "  (Gwaltney)  and  Josepfi  Smith. 

6506.  1.   D\X\i\  M."':    b.  June  11,  1865;    m.  Sep.  2,  1886,  to  John 

McCoy.     Res.  Paddy's  Run,  Ohio.  (7247) 

6507.  II.   MarGARETTA  H."':   b.  Sep.  22,  1867;  m.  May  18,  1890,  to 

George  Walling.     Res.  Okeana,  O. 

6508.  111.  Ora  J.'":  b.  April  17,  1870. 


Children  of  same,  and  2nd  husband,  Wilson  Rogers. 

6509.  IV.   Perley  B.'":  b.  June  19,  1884,  at  Mt.  Healthy,  O. 

6510.  V.   ORPHA  M.'":  b.  Aug.  10,  1886,  at  Mt.  Healthy,  O. 

651 1.  VI.   Jay  F.'":    b.  Mch.  15,  1889,  at  Mt.  Healthy,  O. 


Children  of  (.3860)  Martha  E.'  (.Gwaltney)   and  Caleb  Farr. 


6512 

6513 

6514 

65  IS 
6516 

6517 


I.  Alfred'":  b.  Aug.  12,  1871. 

II.  Harry'":  b.  Nov.  14,  1873. 

III.  Neva  M.'":  b.  D^^c.  30,  1877;  d.  Dec.  21,  1879. 

IV.  HD(]AR'":  I  ,      .    ,    ,,    .00^ 

V.  HDNHY'":     I  '^-  '^P'-  -^5.  1880. 

VI.  John  I:.'":   b.  Nov.  24,  1883.     Bismarck,  N.  Dak. 


Child  of  (3862)  James  B.'  and  Tillie  (Agnew)  Gwaltney. 
6518.     I.  Carl  b.'":  b.  Feb.  28,  1892,  at  Preston,  O. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  6oi 

Children  of  (3865)  Amanda"  (Sater)  and  Uriah  Hoffner. 

6519.  1.    Elias  William  1":    b.  Oct.  8,  1866;    m.  July  16,  1892, 

Rosind  Bhure.     Res.  Mt.  Healthy,  O. 

6520.  II.  Nellie  1":  b.  Nov.  26,  1868;  d.  Mch.  20,  1869. 

6521.  111.  Carrie  >":  b.  Dec.  21,  1869;  m.  April  20,  1892,  to  Wm. 

M.  Pinkerton.     Res.  College  Hill,  O. 

6522.  IV.  Jennie^":  b.  Jun.  26,  1872;  m.  April  16,  1890,  to  Wash- 

ington P.  Tullis.     Res.  Wyoming,  O.  (7248) 

6523.  V.  Charles  S.'»:  b.  Aug.  26,  1876. 


Children  of  (3866)  Charles  Levering;  '  and  Elizabeth  (Crowell)  Sater. 

6524.    I.  William  A.^":  b.  Aug.  i,  1870. 

6526.  II.   IDA^O;  b.  Aug.,  1873. 

6527.  III.  Blanch  1%  b.  Oct.  3,  1879. 

Family  reside  at  Chanute,  Kansas. 


Children  of   (3871 )  Mary  E.'  (Sater)  and  John  L.  Wakefield. 

6528.  I.  Almina  E.i«:  b.  Oct.  7,  1875. 

6529.  II.  JOSEPH  M.i":  b.  April  19,  1880. 

6530.  III.   BLANCH  E.i«:   b.  Jan.   12,  1886. 

Family  residence  at  Preston,  Ohio. 

Child  of  (3872)  John  E.'  and  Laura  (Jones)  Sater. 

6531.  I.   Dates"^:  b.  Aug.  3,  1880.     Res.  Oklahoma. 

Children  of    (3874)  George  R.'  and  Elizabeth  (Leffler)  Sater. 

6532.  I.  JOSEPH^":  b.  Feb.  13,  1878;  d.  Sept.  24,  1879. 

6533.  11.  JOHN  V.i°:  b.  Nov.  30,  1879. 

Family  reside  at  San  Francisco,  Cal. 


602  THK    L!:\HRING    KA.MILY. 

Children  of  (3876)  James  P.' and  Elizabeth  (Crocker)  Sater. 

6534.  1.   ARTHUR  C":   b.  Dcv.  29,  1878. 

6535.  11.   Mary  H."':   h.  Jan.  2H,  1881. 

6536.  111.  Francis  M.'":  h.  iXc.  29,  1882. 

6537.  1\\  Clyde  I\'":  b.  Mch.  26,  1885. 

Famil)'  residt-ncc  at  Danxille,  luwa. 

Child  of  (3880)  Willis  W."  and  Susan  (Burge)  Blacker. 

6538.  1.   Frank  Willis'":  b.  June  20,  1886,  at  New  London,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (3900)  Charles  M."  and  Catherine  (Hackleman)  Bilby. 

6539.  1.  Ernest  Howard '":  b.  Jan.  25,  1881. 

6540.  11.  Flora  .Ann'":  b.  Au^;.  9,  1882. 

6541.  111.  Carl  Hackleman'":  b.  Dec.  27,  1887. 

Family  reside  at  Muncie,  Ind. 

Children  of  (3901 )  Emerson  A.'  and  Rhoda  (Bever)  Bilby. 

6542.  I.   Daughter'":  b.  June  13  and  d.  June  16,  1883. 

6543.  11.   \\AR\  Fdna'":  b.  Au.2.  21,  1885. 

6544.  111.   Fdgar  Li^RO^  '":   b.  Mch.  3,  18S7. 

6545.  1\  .   LEONA  (3RACE '" :  b.  June  i,  1889. 

6546.  V.  ADOLPHUS  Marion'":  b.  Auci.  23,  1891. 

Family  re.sidence,  Columbia,  Ind. 

Children  of  (3902)  Florence  J."  (Bilby)  and  Alva  S.  Hardy. 

6547.  1.    HDITH  \\A^  '":   b.  June  5,  1884. 

6548.  11.  CHARLES  Marion'":  b.  Api.  9,  1888. 

6549.  111.  Chester  Tennyson'":  b.  Au^.  22,  1889. 

Family  li\e  at  Columbia,  Ind. 


6550 
6551 
6552 

6553 
6554 


POSTERITY   OF   VVIGARD   LEVERING.  603 

Children  of  (3904)  Elmor  W."  and  Laura  (Brown)  Bilby. 

I.  NORA  Ethel'":  b.  Au^^.  27,  1886. 

II.  Ida  Adaline'":  b.  Oct.  25,  1887, 

III.  Harrison  M.'":  b.  Nov.  17,  1888. 

IV.  Walter  Winfield'":    b.  Mch.  27  and  d.  Oct.  8,  1890. 

V.  VERNER"':    b.  Feb.  28,  1892. 
Family  live  at  Connersville,  Ind. 


Children  of  (3905)  Mariannia"  (Bilby)  and  Elisha  Williams. 

6555.  1.   Clyde  Hubert i":   b.  Sept.  28,  1886,  at  Glenwood,  Ind. 

6556.  11.  Elsie  Annette  i":  b.  Sept.  7,  1889,  at  Glenwood,  Ind. 

Child  of  (3906)  Alva  E."  and  Nora  (Stevens)  Bilby. 

6557.  1.  Alta  Myrtle^":  b.  Mch.  24,  1892,  at  Connersville,  Ind. 

Children  of  (3912)  John  B.''  and  Susan  (Roll)  Ricketts. 

6558.  1.  Charles  Willis^":  b.  June  25,  1872. 

6559.  11.  GracIE^":  b.  Au.ij;.  4,  1874;  d.  Oct,  14,  1875. 

6560.  111.   JOHN  BOWEN"':   b.  Apl.  10,  1877. 

6561.  IV.  Clarence  Henry ^":  b.  Apl.  15,  and  d.  Sept.  1880. 

6562.  V.  Bessie  May^":  b.  May  4,  1883. 

Family  reside  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

Child  of  (3916)  Geo.  Levering  "  and  Missouri  (Murray)  Ricketts. 

6563.  1.  Clarence  Monroe i":  b.  May  15,  1892,  near  St.  Joseph, 

Mo. 

Children  of  (3917)  Mary  F."  (Ricketts)  and  Charles  S.  Wilson. 

6564.  1.  Charles  Thomas'":  b.  Sept.  12,  1880,  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

6565.  II.  Jennie  Evelyn^":  b.  May  4,  1887,  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 


604  THt    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (  3^20 1   Sarah  A."  (Jordan )  and  James  N.  Daily. 

6566.  1.   Ida  Hell"^:  b.  Apl.  14,  1871.     Res.  Sidney,  Ohio.     • 

6567.  II.   Laura  Ann'":  h.  June  21,  1873;  d.  Feb.  21,  1874. 

6568.  III.   Wary  Gertrude'":  b.  Nov.  21,  1875.     Res.  Sidney,  O. 

6569.  IV.   Alice  Matilda"':  b.  Feb.  22,  1877.     Res.  Piqua,  O. 

6570.  V.  James  W.'":  b.  Aug.  21,  1880.     Res.  Piqua,  O. 

Children  of    (3931)   Annie  B.'  (Levering)   and  Thomas   T.  Rike. 

6571.  I.   ETHEL  A.'":   b.  Oct.  5,  i88g,  at  Covington,  O. 

6572.  II.   11.  Pearl'":  b.  Jan.  14,  1891,  at  Covington,  O. 

Child  of  (3935)  Ellen  '  (Levering)  and  Marion  McMacken. 

6573.  1.  Minnie'":  b.  at  Piqua,  O. 

Children  of   (3936)  Julia"  (Levering)  and  John  Bair. 

6574.  I.   Joseph  '":   b.  at  Piqua,  O. 

6575.  II.  Levering'":  b.  at  Piqua,  O. 

Children  of   (3943)  Ada  '  (Levering)  and  John  Rupple. 

6576.  I.  Harry  Clifton'":  b.  Oct.  3,  1884,  at  Piqua,  O. 

6577.  II.   Ward'":   b.  July  i,    1885;  d.  Jan.  9,  1888,  at  Piqua,  O. 

Child  of   (3944)  Mary  '  (Levering)  and  John  W.  Martindell. 

6578.  1.   DON  Cameron'":  b.  June  26,  1889,  at  Eureka,  Kansas. 

Child  of  (3946)  Jennie  V.'  (Levering)  and  Edward  Gurnett. 

6579.  I.   ARTHUR'":   b.  Aug.  19,  1888,  at  Piqua,  O. 


POSTERITY   OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  605 

Children  of   (3953)  Hester  '  (Righter)  and  Israel  Green. 

6580.  1.  Elmer"':  b.  Jan.  II,  1871. 

O581.  II.  Nelson^":  b.  May  31,  1872. 

6582.  111.  Charles"':  b.  Oct.  28,  1874. 

6583.  IV.  WalterI":  b.  Jan.  27,  1877. 

6584.  V.   FRANK  ^":   b.  Aucv.  9,  1880. 

6585.  VI.   ROY"':   b.  Feb.  22,  1883. 

6586.  VII.  Nathan  L."*:  b.  Jan.  27,  1885. 

All  unmarried  and  res.  Monastery  Ave.,  Koxb.,  Phiiad. 

Children  of  (3954)  Susan  '  (Righter)  and  David  Plew. 

6587.  1.   ADA  Plewi«:  b.  in  Roxb.,  Phiiad. 

6588.  II.   Mabel  Plew^":  b.  in  Roxb.,  Phiiad. 

6589.  111.  Clara  Plew"*:  b.  in  Roxb.,  Phiiad. 

6590.  IV.   URBEN  Plew^":  b.  in  Roxb.,  Phiiad. 

Their  mother  withholds  dates,  "  because  they  are  not 
Leverings." 

Children  of  (3956)  William"  and  Margaret  (Buzby)  Righter. 

6591.  I.  Charles  B.^":  b.  Oct.  23,  1882,  at  Roxb.,  Phiiad. 

6592.  11.  Grey  B.^":  b.  Apl.  24,  1890,  at  Roxb.,  Phiiad. 

Children  of  (3957)  Margaret  G."  (Righter)  and  Hugh  McAdoo. 

6593.  I.  Charles  Righter"':  b.  Au.o.  22,  1889,  at  Roxb.,  Phiiad. 

6594.  II.  Gertrude"':  b.  Sept.  17,  1893. 

Children  of  (3963)  Allison  '  (Graham)  and  William  Lackey. 

659s.     1.  Charles  1":  b.  Apl.  14,  1874,  at  West  Phiiad. 
6596.     II.   Mary^":   b.  1877;  d.  at  3  years,  at  West  Phiiad. 


6o6  THH    LliVHRING    FA.MILY. 

Child  of  (  3964  )  Wm.  Levering  "  and  Jane  (  Smiley  )  Maguire. 

6597.  1.  William  John'":  b.  Oct.  25,  1894,  at  Koxb.,  Philad. 

Children  of  ( S'^bS )  Susan  '  (Maguire)  and  Charles  Rambo. 

6598.  1.  George'":   b.  Nov.  23,  1874,  on  H.  Leverington  Avenue, 

Roxb. 

6599.  II.  Wilson  F.'":  b.  Oct.  26,  1880,  on  H.  Leverington  Ave- 

nue, Roxb. 

Children  of  (3966)   Margaret  L.'  (Maguire)  and  William  Dawson. 

6600.  1.    HENR^'":         )  ,     ,.  .      o  ^ 

6601.  II.   GEORGE'":  j^'-L^^^-  '^'  ^^76. 

6602.  111.  Mabel'":  b.  Mch.  7,  1879. 

6603.  lY.  Bessie"':  b.  Jui\-  1,  1882. 

6604.  V,  Charles'":  b.  July  10,  1884. 

6605.  VI.  Robert  H.'":  b.  Dec.  23,  1887. 

6606.  VII.  Louisa'":  b.  Dec.  4,  1890. 

6607.  Vlll.  William  "':  b.  Jul\- 29,  1893. 

All  born  and  reside  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Children  of  (3967)  Elizabeth  '  (Maguire)  and  Andrew  Ewing. 

6608.  I.   Hdith  Irene'":   b.  Jan.  27,  and  d.  Au.u.  2,  1888. 

6609.  II.   Hlwood  H.'":   b.  Jul\-  2^,  1890,  at  Roxb. 

6610.  111.   Florence'":   b.  Ma\- 4,  1892,  at  Roxb. 

Children  of  ( 3972 )  Samuel '  and  Sarah  ( Omensetter )  Levering. 

66n.     1.   CllARLl-:s'":   b.  Jan.  18,  1880. 

6612.  II.  Katie  May'":  b.  May  10,  1882. 

6613.  ill.  ANNA'":  b.  Mch.  17,  1883. 

■      All  born  and  live  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  607 


Child  of  (3973)  William  L. "  and  Ida  (Gorman)  Levering. 

6614.     I.  Samuel^":   b.  Nov.  13,  1879,  on   Prospect  Avenue,  Roxb., 
Philad. 


Children  of  (3974)  Catharine'  (Levering)  and  Joseph  Swardley. 

6615.  I.  Mamie  1°:  b.  Sept.  22,  1879. 

6616.  11.   FlORaI":   b.  Nov.  26,  1881. 

6617.  111.  Nathan  1°:  b.  July  26,  1884. 

All  born  and  live  in  Roxb,,  Philad. 

Child  of  (3979)  Laura  K."  (Levering)  and  William  H.  Wynne. 

6618.  1.  Vernon  Emery  1°:  b.  April  28,  1892,  in  Roxb. 

Child  of  (3989)  Levis  Clement  "and  Hattie  (Scoville)  Babcock. 

6619.  1.  Levis  Clement i":  b.  April  7,  1892,  Camden,  N.  J. 

Children  of  (3993)  Anne  Bell'  (Blue)  and  George  Rohn. 

6620.  1.   Ida  G.'"^:  b.  Dec.  22,  1883,  at  Ayersville,  Ohio. 

6621.  11.  Katie  C.^":  b.  May  14,  1889,  at  Ayersville,  Ohio. 

6622.  111.   Harry  D.^":  b.  Au^.  9,  1881,  at  Ayersville,  Ohio. 

Children  of  (3994)  Dr.  Nelson  S."  and  Henrietta  (Breakhill)  Blue. 

6623.  1.   Lawrence  1°:  b.  Dec.  29,  1887,  at  Ayersville,  Ohio. 

6624.  II.   Helen  1°:  b.  Dec.  7,  1891,  at  Ayersville,  Ohio. 

Children  of   (4019)  George  WJ'  and  Sallie  (Stevenson)    Levering. 

6625.  1.   George  W.,  Jr.,^":   b.  July  II,  1879. 

6626.  II.  Mary  Stevenson i":  b.  Mch.  29,  1881  ;  d.  Dec.  8,  1885. 

6627.  111.  Gertrude  S.'":  b.  May  8,  1884,  at  Philad. 


6o8  THH    Lli\EklNG    FAMILY  . 

Children  of  (4021  )  John  W.'  and  Mary  (Dennison)  Levering. 

6628.  I.   Frank  1j.'":   h.  June  15,  1889. 

6629.  11,  Walter  L.'":  b.  \o\ .  u,  1890. 

6630.  III.  Gordon '":  h.  ,v\ch.  12,  1894. 

Children  of  (4026  1  Charles,  Jr.,' and  Barbara   (Andrew)  Levering. 

6631.  I.  Charles  J.'":  b.  Mch.  31,  1890. 

6632.  11.  Elizabeth'":  b.  Oct.  15,  1891. 

Child  of  (4035)  William  T."  and  Eleanor  (Popnell)  Weir. 

6633.  I.  William  Thomson"':  b.  Nov.  8,  1890.    St-e  1X0.7399. 

Children  of   (4041)   Alfred  Levering' and  Mary  (Ginther)  Yeager. 

6634.  1.  Florence  Levering":  b.  Junf  26,  1876. 

6635.  11.  George  B.'":  b.  July  5,  and  d.  Au^.  23,  1878. 

6636.  ill.  Howard  Malcom '" :  b.  Jan.  25,  1883. 

Child  of  (4042)  Charles  A.   and  Sadie  (Hamilton)  Yeager. 

6637.  I.  ETHEL  Hamilton'":  b.  Jan.  8,  1882. 

Children  of   (4043)   Howard  Malcom' and  Mary   (Aaron)  Yeager. 

6638.  !.  Mabel  Aaron"":  b.  June  6,  1885. 

6639.  11.  Hlla  Marguerite'":  b.  May  21,  1889. 

Children  of  (40^6)  Mary  E.'  (Metheany)  and  Ira  R.  Longworth. 

6640.  1.  Mar^  Esther'":  b.  April  3,  1884. 
C641.     II.  Walter  Ira'":  b.  Dec.  3,  1885. 
6642.     III.   Helen'":  b.  July,  1894. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  609 

Children  of   (4100)  Fanny  Levering"  (Metheany)  and  Marion  F. 

Quaintance. 

6643.  I.  Marion  Frances'":   b.  Dec,  1885. 

6644.  11.  John  Milton  Metheany'":  b.  Jan.,  1889. 

Children  of  (4 J 02)  Mary  E.'  (Lynch)  and  Isaac  Edwin  Avery. 

6645.  1.  Irene  Clara'":  b.  Sep.  18,  1887,  at  Lima,  Oliio. 

6646.  11.  Florence  Julia'":  b.  June  29,  1892,  at  Lima,  Ohio. 

Child  of  (4103)  Clara  M.'  (Lynch)  and  Dr.  Albert  W.  Kahle. 

6647.  1.  Richard  Benton'":  b.  Nov.  5,  1892,  at  Lima,  Oliio. 

Child  of  (4104)  Charles  E.'  and  Olive  (Herron)  Lynch. 

6648.  1.  Esther  Herron'":  b.  Au(i.  27,  1894,  at  Lima.  Ohio. 

Child  of  (4105)  Stella  A."  (Moore)  and  Charles  F.  Brice. 

6649.  1.  Nell  Frances'":  b.  Jan.  i-j,  1886,  at  Lima,  Oliio. 

Child  of  (4107)  Ina  S.'  (Moore)  and  Frederick  B.  Argerter. 

6650.  I.   Harry  Moore'":  b.  Jul\-  5,  1891,  at  Lima,  Oliio. 

Child  of  (4J27)  Herbert  E.'"*  and  Rose  (Fleming)  Cray  ton. 

6651.  1.   Floyd'":  b.  Aug.,  1889,  in  Penna. 

Child  of  (4135)  Charles  E."  and  Avis  (Hawkin)  Talada. 

6652.  1.  Laura'":  b.  Dec.  20,  1892;  d.  May  25,  1895,  Sa\Te,  Pa. 
6652'2.      11.   Lizzie  L.'":   b.  Aug.  i,  1896,  at  Sayre.  Pa. 

Child  of  (4136)  Sarah  E."  (Talada)  and  John  Groats. 

6653.  1.   Mary  A.'":   b.  Nov.  22,  1890;  d.  Aug.  2S,  1895,  at  Sayre, 

Pa. 
(39) 


6lO  Tin;    LHVKRING    FAMILY. 


Children  of  (4J49)  Carrie  B.'  (Porter)  and  Frank  Packard. 

6654.  I.   Bessie'":   h.  Oct..  iS.Sg,  at  Rallston,  Pa. 

6655.  11.   CjRACE'":   h.  Ma>-,  i8yi,  at  Rallston,  Pa. 

Children  of   (4l66i  Elizabeth  C  (Johnson)   and  Horace  G.  Fitch. 

6656.  1.   Hthel  \I()La"':   b.  JuiU'  10,  1886,  in  Lane  Co.,  Ore)j;on. 

6657.  II.   ALGER    Morton'":    b.   Feb.    7,    1889,   in    Jackson    Co., 

Oretjon. 

6658.  111.   ALSTON  MEL\1N"':    b.    Oct.    17,    1891,  In   Jackson  Co., 

Oregon. 

Children  of  (4212)  Sarah  H.'  (Crow)  and  Dr.  Henry  M.  Bullitt. 

6659.  I.   Hlizabeth  C."':  b.  June  16,  1855  ;  m.  in  1875  to  Charles 

W.  Buck-,  of  ;V\id\\a\-,  Ky.,  who  was  U.  S.  Minister  to 
Peru,  during  President  Cleveland's  first  administration, 
and  with  his  family  resided  in  South  America  four  years. 
Tliey  now  ri'sidi.'  in  Louisville,  Ky.  (7249) 

6660.  11.   EmVARDC.'":   b.  JuiU'   14,  1856,  in   Louisville,  where  he 

d.  Ffb.  26,  1806. 

6661.  111.   Jl'LlA  ANDERSON'":    b.   Oct.  22,    i8c;7 ;  m.   in   1891  to 

Call  Kauterberg,  of  Hanit\er.     Res.  Lnuis\ille. 

(7251) 

6662.  IV.    LDITH'":   b.  l"eb.  27,  1861  ;  unmd.    Res.  with  her  mother, 

in  Lduisxille.  Ky. 

666^      \.   ANNIE  Christian'":   b.  Mch.  4,  186^;  d.  unmd..  on  Dec. 
1 .  1884.  in  Louisxille.  Kw 

6664.      \  1.    Henrietta'":   b.  Jan.   22,  1869;    unmd.      Res.  with   her 
mother,  in  L<iuis\ille.  Kw 
All  wfrc  born  in  L(iuis\  ille. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  6ll 

Children  of   (4220)  Chas.  Ephraim"  and  Hannah  M.'  (Crow) 

Robins. 

6665.  1.   Elizabeth"':   h.   Au^.  6,    1862,  in   Louisville,   K\-.;  m.  to 

George  Richmond  Parks,  of  Boston,  Mass.,  who  d.  in 
that  cit\-  in  1887.  Mrs.  P.  has  lived  abroad  since  the 
death  of  her  husband  ;  most  of  the  time  in  London.  No 
chn.  Assuming  her  maiden  name,  Mrs.  P.  is  well  known 
in  theatrical  circles.  Possessed  of  histrionic  talent  of 
very  high  order,  she  has  held  distinguished  position  in 
the  leading  theaters  of  London  and  on  the  Continent. 

6666.  11.   Edward"^:  d.  in  infancy. 

6667.  111.    HUNiCE''^:  d.  in  1886,  in  Florida;   unmd. 

6668.  IV.   AMY^":  d.  in  infancy. 

6669.  V.  SaXTON^":  b.  Aug.  14,  1869;  unmd;   res.  Denver,  Colo. 

6670.  VI.   Vernon'":   b.   June   14,    1872;    unmd.      He  was  gradu- 

ated in  medicine  in  March,  1894,  in  the  University  of 
Louisville,  Ky.,  at  tlic  head  of  a  class  0/210.  He  is  in 
charge  of  the  St.  Mary's  and  Elizabeth  Hospital  in  Louis- 
ville. 

6671.  \'ll.    Raymond'":  b.  Sept.  17,   1873;  unmd;  res.  at  Ocala, 

Fla. 

Except  the   first  named,   all   were  born  at  Ettingxille, 
Staten  Lsland,  New  York. 

Child  of  (4218)  Mary  E."  (Crow)  and  Dr.  James  M.  Bodine. 

6672.  1.   Elizabeth'":   b.   Jan.    5,    1857,    at    Louisville;    m.   to   Z. 

T.  McKay;   res.  in  Fla.     (7253.) 

Children  of  (42J9)  Matilda  W  (Crow)  and  Thomas  Greathous 

Wilson. 

6673.  1.   Thomas'":  b.   Aug.   20,    1868;   m.   June    14,  1894;  Mar_\- 

Walker,  of    Louisx  ille,   Ky.     The\-  reside   in    Nashville, 
Tenn. 

6674.  11.   JOSEPHUS'":    b.    Jan.    11,    1870;   d.  unmd.   in    1891,  at 

Louisville. 

6675.  111.    Paul"':   b.  June  17,  1873;   unmd.;   res.  Louis\ille. 

All  were  born  at  Louisxille,  K\'. 


6l2  THH    LF.N'RRING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  ('4225)  Charles  G.'  and  Sarah  (Foster)  Dillon. 

66/6.      I.    ROBERT    Fulton'":    b.   May  4,    18^6;    m.  Now  9,  1889, 
Anna  Hurb\-,  at  iJax'ton,  O.,  where  the\'  reside. 

(7254) 

6677.  11.  Edward  Foster'":  b.  June  18.  1857;  m.  Oct.  21,  1883, 

Julia  Edna   Hubbard,  at  Mt.  Clemens,  Mich.     The\-  res. 
at  Zanes\iile,  ().  (7255) 

6678.  111.  Anna  May'":    b.   May  25,    i860;    m.  June   18,  1890,  to 

Lieut.  LansiuLi  B.  Bt-ach,  of  the  U.  S.  Corps  of  Engineers 
stationed  (189:;)  at  West  Point,  N.  Y.  (7258) 

6679.  I\'.  Sarah    N.'":    b.  Dec.    12,   1863;    m.  June    18,    1891,  to 

Henr\-    K.    Miznt-r,  of    Zanesxille,   O.     Res.  at  Detroit, 
Mich.  (7259) 

Children  of  same  and  Elizabeth  C.  (Adams),  2d  wife. 

6680.  \.   Fannie  Morris'":  b.  April  17,  1867.     Res.  Zanes\ille,  O. 

6681.  \1.   ASAHEL  HUSSEY'":   b.  April   7,  18(39;  ni-  Aug.  27,  1891, 

Mary    L.   Stultz,   of   Zanesxille,    O.       Reside,    Portland, 
Oregon. 


-&  - 


Children  of  ( 4227 )  M^ry  E.   ( Keyser )  and  Theodore  Clayton. 

6682.  1.  John  Laws'":  b.  Dec.  22,  1868. 

6683.  11.   Ro^  '":   b.  Ma\-  3,  1874. 

6684.  111.  Mabel  FORT'":  b.  Dec.  9,  1880. 

6685.  \\.  Emily  Clark'":  b.  Ni.\-.  24,  1882. 

Children  of  (,4229)  Elizabeth  Keyser  '  (Fracker)  and  David  A. 

Chambers. 

6686.  1.    TlLESTON  Fracker'":  b.  Dec.  28,  1869  ;  was  graduated  at 

Princeton  College,  in  the  Class  of  1890;  then  studied 
theology  at  the  Baptist  Theological  Seininar\-,  at  Roches- 
ter, nVy. 

6687.  11.  MAR^  Beard'":  b.  April  26,  1872. 

6688.  111.   David  Laurence'":    b.  Jan.  12.   1879.     Res.  Washing- 

ton, D.  C. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  613 

Child  of  (4230)  Keturah  Benson'  (Fracker)  and  James  S.  Wheeler. 

6689.  1.  Walter  Keyser'".-  b.  July  24,  1881,  at  Zanesville,  O. 

Child  of  (423 J)  Harry  F."  and  Kibbie  (Miller)  Fracker. 

6690.  I.   AMANDA  Miller  1":   b.  Mch.  6,    1884;    res.   San    Antonio, 

Texas. 

Children  of  (4233)  John  Tileston"  and  Emma  (Gibson)  Fracker. 

6691.  I.  Harry  Chambers^":  b.  Sept.  10,  1877. 

6692.  II.  William  Gibson^":  b.  Feb.  4,  1879. 

6693.  HI.  John  Smeltzeri"  :  b.  Sep.  15,  1880. 

6694.  IV.  Frank  Wheeler  1":  b.  Feb.  12,  1882. 

6695.  V.  Laura  Arnold^":  b.  May  24,  1884. 

6696.  VI.  Anna  May"':  b.  Feb.  15,  1887. 

All  born  and  reside  at  Zanesville,  O. 

Children  of  (4234)  Frank  Fayette  '  and  Frances  (Linton)  Fracker. 

6697.  I.  Clarence  1°:  b.  Nov.  20,  1880. 

6698.  11.  Elizabeth  Chambers'":  b.  Jan.  2^,  1886. 

6699.  111.  Sarah  Kauffman'":  b.  Ma\-  12,  1888. 

6700.  IV.  Charles  Clayton^":  b.  Jan.  8,  1892. 

All  born  and  reside  at  Zanesville,  O. 

Children  of  (4236)  Laura  Keyser  '  (Fracker)  and  John  W. 

Macartney. 

6701.  I.  Kate  Keyser'":  b.  Nov.  4,  1885. 

6702.  II.  James  Wilkinson"' :  b.  Oct.  21,  1888. 

6703.  III.   HlizaBETH  MEARNS'**:  b.  May  15,  1893. 

All  born  and  reside  at  Washington,  D.  C. 


6l4  I'HF.    l.r.\'KRI\G    FA.MILV 

Children  of    '42501  James  Keyscr  '  and  Frances  (Toner)  Fink. 

6704.  1.  John  I^ov'":  b.  Jan.  23,  18X2. 

6705.  II.  James'":  b.  Feb.  15.  1883. 

6706.  111.  Martin  L.'":  b.  Apl.  29,  1886. 

6707.  1\.    ANNIE  HLIZABETH'":    b.  Auil.  21,   1887. 

Children  of  (4256)  Roxana'  (Hay)  and  S.  Clifford  Mansfield. 

6708.  I.   CLIFFORD  Hay'":   b.  Sept.  18,  1881. 

6709.  11.    1:1. LA  BROUMEL'":   b.  Oct.  5,  1883. 

Children  of  (4258)  Eleanor  "  (Hay)  and  Thomas  L.  Kingf. 

6710.  1.  Barbara  Agnes'":  b.  Jan.  4,  1892. 

671 1.  11.  Eleanor  Kevser'":  b.  Dec.  23,  1892. 

Children  of  (4259)  Sarah  E.'  (Hay  )  and  Georg:e  R.  Beman. 

6712.  I.   BESSIE'":   b.  Dec.  21,  i88s. 

6713.  11.  Ransom  Hay'":  b.  No\-.  8,  1887. 

6714.  111.  Katie  Walker'":  b.  Jan.  9,  1890;  d.  Jan.  6,  1893. 

Child  of  (4282)  Alice  H.'  (Lehman)  and  Andrew  J.  Schindel. 

C71S.     1.  Lilian  Lehman'":  b.  No\-.  14,  1878. 

Child  of  (4283)  Eben  M.'  and  Minnie  (Stillman)  Lehman. 

GjiC).    I.  I-lorence  Virginia'":  b.  Now  29,  1879. 

Children  of  same  and  Cora  (Lacey),2d  wife. 

6717.  11.  ALICE  Sarah'":  b.  Au^.  8,  1886. 

6718.  111.  Ralph  M.'":  b.  Au.u.  9,  1888. 
6719     IV.  Marguerite'":  b.  Sept.  29,  1890. 


POSTERITY'   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING. 


615 


Children  of  (4285)  Ambrose E.'  and  Sallk  (MauII)  Lehman. 

6720.      1.   ANNA  LOUISE"':   b.  July  3,  1881. 

II.  James  Edwin'":      1 


6721. 

6722.    III.  Elinor  Maull^" 


b.  Aivj,.  14,     „,.  ,  ,  ,, 

hlinor  and  her  mother 

1882.       -I  died  the  same  night, 

April     12,     1888,     of 

diphtheria.     Philad. 


Children  of   (4287)  Eugene  B.'  and  Tamzin  (Cook)  Lehman. 

6723.  I.  Walter  D."':  b.  Mch.  17,  1887. 

6724.  II.    HOWARD  A.i":   b.  Apl.  6,  1890. 

6725.  III.   Frank ^":  b.  Aug.  10,  and  d.  Oct.  25,  1892. 


Child  of  (4288)  George  M.'  and  Corinne  (Stockton)  Lehman. 

6726.  1.  George  Stockton^":  b.  Jui\'  29,  1892. 

Children  of  (4289)  Henrietta  E.'  (Lehman)  and  John  Tabele'  Brown. 

6727.  I.  Samuel  Lehman^":  b.  July  22,  1885. 

6728.  II.  JOHN  Tabele  ">:  b.  Nov.  6,  1886. 

6729.  III.  Henrietta  Elizabeth  1":  b.  Jan.  14,  1888. 

6730.  IV.  Helen  Marion  1°:  b.  Feb.  2,  1890. 

Familv  res.  at  Chestnut  Hill.  Philad. 

Child  of  (4297)  Mary  L."  (Lipman)  and  William  Waterall. 

6731.  I.  Howard  Lehman'":  b.  Apl.  20,  1884,  in  Philad. 


Child  of  (4302)  James  L.'  and  Millicent  (Howell)  MauII. 

6732.     I.  William  Raymond'":  b.  Sep.  2,  1892. 


6l6  Till-;    1.K\K1^IN(]    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (4307)  Anna  Joaquim  (Fig-ueira)  and  Antonio  Julio 
Santa  Martha,  Viscount  de  Andaluz. 

67:5:5.  WaRIa  1sabi:i.  "■:   b.  Jan.  2^,  1870,  in  Madcria. 

6734.  11.    Hugenia'":   b.  Oct.   13,  1873,  in  Santarcm.  Poitu.ual. 

6735.  III.   I.OLMSB'":   b.  hVb.  12.  1877,  in  Santaivm,  Portugal. 

6736.  IV.   ANNA"':   b.  Sep.  12,  i87g,  in  Santmvm,  Portugal. 

Children  of  ( 4308  )  Elizabeth  L.'  (Figfueira)  and  Nuno  Ferreira 

Jardin. 

6737.  I.   Pons'":   b.  Oct.  25,  1880;  d.  June  10,  1881. 

6738.  II.   .ALBERT  FlGUElRA"':   b.  April  lo,  1882,  in  Madeira. 

6739.  Ill-   NUNO  URL.XHL'":   b.  Sept.  4,  i88s,  in  Madeira. 

Children  of  (  4309 )  Theodore  Ashmead  '  and  Kate  (  Souder) 

Langstroth. 


6740 


1.   Katl:  Bartpam'":   b.  Mch.  5,  1874. 


6741.  II.  James  Heidel"':  b.  Now  3,  187^. 

6742.  111.  Charles  Souder"':  b.  Au;^.  31,  1877. 

6743.  IV.  Francis  Drexel'":  b.  May  10,  1880. 

6744.  V.  Theodore  ashmead'":  b.  July  24,  1882. 
6744'...     VI.  Popise  Drexel  MORRELL'":  b.  Jul\-  10,  1896. 

Family  residence,  Germantown,  Philad. 

Children  of  (4315)  Dr.  Wm.  Henry  '  and  Annie  (Linn)  Wallace. 

6745.  I.  Katharine'":  b.  Max-  1^,  1874. 

6746.  IP   MarvE.'":   b.  June  25,  1875. 

6747.  III.   ANNIE  Linn'":   b.  Dec.  28,  1876. 

6748.  IV.   FLIZABETH'":   b.  June  8,  1878. 

Family  reside,  Philadelphia. 

Child  of  (4316)  Frederick  R.' and  Elizabeth  (Ashby)  Wallace. 

6749.  I.  Frederick  ashby'":  b.  June  21,  i88i,  Washington,  D.C. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  617 

Children  of  (4319)  Kate  Fox  '  (Keyser)  and  Dr.  Cicero  Brodhead. 

6750.  1.  George  Keyser'":  b.  June  5,  1876. 

6751.  II.  Luke  Wills'":  b.  Mch.  n,  1878. 

Children  of  (4334)  Maria  Keyser  '  (Blanchard)  and  Edw.  A. 

LandelL 

6752.  1.  Frances  L.'"  :  b.  Nov.  9,  1872. 

6753.  II.  George  a.'":  b.  Nov.  29,  1879. 

Child  of  (4340)  Anna  Louisa"  (Keyser)  and  Marcellus  E. 

McDowell. 

6754.  1.  Marcellus^":  b.  Feb.  22,  1893,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (4342)  John  G.'  and  Caroline  L.  (Musso)  Keyser. 

6755.  I-  JOHN  G.i":  b.  Oct.  25,  1886,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (4343)  Nathan  Levering"  and  Minnie  (Kohler)  Keyser. 

6756.  I.  Mary  Ann^":  b.  Dec.  23,  1892,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (4344)  Thomas  A."  and  Juliette  (Love)  Alexander. 

6757.  1.  Katharine  Augusta^":  b.  July  17,  1891,  Baltimore,  Md. 

Children  of  (4350)  Frank  Gordon"  and  Clara  (Doe)  Urner. 

6758.  1.  Frank  Arnold^":  b.  Jan.  5,  1881. 

6759.  11.  Charles  Anderson^":  b.  Mch.  29,  1882. 

6760.  111.  Gladys  1°:  b.  Feb.  6,  1885. 

Family  reside  in  Elizabeth,  N.  J. 

Child  of  (4352)  Ethel "  (Urner)  and  Wm.  Edwin  Gibbs. 

6761.  1.   Margaret^":   b.  Feb.  24,  1891,  at  Fanwood,  N.  J. 


6lS  THE    LEVERING    FA;M1L>' 


Children  of  (4357)  James  Frederick'  and  Anna  iSmedley)  Lynd. 

6762.      1.    ANNA  J.'":   b.  Au^.  12,  1890. 

67C3.     II.   James  Ali-RED'":  b.  Jan.  12,  1892. 


Children  of  (4362)  Laura"  (Lynd)  and  Dr.  "William  B.  Hill. 

6764.  1.  LiLLiE  Clementine'":  b.  Jan.  17,  1879,  at  Weldon,  Monto;. 

Co..  Pa. 

6765.  II.   l.Al'RA  L^NI)'":  b.  April  29,  1880,  in  Philad. 


Child  of  ( 4363 )  Walter  '  and  Mamie  ( Cott )  Lynd. 

6766.  1.   liARL"':   b.  in  1886.     Res.  Omaha,  Neb. 

Children  of   ( 4368 )  Kate  R.  ( Shewell )  and  James  L.  Patterson. 

6767.  1.   Joseph  S.'":   b.  June,  1880. 

6768.  II.   John  L.'*':   b.  Jan.,  1884. 
6j6c).     111.   ALICE'":   b.  Oct.,  1891. 

Child  of  (4369)  Helen  M.   (Shewell)  and  G.  William  Breck. 

C770.     1.  G.  William'":  b.  Jiil\-,  1883. 

Children  of  (  4370 )  Alice    ( Shewell )  and  Joseph  Bailey. 

6771.  I.   JOSEF'H,  Jr.,'":    b.  N'ox.,  1888;   d.  Sept.,   1889. 

6772.  II.    HELEN'":   b.  Feb.,  1890. 

677^.    III.  Frederick  Rodman'":  b.  Feb.,  1892. 

Child  of   (4381  )  Sallie  S. '  {Keyset)  and  Louis  M.  French. 
6774.     I.   ,V\iLDRi:i)  Ke^SER^":  b.  Nov.  30,  1889. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  619 

Children  of  (4383)  Juan  Jose''  and  Teresa  de  la  (Taba)  Matute. 

6775.  I.   ARTURO'":  b.  May  28.  1886,  at  Gudalaxara,  Mexico. 

6776.  11.   Maria  Eugenia'":  b.  Oct.  3,  1887,  at  Cjudalaxaia,  Mexico. 

6777.  111.   Arthur"':   b.  at  Gudalaxara,  Mexico. 

6778.  IV.   M.  Eugenia'":   b.  at  (ludalaxara,  Mexico. 

Children  of  (4389)  Wm.  Vinton"  and  Alice  (Goodyear)  Bond. 

6779.  1.  Samuel  CaNEDO'":  b.  Feb.  10,  1877,  at  Wilmington,  Del. 

6780.  11.  Richard  Watson i":  b.  Au^.  14,  1882,  at  Wilmington, 

Del. 

6781.  111.   William  Goodyear'":   b.  June  7,  1884,  at  Wilmin^iton, 

Del. 

6782.  IV.  Jacob'":  b.  in  1886;  d.  at  Wilmington,  Del. 
Children  of  (4395)  Charles  P.  A."  and  Marie  (Townsend)  Brady. 

6783.  1.  Douglas  Elinipsico^":  b.  May  16,  1883. 

6784.  II.  Cornelia  Gorgas'":  b.  Oct.  6,  1885;  d.  Feb.  21,  1888. 

Children  of  (4400)  Sarah  E."  (Brady)  and  Frank  P.  Lynch. 

6785.  1.  JOHN  William"':  b.  Mch.  12,  1886. 

6786.  II.  Emma  Brady i":  b.  Oct.  2,  1888. 

6787.  111.  George  Nichols'":  b.  May  7,  1891. 

Child  of  (4402)  Wilhelmina  W."  (Brady)  and  Charles  S.Updike. 

6788.  Charles  Elliott  Glen"':   b.  Oct.  19,  1892,  at  Stanley, 

Page  Co.,  Va. 

Child  of  (4403)  Elliott  T.'and  Kathleen  (McNolty)  Brady. 

6789.  1.   Elliott   Frank"':    b.  Jan,  17,  1892,  at   Marion,  Sin\the 

Co.,  Va. 


620  JHll    LEVERING   FA.^\IL^. 

Children  of  (4406)  Harry  G.   and  Lydia  (Middleton)  Michener. 

6790.  I.   SlsaN  Bhll"':   1\  All-.  22,  1880,  in  PhilaJ.,  Pa. 

6791.  11.  Frances  Leslie"^:  b.  July  6,  1885,  in  Philud.,  Pa. 

Child  of  (4407)  Frank  L.'  and  Ella  (Bullock)  Michener. 

6792.  1.  Sarah  Keyser"*:  b.  June  5,  1882,  in  Philad.,  Pa. 

Child  of  <  4412)  John  H.,  Jr./ and  Martha  (Truitt)  Michener. 

6793.  1.   MaNONa'":   b.  Mch.,  1892,  in  Philad.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (4464)  Laura"  (Levering)  and  James  W.  Garnett. 

6794.  1.   I.alra  Levering'":  b.  May  5,  1891,  at  Mantapikc,  Va. 

679^.    II.  Reuben  Merrivvetheri":   b.  Sept.  30,  1894;   d.  July  i, 
1895,  '^t  Man  tap  ike,  Va. 

Child  of  (4480»  Robert  B.'  and  Laura  (Edgar)  Wittemore. 

6796.  1.   HdGAR'":   b.  Feb.  17,  1890,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Child  of  (4512)  Bessie  V.'  (Crane)  and  Upton  H.  Kempton. 

6797.  I.   L'l^TON  Heath,  Jr./":  b.  May  24,  1889,  in  Baltimore. 

Children  of  (4536)  Alice  Vernon"  (Wilson)  and  Lyman  C.Josephs. 

6798.  1.   Mary'":  b.  Au.u.  2,  1883. 

6799.  II.  Lyaun  Colt'":  b.  Ma\-  13,  1886. 

6800.  111.  I ii!(]H  Wilson'":  b.  Jan.  13.  1892. 

Child  of  (4538)  Lewis  Aug.''  and  E.  L.  (Jones)  Finley. 

6801.  I.  Ldward  Levering'":  b.  Feb.  21,  1867  ;  d.  Feb.  28, 1889 

at  Pass  Christian,  Miss. 


POSTERIT\-   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  621 

Children  of  (4539)  Leonard  M."  and  Eliza  (Davis)  Finley. 
6802.     1.  \AD\A  Matthews'":  b.  Oct.  20,  1877. 

6803.  II.  RIDGELY"':  b.  July  23,  1879. 

6804.  III.  BRAZERi":  b.  Sep.  i,  1883. 

6805.  IV.    LEONARD  iWATTHEWS'":    b.  Oct.  8,   1886. 

6806.  V.  Charles  Davis'":  b.  May  27,  1888. 

6807.  VI.  Howard  Davis '°:  b.  Jan.  27,  1892. 

Family  residence  in  New  Orleans,  La. 

Children  of  (4542)  William  W:  and  Lillie  (Davis)  Finley. 

6808.  I.  Lottie  Vidal'":  b.  Sep.  u,  1884. 

6809.  II.  Lillie  Davis'"  :  b.  July  23,  1886. 

6810.  III.  William  Wilson'":  b.  Au.ti.  i.  1888. 

6811.  IV.  Leonora  Matthews'":  6.  Jan.  31,  1891. 

6812.  V.  Celestine  Page'":  b.  July  27,  1893,  at  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

Child  of  (4544)  Mary  W."  (Finley)  and  John  W.  Chester. 

6813.  I.    Isabel  Bowman  Finley'":  b.  July  4,  1894,  at  Detroit, 

Mich. 

Child  of  (4546)  Robert  B."  and  Rosalie  L.  (Bradford)  Matthews. 

6814.  1.  Robert  Bowman,  Jr.,'":    b.  Aug.  8,   1895,  -^t  Washing- 

ton, D.  C. 

Children  of  (4547)  Cora  S.'  (Matthews)  and  James  E.  Keelcr. 

6815.  I.  Henry  Bowman'":  b.  Jan.  10,  1893. 

6816.  II.  Cora  Floyd'":  b.  Jui\-  16,  1894. 

Family  reside  at  Allegheny,  Pa. 


622  TUli    LI£\'ER1NG    FAAIIL^  . 

Children  of  (4558)  Martha  B."  (Levermg)  and  Harry  A.  Orrick. 

6.817.  1.   I.OUISA  Wl^ltiHT'":   b.  Jli1\    14,  1885. 

6818.  II.   JOHNSON'":  b.  Mcli.  2,  1887. 

6819.  111.    llARR^  ABERT'":   b.  Oct.  14,  1890. 

6820.  1\.   UhCOURCY  WRIGHT"':   b.  Oct.  8,  1894. 

All  born  nnJ  reside  at  Baltimore,  MJ. 

Children  of  (4561)  Wilson  L.'  and  Anne  (North)  Couden. 

6821.  I.   Henrys.'":   b.  Dec.  2^,  1888;  d.  April  27,  1891. 

6822.  II.  Wilson  Lhnbring,  Jr.,'":  b.  April  10,  1890. 

Children  of  (4624)  Dora  Bell  '  (Levering)  and  Milo  Homrighous. 

682:;.     I.   JRSSI:'":   b.  April  4,.  1887;  d.  Mch.   1888,   at  Tuscola,   111 

6824.  II.   HSTHHR'":   b.  Max-  24,  1889,  at  Tuscola,  111. 

Child  of  (4666)  Clara  N.'  (McClery)  and  Arch  Johnson. 

6825.  I.   LEOTA'":   b.  No\-.  8,  1891,  at  St.  Marx's,  Kansas. 

Children  of  (4680)  William  R.'  and  Emma  (Lance)  Scott. 

6826.  I.  William'":  b.  about  1880. 

6827.  II.  Wilson'": 

6828.  III.   HDWARI)  Lhxlring"': 

6829.  I\'.  Hdith'": 

6830.  \ .  George:'": 

6831.      \I.    llARR^'": 

The  iTKjthei'  and  children  are  repoited  as  lixin;^  at  Bal 
timore.     Repeated  inquiry  tailed  to  seciue  response. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVHRING.  623 


Children  of  (4844)  Mary"  (Wilson)  and  Cuvier  Higgins. 

6832.  1.   Carrie^":  b.  at  Peru,   liul.;   m.   in   1891  to  Bryan  Beau- 

mont ;   rt-s.  Stella,  Neb. 

6833.  11.   Frederick'":   b.  at  Peru,  Ind.;   unmd;  at  Macon.  Ga. 


Children  of  (4859)  Anna  Louisa"  (Colladay)  and  Thomas  W. 

Braidwood. 

6834.  1.   ViETRU^":   b.  Feb.  25,  and  d.  Sep.  16,  1867. 

6835.  11.   BEAUTRICEI":   b.  July  i,  1868. 

6836.  111.   Victor"':  b.  Dec.  8,  1872. 

Children  of  (4860)  Frances"  (Colladay)  and  George  B.  Keen. 

6837.  1.  William  Williams"':  b.  July  28,   1847;   m.   Au,ii.   22, 

1872,  Helen  Maria,  Yarnall.  (7362) 

6838.  11.  Charles  Colladay"':  b.  May  6,  1849;  m. 

6839.  111.   George  B.,  Jr.,"':   b.  June  18.  185 1  ;   m.  June  12,  1888, 

Marian  Randolph  Brown.  (73(^7) 

6840.  1\'.   Harr\' Mortimer"':  b.  July  25,  1853;  unmd. 

6841.  V.   Horace'":   b.  ;   m. . 

O842.     VI.  Frank  Harold"':  b.  Nov-.  23,  1859;  m.  Oct.  22,  1895, 
Helen  Stuart  Squier.  (7370 

6843.  VII.   Fanny'":   b.   Au.u.    10,    1861  ;   m.   Apl.  6,  1882,  to  Cjeo. 

W.  Simons,  Jr.  (7372) 

Children  of  (4862)  Hannah  R.'  (Colladay)  and  Harry  B.  Rianhard. 

6844.  1.  (:harles  Colladay'":  b.  Feb.  i,  1857;  m.Oct.  4,  1883, 

Louise  Reese.  (7375) 

6845.  II.   FMIL^•"':    b.  June  1,  1859;  d.  Jan.  9,  1S61. 


624  THli    Li;\ERlXG    FA.^\1L^. 


Children  of   14863)   Wm.  Rittenhouse  "  and  Elizabeth    (Wiltberger) 

CoIIaday. 

6846.  I.  Saiaaii  liWiLY  Rl'ITENHOLlSE^":   h.  June  26,  1866;  d.  Au^. 

14,  1S67. 

6847.  II.   SaAII  UL  Kakhstraw'":    (Rev.)  b.  Sep.  16,  1868;   ni.  Apl. 

23,  1895,  l-'»L>is(-'  Hill.     Mr.  C.  is  an   Hpiscopal   minister. 
Graduate  of  lJni\ei\sit}'  of  Pcnna.,  Class  of   i8gi. 


Children  of  (4865)  Samuel  R.'  and  Sallie  B.  (Harrison)  CoIIaday. 

6848.  I.    H.\\IL>'   Morton'":    b.  Sep.  ig  and   d.   Sep.  30,  1871,   at 

Fort  Sill.  Ind.  Tw. 

6849.  II.    HMILY    RlTTENHOUSl-:'":    b.   Sep.  30,    1872,   at    Fori    Sill; 

unmd. 

6850.  III.   Fllhn   Morton'":    b.    Oct.   3,  1873,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.; 

uniTid. 

6851.  W.  William  Rittenhouse"':    b.   Au^.   26,  1877,  at  Fort 

(jriffin,  Texas. 

6852.  \'.  Sarah  Harrison'":  b.  Feb.  i,  1880. 

6853.  \l.  (-i:()R(iE  Morton'":  b.  Jan.  lo,  1882. 

6854.  \JI.  Francis  Keen'":  b.  Jui\-  8,  1883 ;  d.  Jan.  q,  1889. 


Children  of  (4870)  William  H.' and  Caroline  (Homeland)  Yerkes. 


6855 
6856 

6857 
6858 

6859 
6860 
6861 


I.  Flla  R.'":  b.  Jul\-  20,  1883. 

II.  (  .liRTRUDE'":    b.  Now   1,    1883. 

III.  11lli-;n  T.'":  b.  Oct.  2,  1887. 
I\'.   Cli|-|-()R1)'":   b.  Oct.  12,  1889. 
\  .   HTHEL'":    b.  Mcli.  4,  1891. 

\  I.    Hilda'":    b.  May  12,  1893. 
VII.  Morris'":  b.  Oct.  16,  i8()s. 

Family  li\e  at  Soutbampton,  Buck's  Co.,  Pa. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  625 

Children  of  (4872)  Walter  C  '  and  Emily  (Hobensack)  Yerkes. 

6862.  1.  Harold  CJ":   b.  Dec.  17,  1893. 

6863.  11.   AGNES  M.'":   b.  Ma\'  25,  189s. 

Child  of  (4874)  Joseph  L."  and  Ann  (Wright)  Tull. 

6864.  I.  Samuel    PasTORIUS^":     A  graduate  of  the  University  of 

Penna.,  Class  of  1895. 

Child  of  (4882)  Adelia  "  (Tull)  and  Edwin  Jackson  Haas. 

6865.  1.   A.  Adelia'":   b.  Feb.  17,  i86s  ;    m.  to  Andrew  J.  Turner, 

of  Philad.  (7-'63) 

Children  of  (4887)  John  '  Hay  and . 


6866.  1.   UauGHTERI":   m.  to  Mr.  Pennock',  of  Philad. 

6867.  11.  Daughter"';  m.  to  Mr.  Biddle,  of  Philad. 

Children  of  (4888)  Hannah  "  (Rudolph)  and  William  V.  McKean. 

6868.  1.  William  V.,  Jr.,"':  died  in  infancy. 

6869.  II.   Ella'":  b.  Oct.  I,  1842;  d.  Sept.  i,  1869.     Unmd. 

6870.  111.   MaR^'  MaRCELLINE'":    b.   July    17,    1847;    d.    April    26, 

1864.     Unmd. 

Family  home  in  Philadelphia. 

Child  of  (4889)  Elizabeth  '  (Rudolph)  and  Samuel  B.  Polk. 

6871.  I.   FlizaBETH'":    b.   Nov.    II,    184s;    m.    Mch.    is,  1867,  to 

Benjaniin  1.  White,  of  Philad.  (7264) 

Children  of  (4890)  Mary  '  (Rudolph)  and  Samuel  Martin. 

6872.  1.   Mary  F.'":   b.  Sept.  4,  1842;   m.  Nov.  26,  1867,  to  Richard 

McGuire.  (7265) 

6873.  11.   FmMA  Virginia'":   b.  .\u<^.,  1844;   m.  to  C)li\er  P.   Hitch- 

ener.  (7266) 


626  THH    LtVERlKG    FAMILY. 

6874.  III.   Joseph  R.'":   b.  Oct.,  1846;   m.  Hiiiiii;i  J.  Ht-nrx-. 

(7268) 

6875.  1\'.   ClEORGIANA'":    b.  J;in.    24,    1859  ;   m.  June  25,  1880,  to 

Franklin    iJownani,   who  d,    Au,Li;.   21,    1885;    m.    2d,   to 
Dayton  Rt-eJ  Kt-an.  (7272) 

6876.  \  .   l.li.LIE'":   b.  Feb.  23,  1861  ;   m.    Dec.    30,  1885,  to   Hair\- 

Woodrul't.  (7275) 

Children  of  (4891  )  Joseph'  and  Jane  (Chapman)  Rudolph, 

6877.  1.   Hliza  Jane"':   b.  Oct.  2,  1848;   m.  Sept.,  1876,  to  Daniel 

Holmes. 

6878.  11.  Susan'":  m.  to  Da\id  DodJ.  (7277) 

6879.  111.  Charles'": 

Families  li\'e  in  Indiana. 

Child  of  (4892)  John'  and  Annie  (Eckert)  Rudolph. 

6880.  1.   ANNIE'":   b.  Oct.  2.  18:57;  m.  Jan.  1.    1878,  to  Robert  J. 

Kendrick',  of  Philad.  (7279) 

Children  of  (  4893  I  Charles    and  Sarah  (  Johnson )  Rudolph. 

6881.  1.   Alfred  J.'":   b.Sept.  28,  185O;  m.  Jan.  1,  1883,  Elizabeth 

S.  Marshall.  (7280) 

6882.  11.   FdvvaRD  J.'":   b.  Jan.  22,  1859;   m.  Jan.  14,  1878,  Annie 

Craiizhton.  (7282) 

6883.  HI.   J()SF;1'H'":   b.  in  18O2;   unmd. 

Children  of  ( 4894 )  Susan  '  ( Rudolph  )  and  Alfred  Johnson. 

6884.  1.  William'":  b.  Ma\-  31,   1856;  m.  Jul_\-   14,    1880,   Li/zie 

Cliftord.  (7285) 

6885.  11.    F.MWA  ROSETTa'":   b.  Mch.  24,    1858;   m.  Oct.    12,  1881, 

to  Lewis  Dickel.  (7286) 

6886.  111.   ALFRED  A."':   b.  Jul\-  22.  i860;  m.  Feb.  21,  1884,  Caro 

line  Kyle.     No  chn. 

Famil\-  reside  in  Piiikidelphia. 


POSTERlT^■  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  627 

Children  of  (4896)  Henry  M.' and  Sarah  A.  (Congdon)  Rudolph. 

6887.  I.    ALFRED  J."'  :    b.  Alio.  24,   1868. 

6888.  11.  William  M.i":  b.  Mch.  26,  1871. 

6889.  111.   Marcelline'"  :   b.  Feb.    12,  1873;  m.   Jan.  31,    1894,  to 

Louis  J.  Meyer.  (7288) 

6890.  IV.  Joseph  Schoales^"  :  b.  Jan.  14,  1875. 

6891.  V.   Ella>":  b.  Feb.  25,  1877. 

Family  borne  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (4899)  Elizabeth  J."  (TuU)  and  William  Mitchener. 

6892.  1.  Ellwood  Tyson  ^" :  b. ;  m. .        (7290) 

6893.  11.   JOHN^":   b.  ;   m.  .  (7292) 

6894.  111.    Hester^":  b. ;   m. Tliomas.  (7294) 

Children  of  (4900)  John  W.'  and  Hepsie  Ann  (Heath)  TuIL 

6895.  1.   FRANCIS  D.":   b.  ;   m.   Elizabeth   Hinkle. 

(7295) 

6896.  11.   Laura  Bell'":  b.  ;  m.  to  Isaac  Goodman. 

(7298) 

6897.  111.   Charles  Paradee^^:  b.  ;   m.   Mary  E.   Rhodes. 

6898.  IV.  Julia  Gertrude"':  b. ;  m.  to  Monroe  Aiman. 

(7301) 

6899.  V.   Bertha"':   b. ;  m.  to  Frederick  Roth.       (7303) 

Children  of  (4901)  Hester  A.''  (TuII)  and  George  H.  Bickley. 

6900.  1.  Francis  U.   P."'  (Rev.):  b.  Mch  7,   1855;  m.   Elizabeth 

Huckle.     Mr.   B.    is  related   to    the   Methodist    Episcopal 
Church.     Present  (1896)  charge,  Wheeling,  W.  Va. 

(7304) 

6901.  11.   Mary  Emma'":  b.  Mch.   3,    1857;  m.   June  21.    1888,  to 

Louis  K.  Park,  of  Philad.  (7307) 

6902.  111.    HESSIEJ.'":   b.  Apl.    18,  i860;   unmd. 


628  THE    l.H\'l£RING   FAMILY. 

6903.  1\'.   Charlhs  B.'":   h.  Au.L^.  6,  1862;   m.  Jan.  i,  1891,   Fran 

oina  Ducn  .  (7309) 

6904.  \.   Hannah  c)li\ea"':  b.  Oct.  6,  1864.     Unnui. 

6905.  \1.   (iHORCiE    HARVE^•'"  (Rex.):   b.  Feb.  25,  1868  ;    m.  Feb. 

22,  1893,    Anna  M.  Felton.     Rev,  B.  has  charge  of  Meth- 
odist Fpiscopal  Church  at  Media,  Pa.  (73 10) 

6906.  \'II.  Florence  knight'":   b.  Jui\'  14,  1869;   m.  Jiii\-  14, 

1892,  to  Willis  N.  Parker.  (7^12) 


Children  of  (4902)  Francis  A.'  and  Mary  ( Haiman )  TuU. 

6907.  1.   HarR^  S.'":   b.  about  1856;   m.  Hmma  Price.    Res.  Philad, 

6908.  II.   Isaac  H.'":   b. ;  m.  Annie  Saxonheimer.    Res.  Fox 

Chase,  Philad. 


Children  of  (4903)  Levi  S."  and  Mary  (Nutz)  TulL 


6909. 

1. 

Francis  Daniel"' 

6910. 

11. 

Ida  \irginia'": 

69II. 

Ill 

Morris  L.'": 

6912. 

I\ 

HRNEST  B.'": 

6913. 

\. 

Florence  MA^ "': 

6914. 

\'l 

.  F\A  Lillian"':  - 

;  dead, 
.lead. 


Farnih'  li\e  in  Philad. 


Children  of  ( 4904 )  George  B. "  and  Mary  ( Haiman )  TulL 

Txiic;.      1.   Charles  Lincoln"' :  ;   in.  Louise  Graham.     One 

child. 

6916.  II.  Frank  W."' : 

6917.  111.  Llysses  S.  Grant"':  ;  d.  April  15,  1881. 

Reside  Philad. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  629 


Children  of  (4905)  Joseph  L."  and  Margaret  (Bradfield)  Tull. 


6918 
6919 
6920 
692 1 
6922 
6923 
6924 


I.  William  B.'":  ;  m.     Two  children. 

II.  ANNIES.^":  ;  m.  Mr.  Hamilton. 

III.  George  1":  ;  unmd. 

IV.  Francis  Daniel'"  :  ;  unnid 

V.  Carrie'":  ;  unmd. 

VI.  Ellen'": ;   unmd. 

VII.  Hester'":  ;  unmd. 

Family  live  at  Mooretown,  Montg.  Co.,  Pa. 


Children  of  (4906)  Charles  P."  and  Mary  (Matthews)  Tull. 

6925.  I.   Marion  K.'":  ;   m.  Mr.  Young.  (7313) 

6926.  II.   Hester  E.'":  ;  unmd, 

6927.  III.  MAR^■  Frances"':  ;  unmd. 

6928.  IV.  Charles  E.'":  ;  unmd. 

Children  of  (4907)  Sophia  H.'  (Tull)  and  Thomas  Gaun 

6929.  I.  IdaM.'":  ;  m.  to  Charles  Byrne.  (73i4) 

6930.  II.  Margaret'":  ;  m.  to  Charles  Rock.  (73i5) 

6931.  111.  Sarah  T.'":  ;  m.  to  John  Duff.  (73i9) 

6932.  IV.  John  Tull'":  ;  d.  \'oung. 

6933.  V.   Thomas'":  ;  m.  Alice  Haveril.  (7321) 

6934.  VI.  Sophia'":  ;  m.  William  Jones.  (7327) 

6935.  VII.   EmmaT.'":  ;  d.  young. 

6936.  VIII.   Mar^'T.'":  ;  d.  \oung. 

•  Child  of   (4910)  Andrew  J."  and  Emma  (Mathews)  Tull. 

6937.  I.   JOHN  P.'":   b.  in  Philad. 


630  THH    LliVERlNG    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (4911)  Susan  F.'  (Tull)  and  Alfred  H.  Jenkins. 

6938.  1.   Andrew  F.'":  ;  m.  Minnif  Paint';  8  chn. 

6939.  11.   WlLLlAW'":  ;   in.  Grace  Scribner  ;   3  chn. 

Children  of  (4913)  Anna  R.'  (Tull)  and  Abraham  Cummingfs. 

6940.  I.  Margaret'": 

6941.  11.  Edward"': 

Children  of  (4914)  AdaUne  H.'  (Tull)  and  Edward  HetzeL 

6942.  1.    ANN'": 

6943.  II.  Stanley'": 

Child  of   (4920)  Charles  A.' and  Catharine  (Baker)  Slater. 

6944.  1.  Conrad  B.'": 
Cx)45.     11.  William  B."': 

6946.  111.    (iEORGE'": 

Children  of  (4921)  Caroline  R.'  (Slater)  and  Charles  Ridg:e. 

6947.  1.    WlLLLAM  S.'": 

6948.  11.    AMOS  T.'": 

Child  of  same  and  2d  husband,  John  Cody. 

6949.  111.    ALFRED  M.'": 

Child  of   (4922)  Mary  A."  (Slater)  and  John  Kelly. 

6950.  I.   Florence  R.'":    b.  Sep.  24,  1861  ;    m.  June  30,  1886.  to 

Frank'  1).  Collins. 

Child  of  (4925)  Ann  '  (Wright)  and  Joseph  L.  Tull. 

6951.  1.  Samuel  F.'": 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  63 1 

Children  of  (4933)  Ann  E.  R"  (Shuster)  and  L.  Shuster  Smith. 

6952.  I.  James  COCKROFT^":  b.  Apl.  r,  1857;  unmd. 

6953.  11.  ANN  Eliza  Shuster^":  b.  Feb.  10,  1859;   m.  Feb.  7, 

1878,  to  Li)Liis  A.  Wilson.  (7329) 

6954.  111.  Cornelia  Harsen'":  b.  Feb.  13,  1861  ;  m.  Oct.  5,  1880, 

to  Thomas  W.  Manship.  (733  0 

Children  of  (4935)  Sallie  W."  (Pastorius)  and  Mr.  Damon. 

6955.  1.  Marv^":  b.   Dec.  10,  1890. 

6956.  11.  Samuel  Foster'":  b.  Feb.  22,  1893. 

Child  of  (4937)  Francis  Daniel  '  and Pastorius. 

6957.  1.  Washington"':  b.  Sep.  i,  1892. 

Child  of  (4939)  Charlotta"  (Pastorius)  and  Mr.  Hay  den, 

6958.  1.   E.  MCKENSIE  "' :   b.  July  28,  1893. 

Children  of  (4941 )  Charlotta  P. "  (Rogers)  and  Theodore  S.  Hatch. 

6959.  1.  Lillian  Evans ^'':  b.  June  26,  1873;  m.  Apl.  19,  1893,  to 

Andrew  Robert  Pinkerton.  (7332) 

6960.  11.  Francis  Daniel'":  b.  Aug.  3,  and  d.  Aug.  5,  1875. 

6961.  111.   Margaretta  L.'" :  b.  Oct.  7,  1876;  m.  June  3,  1896,  tu 

Henry  M.  C.  Fletcher. 

6962.  IV.  Elton  Rogers'":  b.  June  24,  1879. 

6963.  V.  Theodore  S.'"  :  b.  Nov.  6,  1880;  d.  Jul\'  i,  1881. 

6964.  VI.  Albert  Edward'":  b.  Apl.  30,  1882;  d.  Jul\-  21,  1883. 

6965.  Vll.  Mary  Pastorius'":  b.  Oct.  30,  1883;  d.  Oct.  w,  1886. 

6966.  VIU.    Theodora'":  b.  Sep.  27,  1884;  d.  Oct.  n.,  1887. 

Child  of  same  and  second  husband,  John  W.  Creighton. 

6967.  IX.   John  W.^"  :   b.  Max-  10,  and  d.  Aug.  10,  1888. 


632  THt    LKVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  ( 4'^43  )  Amanda  M."  (  Zell )  and  Charles  Ktnsler. 

6968.  1.   l.l-wi  1:1.  /1:1,l"':   b.  ;  ni.  Cora  Freas. 

6969.  II.   KlCllAkl)'": 

6970.  III.    t:THl-:L"'  : 

Child  of  (4951  )  Sarah  N.'  (Pastorius)  and  Ellwood  Stevens. 

6971.  I.  Samuel  Pastorius'":  b.  Dec.  3,  1890. 

Children  of  (49631  Anna  M.    (Reiff )  and  Prof.  Samuel  W.Brunner. 

6972.  \.   Mary  m-:iFF'" :  b.  Jan.  4,  1871. 

6973.  II.  Jacob  Rfiff"':  b.  Oct.  10,  18S3. 

Children  of   (4964)  Amanda  H.'  (Reiff)  and  John  H.  Kratz. 

6974.  I.  George  Reiff"':  b.  Au,^.  17.  1887;  d.  May  6,  1892. 

6975.  II.  (Jlayfon  Reiff"':  b.  Mch.  27,  1891. 

Children  of  (4958)  Amanda  V."  (Reiff)  and  Henry  Howard. 

6976.  1.    lll.NRY"':  ) 

,-  b.  Aug.  18,  i86v 

6977.  II.    SULLIXAN"':   1 

6978.  HI.   I:LIZABETH  K."':   b.  Dec.  25,  1867;   m.  Dcl.  25,  1889,  to 

ThDinas  HarUins. 

HainiK'  reside,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Children  of  (4959)  Mary  C.   (Reiff)   and  George  Van  Valkenburg. 

(3979.     1.  Margaret'":  b.  Dec.  23,  1867. 
6980.     11.  Charles"':  b.  Oct.  9,  1870. 

Famil\'  li\e  at  Carst)n,  California. 


POSTERITY'   OF   WIGARD    LEVHRING.  6^^ 

Children  of  (4999)  Robert  Jr.,"  and  Katharine  (Hallo  well) 

Shoemaker. 

6981.  I.  Frederick  Fraley'":  b.  Au,^.  8,  1886,  in  Phiiad. 

6982.  11.  Mary  L.'":  b.  Jan.  26,  1888,  in  Phihui. 

Children  of  (5000)  Maria  B.'  (Shoemaker)  and  T,  William  Kimber. 

6983.  1.  William  Marmaduke  Cope '" :  b.  July  16,  1882. 

6984.  11.  Natalie  Bird^":  b.  May  12,  1884. 

Child  of  (500O  Dr.  Samuel  B."  and  Mary  D.  (Tyson)  Shoemaker. 

6985.  1.   Samuel  BRINTON^":   b.  July   22,    i8qi,  at  Geimantown, 

Philad. 

Children  of  (5002)  Amelia  B.'  (Shoemaker)  and  J.  S.  Lovering 

Wharton. 

6986.  1.  Charles  W.,  Jr.^":  b.  Feb.  i,  1893,  in  Philad. 

6987.  11.   J.  S.  LOVERING,  JR.^":   b.  Mch.  3,  1896,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (5135)  Emily  W."  (Mather)  and  Calvin  P.  Marshall. 

6988.  1.   Caroline  J.'":   b.  April  4,  1858  ;   m.to  Hdward  Chismdic. 

Live  in  Kansas. 

6989.  11.  ComlyM."':  b.  Nov.  18,  i860. 

6990.  111.   Mary  ANNA^":    b.  Jan.  25,  1868;    m.  to  William  Wetter- 

hold.     Li\-e  in  Kansas. 

6991.  IV.  Sarah  P.^":  b.  Oct.  18,  and  d.  Nov.  20,  1869. 

6992.  V.  John'":  b.  April  13,  1871. 

Child  of  (5137)  Caroline"  (Mather)  and  Edwin  W.  Roberts. 

6993.  1.  Thomas  Mather'":  b.  Feb.  12   1865. 


634  THH    LEVERING   FAA\1L>'. 

Child  of  (5HI  )  Cynthia  S.'  (Mather)  and  Robert  C.  Lippincott. 

6c)C)4-     1-    H<)|,>ACH'":   h.  April  20,  1H77. 

Children  of  (5142)  Ann  M.'  (Shoemaker)  and  Samuel  R.  Elton. 

(J995.     1.   Klorench  Kachel'":  b.  July  31,  1868;  J.  Ali^.  15,  1873. 

6996.  II.   Mary  SHOHMAKHR'":    h.  Nov.  6,   l8ry);    J.  Au^.  6,   1870. 

6997.  III.  Charles  Shoemaker'":  b.  Au^.  29,  1871  ;  d.  Feb.  20, 

1872. 
69(>S.  IV.  WlLLlAW'":  b.  Au.u.  30,  1874. 

Child  of  (5144)  Franklin  A.'  and  Fannie  H.  (Moore)  Shoemaker* 

(3999.    I.  Frederick  W.'":  b.  Mch.  24,  1877. 

Children  of  (5145)  Charles  B."  and  Christiana  (Diament) 

Shoemaker. 

7000.  I.  Flizabeth  Rachel'":  b.  Jan.  17.  1873. 

7001.  11.  Franklin  A.'":  b.  Au^.  16.  1874;  d.  Oct.  23,  1876. 

Children  of  same  and  Susan  E.  (Davis),  2d  wife. 

7002.  111.   ANNIE  B.'":   b.  Jan.  24,  1881. 

7003.  IV.  Florence'":  b.  Aim.  26,  and  d.  Sep.  28,  1882. 

7004.  \'.  Charles  B.,  Jr."':  b.  Au.u  7,  188s. 

Child  of   (5150)  Frances  M.'  (White)  and  Nathan  H.  Sharpless. 

7005.  1.    Mar^  KIRKBRIDE'":   b.  May  2,  and  d.  Aug.  18,  1857. 

Children  of  (5151)  Josiah    and  Mary  H.  (Allen)  White. 

7006.  1.    loilN  Josiah'":  b.  Aug.  16,  1863 ;  m.  Feb.  20,  1890,  Laura 

C.  Harris,  of  l.ansdnwne,  Pa.  (7334) 

7007.  II.   Elizabeth'":  b.  Jan.  1,  1865;  ni.  April  2^,  1890,  to  Isaac 

Henr\-    Dixon,   at   her   father's  home,    'Wild   Orchard," 
Lansdiiwne,  Delaware  Co.,  Pa.  (7335) 


POSTERITY'   OF   WIGAPD   LEVERING.  635 

7008.  111.  Mary  KIRB^■^":  b.  Sept.  19,  1866;  d.  Mch.  8,  1872. 

7009.  IV.  Fanny  Maria'"  :  b.  Nov.  12,  1869. 

7010.  V.   Allen  Kirby'":  b.  Dec.  14,  1872. 

7011.  VI.  Charles  Doughty"':  b.  Jul}- 8,  1875. 

7012.  Vll.  Gertrude  Allen'":  b.  May  5,  1877. 

Children  of  (5152)  Rebecca  S."  (White)  and  T.  Elwood  Bartram. 

7013.  1.     JOHN  Henry'":  b.  Dec.  II,  1871. 

7014.  II.  Walter  Maris'":  b.  Oct.  6,  1874;  d.  Jan.  13,  1887. 

Children  of  (5157)  Mary  K.''  (Peterson)  and  Michael  Dallett. 

7015.  1.  ALFRED  Michael'":  b.  Feb.  16,  1870,  in  Phihid. 

7016.  11.   Frances'":   b.  July  14,  1872,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (5I6I )  Francis  H.''  and  Mary  B.  (Houston)  "Williams. 

7017.  1.  Francis  Churchill'":  b.  April  23,  18(39. 

7018.  II.  Mar>-  de  Solms"':  b.  Oct.  22,  1871. 

7019.  111.  Joseph  John  Gurney'":  b.  Ma\-  4,  1874. 

7020.  IV.  AUBREY  Howard'":  b.  May  23,  1881. 

Children  of  (5167)  Ellen  M.'  (Wharton)  and  Robert  Morris. 

7021.  I.  Caroline  Nixon'":  b.  Oct.  13,  i860;  m.  Oct.  31,  1882, 

to  Dr.  A.  F.  Kempton.     Res.  Philad.  (7340) 

7022.  II.    Marion  Wharton'":  b.  Aug.  21,  1862;   m.  Apl.  20, 

1882,  to  Richard  Norris  Williams.     Res.  Geneva,  Switz. 

(7341) 


636  THE    LEVERJNG    FAMILY. 


Children  of  same  and  2d  husband,  George  M.  Dallas. 

7023.  III.  Edith  Wharton'":  b.  Sep.  6,  1.S68.    Unmd. 

7024.  1\.    I'REVANION    BORDA"':     b.   Jan.    23,    1870;    m.   ,V\a\-   4, 

1894,  Mary  Pearsall.     Res.  Philad.  (7344) 

7025.  \'.  Louise  Shorb'":  b.  June,  1872;  d.  Feb.,  1873. 

7026.  VI.  (lEORGE  Wharton'":    b.  May  6,  1874.     IJnmJ.     Rt-s. 

Philad. 

Famil\-  resides  Philadelphia,  Pa. 


Children  of  (5168)  Agfnes'  ("Wharton)  and  Pemberton S.  Hutchinson. 

7027.  I.   Sidney-  f\'":    b.   Apl.   27,    1861  ;   m.   Apl.    iq,    T887,    Ann- 

Fl'wis.     Res.  Philad.  (7345) 

7028.  II.  (}EORGE  Wharton'":    b.  Jul\     16,    1865;    d.  June   22, 

1866. 

7029.  111.  SmjNEV  ti.WLEN'":   b.  Sep.  17,  1866  ;   m.  Jan. ,  1890,  Olga 

Bates.     Res.  Philad.  (7348) 

7030.  IV.   CiNTRA'":   b.  Jan.    13,    1869;   ni.  Jan.   25,  1893,  to  Wil 

liam  Struthers  Ellis.     Res.  Philad.  (7349) 

7031.  \'.   AGNES  Wharton'":    b.  Feb.  24,  1870;    m.  Apl.  27,  1892, 

to  Samuel  L.  Shober,  Jr.     Res.  Philad.  (7350 

7032.  VI.  Margaretta  Willing'":  b.  Dec  13,  187V     Unmd. 


Children    of    (5170)    Hitty   Markoe  '    (Wharton)    and    Dr.  George 

Pepper. 

7033.  1.  William'":  b.  Dl^c.  10  and  d.  Dec  11,  1865. 

7034.  II.     (iEORGE  Wharton'":    b.  Mch.  16,  1867;    m.  Nov.  25, 

1890,  Charlotte  R.  Fisher.     Mr.  P.  is  a  prominent  mem- 
ber of  the  le.Lial  bar  of  Philadelphia.  (7354) 

7035.  III.    Frances'":  b.  Nov.  19,  1869;  m.  No\-.  5,  1896. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVERING.  637 

Children  of  (5I7I  )  Elizabeth"  (Wharton)  and  Thomas  McKean. 

7036.  I.   Henry  Pratt'":    b.  Jan.    12,    1866;    m.   June  29,    1889, 

Marian  Shaw.     Rt'S.  Pi,nll\n.  Pa.  (7356) 

7037.  11.  Thomas,  Jr.'":  b.  Apl.  29,  1869;   m. .     Rt-s.  Philad. 

7038.  111.    Maria  Wharton'":    b.  Apl.  18,  1871;    m.  June  24, 

1894,  to  Benj.  Curtis  Allen.     Res.  Philad.  (7358) 

7039.  IV.  George  Wharton'":  b.  Jul\',  1872;  d.  in  1875. 

7040.  V.  Phebe  Warren'":  b.  Jul\-  8,  1874;  m.  July  12,  1893, 

to  Dr.  Norton  Downs.     Res.  Germantown,  Philad. 

(7360) 

Children  of  (5172)  Wm.  Fishbourne  '  and  Frances  (Fisher)  Wharton. 

7041.  I.  George  m.'":  b.  Au^^.  22,  1872. 

7042.  II.  Richard'":  b.  Sept.,  1875. 

7043.  HI.  Percival  Charles'":  b.  Sep.  28,  1880. 

Child  of  (5174)  George^  and  Julia  V.  (Duncan)  Wharton. 

7044.  1.  Edith'":  b.  Sept.  27,  1874. 

7045.  II.  Helen'":  b.  Nov.  14,  1880. 

Children  of  (5177)  Anna  R."  (Wharton)  and  Charles  J.  Churchman. 


7046 
7047 
7048 
7049 
7050 


I.  Maria  Wharton'":  b.  June  27,  1872. 

II.  Agnes'":  b.  June  18,  1874. 

III.  Charles  W.'":  b.  Nov.  14,  1875. 

IV.  Clark  Wharton'":  b.  June  2,  1877. 

V.  Waln  Morgan'":  b.  about  1880. 


Children  of  (5J78)  Helen  R."  (Wharton)  and  George  Emlen. 

7051.  1.   ANNE  W.'":   b.  Jan.  is  and  d.  Jul\-  17,  1875. 

7052.  11.  Ellen  M.'":  b.  Jan.  21,  1877. 

7053.  111.  Dorothea'":  b.  about  1882. 


638  THi;  i.e\i-:ring  FA.wm 


Children  of  (5179)  Wm.  Moore  and  Ellen  C  (Wharton)  Wharton. 


7054 

7055 
7056 
7057 
7058 


I.  William  Mc:)OkL"':  b.  OlI.  25,  1875. 

II.  l^osA  Ni-:lson"':  b.  Nov.  25,  1876. 

III.  Hh:^•R^  Willia.m'":   b.  Mch.  18  and  J.  Apl.  17,  1878. 
1\  .   IjnvARl)  Clifton'":  b.  Jan.  17  and  d.  Frb.  i-j ,  1879. 
\ .  Hllhn  Clifton"':  b.  Mch.  20,  1880. 


Child  of  (5182)  Arabella  '  (McCluney)  and  Stiles  Huber. 

7059.  1.    \VllARTc:)N    McCLLNL^'": 

Children  of  (5189  I  Caroline  Stroud"  (Bateman)  and  Alfred  Butler. 

7060.  I.   ROBLRT  H.'":  b.  Mch  30,  1881. 

7061.  II.    FRHL»HRICK   S.'":    b.  Au.ii.   15,   1883. 

7062.  ill.   Hvllyn  M.'":   b.  Jan.  ij ^  1885;  d.  Nov.  25,  1888. 
706:;.  1\'.    HERBERT  C.^":    b.  Ma\-  24,  1887. 

7064.  \'.    ARTHUR   S.'":   b.  Dec.  29.   1888. 

7065.  \  1.    llOi^ACE  W.'":   b.  Apl.  8,  1890. 

All  were  born  at  Bellelontaine,  Ohio. 

Children  of  (5J92  )  Charles  S.'  and  Martha  ( Sterritt »  Johnson. 

■j<M).     1.  l.ii.LiAN  Sterritt'":  b.  Au^.  8,  i88s;  d.  Auu.  21,  1886. 

7067.  II.  Rebecca  Sterritt'":  b.  Juh- 8,  1891. 

Family-  resides  Cincinnati,  U. 

Children  of  (5193)  Susan  Stroud'  (Wrigfht)  and  Benjamin  Morris. 

7068.  1.    I:\aS.'":   b.  June  26.  1871. 


7070 
7071 
7072 
707^ 


II.  I'llRCV'":    b.  Apl.  29,   187:5. 

III.  .\\aR>  '":    b.  Sep.   IS.   187^. 
I\'.   Sallie'":   b.  June  14,  1877. 
\  .   ()LI\HR'":   b.  Jan.  i,  1879. 

\  1.  Margaret'":  b.  No\-.  24.  1882. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  639 


Children  of  (5t94r)  Charles  Stroud'  and   Emily  (Bronson)  Wright. 


7074 

7075 
7076 
7077 
7078 


I.  Benjamin  F.'":  \\  Jan.  i,  1878. 

II.  Charles  Wesley'":  b.  Jan.  18,  1-881, 

III.  Parvin  F.i":  b.  Nov.  18,  1883. 

IV.  ANNA  P.'":  b.  Nov.  8,  1886. 

V.  OSAOLLO"':  b.  July  25,  1891. 

Family  live  in  Texas. 


Children  of  (5I9I)  Hannah  M;'  (Wright)  and  Robert  W.  Furnas. 

7079.  1.  LEILA  W.i":  b.  Sep.  i,  1876. 

7080.  11.   Mary  E."':   b.  May  22,  1880. 

Family  live  at  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Children  of  (5t96)  Mary  E;'  (Wright)  and  Albert  Wheeler. 

7081.  1.  NELLIE  Pauline  1":  b.  Feb.  6,  1882. 

7082.  11.  LOUISE  1^  b.  Sep.  6,  1888. 

Famih-  reside  at  Indianapolis. 

Children  of  <5208)  Sally  Belle"  (Stroud)  and  C.  H.  Harrison. 

7083.  1.  Clifford  CHENER^■^'-:  b.  Sep.  10,  1890,  at  Portland,  Ore. 

7084.  11.  ANNIE  JORDAN"':  b.  Sep.  19,  1892,  at  Portland,  Ow. 

Children  of  (5210)  Florence  M.'  (Stroud)  and  P.  S.  Hanser. 

7085.  I.   BENETA  KaREEN^":   b.  Au.Li.  I,  1889. 

7086.  11.  Harold  Vonstein^":  b.  Now  20,  1893. 

Family  reside  Portland,  Ore. 

Child  of  (5219)  Rev.  George  S."  and  Laura  (Mershon)  Vail 

7087.  1.  LOUIS  Richardson"':  b.  Oct.  17.  1894. 


640  TH1-;    L1-:\HIV1N(]    FA.Min 


Children  of  ( 5232  )  Margaret  E.'  ( Stroud  )  and  Howard  D.  Thomas.. 

7088.  1.   II()\\AR1)  hLNLl-:A\>,  Jr.'":  h.  Aug.  i,  1869. 

7089.  II.  Hdith'":  b.  Sept.  20,  1875. 

7090.  111.  H.MILli:'":  b.  Mch.  27,  1881. 

Faniilv  reside  at  Tacoma,  Wash. 


Child  of  (5233  I  William  "and  CaroUne  (Franciscu?)  Stroud. 

7cx;i.      I.   JOSliPHINE"':   b.  Aug.  24,  1878. 
FamiK'  reside  New  Yoik  City. 


Children  of  (  5236  I  Morris  W.   and  Margaret  P.  ( Rutter  )  Stroud. 

7092.  1.  Morris  Wisthr'":  b.  June  II,  1888. 

7093.  II.  William  Daniel'":  b.  Nov.,  1891. 

Children  of  (5240)  Capt.  Norman  M."  and  Anna  M.  (Nelson )  Kerr. 

7CX)4.      I.    RllBLCCA  S.'": 

7a)5.     11.  Norman  M.'":  b.  Dec.  189:;. 

Capt.   Keii',   A.  i).  W.,   now  (1896)  statinneJ  in  Cali- 

fnllli;!. 


Child  of  (5252)  Jane  Irwin  "  (Robeson)  and  J.  Bayard  Henry. 

70/).      I.   Snow  DON    IlliNRV'":    b.   Jan.    17,   1896,    in   Ciermantnw  n, 
Phiiad. 


Child  of  (5258)  Samuel  L."  and  Elizabeth  S.  (Ecroydl  Nicholson. 
7097.      I.    COLE.MAN    LlNDZE^'":    b.  No\  .   19,   1893. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  641 

Children  of  (5130)  Tacy  S.''  (Morris)  and  Frank  C  Gilling^ham. 

7098.  I.   Frank  AAORRIS^":    b.   June   3,    1863;    m.   Oct.   24,  1888, 

Ida  Keen,  of  Philad.  (7260) 

7099.  11.  Harrold  Edgar'":   b.  Aug.  25,  1864;  m.  Feb.  9,  1891, 

Louise  Hance  Long.     Res.  Germantown,  Philad. 

(7262) 

7100.  111.     Llizabeth  MORRIS'":  b.  May  28,  1871.     Unmd. 

7101.  IV.     Catharine'":  b.  May  5  and  d.  May  10,  1887. 

Child  of  (4685)  Edw,  Levering;  '  and  Josephine  (Jones)  Gilpin. 

7102.  1.   Adau'":  b.  Oct.  17,  1894,  at  Sand\'  Springs,  Md. 

Children  of   (4689)  Mary  A."  (Levering)  and  Robert  M.Goodrich. 

7103.  I.   Robert  Richard'":  b.  Dec.  26,  1889,  at  Carroll,  Bait. 

7104.  11.  Charles'":  b.  Feb.  13,  1892,  at  Carroll,  Bait. 

7105.  III.  Mary  Elizabeth'":  b.  Mch.  8,  1894,  at  Carroll,  Bait. 

Children  of  (4691)  Anna  J.'^  (Levering-)  and  Edward  Wood. 

7106.  1.   Mary  ADEL'":   b.  Aug.  2,  1892,  at  Brooklyn,  Md. 

7107.  11.   MaR^'  Jane'":   b.  Dec.  11,  1894,  at  Brooklyn,  Md. 

Children  of   (4706)  Emma  Victoria"  (Dietz)  and  Robert  E.Clark. 

7108.  1.  Robert  Edward^":  b.  Oct.  18,  1891,  in  Bait. 
71a).    11.  Eleanor  Philippa'":  b.  Jui\-  21,  189^,  in  Bait. 

Children  of  (4727)  Kate  B,"  (.Matthews)  and  George  Sheetz. 

71 10.  I.  Sidney  B.'":  b.  Oct.  21,  1872;  d.  Jul\-  17,  1875. 

71 1 1.  11.  John  Matthews'":  b.  Dec.  28,  1874. 

71 12.  111.  Mary  Ellen'":  b.  Aug.  26,  1876. 
(41) 


642  THl-    I.H\ER1NG    FAMILY'. 

Children  of  (473b  •  Mary  '  (Matthews)  and  Charles  L.  Gage. 

7113.  1.   ClIAUl.l-S  MaTTIIHWS'":   b.  Mch.  5,  1888. 

7114.  11.   LhonaRD  .\\attiii:\\S"' :   b.  Jan.  27,  1890. 

FainiK   rcsidt-  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Children  of  (4737)  Belle     (Matthews)  and  Saunders  Norvell. 

71  IS-     1.   l.rcv'":   b.  AuLi.  23,  1890,  in  Denver,  Colo. 

7116.  II.   HdwarI)  SlwwoNS"':  b.  Mch.  18,  1892,  in  l)en\-er,  Colo. 

Famil\'  li\e  at  St.  Louis,  Mn. 

Children  of  (4738)  Nina  '  (Matthews)  and  Percy  Werner. 

71 17.  1.  Howard  Balke '" :  b.  Sep.  8,  1890. 

7115.  II.    I  )()ROTH^'  SPOTTISWOODE"':    b.  No\'.  24,   1891 . 

71 19.  111.    I'ERCV'":    b.  Feb.  3,   1893. 

Family  reside  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Children  of  ( 4759 )  Isabel  '  ( Woods )  and  Benjamin  F.  Edwards. 

7120.  1.  Benjamin  Franklin'":  b.  Feb.  6  and  d.  Jul\-  4,  1890. 

7121.  II.  Archibald  Woods'":    b.  June  i,   1892;    d.  June  19, 

1894. 

7122.  111.  Albert  Gallatin'":  b.  June  21,  1894. 

Family  reside  at  St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Child  of  (  4802  )  Irene  V."  ( Cornman  )  and  Robert  B.  Wallace. 

7123.  1.    HELEN  Wayne'":   b.  June,  1885,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Children  of  (4803)  Caroline  E."  (Cornman)  and  John  M.  Moyer. 

7124.  1.    A\aR(]ARET'"  :  about  188O,  al  Koxb..  Philad. 
7123.     11.   Wayne'":  ah.ut  1888.  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

7126.      III.    Fl)(]AR   HENSON'":    b.  Meh.   30,  1891,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  643 


Child  of  (5272)  Mary  D."  (Maris)  and  Edwin  T.  Butler. 

7127.    1.  Margaret  Elizabeth'":  1\  Jan.  _v,  1889,  at  Delaware, 
Oliio. 


Child  of  (5273)  Effie  J."  (Maris)  and  William  A.  Sells. 
7128.     1.   ALLEN  1":  b.  Mch.  22,  1892,  at  Topeka,  Kansas. 


Child  of  (5317)  Georg:e  W.'  and  Harriet  (Gorg:as)  Stull. 
71-29.     1.  Blanche^":  b.  Feb.  28,  1870,  at  Philad.     Unmd. 


Child  of  (5319)  Adam  A."  and  Emily  (Yeardsley)  Stull. 

7130.  1.  Evelyn  L.^":  b.  Sep.  i,  1874,  at  Philad.     Unmd. 

Children  of  (5320)  Elizabeth''  (Stull)  and  Pemberton  B.  West. 

71 31.  1.  George^":  b.  Max-  13,  1882. 

7132.  11.   Maida''^:  b.  May  3,  1885. 

Child  of  (5322)  Samuel"  and  Josephine  (Elliott)  Stull. 

7133.  1.   REBA'":   b.  Au^.  16,  1890,  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (5324)  William"  and  Mary  (Fox)  Updike. 

7134.  1.   Mary"':  d.  youn.u;  at  Philad. 

7135.  11.   Jacob'":  d.  young  at  Philad. 

7136.  111.   JOHN'":  b.  Dec.  18,  1873,  at  Philad.     Unmd. 

Children  of  (5325)  Lizzie"  (Updike)  and  Charles  McCabe. 

7137.  1.   Mary'":   b.  Ma)-  I,  1878,  in  Philad. 

7138.  11.   IRENE'":   b.  Ma\'  2,  1880,  in  Philad. 


644  THE    l.l-.\I£RING    FAMILY. 

Child  of  (5328)  Elwood    and  Katharine  (Neithammer)  Knox. 

7139.  1.  Lillian  X'iola'"':  h.  Auu.  i,  1879,  in  Philad. 

Children  of   (5333i  William  H.' and  Rebecca   (Thackary)  Collins. 

7140.  I.  Carrie  F.'":  b.  Ma\-  10,  1869. 

7141.  II.   JOSEPH  T.'":   b.  May  28.  1871. 

7142.  111.  Maggie   T.'":  b.  Apl.  10,  1873. 

Family  reside  at  Berlin,  N.J. 

Children  of  (5334)  John  A."  and  Mary  (Bender)  StuII. 

7143.  1.    HaRR>'"':   b.  Jan.  i,  1878. 

7144.  11.  GeoRCIE"':    b.  Ma\-  14,  1879. 

7145.  111.   I.ILLIE'":   b.  Jan.  12,  1883. 

7146.  1\.  Walter"':  b.  Sept.  15,  1892. 

Famil\-  reside  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (  5335  I  Mary  E. '  ( StuII )  and  Morris  Getz. 

7147.  1.  Gertrl'DE'":   b.  Apl.  17,  1879,  in  Philad. 

7148.  11.  Mabel"':  b.  Feb.  20,  1883,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (5336)  Catherine  G."  (StuII)  and  Wm.  Hohzscheider. 

7149.  I.  William"':  b.  \'n\-.  3,  1883,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (5338)  Charles  K."  and  Marian  (Brewer)  StuII. 
71  SO.      1.   John"':   b.  June  14,  1885,  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (5340)  Sarah  C."  (StuII)  and  Howard  Kenna. 
7151.      1.    Howard.  Jr."':   b.  Dec  23,  1892,  in  Philad. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  645 


Children  of  (5388)  Estella  B."  (Bates)  and  Washington  Avery. 

7152.  1.  Claude  Douglas'":  b.  Jan.  u,  1887,  at  Bowling  Green, 

Ohio. 

7153.  11.   Ethel  Esther'":  b.  April  25,    1888,  at  Bowling  Green, 

Ohio. 


Child  of  (5435)  Anna  Levering'*  (Linton)  and  Abraham  Dinkle. 

7154.  I.  ANITA  Latch  ^:  b.  Dec.  28,  1891. 

Child  of   (5457)  Florence  L.**  (Hagy)  and  Frank  H.  Lockwood. 

7155.  I.  Frank  Wilmot'":  b.  Jan.  27,  1889. 

Child  of  (5483)  Charles  Edwin'  and  Edith  (Potts)  Meredith. 

7156.  I.  James    Edwin'":    b.    April    u,    1886,    at   Germantown, 

Philad. 

Children  of  (5486)  Jessie  Flora''  (Hagy)  and  James  Fleming. 

7157.  1.  Helen  Claire'":  b.  Nov.  21,  1889. 

7158.  II.  Ruth  Paul'":  b.  Aug.  24,  1891. 

Child  of  (5577)  Jessie  May"  (Cox)  and  David  Patton. 

7159.  I.   Clyde'":   b.  Aug.  28,  1893,  at  Cleves,  Ohio. 

Children  of  (5727)  Charles  G."  and  Maggie  (Wortz)  Paxon. 

7160.  1.  Ethel  Virginia'":  b.  Jan.  14,  1886. 

7161.  II.  Charles  Edward'":  b.  July  19,  1887. 

7162.  III.  REBECCA  GiLLINGHAW'":  b.  Oct.  6,  1889. 

Familv  reside  at  Camden,  New  Jersey. 


646  THl:    Li:\HRIN(]    I-AWILV. 

Children  of  (5445)  Amelia  '  (Mills)  and  Jasper  A.  Shearer. 

7163.  1.  CHARLiis  Howard"':  b.  Oct.  2,  1889. 

7164.  II.      LaIRA   I-JIIBL'":   b.  Au;i.  5,  1892. 

Children  of   ( 5547  1   Sarah  R.    (Abshire)   and  Newton  J.  Shamley. 

7165.  1.  Charles   Koscoe^":  b.  Dec.  28,  1882,  in  Pottawottamie 

Co.,  l(n\a. 

7166.  11.  John  William'":  b.  Feb.  9,  188=;,  in  Pottawottamie  Co., 

Iowa. 

7167.  III.  Frederick  Shurman^":  b.  Jan.   13,   1888,  in  Stoddard 

Co.,  iV\o.;   d.  July  ic;,  1889. 

7168.  1\.   Bhrtih   Blanch'":   b.  Jul\- 23,  1891,  in   Kin.^fl.slle^  Co., 

Ok'lahoma. 

7169.  \'.   ANNIE  Bell'":   b.  Sep.  28,  1894,  in  Kin,^tishe^  Co.,  Okla- 

homa. 

Family  li\c  at  Hennessey,  Ok'la. 

Children  of  (  5548  I  Dora  J. "  (  Abshire )  and  William  Wilson. 

7170.  1.  Grace  Pearl'":  b.  Sep.  11,  1889. 

7171.  II.  Nora  Bell'":  b.  Now  24,  189 1. 

7172.  111.  Dora  Jane'":  b.  Now  23,  1893. 

7173.  1\'.  Gilbert  Henry'":  b.  No\-.  21,  189s. 

All  born  in  Lawienee  Co.,  111. 

Children  of  (5549)  Flora  B.'  (Abshire)  and  John  T.  Mills. 

7174.  I.   Rebecca  Pearl'":   b.   Oct.    14.  iS86,   in   Lawrence  Co., 

III. 

7175.  II.   VVii.LiAW   Howard'":  b.  Dec.  28,  1887,  in  Law  rence  Co., 

111. 

7176.  HI.   Guy'":   b.  ,V\a\   27,  1890,  in  Lawrence  Co.,  111. 


POSTERITY  OF   WIGARD    LEVERING.  647 

Child  of  (5554)  Genettie'  (Abshire)  and  Chas.  F.  Longnecker. 

7177.  1.   Raymond ^^   b.  Jan.  20,  1894,  in  Lawrence  Co.,  III. 

Child  of   (5745)  Horace"  and  Anna  (Martin)  Priest. 

7178.  I.   JESSIE  Helen'":  b.  Sept.,  1886,  at  Manayunk,  Philad. 

Children  of  (5747)  Ella  H."  (Priest)  and  George  S.  Inman. 

7179..  1.   ANNA^":   b.  and  d.  Nov.  25,  1887. 

7180.  II.  Julia  Ethel^":  b.  March  11,  1889;  d.  April  5,  1893. 

7181.  III.  Clarence  Roy'":  b.  Feb.  14  and  d.  Sept.  12,  1891. 

7182.  I\'.  Edna  May'":  b.  Feb.  24,  1892. 

All  were  born  at  Manayunk',  Philad. 

Children  of  (5752)  George  H."  and  Marion   (Thompson)  Blundin 

7183.  i.  Samuel  T.i"  1  d.  Sept.  23,  1891. 

\h.  Dec.  8,  1890. 

7184.  II.  Albert  C.^"  I  d.  Dec.  21,  1890,  at  Phila. 

7185.  III.   Robert  M.^":  b.  Feb.  16,  1892,  at  Philad. 

7186.  IV.   Marion  E.^":   b.  June  9  and  d.  Nov.  25,  1893,  ^'^  Philad. 

7187.  V.  Rebecca  G.i":  b.  Aug.  14,  1894,  at  Atlantic  City,  N.  J. 

Child  of  (5753)  Samuel  S."  and  Anna  (Shepley)  Blundin. 

7188.  I.  Samuel  Shur,  Jr.'":  b.  July  20  and  d.   Nov.  5,  1893,  at 

Philad. 

Child  of  (5830)  Gertrude"  (Lacy)  and  George  S.  Peterson. 

7189.  1.  IRMA  Winifred^":  b.  Oct.  24,  1893,  at  Galva,  111. 

Children  of   (5773)  George  W.'  and  Catharine   (Funk)  Robinson. 

7190.  I.   Orville'":  b.  Nov.  10,  1888,  at  Wissahickon,  Philad. 

7191.  II.   Ethel    Paries'":     b.    Aug.    31,    1891,    at    Wissahickon, 

Philad. 


648  THI-:    LliVHRING    FA.MILY. 


Children  of  (5774)  Rachel  F."  (Robinson)  and  George  B.  Ott. 

7192.  I.  Everett  Morris'*':  h.  Wcii.  28  and  d.  July  2,  1890.  at 

R(.\b. 

7193.  II.  U()\  Wallace'":  b.  June  16.  1892. 


Children  of  (5876)  Anthony  Levering  '  and  Miriam  (Green) 

Wetherill. 

7194.     1.   MlRIAA\  Green'":  h.  JuIn-  30,  1885,  at  Roxb.,  Phihul. 
719s.      II.   HaROU)  Richard'":   b.  Feb.  24,  1887,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

7196.  111.   \Al  Ho\  Meiers'":  b.  Apl.  4,  1889,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

7197.  I\'.   Mai  !)'":   b.  Now  8  and  d.  Dec.  26,  1892;   b.  l.evering- 

ton  Ceni. 

Children  of  (5879)  Clara'  (Anderson)  and  F;ederick  Scheerer. 

7198.  1.  Mary'":  b.  Feb.  26,  1878,  in  Philad. 

7199.  11.  Clara'":  b.  Oct.  11,  1882,  i'n  Philad. 

Child  of  (5883)  James"  and  Jennie  (Keeley)  Morrison. 

7200.  1.  William  MEL''IN'*:   b.  Au.^.  25,  1894,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Children  of   (5886)  Harry  H.'  and  Maggie    (Lockhart)  Anderson. 

7201.  I.   ALVERDA  WESTERMAN'":   b.  and  d.  June  3,  1885,  at  Man- 

ax'unk',  Philad. 

7202.  II.   HEBER   DEVINE'":   b.  Au^.  6,    1886;  d.  Jan.  6,    1892,  at 

Manayunk,  Philad. 

7203.  111.  Marion  Byrne'":  b.  No\-.  7,  1892;  d.  Jan.  25,  1893,  at 

Manax'unk-,  Philad. 

Children  of  (5888,)  Mary  W.'  (Anderson)  and  James  Shepley. 

7204.  I.   BERTHA'":   b.  Mch.  13,  1887,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 

7205.  11.   Hthel'":  b.  Apl.  30,  1890,  at  Roxb.,  Philad. 


POSTERITY   OF   WIGARD   LEVliRING.  649 

Child  of  (59n)  John  TJ'  and  Ella  (Mullin)  Lewis. 

7206.  I.  Marion'":   b.  June  2,  1889,  at  Roxb. 

Children  of  (5918)  Annie'  (Dager)  and  Walter  Heffinger. 

7207.  1.  LEILA  M.i":  b.  Dec.  15,  1883,  at  Mt.  Airy,  Philad. 

7208.  II.   ALLIE  M.i":   b.  Feb.  19,  1885,  at  Mt.  Airy,  Philad. 

7209.  III.   ADA  L.i":  b.  Oct.  27,  1886,  at  Mt.  Airy,  Philad. 

7210.  IV.  Laura  H.^":  b.  Sep,  i6,  1888,  at  Mt.  Airy,  Philad. 

721 1.  V.   Ethel  !.'":  b.  June  2,  1891,  at  Mt.  Air>-,  Philad. 

Children  of  (5920)  Georgfe  B.  M.'  and  Laura  (Speelhofer)  Dagger. 

7212.  I.   LORING'":   b.  Mch.  28,  1888,  at  Lansdale,  Mont^^.  Co.,  Pa. 

7213.  II.   Albert  M."':   b.  May  13,  1892,  at  Lansdale,  Montg.  Co., 

Pa. 

Child  of  (5926)  Martin  V.  B.'^  and  Lilian  (Ely)  Daj^er. 

7214.  I.  Mariana  Van^":    b.  Mch.  28,  1892,  at  Asbur)-  Parl<,  N.  J. 

Child  of  (6261 )  Margaret  B."  (Maxwell)  and  George  B.  Kelly. 

7215.  1.   Florence  BOCKIUS"':    b.   Dec,  1893,  at   Germantown, 

Philad. 

Children  of  (6039)  W.  Frank"  and  Laura  (Leighton)  Irwin. 

7216.  1.  Cora  Frances^":  b.  Dec.  9,  1888. 

7217.  II.  Elmer  E.^":  b.  Dec.  15,  1889. 

7218.  III.   Mary  H.^°:  b.  Feb.  12  and  d.  Jul\-  27,  1892. 

7219.  IV.  William  D.^":  b.  Feb.  23,  1893. 

All  were  born  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa. 


650  THH    Ll-VERING    FAWIl.^. 

Children  of  (6075)  Annie'  (Norbrey)  and  Robert  Keys. 

7220.  1.   William'":   b.  Now  jS.  1886,  in  Ro\b..  Philad. 

7221.  II.   Mabel'":  b.  Ft-b.  2S,  1889,  in  Roxb..  l^hilaJ. 

7222.  111.   Ethel'":   b.  JuK-  ^,  1891,  in  Roxb.,  Philad. 

Children  of  (6123)  Elvina'  (Trego)  and  Elmer  Hooven. 

7223.  I.  HvAN  Trego'":  b.  Nov.  30,  1887. 

7224.  II.  HOWARD  Elmer'":  b.  Max'  10,  1889. 

7225.  III.  Elsie  Elaina'":   b.  Nov.  29,  1890. 

Child  of   (6159)  Louie  E.'  (Woods)  and  Converse  Marsh. 
722C.     I.   Faith   LEVERENE'":   b.  Feb.  28,  1892,  at  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Child  of  (  6298  )  Mary  E. '  (  Stahl )  and  Rev.  William  W.  Steele. 

7227.  1.   Alice   Lawrason"':   b.  July  28,  1884,  at  (jalena,  111. 

Children  of  (6299)  Wilson  McL."  and  Nettie  (Henry)  Snyder. 

7228.  1.    HENRY  McLean'":   b.  Mch.  29,  1885,  at  Galena,  111. 

7229.  II.   Wilson    McLean'":    b.    Dec.    21,    1891,    at   Snohomish, 

Wash. 


POSTERITY   OF   W'lflARD   LEVHRING.  65 1 


ELEVENTH   GENERATION. 


Children  of  (6398)  Harry  B.'"  and  Susan  (Corbztt)  Wentz. 


7230 
7231 
7332 
7233 

7234 

7235 


I.  William  H.":  b.  May  i,  1880. 

II.  Gertrude":  b.  Dec.  6,  1882. 

III.  Charlotte  S.":  b.  Feb.  21,  1888. 

IV.  Mary":   b.  July  24,  1890. 

V.  ANNIE":    1  fd.  Mch.  24,  1893. 

>b.  Dec.  12,  1892.  i 

VI.  HELEN":)  '       ^     I 

Family  reside  at  Chicago,  111. 


Child  of  ( 6401  )  Albert  D.'"  and  Bertha  ( Nelson )  Wentz. 

7236.  I.  Mildred":  b.  Nov.  17,  1890,  at  Chicago,  111. 

Child  of  (6402)  Annie  C.'"  (Wentz)  and  Charles  H.  Brownell. 

7237.  I.   Roger":   b.  Nov.  6,  1892,  at  Worcester,  Mass. 

Child  of  (6454)  Anna  D.'"  (Sater)  and  Gilbert  Winslow. 

7238.  I.   Gilbert,  Jr.":   b.  Aug.  13,  1890,  at  Cincinnati,  O. 

Children  of  (6459)  Sylvester^"  and  Sylvina  (Snowden)  Morgan. 

7239.  1.   Emery":  b.  Jan.  9,  1882.     Reside  Indianapolis.  Ind. 

7240.  11.   Frederick":   b.  Apl.  17,  1885.     Reside  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

7241.  III.   Harry":  b.  Sept.  17,  1889.     Reside  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Children  of  (6464)  Hattie'"  (Morgan)  and  Eldridge  Newson. 

7242.  1.   Charles":   b   Sept.  30,  1889.    Reside  Elizabethtown,  Ind. 

7243.  II.   Frank":   b.  Sept.  9,  1891.     Reside  Eli/abetbtown,  Ind. 


652  THL    LHVERING    l-A.WILY. 


Child  of  (64751  Ida'"  (Sater)  and  Mark  Streater. 

7244.     1.   MARCrs":  b.   [\x.  27,  i8<S6;  d.  Mch.  30,  1888.     Waco, 
Texas. 


Child  of  (64761  Ormza  M.'"  and  Mary  ( Deserisy )  Sater. 

7245.  I.   BlaNc:ii":   h.  Sept.,  i8qo,  at  Cincinnati,  C). 

Child  of  (6504)  Ida  May  '"  (Gwaltney)  and  Lewis  O.  Brian. 

7246.  1.   Lliwis  W."  :  h.  Sept.  9,  1891,  at  Indianapolis,  Ind. 

Child  of  ( 6506 )  Dixey  M."'  <  Smith )  and  John  McCoy. 

7247.  1.   ANNA  M.":   b.  Sept.  i,  1887,  at  Paddy's  Run,  O. 

Child  of  (6522)  Jennie'"  (Hoffner)  and  Washington  P.  Tullis. 

7248.  1.   ANDRIiW  W.'^   b.  Jan.  18,  1891,  at  Wyomin.Li,  Ham.  Co., 

O. 

Children  of  (6659)  Elizabeth'"  (Bullitt)   and  Hon.  Chas.  W.  Buck. 

7249.  1.   Ma.WIE"  :   b.  Sept.  30,  1877,  in  Woodford  Co.,  Ky. 

7250.  II.  Charles":   b.  Apl.  15.  1879,  in  Woodford  Co.,  Ky. 

Children  of  (666t)  Julia  A."'  (Bullitt)  and  Carl  Rauterberg. 

7251.  1.   Carl":   b.  Miucb  23,  1892,  in  Louisxilie,  Ky. 

7252.  11.    Henry  Bullitt":   b.  Oct.  6,  1893,  in  l,ouisville,  K\'. 

Child  of  (6672)  Elizabeth"'  (Bodine)  and  Z.  T.  McKay. 
7255.     1.   Mary  BODINE":   b.  Dec.  8,  1879,  in  Louis\ille,  Ky. 

Child  of  (6676»  Robert  F."  and  Anna  (Hurby)  Dillon. 

7254.    1.  Robert  Fulton":  b.  Jan.  26,  1893,  ^t  Dayton,  O. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  653 

Children  of  (6677)  Edward  F."'  and  Julia  (Hubbard)  Dillon. 

7255.  1.  Charles  Hubbard":  b.  May  20,  1885,  at  Zanesville,  O. 

7256.  II.   Alice   Mines":   b.  Sep.  18,  1887,  at  Zanesxille,  O. 

7257.  111.  Mary  Hubbard":  b.   April   14,    1893,  at  Zanesville,  O. 

Child  of  (6678)  Anna  M."  (Dillon)  and  Lieut.  Lansing  H.  Beach. 

7258.  I.   Lansing":  b.  Dec.  24,  1891,  West  Point,  N.  Y. 

Child  of  (6679)  Sarah  N.'"  (Dillon)  and  Henry  R.  Minzer. 

7259.  1.   Marion  InGERSOL":   b.  June  20,  1892,  at  Detroit,  Mich. 

Children  of  (7098)  Frank  M."'  and  Ida  (Keen)  Gillingham. 

7260.  I.  Frank  Keen":  b.  Sept.  15,  1889,  at  Germantown,  Philad. 

7261.  11.  Thomas  Morris":  b.   Dec.    16,    1892,  at  Germantown, 

Philad. 

Child  of  (7099)  Harrold  E."'  and  Louise  H.  (Long)  Gillingham. 

7262.  I.   Edith   Harrold":   b.   April    14,   1896,  in  Germantown, 

Philad. 

Child  of  (6865)  A.  Adelia^"  (Haas)  and  Andrew  J.  Turner. 

7263.  1.  Beantrice  Pastorius":  b.  Dec.  10,  1888. 

Child  of  (6871)  Elizabeth'"  (Polk)  and  Benjamin  F.  White. 

7264.  1.   Laura":   b.  Feb.  i,  1869;   m.  Jan.  4,  1887,  to  John  Dolan, 

who  d.  April  20,  1891.  (7376) 

Child  of  (6872)  Mary  E.'"  (Martin)  and  Richard  McGuire. 

7265.  I.  Nellie":  b.  Feb.  4,  1874. 


654  THH    l.HVHRING    FAMin'. 

Children  of  (6873)  Emma  V.'"  (Martin)  and  Oliver  P.  Hitchener. 

7266.  1.  George":  ;  m. .  (7377) 

7267.  11.   MaR^  "  : 

Children  of  (6874)  Joseph  R.'"  and  Emma  (Henry)  Martin. 

7268.  1.   WILLIA.M":  ;   111.  in  i<Sc)i,  Laura  Da\is.     (7378) 

7269.  II.  Minnie":  ;  dc-ad. 

7270.  111.    H.W.MA"  : 

7271.  W.  Joseph"  : 

Child  of  (6875)  Georgiana'"  (Martin)  and  Franklin  Downam. 

7272.  1.  Samuel":  b.  Jan.  26,  1S82. 

Children  of  same  and  2nd  husband,  Dayton  Reed  Kean. 

7273.  11.   PEARL"  :  b.  Oct.  24,  i88q. 

7274.  111.  Flossie":  b.  Jui\-  17,  1893. 

Children  of  (68761  Lillie '"  (Martin)  and  Harry  Woodruff. 

727s.      I.    llARR^"  :   b.  Junu,  1887. 

7276.  II.   Pearl":  b.  Way,  1890. 

Children  of  (6878)  Susie'"  (Rudolph)  and  David  Dodd. 

7277.  1.   KENa":   b. ;   m.  in  1888,  to  Dr.  Davis.      (7379) 

7278.  11.   JENNIE   W."  :  ;    111.   Mch.   22,    1896,  to   Martin   V 


Duk 


t\s. 


Child  of  I  6880  I  Annie'"  (Rudolph)  and  Robert  J.  Kendrick. 
7279.     1.   1.IL1.11-:   McKEAN":   b.  Oct.  30,  1878. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  655 

Children  of  (6881)  Alfred  J.'"  and  Elizabeth  (Marshall)  Rudolph. 

7280.  1.  Maggie  Marshall":  b.  Oct.  27,  1883. 

7281.  II.  Charles  Marshall"  :  b.  June  i,  1892. 

Children  of  (6882)  Edward  J.'"  and  Annie  (Craighton)  Rudolph. 

7282.  1.  Craigh":  b.  Au^^r.  30,  188 1. 

7283.  11.   ROY":   b.  Aug.  10,  1891. 

7284.  111.  Irene":  b.  July  16,  1895. 

Child  of  (6884)  William'"  and  Lizzie  (Clifford)  Johnson. 

7285.  1.  Irvine":  b.  Feb.,  1882. 

Children  of  (6885)  Emma  R.'"  (Johnson)  and  Lewis  Dickel. 

7286.  1.  Elmer":  b.  Mch.  12,  1883. 

7287.  11.  Susie":  b.  Apl.  3,  1885. 

Children  of  (6889)  Marcelline '"  (Rudolph)  and  Louis  J.  Meyer. 

7288.  1.   Harry":  b.  Feb.  19,  1895. 

7289.  11.  Joseph  Earl":  b..  May  5,  1896. 

Children  of  (6892)  Ellwood  Tyson'"  and  ( )  Mitchener. 

7290.  1.  Lizzie"  :  b.  in  Philad. 

7291.  11.   Evans":   b.  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (6893)  John"'  and  ( )  Mitchener. 

7292.  1.   LILLIE"  :   b.  in  IMiilad. 

7293.  II.  William":    b.  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (6894)  Hester'"  (Mitchener)  and  Mr.  Thomas. 

7294.  I.  William":  b.  in  Philad. 


656  THH    l.HNERING    FAMILY'. 

Children  of  (68^5)  Francis  D.'"  and  Elizabeth  (Hinkle)  Tull. 

7295.  I.   John"  -.   h.  in  PhiUiJ. 

7296.  11.  Susan":   b.  in  Philad. 

7297.  111.    IIHPSIH":   h.  in  Philad. 

Children  of  (6896)  Laura  Bell"'  (Tull)  and  Isaac  Goodman. 

7298.  I.   WaLTHR":   b.  in  Pliilad. 

7299.  11.    HoRACH":   b.  in  Philad. 

7300.  111.   MaBHL":   b.  in  Philad. 

Children  of  ( 6898 )  Julia  G."'  (Tull)  and  Monroe  Aiman* 

7301.  1.  Robert":  b.  in  Philad. 

7302.  II.   Bertha":   b.  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (6899)  Bertha"   (Tull)  and  Frederick  Roth. 

7303.  I.  Bessie"  :  b.  in  Philad. 

Children  of   (6900)  Rev.  Francis  D.  P.'"  and  Elizabeth    (Huckle) 

Bickley. 

7304.  I.   VVILLIA.W   H.":   b.  Dec.  8,  1881  ;  d.  Apl.  9,  1882. 

7305.  II.    HXLE^  "  : 

7306.  111.  l:\i;i^i;Tr" : 

Children  of  (6901 )  Mary  Emma'"  (Bickley)  and  Louis  K.  Park* 

7307.  1.   (}EORGlE   H.":   b.  in  Philad. 

7308.  11.   LOLIS  K.":   b.  in  Philad. 

Child  of  (69031  Charles  B.'"  and  Francina  (Duerr)  Bickley. 

7309.  I.  Bessie  B."  : 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEXHRING.  6^7 

Children  of  (6905)  Rev.  George  H.'"  and  Anna  M.  (Felton)  Bickley. 

7310.  1.  Erwin": 

731 1.  11.  Mary"  : 

Family  live  now  (1896)  at  Media,  Pa. 

Child  of  (6906)  Florence  K.^"  (Bickley)  and  Willis  N.  Parker. 

7312.  I.    HESSIE  B.": 

Child  of  (6925)  Marion  K.'"  (Tull)  and Young. 

7313.  1.  Charles  E.": 

Child  of  (6929)  Ida  M.'"  (Gaun)  and  Charles  Byrne. 

7314.  1.  Charles  T.": 

Children  of  (6930)  Margaret"'  (Gaun)  and  Charles  Rock. 

7315.  1.  Sophia": 

7316.  II.  Emma": 

7317.  III.  Nellie": 

7318.  IV.  Estelle": 

Children  of  (6931)  Sarah  T.'"  (Gaun)  and  John  Duff. 

7319.  1.  Gertrude": 

7320.  11.  Jennie  R.": 

Children  of  (6933)  Thomas'"  and  Alice  (Haveril)  Gaun. 


7321 

1. 

Florence": 

7322 

11. 

Alice": 

7323 

111. 

William": 

7324 

IV 

Emily": 

7325 

V. 

John": 

7326 

VI 

Edna": 

(42) 


658  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (6934)  Sophia'"  (Gaun)  and  William  Jones. 

7327.  I.    TllO.WAS": 

7328.  II.  Mary": 

Children  of  (6953)   Ann  Eliza  S.'"  (Smith)   and  Louis  A.  "Wilson. 

7329.  1.  Charles  Martin":  b.  Dec.  28,  1878. 

7330.  II.  Edmund  Grahaw"  :  b.  June  3,  1884. 

Family  reside  Philadelphia,  Pa, 

Child  of  (6954)  Cornelia  H.'"  (Smith)  and  Thomas  W.  Manship. 

7331.  1.  Gertrude  Pastorius":  b.  Au;^.  24,  1884,  at  Phiiad. 

Children  of  (6959)  Lillian  EJ"  (Hatch)  and  Andrew  R.  Pinkerton. 

7332.  1.  Albert  Earl":  b.  Sep.  26,  1894;  d.  Feb.  26,  1895. 

7333.  II.   CharlOTTA  M.":   b.  Sep.  18,  1895,  at  Phiiad.,  Pa. 

Child  of  (7006)  John  Josiah'"  and  Laura  (Harris)  White. 

7334.  1.   Elizabeth"  :   b.  June  3,  1 891,  at  Lansdowne,  Del.  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (7007)  Elizabeth'"  (White)  and  Isaac  H.  Dixon. 

7335.  1.  William  Thomas,  Jr.,":  b.  June  14,  1891. 

7336.  II.  Frances  Shoemaker":  b.  Oct.  14,  1892. 

7337.  111.  Elizabeth"  :     ] 

\b.  Jan.  24,  1894. 

7338.  1\'.  Mary  Allen"  :  J 

7339.  V.  Katharine":  b.  May  22,  1895. 

Family  residence,  "Wild  Orchard,"  Lansdowne,  Dela- 
ware Co.,  Pa. 

Child  of  (7021  )  Caroline  N.'"  (Morris)  and  Dr.  A.  F.  Kempton. 

7340.  I.  ROBERT  Morris"  :  b.  June  29,  1890. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  659 

Children  of  (7022)  Marion  W.'"  (Morris)  and  Richard  N.  Williams. 
7341.      I.    ALEXANDER  COXE":    b.  Apl.   12,   1883. 

7342.  II.  Ellen  Markoe  Wharton":  b.  Mch.  5,  1885. 

7343.  ill.  James  Carey  Cole":  b.  and  d.  in  Mch.,  1892. 

Child  of  (7024)  Trevanian  B.'"  and  Mary  (Pearsall)  Dallas. 

7344.  I.  Elizabeth  Pearsall";  b.  June  6,  1895. 

Children  of  (7027)  Sydney  P.^"  and  Amy  (Lewis)  Hutchinson. 

7345.  1.  Sophia  Lewis":  b.  Aug.  24,  1888. 

7346.  11.  Agnes  Wharton  Lewis":  b.  Jan.  22,  1891. 

7347.  111.  AMY  Lewis":  b.  Apl.  10,  1896. 

Child  of  (7029)  Sydney  Emlen"'  and  Olga  (Bates)  Hutchinson. 

7348.  1.   CiNTRA":   b.  May  4,  1891. 

Children  of  (7030)  Cintra'"  (Hutchinson)  and  Wm.  Struthers  Ellis. 

7349.  1.  Sydney  Helen":  b.  Oct.  27,  1893. 

7350.  11.  Helen":  b.  July  17,  1895. 

Children  of  (7031)  Agnes  W.'"  (Hutchinson)  and  Samuel  L. 

Shober,  Jr. 

7351.  1.  JOHN  Bedford":  b.  Aug.  26,  1893. 

7352.  11.    PEMBERTON    HUTCHINSON":    b.  Dec.  24.  1894. 

7353.  111.  Samuel  L.":  b.  Jan.  11,   1896. 

Children  of   (7034)   George  Wharton'"  and  Charlotte  R.   (Fisher) 

Pepper. 

7354.  1.  Adeline  Louisa  Forbes":  b.  Mch.  n,  1892,  in  Phiiad. 

7355.  11.  George  Wharton,  Jr.":  b.  Jan.  14,  1895,  in  Phiiad. 


660  THE    LHNERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of   (70361   Henry   Pratt'"  and  Marian   (Shaw)  McKean. 

7356.     I.  Henry  Pratt,  Jr.":  b.  May  13,  1890. 
7357-     •!•  QuiNC>  Adams  Shaw"  :  b.  Nov.  i,  1891. 

Children  of   (7038)  Maria  Wharton'"  (McKean)  and  Benjamin  C. 

Allen. 

7358.  I.    WHARTON":    I  ^ 

7359.  II.    Cl'RTIS":         I     '  •  '^^'-  -'   '^'^5- 

Children  of  (7040)  Phebe  WJ"  (McKean)  and  Dr.  Norton  Downs. 

7360.  1.   ThO.MAS  McKean":    b.   Jan.    5,    1894,    in   Germantown, 

Phihui. 

7361.  11.   .\'(M?T()N":   b.  June  5,  1895,  ''T  Germantown.  Pbilad. 

Children  of   (6837)  William  W.'"  and  Helen  M.   (Yarnall)  Keen. 

7362.  1.   Hllen  Price":   b.  Au.u.  6,  1873,  in  Philad.,  Pa. 

7363.  II.  Sarah  Yarnall":  b.  Feb.  16,  1877,  in  Philad..  Pa. 

7364.  III.   Frances  COLLADAY"  :   b.  Jan.  25,  1879,  in  Philad.,  Pa. 

7365.  1\.     IHO.MAS    Bl'Dl)    RlTTENHOUSE"  :    b.    Alio.    6,    1886,    in 

Philad.,  Pa. 

7366.  V.  Charles    Herbert   Yarnall":    b.   Sep.   2.    1890,   in 

Philad.,  Pa. 

Children  of  ( 6839 )  George  B.,  Jr.'"  and  Marian  R.  (Brown )  Keen. 

7367.  1.  Sa.mlel  Brown":  b.  Oct.  28,  1889. 

7368.  II.  Henrietta  Ccmxaday":  b.  Oct.  20,  1891. 

7369.  ill.   (lEORGE   B.  :;id":   b.  May  20,  1893. 

7370.  I\.  Harold  Colladay":  b.  Jan.  20,  1895. 

Family  reside  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Child  of  (6842)  Frank  H.'"  and  Helen  S.  (Squires)  Keen. 

7371.  I.  Harold  Rittenhouse"  :  b.  Jul\-  24.  1896,  in  Philad.,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD   LEVERING.  66l 

Children  of  (6843)  Fanny ^'^  (Keen)  and  George  W.  Simons^  Jr. 

7372.  I.  George  Washington":  b.  June  18,  1883. 

7373.  11.  Frank  Keen":  b.  June  12,  1885. 

7374.  ill.  Harry  Mortimer":  b.  Aug.  4,  1888. 

Family  reside  in  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Child  of  (6844)  Charles  CoIIaday  ^"  and  Louise   (Reese)  Rianhard. 

7375.  1.  Henry  Beekman":  b.  Aug.  12,  1884. 


TWELFTH    GENERATION. 

Child  of   (7264)  Laura"  (White)  and  John  Dolan.  . 

7376.  1.  Elizabeth^-:   b.  Sep.  24,  1888. 

Child  of   (7266)  George"  and   ( )  Hitchener. 

7377.  1.   Hazel^-:   b.  in  1894. 

Children  of  (7268)  William"  and  Laura  (Davis)  Martin. 

7378.  I.  Pearl^^: 

7379.  11.  Earl^'^  : 

Children  of  (7277)  Rena"  (Dodd)  and  Dr.  Davis. 

7380.  1.  NORMA^^:   b.  in  1889. 

7381.  11.   Leah^-:  b.  in  1892. 


662  THli    Li: MINING    lAWlLV 


KKCKIVHl)  TCX^  LATH  FOR  CLASSIFICATION. 

Children  of  (2311  )  Amanda'  (Tull)  and  Joshua  Morton. 

7382.  IlL   Lach^«:   b.  Sept.  30,  1842;  J.  July  25,  1850,  at  Pliilad. 

7383-  IV.   JOSEPH-':    b.   Apl.  26,  1845;   d.  ApL  4,  184Q,  at  Philad. 

7384.  V.   Hlizabhth   R.":   b.  1848. 

7385.  VL   Josephine-':  ;   m.  to  William  Deilin^ier,  of  N.  Car. 

7386.  \I1.   Fi^ANK   L.":  ;   in.  Mary  C.  Murphy.  (7392) 

7387.  VIIL  Fennel  Combe":   b.  July  27,  1854;  d.  Feb.  6,  1869. 

7388.  IX.   WiLLIA.W":  ;   m.  Mar\- Connor.  (7393) 

Families  reside  at  Philad.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (4931)  Sarah  A."  (Morton)  and  Frederick  Kramer. 

7389.  I.   AMANDA  L."';  ;   m.  to  William  Teamer.        (7396) 

7390.  II.   ANNA  W.'":  ;   m.  to  Charles  McGear.  (7398) 


7391.    111.  Pennel  C. 


10 
10  . 


7392.  IV.  Lizzie  M. 

Reside  Philad.,  Pa. 

Child  of  (7385)  Frank  L.'  and  Mary  (Murphy)  Morton. 

7393.  !.   Frank  L.,  Jr.'"  :   b.  Mch.  22  and  d.  July  6,  1876,  at  Philad. 

Children  of  (7387)  William"  and  Mary  (Connor)  Morton. 

7394.  I.    l-RANK  L.'":   b.  at  Philad..  Pa. 

7395.  II.   Clara'":   b.  at  Philad.,  Pa. 

7396.  IlL   Marion'":   b.  at  Philad.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (7388)  Amanda  L.^"  (Kramer)  and  William  Teamer. 

7397.  1.  Clarence":  b.  at  Philad.,  Pa. 

7398.  II.   Mildred":  b.  at  Philad.,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  WIGARD  LEVERING.  663 

Child  of  (7389)  Anna  W.'"  (Kramer)  and  Charles  McGear. 

7399.  1.  Herbert":  b.  at  Philad.,  F^a. 

Additional  Children  of  (4035)  Wm.  T.'  and  Eleanor  (Popnell) 

Weir. 

7400.  II.  Eleanor  May'":  b.  April  26,  1893. 

7401.  111.  Charles  Raymond^":  b.  Mch.  2,  1895. 


DESCENDANTS  OF  GERHARD  LEVERING. 

For  personal  of  Gerhard^  see  children  of  Rosier  Levering. 


THlKlJ  GHNHKATION. 


Children  of  (7)  Gerhard    and  Mary  Levering. 

1.     1.   ABRAHAM'':   b.  about  1695  ''i  Roxborough,  PhilaJ  ;  married 

Ann .      He  d.   July  29,    1730,  at  Pliilad.,  and  was 

buried  in  the  jirounds  of  Christ's  Church.  Nothin^i  is 
known  of  liis  wife  Ann,  but  1  infer  from  Abraham's  his- 
tory that  she  died  first.  1  believe  her  maiden  suiname 
was  Randle  or  Randall.  See  statements  of  him  else- 
where. (6) 

2^  II.  HENRV'':  b.  about  1699,  in  Roxb.  His  wife's  given  name 
was  Catharine.  It  is  not  known  whether  they  married 
in  Roxborough.  hi  1730  or  173 1  he  removed  with 
his  fatlier  and  brothers  to  Whitpain  Township,  in  the 
west  end  of,  then,  Philad.  Count)',  where  his  father  pur- 
chased 100  acres  of  land  for  him,  in  1731.  He  d.  prob- 
ably in  Jan.,  177S,  iii  Whitpain,  and  was  buried  at  Boehm 
Churchyard.  The  destruction  of  the  earliest  records  of 
Boehm  Church  deprives  me  of  data  concernine  him,  his 
father,  and  others  of  his  generation.  (9) 

His  will  was  probated  at  Philad,,  Feb.  7.  1778.  \u  it 
he  states:  "  1  bequi'ath  m\  largest  Bible  unto  my  grand- 
son, Daniel  Levering,  son  of  Garrett  Levering."  i  have 
made  effort  to  trace  and  find  this  bible.  My  want  of  suc- 
cess does  not  satisfy  me  that  the  old  \'olume  is  not  in 
hiding  somewhere. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD    LEVERING.  665 

3.  111.   Jacob'':   b.  about  1701,  at  Roxb.     Removed  with  liis  parents 

in  1730-1,  to  Whitpain  Tp.,  where,  in  1731.  he  acquired 
100  acres  of  land  thiouy;!!  his  father.  In  "  l\'nns\  Ivania 
Marriacres,"  Vol.  11,  patie  42,  in  "First  Presbyterian 
Church  of  Philad.  list,"  is  recorded  the  fact  of  his 
marria^ie,  tluis:  "1:28:1732,  Jacob  Levering  to  Sinah 
Davis."  (13) 

He  subsequentK'  became  a  proselyte  to  the  Friends  or 
Quaker  Society.  In  his  will,  dated  Jan.  28,  1793,  which 
was  admitted  to  probate  in  court  at  Norristown,*  he 
makes  a  bequest  to  the  Gwynedd  Preparatory  Meetin^^, 
and  was  biu-ied  in  the  j^rounds  of  that  Meeting.  He  de- 
vised to  "  mv  cousin,  Daniel  Leverinii,  urandson  of  my 
brother  Henrv  Levering,  m\-  plantation  or  tract  of  land, 
containing  100  acres,  situate  in  Whitpain,"  and  further, 
"  1  give  my  large  English  bible  to  my  cousin,  Henry  Lev- 
ering." As  he  called  the  grandson  of  his  brother  Henry, 
his  "cousin,"  in  this  bequest,  he  must  have  referred  to 
Henry*  Levering,  son  of  his  brother  Danief,  as  there  ap- 
pears no  other  Henry. 

4.  IV.  Daniel'':  b.  Dec.  2,  1704,  in  Roxb.     In  archives  of  Christ's 

Church,  Phila.,  is  preserved  a  Marriage  Register,  which 
shows:  "May  12,  173s,  Daniel  Levering  and  Margaret 
Beane.      12  sh.  pd.,"  /'.  v,,  fee,  12  shillings.  (14) 

Daniel  occupied  and  cultivated  his  100  acres  of  land  in 
Whitpain  Township,  now  in  Montgomery  County,  and 
died  there  on  June  12,  1776.  His  widow  followed  him 
on  Jan.  g,  1778.  They  were  buried  at  Boehm  Church, 
His  will,  dated  Mch.  11,  1776,  was  probated  in  Philad., 
July  6,  1776. 

5.  V.  MagDALENA':  b.  about  1707,  in  Roxb.     From  the  statement 

of  Mrs.  Heist,  it  appears  that  Magdalena  was  li\ing  in 
1 73 1,  in  Whitpain,  as  she  was  made  the  beneficiary  of  a 
money  equivalent  from  her  father,  when  he  allotted  to 
each  of  his  sons  100  acres  of  land.  It  is  believed  that 
she  did  not  marrv.  The  destruction  of  the  old  records  of 
Boehm  Church,  as  has  been  related,  deprives  me  of  any 
record  of  her  decease. 


*  Norristown,  the  county  seat  of  Montgomery  County,  which  was  created  in  1784.  from  the  western 
part  of  Philadelphia  County. 


666  THR    l.HNF.RING    FA.MILY, 


FOUHTll    (iHNHK ATION. 

Children  of  (I )  Abraham   and  Ann  Levering. 

6.  I.   John':   b.  Sept.  29,  1720,  in  Rdxb.;  d.  July  20,  1721  ;   b.  in 

Clirist's  Church  ^louneis,  l^hilad. 

7.  II.   Handle  John':    b.  Oct.  k).  1722.  in  Roxh.;    J.   Now  26, 

1723;  b.  in  Clirist's  Churcli  urounds,  Phihui.  Rrccnt 
disc()\er\-  nt  thf  nbnw  in  the  records  ot  old  Christ's 
Churcii  in  Philad.,  :\nd  the  tact,  with  dates,  of  their 
christening^  in  a  tew  da\s  after  biith,  su^i^ests  the  mem- 
bership of  tlH'  parents  in  this  Anglican  coiitrreiiatioii.  The 
deaths  are  noted  also  in  the  Penna.  Ma^iazine  of  History 
and  Bio*i;raph\-,  \'ol.  t,  p.  22^. 

<S.  111.  John':  b.  Dec.  11  (O.  S.).  23  (N.  S.),  1723,  in  Philad.; 
m.  iV\a\-  ic),  1748,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  Maria  Susanna, 
fourth  dau.  of  John  and  Maria  A[^ollonia  (Marrett)  Bechtel 
of  Cjermantown,  Philad.,  when.'  she  was  b.  Feb.  22,  1730. 
The  ceremony  performed  by  the  noted  di\ine.  Bishop 
Span.^enber.ii:,  of  the  Moraxian  Church.  Mr.  Bechtel  was 
a  man  of  local  impoitance,  and  an  interestin.u  character  in 
the  religious  hist(»r\-  of  the  (ierman  settlers  of  Penna. 

Ml'.  L.  and  wife  devoted  their  lives  to  uood  works,  both 
in  home  and  forei.tin  reli^iious  service.  He  d.  Aui^.  k), 
1764,  while  en^ia^ied  in  mission  work-  at  Mesopotamia, 
Jamaica.  His  widow  married  deacon  John  Merck',  with 
whom  she  continued  in  mission  ser\'ice.  She  d.  Auu.  10, 
I7<S3,  on  the  Island  of  St.  John.     See  bio.u.  of  Mr.  L. 

Children  of  (2)  Henry'  and  Catharine  Levering;. 

9.  I.  (iARRHTT':  b.  in  WhitpainTp.,  Philad.  Co.,  Pa.,  and  m.  there 
Jan.  23,  1755,  Sibella  Lentz.  The  date  of  his  death  is 
not  known  because  of  destruction  of  records  of  Boehm 
Church,  where  he  was  buried  (30) 

10.  U.   MaR^':   b.  in  Whitpain. 

11.  111.   Barbara':  b.  in  Whitpain. 

12.  I\'.   Catharine':    b.  in  Whitpain  ;    m. Bower. 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  667 

Child  of  (3)  Jacob  '  and  Sinah  (Davis)  Levering. 

13.  I.   Israel*:   b.  abdut  1733  at  Whitpain  ;  d.  younw. 

Children  of  (4)  Daniel    and  Margfaret  (Beane)  Levering. 

14.  •  I.   JaMES^  :    b.  April  7,  1737;    d.  August  26,  1745,  at  Whitpain. 

15.  11.   HENRY^:    b.  June    10,  1738,  in  Whitpain;     m.  Ann  Wynn, 

b.  March  11,  1744.  The\-  resided  at  Durham  iron  Works, 
on  the  Delaware  River  in  New  Jersey,  until  1785,  when 
they  removed  to  a  large  farm  situated  in  Belfast  Town- 
ship, Bedford  County,  Pa.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  26,  1810, 
and  she  Jan.  4,  1822.  They  were  buried  in  family 
grounds  upon  their  own  premises.  (32) 

16.  ill.  Mary*:    b.  Oct.  2,  1739,  in  Whitpain;    m.  Stephen  Bloom. 

17.  IV.    Rebecca*:    b.  Feb.  20,   1742,  in  Whitpain;    m.    Andrew 

Morgan. 

18.  V.  Jonathan*:    b.  Jan.  2,  1743,  in  Whitpain.     He  was  a  sol- 

dier in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and  was  killed  at  Fort 
Washington  in  November,  1776. 

19.  VI.   JERUSHA*:   b.  Sept.  21,  1744;  d.  Nov.,  1745,  in  Whitpain. 

20.  VII.  Sebiah*:    b.  Aug.  8,  1746;    m.  Sept.  6,  1764,  at  Wicaco, 

or  Swede's  Church,  Philad.,  to  Isaac  Martin.  (Vide., 
Vol.  VIll  of  Penna.  Archives,  2d  Series.)  They  resided 
at  Philad.  for  nearly  20  years  after  marriage.  Then  re- 
moved to  Whips  Cove,  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.,  where  he  died. 
She  sur\i\ed  and  d.  in  1836.  (46) 

21.  VIII.  Margaret*:    b.  Jan.  1754;    m.  to  Alexander  Hughes.     1 

can  not  learn  their  future  history,  even  from  members  of 
the  family. 

22.  IX.   Daniel*:  b.  Dec.  26,  1755;  d.  Nov.  8,  1760,  at  Whitpain. 


668  TMi;    Lli\HklNG    FA.WILV. 

Flllli   (feneration. 

Children  of  (8)  John'  and  Maria  Susanna  (Bechtel)  Levering. 

2S.  1.  JOHN":  h.  Dec.  [':,  1750,  in  Bethlehem,  l^a.  On  the  after- 
noon of  the  same  da\-  he  was  ehristencLl  by  Bishop  Cam- 
nuThoff.  \\c  J.  oil  Thursday,  Dec.  20,  1750,  the  inter- 
ment bcinii  No.  I  so  in  the  old  cemetery  at  Bethlehem. 

24.  11.    Anna  Maria':    b.  Ausj;.  7,   1752,   at  Nazareth,    Pa.     \Vas 

christened  the  same  da\-  by  Rev.  John  Michael  (jraff. 
Because  of  the  employment  of  her  parents  in  teaching 
and  religious  work,  she  was  placed  in  the  "  Nursery"  of 
the  Moravian  Church  Jul\'  18,  1757,  and  in  17158  was 
transferred  to  the  school  in  Bethlehem.  She  was  a 
teacher  there  I78c)-qi.  Died  at  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  July  9, 
1797. 

25.  111.   Joseph'':  b.  Mch.  28,  1755,  at  Nazareth,  Pa.;  m.  Jul\-  27, 

1787,  Johanna  Elizabeth  Smith  {7iee  Ashley),  widow  of 
Azariah  Smith.  She  was  b.  Apl,  11,  1753,  at  Rochester, 
Mass.  By  her  he  had  two  chn.  who  died  voung.  She 
d.  Oct.  17,   1790,  at  Nazareth.  (51) 

He  m,  2nd  June  5,  1791,  Anna  Catharine  Clewell,  of 
Plainfleld  Tp.,  near  Nazareth,  and  had  three  chn.  b\-  her. 
Hed.  June  6,  1797,  at  Nazareth.  His  widow  m.  May  19, 
1799,  John  Christian  Ebbeke.  She  d.  Feb.  11,  1829, 
near  Nazareth.     Sec  bioi>-. 

26.  IV.    ABRAHAM'    (Re\-.):    b.   Sept.  18,  1757,  at   Nazareth;    m. 

Aug.  26,  1790,  Anna  Catharine  Cassler,  of  Lititz,  Pa. 
He  d.  Mch.  17,  1835,  ^i^  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  where  shed. 
Oct.  8.  1849.  (56) 

He  was  placed  in  the  Nurser\  Feb.  8,  1759,  and  in  the 
Nazareth  Hall  at  5  >ears  of  age.  He  learned  wood  turn- 
ing. Was  employed  in  a  store,  1781-88,  at  Bethlehem, 
and  taught  school  there,  1788-90.  Was  landlord  of  the 
Sun  inn  of  that  city,  1790  to  1800.  This  inn  was  one  of 
the  most  historic  of  Eastern  Penna.  Was  the  stopping 
place  of  Washington  and  many  other  notable  men  of  the 
Revolutionary  period  and  later  times.  From  1800  to  1805 
he  kept  store.  He  was  actixe  in  chuich  affairs,  taking  a 
leading  part  in  \-ocal  and  instrumental  church  music  dur- 
ing all  the  years  noted.     He  was  ordained  a  Deacon  Aug. 


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POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD    LEVHRING.  669 

n.  i<So6;  served  as  Warden,  assisted  in  the  pastorate, 
and  was  Steward  of  the  Girls'  School  at  Lititz,  1805  to 
1832.     Subsequently  retured  to  Bethlehem. 

27.  V.  ANNA  Johanna':    b.   Dec.  21,  1759,  at  Carmt-l,  Island  of 

Jamaica,  where  her  parents  were  in  mission  service  of 
the  Moravian  Church.  After  the  death  of  her  father 
(1764),  she  was  brought  by  her  mother  to  Bethlehem, 
Pa.,  and  there  placed  in  the  boarding  school  for  girls, 
where,  1790-Q3,  she  served  as  a  teacher.  On  Sept.  18, 
1793,  she"  was  mar.  to  Rev.  George  Godfrey  Mueller,  of 
the  Moravian  Church  ;  an  able  scholar,  musician  and 
preacher.  They  served  the  church  at  various  places  in 
Penna.;  in  the  Tuscarawas  Valley,  Ohio;  in  Philad., 
and  at  Newport,  R.  !.,  until  18 19,  He  d.  Mch,  19,  1821, 
at  Lititz,  Pa.     She  d.  Aug.  30,  1822,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

(65) 

28.  VI.   Christian'':    b.   May   23,    1762,   on   the   Bogue   Estate   in 

Jamaica.  Was  christened  b)'  Rev.  Christian  Henry 
Rauch,  Superintendent  of  the  Mission.  He  d.  July  2, 
1764,  at  the  Mission  Station,  Mesopotamia, 

29.  VII.  Elizabeth":   b.  May  19,  1764,  at  Mesopotamia,  Jamaica. 

Was  christened  by  the  Rev.  Joseph  Powell.  She  was 
brought  by  her  widowed  mother,  in  1767,  to  Bethlehem, 
Pa.,  where  she  was  educated  and  served  a  short  term 
(1791)  as  a  teacher  in  the  Seminarw  She  d.  Apl.  i, 
1808,  at  Bethlehem. 

Children  of  (9)  Garrett^  and  Sibella  (Lcntz)  Lcvermgf. 

30.  1.  Daniel'':  b.  in  1756  in  Whitpain  Tp.,  now  Montg.  Co.,  Pa., 

near  to  Center  Square  ;  m.  Susanna  Louisa  Dipple.  He 
d.  Aug.  5,  1817.  She  d.  Aug.  23,  1827,  Both  were 
buried  in  Boehm  Churchyard,  in  Whitpain.  (68) 

Daniel  executed  a  will  on  July  29,  1817,  in  which  he 
calls  himself  a  "  yeoman  blacksmith,"  and  his  condition 
as  "finding  myself  weak  in  body."  Although  he  died  a 
a  week  after  its  e.xecution,  his  will  w  as  not  proxen  until 
April  6,  1 8 18.  He  held  the  100  acres  of  original  Gerhard 
purchase,  devised  to  him  by  Jacob"',  son  of  Gerhard.  See 
memo,  of  his  daughter  (70),  Catharine''  Heist,  for  pai- 
ticulars  of  the  w  ill. 


670  THt    l,n\l:RlNG    lA.WlLV. 

31.     II.   MARY':    b.  in    1 7 v^.  at  Wliitpain  ;    ni.  Johnson.      Her 

liistoiA'  is  not  Unow  11. 


Children  of  (J 5)  Henry'  and  Ann  (Wynn)  Levering;. 

32.  1.  MargaRBT':  b.  Sept.  i<S,  1762;  ni.  to  Andrew  Sams.  She 
J.  in  i<S02.  (74) 

33-  11-  1)ANIBL':  b.  Feb.  3,  1764,  in  New  Jersey.  Removed  in 
I7(S5  with  liis  parents  to  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.,  where  he  m. 
Mar_\-  Karney.  He,  with  iiis  brothers  and  otiiers,  \-isited 
Kno.x  Co.,  O.,  as  now  oruanized.  in  the  year  nSi  1,  pros- 
pectin;^  tor  tLiture  homes.  Uv  made  original  purchase 
from  the  (jowrnmmt  of  a  larue  area  of  land  in  what  has 
become  tlie  famous  Owl  Creek-  Vallev,  to  which  he  re- 
mo\-ei.i  his  famih'  from  l\'nna.  in  i<Si3,  and  upon  which 
he  died  Dec.  31,  i<S20.  His  widow  followed  Oct.  24, 
1846:  a^^^'d  (S4  \ears.  Both  weri'  buried  in  whaf  has  be- 
come an  extensive  Famil\-  Burial  (iround  at  Fevering, 
Knox  Co.,  O.  I'luw  were  prominent  nu-mbers  of  the 
Presbyterian  Church.  An  interesting  histor\-  of  Daniel, 
by  his  grandson,  Hon.  John  C.  Fevering,  of  Fevering, 
O.,  ma\'  be  found  in  the  xolume  of  proceedings  of  the 
Family  Reunion  at  Fextaing,  O.,  on  August  6,   i<Sc)i. 

(79) 

34.  111.    FLiZABETH^':   b.  Feb.  3,  1766,  in  New  Jersey;   m.  Dec.  15, 

1785,  to  Francis  Reynolds.  The)-  resided  until  1810  on 
the  Juniata  Ri\er,  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.,  where  all  their 
children  were  born.  Thex'  renio\ed  to  Brook'e  Co.,  Va., 
where  lied.  Feb.  10,  1814.  Mrs.  R.  remo\-ed  soon  after 
to  near  Cadiz.  Harrison  Co.,  O.,  and  resided  there  ui-itil 
1823,  when  she  removed  to  Richland  (now  Morrow)  Co.. 
O..  where  slu'  li\-ed  w-ith  her  son  Francis,  and  d.  Mch, 
15,  1854.  Mrs.  R.  was  iiiierested  in  the  history  of  her 
faiiiil_\-.  She  had  well  pieserxed  menior\-  relating  to  the 
Revolutioiiary  War,  and  ofti'n  related  incidents  of  which 
she  had  personal  k-nowledge.  (87) 

35.  IV.   JOHN''':   b.  Jan.  1.  1768,  in  New  Jersey,  and  removed  with 

the  family,  in  178s,  to  Bedfoid  Co.,  Pa.;  m.  Margaret 
Karne\-,  who  was  b.  Jan.  ig,  17O4,  and  d.  Nov.  22,  1832. 
He   joined  his   brothers  in   acquiring   lands   in   the   Ohio 


POSTERITY'   OF   GERHARD    LEVERING. 


671 


37- 
38. 

39- 

40. 


VI 
VI 
VI 
IX 


wilderness,  i\nd  remowJ  with  tluin  in  iS  1  3,  ()ccLip\'in'4 
liis  landfd  est:itf  until  liis  death,  on  Jan.  17,  1835,  and 
was  interred  in  tlie  l.e\erin^i  hurial  (grounds.  (99) 

36.  V.  MaRV:  h.  June  15,  177 1  ;  removed  witli  the  family  to  Bed- 
ford Co.,  Pa.,  where  on  Nov.  29,  1787,  she  m.  to  John 
Brewer,  who  died.  She  m.  2>S  to  Samuel  Graves,  of 
Bedford  Co.  He  also  died.  She  survived,  and  died  Oct. 
iq.  18^1,  in  Morrow  County,  O.  (107) 

,  Sarah':  b.  Jul\-  3,  1773;  d.  young. 

.  Israel-':  b.  April  5,  1775  ^  '-I-  young. 

II.    Henry-':   b.  Oct.  3,  1776;  d.  young. 

Ann-':  b.  June  7,  1778,  in  New  Jersey;  m.  to  Christopher 
Brewer,  and  lived  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.,  and  removed 
from  there  to  Greene  Co.  They  had  several  children, 
but  I  have  been  unable  to  obtain  information  of  theni 
through  tile  Pennsyhania  connections. 

41.  X.   William-':   b.  May  19,  1780,  in  New  Jersey;  removed  with 

his  parents,  in  1785,  to  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.,  where,  on  Nov 
2,  1802,  he  m.  Ruth  Brvson,  who  was  b.  Feb.  11,  1780, 
at  Valley  Forge,  Pa.  (117) 

In  Oct.,  1810,  he,  with  others,  visited  the  Ohio  coun- 
try-, and  "  entered  "  a  large  area  of  land  for  future  home  ; 
returning  to  Pennsylvania,  where  he  was  detained  be- 
cause of  the  death  of  his  father  until  the  year  18 16, 
when  he  removed  with  his  family  to  occupy  the  land, 
which  is  a  part  of  the  extensive  map  of  fine  farms  now- 
known  as  the  Owl  Creek  Valley,  largely  owned  by  Lev 
erings  and  their  family  connections.  Mrs.  L,  d.  in  July, 
1855.  He  survived  until  Sept.  4,  1864.  They  were  in- 
terred in  the  Levering  Cem.,  Knox  Co.,  O.  An  inter- 
esting biographical  sketch  of  Mr.  L.  by  his  grandson, 
Hon.  Allen  Levering,  of  Mt.  Gilead,  O.,  may  be  found 
in  the  volume  entitled  "  Levering  Family  Reunion,"  of 
August  6,  1891. 

42.  XL  Aholabamah^':    b.   Feb.   7,    1782;    m.   Peter    Brewer    in 

Pennsylvania.     Their  history  is  not  known  to  their  rela 
tions.  (126) 


6/2  THE    LH\1-:RIN(]    lA.MIL^. 

43.  Xll.  Susannah'':    1\  ,\\a\    14,   1784;    m.   Ma\-   icS,   1802,  u> 

Geoi'm.'  k;in;ibk-,  <it  Bt-Jford  Co.,  Pa.,  who  J.  then,'  April 
20,  1S42,  a^t'd  61  years.  Mrs.  K.  rcmoxtJ  in  March, 
1846,  to  Marion,  ( ).,  wlierf  slit-  d.  No\ .  2-] ,  1858.   (  128) 

44.  XI 11.    Paul":    b.    1786,   in    Bedford   Co.,   Pa.,   where   he   d.    in: 

infaiu"\'. 

45.  \1\  .    KtBECCA-^:   b.  Jan.  lo,  1788,  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.  ;  ni.  May 

10.  1801^,  to  John  F.  Hill,  of  Bedford — now  Fnlton  Co. — 
Pa.,  wluae  he  d.  Oct.  ic;,  1856,  and  she  d.  June  10, 
186:!.  (141) 


Children  of  (20)  Sebiah'  (Levering)  and  Isaac  Martin. 

46.  1.   JaCOB'^:   b.  about  1770;   in.  Nancy  Stalls.     Li\ed  to  a  i^reat 

age,  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.  (164) 

47.  11.   KACllliL':   b,  about  1772;  d.  unnid. 

48.  111.   Hi.iZABETH'^:  b.  l^ec.  14,  1 774,  at  Philad.  ;  m.  Dec.  9,  1802, 

to  Francis  Wilkins.  They  remoxed  about  1S23  from 
Whips  Co\e,  Bedford  Co.,  I^a.,  to  Atiiens  Co.,  Q.,  and 
subsequently  to  Belpre,  Wash.  Co.,  O.,  where  she  d. 
Aug.  30,   1854,  and  he  d.  July  8,   1856,  aged  ?>■].     '  '"^^e  j 

49.  1\'.   ABNHR'^:   b.  about  1777;   m.  Nancx'  Morton.  (iS5) 

50.  V.   EDITH'^:   b.  about  1779;   m.  Elijah  Morris.     Five  other  ch  il- 

liren  died  \-oung.  (163) 

All,  excei-it  Elizabeth,  li\ed  and  died  at  Whips  Co\  (.■,  Pa 


SIX  111   CENERATION. 


Children  of  (25)  Joseph'  and  Johanna  E.  (Ashley-Smith)  Levering. 

51.  1.  ANNA  Johanna":   b.  Jul\-  2^,  1788;   d.  ]jvc.  28,   1789,  at 

Na/areth,  Pa. 

52.  11.   Al'.RAllAM'':    b.   Oct.  4,  and  d.  Oct.  26,  1790,  at  Nazareth, 

Pa. 


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53  OF  G. 
ANNA  R.    L.   BECK. 


CHARLES    JOSEPH    LEVERING. 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  673 

Children  of  same  and  Anna  Cath.  (Klewell),  2d  Wife.   ^ 

53.  HI.   ANNA  ROSINA**:   b.  Mch.  14.  1792,  at  Nazaifth,  Pa.  ;   m.  to 

Jacob  Ffidinand  Beck,  of  that  city,  wiio  was  b.  Au^.  20, 
1791,  and  d.  Mch.  26,  i<S57.     Mrs.  B.  d.  on  Juiu^  3,  1825. 

(166) 

54.  IV.   Catharine  LOUISA":   b.  Jan.  4,  179^  ;   in.Feb.  21,  1819,  to 

Andrew  Godfrey  Kern,  of  Nazareth,  Pa.,  vvlierethey  lived 
and  died.  She,  on  Jan.  13,  1837,  and  he,  on  Dec.  21;, 
1874,  ha\in^  sur\i\ed  a  second  wife.  (170) 

55.  V.   Charles  Joseph":   b.  Jan.  23,  1795.     He  was  educated  at 

Nazareth  Hall,  and  in  18 16  was  a  teacher  in  that  institu- 
tion. Because  of  failin^j;  health,  he  was  transferred  in 
1818,  to  tlie  Moravian  settlement  at  Salem,  N.  C,  where 
he  m.  Sept.  24,  1820,  Ruth  Montjiomery  Rea,  who  had 
been  a  teacher  in  the  Salem  Female  Academy,  from  1818. 
She  was  the  dau.  of  Alexander  and  Ruth  Mont^iomerv^ 
Rea,  of  Salem,  N.  C.  (178) 

In  1836  they  removed  to  Hope,  in  Bartholomew  Co., 
hid.,  where  they  lived  and  died,  she,  on  Sept.  11,  1876, 
awed  78;    he,  on  Jan.,  27,  1877.     See  bioy;. 

[Levi  L.  Leverin<j;,  of  Kansas  City,  Mo., — son  of  Charles 
Joseph'', — has  the  famil\-  Bible  of  his  grandfather,  Joseph'': 
a  King  James  version  of  1784,  which  contains  a  family 
register,  sh(^wing  dates  of  births  and  baptisms  of  all  the 
above.  The  numerous  w  itnesses  to  the  church  rite,  being 
carefullv  listed  in  the  record. 

Children  of  (26)  Abraham   and  Anna  (Cassler)  Levering. 

56.  1.   John":    b.  June  23,  i7C)i  ;    m.  Margaret  Jones,  who  was  a 

pupil  at  Bethlehem  Seminary  in  1818-K).  She  was  born 
at  Montgomeryshire,  North  Wales,  in  I7C)6,  and  d.  April 
28,  1822,  at  Lititz,  Pa.  He  m.  2d  Caroline  J.  Schnall, 
who  was  b.  July  115,  1800,  at  (}uadenthal.  Pa.,  and  d. 
July  31,  1824.  He  m.  ^d,  Fli/abeth  Carpenter,  of  Lan- 
caster, Pa.,  who  was  b.  Feb.  14,  1804,  and  d.  at  Lititz, 
Pa.,  Aprl.  24,  183^,  leaving  an  infant  daughter,  who  soon 
followed.  Mr.  L.  was  for  manv  years  a  merchant  and 
useful  citizen  at  Lititz.  After  the  death  of  three  wives  he 
left  home,  and  his  future  is  not  known,  except  that  an 
acquaintance  met  him  in  New  Orleans.  (-04) 

■  (43) 


674  TH1-:    LtVHRING    f'A.WlLY. 

57-     II.  Maria  SrSANNAH":  b.  Feb.  24,  1794;  J.  \. 
58.     III.  Henrietta"    i  ,     ,  ,.,,•. 

,.       ,  b.  .Ian.  c),   1 7t)7  ;   bdtli  died. 

59-      l\  .    I.ISHTTA"  I 

60.  \.    ANNA  Math, da":    b.    Au^.  iv    1799;    m-   .V\ch.  10,  1822,10 

Michael  Greidfi,  \\b<i  was  b.  Dec.  29,  179s.  -nid  d.  Oct. 
20.  1841:;,  at  l-ititz.  Pa.  (-'OS) 

Re\  .  Paul  M.  (jieider.  a  y;r.  son,  Oct.  18,  1894,  fur- 
nished UK'  a  plioto^iraph  of  her,  also  a  Memoir  of  Ium'  fiom 
a  Betliieheiii,  Pa.,  newspaper.  I  extract  from  it:  She 
died  Now  8,  i86s,  at  Betlilehem,  a.^ed  66  \eais.  Was 
born  in  Bethleiiem.  in  \-outh  removed  with  hef  parents 
to  Lititz,  Pa.,  where  she  joined  tiie  Moraxian  Cliurcii. 
At  the  aj:;e  of  18  she  comnKaiced  teacliinLi;  in  tlie  school, 
continulnjj,  four  \ears.  She  married  Michael  Cjreider,  and 
had  sewn  children.  A  woman  of  unusual  ener^iN'  and 
well  culti\-ated  mind.  For  i-j  years  she  was  en^aued  in 
the  Moravian  Seminary  for  Youno;  Ladies  as  stewardess 
and  teacliei-.  Was  xi^ilant  and  faithful  in  all  secular  and 
chuich  dutic-s. 

61.  \1.   ABRAHAM"  (M.  1).  and  Jud^e):   b.  May  20,  1802,  at  Beth- 

lehem ;  m.  in  1826  Mar\-  Anna  Sivil!\-  Rollers,  who  was 
b.  July  12,   1804,  in  Bucks  Co.,  Pa.  (-'»)) 

He  recei\  ed  his  early  education  at  .Nazareth  Hall  ;  sub- 
sequentlx'  studied  medicine  and  was  graduated  at  the 
l'ni\  (.Msity  of  Penns\l\ania  in  the  class  of  182^.  He  en- 
jiajied  in  the  practice  of  his  piofession  for  main'  \'eais  in 
Monroe  Co.,  Pa.  hi  1848  he  was  elected  I'leasurer  of 
the  county.  In  18:;  1  he  was  elected  Associate  Jud^e  of 
the  county,  and  was  continued  in  that  oftice  b\-  re-elec- 
tion until  his  death,  which  occurred  Oct.  27,  1870.  His 
wife  followed  Sept.  6,  1872.  The\  were  interred  at  Mt. 
Zion  (aiii.,  Monroe  Co.,  i'a. 

62.  \11.   CHARLES   HENR^":    b.  Au-.  :;.   1804;    m.  Jane   Harper,  of 

Philad.,  who  was  b.  A|M.  1,  iSi  i,  and  was  a  pupil  at  the 
Bethlehem  Seminar\  in  1821;.  He  entered  Nazareth  Hail 
as  a  scholai  in  iSi:;,  and  atteiwards  remoxed  to  Fititz, 
F^a.  He  serxe^.!  for  some  linu'  as  a  soldier  in  the  IJ.  S. 
Army.  Was  a  man  of  more  than  ordinary  intellitience, 
and  excelled  as  a  musician.  IJie  last  \-ears  of  his  life 
were  spent  at  Detroit,  Mich.,  where  he  d.  in  1869,  and 
his  wife  followed  in  1872.      IJkw  were  buried  at  Detroit. 

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63.  Mil.  Johanna  Caroline":   b.  Nov.  28,  1806,  at  Lititz,  Pa.; 

m.  Aiiii.  24,  1828,  to  Jacob  B.  Tschudy  nf  that  place. 
She  d,  Mch.   i^.  1830.  (221) 

64.  l.\.  Lewis  Ferdinand":  b.  Jan.  23,  1810;  m.  May  26,  1836; 

Barbara  Caroline  Lambert,  who  was  b.  Feb.  115,  1819. 
They  resided  many  years  at  Lancaster,  Pa.  Removed  to 
Bethlehem,  Pa.,  where  hi'  d.  Alio'.  25,  1870,  and  she  on 
June  10,  1876.  (222) 

Children  of   (27)   Anna  J.'   (Levering)    and  Rev.  George  Godfrey 

Miller. 

65.  1.  George  Benjamin"  (D.  d.):  b.  June  10,  1795,  -^^^  Emaus, 

Lehigh  Co.,  Pa.;    m.  July  16,  1816,  Delia  Brav  Snyder, 

of  AUamuchx-,  Warren  Co.,  N.  J.  He  d.  Apl.  s.  1869, 
at  Hartwick  Seminary,  New  York.  She  d.  Apl.  23,  1876. 
See  biog.  (185) 

66.  11.  Sophia  Charlotte":  b.  May  29,  1798,  at  Emaus,  Pa.;  m. 

Apl.  11,  1820,  at  Lititz,  Pa.,  to  Andrew  Bray  Snyder,  of 
Allamuchv,  N.  J.,  whose  sister  was  mar.  to  her  brother. 
In  July,  1804,  when  her  parents  were  making  prepara- 
tion for  mission  work  in  the  Tuscarawas  Vallev,  Ohio,  she 
was  placed  in  the  Moravian  Seminarv  at  Bethlehem,  Pa., 
where  she  was  educated.  Later  she  joined  her  parents 
in  Ohio,  and  in  1817  accompanied  them  to  Philad.  After 
mairiage  they  resided  at  Allamuchv,  N.  J.,  where  their 
six  childien  were  born,  and  where  she  d.  Aug.  30,  1834. 
Mr.  Snyder  subsequently  removed  to  Patterson,  N.  J.. 
where  he  d.  Mch.  2c;,  1864.  (19^) 

67.  111.   Lewis  TheOPHILUS":    b.  Sept.  5,  1802,  at  Lititz,  Pa.,  and 

d.  there  Dec.  6,   1803. 

Children  of  (30)   Daniel    and  Susanna  (Dipple)  Levering. 

68.  I.   Mar^":   b.  about  1784;  d.  young  in  Whitpain,  Pa. 

69.  II.   Jacob":   b.  about  1786;  d.  \'oung  in  Whitpain,  Pa. 

70.  111.   Catharine":   b.  June  5,  1789,  in  Whitpain,  where,  on  Oct. 

II,  1818,  she  m.  John  Heist,  who  d.  Ma\-  26,  1854,  aged 
y2  years.  She  d.  Dec.  26,  1872.  They  were  bmied  at 
North  Wales.  Montg.  Co.,  Pa.  (23O 


676  THt    LtVERING    FAMILY. 

71.  I\'.   John":   b.  iiNmt  ijc;!  ;  l1.  \<tun^. 

72.  V.   HlizaBHTII":   1\  Ma\- S,  1792,  in  Whitpuin. 

73.  \  I.   Margaret":   b.  about  1794,  in  VVhiipain. 

Daniel'',  in  his  last  will,  executed  Julv  2g,  i(Si7,  pro- 
\'ided  that  his  "wife  Susannah,"  shall  have  and  occupv 
Jurinu  her  natural  lite,  all  his  piopert)',  real  and  personal, 
"except  so  much  of  my  property  which  Jacob  Boo/  now 
has  in  his  possession,  he,  the  said  Jacob  Booz,  and  his 
wife  to  have  the  same  so  lonii  as  they  both  shall  li\e,  and 
after  the  dece'ase  of  them  both,  then  to  belonjj;  to  my 
wife.  The  said  w  ife  and  heirs  to  pa\-  unto  the  heirs  of 
Jacob  Booz  so  much  money  as  the  said  Jacob  B(joz  ex- 
[xndi-d  in  [Hitting  buildings  on  the  same." 

The  w  ill  pro\  ided  further  that  after  the  death  of  his 
wife,  "  tlu-n  m\-  leal  and  personal  estate  is  to  descend  to 
my  beloved  dautfhter,"  without  naminu  her.  It  is  as- 
sumed that  both  Elizabeth  and  Margaret  were  dead,  and 
had  died  unmarried,  before  July,  1817,  as  Catharine  sur- 
vived until  1S72,  and  her  husband,  John  Heist,  was 
constituted  "whole  and  sole  executor"  under  the  will. 

There  is  no  explanation  as  to  Daniel's  relation  to  Booz. 
Hon.  Jones  Detwiler,  on  August  1,  i(S()2,  answered  me: 
"  I  am  inclined  to  belie\e  that  some  branch  of  the  Lewr- 
in.us  was  married  into  the  Boaz,  now  called  Booz.  familx' 
here."  As  Mr.  H.  Ci.  Jones  was  in  correspondence  dur- 
inti  the  year  i<St;6  with  Catharine",  and  her  son.  Dr. 
Daniel  Leverin;^  Heist,  of  Whitpain,  both  since  deceased, 
it  is  surprisin,^  that  he  did  not  secure  data  relatinij;  to 
othei-  members  of  her  familw 


Children  of  (32)  Margaret    ( Levering: )  and  Andrew  Sams. 

74.  1.   JcjllN": 

7:;.  II.   ANHRHW": 

76.  111.    PETER": 

-/■].  1\ .  Sarah": 

78.      \.    HLIZABETH": 


POSTERITY  OH  GERHARD   LEVERING.  677 


Children  of  (33)  Daniel    and  Mary  (Karney)  Levering. 

79.  I.  Grace'':  b.  Mch.  15,  1789,  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.  ;  m.  Feb.  9, 

181 3,  to.  William  Rambo,  b.  Nov.  30,  1782,  in  Montgomery 
Co.,  Pa.,  and  d.  Feb.  21;,  18154.     She  d.  Jan.  11,  1853. 

(238) 

Mrs.  Hsther  Rambo  Selover,  of  Chesteiville,  U.,  wrote 
May  5,  1892:  "My  father,  William  Rambo,  was  from 
Upper  Merlon,  near  Norristown,  Pa.  He  learned  a 
mechanical  trade.  Took  contract  to  build  a  stone  house 
in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.,  for  Daniel  Levering,  whose  daughter, 
Grace,  he  subsequently  married.  They  soon  after  came 
to  Knox  Co.,  O.,  and  entered  a  tract  of  160  acres  of  land. 
The  parents  of  Grace, — Daniel  and  Mary  Levering, — 
came  along.  They  brought  numerous  live  stock  along. 
Grace  cared  for  her  sick  mother,  and  milked  nine  cows 
through  the  entire  journey.  William  Rambo  entered 
lands  also  in  Licking  Co.,  O." 

Miss  Elmira  A.  Rambo,  adds:  "  They  were  God-fear- 
ing, industrious  people,  and  were  interested  in  all  good 
works.  By  his  will,  he  made  each  of  his  children,  and  a 
grandchild,  life  members  of  the  foreign  missionarv  society 
of  the  Presbyterian  Church." 

80.  IL   HENRY":  b.  July  18,  1791,  in  Belfast  Tp.,  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.; 

m.  April  24,  18 17,  in  Knox  Co.,  O.,  Dinah  Cook,  who 
was  b.  June  7,  1795,  and  d.  Jan.  29,  1836.  He  m.,  2d, 
Ann  Blackburn  Rose,  on  Mch.  23,  1837.  Resided  in  Knox 
Co.,  O.,  where  he  d.  Sep.  12,  1863,  was  buried  at  Mt. 
Vernon,  O.     No  children  by  second  wife.  (249) 

The  history  of  Knox  Co.,  O.,  relates  that  the  marriage 
of  Henry  Levering  and  Dinah  Cook  was  the  first  ceremony 
in  their  locality. 

81.  111.  Charles":  b.  Aug.  19,  1793,  in  Belfast,  Pa.;  m.  in  Ohio, 

July  13,  1819,  Mary  Blair,  who  was  b.  Feb.  7,  1795.  ^^'''*J 
d.  Dec.  17,  1848,  in  Knox  Co.,  O.     Mr.  L.  subsequently 
resided  in   Delaware  Co.,  O.,  until   1853,  when  he  re 
moved  to  Sparta  in  Monroe  Co.,  Wis.,  where  he  d.  Ma\- 
24,  1869.  (2v) 


678  THE    LHVERING    FAMILY. 

82.  I\.   Nathan":  b.  Oa.    14,   179^,   in  Belfast,  Pa.     In   i8n  he 

leiTidVfJ  with  his  parents  to  Knox  Cn..  ().,  where,  on 
April  17.  1S27,  he  in.  jV\ai\-  Karne\',  wlio  \\;is  b.  Sept.  4, 
1800.  Thc'\  lesiJecl  on  a  farm  about  _> '  .•  miles  lidin 
Le\erin;i.  ().,  where  he  died.  ( -'(J7  ) 

He  was  a  man  ot  considerable  inieile^^tual  abilit\\  and 
to()|<  more  than  ordinar\'  interest  in  the  historx'  of  his 
famil\-. 

83.  V.   JOHN":   b.   iJee.   27,    171)7,  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.     Removed 

in  iSi^  with  his  parents  to  Knox  Co.,  O..  wheie  he  m. 
Sept.  II,  1.S21,  Charlotte,  dau.  of  Abraham  and  Hli/abeth 
Blair,  who  were  of  the  paity  that  emigrated  from  Penna. 

He  was  a  man  of  enterprisinij.  business  habits.  He 
C(»ntributed  largely  to  the  location  and  development  of  the 
present  town  of  Li'Vi'riiio.  in  Knox  Co.,  O.,  whose  history 
and  his  were  blended.  He  already  owned  and  operated  a 
tlourino[  mill  (built  by  his  father)  and  a  store  at  the  place, 
when  in  1S41  the  town  was  laid  out  by  his  brother  Noah 
and  one  Fawcett,  to  be  known  as  Lcverimr, — the  same 
desitjnation  as  had  been  iziven  to  the  Post  Office  in 
October,  1836,  when  it  was  established  upon  the  appli- 
cation of  John  Leverino;.  who  was  made  Postmaster. 
Because  of  some  differences  between  John  and  Fawcett, 
the  name  Lcrcriuo;  was  dropped  and  that  ot  IViifiTfonf 
substituted,  which  was  the  known  designation  until  in 
the  year  189:?,  when,  b\-  judicial  proceeding,  on  m\-  per- 
suasion, the  name  l.l-VERING  was  permaneiitl)'  fixed  and 
conforms  to  the  continued  name  of  the  Post  Office. 

John  continued  in  business  until  his  health  failed  in 
i86s.  He  d.  Mch.  i  ^,  1871.  Mrs.  L.  d.  Feb.  7,  i<S(-)0, 
atied  c)o  years.  She  was  a  woman  of  unusual  force,  both 
physicall\-  and  intellectually.  Her  early  experiences  in 
the  wilderness  exposed  to  Indian  incursions  and  other 
dan^iers,  dexeloped  her  natural  characteristics. 

84.  \1.     William":  b.   Jul\-  2^,    iSoo;  d.  Au^.    1805,  in  Bedford 

Co.,  Pa. 

85.  Ml.   Noah":   b.  Nov.  17,  1802,  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.      Removed 

in  the  year  i8n,  with  his  parents,  to  Knox  Co.,  Ohi(«. 
where  he  m.,  Mch.  2^  1828,  Armanella,  dau.  of  John 
and  Ann  Cook,  who  had  remoxed  from  Washin^iton  Co., 


85  OF  G. 
NOAH    LEVERING. 


86  OF  G. 


JOSEPH"    LEVERING. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LH\  BRING.  679 

Pa.,  in  i<Sos-6.  Slu'  was  b.  in  1809,  and  J.  June  n, 
1879.  He  d.  Mcli.  4,  1881.  Both  were  b.  in  the  Le\erin^ 
Cemetery.  (-79) 

For  extendi'd  histor\-  of  Noah'',  see  pa^e  96  of  tlie 
"  Leverinjj;  Faniil\-  Reunion,"  published  1891. 

The  town  of  Le\erin^  was  laid  out  upon  a  part  of  his 
farm. 

^6.  Mil.  JOSEPH":  b.  Nov.  18,  1805,  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.;  m.  May 
21,  183^,  in  Knox  Co.,  O.,  Elizabeth  Blair,  b.  May  7, 
1806,  in  Pa.  She  was  a  sister  to  the  wives  of  John  and 
Charles  Leverin^;.  They  owned  and  resided  on  a  farm 
•  near  to  Leverin^i,  O.,  where  he  d.  May  26,  187 1  ;  she,  on 
Aug.  28,  1877.  Both  were  prominent  and  active  mem- 
bers of  the  Presbyterian  Chmx'h,  to  which  some  of  their 
descendants  adhere.  (289) 

Children  of  (34)  Elizabeth'  (Levering)  and  Francis  Reynolds. 

87.  1.  Francis":  b.  Dec.  15,  1786;  unmd.  He  lived  in  Congress 
Tp.,  Morrow  Co.,  O.,  where  he  d.  about  Sept.,  1862; 
was  b.  in  North  Fork  Cem.  He  was  a  zealous  member 
of -the  Meth.  E.  Church. 

SS.  II.  Eleanor":  b.  Nov.  6,  1788;  unmd.  She  lived  with  her 
brother  Francis;  d.  in  June,  1877,  and  was  b.  near  to 
him. 

89.  III.   JOHN" :  b.  Apl.  28  and  d.  in  June,  1791,  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa. 

90.  IV.   Ann":   b.  Apl,  17,   1792,   near  the  Juniata   River,   Bedford 

Cotmtv,  Pa.;  m.  in  18 18  to  Cornelius  Sanders.  Lived 
near  to  Cadiz,  Harrison  Count\',  O.,  until  1850,  when 
they  removed  to  Illinois.  Their  subsequent  history  not 
l<nown.  (296) 

91.  \.   Elizabeth":    b.   July    14,    1794,   in   Bedford  Co.,    Pa.;    d. 

young. 

92.  \  1.   JOSEPH":   b.  Sept.    18,    1795;  m.  Mch.  2,  1820,  Ciiarlotte 

Barnes  ;  b.  Oct.  8,  1791.  They  lived  on  a  farm  near  to 
Iberia,  Morrow  Co.,  O.,  where  he  d.  Mch.  k),  1844,  and 
she  on  Mch.  20,  1853.  (299) 

93.  \  II.  Frances":  b.  May  4,  and  d.  May  26,   1798,  in  Bedford 

Co.,  Pa. 


68o  THE    LEVERING    ^A\\IL^. 

94.  \'lll.   Mary':   b.   Juiu    14,   1799;   in.  John  Christ)'.      ThcN-  re- 

sided on  :i  farm  in  Harrison  Co.,  O.,  tor  some  vears, 
then  remo\e(.l  to  jV\(»rrow  Co.,  ().,  where  thev'  li\ed  and 
died. 

95.  I\.  JOHN":   h.  Ma\  27.  i8o_>  ;  m.  June  14,  1827,  Rachel  Oj^le. 

Thex-  li\ed  on  a  farm  in  Morrow  Co.,  O.,  where  he  d. 
Ali^.  16.  i<S72.  Thex'  were  prominentlx'  identified  with 
the  Baptist  Churcli.  (^11) 

96.  X.   Rebecca'':   b.  Mch.  27,  1805,  '■"'  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.;   m.  Oct. 

17,  1826.  in  Knox  Co.,  O..  to  Dr.  William  Johnson;  b. 
Sept.  9,  1804.  They  resided  in  Delaware,  O.,  where  he 
d.  Feb.  2^,  i8s^.  Mrs.  J.  d.  Mch.  9,  18715,  at  Spriniifleld, 
Mo.  was  b.  at  Delaware,  O.  (^20) 

97.  XI.  Sarah'':  b.   Aw^.  21,    1807;  m-  Jan.  27,  1825,  to  William 

(j.  Boyce.  The\  li\ed  on  a  farm  near  to  Bloom in;j:ton, 
111.,  and  he  d.  there  May  7,  1879,  a^^ed  81  years.  She  is 
still  (1S96)  li\in)j;  at  Bloomin^ton,  in  her  90th  year. 

'  (1988) 

98.  XII.    Elizabeth":  b.  June,  2^,  1812;  m.  in  iS^oto  JehuSingrey. 

She  d.  Apl.   10,  18^9,  near  to  Bellexille,  O.  (^26) 


Children  of  (35)  John    and  Margaret  (Karney)  Levering;. 

99.  I.  Mary"  :  b.  Apl.  24.  ij^)i,  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.  ;  m.  Christopher 
Sipe,  b.  June  14,  1787.  and  d.  Mch.  26,  1873.  Shed. 
Nov.  2,  1877,  b.  at  Owl  Creek  Cem.,  Knox  Co.,  O. 

(?29) 

TOO.  II.  JONATHAN":  b.  Apl.  24,  1794,  \n  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.;  m. 
Anna  Roberts.  Li\ed  for  some  time  in  Richland  Co.,  O.; 
remoxed  in  1839  or  '40  to  Wray  Co.,  Mo,,  and  subse- 
quently to  Andrew  Co.,  Mo.,  where  he  d.  Oct.  18,  1851. 
His  widow  removed  to  Pa^e  Co.,  Iowa,  where  she  d.  Aug. 
24,  i860,  ao;ed  60  \-ears.  (^^9) 

loi.     111.   WILLIAM":   b.  Jul\-  22,  and  d.  Oct.  12,  1796. 

102.  IV.  Elizabeth":  b.  Sept.  27,  1797;  m.  to  Lawrence  Van 
Buskirk,  and  d.  Auu;.  22,  1837;  ^^'^^^  l^-  ^it  Harmon\- 
Church,  Knox  Co.,  O.  He  removed  to  White  Cloud, 
K;msas,  where  he  d.  Feb.  4,  1878.  (349) 


POSTERITY  Ol-   GERHARD    LHVERINC.  68l 

103.  V.   Daniel":   h.  Apl.  15,  1800;  J.  An-.  24,    1805,   ''i   Bedford 

Co.,  Pa. 

104.  VI.  Jacob'':  h.  May  28,  1802  ;  m.  in  1823,  Elizabeth  Singeiy, 

who  was  b.  Dec.  24,  1802,  and  d.  Sept.  4,  1843.  He  d. 
Sept.  30,  1878.  at  Kendallsville,  hid.  (353) 

105.  VII.  Margaret":    b.   Oct  28,    1804;    m.   Mch.    2.    1824,   in 

Richland  Co.,  O.,  to  Jehu  Foster,  wlio  was  b.  Alio;.  23, 
[798,  in  Baltimore  Co.,  Md.  They  removed  from  Rich- 
land Co.,  O.,  in  Oct.  1837,  'i'""-'  settled  on  a  farm  of  160 
acres,  situated  5  miles  northeast  of  Albion,  in  Noble  Co., 
hid. — then  a  wilderness,  they  makin^;  the  sixth  family  in 
their  township.  Here  she  d.  Feb.  25,  1880.  He  d.  May 
8,  1890.     They  were  b.  at  Union  Churchyard.     (361) 

I€d6.     Vlll.  JOHN":  b.  Nov.  2,  1808;  unmd.  ;  d.   Bedford  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (36)  Mary    (Levering)  and  John  Brewer. 

107.  I.   HENRY":   b.   Oct.  23,    1788,   in   Bedford  Co.,   Pa.;   m.   M. 

Truex.     Lived  in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

108.  11.   Barbara":    b.  Sept.  26,    1789;    m.   M.   Truex.     The  de- 

scendants of  both   Henr\'  and  Barbara  appear  to  be  un 
known  to  their  relations. 

109.  III.  Mary":  b.  September  20,  1791.     Her  history  not  known. 

no.  IV.  Rachel";  b.  Oct.  n,  1793;  m.  in  Penna.  to  William 
Linn.  The\'  removed  in  1820  to  Knox  Co.,  O.,  where 
shed,  in  1851.  He  removed  to  Henry  Co.,  111.,  where 
he  d.  in  Aug.,  188^.  (369) 

111.  V.  Elijah":  b.  July  17,  1795.     History  not  known. 

112.  VI.  Jonathan":    b.   Mch.    u,    1797;    m.   Jane   Maxfield ;    b. 

Sept.   12,  1800.  (380) 

113.  VII.  Sarah":  b.  July  19,  1799;  m.  Apl.  21,  1818,  to  Samuel 

Graham  ;  b.  Oct.  22,  1^85.  Thev  lived  in  Morrow  Co., 
O.,  where  he  d.  Aug.  5,  185s.     She  d.  Jul\-  ^i,  1870. 

(VS9) 

114.  VIII.  William":  b.  July  24,  1801  ;  m.  in   1823,  Mary  Peck, 

andd.  Dec.  3,  1846.     She  d.  on  Feb.  28.  i88i.     (:;9c)) 

115.  IX.  JOHN":  b.  Aug.  I,  1803;  m.  Elizabeth  Hart;  removed  to 

Morgan  Co.,  Mo. 


682  THE    LhVERING    FAA\ILY. 

ii6.  X.  AP.KiAl.' :  b.  Jan.  -'O,  1806;  m.  June  22,  1821,  to  William 
Rush;  b.  iV\a\-  n.  1794.  They  wcrt'  born  aiul  inarnnl 
in  BfJford  Cn.,  Pa.  Soon  after  marriage  removed  to 
Richland  (now  Morrow)  Co.,  O.,  where  they  entered  a 
quarter  section  of  land,  which  they  improxed  and  upon 
which  the\-  li\ed  and  died.  He,  on  Dec.  24,  1871  ;  she 
on  Feb.  25,  1888.  Both  were  consistent  members  of  the 
Bapti.st  Church  from  early  life.  (407) 


Children  of  (41 )  William  '  and  Ruth  (Bryson)  Levering;. 

117.  I.   ARCHIBALD'':   b.  Sept.  28.  i8o^  ;  d.  Feb.  16,  180=;.  in  Bed- 

ford Co.,  Pa. 

118.  11.   Al.LEN":   b.  F)ec.    12,    180c;;  d.   Jan.   26,    1817.     The  first 

burial   in  the   Leverinji  Cemetery,  near   Le\erinLj;,  Ohio. 
The  tamih   remoxed  West  in  1816. 

iig.  111.  Morgan":  b.  Mch.  12,  1808;  at  8  years  of  ajie  removed 
to  Ohio  with  his  parents.  He  m.  Sept.  i,  1836,  Mary 
Bell.  The\-  li\ed  at  Woodview,  ().,  where  he  d.  Jan,  25, 
i860.  She  d.  Apl.  1^,  1884,  a.ued  71,  at  Mt.  Ciilead,  O. 
Both  wen-  b.  at  Owl  Creek  Cem.  (4>7) 

120.  IV.  Morris'':  b.  Oct.  7,  1810,  in  Whips  Cove,  near  Sidelin-j;- 
hill  Mountain,  in  Bedfoid  (now  Fult(Mi)  Co.,  Pa.  In  the 
autumn  of  1816,  removed  with  his  father's  family  to  the 
then  "  (jteat  West,"  settled  in  Owl  Creek  Vallew  Knox 
Co.  ().,  near  to  the  present  town  of  Lexerinsj,.  He  was 
b\'  trade  a  cabinet  mak'er,  w  iiicli  he  followed  until  Jul\' 
S,  18^8,  when  he  mariii'd  Annei'  Linn.  I"he\-  li\ed  on  a 
farm  near  to  Williamsport,  Morrow  Co.,  O.,  until  Sept., 
1854,  when  they  remoxed  to  DeKalb  Co.,  Mo.,  where 
he  entered  a  half  section  of  land  adjoininjj:  the  town  of 
Ma\'sville,  where  they  resided,  and  he  d.  on  Jan.  18, 
1802.  (421) 

Mr.  L.  was  conspicuoush'  benexolent.  He  reared  sev- 
eral oiphan  chikhx'n  with  his  own  oftsprinL^s,  and  was 
active  in  religious  work'.  His  loyalt\-  durinji  the  War  of 
tile  l^ebrllion,  and  his  [Political  inte.iirit\-  cost  him  much  of 
his  personal  estati',  which  was  lar.i^e.  His  widow  resides 
(1892)  upon  the  homestead  with  herdau.,  Mis.  R(».uers 
and  familw 


119  OF  G. 

WILLIAM"  AND    RUTH    (BRYSON>    LEVERING  AND    FAMILY. 


1.  MORGAN. 

2.  NELSON. 

3.  NANCY    VAN   CLEVE. 


4.  WILLIAM." 

5.  RUTH    B. 

6.  MARY  STILLWELL. 


7.  MORRIS. 

8.  OAVID. 

9.  MILTON. 


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121.  V.   Nelson":   b.  Apl.  25,  1813,  at  Whips  Covf,  Pa.  ;  rt-moved 

with  his  parents  to  Knox  Co.,  ().,  in  Nov.,  1816.  On 
July  21,  1S39,  lie  m.  Ht-stt-r  MettltT,  of  Clu'stfivillr.  (  )., 
who  was  h.  in  1814  in  Pa.  Tliey  occupied  a  farm,  ow  nc-J 
by  his  father,  until  i860,  wiien  he  became  (nvner.  Here 
his  wife  died  on  Dec.  2-],  i88c),  a  few  months  after  tlie 
celebration  of  their  golden  wedding  anniversary.  He 
survived  until  iKvv^.  27,  1892.  He  was  a  conspicuous  tii;- 
ure  at  the  Levering  family  reunion,  on  kvv^.  6,  i8t)i,  near 
to  Levering,  Ohio,  Both  were  members  of  the  Old 
School  Baptist  Church,  situated  a  short  distance  from 
Le\-ering,  and  are  buried  in  the  churcli  grounds.  They 
had  no  children. 

122.  VI.   David'':   b.  Aug.  20,  1815,  in  Pa.;  was  brought  t(»  Ohio 

by  his  parents  in  infancy;  m.  Mch.  13,  1850,  Sarah 
Foust,  who  was  b.  Aug.  27,  1825,  in  Baltimore  Co.,  Md., 
and  was  brought  by  her  parents  in  1837  to  Ohio.  She  d. 
Mch.  28,  1893,  at  their  home  at  Woodview,  Morrow  Co., 
O.  She  was  a  member  of  the  English  Lutheran  Church 
for  half  a  century  (42O 

123.  Vll.   Nancy'':   b.  Apl.  25,  1818,  in  Ohio;  m.   Feb,    19,    1857, 

to  Joseph  P.  Vancleve,  of  Hartford  City,  Ind.,  where 
they  resided.  She  d.  Aug.  11,  18^9;  he  d.  Now  11, 
1881.  (4^^i) 

124.  Vlll.  Milton":    b.   Feb.    16,    1821  ;    m.   Apl.    24,  i860,  Mary 

Rinehart,  who  was  b.  Mch.  1,  1843.  Res.  near  to  Lev- 
ering, O.,  where  he  d.  Oct.  28,  1897.  (432) 

While  attending  the  family  reunion,  in  Aug.,  i8{)i,  1 
called  upon  this  family.  They  occupied  a  comfortable, 
two-storied  brick  house,  which  was  built  in  the  year  1823, 
by  the  father  of  Milton.  While  enjoying  the  visit,  my 
mind  reverted  to  my  small-boy  days,  when  numerous 
emigrant  wagons  used  to  start  out  from  Philadelphia,  to- 
ward the  West,  We  used  to  watch  them  with  much 
concern,  and  remark'  of  them — "going  to  the  back'woods 
of  Ohio" — which  seemed  to  us  so  remote  that  we  would 
never  more  hear  of  them  ;  nor  did  we  suppose  there  were 
LEVERINGS  at  that  time  occupying  brick  farm  houses  in 
the  supposed  "  backwoods,"  built  before  I  was  born. 


684  THi;    LEVERING   FAWIL^. 

12:;.  IX.  Map>':  I\  Apl.  7,  1825,  in  (3hi(» ;  m.  June  q,  1848,  to 
Jnsiah  ,\\.  Stilwcll.  Tlieir  dau.,  Mrs.  Xantha  Ireland, 
wrote  (»t  tlieni  :  "  I'hev  hej^an  and  ended  their  married 
life  upon  a  part  of  his  father's  farm,  near  to  l.ewrin;^,  O. 
He  niipro\ed  it,  and  made  a  charmin^i  liome.  He  was  a 
kind  and  excellent  man  and  neiiihhor.  Her  death  was 
caused  by  eancei'.  She  d.  Mcii.  17,  1872.  He  d.  Aug. 
24,  1893.  The\'  are  buried  in  the  Baptist  Cemetery  on 
Owl  Creek.     The\'  belonged  to  that  church."      (436) 

Children  of  (42)  Aholabamah    (Levering)  and  Peter  Brewer. 

126.     1.  John":  bom,  li\ed  and  died  in  Penna. 

[27.     11.   Jonathan":  bom,  lived  and  died  in  Penna. 

Children  of  (43)  Susannah  '  (Levering)  and  Ceorge  Kanable. 

128.  1.  JOHN":  b.  Dec.  9,  1802,  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.;  m.  Nov.  30, 

1826,  Elizabeth  Echelberger ;  b.  Mav  5,  1798,  in  Wash- 
ington Co.,  Md.  Thev  removed  from  Penna.  to  Ohio  in 
Dt'C,  1830.  He  d.  in  the  fall  of  186s,  at  Marion,  O. 
She  d.  Jan.  14,  1887,  in  Van  Wert  Co.,  O.,  was  b.  at 
Marion.  He  enlisted  in  the  4th  Regt.  of  Ohio  Vols,  at 
the  first  call  for  troops  in  1861,  and  served  3  years  and  3 
months  in  defense  of  the  country  against  rebellion.    (443) 

129.  11.   Rebecca":   b.  Jan.  12,  1804;   m.  Jacob  Martin,  and  lived 

near  to  Oldtown,  Md.  Their  descendants  furnished  no 
further  history.  (448) 

130.  III.   Elizabeth":    b.  June   30,   1805;    m.   Anthony  Starliper. 

They  lived  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.  Nothing  further  learned 
of  them.  (452) 

131.  IV.   HENRY":  b.  Dec.  25,  1806;  d.  Aug.  18,  1807,   in  Bedford 

Co.,  Pa. 

132.  V.  Enoch":  b.  Sept.  24,  1808;  d.  Mav  13,   1836,  in  Seneca 

Co.,  O. 

133.  VI.     Mar^-  Ann";  b.  May  24,  1811  ;   m.  William  Barker. 

134.  VII.  NELSON":  b.  Jul\-  8,  1813;  m.  Rachel  Truex.     Nothing 

known  of  children. 

135.  VIII.  Susannah":  b.  June  7,  1815. 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  685 

136.  IX.   Daniel'':   b.  Nov.  8,  1817.     It  is  said  of  him  that  he  vn- 

listed  and  served  in.  the  Seminole  War  in  Florida,  and 
subsequently  was  in  the  service  of  the  Columbia  Pur 
Compnn\-,  and  was  lost  siuht  nf. 

137.  X.  Jacob":  b.  July  22,  1819,  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.,  where  he 

m.  Fanny  Miller.  They  moved  to  Illinois  in  1854,  where, 
it  is  said.  Mrs.  K.  died  soon  after. 

138.  XI.  William'':  b.  Sept.  8,  1822;  m.  Margaret  Bevan  in  Bed- 

ford C(..,  Pa. 

139.  XII.  Sarah":   b.  Sept.  23,    1824;  removed  to  Ohio  in    1846, 

where  she  m.  John  Pharris. 

140.  XIII.   Arthur":   b.  June  2  and  d.  June   15,  1827,  in   Bedford 

Co.,  Pa. 

Though  a  numerous  family,  but  little  is  known  of  them 
to  the  few  descendants  I  have  succeeded  in  finding.  1 
have  learned  that  the  Pennsylvania  remnants  of  families 
do  not  indulge  in  epistolary  communications. 

Children  of  (45)  Rebecca  '  (Levering^)  and  John  F.  Hill. 

141.  1.   Stiles":    b,   July  20,    1806;    m.  Hannah  Calhoun.      He  d. 

Feb.  5,  i88g,  in  Iowa. 

142.  II.  AmoN":  b.  Aug.  29,  1807;  d.  young. 

143.  III.  Lemuel":  b.  Dec.  24,   1808;  m.   Nov.  26,   1843,  Rachel 

Brewer.  He  died  Nov.  26,  1881,  near  to  Sideling  Hill, 
Fulton  Co.,  Pa.,  where  Mrs.  H.  still  lives.  (455) 

144.  IV.  Mary";   b.   Oct.  4,    1811;   m.   April    14,    1833,  to  David 

Garland.     Shed.  Aug.  26,  1893.  (2041) 

145.  V.  Rachel":  b.  Aug.  24,  1813;  m.  Jeremiah  Mellotte.     She 

d.  in  W.  Va.  (466) 

146.  VI.  Morgan":  b.  Marcli   17,  1815;  m.   Dec.    12,    1841,  Mary 

Brewer.  Res.  Sideling  Hill,  Pa.,  where  she  d.  Aug.  23, 
1880.     He  d.  Jan.  30,  1895.  (4^7) 

147.  VII.  Jacob  B.":  b.  Dec.  2,  1816;  m.  June  17.  1856.  Charity 

Lake,  b.  Nov.  20,  1829.  He  d.  Dec.  is.  1890.  She  died 
at  Needmore,  Fulton  Co.,  Pa.,  Aug.  17.  1896.       (47^^^) 

148.  VIII.   Henry":  b.  Nov.  17,  1818;  d.  \-oung. 

149.  IX.  John":   b.  Dt^c.  7,  1819;  d.  N'oung. 


686  THK    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

150.  X.   l.EAH":   b.  April  J,  1822;  d.   April    14,   iSj^.      Unmarried. 

151.  \1.     Henry  Levering":  b.  Sept,  2,  1824;  m.  April  2,  1848, 

Malinda  Breuvr.     He  d.  in  1892.     She  d.  at  Covalt,  Ful- 
ton Cn..  P:i..  N()\ .  20.  i8c)6.  (484) 

152.  XII.   AMOS'':    b.   Dvc.    i.   1826:    m.   Nancy  Hippie.     Res.  at 

Orleans,  Md. 

153.  Xlll   Wesley'':   b.  Feb.  10,   18^0;   m.  Margaret  Smith.      Res. 

at  Mann.  Fulton  Cn.,  Pa.  (-104) 

154.  Xl\.    Israel":   b.  April    11,   i8;^2;   m.   Nov.   29,    1859,  Jennie 

Sharp.      Res.  Sidelin-  Hill,  Pa.  (492) 


Child  of  ( 49 )  Abner    and  Nancy  ( Morton )  Martin. 

155.     1.   Denton'':  born  in  Bedford  (now  Fulton)  Co.,  Pa.     History 

not  know  11. 


Children  of  Elizabeth'  (Martin)  and  Francis  Wilkins. 

156.  I.   Rachel":    b.   March   10,    1804;    m.   Ma\-,   1826,  to  Morris 

Brvson,  in  Athens  Co.,  O.  She  d.  in  1828.  He  d.  Apiil 
18.  1864.  (497) 

157.  II.    Rebecca":    b.   March  8,    1806;    m.  to  William   Gould  in 

Marion  Co.,  O. 

158.  111.   Mary":  b.  Now  15,  1807;  m.,  in   1827,  to  Geo.  Carter. 

They  were  married  and  li\ed  on  Sunday  Creek  in  Athens 
Co.,  O.,  and  removed  in  Sept..  184s,  to  Baton,  Ind., 
where  he  d.  Feb.  1,  181^2.  She  m.  2i^  in  Sept.,  1855,  to 
Thomas  Coleman,  Si.,  and  li\ed  with  him  near  Jones- 
boro,  Ind.,  until  his  death,  w  hen  she  returned  to  Haton, 
wIkml' she  d.  Jan.   1.,  187:;.  (498) 

159.  IV.   Elizabeth":   b.  Au^;.  22,  1809;   m.  Oct.,  1826.  George  P. 

Wolf,  b.  April  21,  \Ho(),  and  d.  April  :;,  i8c;8.  Shed. 
Dec.   26.  1876.  (508) 

160.  V.   Anne":    b.    Jan.    20,     1812;    m.    Sept.,    1830,    to    Joseph 

Tippie.  Res.  Millfield,  Athens  Co.,  O.,  where  she  d. 
Sept.  21,  1893,  and  he  on  Nov.  21,  1894.  They  lived 
together  upon  the  same  farm  for  64  years.  (S^o) 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  687 

161.  VI.   Ruth'':    b.   Au^.    18,    181 5;    m.  h>   Rufiis  Blou^li.     Res. 

Washin)j;t()ri  Co.,  O.  (i';87) 

162.  VII.  John":  horn  June  21,  1817  ;  m.  Minervii  Alderman,  who 

d.  He  m.  2d  Nancy  Blouuh.  "  Hv  removed  to  Indiana, 
where  he  died,"  said  Mrs.  Hixson,  adding:  "All  the 
family  are  dead  hut  Anne  and  her  hushand." 

Child  of  (50)  Edith    (Martin)  and  Elijah  Morris. 

16?.     1.   HENRY":   horn  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.      History  not  known. 

Children  of  (46)  Jacob"  and  Nancy  (StoIIs)  Martin. 

164.  I.  Elijah":  horn  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.     History  not  known. 

165.  II.   Isaac":  hom  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.      Histor\'  not  known. 


SEVENTH  CENERATION. 

Children  of  (53)  Anna  Rosina''  (Levering)  and  Jacob  F.  Beck. 

166.  1.  Harriet  Cecelia':   h.  Aug.  15,  1818,  at  Nazareth,  Pa., 

where  she  m.  Mch.  24,  1844,  to  Matthew  Cassler,  who 
d.  Dec.  n,  i86s,  ^it  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  where  she  d.  Feb. 
24,  1894.  (612) 

167.  II.  AMELIA':  h.  No\'.  14,  1819;  d.  Apl.  8,  1849. 

168.  111.  Sophia  Sabina':    h.  Feb.   11,    182 1  ;    m.   Michael    Hoch. 

They  reside  at  Bath,  Northampton  Co.,  Pa.  (O18) 

i6c).  IV.  Eliza  CHARLOTTE' :  h,  June  i,  1822  ;  m.  to  Lewis  Hahn. 
They  live  on  a  farm  in  Bushkill  Tp.,  Northampton  Co., 
Pa,,  which  has  been  their  home  since  marriage.    (62s) 

Children  of  (54)  Catharine  L."  (Levering)  and  Andrew  G.  Kern. 

170.  I.  Julius  Levering':  b.  Dec.  24,  1819,  at  Nazaretli,  Pa.; 
m.  Aug.  20,  1851,  near  Salem,  N.  C,  Selma  Spach.  He 
d.  there  July  9,  i860;   buried  at  Na/.areth.     She  d. 

(S-'«) 


688  THH    I.HVERING    FAMILY. 

1/1.     11.   MaHLLja   I.<)11SA  :    b.  Uec.  7.  1820;   m.  Feb.  15,  1845,  to 
iVter  Knn.      Res..  Na/.aifth,  Pa.  (S3i) 

172.     111.   ANDREW  (iODFRB>  •:   b.  Ma\-  iQ,  1822;  d.  Jan.  26,  1861, 
unmJ.  at  Lake  Cit\-.  Fla.;   b.  at  Nazareth. 


/?• 


IV.  William  Theodore':  b.  June  22,  1824;  m.  Dec.  29, 
18O4,  Marietta  Kilbert.  He  J.  Meh.  1,  1879,  at  Nazareth, 
Pa.,  wliere  she  li\es. 

174.     \'.  Caroline  a.melia':  b.  Apl.  7,  and  d.  Nov.  5,  1826. 
1715.      \l.   LUCINDA  Fli/A' :   b.  Au.Li.  ^O.  1828;  d.  Oct.  7,  18^2. 

176.  \  II.  Caroline  Cecelia':  b.  Apl.  16,  1830;  d.  Sep.  20,  1832. 

177.  \lll.    Augusta  C^CTAVIA':    b.   Apl.  26,   1834;  ni.  at  Salem, 

N.  C   McIl    i^.    i860,   to  William  P.  Mendenhall.     She 
d.  June  ^o.  186s,  at  Dublin,  Ind.;  b.  at  Nazareth.    No  chn. 


Children  of  (55)  Charles  Joseph'  and  Ruth  Montgomery  (Rea) 

Levering. 

178.  1.  Catharine  Elizabeth  •:  b.  Jul)- 28,  1822;  m.  in  Tennessee 

to  Larkin  Dearen,  who  d.  (s^3)  She  m.,  2d,  George 
Dillman.  who  d.;  ^d,  to  John  Clark,  who  d.  (534);  4th, 
to  Henr\-  Miller,  who  d.,  and,  ^th,  to  John  Youn^lin^, 
who  d.      Is  now  a  widow  and  lixinii;  at  Olney,  111. 

179.  11.  William  Henry ':  b.  Jul\-  19,  1824;  d.  Oct.  4,  1842,  at 

Hope,  Ind. 

180.  111.  Lewis  Alexander-  b.  Sep.  28,  1826,  at  Salem,  N.  C; 

m.  Feb.  4,  1848,  Sophia  i'heresa,  dau.  of  Re\-.  Martin 
Hauser,  the  pioneer  Moraxian  homr  missionarx',  of  Indiana 
and  Illinois,  who  was  b.  Now  17,  1S28.  In  March,  1848, 
he  removed  from  Hope,  Ind..  to  Hardin  Co.,  Tenn.  In 
1849,  returned  to  Hope.  In  i8i;i.  went  to  West  Salem, 
111.,  and  in  i8s6  located  at  01ne\',  111.,  where  he  remained, 
and  d.  No\-.  10,  189s.  (=5^5) 

Mr.  L.  followed  his  trade,  as  house  carpenter  and 
builder,  most  of  the  time  until  1864,  when  he  turned  his 
attenti<in  to  nardeninu;.  In  1862,  he  enlisted  in  Co.  B, 
98th  111.  Inf.,  but  after  se\en  months  of  service  was  hon- 
orabl\;  discharged  because  of  phxsical  disabilitx'.      He  was 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  689 

ommissioiifd  a  Justice  of  the  Peace  at  Olney,  in  1889, 
and  tilled  the  office  until  the  sprin^i;  of  1895,  when  feeble 
health  compelled  him  to  relinquish  all  business. 

181.  IV.  Charles  Joseph':    b.  Dec.  14,  1827,  at  Salem,  N.  C; 

m.  Sep.,  1861,  Hmily  Turner.  Li\'ed  at  Hope,  Ind.,  and 
at  hidianapolis,  where  he  d.  Jan.  23,  1888,  at  the  home 
of  his  dau.,  Mrs.  Fleming.      His  widow  survives.  (631) 

182.  V.   LEVI  LEMUEL' :  b.  Oct.  8,  183 1,  at  Salem,  N.  C.  ;  m.  Au^. 

8,  1858,  Sarah  M.  Yount^ling,  of  01ne\-,  111.,  who  d.  Oct. 
10,  1889.  She  was  born  June  1,  1840,  at  Havesvilie, 
Ohio.  (632) 

In  1836,  he  removed  with  his  parents  to  Hope,  Barthol- 
omew Co.,  Ind.,  where  he  was  reared  upon  a  farm.  After 
attaining  legal  age  he  learned  the  carpenter's  trade,  and 
became  a  master  mechanic ;  excelling  in  stair  building 
and  other  skillful  joinery.  He  progressed  until  he  be- 
came a  well  known  architect,  at  Columbus,  Ind.  In  1862, 
he  enlisted  in  the  33d  hid.  Vol.  Infantry,  in  the  war  of  the 
Rebellion.  He  participated  in  all  the  battles  and  experi- 
ences of  that  regiment,  including  its  "march  to  the  sea" 
with  Sherman,  and  finally  in  the  Grand  Review  at 
Washington,  and  in  its  honorable  discharge.  After  retir- 
ing from  military  service,  he  was  a  Justice  of  the  Peace 
at  Hope,  hid.,  for  four  years,  and  meanwhile  a  consider- 
able builder.  He  subsequently  removed  with  his  famiK 
to  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  where,  with  his  son,  Albert,  he  pur- 
sues the  profession  of  ai'chitecture,  and  many  fine  buildings 
attest  their  skill. 

183.  Vl.  Mary  Louisa':   b.  Mch.  7,  1833;  m.  Oct.  23,  1855,  to 

Charles  G.  Michael,  of  New  Salem,  111.,  who  was  b.  Aug. 
20,  1831.  Res.  at  Hope,  Ind.,  where  for  some  years 
Mr.  M.  worked  at  his  trade — wagon  making.  Subse- 
quently, he  kept  a  store  and  was  postmaster  for  several 
years.  He  served  in  the  Union  arm\-  during  the  war  of 
the  Rebellion.  (640) 

184.  \11.   Matilda  ROSINA':    b.  Mch.  23,   1836,  at  Salem,  N.  C; 

m.  in  1864  to  Samuel  McKinley,  who  d.  She  m.,  2d,  to 
William  Birch.  She  d.  Mch.  8,  1879,  at  Hope,  ind.  Had 
no  children. 

(44) 


690  THH    LEVERING   FAMILY. 


Children  of  (65)  Rev.  Geo.  Benj.'  and  Delia  Bray  (Snyder)  Miller. 

185.  I.  Margaret  Levering  ■:  b.  Dec.  2,  1818;  m.  Sept.  7,  1837, 

to  Rev.  l,e\i  Sternher.Li.  Tlie\-  removed  to  Kansas  in 
1869.  She  d.  Dec.  7.  1888,  at  Hllsvvorth,  Ks..  where 
Mr.  S.  d.  Feb.   \T,,  1896,  auc'd  82  years.  (S45) 

186.  I!.  Frances  Louisa':  b.  Apl.  18,  1819;  m.  May  8,  1839,  to 

John  G.  Bray,  who  went  to  California  in  181^0;  histamilx 
remi)\ed  Jan.,  1852,  to  Santa  Clara,  Cal.,  where  he  d. 
Feb.  ^,   1871,  and  where  she  still  lives.  (SS^) 

187.  ill.  Charlotte  Matilda':   b.  June  25,  1820;   d.  June  19, 

1868  ;   unmd. 

188.  IV.  Emily  Elizabeth':  b.  Ma\-  17,  1822;  m.  Au,u.  26,  1847, 

to  James  Bray  Cox,  wito  d.  Au^.  8,  1882,  at  New  Bruns- 
wick, N.  J.  (S67) 

189.  \.   George  HAZELIUS(Re\ .  )■  :  b.  Jan.  23,  1824;  m.  Oct.  27, 

1847,  Ann  E.  Da\ison.  He  studied  theoloiiv  ;  entered  the 
Lutheran  minislr\-,  and  taught  tor  some  time  at  Hartwick' 
Seminary,  N.  Y.  He  d.  Jan.  19.  i8c;o,  and  she  Feb.  5, 
i86s.  (S74) 

ic)o.  VI.  Julia  MariA'  :  b.  Mch.  18,  1826.  She  li\  ed  in  tiie  tamil\' 
of  Kew  Ernest  P.  Ha/elius,  D.  D.,  until  after  his  death, 
at  Lexington,  S.  C,  in  Feb.,  i8s^,  when  she  removed  to 
lu'r  father's  home  at  Hartwick'  Seminarw  N.  Y.  She  was 
m.  June  14,  i8^(;.  to  kev»  Reinhold  Adelberg,  a  Lutheran 
minister,  whose  last  pastoral  chari^e  was  over  St.  Peter's 
Church,  Milwauk'ee,  Wis.,  where  they  reside.  Rew  H. 
is  disabled  by  ill  health  from  pastoral  duties.  (S7S) 

191.  \'ll.  Susan  Adeline':  b.  May  22,  1827;  m.  Feb.  15,  1853, 

to  Rev.  John  Daniel  En.Lilish,  of  Red  Hook,  N.  Y.  They 
reside  at  Detroit,  Mich.  ( S78) 

192.  \111.    ANNA  JOHANNA':    b.   Jul)'   31,    1829 ;    m.   July  6,  1864, 

to  Robert  Taylor,  who  was  born  at  Clinton,  N.  J.,  and  d. 
Jan.  16,  1890,  at  l,e\in,<j;ton.  Mo.,  where  Mrs.  T.  resides. 
They  had  a  son  w  hn  d.  in  infancy.  They  adopted  Ada- 
line  Grandin  Bliss,  b.  June  t;,  1875. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  691 

193.  IX.  LOUIS  Theodore^:  b.  Oct.  8,  1831  ;  d.  Mch.  3.  1834. 

194.  X.  Henrietta  SOPHIA' :  b.  Oct.  16,  1834;  m.  Sep.  10,  1857. 

to  Rev.  Alfred  Hiller,  D.  D.,  a  Lutheran  clerjiyman,  now 
Professor  of  Mental  and  Moral  Science  at  Hartw  ick  Sem- 
inary, New  York.  (583) 

195.  XL  Henry  Schmidt':  b.  Mch.  17,  1837;  m.  May  15,  1872. 

Belle  Alice  Strong,  a  sister  of  the  Rev.  Dr.  Augustus  H. 
Strong,  President  of  the  Baptist  Theological  Seminary  at 
Rochester,  N.  Y.  Dr.  M.  is  a  dentist,  and  practices  his 
profession  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.  (590 

196.  XII.  Mary  Caroline':  b.  June  9,  1839;  m.  June  14,  1859. 

to  Armin  Uebelacker,  M.  D.,  who  is  a  prominent  physi- 
cian of  Morristown.  N.  J.  (596) 

197.  XIII.  Charles  Frederick':  b.  Jul\-  i-j,  1845;  d.  (3ct.  20, 

1849. 


Children  of  ( 66 )  Sophia  Charlotte '  ( Miller)  and  Andrew  Bray  Snyder. 

198.  I.  George  HENRY':  b.  Jan.  19,  1821  ;  m.  Aug.  14,  1847, 
Anna  Ackerson,  at  LaFayette,  N.  J.  He  d.  July  13, 
1883,  at  Hamburg,  N,  J.  She  d.  April  2,  1889,  at  Jersey 
City,  N.  J.  (599)  ' 

i(»  11.  William  Edgar' (Rev.)  :  b.  June  i-j,  1823;  m.  May  6, 
1851,  Susan  M.  St.  John,  at  Hartwick  Seminary,  N.  J. 
He  was  graduated  at  Rutgers  College,  New  Brunswick, 
N.  J.;  studied  theology  with  his  uncle.  Rev.  Dr.  Geo. 
Benj.  Miller  at  Hartwick  Sem.,  and  in  1852  was  sent  by 
the  Lutheran  Church  as  a  missionary  to  India.  He  died 
at  Guntoon,  East  India.  March  5,  1859.  (()04) 

200.  111.  Augustus  Watson ■:  b.   Sep.  4,   1825;   d.  Sept.   14, 

1866,  at  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

201.  IV.  Theodore  levering':  b.  Oct.  9,   1827;  m.  June  24. 

1856,  Julia  Lyman  Sco\iIl,  at  Waterburx',  Conn.  Res. 
at  Montclair,  N.  J.  (606) 

202.  V.  Emily  Taylor':    b.   Jan.  2,   1831;    m.   Feb.  8,    i8s9.  t" 

James  Loag,  of  Argyleshire,  Scotland,  who  d.  Jan.  18, 
1866,  at  Shasta,  Cal.  Mrs.  L.  resides  with  a  dau.  at 
Rochester,   N.  Y.  (610) 


692  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

203.  \'l.  Charles  RidgevvaY'  :  b.  Au^.  8,  1833 ;  d.  May  29,  1835, 
at  New  Brunswick,  N.  J.  All  were  burn  at  Allamuchv, 
N.  J. 


Child  of  ( 56 )  John '  and  Caroline  ( Schnall )  Leveringf. 

204.  I.  Caroline  Matilda':  b.  July  31,  1824,  at  l-ititz,  Pa.;  m. 

March  n,  1845.  '^^  Salem,  N.  C,  to  Geo.  Henry  Ruede. 
She  was  a  teacher  in  the  Sak'm  Academ\-.  They  res.  at 
Hope.  Ind.  (640 

Children  of  (60)  Anna   Matilda'  I  Levering)  and   Michael  Greider. 

205.  1.   Eugene  P.'(Re\-.):   b.  Dec.  2,  1825,  at  Warwick,  Lancas- 

ter Co.,  Pa.;  ni.  June  7,  iS^^,  Sarah  F.  Carpenter,  b. 
Aul;;.  4,  1829.    Res.  at  Lebanon,  Pa.     See  bioii.     (6s ^) 

206.  II.   Ruth  HMMA'  :   b.  June  18,  1827  ;   m.  to  Charles  N.  Beckel. 

She  d.  Sept.  10,  18154,  at  Bethlehem,  Pa.  He  m.  2l\ 
(224)  Mary  F.  Levering.  He  d.  March  8,  1888.  at  Beth- 
lehem. (659) 

207.  111.  Amanda  Josephine':  b.  Oct.  9,  1828;  m.  March,  1856, 

to  John  Edw.  Luckenbach.  She  d.  Sept  4,  1876,  at 
Canal  l)o\cr,  C).  Mr.  L.  m.  a.Liain.  Res.  at  Bethlehem, 
P;i.  (660) 

208.  IV.  Jane  Matilda':  b.  Sep.  21,  i8:;i  ;  m.  April   12,  1853,  to 

William  A.  Jacobson.  She  d.  Jan.  29,  1866,  at  Bethle- 
hem, Pa.  Mr.  J.  remoxed  in  April,  1866,  to  Portland, 
Me.,  where  he  m.  a^ain.  He  was  pavmaster  of  the 
Portland    Rollinjj;    Mill    for    22    years.      He    d.    Au^i.    26, 

1894-  (663) 

Three  other  children  died  in  infancw 

Children  of  (6J )  Abraham'  and  Mary  (Rogers)  Levering. 

209.  I.  ANN  Elizabeth":  b.  JuIn-  S.  1827;  m.  in  185 1  to  Peter  K. 

Bossard.      l"hey  reside  in  Monroe  Co.,  Pa.  (667) 

210.  II.  Jane  Caroline'  :  b.  Sep.  n,  18^0;  m.  to  George  Williams 

who  d.  (671)  She  m.,  2d,  on  Dec.  20,  1855,  to  Colonel 
Charlton  Bennett,  attorney-at-law  of  Stroudsburo;,  Monroe 
Co.,  Pa.,  where  thev  reside.  Col.  B.  was  elected  a 
State  Senator  of  Penna.  in  1875. 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  693 

211.  111.   HMMA  MATILDA' :   b.  Apl.  17,  1833;  m.  in    1S52  to  Alfred 

S.  Dimmick,  of  Wnrfester,  Mass.  They  lived  in  Wilkes 
Bane,  Pa.,  for  many  years,  then  removed  to  Dixon,  111., 
where  they  reside.  {^77) 

212.  IV.  JOHN  ABRAHAM':  b.  May  9,  1834,  at  Bellfvilif,  North- 

ampton Co.,  Pa.,  and  d.  Sep.  6,  1852. 

213.  V.   Rogers    JarviS':     b.     Mdi.     21,     1836;    Graduated     in 

medicine  at  Jefferson  College,  Philad.;  m.  Apl.  23,  1861, 
Sarah  A.,  dau.  of  John  Kellersvilie,  Monroe  Co.,  Pa. 
Dr.  L.  resides  at  Sciota,  in  same  county.  (683) 

214.  VI.  William  HenrY':  b.  in  1837;  d.  in  infancy. 

215.  VII.  Stewart  Sivilly':  b.  Nov.  3,   1838;  was  graduated  in 

medicine;  m.  Dec.  24,  1862,  Adaline  Augusta  Wallace, 
of  Broadheadville,  Monroe  Co.,  Pa.,  where  they  resided 
at  the  time  of  his  death,  Nov.  7,  1884;  b.  at  Mt.  Zion 
Cemetery.  (692) 

216.  Vlll.   LOUISA  ANNETTA'  :   b.  Apl.  15  and  d.  Sep.  21,  1840. 

217.  IX.   EDWIN    AUGUSTUS':     b.    Apl.    12,    1842;    graduated    in 

medicine;  m.  Mch.,  1865,  Jane  Weiss,  who  died  in  1869. 
(696)  He  m,,  2d,  in  1873,  Margaret  E.  Beacham,  of 
Shenandoah,  Pa.,  who  also  died,  leaving  no  issue.  He 
m.,  3d,  Susanna  Binns,  of  Germantown,  Philad.,  where 
they  now  reside.  Dr.  L.  has  an  extensive  practice  in 
dentistry. 

218.  X.  Eugene  H.'  ;  b.  Oct.  i,  1844;  m.  Dec.  23,  1869,  Elizabeth 

McFarland.  She  d.  Mch.  5,  1896,  at  Chicago,  where  she 
lived;  buried  at  Watsontown,  Pa.  (697) 


Children  of  (62 )  Charles  Henry '  and  Jane  ( Harper)  Levering. 

219."^!.  John  Ferdinand":  b.  Juh-  17,  1829,  in  Philad.,  where  he 
lived  until  i860,  when  he  removed  to  Detroit,  Mich.  At 
the  commencement  of  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  he  went 
to  the  "front";  was  mortally  wounded  at  Mine  Run,  Va.; 
was  taken  to  Fairfax  Hospital,  where  he  d.  in  the  winter 
of  1863.     Was  buried  in  Philad. 


694  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

220.  11.  Thomas  Henr^  ■  :  b.  No\ .  n,  1831.  in  Phihui..  where  lie 
m.  in  iS:^c),  Hli/:ilx-th  CiieL-n.  who  J.  in  Feb.,  i86s. 
Shortlx-  after.  Mr.  L.  iL-mDwd  tn  Detroit,  Mich.,  where, 
in  ]86g,  he  m.  Kittic  Ryan,  of  London,  Ont.  No  chn. 
He  was  proniinentlv  identified  \\  ith  railroad  interests.  He 
d.  Dee.  7,  1894. 


Child  of  (63  )  Johanna  C"  (Levering;)  and  Jacob  B.  Tschudy. 

221.     1.   ALICE    Ann':     b.    Auo;.    ^.    1829;    d.    April    28,    18^^,    at 
Litit/,   Pa. 


Children  of  ( 64 )  Lewis  Ferdinand '  and  Barbara  (Lambert )  Levering. 

222.  1.  Sarah  Clementine':  b.  March  3,  1837;  d.  April  6,  1843 

at  Lancaster,  Pa. 

223.  11.   Jane    Hmil>  •  :    b.    Feb.   26,    1839;   m.   June   16,    1864,   to 

Rev.  Henrv  C.  Shindle,  who  is  a  native  of  Lancaster, 
Pa.  He  entered  the  ministry  of  the  Evangelical  Lutheran 
Church  in  1864,  and  has  continucLl  in  its  service.  Was 
pastor  for  four  years  at  Minersville,  Pa.;  fifteen  years  at 
Port  Royal,  Pa.,  and  has  been  with  the  church  at  New- 
Chester,  Adams  Co.,  Pa.,  for  about  tweh  e  years.    (699) 

224.  HI.  Mar^  FRANCES':  b.  Oct.  26,    1 840  ;  m.  Dec.  9,  1862,  to 

Charles  N.  Beckel,  survixinu  husband  of  (206)  Ruth 
Hmma  Greider.  Res.  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  where  he  d.  March 
8,  1888,  and  she  on  March  ^1,   i8c)4.  (70s) 

22=5.  1\'.  Albert  Ferdinand':  b.  May  5,  1842  ;  m.  Oct.  17,  1873, 
Sarah  H.  Stabler.  Res.  Chapman's  Quarries,  Northamp- 
ton Co.,  Pa.  (710) 

226.  V.  Arthur  Clarence-  :  b.  June  16,  1845 ;  m.  April  2,  1876. 

Kate  S.  Schueller.  (717) 

227.  VI.  Charles  Henry':  b.  Oct.  10,  1847;  d.  Jan.  15,  1850. 

228.  VU.   Edward  HUBLEY':   b.  Au«i.  24,  1849;  d.  March  6,  1853. 

229.  VIU.  James  William':  b.  June  17,  1851;  d.  April  9,  1857. 

230.  IX.  Elizabeth  Irene':  b.  Jan.  i.  1854;  d.  April  12,  1857. 

231.  X.  Clara  Caroline':  b.  May  19,  1856;  d.  March  31,  1857. 


242  OF  G. 
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POSTERITY  OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  695 

232.  XL  Frederick    Augustus':    b.   Jan.   22,    185Q;    d.   Jan. 
I  10,  1863. 

233.  XII.  Charles  Franklin':   b.  April  26,   1862;   d.  Feb.   12, 

186s. 

234.  XIll.  William    [,aa\bhrt':     b.    Feb.    23,    1865;     m.    l.yle 

Thatcher,  of  Sprinutield,   O.     They  res.  at  Uaytnn,  O. 


Children  of  (70)  Catharine''  (Levering^)  and  John  Heist. 

235.  1.  Daniel  Levering  (M.  D.)' :  b.  July  10,   1820,  in  Whit- 

pain,  Montoromery  Co.,  Pa.;  graduated  in  medicine.  He 
lived  and  practiced  at  Center  Square,  where  he  d.  Oct. 
30,  1864;  was  buried  in  the  Lutheran  graveyard,  four 
miles  from  Center  Square.  He.  m.  Sept.  8,  1842,  Saraii 
Elizabeth,  dau.  of  John  Boyd,  of  Philad.  They  had  one 
child.     Mrs.  H.  is  dead. 

236.  11.  JOHN  L.':  b.  June  25,   1823;    m.   Mary  O'Connell.     No 

children  ;   both  d. 

237.  111.   GEORGE':   b.  July  1,  182c);  d.  July  9,  1830,  in  Whitpain. 


Children  of  (79)  Grace"  (Levering)  and  William  Rambo. 

238.  L  Reese  Levering':    b.  Ma>-  21,  1814.  in  Knox  Co.,  O. 

He  was  an  earnest  student,  and  inclined  to  religious  work. 
He  attended  Martinsburg  Academy  for  three  years,  and 
subsequently  entered  Oxford  College,  O.  While  teach- 
ing school  at  Lexington,  O.,  his  liealth  failed,  and  he  died 
on  Julv  10,  1842.      Unmd. 

239.  II.  MARY':  b.  Jan.  18,  1816;  d.  Dec.  3,  1839.     Unmd. 

240.  III.   DANIEL':  b.  May  20,  1817  ;  d.  Jan.  8,  1841.     Llnmd. 

241.  IV.  Nathan':  b.  May  20,  1819;  m.  Ma\-  4,  1850,  Sarah  Jane 

Thompson.      He  d.  Aug.  26,  1850.      No  chn. 

242.  V.   LamecH':   b.  Aug.  6,  1821  ;  m.  Apl.  20,  184^,  Sarah  Ann 

Walker,  who  was  b.  Feb.  2,  1822.  He  d.  Jul\  :;i,  iS(X), 
at  Dresden,  O.  He  was  enterprising  and  successful. 
See  biog.  (723) 

243.  VI.  TaBITHA'  :  b.  June  8,  1823  ;  m.  Mch.  4,  1S52,  to  Welcome 

Herrendeen.  who  was  b.  May  i-j ,  1821.  (7^0 


696  THE    L1-:\HRING    FA.Wm, 

244.  \11.   Hli  ■  :   h.  h"ch.  6,  icS25  ;   m.  in  1853,  Mar.^arct  (jiise.      He 

fiilistt'd  at  Hnwcll,  Mich.,  in  1862,  in  the  war  ai^ainst 
rebellion,  and  was  killed  in  battle  at  Cold  Water,  Va.,  on 
I  ith  of  Ma\',  1864.     A  christian  soldier.     He  had  one  son 

who  d.  in  infancw 

245.  Vlll.   ESTHER'  :   b.  June  28,  1826  ;   m.  Nov.  8,  1853,  to  Garret 

Selover,  who  was  b.  in  T(jmpl<ins  Co.,  N.  Y.,  Sept.  i-j , 
1821.      He  d.  Aug.  M,  1890.  (738) 

246.  IX.   Noah':   b.  June  16,  and  d.  July  20,  1828. 

247.  X.  Susan ':  b.  Sept.  9,  1830;  d.  Mch.  12,  1831. 

248.  XI.  MORGAN':  b.  July  7,  and  d.  Auo;.  16,  1833. 

The  family  home  in  Knox  Co.,  O,     Except  Eli,  all  the 
deceased  are  buried  in  the  cemeter\'  at  Levering,  O. 


Children  of  (80)  Henry"  and  Dinah  (Cook)  Levering. 

249.  I.    IJANIEL'  :   b.  Mch.  9,  and  d.  May  11,  1818,  in  Knox  Co.,  O. 

250.  II.   llJAH  •  :   b.  Apl.  10,  i8k).     Resided  at  Lexington,  O.,  where 

she  d.  Feb.  20,  1890.      Unmd. 

251.  Ill-   Mar>':   b.   Jul\-  6,    1821  ;    m.    Oct.    17,    1848,   to   Giles 

Taylor,  who  was  b.  in  Wyoming  Co.,  Pa.  In  181^2.  they 
removed  from  Ohio,  and  settled  on  a  farm  in  the  northern 
part  of  Tama  Co.,  Iowa.  For  some  years  their  nearest 
P.  O.  was  Cedar  Rapids — fiftv  miles  distant.  In  1874,  a 
R.  R.  was  constructed  through  Tama  Co.  Mr.  Taylor 
laid  out  a  part  of  his  farm  on  the  line  into  a  town  plat, 
which  he  caller  Tracr.  He  was  the  first,  and  for  three 
terms,  mayor  of  the  town.  He  d.  Oct.  20,  1889.  His 
widow  resided  on  the  farm,  where  she  d.  Now  ^,  1895. 
To  them  were  born  fom-  children:  all  living.  (739) 

252.  1\'.   William  CoOK':   b.  Aug.  6,  1823,  in  Knox  Co.,  O.;   m. 

Oct.  18,  1846,  Martha  Morris.  They  li\ed  for  some 
years  at  Albion,  Noble  Co.,  Ind.  In  1882  they  removed 
to  Sand  Lake,  Mich.,  but  returned  to  Ind.  (Rome  City, 
Noble  Co.)  in  March,  1891,  where  Mrs.  L.  died,  Sept.  15, 
1891.  Mr.  L.  soon  after  removed  to  Archbold,  O., 
where  he  still  resides.  (743) 


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253.  V.   NEWTON':   b.  March  19,  1825,  in  Knox  Co.,  O.     Removed 

in  1852  to  California,  where  he  resided;  Oro  Fino  P.  O. 
He  attended  tht-  famiK  reunion  held  Alio;.  6,  r8gi,  at 
Leverinti,  O.     Ht-  d.  Aug.  19,   1897.     Was  unmarried. 

254.  VI.   NOAH' :   h.  April  n,  1827,  at  Middlebury,  Knox  Co.,  O.; 

m.  Aug.  9,  185s,  Margaret  Fry  Martin,  of  Jackson\  ilk-, 
111.,  who  was  b.  Sept.  29,  1833,  at  Leesburg,  Va.  They 
reside  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal.     See  biog.  (746) 

255.  VII.   EMILY':   b.  Dec.  15,  1828;  d.  Oct.  4,  1850.     Unmarried. 

256.  VIll.  CassetT' :   b.  Sept.  10,  1832,  in  Knox  Co.,  O.;  m.  Jan. 

I,  1865,  Elizabeth  Eunice  Phillips,  in  Columbia,  Ky.  Ht,- 
d.  Jan.  30,  1875,  and  was  buried  at  Greenwood,  Mo. 
During  the  last  fifteen  years  of  his  life  he  was  a  minister 
of  the  Methodist  Episcopal  Church.  His  widow  married 
again  and  lives  at  Rich  Hill,  Mo.  (75  0 


Children  of  (8J)  Charles'  and  Mary  (Blair)  Leveringf. 

257.  1.  Columbus":  b.   April   19,   1820;    m.   Jan.    I,   1845,  Eliza 

Smith,  who  was  b.  July  2,  1824.  Mr.  L.  is  postmaster 
at  Joy,  Charlevoix  Co.,  Mich.,  where  he  holds  prominent 
place  in  various  relations.  (752) 

258.  11.   ENOCH'  :  b.  Jul\-  28,  1821  ;  m.  Oct.  7,  1845,  Amanda  Ris- 

ley,  who  was  b.  Dec.  24,  1822.  He  d.  Jan.  17,  1877, 
and  was  buried  at  Mt.  Vernon,  O.  '  (7S4) 

259.  ill.   Daniel':  b.  June   3,    1823;    m.  Aug.   2/,    1853,   Oriann, 

dau.  of  Hon.    Lawrence  VanBuskirk,   of  Knox  Co.,  O 
They  soon  after  removed  to  Sparta,  Wis.,   where  they 
lived  for  sixteen  years.     In  the  spring  of  1870  the\-  re- 
moved to   Des  Moines,   la.,  and   in    1881   to  Wiota.  la., 
where  they  now  reside.  (764) 

260.  IV.  RILEY' :    b.  Nov.  24,  1825  ;    d.  Nov.  22,  1867,  at  Sparta. 

Wis.      Unmarried. 

261.  V.  ELIZABETH':  b.  Nov.  2,  1827;  m.  April  12,  1844,  to  Oliver 

Little,  who  d.  Aug.  19,  1855,  and  was  buried  at  Radnor. 
O.  She  m.  2d  in  Aug.,  1861,  to  Joseph  S.  Moore,  of 
Licking  Co.,  O.  They  lived  at  Warrensburg,  O.,  where 
she  d.  April  20,  1894.  (7^8) 


698  THH    l.KVERING    FAMILY. 

2C2.  \  1.  Urlsilla':  b.  Ma\' c),  1830;  m.  March  6,  i85i,t()Ebe- 
nezer  Bovle,  whn  d.  Oct.  3.  1871.  Mrs.  B.  lixcs  at 
Holdfii,  M(».  {77'i) 

263.  \ll.   MarV':    b.  Jan.  22,  1833;    m.  May    19,  1856,  to  Reuben 

A.  Millewan,  at  Sparta,  Wis.  In  1872,  they  removed  to 
Mich.,  and  in  1878  to  Kansas  ;  in  1881  to  Montana,  at 
town  of  Millcgii}!,  where  tliey  reside.  Mr.  M.  was  a 
\eteran  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion.  (777) 

264.  Vlll.   Lucvn.,  b.  Mch.  16,  i83S;    ^'•J^''>'4,  1855. 

265.  IX.    Nancy 'J  Im.    Au^^.    20,     1857,    at 

Sparta,  Wis.,  to  John  L.  Forsyth,  b.  Mch.8,  1833.  They 
have  resided  since  1880  at  l.ogansport,  Ind.  (786) 

266.  X.   KNOX':    b.  May  17,  1839;  d.  Feb.  17,  1842. 

All  were  born  in  Ohio. 


Children  of  (82)  Nathan"  and  Mary  (Kerney)  Levering. 

267.  1.  Sarah  ANN':  b.  Jan.  28,  1828;  m.  Mch.  29,  18155,  to  John 

McAnall.     They    li\ed   at   Iberia,  O.,  where  she  d.  Apl. 
28,  1864.  (790) 

268.  II.   Mary  J.':    b.  Mch.  i,  1829;    m.  Sep.  21,  1854,  to  Robert 

L.  Moffett,  b.   May  7,  1831.     They   resided   near   iNorth 
Baltimore,  O.,  where  she  d.  Apl.  6,  1897.  (794) 

269.  111.   HSTHKR':   b.  Dec.  17,  1830;  d.  July  16,  i8!;o.      Unmd. 

270.  1\'.   DANIEL':  b.  May  9,  1833;  m.  Mch.  4.  1858,  Sarah  Iden. 

They    lived    at    Chesterville,    O.,    where   he  d.   Feb.  2, 
1894.  (798) 

271.  V.   WILLIAM  W.':   b.  Feb.  22,  1835.      Unmd. 

272.  VI.  ELIZABETH':  b.  Nov.  I,  1836;  m.  Oct.  30,  1855,  to  Jacob 

O.  Talmage,    who  was  b.   Sep.,   1824.     They   reside  at 
North  Baltimore,  O.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  26,  1896.    (801) 

273.  \il.   MARTHA':  b.  May  27,  1839;  m.  Dec.  28,  1859,  to  William 

F.  McKee.     She  d.  on  Aucr.  14,  1888.  (806) 

274.  Mil.  Samuel'  :  b.  May  24,  1841  ;  m.  Dec.  24,  1862,  Catharine 

Henry.     Ht-  d.  Apl.  i,  1866.     She  d.  Dec.  26,  1878. 

(810) 


279  OF  G. 


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POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  (yc^ 

Children  of  (83)  John"  and  Charlotte  (Blair)  Levering. 

275.  1.   PrisCILLA' :    b.   June   5,    1824;    m.  Feb.   11,  1841;,  tn  Silas 

Pierson,  who  d.  Dec.  28,  1891.  Mrs.  P.  resides  at  Dela- 
ware, O.  (812) 

276.  11.   HlviNA'  :  b,  Ma\-  30,  1829;  111.  May  24,  1849,  to  Dr.  Lewis 

H.  Weatherby,  b.  1829  in  Tompkins  Co.,  N.  Y.  She  d. 
Apl.  17,  1864,  and  was  buried  at  Maysville,  Dekalb  Co., 
Mo.  (820) 

277.  111.   John  BENTON':    b.   May  9,    1835,  at  Levering,  O.  ;    m. 

Feb.  13,  1859,  Charlotte  Kline,  who  d.  He  m.,  2d,  Feb. 
23,  1865,  Jennie  M.  Barker,     Res.  Chesterville,  O. 

(822) 

278.  IV.  ZOE':    b.  Ma)-    17,   1843 ;    m.    M^^Y  28,   1877,   to   (322) 

Milton  M.  Johnson.  They  reside  at  Springfield,  Mo. 
No  chn. 

Children  of  (85)  Noah'  and  Armanella  (Cook)  Levering. 

279.  1.  JOHN  C' :    b.   Sept.    11,    1829;    m.    Oct.    3,    1854,    Mary 

Hannah,  dau.  of  Gregg  and  Elizabeth  Ewers,  who  was  b. 
May  10,  1832,  and  d.  July  13,  1859.  He  m.  2d  on  June 
6,  1861,  Carrie  E.  Richardson,  who  was  b.  March  20, 
1844.  (829) 

Mr.  L.  was  born  and  has  resided  near  to  Levering,  O., 
all  his  lifetime.  He  is  a  prominent  and  leading  member 
of  the  Levering  Historical  Association,  was  active  in  its 
organization,  and  has  continued  in  the  office  of  C<>rre- 
sponding  Secretary.     See  biog. 

280.  11.  Daniel  K.':  b.  March  6,  1831  ;  d.  March  2,  1853,  while  a 

student  at  the  Vermillion  Institute,  Ashland  Co.,  O.  Was 
buried  in  the  cemetery  at  Levering,  O. 

281.  111.   Mary  A.':  b.  Jan.  26,    1833;  m.  Jan.  24,  1856,  to  Isaac 

Wirick,  who  was  b.  Feb.  18,  183 1.  Res.  at  Le\'er- 
ing,  O.  ('"^^O 

282.  IV.   LOUISA  M.':   b.  Dec.  11,  1834;  d.  June  19,  1836. 

283.  \.  Lucy  ElleN':    b.  Aug.  25,   1837;   m.   Dec.   7,    1858,   to 

Joseph  S.  Graham,  who  was  b.  Jan.  26,  1832.  The\' 
res.  near  Levering,  O.  (838) 


700  llli;    Ll£VERiNG    FA.WIL^. 

284.  \I.   Hl.lZA  JaNE':   b.   N()\-.  5,  1839;   m.  Feb.  23,  1862,  to  An- 

drew S.  Rusk,  and  J.  on  Feb.  i-j ,  1886.  (841) 

285.  \I1.    loSHPll  A.':   b.  Sepl.  1,  1842  ;   in.   Dec.  7,  1869,  Martha 

A.  Shalei',  who  was  b.  June  i,  1847.     They  res.  Albion, 
hKl.  (845) 

286.  \111.  Caroline  S.':  b.  Oct.  9,  1844;  d.  Jul\-  31,  1862. 

287.  IX.   ARMANELLA  AMANDA':   b.    April    30,    1847;   m.   Oct.    15, 

1872,  to  John   H.   Charlton,   who  was  b.   Dec.    3,   1842. 
Res.  at  Washin.izton,  Pa.  (846) 

288.  X.   Laura  I..':   b.   Sept.    I,    1852;  m.   March  4,  1873,  to  Levi 

Glosser,   w  lv>  was  b.   April    1,    1848.      Res,  Mt.  Vernon, 
Ohio.  (850) 

Children  of  (86)  Joseph'  and  Elizabeth  (Blair)  Levering. 

289.  L  Edwin  R.':    b.   March    15,    1834;    d.   Feb.  25,    1837,    near 

Levering,  O. 

290.  n.   LauRANA' :   b.  Nov.  26,  1836;   m.  Dec.  28,  1858,  to  E.  W. 

Brown  at  Leverin^i;,   O.,  and  d.   Sept.    19,  1885.     He  d. 
Sept.  29,  1894.     Thev  were  buried  in  the  Levering  Cem. 

(854) 

291.  IIL   CHARLOTTE':   b.  Jul\    I,  1838  ;  d.  July  16,  1851. 

292.  IV.  Charles  B.':   b.  Feb.  27,  1840;   m.  Nov.  15,  1867,  Mary 

Jane  Grove,  b.  March  10,  1845,  '^'^  Newark,  O.    (856) 

He  d.  May  31,  1893,  at  Chesterville,  O.  Mr.  L.  was 
born  near  to  Levering,  O.,  in  the  famous  Owl  Creek 
Valley,  where  his  father  and  grandfather  had  lived  and 
died.  Reared  on  a  farm  ;  educated  in  the  ct)Uiitry  schools. 
After  his  marriage,  in  1867,  he  purchased  a  farm  in 
Franklin  Township,  Morrow  County,  O.,  which  he  occu- 
pied until  1878,  when  he  sold  and  bought  a  finer  estate, 
adjoining  the  town  of  Chesterville,  in  the  same  county, 
upon  which  he  spent  the  remaining  years  of  his  life.  He 
was  earnestly  interested  in  the  histor\-of  his  family;  was 
instrumental  in  the  organization  of  the  LEVERING  HIS- 
TORICAL Association,  and  ix^as  its  first  President.  He 
contributed  generously  to  forward  its  purposes,  and  was 
especiall\-  active  in  promoting  the  family  reunion,  held 
under  its  auspices  in  August,  i8gi ,  at  Levering,  O.     Mr. 


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L.  was  a  devoted  and  useful  member  of  the  Presbyterian 
church  ;  a  deacon  of  the  conj^reo;ation  at  Chesterville.  He 
was  prominent  in  the  Masonic  order,  havin«i  attained  ad- 
vanced decrees.      His  widow  and  two  sons  survive  him. 

293.  V.  SHANNON' :    b.  March  25.  1842,  in  Middlcbury,  Knox  Co., 

O.;  m.  No\ .  II,  186c;,  l.ydia  A.  O^^le,  who  was  b.  in 
Morrow  Co.,  O.  No  chn.  He  resides  near  to  Leverinji, 
O.  He  was  Treasurer  of  the  [.exerin^:  Historical  Associa- 
tion since  its  organization;  resio;ned  May,  1892,  on  ac- 
count of  ill  health. 

294.  VI.   EDWARD':    b.   July   26,    1845;    m.  Nov.  27,  1878,  Satira 

M.  Lanning,  b.  Aug.  11,  1846.  Resided  near  to  Levering, 
O.,  where  he  d.  Feb.  21,  1893.     No  chn. 

295.  VII.  Calvin':    b.   Jan.  14,  1847;    m.  Sept.  10,  1896,  Satira, 

widow  of  his  brother  Edward.  Res.  Levering,  O.  Chil- 
dren were  born  near  to  Levering,  O.,  upon  the  farm 
which  their  grandfather,  Daniel  Levering,  settk-d. 

Children  of  (90)  Ann    (Reynolds)  and  Cornelius  Sanders. 

296.  L   ELIZABETH':   m.  Hugh  Saffee,  and  has  two  children. 

297.  IL   POLLY':    m.  George  Melaney  in   1844,  and  has  four  chil- 

dren. 

298.  111.   Francis  W.' :    m.    Cynthia    Henderson;     has  one   child, 

and  lives  near  Morristown,  in  Belmont  Co.,  O.  This 
statement  is  from  "The  Levering  Family."  Repeated 
effort,  through  connections  of  the  family,  failed  to  elicit 
any  tangible  response,  hence  1  can  not  improve  upon  it. 

Children  of  (92)  Joseph"  and  Charlotte  (Barnes)  Reynolds. 

299.  1.   ELIZABETH':   b.  March  2S,  1821  ;  d.  June  2y,  1822. 

300.  11.   JOHNSTON':   b.  July  28,  1822;  d.  June  is,  189:;,  at  Iberia. 

O.     Unmarried.     A  farmer. 

301.  111.   MARGARET":    b.  Dec.  2,  1823,  near  Cadiz,  O.  ;    m.  Aug. 

29,  1845,  to  Israel  Sheffer,  who  was  b.  June  8.  1822.  He 
was  a  soldier  in  Co.  K,  174th  Ohio  Vols.,  in  the  War  of 
the  Rebellion,  and  d.  in  service  March  28.  1865,  at  New- 
bern,  N.  C.  ;  was  buried  in  the  National  Cemeterv  at 
that  place.  Mrs.  S.  d.  April  5,  1873,  at  Iberia.  Morr-.w 
Co.,  O.  (8S«) 


702  THE    LEVERIN(]    FAMILY. 

302.  1\.   KleanOR':   b.  Auu.  17,  1825;   in.  April  30,  1846,  to  John 

S.  Wa^iiontT  at  Woodbury,  O.  Res.  at  Iberia,  O., 
where  he  d.  Jan.  11,  1867.  (863) 

303.  \'.  John  D.-    b.  Apl.  27,  1827;   unmd.     Was  a  veteran  sol- 

dier in  the  136th  Ohio  Volunteers  in  the  War  of  tlie  Re- 
bellion,    Res.  Iberia.  O. 

304.  \  1.   FRANCIS':    b.  Jan.  26,  i»29;    d.  Mcii.  23,  18^3.      Unmd. 

305.  VII.  JOSEPH':    b.  Nov.  4,   1830;    ni.  and  lives  at  Dansville, 

Mich.     Failed  to  respond. 

306.  Vlll.  CHARLOTTE':    b.   Jul\    26,    1833  ;    ni,  Au^.  4,    1858.  to 

John  E.  Barrett,  who  d.  Nov.  1,  1882.  (868) 

Mr.  B.  was  a  non-commissioned  oftker  in  the  late  war. 

307.  IX.   LOUISA':   b.  Sept.  27,  18^4;   unmd.     Res.  Iberia,  O. 

308.  X.  William  Levering':   b.  Sept.  2,  1836.     Res.  Brecken- 

lid^ie,  Mich.     Failed  to  respond. 

309.  XL  Sarah  ■  :    b.  Mav  6,  1839;    m.,    1866,  to  Frank  Lan;:ien- 

defer.     Res.  Gallon,  O.  (874) 

310.  XIL   JULIET':   b.  Apl.  ^,  1844;   m.  Sept.  ^,  1868,  to  Apollo  B. 

Quigie\-.     Res.  Gallon.  O.  (877) 

Children  of  (95)  John"  and  Rachel  (Ogle)  Reynolds. 

311.  1.  WILLIAM':    b.  June  2,  1828;  unmd.     Li\ed  on  a  farm  in 

Morrow  Co.,  O..  where  he  d.  Feb.  14.  i860. 

312.  II.   BANNER':   b.  Mcli.  5.  1830;   m.  Feb.  2,  1854,  Adelia  Hart, 

who  d.  He  m.  2d.  Mrs.  Mary  Fidler.  He  d.  Ma\-  so, 
1880,  on  his  farm  in  Morrow  Co.,  O.  (^79) 

313.  III.   ASHER':    b.  Au,^.  20,  i8ss;    m.  Sept.  12,  1867,  Elizabeth 

Thompson.      He  d.  Aug.  16.  1876;   no  children. 

314.  1\'.  STEPHEN':    b.  Nov.    16,    18^5;    m.   Feb.  28,  1861,  Marx- 

McAfee,  who  d.  Dec,  1864,  at  Council  Bluffs,  Iowa,  where 
they  were  living.  He  m.  2d  in  Juh',  1867,  Fli/.a  Knapp. 
They  are  living  at  L'pper  Sandusk\-,  C).  (882) 

315.  V.  Thomas  Benton-   h.  July  20,  1838;   m.  Sept.  s,  1859, 

Margaret  (lanwik-r.     Res.  Crestline,  O. 

316.  VI.  MARTHA':  b.  Mch.  26,  1841  ;  m.  Jan.  9,  1870,  to  Thomas 

Dakan.     Res.  Andrews,  ().  (886) 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD    LEVERING.  703 

317.  \\\.   ABIRAM  B.'  :   b.  JuHf  19,  1743  ;  m.  Nov.  25,  1866,  Aclisah 

Patterson.     Res.  Mt.  Gilead,  O.  (88t;) 

318.  Vlll.   MILTON':   b.  Dec.  3,  184s;  d.  Meh.  13.  1847. 

3ig.      IX.   MARY':   b.  Jan.  10,  1849;   m.  tu  Dr.  \).  A.  HdiielL    Res. 
Gallipolis,  O.  (895) 

Children  of  (96)  Rebecca''  (Reynolds)  and  William  Johnston. 

320.  1.  Sarah  Reynolds':  b.  Dec.  22,  1827;  m.  Sept.,  1849,  to 

George  E.  Turner,  a  lawyer.     Lived  at  Portsmoth,  O. 

(897) 

321.  11.  Calvin  P.:    b.  Oct.  31,  1830;  m.  in  1865,  Alice  M.  Bru- 

ner,  of  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  In  1867  removed  to  Springfield, 
Mo.,  where  for  several  years  he  was  chief  ci\il  engineer 
of  the  K.C.&M.  R.  R.  In  1864  he  was  city  enjiineer 
of  Virginia  City,  Nevada.  (889) 

322.  111.     MlLTON  M.':  b    June  24,  1833,  at  Cadiz,  O.,  m.  Ma\-  28, 

1877,  at  Levering,  O.,  t(^  (278)  Zoe'  Levering.  Tiie\ 
reside  at  Springfield,  Mo.      Have  no  children. 

323.  IV.  Mary':  b.  June  24,  1836;  d.  young. 

324.  V.   JOSEPHINE':   b.  Nov.  24,  1842;  d.  \oung. 

325.  VI.   Darwin  G.':  b.  Jan.  23,  1845. 

Children  of  (98)  Elizabeth"  (Reynolds)  and  Jehu  Singrey. 

326.  1.  Mary':  m.  Mr.  Bishop,  and  lives  on  a  farm  near  Peoria,  111. 

327.  11.   JOHN':   Lives  at  or  near  Springfield,  Mo. 

328.  111.   Calvin':   m.  Miss  Lewis;  lives  near  to  Luzerne,  O. 

[This  general  information  received  through  Hon.  Allen 
Levering"  of  Mt.  Gilead,  O.  Letters  to  the  persons 
named  failed  to  elicit  an\-  response.] 

Children  of  (99)  Mary"  (Levering:)  and  Christopher  Sipe. 

329.  1.  Margaret':    b.  July  18,  181 1  ;    m.  Apl.   15.  i'^4'.  t"  Will 

iam  Vanbuskirk.     She  d.  Jan.  31,  1880. 

330.  11.   JONATHAN' :   b.  May  17,  i^M  ;  m-  Nov.  9.  i^V".  F..rnettis 

Wilkins.     He  d.  No\ .  7,  1862.  (902) 


704  THH    LHVKRING    FAM1L^•. 

^^1.  HI.  John  L.":  b.  Ma\  21.  iSi;;  in.  An-.  iS,  1.S41,  Hlizabeth 
Conger,  wlio  J.  Ht-  m.  2<.\,  Nov.  30,  1862,  Elizabeth 
Crane.     Res.,  Ashle\',  O.  (Q09) 

332.  1\.    l-.l-IZABKIfr  :     b.   Jan.    i^,    iSi.S;     m.    l)cc.    13.    i,S63,  to 

William  Cjaibcsdn.     She- J.  Apl.  13,  1877. 

333.  V.   Nathan":   b.  May  25,  1820;   ni.  Au^.  23,  1849,  Catharine 

Sterritt.      Kes.,  Cardin^ton,  O.  (912) 

334.  \1.    Hbnrv":    b.    Sept.    1,    1S22;    m.    June    10,    1847,    Elvira 

Mann.      Res.,  Columbus  Grove,  O.  (918) 

335.  Ml.   Job':   b.    Dec.    23,    1824;    m.    Oct.    24,    1850,    Hannah 

Dipert.     He  d.  Feb.  22,  1883.  (922) 

336.  \111.   WILLIAM':   b.   Sept.    I,    1827;    m.   Feb.    15.    1855,   Ann 

Du\al.      He  d.  Dec.  24,  1886.  (927) 

337.  iX.  Christopher":  b.  Oct.  25,  1829;  d.  Jan.  20,  1843. 

338.  X.    Peter":    b.  Ma\- 4,  1832;    m.  Feb.  k),  1S37,  Sarah  Hart. 

Res.  Pulaski\ille,  O.  (929) 


Children  of  (100)  Jonathan'  and  Anna  (Roberts)  Levering^. 

339.  1.   DENTON' :       )  ,p    .  died  in  ill. 

I  wins  ■ 

340.  II.   David":         )  "'    died  in  Page  Co.,  luwa. 

341.  III.   Rebecca":   m.  A.  Pittman,  and  is  d. 

342.  IV.   Harvey  R.':   b.   Nov.  6,  1819;   m.   Dec,    1S43,   Rebecca 

Dye.  In  1849  removed  to  Thorncreek  Ip.,  Whitle\-  Co., 
Ind.,  where  he  "entered"  160  acres  ot  land.  Mrs.  L.  d. 
Aug.  13,  1870.     He  d.  on  Sept.  24.  1887.  (93-2) 

343.  \'.   WILLIAM':   b.  1821  ;   m.   Sarah  Ann   Snxder.     Lives  near 

Morrow  Station,  in  Washington  Co.,  Kan.  Several 
letters  to  him  received  no  attention.  (942) 

344-  \'l-  Margaret  JanE':  b.  Sept.  6,  1826,  in  Morrow  C.».,  O.; 
m.  June  13,  1841,  to  William  Truex,  in  Andrew  Co., 
Mo.,  to  which  place  she  remo\  ed  in  1838  with  her 
parents.  I'he>'  moved  in  the  fall  of  i86t;  to  Clark  Co., 
111.,  where  he  d.  May  24,  1866.  She  m.  2d  Sept.  21, 
1873,  to  Daniel  Siler.  They  now  live  near  Morrow  Sta 
tion,   Kan.  (943) 


POSTERITY   OF  GERHARD    LEVERING. 


705 


345.  Vll.    ISRAEL':    b,  Jul\  6,  1832;    m.  Jan.  6,  18^9,  Sarah  Pat- 

terson,  b.  April  2,  1843,   in   Andrew    Co.,  Mo.     Live  at 
Ashton,  Sumner  Co.,  Kan.  (950) 

346.  Vlli.    JACOB':    b.  Au^.  6,  1837;    m.  N(.\.  30,  1867,  in  Doni 

phan  Co.,  Kan.,  Cinderella  Dinning,  who  was  b.  June  6, 
1845.     T1k'\-  li\e  near  Wathena,  Kan.  (956) 

347.  IX.   THOMAS':    b.  Auu.  6,  1837,  in  Richland  Co.,  O.,  a  twin 

with  Jacob.     He  is  unmd.  and  lives  near  Suti^is,  Sheridan 
Co.,  Wyo. 

348.  X.   ANDREW  JACKSON' :    b.  1841  ;    m.  and   li\es   in  Wash in^^- 

ton  Co.,  Kan. 


Children  of  ( J02)  Elizabeth"  (Levering)  and  Lawrence  VanBuskirk. 

349.  1.   CATHARINE':    b.    Sept.    16,    1820;    m.  to  Wm.  H.  Parcell, 

and  d.  Jan.  20,  1838,  at  Caledonia,  O. 

350.  II.   ELLZEY' :    b.  Feb.  25,  1822;   m.  Dec.  25,  1844,  Eliza  Jane 

Hart,  who  was  b.  March  10,  1824.  They  reside  at  Ore- 
gon, Holt  Co.,  Mo.,  where  Mr.  V.  is  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  law.  (963) 

351.  III.    MARGARET':    b.  Dec.   23,    1823;    m.    April    16,  1842,   to 

Alexander  C.   Mills.     Thev  live  at  White   Cloud.   Kan. 

(969) 

352.  IV.   RUTH':    b.  May   24,  1826;    m.   to  Caleb   Kearnew     Re- 

sided at  Malvern,  la.,  where  she  d.  Oct.  6,  1865,  and  he 
on  Feb.  23,  1880.  (977) 


Children  of  (104)  Jacob'  and  Elizabeth  (Singfery)  Levering^. 

353.  I.  JOSEPHUS':  b.  Nov.  3,  1824,  in  Knox  Co.,  O.,  where  he 
m.  Caroline  Jones,  who  d.  He  removed  to  Kansas, 
where  he  m.  Mrs.  Martha  Ballenger.  (985) 

Because  of  annoyances  from  Indians  and  rebels  during 
the  late  war,  they  determined  to  remo\'e  to  Rome  City, 
Ind.  On  the  way  they  buried  their  intant  child.  On 
reaching  Peru,  Ind.,  he  was  ver\-  ill,  and  died  there  Dec. 
26,  1864.  His  bodv  was  taken  by  his  father  to  Kendall- 
\ille.  Ind.,  and  buried  in  Sweet's  Cem. 
(45) 


706  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

3S4-  II-  John  S.':  (M.  D.)  b.  Sep.  14,  1826;  m.  May  24,  1847. 
Hlizabetli  Hawiier,  in  Ohi<>  (989).  In  the  winter  of 
1 860-1  lie  went  to  Forest,  Holt  Co.,  Mn.,  with  view  to 
locate.  On  the  hreakin;j;  out  of  the  war,  in  April,  1861, 
he  enlisted  as  a  surj^eon.  He  suffered  a  fracture  of  his 
skull  by  a  fall  from  a  horse,  which  so  disabled  him  that 
leave  of  absence  was  jrranted.  On  his  wa\-  liome  he 
dropped  dead  on  a  street  in  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  where  he 
was  buried.  Tliis  in  the  summer  of  1861.  He  liad  not 
yet  remo\ed  liis  family  from  Ohio. 

355.  ill.   THOMAS':    b.  Jan.  18,  1829;    d.  Au^.  13,  1830,  in   Knox 

Co.,  Oliio. 

356.  1\'.   Rachel  K.'  :   b.  May  24,  1831  ;   m.  July  22,  1852,  at  Iberia, 

O.,  to  Stephen  F.  Hutcliinson,  wlio  d.  She  m.  2d  Mch. 
2,  1865,  at  Cedar  Rapids,  Iowa,  to  Dr.  Wm.  W.  Ha.iian, 
who  d.  Mch.  25,  1880,  at  Atchison.  Kas.,  wliere  Mrs.  H. 
resides.  (990) 

357.  V.   ISRAEL':   b.  March  20  and  d.  April  10,  1834. 

358.  Vi.   MARGARET':   b.  June  4.  1835  ;   m.  April  1 5,  1858,  to  Jack- 

son Sawyer,  who  d.  March  21,  188 1,  on  his  farm  near 
Kendallville,  hid.,  aged  56  years.  Mrs.  S.  still  lives  at 
KendalKille.  (994) 

359.  \'ll.   Flizabeth  ANN':    b.  Nov.  2,  1837;    d.  March   30,  1838. 

360.  \lll.   REBECCA':    b.  Sept.  20,  1840.  in   Morrow    Co.,  O.  ;    m. 

Nov.  25,  i860,  to  William  Sawyer,  who  died;  m.  2<\ 
May  12,  1880,  to  George  W.  Shults.  Li\e  at  Rome 
Cit\',  hid.      No  children  by  2d  marriage.  (1002) 

Children  of  (105)  Marg^aret''  (Levering)  and  Jehu  Foster. 

361.  1.  Mary  Ann':    b.  Jan.  28,    1825,  in   Richland  Co.,  O.  ;    m. 

Aug.  28,  1842,  in  Noble  Co.,  hid.,  to  John  B.  Steele,  b. 
1816,  in  Pike  Co.,  Pa.     The\-  li\e  at  Hiawatha,  Kas. 

(1005) 

362.  11.  John  Feverinc}':  b.  Oct.  6,  1826;  m.  Jan.  17,  1856,  Ro- 

sanna  Fley.  He  d.  LJec.  27,  1895.  ^-^"-'^^  Kendallville. 
hid.  (1018) 

365.  111.  Saa\UEL  M.' :  b.  Ma\-  24,  1829;  m.  Nov.  18,  1855,  Re- 
becca Edwards.  (1021) 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD    LEVERING.  7O7 

364.  IV.   ELIZABETH'  :  b.  Feb.  24,  1832  ;  d.  Sept.  25,  1878.    Uiimd. 

365.  V.  Margaret  Levering':   b.  March  20,  1834;   m.  Nov.  20, 

i860,  to  Jacob  H.  Shauck,  who  has  been  Sheriff  of  Noble 
Co.,  Ind.,  since  Jan.,  1891.     Res.  Kendallviile,  Ind. 

(1024) 

366.  \  1.   Sarah  M.'  :   b.  April  i,  1836;  m.  March  31,  1859,  to  John 

H.  Eley.     Res.  Kendallviile,  Ind.     No  children. 

367.  Vll.  Jane  A.':    b.  Nov.  21,  1844;    m.  Jan.  29,  1870,  to  John 

K.  Riddle.     Res.  Albion,  ind.  (1027) 

368.  Vlll.   Alvin  DON':  b.  May  28,  1847;  m.  Oct.  6,  1870,  Emily 

R.  Pepple.     Live  at  Montpelier,  hid.  (1029) 


Children  of  (IJO)  RacheL'  (Brewer)  and  William  Linn. 

369.  1.  JOHN'  :  m.  Mary  Ann  Campbell  ;  he  is  d.    She  lives  Henr)' 

Co.,  111. 

370.  11.   LEVI':  d.  young  in  Knox  Co.,  O. 

371.  111.   NATHAN':  b.  Sept.  26,  1819 ;  m.  Sophia  Ransom  Daniels, 

who  d.  Feb.  2-],  1876,  aged  53  years,  at  Oxford,  Henr\' 
Co.,  111.  '  (1033) 

372.  IV.   ARTHUR':    m.  in   1851  ;    moved  in    1850  from  Knox  Co., 

O.,  to  Bluffton,  Ind.  (1039) 

373.  V.  MARY'  :  said  to  live  near  New  Windsor,  Mercer  Co.,  111. 

374.  VI.  Sally  ■ :  dead. 

375.  VII.   AMANDA':   not  known. 

376.  \'III.    HENRY' :   mo\ed  to  Iowa,  where  he  died. 

377.  IX.   ALMIRA' :   m.  Peterson;  li\es  in  Mercer  Co.,  111. 

378.  X.   VILURA'  :  died  in  Mercer  Co  ,  111. 

379.  XI.  WILLIAM':   said  to  live   near  Castle  Rock,  Cowlitz  Co., 

Wash. 

[I  doubt  the  correctness  of  the  above.  From  iiiiiiiiroHS 
letters  written  the  members  of  the  famil\-,  but  two  replies 
were  received,  and  they  differed  in  statements.  Effort  to 
reconcile  differences  failed.  They  appear  to  have  no  reg- 
isters of  births,  etc.] 


708  Till-    Ll-\h:RIN(j    1-A,MIL>-. 

Children  of  (112)  Jonathan"  and  Jane  (Maxfield)  Brewer. 

380.  I.    HNOCH  ■  :   b.  St'p.  21,  1H22.      HistoiA-  not  known. 

381.  II.    Mary  Ann-   b.  Oct  24,  1824.      lUstorN-  not  k-nown. 

382.  III.    RACHEL':    b.  Feb.  5,    1827;    m.  Pieiw  Lj\  c  :  shed.      He- 

li\es  at  Center  Pi^int,  Iowa.  (1042) 

383.  IV.   SARAH':   b.  Mch.  8,  1829:   m.  Andrew  Dye;  she  d.      He 

lives  at  Nevada,  O.  (104^) 

384.  \.   SUSANNA':   b.  Alio-,  24,  18^1  ;   in.  Jnhn  Russell. 

385.  \  1.   Hliza   JaNE^   b.    Nov.   25,    1833;   m.   Jesse  Dye.     Live 

Climax,  Morrow  Co.,  O.  (1052) 

386.  \'ll.    HlECTA':   b.  Mav   3,    1836;   m.   to  Timanus  Wills.     She 

is  d. 

387.  \'lll.   DilivaN':   b.  Feb.  3,  1839;   111.      Hist,  not  known. 

388.  IX.   SAMUEL'  :   b.  JliI\-  13,  1841  ;   m.  and  has  children. 

Children  of  (113)  Sarah'"  (Brewer)  and  Samuel  Graham. 

389.  1.    OLIVER':   b.   No\-.   20,    1819;  ni.   Sept.   2,    1847,   Malinda 

Dakin,  b.  1821,  in  W.  Va.  (1059) 

They  moved  in   1853  from  Morrow  Co.,  O.,  to  near 
Fairport,  DeKaib  Co.,  Mo. 

390.  11.    Mary":   b.    Nov.    12,    [821;    m.    Ma\-.    1852,  to  Emanuel 

Dennis.       Tlk'v    res.    at    Wood\iew,    Morrow    Co.,    O, 

(1067) 

391.  111.   Rachel":   b.  Feb.  14,  1824;   m.  Hmanuel    Dennis.      She 

d.    Mch.    II,    185 1.     Mr.    D.   subsequentl\'    married    the 
sister,  Mar)'.  (  1066) 

392.  1\.    DrucILLA':    b.   Oct.   6,    1826;    m.    Ma\-    10,    1854,    to 

Abner  Goodrich,  who  d.  Apl.  3,  18(39.  (1068) 

393.  \.  Charlotte":  b.  Apl.  26.  1829;  d.  June  iq.  1830. 

394.  VI.  MORGAN':  b.  May  27,  1831  ;  m.  l)c^-.  is,  1851;,  to  Ma.xi- 

millia   Mettler,  who  d.   June   2,    1889.      He   d.   Nov.   27, 
1894,  at  .Andrews,  O.  (1071) 

395.  \  11.   LEVI':   b.  Sept.  8,  1834;  m.  Feb.,  1858,  to  Suzilla   Hart. 

He  d.  Oct.  16,  1870;  she  is  d.     The\'  lived  at  Andrews, 
Ohio.  (1074) 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD    LEVERING. 


709 


396.  VIII.     BENTON":    b.    Jul)-    3,    1837;    m.    Sept.   24,    1862,   to 

Canadas    A.    Selover.     They    live   at   Chesterville,    O. 

( 1076) 

397.  IX.    James   K.    POLK':    b.    Mch.    11,    1841  ;    m.    Levonia   b. 

Peterson.     Res.  Andrews,  O.  (  1087) 

398.  X.  DENTON':   b.  Mch.  30,    1844;  ni.   Aug.  i.  1869,  to   Amy- 

Ann  Gale.     Res.  Woodview,  O.,  where  he  d.  Jan.  20, 
1897.  (1089) 


Children  of  (114)  William*^  and  Mary  (Peck)  Brewer. 

399.  I.   JONATHAN":   b.  June  26,  1830;  m.  Oct.  12,  1856,  to  Lydia 

Goff.     Is  a  farmer  near  to  Andrews,   Morrow  Co.,   O. 

(1091) 

400.  II.    DANIEL':    b.    Dec.    3,    1831;   m.   in    1854  to  Catharine 

Craley.     He  was  a  soldier  in  the  late  war  and  died  in 
service  in  1864.     Mrs.  B.  lives  at  Whetstone,  O.  (ic""3) 

401.  HI.  DENTON' :  b.  Oct.  25,  1833,  in  Bedford  Co.,  Pa.,  removed 

in  1835  with  his  parents  to  Ohio  ;  was  m.  Apl.  7,  1859, 
to  Sarah  Fish,  b.  July  19,   1842.     Res.  at  Andrews,  O. 

(1096) 
He  was  a  volunteer  soldier  in  the  War  of  the  Rebellion. 
A  veteran  in  Co.  K  of  43d  Ohio  Vol.  Infantry, 

402.  IV.  Nathaniel":  b.  Oct.  8,  1835;  ^it^^^^l- 

403.  V.  JOB':  b.  July  II,  1837  ;  m.  ;  lives  at  Gentryville,  Gentry 

Co.,  Mo. 

404.  VI.   LEVI' :   b.  Apl.  6,  1840;  d.  Sept.  3,  1858. 

405.  VII.  Catharine':  b.  Apl.  28,  1842;  dead. 

406.  VIII.   Peter":  b.  May  16,  1844;  d.  May  13,  1864. 

Children  of  (116)  Abigal"  (Brewer)  and  William  Rush. 

407.  I.  JOHN'  :  b.  Feb.  9,  1822  ;  m.  Sept.  9,  1847,  Mariana  Truex. 

She  d,  Mch.  19,  1859.     Hed.  Feb.  15,  1888.     They  lived 
and  died  in  Henry  Co.,  111.,  to  which  they  mo\ed  in  1855. 

(IIOI) 

408.  II.  David":  b.  July  16,  1823  ;  d.  in  1835,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 


710  IHH    LEVERING    FA.MIL^'. 

409.  111.    HlizaBETH':   b.  Aug.  31,  1827;  m.  Feb.  9,  1856,  to  John 

Brewer.     They  removed  to   Iowa  in  1854,  where  she  d. 
iV\a\  23,  1859,  in  Taylor  County.  (1104) 

410.  1\.   Enoch":  b.  Aug.  20,  1829;  m.  Sept.  n.  i8c;5,  Permelia 

Epperson.      Res.  Ft.  Worth,  Texas. 

411.  \'.   ,V\ar>'  Ann":  b,  Jan.  8,  1832;  m.  Oct.  22,  1854,  to  Nelson 

VanJorn.      Res.  Morrow  Co.,  O.  (1105) 

412.  \'l.   VVillia.m":   b.  Oct.  29,  1833;  m.  Susan  Piper,  b.  June  29, 

1847,  in  Franklin   Co.,  Pa.     They  live  at  Clarinda,  Page 
Co.,  Iowa.  (II 15) 

413.  \ll.   Jane':   b.  June  25,  1837  ;   unnid.     Res,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

414.  VIU.   Morgan":    b.   Mch   30,    1840;   m.   Oct.    3,  1880.  L\dia 

Poland.     Res.  Galion,  O.  (1121) 

41c;.  IX.  Benjamin":  b.  April  14,  1846;  m.  Jan.  I,  1886,  Ruth  Van 
Buskirk.     Res.  Morrow  Co.,  O.  (1125) 

416.  X,  RUTH':  b.  Feb.  18,  1851  ;  m.  May  19,  1877,  to  Pemberton 
C.  Ewers,  b.  Mch.  20,  1853.  JJie\'  li\e  at  Pulaski\ille, 
O.     No  chn. 


Children  of  (119)  Morgan  '  and  Mary  (Bell)  Levering;. 


417.  1.   Allen":   b.  Nov.  12,  1839;  unnid.      Resides  at  Mt.  Gilead, 

O.  He  has  held  offices  of  trust  and  of  political  import- 
ance.    See  hioir. 

418.  11.   B^kA.W':    b.   June  9,  1842;    m.  Apl.  6,    1865,   Leah   Ruhl. 

Res.  near  Woodview,  O.  (1129) 

419.  111.  William":  b.  Sep.  7,  1844;  d.  Jul\-  8,  1845. 

420.  1\'.   ROBERT':   b.  Sep.  21.  1846;   m.  Apl.  6,  1871,  Louisa  J. 

Dillin,  of  Utica,  O.,  b.  July  u,  1848,  and  d.  Aug.  16, 
1896.  Reside  at  Mt.  Gilead,  C,  where  Mr.  L.  is  extens- 
siveh-  engaged  in  the  grain  and  produce  business. 

(1 134) 

All  were  born  in  North  Woodbury,  Morrow  (formerly 
Richland)  Countv,  Ohio. 


:  '■^->^<:^^s^e?-^ 


Western     BlogI     P  ub,    Co, 


'>f     ^!3_-^^^-€/^^^<^Y 


POSTERITY   OF  GERHARD    LEVERING.  "Il 


Children  of  (120)  Morris*'  and  Anner  (Linn)  Levering. 

421.  1.  Francis  Marion':  b.  May  3,  1839;  d.  Jan.  15,  1866,  at 

Plattsmouth,  Neb. 

422.  11.   Nancy  MORIAH':  b,  Oct.  8,  1841  ;  d.  Jan.  12,  1844. 

423.  HI.   Ruth   Anner":    b.  June  4,    1844;    m.   June  30,   1867,  in 

Maysville,  Mo.,  to  Nathaniel  Andrew  Roujers,  who  was 
b.  Sep.  21,  1835,  ■'"'  Maury  Co.,  Tenn.  Tliey  reside  at 
Maysville,  Mo.  (1140) 

424.  IV.  Lewis  WelleR":    b.  May  2,   1848;    m.   Nov.  25,   1869, 

Martha  Susan  Whitchurch,  who  was  b.  Feb.  10,  1852,  in 
St.  Clair  Co.,  111.,  and  moved  with  her  parents  in  1866 
to  DeKalb  Co.,  Mo.  (ii47) 

All  were  born  near  to  Williamsport,  Morrow  Co.,  O. 


Children  of  (J 22)  David''  and  Sarah  (Foust)  Levering. 

425.  1.   ELLEN^:  b.  Apl.  5,  1851  ;  d.  Mch.  4,  1858. 

426.  11.   HERMA":    b.  Oct.   23,   1856;    unmd.     Resided  Woodxiew, 

O.,  where  she  d.  May  15,  1897. 

427.  111.  Elmira^:   b.  Aug.  26,  i860;    m.  Dec.  24,  1890,  to  Lloyd 

Brewer. 

428.  IV.  FERNANDO  W.^    b.   Feb.    18,    1863;    m.  Feb.  4,   1891. 

Laura  B.  Stoughten. 

429.  V.   FiDELA':    b.    Apl.  4,    1865;    m.   June  9,    1897,   to    David 

Keys,  of  Wood  view,  O. 

430.  VI.  Chester  W.'  b.  Apl.  12,  1867. 

Family  residence,  Woodview,  Morrow  Co.,  O. 


Child  of  (123)  Nancy'  (Levering)  and  Joseph  P.  VanCleve. 

431.     I.  WILLIAM  Levering^  b.  Sep.  16,  1858;  m.  Nov.  16,  1882. 
Leonora  Barrett.     They  reside  at  Hartford  Citw  Ind. 

(1154) 


712  THE    l.L\HkIN(i    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (124)  Milton"  and  Mary  (Rinehart)  Levering. 

4^2.      i.   M()R(]AN":    h.  Fch.  lo,  i.S6o;  J.  Oct.  14,  1862. 

4^-     II.  Walti-ip  Brvson":  b.  IX-c.  23,  1862;  d.  Oct.  6,  1876. 

434-  I".    ADDIi:   May":    b.    iJ.v.    t,,    1865;     m.    St-p.   23,    1886,    to 

Williiim  Fri//(.-ll.  ( 1 155) 

435-  I^-   /ANTHA  Hllen":   b.  Juiic  2,    1869;  m.  Mch.   5,    1891,  to 

Frank-  Hosack'. 

All  wert-  born  near  to  Levering,  Ohio,  in  a  two-storied 
brick  house,  which  was  erected  in  1823.  Probably  the 
most  luxurit)us  dwelling  in  the  locality  at  that  earl>-  day, 
when  log  cabins  were  largely  in  the  majorit\'. 

Children  of  (125)  Mary    (Levering:)  and  Josiah  StilweU. 

436.      1.    HARRIET':    b.  Mch.  4,  1849:  d.  Jan.  6,  1851. 

437-  II-  Xantha  a.':  b.  Nov.  6.  1852;  m.  Nov.  24,  1870,  to  Dr. 
George  M.  Ireland,  who  d.  Feb.  22,  1893,  at  Jefferson- 
\-ille,  O.,  and  was  buried  at  Fredericktown,  O. 

(1157) 
Dr.  Ireland  was  a  graduate  of  the  Cleveland  Homeo- 
pathic College  of  Medicine,  in  the  class  of  1876.  He  prac- 
ticed medicine  in  Wilmington,  O,  eleven  years,  and  in 
Jefferson\ille  four  years,  when  he  became  interested  in 
special  surger\-,  and  attended  the  New  York  Ear  and  Eye 
College,  from  w  hich  he  was  graduated  with  honor,  being 
one  of  a  limited  number  in  the  United  States  who  received 
like  diploma.  He  subsequently  located  in  Steubenville, 
O.,  where  he  practiced  as  a  specialist,  but  ill  health  de- 
termined him  to  return  to  his  former  home,  at  Jefferson- 
\ille,  where  he  was  prostrated  and  died  in  a  few  months 
after.  Ha\ing  lived  but  42  years  he  was  taken  in  the 
midst  of  his  usefulness  and  increasing  fame.  Surely 
"death  loves  a  shining  mark."  Mrs  1.,  with  her  two 
sons,  resides  in  Columbus,  O. 

43S.  111.  ZOE  E.":  b.  Aug.  13,  1856;  m.  June  14,  1888,  to  Wilson 
J.  Staci<house.     Res.  Chester\ille,  O.  (ii59) 

439.  I\.  Mary  Levering":  b.  Nov.  29,  1859;  m.  May  30,  1886, 
to  Otho  L.  Ackerman.  Res.  Mansfield,  O.,  where  Mr. 
A.  is  one  of  the  leading  jewelers  of  the  city.         (i  162) 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  713 

440.  V.  LEE  V.':  b.  Apl.  28,  1863;  m.  Dec.  17,  1890,  Htta  Kiih\-. 

Res.  Fredericktown,  O.     No  chn. 

441.  VI.  JayW.';  b.  Jan.  15,  1866;  m.  Jan.    15,   iHijo,  Ola  Wil- 

liams.    Res.  near  Leverino;,  O.  (1163) 

442.  VII.    JENNIE    L.":    b.    Oct.    6,    1869;    m.   Oct.   8,    i8c)o.    t.. 

Clement  L.  Ackerman.     Res.  Mansfield,  O.        (1165) 


Children  of  (128)  John"  and  Elizabeth  (Echelberger)  Kanable. 

443.  1.    OTHO':    b.    Aug.    30,    1827,   in    Penna  ;    unmd.      Res.   at 

Kennewick  in  the  State  of  Washington.  He  removed 
from  Ohio  to  the  Pacific  Coast  in  1878.  He  served  as  a 
volunteer  soldier  in  the  136th  Ohio  Vols,  in  the  War  of 
the  Rebellion. 

444.  11.  Amanda":  b.  Oct.  19,  1829     n  Pa.  ;  m.  Oct.  10,  1849,  to 

Peter  Macklin,  who  d.  at  Delphos,  O.  She  m.  2d  time 
Apl.  23,  1887,  to  Rev.  H.  S.  Thomas,  who  d.  Jan.  19, 
1894.     Mrs.  T.  resides  still  at  Delphos.  (1166) 

445.  111.  Margaret':  b.  Dec.  14,  1832,  in  Richland  Co.,  O.  ;  m. 

Dec.  28,  1853,  to  George  Foster,  of  Marion,  O.,  where 
she  d.  July  15,  1882.     He  d.  Sept.  9,  1891.        (117^) 

446.  IV.   ABIRAM':  b.  Mch.  8,    1836;  m.   in   i860  to  Sarah  Free, 

who  d.  in  1867.  He  m.  2d  time  Sept.  6,  1870,  Etta  D. 
Parmenter,  who  d.  Sept.  6,  1878.  He  d.  Apl.  2,  1890, 
on  his  farm  near  to  Marion,  O.,  which  he  had  occupied 
since  1873.  He  served  in  the  136th  Ohi(j  Vol.  Infantry 
during  the  late  war.  ( 1 176) 

447.  V.   JOHN':   b.  May  19,1839;  unmd.     He  enlisted  in  the  army 

against  rebellion  at  the  beginning  of  the  war  ;  wa> 
wounded  in  the  battle  of  Stone  River  in  Jan.,  1863,  and 
removed  to  a  hospital  in  Nashville,  where  he  died  Jan. 
28,  1863.     Was  buried  in  the  National  cem.  at  Nashville. 

Children  of  (129)  Rebecca"  (Kanable)  and  Jacob  Martin. 

448.  I.  lANTHA':  b.  Dec.   10,   1825;  m.  Martin  Hiske\-,  who  died 

Dec.  26,  1878.     She  lives  at  or  near  to   Lexington,  O. 

(1 180) 

449.  II.  JOB^: 


714  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

450.  III.  Rebecca": 

451.  IV.   JANE'  : 

Repeated  prumisfs  »it  Mrs.  Hiskey  to  furnish  histor)-  of 
these  persons  ha\  e  failed. 


Children  of  (130)  Elizabeth"  (Kanable)  and  Anthony  Starliper. 


452.  1.   ASBL'RY": 

453.  11.  Susan": 

454.  111.  Jacob": 


These  are  given  as  in  "The  Lex'erincr  Family."     De 

pendence  upon  Mrs.  H ,  to  furnish  information,  has 

not  axailed. 


Children  of   (143)  Lemuel'' and  Rachel  (Brewer)  Hill. 

455.  1.  Henry  Howard":  b.  Dec.  6,  1844;  m.  Sept. 9,  1869, Mary 

J.  Dela  Montaine. 

456.  11.   Banner':   b.  Jan.  II,  1847.      Hist,  not  learned. 

457.  111.   MaRYB.':    b.  Jan.    17,    1848;    m.    Dee.  7,  1865,  to  Hzra 

Mellett. 

458.  IV.   Martha  JANE':    b.  April    10,  1850;    m.  June  _',   1881,  to 

William  C.  Fisher.     Both  d.  (1186) 

459.  \'.   Sarah  Ann":   b.  June  ii,  1852  ;  m.  May  9,  1872,  to  Denton 

Hendershott. 

460.  \  1.   JOHNG.':   b.  Au.Li.  15,  1854;   m.  Jan.  14,  1884,  Sarah  E. 

Miller. 

461.  Vll.   Job  Lemuel":    b.    Feb.   25,    1857;    m.    April   22,    1882, 

Fmily  J.  Layton. 

462.  Vlll.   (jEORGE   F.   B.":    b.   Sept.    I,  i8s9;   m.  April  17,  1889, 

Alice  Lynch. 

463.  IX.   Flizabeth    C":    b.    Oct.   9,    1861  ;    m.    April    24,    1879, 

Frank  P.  Lynch. 

464.  X.   Fmma':  b.  Mch.  16,  1864;    m.   Feb.  ^,  1892,  to  Simon  P. 

Picks. 

All  were  born  in  Fulton  Co..  Penn. 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD   l.EVERING.  711; 

Child  of   (144)  Mary«  (Hill)  and  David  Garland. 

465.  I.  Lemuel^:  Lives  at  Needmore,  Fulton  Ci..,  Pa. 

Child  of  (145)  Rachel"  (Hill)  and  Jeremiah  Mellotte. 

466.  1.   Sadie":   m.  Stahlino;;  li\es  Pattersons  Cift-k,  MiiKTiil  Co., 

W.  Va. 

t 

Children  of  (146)  Morgan"  and  Mary  (Brewer)  Hill. 

467.  I.  Rachel^:  b.  Dec.  i8,  1842. 

468.  11.   JOSEPH':   b.  Jan.  14,  1845;  ^^-  N"^'-  25,  1855. 

469.  111.  ISRAEL  B.":  b.  Jan.  20,  1847;  d.  Sep.  6.  1886. 

470.  IV.  Rebecca  Jane":  b.  Jan.  25,  1849;  d.  Api.  19,  1873. 

471.  V.   Aaron  P.":  b.  Dec.  26,  1850.     Li\es  at  Blue  Mound.  111. 

472.  VI.  ANNIE':  b.  Dec.  29,  1852;  d.  June  19,  1892. 

473.  Vll.   Mary":   b.  Apl.  9,  1855.     Lives  at  Blue  Mound,  111. 

474.  Vlll.   Oliver":   b.  Feb.  n,  1857.     Res.  Covalt,  Fulton  Co.. 

Pa.  (1 187) 

475.  IX.   MOSES":   b.  Apl.  20,  i860.     Res.  Blue  Mound,  111.,  where 

his  wife  died  Auo;,  5,  1895.  ( i  IQO) 

Children  of  (147)  Jacob  B."  and  Charity  (Lake)  HilL 

476.  1.  JOB^:   b.  May  3,  1857,  at  Neednvjie,  Pa.;  m.  Fll;i  M.  Harsh- 

man,  of  Dayton,  O.,  where  they  live.  In  1878  he  re- 
moved to  Ohio,  where  he  taught  school  two  \ears,  then 
attended  the  Ohio  Normal  School,  and  was  graduated  in 
the  scientific  course.  (i  192) 

477.  11.   John  F.':   b.  July  11,  1859;  d.  Nov.  27,  1884;  unmd. 

478.  111.  MOSES^:   b.  Aug  16,  1861  ;  m.  Amanda  Truax  ;  she  d. 

479.  IV.  Rebecca":  b.  Nov.  18,  1863;  d.  June  30,  1865. 

480.  V.  Sarah  A.':  b.  Oct.  25,  1865  ;  d.  July  29,  1885. 


7l6  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

481.  \'I.   Emeline':  b.  Mch.  21,  1868;  d.  Apl.   11,    1890,  at  Fred- 

ericktowii,  O.,  resulting  from  an  accident. 

482.  VII.   Maria"  :  h.  June  29,  1871  ;  in.  William  Kcyser.     (1195) 

483.  VIII.  Jacobs.':  b.  Aug.  II,  1873.     Unmd. 


Children  of  (151  )  Henry  Levering''  and  Malinda  (Brewer)  Hill. 

484.  I.   HiRA.W  K.':  b.  Feb.   16,  1849;  m.  Mch.  27,  1879,  Mary  A. 

Barton.  (1196) 

485.  11.  JULIANN":  b.  Feb.  25,  1851  ;  m.  Sep.  7,  1873,  to  Benjamin 

Hollenshead. 

486.  111.   Nancy  Ann-:  b.  Mch.    18,   1853;  m.   Mch.    10,    1871,  to 

David  L.  Keyser.     She  d.  Ma\-  18,  1874.  (1200) 

487.  IV.   JOHN  H.':  b.  Apl.  8,  1855;  d.  Jul>- 2,  1858. 

488.  V.  George  W.  Ambrose- :  b.  Aug.  19, 1863 ;  d.  May  21, 1868. 

489.  VI.   LEMUEL':  b.  Aug.  2,  1865;  m.  Oct.  2,   1890,  Martha  E. 

Keyser.  (1202) 

490.  Vll.  DAVID':  b.  Oct.  21,  1867;  m.  Apl.  25,  1892,  to  Jennie 

Garland.  (1205) 

491.  VIII.    HENRY  B":   b.  Aug.  23,  1869. 

All  were  born  in  Fulton  Co.,  Penna. 


Children  of  (154)  Israel*'  and  Jennie  (Sharp)  Hill. 

492.  1.   LOUIE  B.":     b.    Dec.    12,    1861,    at   Sideling    Hill,    Fulton 

Co.,  Pa. 

493.  II.   HOWARD":     b.   Mch.    15,    1864,   at   Sideling    Hill,    Fulton 

Co.,  Pa. 

494.  111.  James  T.':    b.   April    15,    1869,   at  Sideling   Hill,    Fulton 

Co.,  Pa. 

495.  IV.  BROOKS":    b.    April   22,    1873,    at  Sideling   Hill,    Fulton 

Co.,  Pa. 

496.  V.   Milton  B.":    b.  Oct.  4,    1875,   at  Sideling  Hill,    Fulton, 

Co.,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  717 


Child  of  (J56)  Rachel'  (Wilkins)  and  Morris  Bryson. 

497,     1.  Eliza^:    b.  Aug.   15,    1827;    m.  Mch.    10,    1876,  to  Isaiah 
Hixson.     No  chn.     They  reside  at  l.uzernc,  li)\va. 


Children  of  (158)  Mary''  (Wilkins)  and  George  Carter. 

498.  I.  William^:  b.  Oct.  17,  1829;  d.  Feb.  16,  1849. 

499.  11.  Sarah  A.':    b.  Oct.  8,   1831,  in  Athens  Co.,  O.;    in.  in 

1853  to  Joseph  Ginn,  who  d.  Mch.  13,  1855.  She  m.  2i.\ 
Oct.  17,  1861,  to  Isaac  Osburn.  No  chn.  Res.  Florida, 
Madison  Co.,  Ind. 

500.  III.  Absalom":  b.  Nov.  3,  1833;  d.  May  26,  1849. 

501.  IV.  George  W.":    b.  Feb.  26,  1835,  in  Athens  Co.,  O.;    m. 

Nov.  6,  1867,  Kate  Core.  He  d.  Mch.  18,  1890,  at  Eaton, 
Ind.,  where  the  family  reside.  (1207) 

In  the  year  1847  the  parents  of  Mr.  C.  removed  to 
Delaware  Co.,  O.,  near  to  where  Eaton  is  now  located. 
At  the  age  of  17  years  he  assumed  the  care  of  the  family, 
because  of  the  death  of  his  father.  In  1856  he  went  to 
California,  and  traveled  over  the  western  country  for  ten 
years,  when  he  returned  home  and  married.  For  several 
years  he  was  engaged  in  farming  and  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness at  Eaton.  It  was  mainly  through  his  prospecting 
efforts  that  natural  gas  was  discovered  in  Indiana,  which 
occurred  at  Eaton.  He  w^as  a  prominent  and  advanced 
member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity. 

502.  V.  Wilson":    b.  Mch.   19,   1837,  on  Sunday  Creek,  Athens 

Co.,  O.;  m.  Apl.  25,  1858,  Mary  Louise  Baird,  (tf  Allen 
Co.,  Ind.  They  lived  for  some  time  near  to  Eaton,  Ind. 
Now  live  at  Jonesboro,  Ind.  (  1 121  I 

His  daughter,  Mrs.  Van  Metre,  wrote  of  him:  "In 
April,  1862,  he  was  compelled  to  travel  for  benefit  of  his 
health.  He  went  to  New  York,  thence  b>-  sea  to  the 
Isthmus  of  Panama,  which  he  crossed,  and  re-embarked 
for  San  Francisco.  From  there  he  sailed  to  Portland, 
Oregon.  With  his  brother,  George  W.  Carter,  he  crossed 
the  Cascade  Mountains  to  Powder  River,  \\  here  the\-  dis- 
covered the  Powder  River  Gold  Mines.  In  the  fall  of 
1 86 1  thev  traveled  into  Idaho,  where  they  spent  two  and 


7l8  THE    LEVERING    FA  .WILY. 

a  half  years,  and  among  otlier  rough  experiences,  they, 
with  others,  fought  two  severe  battles  with  Indians.  In 
1863  Wilson  Carter  built  and  operated  the  first  ferrv  boat 
on  Snake  Ri\er,  plying  between  Sil\er  City  and  Boise 
City.  During  Sept.,  Oct.  and  Nov.,  1865,  he  returned, 
overland,  to  Indiana,  having  regained  robust  health." 

503.  VI.   Mary  J.":   b.  Jul\    10,  1839;  d.  iVlch.  28,  1849,  at  Haton, 

Ind. 

504.  Nil.   Norman  H.":    b.  Sep.  29,   1841  ;    d.   Mch.  8,    1844,   in 

Athens  Co.,  O. 

505.  \111.   Laura  Ann":    b.  Oct.  8,  1843,  in   Athens  Co.,  O.;    d.' 

Mch.  8.  1849,  at  Eaton,  Ind. 

506.  IX.   Olive  Marion":  b.  Jan.  31,  1846;  m.  Dec.  24,  1862,  to 

Hugh  M.  Wilson,  in  Florida,  Ind.  They  removed  in  1873 
to  Olpe,  Lyons  Co.,  Ks.,  where  they  now  reside, 

(1213) 

507.  X.  Denton":  b.  Aug.  25,  1848;   d.  Mch.  8,   1849,  at  Eaton, 

Ind. 

Five  deaths  from  typhoid  fever  occurred  in  this  family 
within  four  months  of  the  \-ear  1849. 


Children  of  (159)  Elizabeth"  ( Wilkins)  and  George  P.  Wolfe. 

508.  1.   Rachel":   b.  Oct.  11,  1827;   unmd.      Res.  Linscott,  Athens 

Co.,  O. 

509.  II.   Mary":    b.    Oct.    15,    1829;    m     to   Peter   Howard.      Res. 

Millfield,  Athens  Co..  O.  (1^16) 

510.  III.  John":  b.  Oct.  17,  1831  ;  m.  Nov.  10,  1855,  Kesiah  Mc- 

Donald. He  d.  Nov.  20,  1863,  while  in  the  army,  a 
member  of  Co.  K,  63d  Ohio  Vols.  She  d.  May  24,  1884, 
aged  49  years.  Both  were  b.  in  Concord  Cem.,  Athens 
Co.,  O.  (1222) 

511.  IV.   Ezra' :  b.  Dec.  15,  1833;  m.  Mary  Swet.     Res.  Linscott, 

Athens  Co.,  O.  (1224) 

512.  V.   JOSEPH"  :'b.  Aug.  8,  1836;   m.  Pearl  Kasler.     Was  a  sol- 

dier ill  the  4th  W.  Va.  Volunteers.  He  d.  Sep.  5,  1882, 
in  Vinton  Co.,  O.     Family  reside  now  at  Linscott,  O. 

(1229) 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  7IQ 

513.  VI.   LEWIS':    h.  Sep.  29,  1838.     Was  a  volunteer  soldier   in 

the  53rd  Ohio  Infantry,  in  the  late  war,  and  died  in  tin- 
service  on  May  27,  1862.     Unmd. 

514.  VII.   Francis  S.' :    b.  Jan.  20,  1841  ;    m.  Au^i.  29,  1868,  Jen- 

nie White.  They  reside  Zaleski,  O.  He  was  a  menibcr 
of  Battery  K,  Ohio  Volunteer  Artillery,  from  Oct.  5, 
1 86 1,  to  Jan.  16,  1865.  Was  wounded  in  tht-  battle  at 
Gettysburg.  (1234) 

515.  Vlll.    Irwin  W.":    b.  Mch    29,  1844;    m.  Sep.  i.  18O7,  Lena 

Eddy,  who  d.  Dec.  19,  1890.  He  m.  2nd,  Aug.  15,  1892, 
Esther  E.  Emerson.     Res.  Nordhoff,  Cal.  (1236) 

Mr.  W.  enlisted  April  19,  1861,  in  the  22nd  Ohio  Vols., 
and  served  during  their  three  months'  service  in  West 
Va.,  and  was  discharged  Aug.  19th,  following,  at  Athens, 
O.  Re-enlisted  Sept.  i,  1861,  in  Battery  K,  1st  Ohio 
Light  Artillery,  in  which  he  served  in  W.  Va.  Thence 
to  the  Army  of  the  Potomac.  Was  in  the  battle  of  Cedar 
Mountain;  along  the  Rappahannock.  Second,  Bull  Run. 
Chancellorsville — where  he  was  wnumded.  Was  in  the 
fray  at  Gettysburg.  Subsequently  at  the  storming  of 
Lookout  Mountain  under  General  Hooker.  Was  honora- 
bly discharged  in  January,  1865. 

516.  IX.    morris  D.':    b.   July  7,  1846;    m.   Ellen  Shepard.     He 

was  a  member  of  Co.  K,  of  161  Ohio  Volunteers.  Res. 
at  Linscott,  O.  (1240) 

517.  X.   ALBERT  W.':  b.  Dec.  14,  1848;    m.  Jane   Helmick.     Res. 

Linscott,  O.     Is  Postmaster.  (1242) 

518.  XI.   EMERY  V.' :   b.  July  28,  1852;   unmd.     Res.  Linsoitt.  O 

519.  XII.   RILEY  G.":    b.   Apl.  24,  1855;    m.  Olive  Lewis.     Res. 

Linscott,  O.  ('-46) 

This  Spartan  mother,  having  borne  more  sons  than 
"Milcah  did  bear  to  Nahor,"  buckled  armor  upon  the 
seven  of  them  who  were  old  enough  to  enlist  in  defense 
of  our  country  against  overt  treason,  and  \aliantl\-  did 
they  serve,  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  two  of  them  were 
brought  home  upon  their  shields. 


720  THH    LH\i£RING    1-"A.\\1L>'. 

Children  of   (1 60)  Anne"  (Wilkins)  and  Joseph  Tippie. 

520.  1.   Sylvina':   b.  about  1832;    111.  Hphraim  Savers.     Shed. 

(1254) 

521.  11.   WBSLl£Y':    b.  about  1834;    m.  Elizabeth  Bra\vle\-.      He  d. 

ill  1876.  (125s) 

522.  HI.    Hliza":    b.  Apl.   5,  1837;    m.   June  26,  1856,  to  William 

Ogg.     Res.  Athens  Co.,  O.  (1260) 

523.  1\-.  George":  b.  mch.g,  1838;  m.  Apl.8,  i863,(3rdia  Stev- 

enson.    Res.  Clark  Co.,  O.  (1263) 

524.  V.   JULIA':   b.  about  1840;   111.  to  Williain  Kceter,  who  d.;    m. 

2nd  to  George  Young.     Res.  Amboy,  111.  (1267) 

525.  VI.   JOHN':   b.  about  1842;  d.  unmd. 

526.  VII.    Silas   R.':    b.   Apl.  2,  1845;    "i-   Sep.    n,    1868,  Mary 

Bruner.     Res.  Des  Moines,  lovva.  (1269) 

527.  Vlll.  Martha  A.':    b.   Feb.    15,  1851;    m.   Mch.  23,  1873,  to 

Jehu  James.      Res.  Athens  Co.,  O.  (1272) 


EIGHTH    GENERATION. 


Children  of  (170)  Julius  Levering;'  and  Selma  (Spach)  Kern. 

528.  I.   ROBERT  FRANCIS**:   b.  Aug  5,  1852,  at  HiJlsboro,  N.  Car.  ; 

unmd. 

529.  II.   EDWARD  GODFREY**:  b.  July  19,  1853;  m.  Jan.  20,  1878, 

Ri\chel  V.  Swaim,  who  was  b.  Oct.   31,    1858,  at  Fried- 
burg,  N.  C.     Res.  at  Salem,  N.  C.  (1325) 

530.  111.  JULIUS    1RWIN«:    b.    Oct.   26,   and  d.    Nov.  4,    1855,   at 

Salem,  N.  C. 


Children  of  (171)  Matilda  L.'  (Kern)  and  Peter  Kern. 

531.  1.     JULIUS  A.**:  b.   Mch.    17,  1846,  at  Nazareth  ;  m.  in  1872, 

Catharine  Oplinger.     Res.  Nazareth,  Pa.  (1330) 

532.  II.     Amanda  C.**:    b.  July  16,  185 1,  at  Nazareth,  where  she 

d.  Aug.  I,  1875  ;   unmd. 


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POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD    LEVERING.  721 

Child  of   (178)  Catharine  E.'  ( Levering: )  and  George  Dilman. 

533.  1.    Charles  Lemuel**:  b.  No\-.  4,  1854,  at  Hope,  Ind.    His 

present  abode  is  not  known. 

Child  of  same  and  3d  husband,  John  Clark. 

534.  II.   Mary  Ruth**:   b.  May  ^i,  1858,  at  Taxldisville,  InJ. 


Children  of  (t80)  Lewis  Alexr.'  and  Sophia  T.  (Hauser)  Levering. 

535.  1.   JOSEPH  MORTIMER*  ( Rt.  Re\  ) :  b.  Feb.  20,  1849,  at  Hanv 

burg,  Hardin  Co.,  Tenn.  ;  m.  June  6,  1876,  Martha 
Augusta  Whitesell,  b.  May  25,  1851,  at  Bethleiiem,  Pa., 
where  her  parents,  John  David  and  Julianna  (Diehl) 
Whitesell,  resided.    Res.  Bethlehem.    Sec  biog.    (1334) 

536.  II.   MalviNA  Louisa*:    b.   Dec.   20,    1850,  at  Hope,  Ind,;  m. 

Nov.  30,  1871,  at  Olney,  111.,  to  William  Ellis  Creson,  of 
Samsville,  111.     They  live  at  Bloomfleld,  Mo.       (1336) 

537.  III.  Martin  Montgomery*:  b.  May  25,  1853,  at  West  Salem, 

111.  ;  m.  Nov.  21,  1881,  at  Hope,  Ind.,  Sarah  Matilda  Kel- 
ler.    They  live  at  01ne\-,  111.  (n47) 

538.  IV.  Mary  Emma*:    b.  Oct.  10.  185^,  at  West  Salem.  III.;  d. 

Jan.  8,  1857,  at  Olney,  111. 

539.  V.   Alice*:    b.   May  31,  1858,  at  Olney,  111.,  where  she  was 

m.  Feb.  24,  1878,  to  Henr\-  Taylor,  of  Sams\  ille.  111. 
They  live  at  Olney,  111.  (1352) 

540.  \T.  Susan  Ellen*:   b.  Feb.  24,  1861,  and  d.  Apl.  30,  1879. 

at  Olney. 

541.  VII.  Sarah  Matilda*:   b.  Jan.  21,  1864;   d.  July  22.  1881. 

at  Olney. 

542.  VIII.  Lewis  Russell*:  b.  Sept.  14,  1867,  at  Oine\-;  m.  Jui\- 

13,  1892,  Mary  Isabel  Sheets,  dau.  of  Rev.  Charles  B. 
Sheetz,  D.  D.,  at  Bethlehem.  Pa.  Mr.  L.  is  Principal  of 
Aurora  Business  College,  at  Jennings  Seminar)',  Aurora, 
III.  (1359) 

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722 


THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 


543.  l.\.   William  Henry":   h.  July  21,  1869,  at  Olney,  where  he 

in.  Dec.  27,  1 891,  Florence  J.  McRober.ts.     He  is  a  portrait 
artist,  at  Chicago,  III.  (1361) 

544.  X.   Ruth  ANN^:   h.  Mch  5,  187J,  at  01ne>-;   m.  there  Au,u.  14. 

1892,  to  Ciiarles  Wilkerson  Crout.     Tlie\-  res.  in  Chi- 


cago. 


(1363) 


Children   of    (185)    Margfaret    Levering:'    (Miller)    and    Rev.    Levi 

Sternberg:,  D.  D. 

545.  1.  George  Miller**  (M.  L).):  b.  June  8,  1838;  m.  in  1866, 

Maria  Louisa  Russell,  of  Cooperstown,  N.  Y.,  who  d.  in 
1867,  *>''  Cholera,  at  Fort  Marker  ;  m.  2J  in  i86g,  Martha 
L.  Pattison,  of  hidianapolis,  hid.  Dr.S.  is  Surgeon-Gen- 
eral of  the  United  States  Arin\',  and  res.  at  Washington, 
D.  C.     See  biog. 

546.  11.  Theodore':  b.  Sept.  15,  1840;  m.  Sept.  28,  1877,  Bertha 

M.  Smith,  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.     Mr.  S.  is  a  la\v\-er,  at  Ells 
worth,  Kan.  (  1375) 

547.  111.  John  Frederick':  b.  Mch.  12,  184^. 

548.  IV.   ROSINA":    b.  Mch.  8,  1845;    '^i-   Sept.    12,  1875,  to  J.  W. 

Phelps,  in  Ellsvvortli  Co.,  Kan.  (i377) 

549.  V.   Emily':    b.   Feb.  29,  1848;    m.    Dec.   3,    1868,   to   Filink 

Humlong,  at  Albion,  Iowa,  where  she  d.  April  21,  1890. 

(ivSi) 

550.  VL  Charles Hazelius":  1  f  m.  Jul\-  7,  1880,  Amia 

M.    Reynolds,    at    Ft. 

b.  June       Ril^'N-.Kan.     (1384) 
15,  i8t;o.      m.Jan.  19, 1879,  Lydia 
E. Griffith, in  Ellsworth 
Co.,  Kan.       (1389) 

Vlll.  William  .Augustus^:  b.  Mch.   14,  18^3.     is  a  lawye 
at  Tacoma,  Wash. 


551.     VI 1.  Edward  Endress** 


55- 


553.  L\.   Albert*^:   b.    Noy.   9,  1855;    m.   Sept.  22,  1886,   Ella    F. 

Alton,  at  Webster,  Mass.  (i394) 

554.  X.  Francis**:  b.  Mch.  31,  1858;  m.  Oct.  16,  1883,  Mary  Ellen 

L^eiiby,  at  Manchester,  England.  (1396) 

555.  XI.    ROBERT':   b.  Jan.  19,   i860;  d.  Aug.  31,  1868. 


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POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD    LEVERING.  72^ 

Children  of  (186)  Frances  Louisa'  (Miller)  and  John  G.  Bray. 

556.  1.   Francis**:  b.  June  lo,    1840;   m.   Apl.   20,    1870,  to  Clara 

Celestina  Kennedy.     Res.  at  Santa  Clara,  Cal.    ( i  399) 

557.  11.   JOHN«:  b.  Feb.  6,  1842;  m.  Feb.  19,  1863,  to  Mary  Char- 

lotte Timmerman.     Res.  San  Francisco.  (1407) 

558.  111.  Charlotte**:  b.  June  n,  1843;  m.  Aug.  7,  1866.  to  T. 

EUard  Beans,  who  was  founder  and  is  President  of  "  The 
Bank  of  San  Jost',"  Cal.     See  hwsr.  (1411) 

559.  IV.  Mary*:  b.  Apl.  26,  1845  ;  m.  Dec.  27,  1882,  to  Dr.  Joseph 

T.  Widney.     Res.  Los  Angeles,  Cal.    No  chn.    ^V('  hio^^. 

560.  V.    ANNA**:    b.   Mch.    30,    1848;    d.    Feb.  6,    1852,  at  Sacra- 

mento, Cal. 

561.  VI.  FRANCES':  b.  Apl.   16,  1850;  d.  Mch.  8,  1852,  at  Sacra- 

mento, Cal. 

562.  VII.  GranDIN*:  b.  Jan.   29  and  d.   Nov.   26,    1853,   at  San 

Francisco,  Cal. 

563.  VIII.   AUGUSTUS*:   b.   Feb.    17,    1855;    d.    Feb.    i^,    1857,   at 

Hartwick  Seminary,  N.  Y. 

564.  IX.     George*:    b.    July   6,    1857;    unmd.     Res.    with    his 

mother  at  Santa  Clara,  Cal. 

565.  X.  Arthur*:  b.  Mch.  12,   1859;  m.  Dec.  27,   1880,  to  Eftie 

Swain  Smith.     Res.  San  Luis  Obispo,  Cal.         (141  3) 

566.  XL  Grandin*:  b.  Mch.  25,  1861  ;  m.  Oct.  9,  1883,  to  Carrie 

Thompson  Hunter.     Res.  at  Santa  Clara,  Cal.   (1417) 


Children  of  (188)  Emily  E;  (Miller)  and  James  Bray  Cox. 

567.  1.  James  Bray,  Jr.*:  b.  Sept.   u,  1848;  m.  Nov.  7,  1877.  to 

Mary  J.  Romaine. 

568.  11.  George  Miller*:  b.  Nov.  6,  1850;  d.  Jan.  22,  1S31. 

569.  111.  Mary  Frances*:  b.  June  25,  and  d.  Jul\-  16,  1852. 

570.  IV.  Henry  Miller*:   (Rev.)  b.  July  5,   1854;    m.  Oct.  28. 

1886,  to  Lizzie  Randall  Burst.  Rev.  Co.\  is  now  (1896) 
pastor  of  the  Union  Reformed  Church  at  High  Bridge. 
N.  Y.  (1419) 


724  Till-;    LHVERING    FA.WIL^'. 

571.  \'.  Charlotte  Augusta**:  b.  Nov.  24,  1856.    Res.  Grave- 

sfnJ,  Brnok-lN-n,  N.  Y. 

572.  VI.    E.MILV  Frances**:   b.  Oct.    17,    1859.     Res.   Grawsend, 

Bi(M.klyn,  N.  Y. 

573.  VIll.  Henrietta  Levering":  b.  Feb.  15,  1863;  ni.  Ali^j;,  9, 

1892,  to  Irving  Green.     Res.  Mt.  Kisko,  N.  Y. 


Child  of  (J 89)  Rev.  George  H.'  and  Ann  E.  (Davidson)  Miller. 

574.  1.  Frances  Louisa":  b.  Aug.  u,  1848;  m.  June  i,  1870,  to 
William  Dean  Burditt.  Res.  at  Cooperstown,  Otsego 
Co.,  N.  Y.  (1423) 


Children  of  (190)  Julia  Maria'  (Miller)  and  Rev.  Reinhold  Adelberg. 

575.  1.  Ernest  Lewis  Hazelius":   b.  May  u,  1862;  m.  Jul\- 2, 

1889,  Clara  Johanna  Marie  Koerts.  (1429) 

576.  11.   JOHANNA  MaGDALENA":    b.  July  6,  and  d.  Sep.  21,   1863. 

577.  111.  WiLHEMiNA  Elizabeth":   b.  Mch.  19,  1865. 


Children  of  (191)  Susan  Adeline'  (Miller)  and  Rev.  John  Daniel 

English. 

578.  1.  Mar^-  IsaBELLE":    b.  Dec.  28,   1853,  at  (ihent.  N.  Y.;    m. 

Oct.  15,  1879,  to  William  L.  Calkins.  (  i43o) 

579.  II.   JOHN  GraNDIN":    b.  April  17,  1856.  at  Middleburw  N.  Y. 

580.  ill.  Robert  Donaldson":  b.  Ma\-  21,  1858,  at  Middlebury, 

N.  Y.;  m.  Oct.  17,  1883,  Carrie  B.  Taylor.         (1432) 

581.  IV.  Charles  Miller":  b.  April  25,  i860,  at  Fayette,  N.  Y.; 

m.  Nov.  9,  1887,  Letha  Zimmerman.  (M37) 

582.  \  .   George  Thomas":    b.    1862.   at  Hartwick   Sem.,   N.  Y.; 

m.  Nov.  22,  1883,  Frances  dioley. 


POSTERIT^■   OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  725 


Children  of  (194)  Henrietta  Sophia'  (Miller)  and  Rev.  Alfred 

Hiller,  D.  D. 

583.  I.  DELIA  Margaret**:    b.  June  6,    1858,  at  Fayette,  N.  Y.; 

m.  Dec.  19,  1876,  to  William  Dufford,  of  German  Valley, 
N.  J.,  where  they  are  livin^^.  (i439) 

584.  11.  Mary  Caroline*:    b.  May  30,   i860,  at  German  Valley, 

N.  J.;  m.  July  3,  1888,  to  Rev.  William  Benson.  They 
are  now  (i8g6)  located  at  Dansville,  N.  Y.  (1442) 

585.  111.  James  LaNSING^M.  D.):  b.  Mch.  22,  1862;    m.  Nov.  3, 

1887,  Nellie  M.  Yetter.     Res.  New  York  City.    (1443) 

586.  IV.   Robert  Henry'*  (Rev.):    b.  May  4,    1864,   at  German 

Valley,  N.  J.;  unmd.  At  present  (1896)  is  professor  of 
art  and  vocal  culture  at  Wittenberg  College,  Springfield, 
Ohio. 

587.  V.  George  Benjamin**  (Rfv.):    b.  June  5,  1866,  at  Hart- 

wick  Seminary,  N.  Y.;  unmd.  Now  pastor  of  Lutheran 
Church  at  Oswego,  N.  Y. 

588.  VI.  ALFRED  ARMIN**:    b.  Aug.  27,   1869,  at  German  Vallev, 

N.  J.     Res.  Hartwick  Seminary,  N.  Y. 

589.  Vll.  HENRIETTA   LOUISA**:     b.    Dec.    29,    1871,    at   German 

Valley,  N.  J.     Res.  Hartwick'  Seminary,  N.  Y. 

590.  Vlll.  JOHN  FRANKLIN*:    b.  Aug.  6,  1875,  ^^t  German  Valley, 

N.  J.     Res.  Hartwick  Seminar\',  N  Y. 


Children  of  (195)  Henry  Schmidt'  and  Belle  A.  (Strong)  Miller. 


591 
592 

593 
594 
595 


L  George  Benjamin*:  b.  Nov.  20,  1873. 

II.  Henry  Strong*:  b.  Mch.  14.  1878;  d.  Dec.  27.  i8S^ 

III.  Theodore  AUGUSTUS*:] 

\  b.  Mch.  8,  1886. 

IV.  ALVA  Strong*:  ) 

V.  Charles  Hazelius*:  b.  July  28,  1888. 


726  THH    LH\BRlN(j    lA.WlL^'. 


Children  of  (196)  Mary  Caroline'  (Miller)  and  Dr.  Armin 

Uebelacker. 

596.  1.   ANNA  Johanna  LtVERlNG**:    b.  Ma\-  20  and  d.  May  27, 

i860,  at  Boston,  Mass. 

597.  11.   (iEORGE  Henry**:  b.  June  28,  1863;  d.  Jan.   17,  1867,  at 

Morristovvn,  N.  J. 

sqS.    hi.  Charles  Frederick':  b.  Api.  8,  1868;  m.  Hdcne  Adele 

Adams,  of  Cleveland,  O.  (i445) 


Children  of  (198)  George  Henry'  and  Anna  (Ackerson)  Snyder. 

599.  I.  (Charlotte  Elizabeth'':  b.  June  8,  1848;   m.  June  27, 

1878,  to  John  M.  Cherry  at  Jersey  City,  N.  J.,  and  d. 
Dec.  20,  1879.  (1446) 

600.  11.  Moses  Augustus':  b.  Dec.  28,  1849;  m.  June  18, 1873, 

Mary  Frances  Cronham  at  Jersey  City,  and  d.  Oct.  21, 

1889,  at  Nutley,  N.  J.,  wiiere  his  widow  and  son  reside. 

(1447) 

601.  111.  Mary  Parthenia**:  b.  Sep.  9,  185 1  ;  m.  Apl.  17,  1884,  to 

John  M.  Cherry  at  Jersey  Cit\',  where  they  reside. 

(1449) 

6d2.    IV.  William  Edgar':  b.  Oct.  30,  18^4;  d.  Sep.  10,  1863, 
at  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

603.    V.  Anna  Matilda';  b.  Feb.  22,  1859;  m.  Apl.  20,  1879,  to 
Frederick  Crosby  at  Jersey  Cit\-,  where  she  d.  Jan.  29, 

1890.  (1452) 


Children  of  (199)  Rev.  Wm.  Edgar'  and  Susan  (St. John)  Snyder. 

604.  1.  Charlotte  A.welia':    b.  Mch.   16,   1852,  at  Nessery,  E. 

India.     Res.  Hartwick  Seminary,  N.  Y.     Unmd. 

605.  II.   Emily  Taylor':   b.  Jan.    iq,    185^;   d.  May  27,   1854,  at 

(juntoor,  E.  India. 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  - 1-] 


Children  of  (201 )  Theodore  Levering  '  and  Julia  L.  ( Scovill  i  Snyder. 

606.  1.   THEODORE   Scovill":    b.    Nov.  6,    1857,   at   Wattrrbury, 

Conn.:  m.  Nov.  11,  1884,  Adeline  S.  Mason,  at  Brook- 
l\n,  N.  Y.,  where  they  reside.  (1456) 

607.  II.   Emily  Louisa**:    b.  Nov.   14,   1859,  at  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

608.  ill.  Julia  Levering':  b.  Oct.  2,  1862,  at  Jersey  Cit\',  N.  J. 

609.  IV.   Harr^'  Lincoln*:  b.  Aug.  17,  1865,  at  Jt-rsey  City.  N.J. 

Children  of  (202)  Emily  T.'  (Snyder)  and  James  Loag. 

610.  I.   EFFIE  Miller**:  b.  May  10,  i860,  at  Shasta,  CaL;  m.  Jul\ 

7,  1887,  to  Dr.  Henry  L.  Osborn,  Professor  of  Biology 
at  Hamline  University  at  St.  Paul,  Minn.,  where  tiiey 
reside. 

611.  II.  Julia":  b.  Feb.  15,  1862,  at  Shasta,  Cal.     Is  a  teacher  of 

science  and  mathematics  in  a  college  preparatory'  school 
for  young  ladies  at  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  where  she  resides 
with  her  mother. 

Children  of  {\(i(i)  Harriet  C'  (Beck)  and  Matthew  Cassler. 

612.  I.  Cornelia  ROSANNA":  b.  Mch.  2,  1845,  '^t  Nazareth.  Pa.; 

m.  June  11,  1867,  to  Edward  George  Macl<,  at  Bethlehem. 
He  d.  near  that  city  on  June  7,  1878,  from  R.  R.  accident. 
She  d.  on  Nov.  15,  1878,  at  Harrisburg,  Pa.,  from  the 
shock  of  her  husband's  death.  ( 1274) 

613.  II.  Louisa  Matilda**:    b.  Sep.    15,    1846,  at  Nazareth;    m. 

Jan  21,  1866,  at  Bethlehem,  to  Albert  Dorward,  of 
Slatington,  Pa.  They  live  at  Canton,  O.,  where  her 
husband  is  known  as  "John  Allen."  (1280) 

614.  III.  LUCIAN  Augustus**:  b.  Jan.  20,  1849;  m.  June  27.  1880, 

Helen  Aldine  Bidwell,  at  West  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  where 
they  reside.  ( i-<^4) 

615.  IV.   JOSEPHINE  Louisa":   b.  Aug.  20,  1851,  at  Nazareth;  d. 

June  30,  1866,  at  Bethlehem. 

616.  V.  Edwin  Matthew":  b.  Nov.  24,  1854;  d.  Sep.  n.  1855.  at 

Bethlehem. 


728  TMF.    LHVERING    FAMILY. 

617.  VI.   Caroline  Sophia**:   b.  Sep.  i-j,  i<S56,  at  Bethlehem  ;   m. 

Apl.  16,  1S75,  at  Soutli  Bethlehem,  to  Ridiard  Coghill,  a 
native  of  Yorkshire,  En^fland,     Res.  Pittsburg,  Pa. 

(1286) 

Children  of  (1 68)  Sophia  S.'  (Beck)  and  Michael  Hoch. 

618.  1.   William   HENRY^  (Rev.):   b.  Mch.  27,  1846;   m.  June   16, 

1876,  Frederiche  Dorothea  Deubler,  at  Reading,  Pa.  She 
d.  Dec.  II,  1880,  at  Green  Ba\',  Wis.  Re\-.  H.  res.  at 
Bath,  Pa.     See  biog.  (1296) 

619.  11.  Samuel  Benjamin**:  b.  Aug.  26,  1848;  m.  May  23,  1868, 

Amanda  E.  George,  who  d.  Dec.  8,  1894,  while  they 
lived  on  a  farm  near  Redington,  Pa.  Mr.  H.  li\'es  at 
Loyal  Oak,  O.  (1298) 

620.  111.  Caroline  Louisa**:  b.  Apl.  24,  185 1 ;  m.  Nov.  18,  1876, 

to  Jackson  Siegfried,  of  Bath,  Pa.  They  live  at  S.  Beth- 
lehem, Pa.,  where  Mr.  S.  is  employed  in  the  Goxernment 
Ordnance  Works.  (1307) 

621.  IV.  Franklin  Ferdinand^:  b.  Dec.  14,  1853;   d.  Mav  28, 

1876,  at  Bath,  Pa.     Unmd. 

■622.     V.  Levin  Jacob**:  b.  in  1856;  d.  Mch,  30,  1863,  in  Bushkill 
Tp.,  Northampton  Co.,  Pa. 

^623.     VI.   ANNA  Maria**:    b.   Sep.    3,   1859;    d.   Nov.    16,    1862,  in 
Buslikill  'Pp.,  Northampton  Co.,  Pa. 

624.      Vll.   Alvin  Abraham**:   b.  June  27,  and  d.  Nov.  10,  1862,  in 
Bushkill  Tp.,  Northampton  Co.,  Pa. 

All  were  born  near  Moorestown,  Northampton  Co.,  Pa. 
The  famil\-  now  (1896)  live  at  Bath,  in  the  same  county. 


Children  of   (169)  Eliza  Charlotte '  (Beck.)  and  Lewis  Hahn. 

,625.  1.  Henry  Edwin**:  b.  Jan.  19,  1849;  m.  Sept.  i,  1872,  Re- 
becca Susanna  Heckman.  He  owns  and  occupies  a  farm 
near  to  Moorestown,  Pa.  (1308) 

,626.  II.  Adeline  Augusta*:  b.  Aug.  3,  1850;  m.  Apl.  19, 
1883,  to  James  Lewellyn  Bauman,  They  live  near  to 
Edelman,  Pa.     No.  chn. 


POSTERITY    OF   GHRHAR13    LEVERING.  72Q 

627.  111.   Ellen    HlizabETH'':    b.  Sept.  4,  1852  ;  m.  June  10,  1870, 

to  Re\ .  Franklin  Henry  Ruloff.  (  nn) 

When  but  20  years  old  Mr.  R.  was  jj;radLiateiJ  as  a  civil 
engineer  in  the  class  of  1866  at  the  University  of  Berlin, 
Germany,  after  which  he  attended  the  Seminary  at  Halle, 
Germany,  for  two  years  ;  then  immigrated  to  the  United 
States;  settled  in  Northampton  County,  Pa.,  where  he 
practiced  his  profession  for  13  years.  For  9  years  follow- 
ing he  preached  the  Gospel  in  the  church  of  the  United 
Brethren,  supplying  pulpits  in  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  Leba- 
non, Pa.  Early  in  1893  Mr.  R.  was  licensed  b\'  the 
Lehigh  Classes  of  the  Eastern  Synod  of  the  Reformed 
Church  in  the  United  States,  to  preach  the  Gospel.  On 
July  21,  1893,  was  received  into  the  Wyoming  Classes  of 
the  same  Synod  and  Church,  and  ordained  to  be  a  regular 
pastor.  Since  ordination,  and  at  present  (1896),  has 
charge  of  the  Reformed  Church  at  Nanticoke,  Pa. 

628.  IV.   ANDREW  Oliver**:    b.  Sep.  10,  1854;    m.  May  28,  1876, 

Sarah   Elizabeth   Germanton.     They  live  on  a  farm   in 
Palmer  Tp.,  near  to  Stockertown,  Pa.  (1320) 

629.  V.  Caroline  ROSINA*:    b.  Mch.  n,  1858;  m.  Oct.  6.  1877, 

to  Azariah  Bauman.     They  own  and  li\e  en  a  farm  in 
Plainfield  Tp.,  near  to  Edelman.  (1324) 

630.  VI.    Franklin  Jacob**:  b.  Nov.  2,  1863;  m.  Oct.  18,  1891, 

Ida  Werkheiser.     Live  at  Stockertown,  Pa.     No  chn. 
All  were  born  and  still  live  within  Northampton  Co.,  Pa 

Child  of  (181)  Charles  J/  and  Emily  (Turner)  Levering. 

631.  1.    LaURA«:     b.  Jan.,    i86s  ;     m.   Jan.,  1881,   t..   Is.   Fleming, 

Indianapolis. 

Children  of  (182)  I^vi  Lemuel' and  Sarah  (Youngling)   Levering. 

632.  I.   RUTH  ANNIE«:    b.  Sep.  16,  1861,  at  Hope,  Ind.,  where  she 

d.  June  21,  1864. 

633.  II.  EFFIE  Ray«:  b.  April  9,  1866,  at  Hope,  Ind.;  unmd.     Res. 

at  Kansas  City,  where  she  is  prominent  in  educational 
work. 

634.  III.  Harry  Raymond**:   b.  Sep.  13,  1^67,  at  Hope:   d.  Mch. 

26,  1875,  at  Columbus,  Ind. 


730  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

635.  IV.   Albert  LiNWOOD":    b.  Mch.  21,  1869,  at    Hope.     Is  en 

iliu-^ed  ill  practical  architecture  with  his  father  in  Kansas 
City,  Mo. 

636.  \'.    Chance   Daisy'':     b.    Jan.   20.   and   a.    Jan.   21,  iSji.  at 

Columbus,  ind. 

637.  VI.   JOSEPH  MONTGOMERY' "^i   b.  Jui\-  20,  1874,  at  Columbus, 

In  J. 

638.  VII.   MaR^  ADELAID'':   b.  Au^.  m.  1S76,  at  Columbus,  Ind. 

639.  VIII.    Ned  Michael':    b.   Jan.  21,  and  d.  Au.u.   5,  1881,  at 

Columbus,  Ind. 

Children  of  (J 83)  Mary  Louisa'  (Levering)  and  Charles  G.  Michael. 

640.  1.  Edward  William':    b.  Oct.  27,  and  d.  Now  6,  1859.  ^it 

Hope,  Ind. 

641.  U.  Henry  Levering':  b.  Jan.  23,  1861  ;  m.  June   17,  1890, 

Grace  Emma  Bauman. 

642.  III.   Emma  Augusta':   b.  July  2,  1866,  at  Hope,  Ind. 

643.  IV.  Gertrude  Evelyn':  b.  Jan.  s,  1868,  at  Hope,  ind. 

644.  V.  Caroline  Montgomery':  b.  April  7,  1873,  at  Hope,  Ind. 

Family  reside  at  Hope,  Ind. 

Children  of  (204)  Caroline  M.'  (Levering)  and  George  Henry  Ruede. 

645.  1.  ANNA  Margaret':  b,  \y^c.  28,  1845;  ^l-  J-i'""-  '^  i^'^4^^- 

646.  II.   JOHN  AUGUSTUS':  b.  Dec.  7,  1846. 

647.  III.  Edward  Hastings':  I  rm.  July  29, 1876, 

Vir.iiinia  M. 
Jacoby,  at  S. 
B  e  t  h  I  e  h  e  m , 
Pa.     (1366) 


^b.  Nov.  22,  1848  ;-i 


648.  IV.  James  Henry': 

649.  \ .  Alice  Elizabeth':  b.  Jan.  6,  185 1. 

650.  VI.  William  Eugene':  ]  |d.  June  27, 1854, 

b.  Sep.  6,  1853;  atSalem,N.C. 

651.  VII.  CharlesSamuel':J  I 

652.  VIll.   CjEORGE  Francis':   b.- Nov.  14,  1856,  in  Hope,  Ind. 

Famil\-  residence,  Hope,  Ind. 


POSTERITY-   OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  73I 

Children  of  (205)  Rev.  Eugene  P.'  and  Sarah  (Carpenter)  Greider. 

653.  I.   Allen  Levering**:   b.  Apl.  i6,  1856;  m.  Louisa  Reinokl,  b. 

Dec.  II,  1861.     Reside  at  Lebanon,  Pa.,  where  lit-  is  a 
successful  merchant.  ('457) 

654.  IL  Edwin  Carpenter**  (Rev.)  :  b.  Oct.  26,  1857;  m.  Susan 

F.  Reinike,  b.  Jan.  19,  i860.     He  is  (1892)  superintend 
ing  missionary  at  St.  Croix,  W.  Indies.  (1461) 

655.  IIL  Ferdinand  LMANUEL**:  b.  June  29,  1859.     Unmd.     is  a 

commercial  clerk  at  Lebanon,  Pa. 

656.  IV.  Emma  Matilda":  b.  July  20,  1861  ;  m.  to  Egbert  T.  JA-h- 

man,   who   was  b.   Nov.  8,    1845,  at    Bethanw   N.   Car. 
No  chn. 

657.  V.   HOWARD  LaNGSTON*:  b.  Nov.  6,  1864;  d.  Junr  24,  1S65. 

658.  VL    Paul  Michael**  (Rev.) :  b.  Sep.  3,  1866;  m.  Sep.  22, 

1891,   Flora   C.   Schmitz,   b.   July  11,    1866.     Is  (1892) 

pastor  of  the  Moraxian  Church  at  Sharon,  O.     (i4<'/)) 


Child  of  (206)  Ruth  E;  (Greider)  and  Charles  N.  BeckeL 

659.    L  Lawrence  Levering*:  b.  Aug.  25, 185 1 ;  m.  No\-.  16,  1880, 
Elizabeth  Hoover,  in  Philad.  (1467) 


Children  of  (207)  Amanda  J.'  (Greider)  and  John  Edw.  Luckenbach. 

660.  1.  Hannah  Louisa**:  b.  May  14,  1850;  m.  Now  14,  1871.  t(t 

Charles  S.  Ta)lor,  of    Morrisville,   Bucks  Co.,    Pcnna. 

(146S) 

661.  IL   Martha  J.**:   b.  Mch.  31,  1852;  m.  Mch.  10,  1877,  to  Le\'in 

Leibfried,  of  Nazareth,  Pa.     Res.  at   Bethleht-m.   Pa. 

(1470) 

662.  IIL  Marys.**:  b.  Oct.   31,   1855;  m.  Aug.  12,  1879,  to  Rev. 

Calvin  R.  Kinse\-,  who  was  b.  Mch  31,  1852,  near  to  Lock 
17,  Tuscarawas  Co.,  O.  He  has  been  engaged  in  the 
ministry  of  the  Moravian  Church  since  1880.  Is  now 
(1892)  in   charge  of  the  church  at  Fry's  Valle\-,  O. 

(1471) 


732  THI£    LEVERING    FA.Min  . 

Children  of  (208)  Jane  M.'  (Greider)  and  William  A.  lacobson. 

663.  1.   Eugene  William**:   b.  Mch.   13,  1854.     Removed  to  Call 

fornia  in  1880. 

664.  11.   Hmil^'    Frances**:    b.    Ma>-    13,    1857.     Unmd.     Res.    in 

Portland,  Me, 

665.  ill.   ARTHUR  Edward^:   b.  Dec.  9,  1858;  d.  Nov.  12,  1859,  at 

Hope,  Ind. 

666.  IV.   Robert  Moore**:   b.  ApL  12,  1863,  at  Duncansville,  Pa.; 

m.  Sep.  14,  1887,   Emma  Campbell,  in  the  city  of  New 
York,  where  they  reside.  (  1473) 

Children  of  (209)  Ann  E.'  (Levering;)  and  Peter  K.  Bossard. 

667.  1.  Emma  Matilda**:  b.  June  8,   1853;  m.  in   1880  to  James 

Tabel. 

668.  11.   William    H.«:    b.    Nov.   20,    1855;    m.    Feb.   25,    1880,   to 

Alice  Kemmerer.     Res.  Bangor,  Pa. 

669.  ill.    Eugene  Abraham**:  b.  Dt^c.  10,  i860;   m.  Sept.  29, 

1885,   to    Elmira   Woodling.     They  reside   at  Hamilton, 
Monroe  Co.,  Pa. 

670.  IV.   Mary  ANNA**:   b.  July  4,  1863;   m.  Jan.   22,  1887,  to  Ed- 

ward Oyer.     Res.  Hamilton,  Pa. 

Child  of  (210)  Jane  Caroline  '  (Levering)  and  Georg^e  Williams. 

671.  1.  Stewart  LEVERING**:  b.  Mch.  n.   1849;  m.  May  6,  1885, 

to  Ella  Cress.     Res.  Olivers'  Mills,  Pa. 

Children  of  same  and  2d  husband^  Col.  Charlton  Burnett. 

672.  11.  Rogers  Levering*':  b.  Oct.  25,  1856;  m.  July  8,  1882, 

to  Janet  Norton.     Res.  Stroudsburg,  Pa. 

673.  ill.  Harry  Charlton^:  b.  Dec.  30,  1858;  m.  Apl.  30,  1889, 

to  Essie  McLennan.     Res.  Salt  Lake  City. 

674.  IV.  Mary  Anna^:  b.  May  23,   1862;  m.  Sept.  27,   1879,  to 

Nathan  Underwood,  who  d.     She  m.  2d  time  to  Robert 
L.  Kelly,  of  Minneapolis,  Minn. 


POSTERITY   OF  GERHARD    LEVERING.  733 

675.  V.   FREDDIE*:   b.  Jan.  16  and  d.  Mch.  4,  1865. 

676.  VI.  William  McCandless*:  b.  Apl.  18,  1871.    Unmd. 

Children  of  i2l\  )  Emma  Matilda  '  (Levering)  and  Alfred  S. 

Dimick. 

677.  1.   Mary':  b.  Oct.  28,  1853;  m.  in  1878  to  Henry  Burrowes. 

Res.  Lancaster,  Pa.  (1474) 

678.  11.  Eugene  Levering*:  b.  Oct.  28,  1855;  m.  in  1877  to 

Geor^iia  Harrick.     Res.  Hartin.^ton,  Neb.  (1478) 

679.  111.   HENRY*:  b.  Sept.  20,  1858.     Res.  Pittsburiih,  Pa. 

680.  IV.   Alfred*:  b.  Mcb.   n,   1864;  m.  in   1890  to  Ada  Walp. 

(1480) 

681.  V.  Annetta*:  b.  Dec.  28,  1867. 

682.  VI.  DELMADI*:  b.  Mch.  15,  1873. 


Children  of  (213)  Dr.  Rogers  ]*'  and  Sarah   (Keller)  Levering. 

683.  1.  Emma  Eugenia*:   b.  May  17,  1862:  m.  Oct.  19,  1882,  to 

Stogdell  L.  Kirkhoff.     Res.  Forty  Fort,  Pa.         (14^0 

684.  11.  JOHN  ABRAHAM*:  b.  Nov.  2,  1863;  d.  Aug.  29,  1865. 

685.  HI.  Mary  Ann*:    b.   April  8,   1865;  m.  May  20,   1885,  to  J. 

Anson  Singer,  M.  D.,  a  graduate  of  medicine  at  the  Uni- 
versity of  New  York,  now  practicing  his  profession  at  Forty 
Fort,  Pa.  (148O 

686.  IV.  Laura  Virginia*:  b.  Sept.  i,  1866. 

687.  V.   Eugene  Henry*:   b.  Feb.  29,  1868.     A  graduate  of  medi 

cine  in  the  University  of  the  City  of  New  York.     Is  en 
gaged  in  liis  profession  in  Monroe  Co.,  Pa. 

688.  VI.  JENNIE*:    b.   Aug.  24,  1869;   m.  Nov.  8,   1889,  to  Abner 

Heller.     Res.  Tamaqua,  Pa.  (1487) 

689.  Vll.  LIZZIE  KELLER*:  b.  Jan.  21,  1873;  d.  Oct.  2.  1877. 

690.  VUl.   CORA  FRANCES*:   b.  Jan.  21,  1876;  d.  Ma>- 9,  1878. 

691.  IX.  William  Rogers*:  b.  Nov.  19,  1879. 

FamiK'  reside  at  Scioto,  Monroe  Co.,  Pa. 


734  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (215)  Dr.  Stewart  Sivilly  '  and  A.  Augusta  (Wallace) 

Levering. 

692.  1.   ANNETTA  ADELIA*^:   b.  Nn\-.  9,  1863. 

693.  II.  Caroline'*:  b.  Jul\-  17,  1868;  d.  Mch.  4.  1870. 

694.  111.  Burton  Abraham'*:  b.  Feb.  14,  1870. 

695.  IV.  ANNA  Wallace**:  b.  June  6,  1872. 

All  were  born  at  Bi()aJheaJ\ille,  Monroe  Co.,  Pa. 


Child  of  (217)  Dr.  Edwin  Aug.'  and  Jane  (Weiss)  Levering. 

696.     1.   Harry  Weiss'  :  b.  Aug.  26,  1866  ;  m.  June  25,  1884,  Hattle 
Estella  Misho.     They  res.  at  Williamsport,  Pa.     (1488) 


Children  of  (218)  Eugene  H.   and  Elizabeth  (McFarland)  Levering. 

697.  1.  Sarah  May":  b.  Ma\-  1,  1871  ;  m.  Oct.  i,  1892,  to  Edward 

P.  Sherwin,  of  Chica^fo,  111.,  where  the\'  reside. 

698.  11.   William  A.**:   b.  Oct.  15,  1873.      He  is  prominentl\- iden- 

tified with  the  office  of  Ci\'il  Hnuineer  and   Public  Works 
of  the  cit\-  of  Chicago. 


Children  of   (223)  Jane  E.'  (Levering)    and  Rev.  Henry  C.  Shindle. 


699 
700 
701 
702 

70^ 
704 


I.  Martin  Ll'Ther":  b.  Oct.  29,  1865;  d.  Jul\   19,  1867. 

II.  Harry  F.**:   b.  June  29,  1868. 

III.  George  Levering**:  b.  (3ct.  i-j,  1869;  d.  May  21,  1871, 

IV.  Clara  J.**:  b.  Nov.  17,  1S71. 
\'.  G.  Frank**:  b.  Aug.  19,  1875. 
\1.   Mary  C*  :  b.  Oct.  10,  1S78. 

Family  reside  at  New  Chester,  Adams  Co.,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING. 


7?5 


Children  of   (224)  Mary  F:  (Levering)  and  Charles  N.  Beckel. 

705.  1.  LEWIS  FERDINAND":  b.  Aug.  31,  1864;  d.  Ffb.  4,  1870,  at 

Bethlehem,  Pa. 

706.  II.  FRANCES  Caroline":  b.  Nov.  20,  1868;  d.  Feb.  7,  1870 

at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

707.  111.  Charles  Frederick":   b.   Uec.  20,    1870.     Livinu  at 

Bethlehem,  Pa. 

708.  IV.   ARTHUR  Clarence":  b,  Nov.  6,  1874:  d.  Jan.  16,  1875, 

at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

709.  V.  Ralph  Levering":  b.  Sept.  2,   1879.     Living  at  Bethle- 

hem, Pa. 


Children  of  (225)  Albert  Ferd.'  and  Sarah   (Stahler)  Levering. 

710.  I.  Bertha  Caroline":  b.  Apl.  17,  1875. 

711.  11.  Stella  Irene":  b.  Sep.  i,  1877;  d.  Apl.  28,  1880. 

712.  ill.  Charles  Ferdinand":  b.  Oct.  23,  1879;  d.   Feb.   26. 

1885. 

713.  IV.  Henr^'  Abraham":  b.  Jan.  5,  1882. 

714.  V.  Sarah  Jane":  b.  May  12,  1884. 

715.  VI.  William  Lambert":  b.  Sep.  21,  1889. 

716.  Vll.  Mary  Frances":  b.  Aug.  5,  1892. 

All  were  born  and  li\e  at  Chapmans  Quarries,  North- 
ampton Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (226)  Arthur  C'  and  Kate  (Schueller)  Levering. 

717.  1.  Robert  Clarence":  b.  Mch.  13,  and  d.  Aug.  i.  1S77. 

718.  11.  Henry  Ferdinand";  b.  May  2,  1878. 

719.  III.  ROY  Arthur":  b.  Aug.  24.  1882. 

720.  IV.  Walter  Benjamin":  b.  Aug.  15.  and  d.  Sep.  4.  1SS4. 

721.  V.  Frederick  Schueller":  b.  Oct.  22,  iSS;;. 

722.  VI.  Benjamin  Schueller":  b.  Dec.  22,  18S6;  d.  June  17, 

1887. 


736  THE    LEVERING    FA.Wm'. 

Children  of  (242)  Lamech '  and  Sarah  (Walker)  Rambo. 

723.  1.  William  Adna*":  b.  Mch.  29,  1844;  J.  Apl.  21,  1847. 

724.  11.  Hlmira  Alice*:  b.  Oct.  12,  1845.     Unmd. 

725.  111.   Elmer  JUDSON'*:    b.  June  9,    1847;    m.   Max-  25,    1876, 

Anna  M.  Abbott,  of  Zanesville,  O.  Mr.  R.  was  gradu- 
ated at  Norvvalk  College,  O.,  in  1867,  and  in  the  class  of 
1869  at  Poughkeepsie,  New  York.  Was  engaged  in 
manufacturinL:;  interests  for  many  years  at  Dresden,  O. 
Since  1885  has  lived  at  Findle\-,  O.  (1490 

726.  IV.  Miranda  Flavtlla**:   b.  Now  10,  and  d.  Dec.    14,    1S50. 

727.  \\  Viola  Miranda**:  b.  Nov.  28,  1852;  d.  July  20,  1854. 

728.  \'l.  Infant  son**:  b.  and  d.  Oct.  4,  1855. 

729.  \'ll.  Alva  Edwin**:   b.   Jul\-  30,   1857;    m.  Ma\-  21,  1890, 

Lorena  David,  of  Morris,  111.  He  was  graduated  at 
Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  in  the  class  of  1877.  Li\es  at 
Dresden,  O.  (i495) 

730.  \  111.  Jessie  Fidelia**:  b.  Oct.  i,  i860;  d.  Sep.  21,  1861. 

Children  of  (243)  Tabitha  '  (Rambo)  and  Welcome  Herendeen. 

731.  1.  Olive':  b.  Mch.   3,    1854;  m.  Oct.  25,    1876,  to  Thomas 

Whittenberger.  She  d.  July  3,  1883;  was  buried  in 
Knox  Co.,  O.,  near  to  her  childhood  home.  (1497) 

732.  11.  Welcome  Reece**:  b.  June  26,  1857. 

733.  111.   Leila**:  b.  Apl.  8,  1859;  d.  Nov.  18,  1879. 

734.  IV.   ALICE  E.**:  b.  Feb.  27,  1861  ;  m.  Feb.  24,  1891,  to  George 

R.  Lawrence.  (i499) 

735.  V.   DenSIE**:   b.  Aug.  16,  1862. 

736.  VI.   VINAL«:    h.    Aug.   8,    1864;    m.   Feb.   5,   1885,  Laura  J. 

Romine.  (1500) 

Ml.  May**:   b.  Aug,  16,  1867. 


737 


Child  of  (245)  Esther'  (Rambo)  and  Garrett  Selover. 

738.  1.  Lamec:h  RAMBO^•  b.  Dec.  4,  1855;  m.  Dec.  25,  1878, 
Hannah  J.  Rogers  of  Upper  Merion,  Montgomery  Co., 
Pa.  They  li\e  in  Franklin  Township,  Morrow  Co.,  Ohio.. 
No  chn. 


743  OF  G. 


MANDA    LEVERING  CROCKER. 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD    LEVERING.  737 

Children  of  (251 )  Mary  '  (Levering)  and  Giles  Taylor. 

739.  I.   ZOE  ANN*^:    b.  Sep.  16,  1849,  in  Ohio;   removed  witli  her 

parents  in  1852  to  Iowa.  Was  postmistress  at  Traer, 
Iowa,  from  1873  to  1881.  She  married  Nov.  30,  1881,  to 
Dr.  L.  James  Kynett,  who  was  horn  in  Warren  Co.,  O. 
He  (graduated  at  Jefferson  Medical  Colie}j;e,  Philad.,  Pa., 
and  for  many  years  has  commanded  a  large  practice  in 
Hamburg,  Iowa.     No  children  have  been  born  to  them. 

740.  11.  Melville  Tipton^:  b.  Jan.  21.  1853,  in  Tama  Co.,  Iowa, 

m.  at  Traer,  Iowa,  Jan.  30,  1878,  Emily  Horton,  who 
was  born  at  Owego,  N.  Y.  He  farms  extensively  near 
Paulina,  la.  (1504) 

741.  111.  Elizabeth  Adaline^:  b.  Apl.  17,  1856;  m.  Apl.  8,  1879, 

at  Traer,  la.,  to  David  Alexander  Porterfield,  who  was 
b.  at  Plimpton,  Canada.     He  is  a  merchant  at  Traer,  la. 

(1507) 

742.  IV.  ELMER  Ellsworth^:  b.  July  i,  1861  ;  m.  Feb.  23,  1887, 

Ella  Canfield,  who  was  born  at  Arlington,  Vt.     (15 11) 

At  16  years  of  age,  while  still  attending  school,  he  be- 
gan publishing  'Jlie  Traer  Star,  a  small  paper.  A  few 
years  after  he  bought  The  Traer  Clipper  and  still  continues 
the  publication  of  The  Traer  Star-Clipper.  His  wife  has 
editorial  charge  of  the  Women's  Department  of  the  paper. 
He  is  postmaster  at  Traer  since  1889.  This  town  was 
laid  out  in  1874  by  Mr.  Taylor. 

Children  of  (252)  Wm.  Cook'  and  Martha  (Morris)  Levering. 

743.  I.  ManDA^:  b.  Oct.    15,   1850;  m.   Oct.   15,   1872.  t<>  T.  W. 

Dingman,  who  d.  She  m.  2d  August  21,  1876,  to  Charles 
W.  Crocker.  They  resided  at  her  birthplace.  Albion, 
Ind.,  to  the  year  1879,  when  the>'  remo\-ed  to  Richland, 
Mich.  In  October,  1890,  they  removed  to  Shelb\',  Mich., 
where  they  reside.  ( J  5 '  3) 

Mrs.  C.  is  possessed  of  considerable  literary  and  poetic 
ability.  She  is  the  author  of  "  Our  Story,"  an  original 
poem  written  for  the  occasion  of  the  Levering  Famil>' 
Reunion,  held  at  Levering,  Ohio,  on  August  6,  1891.  as 
published  in  the  volume  of  proceedings. 


738  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

744.  II.  Charles  Miller**:  b.  Feb.  19,  1852.    Unmd.    Res.  at 

Archbold,  Oliio. 

745.  III.  Mary  Helen":  b.  Au.u.  31,   1854;  d.  Sep.   5,   1859,  at 

Albion,  Ind. 


Children  of  (254)  Noah'  and  Margaret  (Martin)  Levering;. 

746.  I.   Sallie  Murry^:  b.  July  i,  1856;  m.  Feb.  5,  1890,  to  Peter 

T.  Durfey,  of  Osteo;o  Co.,  N.  Y.,  wbo  is  a  graduate  of 
the  State  Normal  School  at  Albany,  N.  Y.  (15 15) 

In  1876  he  removed  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  Is  active  in 
prohibition  work.  Was  permanent  chairman  of  the  Cali- 
fornia State  Prohibition  Convention  held  in  1892. 

747.  II.  James  Henry**:  b.  June  2,  i8s9.     Unmd.     In  service  of 

the  Southern  Pacific  R.  R.  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

748.  III.  Mary  Elizabeth**:  b.  July  29,  1861 ;  m.  Jan.  4,  1888,  to 

Philip  Royar,  who  was  born  at  Miami,  Saline  Co.,  Mo. 
Res.  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  where  Mr.  R.  is  in  the  book  and 
stationery  business.  (1518) 

749.  IV.   NOAH  LEE«:  b.  Mch.  28,  1869.     A  graduate  of  the  State 

Normal  School  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal.  Is  a  teacher.  M. 
Oct.  2,  1895,  E"^'  May  Gird,  at  Appleton,  Bates  Co.,  Mo. 

750.  V.   Murry  Martin**:  b.  Apl.  6,  1871.     A  graduate  of  the  Los 

Angeles  Law  School.  M.  July  31,  1895,  Nettie  Davis,  at 
Ottumwa,  Iowa. 

Child  of  (256)  Cassett '  and  Elizabeth  E.  (Phillips)  Levering'. 

751.  I.    William  Arthur**:    b.  July  19,  1866;    unmd.     Has  for 

several  years  been  in  the  employ  of  the  Missouri  Pacific 
R.  R.  at  Aspen,  Colo.,  in  important  positions. 

Children  of  (257)  Columbus'  and  Eliza  (Smith)  Levering. 

752.  I.  Mary  Elvina**:    b.   Nov.   19,  1845;    "1-   Nov.   23,  1876,  to 

Wilson  A.  Tyrrell.     Res.  Pompei,  Mich.  (1520) 

753.  11.  Rhoda  Catharine**:    b.  July  8,  1857;  m.  Feb.  14,  1883, 

to  Charles  S.  Naldrett.  They  live  near  to  Middletown, 
Mich.  (2040) 


763  OF  G. 
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Children  of   (258)  Enoch"  and  Amanda  (Risley)  Levering. 

754.     1.    Calvin^:     b.    Jan.   i,    1846;     d.  Au^.    15,   185^,  at   Mt. 

Vernon,  O. 

755-     n.    RlLEY^:    b.   Mch.  22,1847;    m.  Mch.   5.  1873,  Hlizabeth 
Lewis.  (i';22) 

756.     in.    ANNA':     b.    Oct.    II,    1849;    d.    April    16,    18:7,     n    \\i. 
Vernon,  O. 

757-      IV.   JUDSON»:    b.  April  25,  1854;    m.  Ella  Ball.     Res.  Ches- 
terville,  O.     No  chn. 

758.  V.  Charles  R.«:    b.  April  6,   1856;    m.   May  Cook.     Res. 

Chesterville,  O.  (1529) 

He   is  a   prominent  farmer,  and   is  Vice-Prest.  of  the 
Levering  Historical  Association. 

759.  VL    Benton':    b.   Jan.  30,   1859;    m.  Emma  Melick.     Res. 

Benton,  Butler  Co.,  Ks.  (1531) 

760.  VII.    ROSETTA^:    b.   Mch.   30,  and  d.   Oct.    16.   i860,  at  Mt. 

Vernon,  Ohio. 

761.  VIII.   Ella':   b.  Nov.  16,  1862;  m.  to  Bradley  Vernon.      Res. 

Fredericktown,  O.  (i534) 

762.  IX.   Maggie':   b.   Sep.  15,  1864;    m.  to  Fred.  Wright.     Res. 

Alexandria,  O.  ( 1536) 

763.  X.  Chambers  A.':    b.   Oct.   26,   1866;    m.   Jan.   30,   1887, 

Silenda  L.  Swetland.     He  is  a  trraduate  of  medicine  and 
practices  his  profession  at  Mohican,  O.  (I'^'^S) 


Children  of  (259)  DanieL  and  Oriann  (Van  Buskirk)  Levering:. 

764.  I.  Laurence  Van  Buskirk':  b.  July  22,  1855;  unmd.   Res. 

Wiota,   lovva,  where  he  is  in  active  business,  and    h:i-< 
been  a  city  councilman  for  several  years. 

765.  II.  Hattie  Florence':  b.  Mch.  6,  1858;  d.  Ma\- 6,  1864. 

766.  III.    ALICE   Lucy':    b.   Feb.  23,  1861  ;    m.  June   30,  1885,  t<. 

Arthur  C.  A  born.  (i=i39) 

76-].     IV.  Charles  D.':   b.  Sep.  15,  1863;  unmd.    Has  been  Mayor 
of  Wiota,  Iowa,  for  several  terms. 


740  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 


Children  of  (26J)  Elizabeth  '  (Levering;)  and  Oliver  Little. 

768.  ].  Ella^:    b.  Mch.   20  1852;  m.   Mch.    10,    1877,   to  Edward 

Arthur.     She  d.  Apl.  8,  1881.  (1540) 

769.  H.  Lucy  Olive^:  b.  Aug.  22,  1855  ;  d.  Aug.  22,  1877. 

Child  of  same,  and  2d  husband,  Joseph  S.  Moore. 

770.  ill.  Minnie  Elizabeth**:  b.  Mch.  22,  1863;  m.  Feb.  2,  1892, 

to  Frank  Van  Brimmer.  (1542) 


Children  of  (262)  Drucilla'  (Levering;)  and  Ebenezer  Boyle. 

771.     1.  Charles  Aden":  b.  Sep.  5,  1852;  m.  July  9,  1879,  Hattie 
E.  Vantassell.     Res.  Ottawa,  Ks.  (i543) 

772_.     11.   ALICE  LENA**:  b.  Aug.  28,  1854;  d.  Apl.  15,  1864. 

773.  111.   Willis    Jay^:    b.    Mch.    16,    1856;     m.    May    15,    1884, 

Minnie  M.  Edwards.     Res.  Humboldt,  Ks.  (i545) 

774.  IV.  MiLO  Clarence^:  b.  July  2,  1858;  m.  Oct.  27,  1886, 

Rebecca    Moore,    who  d.   Max-  9,  1890.     They  lived    at 
Garnett,  Ks.  (i547) 

775.  V.  Ella«:  1  [m.  Apl.  16,  1885,  to  John  R. 

j       Pepper.     Live    at    Holden, 

b.  Oct.  16,  1861;  i      Mo.  (1548) 


i-b.  Oct.  16,  1861;  \ 

I  I 

776.     VI.   Elsa**:j  [d.  May7,  1871 


Children  of  (263)  Mary'  (Levering;)  and  Reuben  A.  Millegan. 

777.  I.  LELIA  E.^:  b.  Mch.  26,  1857;  d.  Jul\-,  1864. 

778.  II.  J.  WILLARD^:  b.  Sep.   19,    1858;  m.  Jan    26,   1888,   Etta 

Johnson  of  Girard,  Mich.  (i549) 

779.  111.  George  C.^  :  b.  May  26,  i860;  d.  July  27,  1864. 

780.  IV.  MaryF.»:  b.  Apl.  4,  1862;  d    Jul\-2i,  1864. 

781.  V.   REUBEN  E.«:  b.  Apl.  25,  1866;  d.  Feb.  19,  1867. 

782.  VI.  Gertie  A.^:  b.  June  6,  1869;  m.  Mch.  5,  1893,  to  James 

S.  Bompart.     Res.  Helena,  Mont.  (1552) 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  74 1 

783.  VII.  George  R.«:  b.  May  8,  1871  ;  d.  All-.  3,  1872.  in  Wis- 

consin, where  all  above  were  born. 

784.  Vlll.  Mary  B.«:  b.  Apl.  23,  1876,  in  Michigan, 

785.  IX.  Bessie  J.«:  b.  Mch.  18,  1878,  in  Michigan. 


Children  of  (265)  Nancy'  (Levering:)  and  John  L.  Forsythe. 

786.  I.   LUCYE.«:  b.  June   10,   1858;  d.   Apl.  6,    1864,  at  Sparta, 

Wis. 

787.  II.  Mary  B.«:  b.  Sep.  26,  1861  ;  d.  Dec.  31,  1880,  at  Sparta, 

Wis. 

788.  111.   DruCILLA  ANN«:  b.  June   15,  1866:  d.  Aug.  20,  1881,  at 

Logansport,  Ind. 

789.  IV.   Ida  May«:  b.  Feb.  12,  1875,  'it  Sparta,  Wis. 


Children  of  (267)  Sarah  A.'  (  Levering)  and  John  McAnall. 

790.  1.  Alice  Jane**:  b.  Mch.  9,  1857;  d.  July  19,  1862. 

791.  II.   Clement^:    b.    Dec.   6,    1858;    m.    Sept.    4,    1885,   Am\- 

Lyons.     Res.  Iberia,  O,  (i55^) 

792.  111.  Mary  Ada^:    b.  Aug.    20,    1861  ;    m.  Aug.  29,   1889,  to 

David   R.    Hammond,    who  d.    Nov.    24,    1891.     She  d. 
Sept.  19,  1896.     No  chn. 

793.  IV.   Daughter'*:  b.  April  24,  and  d.  May  3,  1864. 


Children  of  (268)  Mary  JJ  (Levering)  and  Robert  L.  Moffett. 

794.  I.   ASON*:   b.  Jan.  9,  and  d.  Jan.  14,  1857. 

795.  11.  Lloyd  Levering**:  b.  April  28.  i8s8;  d.  Sept.  10.  iS6o. 

796.  III.   John  Levering**:   b.   April   28,    i860;  m.  Jan.  17,  iS88, 

Alice  V.   Moore,   who  d.    Jul)'    31,    1889.     Reside  North 
Baltimore,  O.  ("555) 

797.  IV.  George  B.**:   b.  Oct.  10,  1862;  m.  Ihw  2^..  iSSO,  Laura 

A.  Fish.  (i=;s6) 


742  Tllli    Lli\l£RlNG    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (270)  Daniel'  and  Sarah  (Iden)  Leveringf. 

798.  1.   Martha  I.'^:   b.  May  8,  1859;  m.  Nov.  22,  1882,  to  Charles 

W.  Gordon,  of  Morrow  Co.,  O.  (i55^) 

799.  11.   Clinton^:   b.   Sept.    12,    1863;    m.   Feb.  6,    1895,   Emma 

Bell  Leonard.     Res.  near  Chesterville,  O.  (1985) 

800.  111.  May  AIM *^:  b.  April  9,  1872;  d.  May  26,  1894. 

Children  of  (272)  Elizabeth'  (Levering;)  and  Jacob  O.  Talmage. 

801.  I.  Daughter'*:  b.  and  d.  Meh.  I,  1857. 

8q2.      11.   Wilbur!.":   b.  Ma\- 4,  1859;   unmd.     Lumber  merchant, 
North  Baltimore,  O. 

803.  HI.  Walter  LOWRIE*:  b.  Sept.   14,  1861  ;  m.  Feb.  14,  1883, 

Nancy  V.  Smith.     He  d.  Sept.  25,  1889,  (1560) 

804.  IV.  Martha  Minnie*:  b.  Auu.  26,  1866;  unmd. 

805.  V.  JOE  NUTEN':  b.   Mch.  2,    1869;  m.  Nov.  22,  1892,  Eliza 

M.  Ackerman.  (1986) 

Familv  reside  Noi'th  Baltimore,  O. 


Children  of  (273)  Martha'  (Levering)  and  William  F.  McKee. 

806.  1.   Nathan  W.':  b.  Oct.  26,  1861  ;  m.  Feb.  29,  1888,  Saphro- 

nia  J.  Webb.  (1561) 

807.  W.  James  J.":  b.  May  21,  1865  ;  m.  Aug.'  8,  1893,  Virda  Baker. 

He  d.   Jan.  8,   1894,    at    Auburn,    Ala,,    b.    in    Lexering 
Cem.,  Ohio.  (1563) 

808.  111.  William  H.":  b.  May   14,  1870.     Unmd.     He  d.  Aug.  4, 

1895,  '^t  Auburn,  Alabama. 

He  was  a  successful  teacher,  and  had  the  ministr\-  of 
the  gospel  in  view.  His  body  was  brought  home  to 
Levering,  O.,  for  burial. 

809.  1\'.   Mary  Bell**:  b.  May  29,  1872;  m.  Jan.  3,  1894,  to  Judd 

B.**  Graham. 

Family  reside  in  the  famous  Owl  Creek  Valle\-,  near 
to  Lexering,  O. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD  LEVERING. 


743 


Children  of  (274)  Samuel'  and  Catharine  (Henry)  Levering. 

810.  1.   Mary  A.^:    b.  Dec.  25,  1863;  m.  Dec.  24,  1879,  to  Joseph 

Autter.     No  chn. 

811.  11.  William  A.**:  b.  May  9,   1865;  m.  Oct.    1.    1886,  Hlnora 

Ocker.  (1564) 


Children  of  (275)  Priscilla'  (Levering)  and  Silas  Pierson. 

812.  1.  LURENA**:    b.  Sep.  29,   1845;  m.  Oct.  10,  1862,  to  Aaron 

L.   Wensell.      She  d.   Oct.    15,    1870.     He  d.   Jan.   17. 
1892.  (1566) 

813.  11.  Emma^:  b.  Dec.  11,  1847;  d.  May  30,  1849. 

814.  111.  Olive^:    b.  Apl.  20,  1850;  m.  Feb.  20,  1868,  to  Charles 

Cowles  of  Lima,  O.  (I567) 

815.  IV.   JOHN  THORNTON^:  b.  Oct.  12,  1852;  d.  Au.ii.  31,  1855. 

816.  V.  Charlotte  Ella^:   b.  Mch.  30,  1855;  m.  Oct.  24,  1878, 

to  Philip  M.  Karr,  who  d.  Oct.  24,  1882.  (i574) 

817      VI.  Mabel^:    b.  May  29,  1858;  m.  June   12,  1883,  to  Henry 
S.  Converse.     They  live  at  Oakland,  Cal.         (i575) 

818.  Vll.    Mary  Levering*:  b.  Sept.  22,  i860. 

819.  Vlll.    Charles  Walter-:   b.  May  31,  1866;  m.  Julx^  29, 

1885,  Anna  D.  Foster.  (1576) 

Family  reside  at  Delaware,  Ohio. 


Children  of  (276)  Elvina"  (Levering)  and  Dr.  Lewis  H.  Weatherby. 

820.  1.  Charlotte  Lillie*:  b.  May  9,  1850;  d.  Ma\- 9,  1853. 

821.  II.  Lillian*:   b.  Apl.   11,   1856;   m.  Mch.  I,  1877.  to  John 

Williams  (iSZO 


Child  of  (277)  John  Benton'  and  Charlotte  (Kline)  Levering. 
822.     I.  Fannie*:    b.  Jan.  21,  1861  ;  d.  Nov.  5,  1865,  in  Ohi... 


744  THE    LEVERING    FA.MILY. 

Children  of  same  and  Jennie  M.  (Barker),  2d  wife. 

823.  II.  Addie  Forrest^:   b.  Apl.  4,  1866;  m.  Mch.  2S,  1885,  to 

Jacob  Vickroy,  of  Levering,  O.  (1578) 

Res.  at  Belleville,  O.  He  has  been  a  prominent  teacher 
for  man\'  years. 

824.  III.   LiLLIE  MaRCELLA**:   b.  July  10,  1867;   m.  June  25,  1884, 

to  Alpha  Parrott.  of  Mt.  Vernon,  O.  (1580) 

825.  IV.  John  Marshall^:   b.  May  25,  1871  ;  m.  Miss  Long. 

826.  V.  Jay  B.**:   b.  Apl.  15,  1876. 

827.  VI.  ROLLA  Walter^:    b.   Nov.  25,    1878;    d.  Jan.  6,    1895, 

from  an  accidental  gunshot  wound  while  hunting. 

828.  VII.   Hellena  May«:  b.  May  16,  1885. 

All  were  born  in  Franklin  Tp.,  Morrow  Co.,  O.,  on  the 
farm  formerly  owned  by  their  grandfather,  John  Lever- 
ing.    Reside  now  at  Chesterville,  O. 

Child  of  (279)  John  C'  and  Mary  Hannah  (Ewers)  Leveringf. 

829.  1.  WILBERT  Farris*^:    b.   Oct.  19,   1855;    m.  Dec.  12,   1876, 

Ella  Clark,  b.  May  26,  1855.  (1582) 

Children  of  same  and  Carrie  (Richardson),  2d  wife. 

830.  II.  Frank  Orlando**:  b.  Sep.  29,  1862;  m.  Mch.  u,  1886, 

Byrdess  E.  Leiter,  b.  Oct.  25,   1864.  (1584) 

In  1896  was  elected  Probate  Judge  of  Knox  County, 
Ohio.     See  bioi>\ 

831.  III.  Noah  Clement^:   b.  Nov.  20,  i86s;   m.  May  25,  1887, 

Tilla  Jane  Matthews,  b.  Nov.  25,  1868.  (1588) 

832.  IV.  Daniel  Lloyd**:   b.  May  27,   1868;   m.  Oct.  8,   1890, 

Tilla  Lanzetta  Follin,  b.  Nov.  3,  1868.  (1592) 

833.  V.  JOHN  Clifton**:  b.  Aug.  8,  1873;  unmd. 

834.  \1.   Carrie  JlNNETTE**:   b.  Jan.  25,  1880;  unmd. 

All  were  born  near  to  Levering,  O.,  upon  the  farm, 
which  was  acquired  by  their  great-grandfather,  Daniel 
Levering,  from  the  government,  and  which  is  still  the 
family  home. 


833  OF  G. 


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POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  745 


Children  of  (281)  Mary  A."  (Levering)  and  Isaac  Wirick. 

835.  I.  CLARENCE  C.**:  b.  May  14,  1862;  m.  Ucc.  25,  1883,  Delia 

S.  Hardman. 

836.  II.  Florence  a.«:  b.  May  25,  1866. 

837.  111.  JOHN  M.**:    b.  July  21,  1868;    m.  Mch.  11,  1890,  Actius 

Dorsey.     Res.  Muskingum  Co.,  O.  (i595) 

All  were  born  at  Levering,  O. 


Children  of  (283)  Lucy  E.'  (Levering)  and  Joseph  S.  Graham. 

838.  I.  LOUISA^:  b.  Oct.  II,  1859;  d.  Mch.  12,  1861. 

839.  11.  Clayton  F.«:  b.  Feb.  16,  1851  ;  m.  Apl.  14,  1886,  Nancy 

Rule.  (I59^S)' 

840.  111.   Mary':  b.  Dec.  28,    1866;  m.  Oct.  2,    1889,  to  Corodon 

Penn.  (1600) 

All  born  near  to  Levering,  Ohio. 


Children  of  (284)  Eliza  JJ  (Levering-)  and  Andrew  S.  Rusk. 

841.  I.  Anna  LORA^:  b.  Jan.  19,  1865  ;  m.  Aug.  4,  1889,  to  Terr\- 

Lortscher.  (i6oi) 

842.  II.  Martha  Blanche':  b.  Apl.  13,  1868;  m.  Mch.  21.  1S91. 

to  Marcellus  B.  Walter.  -  (1602) 

843.  HI.  AMY  Sarah';  b.  July  29,  1872;  d.  Jul\-  2S,  1873. 

844.  IV.  Ralph  Levering  Lee':  b.  Jan.  i.  188 1. 


Child  of  (285)  Joseph  A.'  and  Martha  (Shaler)  Levering. 
845.     I.  Linden  Guy':  b.  Aug.  12,  1872,  at  Albi.m.  Ind. 


746  THE    LENHRINC]    FA.MILY 


Children  of  (287)  Armanella  A.'  (Leveringf)  and  John  H.  Charlton. 

846.  1.   Mary  I.AURA**:    b.    June   2,    1873;    m.    Feb.    18,    i8go,    to 

Charles  I..  Stone.  (1603) 

847.  II.   ADDIE  HUEY^:   b.  June  23,  1884. 

848.  111.  Hthel  Blanche «:  b.  Feb.  20,  1886. 

849.  IV.  Clayt(3n  Harrison**:  b.  June  8,  1887. 

Family  reside  at  Washintiton,  Pa 


Children  of  (288)  Laura  L.'  (Levering)  and  Levi  Glosser. 

850.  1.  Harry  C.**:    1  fd.  Sept.  23,  1875. 

•b.  July  15,  1874  ; 

851.  11.   Hafid«:         J  .      :'        /t    l^j^  j^iiy  J5^  j874_ 

852.  ill.  Fred  B.\  b.  Dec.  5,  1881. 

853.  IV.  NELLIE  E.«:  b.  June  2,  1884;  d.  Dec.  24,  1885. 

Family  live  at  Mt.  Vernon,  Ohio. 


Children  of  (290)  Laurana '  (Levering)  and  E.  W,  Brown. 

854.  1.  LiLLIE  C:  b.  Oct.  27,  1863;  m.  \Jcc.  31,  18S5,  to  Dr.  Cor- 

let  C.  Hill,  at  Leverino;,  O.     No.  chn. 

855.  11.   Victor  E.**:  b.  Oct.  20,  i860,  at  Lewrin;:,  0.;m.  Auii.  11, 

i8c;2,  Sadie  S.  McConnell.  (1604) 


Children  of   (292)  Charles  B.'  and  Mary  J.  (Grove)  Levering. 

856.  1.   Milton  CjROVE^:   b.  No\-.  20,  1868,  in   Franklin  Tp.,  Mor 

row  Co.,  O.;  m.  Oct.  30,  1895,  Anna  McConnell. 

857.  11.   Homer  Blair*:   b.  Dec.  14,   1874,   in   Franklin   Tp.,   Mor- 

row Co.,  O.  ;  m.  Oct.  12,  1897,  F\  a  Boon. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  747 


Children  of   (30O  Margaret'  (Reynolds)  and  Israel  Sheffer. 

858.  1.   JOHNSON":   b.  Sep.  12,  1846;  d.  Mcli.  11,  1848. 

859.  II.   James  WillSON**:   b.  May  14,  andd.  Junt-  30,  1848. 

860.  ill.   Clark**:   b.  Au^.  5,  1850,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O.     Removed 

ill  April.  1874,  to  Kendallville,  Ind.,  where  on  Sep. 
16,  1875,  m.  Rilla  A.  Waldron,  who  d.  May  29,  1884. 
(1606).  He  m.  2d  on  Apl.  29,  1886,  Lena  Goray.  He 
is  a  carpenter  and  contractor. 

861.  IV.  Martha  Eleanor":  b.  Jan.  30,  1854;  m.  Jan.  9.  1873, 

to  William  R.  La  Rue.     Res.  Kendallville,  ind.     (  1608) 

862.  V.  Rosa   Jane":    b.    May    5,    1858;    m.   Oct.    31,    1878,   t(. 

George  M.  Davis,  at  Iberia,  O.  They  live  at  Kendall- 
ville, Ind.,  to  which  place  they  removed  from  Morrow 
Co.,  O.,  in  Nov.,  1891.  (1611) 


Children  of   (302)  Eleanor'  (Reynolds)  and  John  S.  Wagfg-oner. 

863.  1.  Sylvester  H.":  b.  Jan.  14,    1848,  at  Cincinnati,  O.;  m. 

May  24,  1873,  at  Mansfield,  O.,  Catharine  Heimberger, 
who  d.  in  July,  1879.  (161 5)  He  m.  2d  Oct.  6.  1883, 
Clara  A.  Shoemaker,  at  Columbus,  O.  Mr.  W.  was  a 
volunteer  soldier  through  the  War  of  the  Rebellion,  serv- 
ing in  the  iith  Mich.  Caxalry. 

864.  11.   James  H.":    b.   Jan.    14,    1851;     m.    June   2,    1888,    Cora 

Henry.     Res.  Iberia,  O.  (1617) 

865.  III.  WILLIAM  B.":   b.  Dec.  15,  1854;   m.  Sep.  4,   1880.  Laura 

C.  Welker.     Res.  Lima,  O.  (1620) 

866.  IV.  JOHN    S.":    b.    Nov.    22,     1856;    unmd.     Farmer,    near 

Iberia,  O. 

867.  V.   LILLIE  E.":   b.  Aug.  28,  1859;  unmd.     Res.  Iberia,  O.     Is 

well  informed  of  her  branch  of  the  farnii)',  and  has  been 
helpful  to  me. 

All  were  born  and  reared  in  Michigan. 


748  THE    LEVERING    FA.MIL^'. 

Children  of  (306)  Charlotte    (Reynolds)  and  John  E.  Barrett. 

868.  1.   Flora  A/:   b.  June  15,  1859,  at  West  Point,  Morrow  Co., 

O.  ;  m.  Oct.  29,  1877,  to  Frank  A.  Randall.       (1623) 

869.  11.   ALICE  M.^:  b.  Jul\-  12,  1863,  at  Gallon,  O.  ;  ni.  Dt-c.  24, 

1882,  to  Louis  Brown.  (1624) 

870.  111.   William  K.':   b.  Apl.  20,  1867,  at  Marseilles,  W\andotte 

Co.,  O. 

871.  IV.   John  HOMER^:   b.  Jan.  21,  1870,  at  Water\ille,  Ks.  ;  d. 

Sept.  21,  1893,  at  Mulhall,  Oklahoma. 

872.  V.   ANNA  May*^:  b.  July  12,  1873,  '^^^  Round  Grove,  Ks.  ;  m. 

Apl.  22,  1890,  to  Wm.  S.  Conavvay.  (1(329) 

873.  VI.  Edward  E.«:  b.  Mch.  25,  1875,  ^^t  Gallon,  O. 

Children  of  (309)  Sarah'  (Reynolds)  and  Frank  Langendefer. 

874.  1.    DAIS^•^:    b.    in    1867;    m.    in     1888,    to    Joseph   Winans. 

(1631) 

875.  II.   JOHN  LEVERING^:  b.  in  1870,  at  Gallon,  Crawford  Co.,  O. 

876.  111.   Allen  E.^:  b.  in  1872,  at  Gallon,  Crawford  Co.,  O. 

Children  of  (310)  Juliet"  (Reynolds)  and  Apollo  B.  Quigley. 

877.  1.   HOMER":   b.  July  28,  1869,  at  Gallon,  O. 

878.  II.  Willis'*:   b.  Jan.  I,  1871  ;  d.  Sept.  2.  1892,  at  Gallon.  O. 

Children  of  (312)  Banner'  and  Adelia  (Hart)  Reynolds. 

879.  1.   JUDSON    ElwoOD^:   b.   Oct.    1,    1855;   m.    in    1S77,    Ann 

Walker.     Res.  Mansfield,  O.  (1634) 

880.  II.   JOHN   Burr**:   b.    June    16,    1861  ;  m.     Res.    Upper   San- 

dusky, O. 

881.  111.   Thomas  BENTON^:  b.  Oct.  is,  1870;  m.  in  1893.     Tele- 

graph opLM'ator,  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind. 

No  children  by  second  wife. 


POSTERITY  OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  749 

Children  of  (314)  Stephen^  and  Mary  (McAfee)  Reynolds. 

882.  1.  Charles  Platner'^:  b.  in  1862  ;  d.  Junt-  29,  1890,  .it  tii.- 

Neal  House,  Columbus,  O. 

883.  11.  Margaret  Ellen«:  b.  Dec,  1864,  at  Council  Bluffs,  hi.  ; 

m.  William  Maly.     Res.  Gallon,  O. 


Children  of  same  and  Eliza  (Knapp),  2d  wife. 

884.  111.   PEARL*^:  b.  in  1868;  dead. 

885.  IV.   IVA«:   b.  in  1870,  at  Upper  Sandusl<y,  O. 

Children  of  (316)  Martha'  (Reynolds)  and  Thomas  Dakan. 

886.  1.   Harry  A.^:  b.  June  25,  1871  ;  d.  Jan.  26,  1872. 

887.  II.  Walter  O.*:  b.  April  7,  1873;  d.  June  2,1875. 

888.  HI.  Mary  Elizabeth «:  b.  May  17,  1876. 

Family  reside  at  Andrews,  O. 

Children  of  (317)  Abiram  B."  and  Achsah  (Patterson)  Reynolds. 

889.  1.   Eleanor^:   b.  June  19,  1868;  m.  Nov.  17,  1892,  to  Elliott 

Dumble.      Res.  Mt.  Gilead,  O.     No  chn. 

890.  11.   Hattie':  b.  April  12,  1870. 

891.  111.  JESSIE^:  b.  Oct.  17,  1875. 

892.  IV.  WILLIAM^:   b.  July  18,  1877. 

893.  V.  Martha*:  b.  Mch.  8,  1880. 

894.  VI.   Edith  Jane^:  b.  April  8,  1890 

Famil}'  home  at  Mt.  Gilead,  O. 

Children  of  (3J9)  Mary'  (Reynolds)  and  Dr.  D.  A.  Howell. 

895.  1.  JOHN**:  b.  Aug.  15,  1872;  d.  Aug.  13.  1885. 

896.  II.  FRANK  L.«:  b.  Dec.  13,  1888. 

Famih'  reside  at  Gallipolis,  O. 


750  THt    LEVERING    FAAim' 


Child  of  (320)  Sarah'  (Reynolds)  and  Geor§:e  E.  Turner. 

897.  I.  A  Daughter,^  who,  on  June  12,  1874,  '■'I-  Frank  Allyn,  a 
lawyer,  of  Keokuk,  Iowa.  They  reside  at  Tacoma, 
Wasli.     Have  a  son,  Frank,''  b.  Sept.  24,  1875. 


Children  of  (32t)  Calvin  P.'  and  Alice  ( Br uner)  Johnston. 

898.  1.   Darwin  F.^:  b.  Oct.  25,  1865.     Supt.  of  letter  carriers  at 

Springfield,  Mo. 

899.  II.     Calvin  P.«  :  b.  Oct.  6,  1871.     Ticket  a^ent  St.  L.  &  S. 

F.  R.  R.  at  Springfield,  Mo. 


900.  111.  Philip  W.M  ,    ..  ^ 

901.  1\.   ALICE  M.«      '^-  May  27.  1877. 


901.  1\  .    ALICE  M."  J 

Children  of  (330)  Jonathan'  and  Fornettis  (Wilkins)  Sipe. 

902.  1.   JOHN'^:   b.  Dec.  14,  1838;   m.  Dec.  15,  1861,  Adelaid  Wood. 

Res.  Hillsdale,  Mich.  (1635) 

903.  11.   Levi**:  b.  July  16,  1840  ;  m.  Dec.  8,  1864,  Celestia  Weiser. 

He  d.  Mch.  29,  1885.  (1637) 

904.  111.  RESIN^:  b.  July  2,  1842;  d.  Sep.  11,  1849. 

905.  IV.  Henry**:  b.  Nov.  21,  1843;  d.  May  9,  1865. 

906.  V.  Mary  Elizabeth**:    b.  Mch.   17,    1845;    "i-  to  Jefferson 

Benson.     Res.  Fredericktown,  O.  (1640) 

907.  VI.   Ezra**:    b.  Feb.  26,   1847;    m.  May  11,    1868,  Welthia  L. 

Lane.     Res.  F^etosky,  Mich.  (1644) 

908.  VII.  J.  Banner^:  b.  Mch.  10,  1857;  m.  in  i88oOrilla  Hicks. 

Res.  Cardiniiton,  O.  (1648) 

Children  of  (331)  John  L.'  and  Elizabeth  (Conger)  Sipe. 

909.  I.   JACOB^:     b.    Aug.   27,    1842;     m.    Now    15,    1863,    Sarah 

Arnold.     Res.  Cardin.uton,  O.  (1651) 

910.  11.  Christopher**:    b.  Feb.  7,    1844;    ni.   Dtc.  25,    1865, 

Emma  Manville.     Res.  Springfield,  O.  (1653) 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  75: 


Child  of  same  and  Elizabeth  (Crane),  2d  wife. 

911.     111.     Elbert  C:    b.  Mch.  3,   1865;    m.  June  9,   i.ScSG,  Ij.la 
May  Welsh.     Res.  Ashley,  O.     No  chn. 


Children  of  (333)  Nathan'  and  Catharine  (Sterrit)  Sipe. 

912.  1.   ALVAH  C.**:    b.  Mch.  31,  1852  ;   m.  in  1877  Phdv  Van  Bus- 

kirk.     Res.  Caledonia,  O.      .  (1655) 

913.  11.  JOHN  William':  b.  Jan.  9,  1855  ;  m.  Dec.  25,  1879,  I'fiie 

Van  Buskirk.     Res.  Marengo,  O.  (1658) 

914.  111.  Jackson^:    b.  Oct.  13,   1856;    m.  Mch.  29,   1890,  Pt-arl 

Davis.     Res.  Cardington,  O. 

915.  IV.   Peter  H.^:    b.  July  24,  1858;   m.  Oct.  8,  1891,  Rebecca 

James. 

916.  V.  iRA^:    b.  Apl.  14,  i860;  m.  Ma\'  11,  1890,  Laura  Cramer. 

Res.  Cardington,  O.  (1660) 

917.  VI.  Christopher^:  b.  Jan.  13,  1865. 

Family  live  at  Cardington,  O. 


Children  of  (334)  Henry'  and  Elvira  (Mann)  Sipe. 

918.  1.   Emily^:    b.   Apl.  12,   1848;  m.  Dec.  22,   1864,  t(.  Weems 

Acton.     Res.  Kenton,  O.  (i6C)i) 

919.  11.  William  Monteville*:   b.  Mch.  30,  1854;   m.  Ix-c.  12. 

1881,  Allie  Stout.  .     (1662) 

920.  111.   ABSALOM*^:    b.  June  12,   1858;    m.  No\-.  17,  1887.  Alice 

Fisher.     Res.  Columbus  Grove,  O.  (166O 

921.  IV.  Terry**:     b.    Apl.    28,    1861  ;    m.    Max-    31,    1885,    Ella 

Busche.     Res.  Columbus  Grove,  O.  (1666) 

Family  reside  at  Columbus  Grove,  O. 


752  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of   (335)  Job"  and  Hannah  (Dipert)  Sipe. 

922.  1.  Margaret':  h.  Auu.  8,  1851;  m.  Sep.  23,  1869,  to  Albert 

Yeoman.     Res.  Cardintrton,  O.     Shed.  (1667) 

923.  II.  George  W.«:  b.  Dec.  4,  1854;  m.  Mch.  15,   1877,  Nellie 

K.  Monette.     Res.  Cardin^ton,  O.      Nochn, 

924.  111.   Mary**:   b.  Nov.  11,  1857;  d.  Mch.  28,  1879. 

925.  1\-.   Sarah":    b.   Sep.    18,    1861;    m.   Sep.    5,    1878,  to  Frank- 

Smith.     Res.  Cardin.L!;t()n,  O.  (i<^)7i) 

926.  V.  ALBERT  L.*^:  b.  Nov.   3,   1867;    m.  Sep.    30,    1891,  Nora 

Cushman. 


Children  of  (336)  Williamf  and  Ann  (Duval)  Sipe. 

927.  1.   ISAAC  NEWTON":  b.  Dec.  2,  1856;  m.  Nov.  8,  1877,  Louise 

Brady.     Res.  Cardint^ton,  O.  (1672) 

928.  II.  Martha  E.":  b.  Dec.  8,  1863;  m.  Feb.  9,  1881,  to  William 

Newsom.     Res.  Marion,  O.  (1676) 


Children  of    (338)  Peter'  and  Sarah  (Hart)  Sipe. 

929.  1.   Banner  Leroy":   b.  Jan.  10  and  d.  Jan.  28,  1858. 

930.  II.  Leah  Dill":  b.  Aug.  29,  1866;  m.  Jan.  I,  1893,  to  Da\id 

J.  Lloyd.     Res.  Maren^io,  O, 

931.  HI.   EUDORA  Ann":   b.   Nov.   2,    1871;   m.   Sep.    16.    1891,  to 

Fred.  P.  Crowell.     Res.  Chesterville,  O.  (1679) 

Children  of  (342)  Harvey  R.'  and  Rebecca  (Dye)  Levering. 

932.  I.  Charles  D.":  b.  Oct.  5,  1845;  ni.;  hasfamilx-;  lives  near 

Delphos,  Ottawa  Co.,  Kas. 

933.  II.   anna":  b.   Jul\-  23,    1847;    m.    Aug.  22,    1867,   to   Jacob 

Paulus.     Live  Whitley  Co.,  Ind..  on  the  home  farm. 

(1680) 

934.  III.   LUCRETIA":  b.  June  ii,   1849;  m.   Oct  i,  1865,  to  Isaac 

Hiveley.     Native  of  Whitley  Co.,  Ind.  (1688) 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  753 

935.  IV.   MORGAN «:   b.  May   12,  1851;  m.   Mch.   7,   1883,   Lucinda 

Bair.  In  Dec,  1887,  removed  to  Colorado,  where  they 
own  a  farm,  but  since  1888  he  lias  been  in  the  employ  of 
the  B.  &  M.  R.  R.  Co.  ( 16(^2) 

936.  V.  Thomas  Martin**:  b.  Nov.  6,  1853;  d.  Dec.  30,  1S71,  in 

Whitley  Co.,  Ind. 

937.  VI.  Sarah  Jane**:  b.  Mch.  17,  1856;  d.  Jul\-  2H,  1858. 

938.  VII.  Mazy*^:  b.  Nov.  29,   1857;  m.  Dec.  19,  1875,  to  David 

W.  Strong,  who  d.  She  m.  2d  Mch.  24,  1889,  to  John 
S.  Her,  of  Lakeville,  St.  Joe  Co.,  Ind.  (1699) 

939.  VIII.  Franklin  F.**:  b.  Aug.  12  and  d.  Oct.  26,  i860. 

940.  IX.  William**:  b.  Aug.  10,  i86i;  d.  Aug.  9,  1864. 

941.  X.   John  E.^:  b.  Dec.  21,  1864;  unmd.     In   1884  he  removed 

to  Wray,  Yuma  Co.,  Colo.,  where  he  resides  on  a  farm. 
He  has  assisted  me  greatly  in  gathering  the  pedigree  of 
his  family  connections. 

The  first  three  above  were  born  in   Knox  Co.,  O.,  the 
others  in  Whitlev  Co.,  Ind. 


Child  of  (343)  William'  and  Sarah  (Snyder)  Levering. 

942.  I.  Squire  S.**:    b.  Sept.  21,  1847;   m.  Aug.  29,  1869,  Mahala 

Jane  Nutter.     Res.  at  Suggs,  Sheridan  Co.,  Wyoming. 

(1700) 

Children  of  (344)  Margaret  J.'  (Levering)  and  William  Truex. 

943.  I.   ANDREW  Jackson**:   b.  May  4,  1842  ;  d.  Junr  10,  1845,  in 

Andrew  Co.,  Mo. 

944.  II.  Margaret  ANN^:    b.  May  4,  1846;    m.  Feb.  13,  1868.  to 

Caleb  W.  Linn,  of  Morrow  Co.,  O.     They  live  near  Mor- 
row Station,  Ks.  (i70«*^) 

945.  111.  Sarah  Frances**:   b.  Jul\'  7,  1849;  d.  Feb.  i;,  is^i.  in 

Andrew  Co.,  Mo. 

946.  IV.  REBECCA**:    b.  April   5,  1854;    m.  Nov.  7,  1872.  to  Win- 

field  Carver,  of  Clark  Co.,  111.     Diey  live  near  Dewey, 
Ks.  (1716) 

(48) 


754  THt    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

947.  \'.   MaRCELLA*":  b.  Aug.  5,1856;   m.  to  G.  i:).  Schaicli.     Res. 

near  M(in(tw  Station,  Ks. 

948.  VI.  Mary  C.**:    b.  Nov.  28,  1859;  m.  Feb.  15,  1877,  to  Peter 

Raudebaiiiih.     Res.  Dewey,  Ks.  (1722) 

949.  Vll.   JOHN  Lewis**:    b.  Now  30,  1861.      UnmJ.     Res.  Morrow- 

Station,  Ks. 

All  the  above  were  born  in  Andrew  Co.,  Mo.     Margaret 
J.'  had  no  children  b\-  her  2nd  husband,  Daniel  Siler,  who 

is  d.     She  li\es  at  Morrow  Station,  Ks. 

Children  of   (345)  Israel'  and  Sarah  (Patterson)  Levering;. 

950.  I.   ANNA  Jane**:   b.  Sept.  14,  i860,  in  Page  Co.,  Iowa  ;  d.  Oct. 

2,  1862. 

951.  II.  Mary  BSTELLA**:  b.  Aug.  si,  1863,  in  Page  Co.,  Iowa  ;  m. 

Jul\-   3,   1879,  to  Horace  T.   Simmons.     She  d.   Mch.   8, 
1888.  (1728) 

952.  111.  William  S.":   b.  Jan.  n,  1867,  in  Andrew  Co.,  Mo.     Res. 

Wellington,  Ks. 

953.  IV.   ENFAN**:   b.  Dec.  16,  1870,  in  Andrew  Co.,  Mo. 

954.  V.  Israel  Sheridan**:  b.  Mch.  31,  and  d.  Aug.  27,  1872. 

955.  VI.    Horace    Marion':    b.   April    15,  1881,  in  Sumner  Co., 

Ks.;  d.  Aug.  4,  1885. 

Famil}'  liw  at  Ashton,  Summer  Co.,  Ks. 

Children  of    (346)  Jacob'  and  Cinderella  (Dinning)  Levering. 

956.  I.    CORA    BELL**:    b.  Sept.  26,   1869;    m.  Mch.  24,    1886,  to 

George  Miller.  ('7"^) 

957.  II.   NORETTA**:  b.  No\-.  28,  1872;  m.  Dec.  23,  1889,  to  Philip 

Cowger.  (173s) 

958.  III.  Sarah  Elizabeth**:  b.  Mch.  24,  1874. 

959.  IV.   Mary  HLNORA^:   b.  Dec.  22,  1877. 

960.  V.   MaUDIE  MOZELL**:   b.  Aug.  28,  1880. 

961.  \  1.    FRANCIS  M.**:   b.  June  25,  1885. 

962.  \II.   Lula**:   b.  Mch.  18,  1888. 

Lix'e  near  Wauthena,  Doniphan  Co.,  Ks. 


POSTERITY   OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  755 


Children  of  (350)  ElUey"  and  Eliza  J.  (Hart)  VanBuskirk. 

963.  1.   PRISCILLA**:   b.  Feb.  6,  1846;    m.   June  6.    1867,  lo  Maitin 

Whitnier.     Res.  Mound  City,  Mo.  (17^6) 

964.  II.  Lawrence**:  b.  Feb.  4,  1848;  d.  May  26,  1855. 

965.  III.   Alexander^:   b.  Nov.  17,  1849;  ni.  Oct.  12,  1871,  Char- 

lotte Viro;inia  Cummins.     Res.  at  Oretion,  Mo. 

('7V-) 

966.  IV.  Eliza  JanE«:    b.   April  20,   1853;    d.  Ma\-    31,    1864,  at 

Oregon,  Mo. 

967.  V.   JOHN«:   b.  Dec.  28,    1858;    d.   Ma\-  i,    1885.     Unmd.,  at 

Oregon,  Mo. 

968.  VI.   Mary**:  b.  Dec.  i,    1862;   m.  Sept.   27,    1883,  Xn  John  A. 

Dillon.     Res.  Severance,  Ks. 


Children  of  (351)  Marg-aret'  (VanBuskirk)  and  Alexander  C. 

Mills. 

969.  I.  William  Wallace^:  b.  Feb.  6,  1843;  d.  Sept.  15,  1844. 

970.  II.  Rebecca^:  b.  Dec.  14,  1844;  d.  Sept.  19,  1852. 

971.  III.  Mary  Ann**:  b.  Feb.  i,  and  d.  Feb.  21,  1847. 

972.  IV.  Joseph  Ellzey^:  b.  May  26,  1848;  d.  Sept.  16,  1849. 

973.  V.  JOHN  Ward- :  b.  Oct.  2,  1852;  d.  Jul\-  19,  185O. 

974.  VI.  Lawrence  Franklin**:   b.  Feb.  15,  1856;  m.  Jan.  21, 

1877,  Nora  N.  Harpster.     They  live  at  St.   Joseph,  Mo. 

(1740) 

975.  VII.  Ellzey  Van«:  b.  Sept.  30,  1858.     Res.  at  White  Cloud. 

Ks. 

976.  VIIL  JESSIE  Ellsworths  b.  No\-.  u.  186:;.    Res.  at  White 

Cloud,  Ks. 

Family  home  at  White  Cloud,  Ks. 


756  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (352)  Ruth'  (VanBuskirk)  and  Caleb  Kearney. 

977.  1.  Catharine^:  b.  Mch.  7,  1848;  m.  St-pt.   i,  1866,  to  Henry 

W.  Burkett.     Res:  Glenwood,  Iowa.  (i744) 

978.  II.   Lawrence*:   b.  Nov.  4,    1849;   >""•  Sept.  9,  1877,  Loucilla 

Robinson.     Res.  Armour,  Iowa.  (i753) 

979.  111.   PERRY'^:   b.  Dec.  30,   1851  ;  m.   Feb.  6,    1876,   Mary  Tip- 

ton.    Res.  Carson,  Iowa.  (i755) 

980.  1\'.  Margaret^:  b.  Feb.  17,  1854;  m.  Mch.  4,  1877,  to  John 

S.  Burkett.     Res.  Blackman,  Ks.  (1758) 

981.  V.   Ellzey**:   b.  Mch.   20,    1856;  m.   Feb.   23,    1882,  Laura  J. 

Hartley.     Res.  Malvern,  Iowa.  (1764) 

982.  VL  Marion^:  b.  Oct.  6,   1859;  m.  Sept.  19,  1882,  Mary  F. 

Mudd.     Res,  Malvern,  Iowa.  (1767) 

983.  \'I1.  Lizzie*":  b.  Oct.  i,  i860;  m.   No\-.    11,  1883,  to  Harvey 

C.  Lyons,  (1768) 

984.  \111.     Mary*:  b.  Nov.  16,  1862;  m.   Nov.    16,   1882,  to  John 

A.  Thayer.     Res.  Taylor,  Iowa.  (i773) 

Children  of  (353)  Josephus    and  Caroline  (Jones)  Levering. 

985.  I.   ASON*:  d.  youno;. 

986.  II.  Charles  C.*:    b.   Feb.   15,   1853;    d.  Feb.  9,  i860,  Knox 

Co.,  O. 

Children  of  same  and  Martha  (Ballenger),  2d  wife. 

987.  III.  JOHN  S.*:  b.  in  1862  in  Kansas.     Lives  Wolcottville.  Ind 

988.  IV.  Enfant*:  b.  and  d.  in  1864 

Child  of   (354j  Dr.  John  S.'  and  Elizabeth  (Hawger)  Levering. 

989.  I.  NlMMON  Hargrave*:    b.   May  31,   1852.     Res.  St.   Paul, 

Minn. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING. 


757 


Children  of  (356)  Rachel'   (Levering)   and  Stephen  F.  Hutchinson. 

990.  I.     MELVILLE  ALONZO^:   b.  Apl.  18,  1853;   m.  Jan.  13.  1878, 

May  Adeline  Morril,  at  Li.uonier,  InJ.,  wUl-w  the\- live. 

(1776) 

991.  11.    Ella  Elizabeth**    b.  Oct.  12,  1857;  m.  July  22,  1876, 

to  Charles  S.  Beckley,  of  Delaware,  Ohio.     Res.  South 
Bend,  Ind.  (1780) 

992.  III.  JOHN»:  b.  Nov.  2,  1859;  d.  Jan.  24,  1863. 

Child  of  same  and  2d  husband,  Dr.  "William  W.  Hagan. 

993.  IV    William  L.  D.^:  b.  Jan.  2,  1866;  m.  Sep.  14,  1887,  Caro- 

line Batson,  at  Onaga,  Ks.     No  Chn. 

Children  of  (358)  Margaret     (Levering)  and  Jackson  Sawyer. 

994.  I.  Albert  D.**:    b.  Jan.  28,   1859;    m.  May  30,  1882,  Lottie 

Reams.     Res.  Kendallville,  Ind. 

995.  II.  Dudley  M.^:    b.  Jan.  22,   1861  ;  m.  Julv  23,  1892,  Anna 

Grabowsky.     Res.  Kendallville,  Ind. 

996.  111.   Jacob  L.^:   b.  Jan.  12,  and  d.  June  4,  1863. 

997.  IV.   Homer  D.^:  b.  June  4,  and  d.  June  23,  1864. 
988.    V.  Elizabeth  C.^:  b.  Jan.  12,  1866;  d.  Sep.  3,  1867. 

999.  VI.  Harvey  L.^:    b.   Nov.   5,   1868;  m.  Jan.  18.  1893,  Addie 

Redmond.     Res.  Kendallville,  Ind.     No  chn. 

1000.  VII.   AGNES  S.^:   b.   June   s,    1873;    "">•   Dec.   24,    1890,   to 

Arthur  E.  Schutt.     Res.  Defiance,  O. 

1001.  VIll.   ASON^:  b.  and  d.  Feb.  19,  1875. 

Children  of  (360)  Rebecca'  (Levering)  and  "William  Sawyer. 

1002.  I.   AMELIA  Bell'*:   b.  Sept.  i,    1861,  near  Kendalhille.  Ind.; 

m.  May  27,  1881,  to  Perr\-  C.  Fisher.     Li\e  near  to  Rome 
City,  Ind.  (i7«2) 

1003.  II.  Jackson  Levering^:  b.  Oct.  23,  1864, at  Bourbon,  Ind.  ; 

m.  April  25,  1888,  Georgia  Eminger.     Live  at  Shipsiie- 
wana,  Lagrange  Co.,  Ind.  (1789) 

1004.  III.  ROSIE  Lilian^:  b.  May  4  and  d.  June  12,  1866,  at  Ken- 

dallville, Ind. 


758  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 


Children  of  (361 )  Mary  Ann    (Foster)  and  John  B.  Steele. 

1CXD5.     1.  Harriet   Louisa**:    b.   May    30,    1843;    unmd.     Res.  in 
Chicago. 

1006.  II.  Margaret  Hlizabeth'*:   b.  July  29,  1845;  m.  N<>\-.  21, 

1870,  to  Oliver  Terrio,  of  Montreal,   Canada.      Li\  e  at 
Hiawatha,  Ks.  (1791) 

1007.  111.   ALVIRA  Jane**:   b.  June  4,    1847;    m.  Mch.  11,    1872,  to 

Peter   Stevens,  of    Table    Rock,    Neb.,   where    the\-    are 
livino;.  (^794) 

1008.  IV.  Samuel  Jehu**:  b.  April  6,  1848;  m.  Oct.  21.  1877,  Ida 

Potts.      Res.  Memphis,  Tenn. 

1009.  V.   EMANUEL.SMITH**:   b.  Sept.  16,  1849;  m.  Dosha  Basmer, 

in  St.  Louis.      Res.  Hiawatha,  Ks.  (1803) 

loio.     \  1.  Sarah  Apa\^:   b.  June  26,  1851  ;    m.  Sept.  14,  1873,  to 
John  C.  Hunter,  of  Huntertown,  Ind.,  where  they  live. 

(1810) 

ion.     Nil.   AMOS  Black":  b.  June  1,  1853;  d.  Jan.  25,  1854. 

1012.  \111.   Wilson  Wheeler":   b.  June   17,  1855;   unmd.     Res. 

Holt  Co.,  Mo.     Is  a  R.  R.  brid,^e  builder. 

1013.  IX.  Eva  Melissa":   b.  Aul!.  17,  1857;  m.  Dec.  26,  1877,  to 

Frank  Case,  of  Painesxille,  O.     The\'  li\e  at  Hiawatha, 
Ks.  '  (1813) 

1014.  X.  Ida  Rebecca":   b.  Oct.  26,  1859;   m.  Aug.  5,  1878,  to 

George  Morris,  at  Huntertown,  Ind.     They  remoxed  to 
Hiawatha,  Ks.,  where  she  d.  June  18,  1890.        (181O 

1015.  XL   WILBER  Owen":    b.  Oct.   4,    1861  ;    unmd.     Res.    Hia- 

watha, Ks. 

1016.  XIL   RILLA  Bell":    b.  Oct.    19,    1864;    m.  Sept.  2,  1885,  to 

William  Wilson.      Res.  Hiawatha,  Ks.     No  chn. 

1017.  XIII.   Mar^    Ellen":   b.  Jan.  5,  and  d.  Aug.  6,  1868. 


POSTERITY   OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  759 


Children  of  (362)  John  Levering;    and  Rosanna  (Eley)  Foster. 

1018.  I.  Eugene  Willard'*:  h.  Jan.  31,  1857;  m.  \u'^.  10,  1879, 

Emma  A.  Miller.     Res.  Kendallville,  liid.  (iSic)) 

1019.  11.   ENDELMER   Nimmons^:    b.  July   31,    1859;    m.  Ma\    u, 

1891,  Frances  Covienau^h.     Res.  at  Iron  Mountain,  Mich. 
No.  chn. 

1020.  HI.   Perry  LEROY**:   b.  Feb.  14,  1869;  unmd.     Live^ai  Ken- 

dallville, Ind. 


Children  of  (363)  Samuel  M.'  and  Rebecca  (Edwards)  Foster. 

1021.  I.  WiLBURT  Thurston^:   b.  Sept.    15,   1856;    m.  Jan.    1, 

1878,  Lida  Swanders,  at  Auburn,  ind.  (1820) 

1022.  II.  Clinton  DeWitt*':  b.  Oct.  25,  1863  ;  m.  Auj^.  24,  1887, 

Alice  Barnes,  at  Milford,  Ind.  (1821) 

1023.  III.   Minnie  May*:    b.  Feb.  20,   1867;  m.    May  2,   1888,  to 

William  A.  Wells,  editor  of  "  The  Democrat,"  at  Alton, 
Iowa,  where  they  reside.  (1822) 


Children  of   (365)   Marg;aret  Levering;'  (Foster)   and  Jacob  H. 

Shauck. 

1024.  I.  JOHN  Clifton*:  b.  Sept.  8,  1863;  d.  Oct.  13,  1864. 

1025.  II.  Marcus  ElroY   :  b    Jan.  n,   1865;  m.  Dec.  29,   1892, 

Matilda  C.  Householder,  of  Kendallville,  Ind.,  where  they 
are  livinij;.  (2124) 

1026.  III.   WiLMER  FOSTER*:  b.  Jul\- 8,  1871  ;   unmd.     Res.  Ken- 

dallville, Ind. 

All  were  born  in  Nobk-  Co.,  Ind. 


Children  of  (367)  Jane  A.'  (Foster)  and  John  K.  Riddle. 

1027.  I.   AVA*:   b.  Au.l:.  12,  1872;   d.  Apl.  9,  1873. 

1028.  II.   OTHO  Jehu*:   b.  AuiZ.  24,  1874,  at  Albion,  ind. 


76o  THE    LEVERING    FA.Win'. 

Children  of  (368)  Alvin  D.'  and  Sarah  (Pepple)  Foster. 

1029.  1.  Frank  Elroy*:  b.  Jul\  13,  1871. 

1030.  II.   AdaI'Gh'':  b.  Nov.  13,  and  d.  Nov.  14,  1874. 

1031.  III.   C:liO  DENOIS^:   b.  Jan.  4,  1879. 

1032.  IV.   ARLA^:   b.  Jul)-  20,  1892. 

Children  of  (371)  Nathan'  and  Sophia  (Daniels)  Linn. 

1033.  I.  MiLICENT  A.**:    b.  June  2,  1840;    m.  Isaiah  Wilcox.     She 

d.  Feb.  13,  188 1  ;  live  New  Windsor,  111. 

1034.  II.   Rachel  E.^:   m.;  lives  near  Pai'kersbur;^,  Iowa.      Has  4 

chn. 

1035.  •"•  William  P.*^:   m.  ;  lives  near  Castle  Rock.  Wash.      Has 

family. 

1036.  IV.   Harriet  F.**:    m.  ;    lives  Sanborn,   O'Brien   Co.,   Iowa. 

Has  3  chn. 

1037.  V.   Mary  U.":  b.  May  24,  1858;  m.  Sept.  5,  1878,  to  Charles 

McMullen.     Res.  New  Windsor,  111.  (1824) 

1038.  VI.   Charlotte**:    m.    Hill.      Li\es   Bo\ine,    Pratt   Co.,    S. 

Dakota. 

Except  from  Mary  U.,  1  have  been  unable  to  ^et  any 
information. 


Children  of  ( 372  )  Arthur    and Linn, 

1039.  I.  William  Henry**:  b.  Di^^c.  4,  1853;  d.  Oct.  27,  1854,  at 

Bluffton,  Ind. 

1040.  II.  Margaret  E.**:    b.  May  4,   1855;   d.  Oct.   30,   1864,  at 

Bluffton,  Ind. 

1041.  111.  L.  Nathan":  b.  Nov.  2,  1859;  m.  Dec.   23,  1886,  Mary 

Schle^el,  w  ho  d.  May  19,  1890. 

The\-  had  two  children  ;  both  d.  in  infancy. 


POSTERITY  OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  761 


Child  of  (382)  Rachel'  (Brewer)  and  Pierce  Dye. 

1042.  1.   RUSSELL^:    b.   Apl.    i,    1853;    m.   Dec.   27,   1877,  Jcmiic- 

Krout.  Lived  in  Morrow  Co.,  O.,  where  lie  d.  Au^.  26, 
1890.  Made  effort  throuj^h  Mrs.  Rutli  Ewers  to  i^et  other 
children  of   Rachel'  and   of   Susanna'  without   success. 

(1823) 

Children  of  (383)  Sarah    (Brewer)  and  Andrew  Dye. 

1043.  I.   JOHN^:  b.  July  11,  1849;  m.,  said  to  have  2  children. 

1044.  11.   Sarah  Jane^:   b.  July  24,    1851  ;  m.   Earl,  said  to  have 

7  chn. 

1045.  1^1-   Isabel**:   b.   Oct.   26,    1853;  m.  Troup;  said  tn  have  2 

chn.     Res.  Upper  Sandusky,  O. 

1046.  IV.  Jasper^:  b.  June  21,  1855;  m.,  said  to  have  6  chn. 

1047.  V.  Lafayette^:  b.  Feb.  3,  1859;  m.,  said  to  have  2  chn. 

1048.  VI.  WINFIELD*:   b.   Nov.    15,    1862;  m.,  said  to  ha\e  4  chn. 

1049.  VII.   RETTA**:  b.  Apl.  22,  1864  ;  m.  Mx-ers,  said  to  ha\e  3  chn. 

1050.  Vlll.   Bertie*:  b.  May  17,  1867;  m.,  said  to  have  2  chn. 

1051.  IX.  Minnie*:  b.  Aug.  18,  1870;  m.  Neally,  said  to  have  i  ch. 

I  made  effort,  especially  of  Mrs.  Troup,  to  get  data  of 

children  enumerated,  but  did  not  succeed. 


Children  of  (385)  Eliza  Jane'  (Brewer)  and  Jesse  Dye. 

1052.  1.  Viola*:  b.  Oct.  15,  1856.     Unmd. 

1053.  II.  CELESTINE*:  b.  Aug.  20,   1858;  m.  to  Frank  Sharroch. 

(1830) 

1054.  III.   Emma*:   b.   Nov.    II,    i860;  m.  to  Se\mnur  McAmrich. 

(iS3S) 

1055.  IV.  DELLA*:  b.  Apl. 4,  1866;  m.  to  Charles  Ratten.     N..chn 

1056.  V.  Flint*:  b.  Aug.  16,  1868;  m.  Pearl  O.x.  (18^7) 

1057.  VI.  ENFANT*:  b.  and  d.  May  30,  1871. 

1058.  Vll.   LIBBIE*:  b.  Aug.  6,  1874. 


762  THE    LEVERING    FA.MILV. 

Children  of   (389)  Oliver'  and  Malinda  (Dakin)  Graham. 

105Q.  1.  LaVINA**:  b.  July  7,  1848,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O.  Was  taken 
by  lier  parents  in  1853  to  De  Kalb  Co.,  Mo.,  where  she 
was  m.,  Oct.  17,  1868,  to  Levi  Wood,  of  thatcountv. 

(1838) 

1060.  n.   LUCINDa":    b.   Mch.    17,    1850;    m.    Dec.    24,    1882,    to 

Stephen  G.  Maret,  of  De  Kalb  Co.,  Mo.  (1847) 

1061.  111.   John  L.**:   b.  Sept.  5,  1852,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

1062.  IV.   HiRAM  W.**:    b.  July  27,  1855,  in  De  Kalb  Co.,  Mo.  ;   m. 

there  Sept.  7,  1889,  Martba  Louisa   Daniel,  who  was  b. 
in  Brown  Co.,  Ind.  (1850) 

1063.  V.  Sarah  J.^:  b.  Jan.  2,  1858  ;  m.  Now  19    1876,  to  Thomas 

J.  Maret,  of  De  Kalb  Co.,  Mo.  (1851) 

1064.  VI.  Columbus  W.**:  b.  Jan.  17,  1861. 

1065.  Vll.   Hlla**:   b.  Jan.  7,  1869. 

All  reside  in  De  Kalb  Co.,  Mo. 

Child  of  (391 )  Rachel'  (Graham)  and  Emanuel  Dennis. 

1066.  1.  Rachel  (jRaham''*:  b.  Mch.  2,  1851. 

Child  of  (390)  Mary'  (Graham)  and  Emanuel  Dennis. 

1067.  1.  James  ALLEN^:    b.  Mch.    10,    i8s6;    d.   Sept.,    1870,    in 

Morrow  Co.,  O. 

It  is  observed  that  Mr.  Dennis  married  his  "deceased 
wife's  sister." 

Children  of  (392)  Drucilla  '  (Graham)  and  Abner  Goodrich. 

1068.  1.  Marion  F.'*:  b.  May  6,  1855. 

1069.  II.   Benton  E.**:    b.  June   II,  1858;    m.  Sept.  26,  1889,  Ro- 

sina  Parks.  (i860) 

1070.  111.  Williams.'':  b.  Jan.  19,  1867. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  763 

Children  of  (394)  Morgan'  and  Maximilia  (Mettler)  Graham. 

1071.  1.  Laura*:    b.    Nov.    24,    i860;    d.    Jan.    17,    1.S61,  at   An- 

drews, O. 

1072.  11.   RlLEY*:    b.   Oct.    13,    1862;    m.   Sept.   s.    18S9,  Lola  C. 

Heffelfinger.  (1862) 

1073.  IIL  Clara  B.*:    b.  Oct.  13,  1876;    m.  Nov.  22,  1894,  to  M. 

H.  Ero. 

Children  of  (395)  Levi '  and  Suzilla  ( Hart )  Graham. 

1074.  1.  Clinton**:   b.  Apl.  14,  1865,  at  Andrews,  O. 

1075.  U.   Charles*:  b.  May  10,  1868,  at  Andrews,  O. 

Children  of  (396)  Benton'  and  Candace  (Selover)  Graham. 

1076.  I.   EmmaLuella*:  b.  Julys,  1863. 

1077.  II.  lONA  May*:  b.  May  27,  1865  ;  m.  Oct.  31,  1888,  to  A.  1.. 

Pipes.  (1865) 

1078.  111.  Franklin  Webster*:  b.  Jan.  10, 1867  ;  m.  Jan.  8.  1894. 

Sarah  Bird. 

1079.  I^'-  CarLOTTIE*:  b.  Apl.  26,  1868. 

1080.  V.  ANNA  Catharine*:   b.  Mch.  8,  1870;  m.  Mch.  9,  1892, 

to  J.  B.  Howard.  (1867) 

1081.  VI.  Flora  SURENA*:  b.  Jan.  I,  1873. 

1082.  Vll.  Ralph  Biggs*:  b.  July  23,  1874. 

1083.  VIII.  Sarah  Jane*:  b.  May  14,  1876. 

1084.  IX.  Maria  Blanche*:  b.  Auiz.  25.  1879. 

1085.  X.   ThadiuS  THERON*:  b.  June  30,  1881. 

1086.  XI.   MYRTA  BELLE*:   b.  June  29,  1883. 

Family  reside  at  Chesterville,  O. 

Children  of  (397)  James  K.^  and  Livonia  (Peterson)  Graham. 


1087.  1.   James,  Jr.*:  b.  June  23,  1874,  >>t  Andrc'w- 

1088.  11.     TOLLY*:   b.  Aug.  8,  and  d.  Sep.  S,  1888. 


(  ) 


764  THE   LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (398)  Denton    and  Amy  (Gale)  Graham. 

1089.  I.   Jl'DI)  B/:    b.   Oct.    31,    1870;    in.   Jan    ^,   1S94,  Mary  B- 

McKee.  (1870) 

1090.  II.   HSTELLE  M.^:   b.  Dec.  8,  1878,  at  Woodview,  O. 

Children  of  (399)  Jonathan    and  Lydia  (Goff)  Brewer. 

1091.  I.  Samuel  Riley":  b.  Mch.  31,  i860;  m.  Sep.  i,  1888,  Eva 

Rule.     Is  a  farmer. 

1092.  II.  Sarah   Jane":    b.  May   13,    1862;    m.   Oct.  8,   1890,  to 

James  Caldwell,      is  a  farmer. 

Children  of  (400 )  Daniel '  and  Catharine  ( Craley )  Brewer. 

1093.  1.   Mary":   m     John   McClenathaii.     Live  at  Whetstone,   O. 

7  clin. 

1094.  'I-   Harvey":  m.  M.  Voik-.     lave  at  Galion,  O.     3  elm. 

1095.  •"•   David  A.':   unmd.     Res.  Whetstone,  O. 

Children  of  (401)  Denton'  and  Sarah  (Fish)  Brewer. 

1096.  I.  Mary":  b.  in  i860;  d.  in  1869. 

1097.  11.   Joanna":   b.  June  15,    1861;   m.   Oct.    17,    1883,  to  Hlls- 

woith  H.  Cooper.     Res.  Andrews,  O.  (1871) 

1098.  ill.  Albert  Franklin":  b.  April  i.  1863;  d.  July  6,  1886, 

in  Denver,  Colo.  ;   b.  at  Andrews,  O. 

1099.  IV.   Henry  Llom:»":  b.   Nov.    15,   1865;  m.  Di:-c.  24,  1890, 

Elmira  Levering.     Res.  Woodview,  O. 

iioo.     V.  Addie  May":  b.  Jan.  25,   1869;    m.   Mch.    17,    1888,  to 
Samuel  McNay.     Res.  Chesterxille,  O.  (1872) 

Children  of  (407)  John    and  Mariana  (Truex)  Rush. 

iioi.     1.   Henry":  b.  about  1848. 
II02.    II.  Samuel":  b.  about  1851. 
1 10^.    111.  William":  dead. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  765 

Child  of  (409)  Elizabeth"  (Rush)  and  John  Brewer. 

1 104.  1.   MaryJanE«:  b.  1858;  m.  tu  Savacool. 

Children  of  (41 1 )  Mary  Ann "  (Rush)  and  Nelson  Vandorn. 

1105.  I.  George^:  b.  1855 ;  m. 

1106.  II.   William^:   m.  Esther  Proudy.     Lives  at  Caledonia,  O. 

1107.  III.  ABBIE«:  b.  Oct.  16,  1858;  m.  Jan.  23,    1X83,  to  Smith 

Haitwell.     Res.  Morrow  Co.,  O.  (1874) 

1 108.  IV.   Jane^:   m.  to  George  Henry.     Live  at  Caledonia,  Marinn 

Co.,  O. 

1 109.  V.  Clement^:  m. 

mo.  VL   Ruth**:   m.  to  Peter  Atwood.     Res.  Caledonia,  O. 

nil.  VII.   Hiram ^:   m. 

1112.  VIII.  John**:   m. 

11 13.  IX.  Charles^: 

1 1 14.  X.   Elizabeth^:   m.  to  Ferd.  Jeffrey.     Res.  Caledonia,  O. 

Children  of  (412)  William'  and  Susan  (Piper)  Rush. 

11 15.  I.  William  B.^:  b.  May  28,  1867,  in  Mercer  Co.,  III. 

1 1 16.  II.   Ralpha^:    b.  April   11,    1870;    d.  Now  21,  1872,  in  Page 

Co.,  Iowa. 

1 1 17.  III.   EFFIE  M.^:   b.  June  15,  1876,  in  Pagv  Co.,  Iowa. 

1 1 18.  IV.   ALBERT  D.«:   b.  Sept.  8,  1879,  in  Page  Co..  l..\va. 

11 19.  V.   ROY^:   b.  Mch.  28,  1882,  in  Page  Co.,  Iowa. 

1 120.  VI.   VlI^DEN^:  b.  June  11,  1885,  in  Page  Co.,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (414)  Morgan"  and  Lydia  (Poland)  Rush. 

1121.  I.   HOMER**:  b.  Dec.  15,  1881. 

1 122.  II.   Clark**:   b.  Feb.  11,  and  d.  Sept.  2,  1885. 

1123.  ill.  Nettie^:  b.  July  3,  1887. 

1124.  IV.  May^:  b.  June  21,  1891. 

Family  live  at  Gallon,  O. 


766  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (415)  Benjamin'  and  Ruth  (Van  Buskirk)  Rush. 

1 125.  1.   Reece'^:  b.  Oct.  24,  1886,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

1 126.  11.   ROSS**:   b.  April  20,  1888,  in  Morrow  Co.,.  O. 

1 127.  ill.   JOHN**:   b.  Mch.  13,  1890,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

1 128.  IV.   ETHEL^:   b.  Feb.  19,  189^,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

Children  of  (418)  Byram '  and  Leah  (Ruhl)  Levering. 

1 129.  1.   NORA':    b.  Jan.  27,  1866;    m.  Oct.  8,  1884,  to  John   H. 

Webb.     Res.  near  Woodview,  O.  (1876) 

1130.  II.   Orpheus  D.**:  b.  Dec.  31,  1867.     Res.  Columbus,  O. 

1131.  III.  Alfred  H.**:  )  f 

\  b.  Sept.  19,  1875.  \ 

1 132.  IV.  ALBERT  M.**:  )  i  d.  Nov.  16,  1875. 

1133.  V.    HYLAS  A.-:   b.  Jan.  20,  1877. 

Children  of  (420)  Robert"  and  Louisa  (Dillin)  Levering;. 

1 1 34.  1.   HIBBARD  BOYD':    b.  Sept.    10,  1872  ;    m.   Feb.   18,  1897, 

Lillie  Ann  Painter,  of  Mt.  Gilead,  O. 

1135.  11.  Ruth  K.**:  b.  Oct.  31,  1874. 

1 1 36.  III.  MORGAN  A.':  b.  Jul>-  22,  1877. 

1 1 37.  IV.  JOHN  A.^  b.  Feb.  23,  1880. 

1138.  V.  MaryB.«:  b.  Jan.  5,  1883. 

1 1 39.  VI.  Willis  R.':  b.  Oct.  9,  1889. 

Famil)'  reside  at  Mt.  Gilead,  O. 

Children  of  (423)  Ruth  A.'  (Levering)  and  Nathaniel  A.  Rogers. 

1 140.  1.  Mary  Elizabeth**:  b.  Auo-.  9,  1868. 

1 141.  11.  Morris  Kerr':  b.  Oct.  6,  1870. 

1 142.  111.  Thomas  Wooding":  b.  Au^.  23,  1872;  d.  Oct.  n, 

1875. 

1 143.      IV.    ANNER  LOELLA**:    b.  Feb.  21,   1875. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  767 

1 144.  V.  Agnes  Adaline*:  b.  April  12,  1877. 

1 145.  VI.  VIRGINIA  Caroline «:  b.  Feb.  22, 1880;  d.  Jan.  25. 1897. 

1146.  VII.  William  Benjamin**:  b.  June  4,  1883. 

Family  live  at  Maysville,  Mo. 

Children  of  (424)  Lewis  W;  and  Martha  (Whitchurch)  Leverins?. 

1 147.  I.  Maud«:  b.  Oct.  9,  1870;  m.  Dec.  6,  1891,  t(.  John  Perry 

Thomson.     The)-  live  near  to  Boston,  Barton  Co.,  ,V\o.  ' 

1 148.  II.  Cora  May**:  b.  Dec.  8,  1872. 

1 149.  111.   Anner  Loella^:  b.  Dec.  6,  1876. 

1150.  IV.  Ada  Ruth":  b.  Oct.  3,  1878. 

1151.  V.  Harry  Allen**:  b.  Oct.  3,  1880. 

1 1 52.  VI.  Sylvester  Brunson^:  b.  Oct.  ^,  1882. 

1 1 53.  VII.  Mary  Elmira**:  b.  Jaii.  18,  1855. 

Family  reside  at  Maysville,  Mo. 

Children  of  (431 )  Wm.  Levering '  and  Leonora  ( Barrett)  Van  CIcve. 

1154.  I.   JOSEPH  P.":   b.  Nov.  16,  1883,  at  Hartford  Citw  Ind. 

1 155.  II.   Helen  F.«:  b.  Nov.  13,  1887,  at  Hartford  City,  Ind. 

Child  of  (434)  Addie  M/  (Levering)  and  William  Frizzcll 

1 1 56.  I.  LURA  Bell**:  b.  Apl.  6,  1890. 

Children  of  (437)  Xantha  A.'  (Stilwell)  and  Dr.  Geo.  M.  Ireland. 

1157.  I.  Charles  Levering**:  b.  Feb.  4,  1872. 

1158.  II.  David  Stilwell**:  b.  Dec.  2,  1882. 

•  Family  reside  at  Fredericktown,  O. 

Children  of  (438)  Zoe  E.'  (Stilwell)  and  Wilson  J.  Stackhouse. 

1 1 59.  1.   Edwin  Jay**:  b.  Feb.  19,  1890,  near  Chesterville.  O. 

1 160.  II.   Mary  S.**:   b.  Oct.  18,  1891,  near  Chesterville.  O. 

1 161.  III.   Mildred  S.':   b.  Jan.  8,  1894,  near  Chesterville.  O. 


768  '  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Child  of   (439 )  Mary  L.'  ( Stillwell )  and  Otho  L.  Ackerman. 

1162.  1.   Harry  Lee**:  b.  Ali^.  3,  1888,  at  Mansfield,  O. 

Children  of  (44J )  Jay  W."  and  Ola  (Williams)  Stillwell. 

1 163.  I.   Charles  Cover '^i   b.   Feb.   29,  1892,  near  Leverin;:^,  O. 

1 164.  11.   Mary  Rlth*^:   b.  Dec.  16,  1894,  near  Leverinjj;,  O. 

Child  of  (442)  Jennie  L.'  (Stillwell)  and  Clement  L.  Ackerman. 

1165.  1.   ADA  Glenn^:  b.  Jan.  17,  1892,  at  Mansfield,  O. 

Children  of  (444)  Amanda'  (Kanable)  and  Peter  Macklin. 

1 166.  1.  Gideon  P.^:    b.  June  28,  1850;    m.  June  12,  1879,  Mary 

Elizabeth  Arford.  (1880) 

He  is  a  minister  in  the  church  of  the  United  Brethren 
in  Christ.  Is  now  (1893)  Prohibition  candidate  for  Gov- 
ernor of  Ohio.     Res.  Dayton,  O.     See  biog. 

1 167.  11.  JOHN  Justice**:  b.  Dec.   30,   185 1,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O.; 

m.  Charity  Reed.     Res.  Kenton,  O.  (1883) 

1168.  111.   Lester  BarTLETT**  :  b.  Nov.  13,  1853  ;  m.  Emma  Green. 

Res.  Columbus,  O.  (1888) 

1169.  IV.  Arkinson**:  b.  Sept.  10,  1855;  d.  June  17,  1870. 

1170.  V.   Wilson^:   b.  Dec.  31,  1857.     Unmd.     Res.  l-indla\-,  O. 

1 171.  VI.  Francis**:  b.  Mch.  26,  i860;  d.  June  I,  1864. 

1172.  \  11.   OLIVE^:   b.  July  12,  1862,  in  \'an  Wert  Co.,  O.;  m.  to 

Joseph  \  anSwarengen.     Res.  Findlay,  O.  (1890) 

Children  of  (445)  Margaret '  (Kanable)  and  George  Foster. 

1173.  1-  Frank*:    b.    Jan.    25,    1855;    m.    Nov.    18,   1883,    Sarah 

Lathouse.     Removed  in  1890  from  Union  Co.,  O.,  to  near 
Kennewick,  Wash.  (1895) 

1174.  11.   DELLA**:  b.  Feb.  21,  1861.     Unmd.     Res.  Willshire,  Van 

Wert  Co.,  O. 

1 175.  111.  Mattie**:  b.  Dec.  21,  1864  ;  d.  May  30,  1873,  ^^t  Marion, 

Ohio. 


,  POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  769 

Children  of  (446)  Abiram'  and  Sarah  (Free)  Kanable. 

1176.  I.  WILLIS^:    b.  Alio;.  27,   1862;    m.  Katharine  Rider.     Res. 

Marion,  O.  (1897) 

1 177.  11.    Harvey**:   b.  May  I,  1864;    m.  May  22,  1891,  Ijjlie  Kim- 

mel.     Res.  Bluffton,  O.  (  i8c>;) 

Children  of  same  and  Etta  (Parmenter ),  2d  wife. 

1178.  111.  Carrie  E.^:    b.   Jul\-   lo,    1872,   near   Marion,   U.  ;    ni. 

Sept.    29,    1892,   to   Joseph   W.   Hilty,  of  Westmoreland 
Co.,  Pa.     Res.  Imperial,  Alleghany  Co.,  Pa.      (i<pi) 

1 179.  IV.   Charles  O.**:   b.  in  March  and  d.  in  Sept.,  1878. 

Children  of  (448)  lantha'  (Martin)  and  Martin  Hiskey. 

liSo.     1.   Francis  H.**:    b.  Sept.  22,  1850,  near  Lexinjiton.  ().  ;    in. 
Oct.  I,  1873,  Matilda  E.  Everets.  (npU 

In  April,  1876,  they  removed  to  near  Robinson,  Ks.. 
where  they  reside.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  have  been  promi- 
nently engaged  in  Sabbath  School  worl<  under  the  aus- 
pices of  the  United  Brethren  Church  for  se\eral  wars. 

1181.  11.   Martin  L.^:   b.  Apl.  12,  1852.    Res.  Waterford,  Erie  Co.. 

Pa. 

1182.  III.   Franks.**:    b.   Jan.    II,    I8S5.     ^^c-s.    York\  ilk-.    Kt^ndle 

Co.,  HI. 

1 183.  IV.   Mary  Jane**:   b.  Apl.  29,  18^;  -'•  i<%0  at  Lexington,  O. 

1184.  V.  James  Wilson**:  b.  Mch.  13.  1859.  in  Richland  Co.,  ().: 

m.  Apl.  22,  1884,  Maggie  Jenkins,  in  Guernse)'  Co..  ( >. 
Since  Aug.,  1892,  haw  lived  at  Charlt)tte,  Mich. 

1185.  VI.   Samuel  N.':   b.  Feb.  14,  1862;  m.  Ma\-  27,  nSi/).  Ida  M. 

Ford\ce.     Res.  Newark,  O. 

Child  of  ( 458 )  Martha  J/  ( Hill )  and  William  C  Fisher. 

1 186.  I.  LILLIE^:   b.  in  1881. 

(4g) 


770  THE   LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (474)  Oliver"  and Hill. 

1 187.  1.   Carrie  E.«:   b.  at  Coxalt,  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

1188.  11.    Harvey  GiLLAIN**:   b.  at  Co\alt,  Fulton  Co..  Pa. 

Children  of  (475)  Moses'  and Hill. 

1 190.  1.   ANNIE  HTHEL**:   b.  at  Blue  Mound.  HI. 

1 191.  11.   Elmer":   b.  at  Blue  Mound.  111. 

Children  of  (476)  Job'  and  Ella  (Harshman)  Hill. 

1 192.  1.    HORACE   M.":   b.  Apl.  12,  1889,  at  Dax'ton.  O. 

1193.  11.   Bennie  F.*^:  b.  Nov.  12,   1891,  at  Da\ton,  O.  ;  d.  Aug. 

27,  1894. 

1194.  111.   ESTHER  R.'':    b.  Jul\-  2T,  1893,  at  Da\ton,   O.  ;   d.  Mch. 

13,  1895. 

Child  of  <482)  Maria'  (Hill)  and  William  Keyser. 

1195.  1.  George**:  b.  Au.u.  i6,  1894.     Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (484)  Hiram  K.'  and  Mary  (Barton)  Hill. 

1196.  1.  James  R.':  b.  No\ .  30,  1880. 

1 197.  11.  I.oucingV  b.  Nov.  17.  1886. 

1198.  111.    LaLIRA  P.^    b.  Sep.  2S,   1891. 

1199.  IV.   OSCAR":   b.  Sep.  1,   1895. 

Children  of  (486)  Nancy  Ann     (Hill)  and  David  L.  Keyser. 

1200.  1.   IJANIEL  H.  L.':   b.  Jan.  ij ,  1872. 

1201.  11.   Wilson  R.**:   b.  Mch.  20,  1874;   d.  Jan.  22,  1878. 


POSTERITY  OF   3ERHARD   LEVERING. 


Children  of  (489)  Lemuer  and  Martha  (Kcyser)  Hill. 

1202.  1.  Maud  Belle'':  b.  Junt- 8,  i<S(;i. 

1203.  11.   Maynard^  b.  Mch.  19,  ;inJ  d.  Aii^.  20,  1.S92, 

1204.  111.  Mabel  Blanche":  b.  Au^i.  30,  1894. 


/  / 


Children  of  (490)  David"  and  Jennie  (Garland)  Hill. 

1205.  I.   Altie  J.'^:  b.  Mch.  5,  1893. 

1206.  11.   MaryE.**:   b.  Feb.  27,  1895. 


Children  of  (501 )  George  W.'  and  Kate  ( Core )  Carter. 

1207.  1.  Frank  Cyrus":  b.  June  7.  1869;  J.  M;i\'  i^,  1877. 

1208.  II.  Mary  Minnie^:   b.  Jan.  14.  187^;  m.  ixw  24.  1893.  t.> 

Omer  A  spy. 

1209.  111.   George  W.  M.":   b.  May  10.  1876,  at  Haton,  liiJ. 

1210.  IV.   Eva  LENA^:   b.  Oct.  s.  1^78,  at  Eaton.  Ind. 


Children  of  (502)  Wilson'  and  Mary  (Baird)  Carter. 

1211.  I.   Ida  Olive**:   b.  Mch.  7,  1859,  near  Eaton.  InJ.  ;  m.  April 

3,  1889,  to  Dr.  I.  N.  Van  Metre,  of  FloriJa.  hul..  \\  ho  d. 
Mrs.  V.  resides  with  her  parents,  at  Jonesboro,  jnd.  She 
was  educated  at  St.  Mar\''s  Academw  b't.  VVa\  ne.  hul.. 
and  was,  tor  several  years,  a  successtui  teaclier. 

1212.  11.  George  Warren  Wilson**:   b.  April   id,  i8()i.  near 

Eaton,    Ind.  ;    m.    Feb.    28,    1889.    Annie    W.    W     J  ' 
Wavne  C.,  Ind.  («^M>> 


7T2-  nil:    LH\HRING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (506)  Olive  M.'  (Carter)  and  Hugh  M.  Wilson. 

1213.  I.   NORMAN  DeLORAINE^:   b.  Au.u.    cS,  and   d.  Au^.   g,  1864, 

in  Delaware  Co.,  Ind. 

1214.  II.    EDA    ANNETTA    ESTELLA    FLORENCE*^:    b.  Sept.  2S,   1868, 

in  (irant  Co.,  Ind.  In  September.  187:;.  remoxed  with 
her  parents  to  Olpe,  Lyon  Co.,  Ks.,  where  on  Jan.  1, 
1893,  she  was  m.  to  Jolin  Frazier,  who  was  b.  in  Wash- 
ington Co.,  Pa.  (191  I  ) 

Mr.  F.  was  tor  two  years  Supt.  of  the  Cheyenne  River 
Agency,  hidian  Boarding  School.  Both  are  graduates  of 
the  Kansas  State  University.  They  reside  at  Austin, 
Neosho  Co.,  Kas. 

1215.  111.    Victor  Vance  CaRLETON':   b.  June  29,  and  d.  Sept.  4, 

18715,  in  L)-()n  Co.,  Ks. 

Children  of  (509)  Mary'  (Wolf)  and  Peter  Howard. 

1216.  I.   AMANDA':   b.  June  28,  1853  ;   m.  to  Martin  Fornwalt.     Kes. 

Canoe  Creek,  Blair  Co.,  Pa.  (1912) 

1217.  II.   Lydia**:   b.  Jan.  16,  1855;   m.   to  Milton   Brookins.      Res. 

Milltield,  O.  (192 1) 

1218.  III.   Laura**:    b.  July   4,    18159;   m.  to  Frank  Roberts.     Res. 

Carbon  Hill,  C).  (1926) 

1219.  IV.   Elizabeth*:    b.    Feb.    4,    1861;    unmd.      Res.    Colum- 

bus, (). 

1220.  V.   JOHN  M."  (M.  D.):   b.  April  16,  1863;   unmd.      Res.  Co- 

lumbus, O. 

1221.  VI.    HettiE*:   b.  Jul)-  lO,  1867;   unmd.      Res.  Columbus,  U. 

A  well  educated  family.  Four  have  been  successful 
teachers. 

Children  of  (5i0)  John    and  Kesiah  (McDaniel)  Wolf. 

1222.  I.   ALBERTUS  C.*^  (M.  L).):   b.  Oct.   30,    1858;   m.    Now   27, 

1883,  Fannie  Main.  No  chn.  Dr.  W.  is  of  the  facult_\- 
of  the  Ohio  Medical  Universit\',  at  Columbus. 

1223.  II.   Armenia":  b.  Jan.  18,  1861  ;  m.  Dec.  4,  1881.  to  a.   L. 

Cary.     Res.  Lewis,  O.  (1929) 


POSTERITY'   OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  -j-jt, 

Children  of  (511)  Ezra    and  Mary  (Swet)  Wolt. 

1224.  1.   ADDiE^    b.  Oct.  IS,  i860;    m.  t..  S.  S.  UanturJ. 

1225.  11.   LOLIE  B.'^:   b.  Jan.  20,  1866;   m.  to  H.  G.  Antic. 

1226.  111.   ARLIE  0.«:  b.  Mch.  21,  1868,  in  Morgan  O...  O. 

1227.  IV.   LIZZIE  L.«  b.   Dec.  10,  1871,  in  Mui^an  Co.,  O. 

1228.  V.   FRANK  C.«:   Oct.  27,  1876,  in  Morgan  C.  C). 


Children  of  (512)  Joseph    and  Pearl  (Kasler)  Wolf. 

1229.  I.  ARZA  G.^:  b.  Sep.  21,  1866;  d.  Oct.  22.  1886. 

1230.  11.  Cora  E.«:  b.  Feb.  20,  1868,  Linscott,  O. 

123 1.  111.  Eva  Louie**:  b.  Nov.  29,  1871,  Linscott,  O. 

1232.  IV.  John  M.**:  b.  Jan.  2,  1875,  Linscott,  O. 

1233.  V.  Joseph  H.**  :  b.  Au^.  13,  1877,  Linscott.  O. 

Children  of  (514)  Francis  S.  and  Jennie  (White)  Wolf. 

1234.  1.  DELLaF.^:  b.  in  1869;  unmd.     Zaleski,  O. 

1235.  11.   NORaE.**:  b.  in  1874;  unmd      Zaleski,  O. 

Children  of  (515)  Irwin  W.  and  Lena  (Eddy  1  Wolf. 

1236.  1.  Frank  E.**:    b.  May   J,    1869;    m.  Mch.    16,    189^,   Maiki 

Cooper.     Res.  Nordhoff,  Cal. 

1237.  11.   CHARLES'*:]  f  d.  Mav  22,  1889. 

\h.  Auu;.  20,  1874 ; 

1238.  111.   JESSIE':      )  (d.  Jul\    12.  1877. 

1239.  IV.   NELLIE':  b.  Jan.  2,  1879,  in  Nordhoff,  Cal. 

Children  of  (516)  Morris  D."  and  Ellen  (Shepard)  Wolf. 

1240.  I.  LILLIE  M.':  b.  Dec.  22,  1869  ;  m.  C^  W.  kinnie  ;   1  chiiJ. 

1241.  11.   HOLLAND  J.':  b.  May  22,  1885.  Linscott,  O. 


774  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (517)  Albert  W."  and  Jane  (Helmick)  Wolf. 

1242.  I.   CLARAS':   b.  Sept.  25,  1873  ;  d.  Nov.  n,  1877. 

1243.  II.   Kenneth  J.*^:   b.  June  8,  1875,  ;'t  l.inscott,  O. 

1244.  III.   ARTHUR  D.^   b.  Ma\- 9,  1879,  at  l.inscott,  O. 

1245.  IV.  Clarence  R.«:  b.  Jul\  6,  1881,  at  Linscott,  O. 

Children  of  (5J9)  Riley  G/  and  Olive  (Lewis)  Wolf. 

1246.  I.  Charles  W.":  b.  May  19,  1878. 

1247.  II.  George  W.':  b.  Sept.  2,  1879. 

1248.  111.  James  W.«:  b.  July  7,  1881. 

1249.  IV.   Bertha  C.*^:  b.  July  24,  1883. 

1250.  V.  Riley  A.*^:  b.  May  II,  1885. 

1251.  VI.  Clarence  E.  E.^:l  ,    r, 

1252.  VII.  Cassius  E.  C.  :«   r'-  ^^^-  '°'  ^^^7. 

1253.  VIII.  Infant  Son**:  b.  and  J.  Jan.  8,  1891. 

Family  reside  at  Linscott,  O. 

Children  of  (520)  Sylvina '  (Tippie)  and  Ephriam  Sayers. 

1254.  George  a.':   b.  Mch.  22,  i8s9;   m.  Mch.  ^o,  1887,  Mar\-  J. 

Strattan.  (I933) 

Said  to  be  6  children.     1  haw  been   unable  to  gather 
others. 

Children  of  (521)  Wesley'  and  Elizabeth  (Brawley)  Tippie. 

1255.  '•   Addison':    b.   Nox-.   7,    i860;    m.  Oct.  5,  i88s,  Almedia 

Shuttle.  (  1936) 

1256.  11.   Warren':    b.    Feb.    14,    186:;;    m.    Feb.    20,    1886,    Ida 

Lewis.      Res.  Athens  Co.,  ().  (I939) 

1257.  III.     John':    b.   Oct.   29,    1865;    m.   Dec.   25,  1889,  Emma 

Hixs(MT.  (1941) 

1258.  IV.   NETTIE':    b.  Mch.  3,  1868;    m.     Li\es  in  Southern   Illi- 

nois. 

1259.  V.  Carlos':   b.  Mch.  7,  1872;  unmd. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  775 

Children  of  (522)  Eliza'  (Tippie)  and  William  Ogg:- 

1260.  1.  WESLEY*":  b.  Mch.  26,  1857. 

1261.  11.   Ephraim^:  b.  April  1,  1859. 

1262.  111.  Sarah ^:    b.  April  19,  1861  ;    in.  St-pt.  26,  iSSo.  t<i    I.  \'. 

Clester. 

Family  live  in  Athens  Co.,  O. 

Children  of  (523)  George"  and  Orcha  (Stephenson)  Tippie. 

1263.  1.   Eva*:    b.   Mch.   2,    1864;    m.   Feb.    14,    1889,   to   George 

Olinger.  (1942) 

1264.  II.   Decatur**:   b.  Oct.  20,  1865;  m.  June  11,  1890,  Fannie 

Smith. 

1265.  111.   Owa*:  b.  Feb.  17,  1869;  m.  July  17,  1890,  to  George  E. 

Kephart. 

1266.  IV.   Edna^:  b.  June  17,  1871. 

Family  live  in  Clark  Co.,  O. 

Children  of  (524)  Julia'  (Tippie)  and  William  Keefer. 

1267.  1.   Frank*:  b.  Nov.  26,  1859,  at  Amboy,  111. 

1268.  11.   Kitty*:   b.  July  4,  1869,  at  Amboy,  111. 

Children  of  (526)  Silas  R.'  and  Mary  (Bruner)  Tippie. 

1269.  1.   Olive*:   b.  Mch.  10,  1871,  at  Des  Moines.  Iowa. 
■  1270.      II.   GRACE*:   b.  June  2,  1874,  at  Des  Moines.  Inwa. 

1271.  III.   JOHN*:   b.  July  2,  1876,  at  Des  Moines,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (527)  Martha'  (Tippie)  and  Jehu  James. 

1272.  1.   FREDERICK  A.*:  b.  April  14,  1874.  '^  Athens  Co..  (.). 

1273.  II.   FLORENCE  A.*:  b.  Oct.  25.  1876.  in  Athens  C:^..  O. 


776  THE    LEVERINC]    FAMILY. 


NINTH  (iHNHRATlON. 


Children  of  (612)  Cornelia  R/  (Cassler)  and  Edw.  Georg:e  Mack. 

1274.  I.  Clarence  BernharD-':  b.  Jan.  11,  1868;  m.  Alicf  Han- 

shue.     Res.  AUentown,  Pa. 

1275.  11.  JOSEPHINE  Catharine":  h.  June  16,  1869;  m.  Mch.  30, 

1895,  to  Franklin  Peter  Haas.   Res.  AUentown.    (1943) 

1276.  111.   Emily  Louise-':  b.  May  30^  187 1  ;    m.  June  2,  1892,  at 

Bethlehem,  Pa.,  to  Rev.  Allen  Abel.  Res.  at  Hector, 
Renville  Co.,  Minn.,  v/here  Mr.  A.  is  pastor  of  a  Mora- 
vian Church.  (1944) 

1277.  IV.   Francisca  Cornelia-':    b.  Jul)    i,    1872;   m.  June   5, 

1891,  at  Canton,  O.,  to  Charles  W.  McCully  (or  McCul- 
lough).     Res.   Trenton,  N.  J.  (1946) 

1278.  V.   BERTINE  StaNLE\'-':   b.  Jul)- 4,  1874;   unmd.    Res.  South 

Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1279.  VI.  Horace MendenhallBigler":  b.  Api.21,  1877;  unmd. 

Res.  Philadelphia. 

All  were  born  in  the  city  of  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Children  of  (613)  Louisa  M.'  (Cassler)  and  Albert  Dor  ward. 

1280.  1.  Clarence  Franklin-': 


b.  Ma\-  17,  1868; 

1281.  II.  Harriet  SusAN^ :        J  '  U. 

1282.  111.  Hdwin  Albert-':  b.  July  25,  1870. 

1283.  IV.  Matilda  Cecilia":  b.  Au.u.  15,  1873. 

Familv  lives  at  Cantoi"!,  O. 

Children  of  (614)  Lucian  Aug;.*^  and  Helen  (Bidwell)  Cassler. 

1284.  1.   John  Arthur":   b.  Aug.  23,  1882,  at  West  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1285.  11.   Helen  Aline-':   b.  Oct.  26,  1887,  atWest  Betlilehem,  Pa. 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  -j^-j 

Children  of  (617)  Caroline  S/  (Cassler)  and  Richard  Coghill. 
1286 


1287 
1288 

1289 

1290 
1291 

1292 

1293 

1294 

1295 


I.  HARRY  Matthew":    b.   Sep.  23.  1876,  at  OaUdale,  Bucks 

Co.,  Pa. 

II.  Richard  LuCIEN":   b.  Jan.  2^,  1878,  at  Philad..  Pa. 

HI.   Frank  UMPLEBY":   b.  Au,'^.  15,  1879,  at  Manslirld.  Alle- 
gheny Co.,  Pa. 

IV.  Ellen  Cornelia":  b.  Mch.  24.  i8Si.  at  Brownstown, 
Westmoreland  Co.,  Pa. 

V.  Albert":  b.  Nov.  7,  1883,  at  Pittsbur-h,  Pa. 

VI.  Maud  Ethel":  b.  No\ .  26,  1884;  J.  Sep.  12.  18S7,  at 
Pittsburo;h,  Pa. 

VII.  Cortlandt  Cassler":    b.   April   10,    1887.   at    [Pitts- 

burgh, Pa. 

VIII.  Matilda  Esther":  b.  April  5,  1890;  J.  Mch.  18,  iSi;i. 
at  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

IX.  George  Atkinson":  b.  Feb.  23,  1892,  at  Pittsburgh. 
Pa. 

X.  Joseph  Allen":   b.  Dec.  24,  1894,  at  Pittsburgh.  Pa. 

Famil\^  reside  at  Pittsburgh,  Pa. 


Children  of  (618)  Rev.  Wm.  Henry'  and  Frederiche  (Deubler) 

Hoch. 

1296.  I.  Levin  Franklin":  b.  Nov.  6,    1877.  in  Harmon\-.  Powe- 

shiek Co.,  Iowa  ;  d.  April  19,  1891,  at  Egg  Harbor  Cit\-. 
New  Jersey. 

1297.  II.  OTTO  Martin":  b.  Nov.  9,  1879.  at  Egg  Harbor  City.  N. 

J.     A  graduate  of  Nazareth  Hall,  at  Nazareth.  Pa.,  in  the 
class  of  1896. 

Children  of  {.^\9)  Samuel  Benj/  and  Amanda  (George)  Hoch. 

1298.  I.  EMMA  SOPHIA":  b.  Oct.  29,  1868;  m.  in  1891,  to  Eugene 

R.  Hartman.     In  Dec,  189s.  the\-  remo\ed  t..  riiira-o. 
where  they  are  living. 

1299.  II.   AMELIA  Hannah":   b.  April  5,  1870;  m.   in    1889  to  Wil- 

liam F.  Metz.     The\-  live  near  to  Belfast,  Pa.      (1048) 


7/8  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

13CXD.      111.   ALICE   Ru.MANA":   b.  Au;^.  9,    1871  ;   m.  Jan.  3,  1891,  to 
Walter  Sylvester  Clevvell.     Res.  South  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

( 195 ' ) 

1301.  IV.  ASHER  Michael'':  b.  Nov.  2,  1873;  unmd. 

1302.  V.  Martin  HENR^":    b.  Jul\-    12,    187:;;    d.  Jan.    16,   1882, 

near  Nazareth,  Pa. 

1303.  \'l.  Victor  Samuel'-':  b.  Au^.  26,  1876;  unmd. 

1304.  Vll.  Richard  Franklin":  b.  Sept.  3,  1877. 

1305.  \'I11.  Mary  Amanda^:  b.  Sept.  27,  1883.    Attending  school 

at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

1306.  IX.  Caroline  Susanna**:    b.   Nov.   7,    1885.     Attending 

school  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

All  were  born  in  Moore  and  Bushk'ill  Tps.,  Noilhhamp- 
ton  Co.,  Pa. 


Child  of  (620)  Caroline  L/  (Hock)  and  Jackson  Siegfried. 

1307.    1.  Bertha  Sophia":  b.  Au.l^  9,  1877,  at  So.  Bethlehem.  Pa., 
where  she  lives. 


Children  of  ( 625 )  Henry  Edw.""  and  Rebecca  ( Heckman  )  Hahn. 

1308.  1.  Thomas  Adam":  b.  Dec.  24,  1872,  in  Bushkill  Tp.  ;  m. 
June  3,  1894,  Mary  Ellen  Kessler.  \Aw  near  Belfast,  Pa. 
Mr.  H.  is  a  miller.  (i953) 

13CX).  11.  George  Peter'':  b.  Sept.  12,  187s,  in  Piaintield  l"p. ; 
unmd.     Lives  near  Moorestown,  Pa. 

1310.  111.   Charles  LewELLYN":    b.   Sept.    n,   1877,  in   Piaintield 

Tp. 

1 31 1.  IV.   Clinton  Henry":   b.  Ma\-  4,  1880,  in  Moore  Tp. 

1312.  V.   Elmer  Eugene":  b.  Auo;.  5,  1889,  in  Upper  Nazareth  Tp. 

All  were  born  and  li\-e  in  Northampton  Co..  l^a. 


POSTERITY   OF  GERHARD    LEVERING.  779 


Children  of  (627)  Ellen  E.'  (Hahn)  and  Rev.  Franklin  H.  Ruloff. 

1313.  1.  Hliza  Charlotte":   b.  Mch.  i8,  1871  ;   m.  Jul\  6.  1.SS9, 

to  George  L.  Meyer,  of  Lebanon,  Pa.,  wht-rc  they  live. 

( 1954) 

1 314.  11.   ROBERT  Elmer":  b.  Feb.  28,  1873  ;   Linnul.     Is  a  farmer, 

near  Lebanon,  Pa. 

1315.  111.  Steward  Lewellyn":  b.  Sept.  28.  1876.    l.i^--   •»   \i- 

lentown.  Pa. 

1 316.  IV.   Lewis  Henry":   b.  Oct.  lO,  1878.     Li\es  at  Nanticoke. 

Pa.,  with  parents. 

1317.  V.   Ida  Celesta":  b.  June6,  1881.     Lives  at  Nanticoke,  Pa., 

with  parents. 

1 318.  VI.  Clarence  Franklin":    b.   July  23,    1882.     Lives  at 

Nanticoke,  Pa.,  with  parents. 

1319.  Vll.   Mamie  DELILA":    b.   April   22,    1885.     Lives  at   Nanti- 

coke, Pa.,  with  parents. 

All  were  born  in  Northampton  Co.,  Pa. 


Children  of  (628)  Andrew  O."  and  Sarah  (Germanton)  Hahn. 

1320.  1.  CORA  Sibylla":  b.  May  21  and  d.  Oct.  12.  1878,  in  Plain- 

field  Tp. 

1321.  11.  Carrie  Eliza":   b.  Now  10.  1882;  d.  Feb.  16,  188^,.  at 

Stockertown,  Pa. 

1322.  ill.  Elsie  Rebecca":  b.  Oct.  n..  1885.  at  St(.ckert(.wn.  Pa. 

1323.  IV.   NaMA  Susan":    b.   May  31,   1888;    d.  Feb.  n,  i8i)2.  at 

Stockertown,  Pa. 

Child  of  (629)  Caroline  R/  (Hahn)  and  Azariah  Bauman. 

1324.  1.   EDNA  ALICE":    b.  Dec.  22.  1880.     Lives  with  her  parents 

near  to  Edelman,  Pa. 


780  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY' 


Children  of  (529)  Edward  G/  and  Rachel  (Swaim)  Kern. 

1325.  1.  Albertie  Catharine^:  b,  Aug.  21,  1879,  at  Salem,  N.  C. 

1326.  II.   Lillian  Estella":  b.  Oct.  26,  1881,  at  Salem,  N.  C. 

1327.  111.   ROBERT  Edward":    b.  Oct.    10,   1884,  at  Greensboro, 

N.  C. 

1328.  IV.  Walter  Levering":    b.  June  19,  1888,  at  Greensboro, 

N.  C. 

1329.  V.  JENNIE  Leonora":  b.  D^c.  8,  1890,  at  Salem,  N.  C. 


Children  of  (531)  Julius  Alex."  and  Catharine  (Opling^er)  Kern. 

1330.  1.  Mary  Alice":  b.  Sept.  26,  1873. 

1331.  11.  William  Peter":  b.  April  21,  1876. 

1332.  111.  Frederick  David":  b.  Oct.  3,  1879. 

1333.  IV.  Emily  Jane":  b.  July  23,  1883. 

All  were  born  and  reside  at  Nazareth,  Pa. 

Children  of  (535)  Rev.  Joseph  M.'  and  Martha  A.  (Whitesell)  Lev- 
ering. 

1334.  I.  Marion  Sophia":  b.  Jul\-  17,  1878,  at  Uhrichsxille,  O. 
1335-     11-  Alice  Gertrude":  b.  July  5,  1881,  at  Lake  Mills,  Wis. 

Famil\-  home  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 

Children  of  (536)  Malvina  L.**  (Levering)  and  William  E.  Creson. 

1336.  I.   LEWIS  JOSHUA":   b.  Oct.  23,  1872,  atSams\ille,  111.    Lives 

at  Bloomfield,  Mo. 

1337.  11.  Sophia  Elizabeth";  b.  Jan.  19,  1874;  m.  Dec.  23,  1894, 

to  George  W.  Allen,  at  Bloomfield,  Mo.,  near  which  town 
they  are  living. ' 

1338.  111.  Etta  Lillian":   b.  Nov.  5,  1875;   m.  Sept.  4,  1893,  at 

Sailor  Springs,  111.,  to  Charles  E.  Secrest.    Live  at  Bloom- 
field, Mo. 

1339.  IV.  Aaron  HausER":  b.  Dec.  25,  1877,  at  Samsville,  111. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  781 

1340.  V.  Daisy  Alice":  b.  Nov.  3,  1879,  at  oint-v,  ill. 

1341.  VI.   Cora  Lee^    h.   April   5,   1882.  at  Olney  ;    d.  June  30, 

1894,  at  Bloomtic'kl,  Mn. 

1342.  VII.  Mortimer  William":  b.  ,V\a\  8,  1885,  at  Oiney. 

1343.  Vlll.  JOHN  Martin":  b.  Apl.  23,  1887;  d.  N-.v.  10,  1888.  at 

Olney. 

1344.  IX.  Emma  Gertrude":  b.  Jan.  23,  1889,  at  (Jlney. 

1345.  X.  Jane  Kate":  b.  Sep.  5,  1890,  at  Ingraham,  Clay  Co.,  111. 

1346.  XI.   Lucy":  b.  May  28,  1894,  ^^t  Bloomtieki,  Mo. 

Family  lix'c-s  at  Bloonifif  Id,  Mo. 

Children  of  (537)  Martin  M/  and  Sarah  M.  (Keller)  Levering. 


1347 
1348 

1349 
1350 
1351 


1352 

1353 

1354 

1355 
1356 

1357 
1358 


I.  Eva  Theresa":  b.  Oct.  24,  1882,  at  Buckley,  111. 

II.  Nellie  Florence":  b.  Jul\-  15,  1884,  at  Buckk->-.  Hi 

III.  Benjamin  Franklin":  b.  Junt'  16,  1886,  at  01ne>', 

IV.  Frederick  Raymond":  b.  Jan.  12,  1889,  at  01ne>-, 

V.  Bertha  Alice":  b.  Nov.  23,  1890,  at  Oint-w  111. 

Family  reside  at  Olney,  111. 

Children  of  (539)  Alice'  (Levering)  and  Henry  Taylor. 

I.  AMY":   b.  Jan.  8,  1881,  atSamsxilk-.  111. 

II.  Minnie":  b.  No\ .  14,  1882,  atSams\ilk-,  111. 
HI.  Glenn":  b.  Jan.  4,  1885.  at  Samsville,  HI. 

IV.  Lewis  Moody":  b.  Au^.  23,  1887,  at  oine\ .  in. 

V.  ALICE  Floy":   b.  Dec.  30,  1889,  at  OIne\ .  111. 

VI.  Fannie  Theresa":  b.  Jui\  17,  1892.  at  Olney,  111. 

VII.  William  Thomas":  b.  Jul>-  1^.,  1S94.  ••'  <>1ih'\  .  Hi 
Familv  live  at  Olnex',  HI. 


782  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  ( 542  )  Lewis  Russell ""  and  Mary  ( Sheets )  Levering. 

1359.  1.  Charles  Montgomery'':  b.  Oct.  17.  iS93,at  Oiney,  111. 

1360.  11.   Mary  Louisa'':   b.  July  15,  1895,  at  Fairfield,  111. 

Famih-  reside  at  Aur(ira,  111. 

Children  of  (543)  Wm.  Henry"  and  Florence  (McRoberts)  Levering^. 

1 361.  1.  Florence  May":  b.  Dec.  i,  1892.  at  Olney,  ill. 

1362.  11.  Theodore  Thomas":  b.  Juix-  i,  1894,  at  Chicago,  Hi. 

Family  reside  at  Chicago,  111. 

Child  of  ( 544 )  Ruth  Ann"*  ( Levering )  and  Charles  W".  Crout. 

1363.  1.  James  Levering":  b.  Oct.  26,  1894,  at  Chicago,  111. 

Children  of  (641)  Henry  Levering'  and  Grace  (Bauman)  Michael. 

1364.  1.  Harold  Ralph":  b.  Aug.  19,  1892,  at  Hope.  Ind. 

1365.  11.  Ruth  Montgomery":  b.  Feb.  28,  1894,  at  Hope,  Ind. 

Children  of  (647)  Edward  H.'  and  Virginia  M.  (  Jacoby )  Ruede. 

1366.  I.  Caroline  Alice":  b.  No\-.  9,  1877. 

1367.  11.  Ellen  Louisa":  b.  Now  17,  1878. 

1368.  ill.  Francis  Henry":  b.  Mch.  30,  1880. 

i36t).     iV.  William  Ldward":  )  f 

b.  Mch.  13,  1 881  ;,  .    ,  , 

1370.  V.   IJLLIE  Fdna":  )  (d.  Jul\-2i,  ib8i. 

1371.  \1.  Mar>' Matilda":  b.  Ma\- 6,  1882. 

1372.  \  11.  Robert  Herman":  b.  Ma\'  26,  and  d.  Aug.  ^,  1884. 

1373.  \111.   HVA  HlizaBETH":   b.  Feb.  10,  1887. 

1374.  1\.  olga  Irene":  b.  Feb.  28,  1888. 

All  were  born  and  reside  at  Bethlehem,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  783 


Children  of  (546)  Theodore'  and  Bertha  (Smith)  Sternberg'. 

1375.  I.  JOHN  LEVI'^:  b.  Sep.  13,  1878,  at  St.  I.niiis,  M... 

1376.  11.    CHARLOTTE    MARGARET":    b.  Sep.  2H,   1S82,  ill  Hllsworth 

Co.,  Ks. 


Children  of  ( 548 )  Rosina '  ( Sternberg )  and  I.  W.  Phelps. 

1377.  1.  BERTHA  Margaret":  b.  July  26,  1876. 

1378.  11.  Frank  Warner":  b.  Nov.  26,  1877. 

1379.  HI.  Mary  Louisa":  b.  Sep.  10,  1882. 

1380.  IV.  George  Miller":  b.  June  9,  1885. 

All  were  born  at  Ellsworth,  Ks. 

Children  of  (549)  Emily"  (Sternberg:)  and  Frank  Humlong. 

1381.  I.  ROBERT  Sternberg":  b.  Mch.  3,  1870. 

1382.  11.  George  Arthur":  b.  Sep.  20,  1871. 

1383.  111.  Margaret  Louisa":  b.  July  9,  1879. 

All  were  born  at  Albion,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (550)  Charles  H.'  and  Anna  ( Reynolds )  Sternberg. 

1384.  I.  Charles  Reynolds":  b.  May  25,  1881.  at  F-'i  Riicv 

Ks.  ;  d.  Sep.  12,  1882,  at  Cambridge.  Mass. 

1385.  II.   GEORGE  FRAER":  b.  Au^.  26,  1884,  at  LaurcMuc.  k^. 

1386.  III.  CHARLES  MOTTRAM":   b.  Sep.  1 1 ,  188O.  at  l.awrena-.  K^ 

1387.  IV.  Maude":   b.  Oct.  30,  1890,  al  Lawruna-.  Ks. 

1388.  V.   LEVI":   b.  Mch.  10.  1894,  at  Lawren..-,  k^. 


784  THE    LENTiRING    FA.Min'. 


Children  of  (551  i  Edward  E.''  and  Lydia  (Griffith)  Sternberg. 


1389 
1390 
1391 
1392 
139^ 


I.  Margaret  Ellen *•:  b.  Feb.  i.  1880. 

II.  Samuel  Edward^  b.  Jan.  31,  1882. 

III.  Frances  Lillian":  b.  A  pi.  7,  1883. 
1\.  Full;  GRliriTH":  b.  July  31,  1886. 
\'.  William  Herbert  FevF':  b.  Jum'  22,  1892. 

All  boi'n  in  Fllswortb  ilo.,  Ks. 

Children  of  (553 )  Albert '  and  Ella  (Alton )  Sternberg. 

1394.  F   Carl  ROSCOE-':  b.  Api.  8,  1888;  d.  Feb.  2,  1889. 

1395.  11.  Alice  Margaret-':  b.  Apl.  25,  1890;  J.  Mch.  ^o,  1894. 

Children  of  (554)  Francis''  and  Mary  (Denby )  Sternberg. 

1396.  1.  Florence  Ethels  b.  May  13,  1888. 

1397.  11.  Clarence  Denby*':  b.  Mch.  3  and  d.  Sep.  24,  1892. 

1398.  111.    BERNICE  FilliaN-':   b.  Feb.  5,  1896. 

.All  born  at  Ellsworth,  Ks. 

Children  of   (556)  Francis^  and  Clara  C.  (Kennedy)  Bray. 


1399 
1400 
140 1 

1402 
1403 
1404 

140s 
1406 


I.  Francis  William  ■':  b.  Ma\- 28,  1871;  unmd. 

II.  Anna  Levering":  b.  Feb.  i,  1873;  unmd. 

III.  Ernest  Clarence-' :  b.  Jul\  28,  1874;  unmd. 

IV.  Wallace  Louis":  b.  Oct.  13,  1877. 

V.  Charlotte  Louisa-':  b.  Oct.  12,  1879. 
\'l.  Clara  Serena":  b.  June  4,  1882. 

\  11.  James  Grandin":  b.  Oct.  19,  1884. 
MIL  Alfred  Harold":  b.  Sep.  10,  1886. 
Family  lesidence,  Santa  Claia,  Cal. 


POSTERITY   OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  78: 

Children  of  (557)  John*"  and  Mary  (Timmerman)  Bray. 

1407.  I.  LOUISA  Frances'':  b.  Dec.  18,  186?. 

1408.  II.  Mary  Charlotte":  b.  Jan.  u,  1866. 

1409.  111.  Reginald'^:  b.  Oct.  21,  1871. 

1410.  IV.  Gertrude  Farnsworth '■' :  b.  Jan.  18,  1878. 

Family  reside  at  San  Francisco,  Cal. 

Children  of  (558)  Charlotte'  (Bray)  and  T.  Ellerd  Beans. 

141 1.  1.  Frances  Levering-':  b.  Jan.  21,  1869;  unmd. 

1412.  11.   Anna  ROVv'ENA-':  b.  Sep.  29,  1871;  LinmJ. 

Reside  with  parents  at  San  Jose,  Cal. 

Children  of  (565)  Arthur'  and  Effie  S.  (Smith)  Bray. 

1413.  1.   FRANCES  LOUISA '':   h.  Oct.  18,  1881. 

1414.  11.  MILDRED  Edith":  b.  Mch.  31,  1884. 

1415.  111.  JOSEPH  GRANDIN":  b.  Oct.  6,  1886. 

1416.  IV.   ARTHUR":   b.   Aug.  18,  1889. 

Family  home  at  San  Luis  Obispo,  Cal. 

Children  of   (566)  Grandin'  and  Carrie  (Hunter)  Bray. 

1417.  1.  ROBERT  RUTLEDGE":  b.  Oct.  13,  188s. 

1418.  II.  Mary":  b.  Sept.  10,  1891. 

Famil\-  li\'e  at  Santa  Clara,  Cal. 

Children  of  (570)  Rev.  Henry  M.'  and  Lizzie  R.  (Burst  i  Cox. 

1419.  I.  HENRY  Randall":  b.  Sept.  26,  1887. 

1420.  11.  Frances  Sheldon":  b.  Feb.  1,  1889. 

1421.  111.  Emily  Miller":  b.  Jui\-  n,  1891. 

1422.  IV.  Elizabeth  Howard":  b.  Oct.  iq,  1893. 

Family  now  (1896)  reside  at  High  Brid-e,  \ 
City. 
(50) 


786  THE    LHVliRING    KA.MILV. 

Children  of  (574)  Frances  Louisa'  (Miller)  and  William  D.  Burditt. 

1423.  1.   l.UTHER-':   b.  JiiiU'  21  and  d.  Dec.  17,  1871. 

1424.  11.  jRssiH  Louisa-':  h.  Aug.  23,  1872. 

1425.  III.  Anna  Maud":  b.  Aug.  i,  1874. 

1426.  l\.  Byron  Henry":  b.  Aug.  28,  1876. 

1427.  V.   Babe":   b.  Aug.  6  and  d.  Now  i,  1878, 

1428.  VI.  George  Mieler":  b.  Oct.  n,  1885. 

Residence,  Cooperstown,  New  York. 

Child  of  (575)  Ernest  L.  H.'^  and  Clara  J.  (Koerts)  Adelberg;. 
142c).    1.  Robert  John  Reinhold-':  b.  JuK-  16,  1890. 

Children  of  (578)  Mary  Isabelle'  (English)  and  Wm.  L.  Calkins. 

1430.  1.  Margaret  Levering":  b.  Dec.  12  and  d.  Dec.  21,  1886, 

at  Detroit,  Mich. 

143 1.  11.   William  Grandin":   b.  Nov.  30,  1891,  at  Oakland,  Gal. 

Children  of  (580)  Robert  D.'*  and  Carrie  B.  (Taylor)  English. 

1432.  I.   Mar^-  AlMLINE":  b.  Jul>-  23,  1884,  at  Lexington,  Mo. 

1433.  11.  Charles  Grandin":   b.  Mch.  18,  1886,  at  Albion,  N.  V. 

1434.  111.   L.WMA  CjERTRUDE":  b.  Feb.  6,  1888,  at  Niagara,  N.  Dal<. 

1435.  1\.   Florence  ImOGENE":    b.  June  6,  1890,  at  Niagara,  N. 

Dak. 

1436.  V.  Robert":  b.  Dec.  4,  1892,  at  Niagara,  N.  Dak. 

Children  of   (581 )  Charles  M.''  and  Letha  (Zimmerman)  English. 

1437.  1.   Burt":  b.  Mch.  6  and  d.   Aug.    11,    1869,  at  Niagara,  N. 

Dak. 

1438.  11.  BERTHA  BELLE":  b.  April  9.  1890,  at  Niagara,  N.  Dak". 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  787 

Children  of  (583)  Delia  M/  (Hiller)  and  William  Dufford. 

1439.  I.   ARTHUR  BRAY'':        (    b.  Sept.  0,  iSS  i ,  :.t  ( .cmian  Valley. 

1440.  II.  Armin  Alfred":    J       f^-  J- 

1441.  111.   HEHMRiETTA  HlLLER":   b.  June  12,  1889,  at  (ierman  Val- 

ley, N.  J. 

Child  of  (584)  Mary  C  (Hiller)  and  Rev.  William  Benson. 

1442.  1.   Mary  Miller":   b,  Oct.  i6,  1890,  at  Hartwick  Seiiimai\ , 

N.  Y. 

Children  of  (585)  Dr.  James  L."  and  Nellie  M.  ( Yetter)  Hiller. 

1443.  1.  Charlotte  Hlizabeth":   b.  Dec,  1889;  J.  Ma\-,  1890, 

in  New  York  City. 

1444.  II.  Jean  Levering":  b.  Nov.  30,  1891,  in  New  York  Cit\-. 
Child  of  (598)  Charles  F.'  and  Helene  (Adams)  Uebelacker. 

1445.  1.  Comfort  armin":  b.  May  28,  1893. 

Child  of  (599)  Charlotte  E.'  (Snyder)  and  John  M.  Cherry. 

1446.  1.    HENRY  Newton":   b.  Apl.  27,    1879;   d.  h'eb.   II,   1882.  at 

Jersey  City,  N.J. 

Children  of  (600)  Moses  Aug.'  and  Mary  iCronham)  Snyder. 

1447.  1.  Clarence":  b.  in  1874;  d.  in  intanc\-. 

1448.  11.  JOHN  Edward":  b.  in  1875.     Res.  Nutley,  N.   I. 

Children  of  (601 )  Mary  P.'  (Snyder)  and  John  M.  Cherry. 

1449.  1.   ROBERT  NEWTON":   b.  May  4.  1885,  at  Jersey  C\\\  ,  \.   L 

1450.  11.   ANNA  MEDORA":   b.  July  7.  1888.  at  Jersey  CaW  .  \.    I. 

1451.  111.   ISABEL  Mary"    b.  Jan.  10,  1S91.  at  Jersey  City.  N.  J. 


788  THIi    LEVERING    FA.MI!.^'. 

Children  of  ( 603 )  Anna  M.'  (  Snyder )  and  Frederick  Crosby. 

1452.  1.   George  F.'':   b.  Apl.  20,  1880,  at  Jersey  City,  IN.  J. 

1453.  II.   Mary  Bell'':   b.  Nov.  14,  i8Si,  at  Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

1454.  UL   H.W.WA  ISABEL":   b.  Mch.  8,  i88s  ;  d.  Mcli.  6,  1889. 

1455.  IV.   Herbert  HOLCOMBE*':  b.  Ma\-,  1887;  d.  Mch.  8,  1889. 

Child  of   (606)  Theodore  S.""  and  Adaline  (Mason)  Snyder. 

1456.  I.  Theodore  Mason":  b.  Mch.  16,  1890,  at  BrookiN-n,  N.  Y. 

Children  of   ( 653 )  Allen  Levering""  and  Louisa   ( Reinold )  Greider. 

1457.  I.  Bertha  Reinold":  b.  Aug.  11,  1885. 

1458.  II.  adolph  Eugene":  b.  Sep.  26,  1887. 

1459.  III.  Maud  Emma":  b.  Dec.  19,  1889. 

1460.  IV.  Mary  Florence":  b.  Feb.  18,  1892. 

Family  reside  at  Lebanon,  Pa. 
Children  of  (654)  Rev.  Edwin  C.^  and  Susan  (Reinike)  Greider. 


1 46 1 
1462 
1463 
1464 
1465 


I.  MAR^  Frances":  b.  Sep.  n,  1883. 

II.  Ethel":  b.  Jan.  19,  1885. 

III.  Emma  Beatrice"  :  b.  Sep.  i,  1887. 
\\.  Harriet":  b.  Nov.  14.  1889. 

V.   Ruth":   b.  July  6,  1892. 

The  family  in  1892  at  St.  Croix,  W.  Indies. 


Child  of  (658)  Rev.  Paul  M.'  and  Flora  (Schmitz)  Greider. 

1466.  1.  Emma":  b.  Nov.  30,  1893,  at  Tuscarawas,  O. 

Child  of  (659)  Lawrence  Levering"^  and  Elizabeth  (Hoover)  BeckeL 

1467.  I.   Ruth  LYLE":   b,  Nov.  13,  1881.  at  Bethlehem.  Pa. 

Family  reside  at  South  Bethlehem. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  789 

Children  of  (660)  Hannah  L/  (Luckenbach )  and  Charles  S.  Taylor. 

1468.  1.  Gertrude  Amanda'':  b.  Auj^.  i8,  1872,  at  MoFrisville, 

Pa.  ;  m.  Apl.  26,  1893,  Frank  C.  Pryoi.  ('957) 

1469.  II.   Lucie  Cecelia'-':  b.  June  2,  1877,  at  Monisvillt',  Pa. 

Child  of  {66i)  Martha  J.*^  (Luckenbach)  and  Levin  Leibfried. 

1470.  1.  JOHN  Edward'-*:  b.  Feb.  21,  1879,  ^t  Nazareth,  Pa. 

Children  of  (662)  Mary  S.^  (Luckenbach)  and  Rev.  Calvin 

R.  Kinsey. 

1471.  I.   Helen  MaRGRETTa":  b.  Nov.  28,  1882,  near  Ottawa,  Ks. 

1472.  IL  Katharine  Josephine^:   b.  Mch.    12,   1891,  at  Fry's 

Valley,  O. 

In  1892  family  resided  at  Fry's  Valle\-,  O. 
Child  of  i666)  Robert  M."  and  Emma  (Campbell)  Jacobson. 

1473.  1.  Florence  Annette^:  b.  Apl.  6,  1890,  in  New  Ynri^  uit>'. 

Children  of  (677)  Mary'  (Dimick)  and  Henry  Burrowes. 

1474.  1.   Emma'':  b.  Aug.  9,  1880,  at  Lancaster,  Pa. 

1475.  11.   THOMAS^:  b.  Jan.  13,  1882;  d.  1886  at  Lancaster,  Pa. 

1476.  HI.  MARIAN^:  b.  Jan.  i,  1885,  at  Lancaster.  Pa. 

1477.  IV.   ALFRED":  b.  Feb.  2,  1891,  at  Lancaster.  Pa. 

Children  of  (678)  Eugene  Levering'  and  Georgia  (Harrick)  Dimick. 

1478.  1.   KATE^:  b.  July  6,  1878,  Hartington,  Neb. 

1479.  II.  ALFRED'-':  b.  Aug.  23,  1890,  Hartington,  Neb. 

Child  of  (680)  Alfred'  and  Ada  (Walp)  Dimick. 

1480.  I.    ADELAIDE  DOROTHY^   b.  Mch.  1,   1891. 


790  THH    LEVERING    F-AMin'. 

Children  of  (683)  Emma  Eugf."  (Levering;)  and  Stogdell  L.  Kirkhoff. 

1481.  1.  JOHN  Rogers":  b.  Sep.  19,  1883. 

1482.  11.  HuGENE  Ellison^  b.  Aug.  m,  1885. 

1483.  111.  Charlton  Harrison":  b.  Max'  24,  1888. 

1484.  IV.   ANSON  Singer":   b.  Apl.  27,  and  d.  July  30,  i8q2. 

Family  live  at  Forty  Fort,  Pa. 

Children  of  (685)  Mary  A/   (Levering;)  and  Dr.  J.  Anson  Singer. 

148s.    1.  Miles  Levering":  b.  Aug.  28,  1886;  d.  Aug.  26,-  1887. 
i486.      11.   Emma  ANNETTA":   b.  Feb.  3,  1889,  at  Forty  Fort,  Pa. 

Child  of   (688)  Jennie''  (Levering;)  and  Abner  Heller. 

1487.  1.   Frederick-':   b.  Apl.  21,  1891,  at  Tamaqua,  Pa. 

Children  of   (696)  Harry  W.'  and  Hattie  (Misho)  Levering. 

1488.  1.  Rachel  Sidney":  b.  Apl.  28,  1885. 

1489.  11.  Charles  Eli":  b.  Apl.  12,  1888. 

1490.  111.  Edward  Albert":  b.  Apl.  9  and  d.  Sep.  8,  1892. 

Children  of   (725)  Elmer  J."  and  Anna  (Abbot)  Rambo. 

1491.  1.   Charles  LameCH":   b.  June  u,  1877;  d.  jWax-  5,  1879. 

1492.  II.  Florence  Margerette":  b.  Aug.  25,  1880. 

1493.  111.  Bertha  Dorothy":  b.  Sep.  5,  1883. 

1494.  1\'.  Daughter":  b.  Oct.  31,  1891. 

Children  of   (729)  Alva  E."  and  Lorena  (David)  Rambo. 

1495.  1.   Esther":   b.  Feb.  26  and  d.  May  13,  1891,  at  Dresden,  O. 

1496.  II.  William  David":  b.  Ma\-  30  and  d.  Jui\    i:;,  1S92,  at 

Dresden,  O. 

111.  ROl^ERT":  b.  in  1894;  d.  young. 
1496 K'.  IV.  Edith":  b.  Dec.  27,  1895. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  791 

Children  of  (73J )  Olive'  (Herendeen)  and  Thomas  Whittenberger. 

1497.  1.  Mabel  Densie":    b.  Sep.  8,   1877.     A  prt-cociuus  cluU  ! 

At  the  age  of  14  years  was  President  of  the  Younii  Wo- 
men's Christian  Temperance  Union  at  her  iiome  in  Akron, 
hid. 

1498.  11.  LOTTIE  Fay":  b.  Jan.  18,  1880. 

Child  of   (734)  Alice  E/  (Herendeen)  and  George  R.  Lawrence. 

1499.  1.  Raymond  WELCOME " :  b.  Mch.  i,  1892. 

Children  of   (736)  Vinal'  and  Laura  (Romine)  Herendeen. 

1500.  1.  DEMETRl  T.  C":  b.  Jan.  31,  1886;  d.  Noa".  2,  1889. 

1501.  11.  COMMODORE  V.'^:  b.  Aug.  17,  1887;  d.  Nov.  2,  1889. 

1502.  111.   OLIVER  BENTON":   b.  Jan.  26,  1889. 

1503.  IV.  Densie  Florence"-:  b.  June  26,  1890. 

Children  of  (740)  Melville  T.'  and  Emily  (Horton)  Taylor. 

1504.  1.  Belle":  b.  Jul\-  27,  1883. 

1505.  11.     ZOE":  b.  June  20,  1886. 

1506.  111.  Grace":  b.  Aug.  10,  1888. 

Family  home  near  Paullina,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (741)  Elizabeth  A.'  (Taylor)  and  David  A.  Porterfield. 

ANNA  :  adopted  in  1880,  when  four  years  old. 
1507.,    1.  WILL  Levering":  b.  June  13,  1882. 

1508.  II.  Blanche  Isabel'':  b.  April  13,  i-sss. 

1509.  111.  Marjorie  Jane":  b.  July  29,  1889. 

1510.  IV.   Earl  CaSSETT":   b.  May  7.  i-'^O^- 

Family  reside  at  Traer,  loua. 


792  THH    LEVERING    FA.MILV. 

Children  of  ( 742 )  Elmer  E."  and  Ella  ( Canfield )  Taylor. 

151 1.  1.  Glenn  CanFELD":  b.  Feb.  28,  1889,  at  Traer,  Iowa. 

1512.  II.    Harry  Ellsworth '':   b.  July  16,  1893,  at  liaLr,  Iowa. 

Child  of  (743)  Manda**  (Levering:)  and  T.  W.  Dingman. 

1 513.  1.   Ida  Grace":  b.  June  30,  1873,  at  Albion,  Ind. 

Child  of  same  and  2d  husband,  Charles  W.  Crocker. 

1314.     11.   Marion  Chase":  b.  May  9,  1877,  at  Albion,  InJ. 

Children  of  (746)  Sallie  M.^  (Levering)  and  Peter  T.  Durfey. 

1 51 5.  1.   LELAND  J.'':   b.  April  11,  1891,  at  Los  Angeles,  Gal. 

1 516.  11.  Margaret":  b.  May  19,  1893,  at  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

1517.  111.  Gertrude'-':  b.  Jul\^  17,  1895,  at  Los  Angeles,  Gal. 

Children  of  (748)  Mary  E.^  (Levering)  and  Philip  Royar. 

1518.  I.  Lucille":    b.   April  27,    1891,   at  Los  Angeles,  Gal.;    d. 

Mch.  14,  1893. 

1 519.  11.   Mary  Levering":  b.  Nov.  22,  1894,  at  Los  Angeles,  Gal. 

Children  of  (752)  Mary  E.'  (Levering)  and  Wilson  A.  Tyrrell. 

1520.  1.   ZOE  Gatharine":  b.  Sep.  7,  1877  ;  d.  Aug.  26,  1878. 

1521.  11.  Grace  Levering":  b.  Sep.  9,  1879,  near  Pompei,  Mich. 

Children  of  (755)  Riley  "^  and  Elizabeth  (Lewis)   Levering. 

1522.  1.   Frel:)ERICK":  b.  Now  17,  1874. 


1523 
1524 
1525 
1526 
1527 
1528 


II.  James  Hoy":  b.  May  28,  1876. 

III.  Lewis":  b.  Jan.  I,  1879. 

IV.  HaTTIE":   b.  Jan.  10,  1882. 

V.  Lottie":  b.  A  pi.  26,  1886. 

VI.  Maurice":  b.  Jan.  13,  1889. 

VII.  AVARILLA":   b.  Feb.  3,  1891. 

Faniilv  reside  near  to  Levering,  O. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  793 

Children  of  (758)  Charles'^  and  May  (Cook)  Levering. 

1529.  I.   LOY":   b.  Apl.  25,  1887,  at  Chesterville,  O. 

1530.  11.  LEE-*:  h.  Apl.  20,  1889,  at  Chesterville,  O. 

Children  of  (759)  Benton ""  and  Emma  (Melick)  Levering. 

1531.  1.   NOAH  B.-':   b.  Jul)'  II,  1886;  d.  Au^.  8.  1888. 

1532.  11.  DELLA^:  b.  Dec.  11,  1888. 

1533.  111.   ALLEN  R.^:  b.  Mch.  4,  1891. 

Family  reside  at  Benton,  Butler  Cc,  ks. 

Children  of  (761)  Ella'  (Levering)  and  Bradley  Vernon. 

1534.  1.   MURRY  B.**:  b.  Au;^.  6,  1887,  at  Fredericktown,  O. 

1535.  11.     Lena  Linn":  b.  Mch.  21,  1891,  at  Fredericktown,  O. 

Children  of   (762)  Maggie'  (Levering)  and  Fred.  J.  Wright. 

1536.  1.   ROY  L.**:   b.  Mch.  15,  1887,  at  Alexandria,  O. 

1537.  11.   Ellis  J.-':  b.  Apl.  10,  1891,  at  Alexandria,  O. 

Child  of  (763)  Dr.  Chambers  A.'  and  Silenda  (Sweetland )  Levering. 

1538.  1.   BURTON  S.-':  b.  Apl.  9.  1890,  at  Mohican.  U. 

Child  of  (766)  Alice  Lucy'  (Levering)  and  Arthur  C.  Aborn. 

1539.  I.  ORI  H.-':  b.  May  24,  1886. 

Children  of   (768)  Ella'  (Little)  and  Edward  Arthur. 

1540.  1.   GEORGIANA":   b.  Jan.  9,  1878. 

1541.  11.   Hlla^  b.  Mch.  15,  and  d.  Aug.  u.  iSSi. 

Child  of  (770)  Minnie  E.'  (Moore)  and  Frank  Van  Brimmer. 

1542.  1.   Eva'':  b.  Dec.  19,  1892;  d.  Dec.  4.  1893. 


794  THH    LEVERING    FA.^\1L^•. 

Children  of  (771 )  Charles  A/  and  Hattie  (  \  antassel)  Boyle. 

1543.  1.  ARCHIE  Cecil":  b.  Jui\  30,  1880;  d.  Au^.  28,  1883. 

1544.  II.   Carl  SherwiN":   b.  Oct.  24,  1884,  at  Ottawa,  Ks. 

Children  of  (773)  Willis  J.'  and  Minnie  (Edwards)  Boyle. 

1545.  I.  Willis  Jay,  Jr.,":  b.  Nov.  29,  1887,  at  Humboldt,  Ks. 

1546.  II.  Lewis  Morris'':  b.  July-  29,  1890,  at  Humboldt,  Ks. 


Child  of  (774)  Milo  C/  and  Rebecca  (Moore )  Boyle. 

IS47.     I.    Hazel  DRUCILLA":   b.  June  28,  1889,  at  tl'Jl  liL'U,  K> 


Child  of  (775)  Ella'  (Boyle)  and  John  R.  Pepper. 

1548.     I.   Elsa  BoYlL":   b.  Mch.  5,  1887,  at  •HtiWT?Tv;-lV\r»; 


Children  of  (778)  J.  Willard'  and  Etta  (Johnson)  MiUegan. 

1549.  I.  CjUY  J.-':   b.  Dec.  12,  1888,  at  MilIe,^an,  Mont. 

1550.  II.   Nora",  b.  Oct.  21,  1889,  at  Mille.iian,  Mont. 

1551.  III.   Homer":  b.  Sep.  18,  1891,  at  Millegan,  Mont. 

Child  of  (782)  Gertie  A."  (Millegan)  and  James  S.  Bompart. 

1552.  I.  Birdie":  b.  Nov.  19,  1893,  ^^t  Helena,  Mont. 

Children  of  (791)  Clement"  and  Amy  (Lyons)  McAnall. 

1553.  I.   Esther  Ma^":  b.  Oct.  16,  1889,  at  Iberia.  O. 

1554.  II.   Hugh  Raa\EL":   b.  \:)^c.  29,  1891,  at  Iberia,  O. 

Child  of  (796)  John  Levering'  and  Alice  (Moore)  Moffet. 

1555.  I.  Hthel  Dot":  b.  Aug.  31,  1888,  at  North  Baltimore,  O. 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  795 

Children  of  (797)  George  B."  and  Laura  (Fish)  Motfet. 

1556.  1.  Martha  Dale^:  b.  Jan.  15,  1888,  at  North  Baltimore,  O. 

1557.  11.   Orphie  May':  b.  Dec.  25,  1888,  at  North  Baltimore,  O. 

Children  of  (798)  Martha  L'^  (Levering)  and  Charles  W.  Gordon. 

1558.  1.   RamEL  Gordon-':   b.  Mcli.  9,  1884,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

1559.  11.  Israel  Thomas  Earl":   b.  April  12,  iScp,  in  Morrow- 

Co.,  o. 

Child  of  (803)  Walter  L/  and  Nancy  (Smith)  Talmage. 

1560.  1.  Claudius  Ra^'":    b.  Sept.  23,  1885,  North  Baltimore,  O. 

Children  of  (806)  Nathan  W.'  and  Saphronia  (Webb)  McKee. 

1561.  1.  Henry  Fulton'^:  b.  Mch.  14,  1889,  Knox  Co.,  o. 

1562.  11.   JaAVES  ClOYD":   b.  June  29,  1890,  Knox  Co.,  O. 
I562>4.  111.  Martha  Lulu":  b.  Jan.  25,  1897,  Knox  Co.,  O. 

Child  of  (807)  James  J."  and  Virda  (Baker)  McKec. 

1563.  1.   Mabel  Levering":    b.  June  24,  1894,  near  Levering,  O. 

Children  of  (811)  William  A.'  and  Elnora  (Ocker)  Levering 

1564.  1.  Ralph":  b.  Oct.  16,  1887. 

1565.  11.  Daughter":  b.  May  16,  1890. 

Child  of  (812)  Lurena'  (Pierson)  and  Aaron  L.  Wensell. 

1566.  1.   LAURA":  b.  Dec.  6,  1864;  m.  to  William  \i.  Taylor.    Res. 

Warrensburg,  Mo.  (lOv'^) 


796  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (8J4)  Olive '^  (Pierson)  and  Charles  Cowles. 

1567.  1.   I.ILLIAN-':   b.  Jan.  16,  1869,  at  Lima,  O. 

1568.  II.  Charles  C.^  :  b.  Jan.  25,  1872,  at  Lama,  O. 

1569.  111.   Mae-':  b.  May  20,  1878,  at  Lima,  O. 

1570.  IV.   Roger'-':  b.  Nov.  29,  1887,  at  Lima,  O. 

Children  of  (82J )  Lillian"  ( Weatherby)  and  John  Williams. 

1571.  I.  Bertha  Elvina'':  b.  Oct.  21,  1878;  d.  April  30,  1888. 

1572.  IL  Infant  Son":  b.  and  d.  Sept.  18.  1883. 

1573.  ill.  Maurice  Milton-*:  b.  Sept.  21,  1891. 

Child  of  (816)  Charlotte  E."  (Pierson)  and  Philip  M.  Karr. 

1574.  1.  Ernest  Woods'':  b.  Feb.  19,  1880. 

Child  of  (817)  Mabel"  (Pierson)  and  Harry  S.Converse. 

1575.  I.   Percy  Allen-':  b.  Dec.  13,  1884,  at  Oakland,  Cal. 

Children  of  (819)  Charles  W."  and  Anna  (Foster)  Pierson. 

1576.  1.  Edith":  b.  Aug.,  1887. 

1577.  11.  Wilma":  b.  Aug.,  1892. 

Children  of  (823)  Addie  F."  (Levering)  and  Jacob  Vickroy. 

1578.  1.  Jennie  Forrest^:  b.  Aug.  7,  1888,  near  Levering,  O. 

1579.  11.   Vila  Clifton":  b.  Mch.  14,  1891,  near  Levering,  O. 

Children  of  (824)  Lillie  M.'  (Levering)  and  Alpha  Parrott. 

1580.  1.  Bertha":  b.  June  28,  1885,  in  Pleasant  Tp.,  Knox  Co., 

Ohio. 

1581.  11.  Lulu":  b.  Jan.  7,  1887,  in  Clinton  Tp.,  Knox  Co.  O. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD    LEVERING.  797 

Children  of  (829)  Wilbert  F/  and  Ella  (Clark)  Levering. 

1582.  1.   Ernest^:   b.  May  17,  1878,  at  Levering,  (). 

1583.  II.   Mary  Edith":   b.  Mch.  n,  1881,  at  Levering,  O. 

Children  of  (830)  Frank  O.^  and  Byrdess  (Leiteri  Levering. 

1584.  1.    Howard  Allen":   b.  Jan.  8,  1887,  at  Levering',  U. 

1585.  11.   Russell  Edgar":  b.  Feb.  21,  1889,  at  Levering,  (). 

1586.  111.   JOHN  Collin":   b.  June  25,  1891.  at  Mt.  Vernon,  O. 

1587.  IV.   Nina  May":   b.  Sep.  23,  1893,  at  Mt.  Vernon,  O. 
I587'2.      V.   Carlos":   b.  June  ^,  1896,  at  Mt.  Vernon,  O. 

Children  of  (831 )  Noah  C:  and  Tilla  (Matthews)  Levering. 

1588.  1.   Hazel  Carrie"  :  b.  June  28,1888,  at  Levering,  O. 

1589.  11.  LORA  Catharine":  b.  Oct.  21,  1890,  at  Le\ering,  (). 

1590.  111.     Mildred":   b.  June  18.  1893,  at  Le\ering,  O. 

1 591.  IV.  George  Willard":  b.  Feb.  22,  1895,  ''  !  .  v.riivj.  o. 

Children  of  (832)  Daniel  L.'  and  Tilla  L.  (FoUin  )  Levering. 

1592.  1.   Marian  ESTELLA":   b.  Jan.  is,  1892,  at  Lex'ering,  O. 

1593.  11.   ROSS  Richardson":  b.  Max-  3,  189^^,  at  [A\cring,  O. 

1594.  111.   LINNA  Gertrude":   b.  May  29,  1894,  at  Levering,  O. 
1594'L^.     IV.   EMMA  ESTHER":  b.  Nov.  22,  1897.   it  1  rverin-.  n. 

Children  of  (837)  John  M.'  and  Actius  (Dorsey )  Wirick. 

1595.  1.   AUDREY  A.":  b.  Dec.  18,  1891,  Muskingum.  Go.,  i  ). 

1596.  11.   ETHEL  C":  b.  Aug.  6,  1893.  Muskingum  Co.    O. 

1597.  111.   Ralph  D.":  b.  Apl.  2.  189';,  Muskingum.  Co.,  O. 


798  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (839)  Clayton  F."  and  Nancy  (Rule)  Graham. 

1598.  1.   Raymond  H.":   b.  Feb.  i6andd.  Ft^b.  19.  1887. 

1599.  II.   ARTHA  L.»:   b.  Sep.  17,  1888. 


Child  of  (840)  Mary'*  (Graham)  and  Corodon  Penn. 

1600.  I.   EDNA^:   b.  Sep.  27,  1890. 

Child  of  (841)  Anna  Lor  a'  (Rusk)  and  Terry  Lortscher. 

1601.  1.  Blanche^:  b.  July  9,  1893. 

Child  of  (842)  Martha  B.'  (Rusk)  and  Marcellus  B.  Walter. 

1602.  1.  Harriet  Leverine^:  b.  Apl.  18,  1892. 

Child  of  (846)  Mary  Laura "^  (Charlton)  and  Charles  L.  Stone. 

1603.  1.  Armanella  Levering":  b.  May  8,  1892. 

Children  of  (855)  Victor  E.'  and  Sadie  (McConnell)  Brown. 

1604.  1.    l.ALiRANA  Jane-':   b.  June  23,  1893,  near  Pulaskixille,  O. 

1605.  II.   Hdmund  McConnell-':    b.  Sep.  7,   1895,  '"'^'ar  Pulaski- 

ville,  O. 

Child  of  (860)  Clark'  and  Rilla  (Waldron)  Sheffer. 

1606.  1.   Rosa  HLEANOR":   b.  Dec.  21,    1876,  at  KendalKille,  InJ. 

Child  of  same  and  Lena  (Goray),  2d  wife. 

1607.  11.   ADAU-':   b.  Dec.  5,  1888,  at  Kendallville,  Ind. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING. 


799 


Children  of  (861)  Martha  E."  (Sheffer)  and  William  R.  LaRuc. 

1608.  1.  Clark»:    b.   May  2,    1874;   d.  Oct.  9,  1S81 ,  at  KenJall- 

\-ille,  Ind. 

1609.  II.   RlLLA  May-':  b.  July  15,  1877,  ;>t  Kendalhillf.  Ind. 

1610.  Hi.  Cecil  Jay-':   b.  Jan.  13,  1888,  at  Kt-ndailvillf,  Ind. 

Children  of  (862)  Rosa  J/  (Sheffer)  and  George  M.  Davis. 

161 1.  1.   (jOLDIE  Fay**:   b.  Dec.  24,  1879,  in  Morrow  Co.,  (). 

1612.  II.-  Ray  ElrOY^:   b.  May  23,  1883,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

161 3.  ill.  Sylvia  Blanche^:  b.  Mch.  20,  1891,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

1614.  IV.   Earl  Monroe^:  b.  Nov.  28,   1893,  at  KendalUille,  InJ. 

Children  of  (863)  Sylvester  H ""  and  Catharine  (Heimberger) 

Wag:g:oner. 

1615.  1.   Mar\'  Eleanor^:    b.  Feb.  21,  1874,  at  Mansfield,  C).  ;    d. 

Apl.  4,  1884,  at  Columbus,  O. 

1616.  11.  Sylvester  William":  b.  Oct.  6,  1875,  ^'t  Buc\'rus.  O. ; 

d.  Mch.  30,  1884,  at  Columbus,  O. 

Children  of  (864)  James  H/  and  Cora  (Henry )  Waggoner. 

1617.  I.   Nellie  LOISE-':   b.  Feb.  2,  1890,  at  Iberia,  O. 

1618.  II.   ThERON  Otis":   b.  June  4,  1892,  at  Iberia,  O. 

1619.  III.  COTTiE  Eleanor":  b.  Au^.  6,  1894,  at  Iberia,  O. 

Children  of  (865)  William  B.'  and  Laura  ( Welker)  Waggoner. 

1620.  I.   Lawrence  E.":  b.  Sept.  7,  1881,  at  Dunkirk,  O. 

1621.  11.   Maud  May":  b.  Jan.  9,  1885,  at  Dunkirk,  O. 

1622.  111.   Lena  Estella":  b.  Mch.  7,  1887,  at  Dunkirk,  O. 

Child  of  (868)  Flora  A.'  (Barrett)  and  Frr.nk  A.  Randall. 

1623.  I.   HUGH  A." :  b.  May  17,  1885.  at  Greenleat",  Wash.  Co..  K^. 


800  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (869)  Alice  M.'  (Barrett)  and  Lewis  Brown. 

1624.  1.   Ray'':  b.  Dec.  14,  1884,  at  Greenleaf,  Wash.  Co.,  Ks. 

1625.  11.   Clyde":    b.  Dec.  25,  1886,  at  Greenleaf,  Wash.  Co.,  Ks. 

1626.  111.  Guy-':  b.  Nov.  25,  1888,  atCourtland,  Rep.  Co.,  Ks. 

1627.  IV.   GOLDIE  Alvira":    b.  June  25,   1891,  at  Mulhall,  Okla- 

homa. 

1628.  V.  Wayne  Hlmer":  b.  Sept.  9,  1894,  at  Mulliall,  Oklahoma. 


Children  of  ( 872 )  Anna  May  "^  ( Barrett )  and  Wm.  S.  Conaway. 

1629.  1.   ALONZO  B.":    b.  June   13,    1891,  at  Coiirtland,  Republic 

Co.,  Ks. 

1630.  II.  Charles  L.**:    b.  Feb.  15,  1893,  at  Courtlaud,  Republic 

Co.,  Ks. 


Children  of  (874)  Daisy '^  (Lang:endefer)  and  Joseph  Winans. 

16^1.     1.  Ma^'  Beatrice'^:  b.  in  1889  at  Gallon,  O. 

1632.  II.  Floyd  Joseph-':  b.  in  1891  at  Gallon,  O. 

1633.  111.   Maud  MarEE**:  b.  in  1893  at  Gallon,  O. 

Child  of  (879)  Judson  E.'  and  Ann  (Walker)  Reynolds. 

1634.  1.   Charles  C":   b.  Feb.  20,  1881,  at  Mansfield.  O. 

Children  of  (902)  John'  and  Adelaid  (Wood)  Sipe. 

1635.  1.   Annie-':   b.  Au.l^.  2-j,  1862;   m.  in  1881,  to  Philip  Kreitei 

Res.  Hillsdale,  Mich.  (1961) 

1636.  11.   Minnie-':   b.  June  II,  1S7:;,  Hillsdalo,  Mich. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  8oi 


Children  of  (903)  Levi'  and  Celestia  (Weiser)  Sipc. 

1637.  1.   FRANK  F.«:    h.  Sept.    16,    1865;    ni.  July  24,    1888,   hftic 

Collier.     Res.  Milton  Center,  O.  (1962) 

1638.  II.   Hattie^:    b.   Jan.    16,    1867;    m.   Auu.    i,  1886,  to  Frank 

Weihl.     Res.  Milton  Center,  O.  (I04) 

1639.  ill.   ROXIE^:    b.   Oct.  4,    1872;    m.   Jan.    31,    i8(X),  to  Noel 

Smith. 


Children  of  (906 )  Mary  E.*^  (Sipc)  and  Jefferson  Benson. 

1640.  I.  Martha  F.^:    b.   Jul\-  it,   1862;    m.   Sept.  22,   1878,  to 

Thomas  L.  Harris.     Res.  Fredericksburji,  O.      (1965) 

1641.  11.  Melvina  v.":  b.  Feb.  6,  1865;  m.  July  4,   1880,  to  Jef- 

ferson J.  Shaw.     Res.  Fredericksburg,  O.  (1967) 

1642.  ill.  Clinton  D.^  b.  Nov.  2,  1871  ;  d.  May  26.  1881. 

1643.  IV.   BESSIE^:  b.  Nov.  18,  1882,  at  Fredericksbur^i,  O. 


Children  of  (907)  Ezra'  and  Welthia  (Lane)  Sipe. 

1644.  1.  George  K.'':  b.  May  21,  1869. 

1645.  11.   ROYAL  F.«:  b.  Feb.  27,  1875. 

1646.  111.  CHARLES  V.^  b.  Mch.  3.  1878;  d.  Nov.  25,  1879. 

1647.  IV.   Lorenzo  L.**:   b.  June  21,  1879. 

Family  live  at  Petosky.  Mich. 

Children  of  (908)  J.  Banner'  and  OriUa  (Hicks)  Sipe. 

1648.  I.  Clare  ^:  b.  Aug.  20,  1881. 

1649.  IL   Eulella  ESTELLA":   b.  Nov.  10.  188:5. 

1650.  Hi.   FOSTER  OSSIAN":   b.  Jan.  16,  i8c)o. 

Family  live  at  Cardington,  O. 

(51) 


802  THE    LEVERING    FA.WILY. 

Children  of  (909)  Jacob'  and  Sarah  (Arnold)  Sipe. 

165 1.     I.   Isaac":  b.  June  17,  1864. 
i6S2.     II.   Art":  h.  Oct.  30,  1871. 

Family  live  at  Cardington,  O. 

Children  of  (9 JO)  Christopher'  and  Emma  (Manville)  Sipe. 

1653.  1.  Charles  Orlando":  b.  Dec.  4,  1867. 

1654.  11.  Nellie  Frances":  b.  Jan.  5,  1873. 

Family  live  at  Springfield,  O. 

Children  of  (9J2)  Alvah  C/  and  Phebe  (Van  Buskirk)  Sipe. 

1655.  1.   Nathan":  b.  about  1878  in  Caledonia,  O. 

1656.  11.   HFFlE": 

1657.  111.  CORA  Dell": 

Children  of  (9t3)  John  Wm.'  and  Irene  (Van  Buskirk)  Sipe. 

1658.  I.   MYRON":   b.  Feb.  27,  1881. 

1659.  11.   (}ROVER":   b.  Apl.  14,  1887. 

Family  live  at  Marengo,  O. 

Child  of  (916)  Ira'  and  Laura  (Cramer)  Sipe. 

1660.  1.   Jesse":  b.  1891  at  Cardington,  O. 

Child  of  (918)  Emily'  (Sipe)  and  Weems  Acton. 

1661.  1.   Clement":    b.   June  24,    i80S;   m.   Jan.    31,    1888,   Mary 

Daniels.     Res.  Kenton,  O.  (1972) 

Child  of  (919)  William  M.'  and  Allie  (Stout)  Sipe. 

1662.  I.   Harry":  b.  Oct.  5,  1882,  in  Obio. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  803 

Children  of  (920)  Absalom'  and  Alice  (Fisher)  Sipe. 

1663.  I.   Harley^:  b.  Jan  26,  1883. 

1664.  II.  Odie  D.'':  h.  May  3,  1884. 

1665.  111.    ZulaDELL-':   b.  Dec.  10,  1887. 

Family  home  at  Columbus  Grow,  O. 

Child  of  (921)  Terry'  and  Ella  (Buschel  Sipe. 

1666.  1.   LE VERNE  Dale ^:  b.  Aug.  4,  1889,  at  Columbus  (ii .,■.,•,  (j. 

Children  of  (922)  Margaret'  (Sipe)  and  Alb.  Yeoman. 

1667.  1.   Ella":    b.  May  3,   1871  ;    m.  Oct.  5,   1892,  to  Darius  J. 

Benson.     Res.  Cardington,  O. 

1668.  11.  Cora":  b.  June  3,  1873,  at  Cardington,  O. 

1669.  111.  EDSON  L.":  b.  Feb.  20,  1875,  ^^^  Cardington,  U. 

1670.  IV.   Idas.":   b.  Aug.  i,  1877,  at  Cardington,  O. 

Child  of  (925)  Sarah'  (Sipe)  and  Frank  Smith. 

1671.  1.  Charles":  b.  about  1879,  at  Cardington,  O. 

Children  of  (927)  Isaac  Newton'  and  Louise  (Brady)  Sipe. 

1672.  1.   BESSIE":   b.  Sep.  28,  1878,  at  Cardington.  O. 

1673.  11.  VlNAL":  b.  Aug.  7,  1880,  at  Cardington,  O. 

1674.  111.   LILLY  BELL":  b.  Apl.  4,  1^82,  at  Cardington.  O. 

1675.  '^'-  WILLIAM":  b.  Apl.  23,  1884.  at  Cardington.  O. 

Children  of  (928)  Martha  E.'  (Sipe)  and  William  Ncwson. 

1676.  1.  Pearl":  b.  Nov.  17.  188^. 

1677.  II.   Fay":  b.  Aug.  30,  188O;  d.  Ma\-  S.  1S92. 

1678.  III.   KlTTIE  DEAN":  b.  Mch.  iS,  1889. 

Family  live  at  Marion,  O. 


804  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Child  of  (93J )  Eudora  A.'  (Sipc)  and  Fred.  P.  Crowell. 

1679.  I.  LEROY  Fred^:  b.  Apl.  4,  1894,  at  Chesterville,  O. 

Children  of  (933)  Anna"  (Levering)  and  Jacob  Paulus. 

1680.  1.   HENRYS  b.  Mch.  25,  1870;  d.  Au^.  17,  1888. 

1681.  II.   ALLIE":   b.  Apl.  I,  1872. 

1682.  111.  JOSEPH »:  b.  Dec.  215,  1874. 

1683.  IV.  Clara":  b.  Nov.  3,  1877. 

1684.  V.  iRA":  b.  Apl.  3,  1879. 

1685.  Vl.  Mazy":  b.  Jan.  30,  1882;  d.  Apl.  4,  1883. 

1686.  Vll.  GroverC.":  b.  Nov.  17,  1884. 

1687.  Vlll.  ARVILLA":  b.  Oct.  II,  1886;  d.  Jan.  20,  1892. 

Family  live  on  the  old  home  farm  of  Mrs.  P.  in  Whit 
ley  Co.,  Ind. 

Children  of  (934)  Lucretia"  (Levering;)  and  Isaac  Hively. 

1688.  1.  LUCINDA  J.-':    b.    Oct.   21,   1866;   m.   Oct.   27,    1887,   to 

William    S.    Chapman.       Live    on   farm    near    Sheldon, 
Allen  Co.,  Ind.  (i974) 

1689.  11.  IDA  A.":  b.  Auu.  18,  1868;  m.  Oct.  22,  1889,  to  Chancie 

Sours,  Columbia  City,  Ind.  (1976) 

1690.  111.   Eva  May":  b.  July  2,  1880,  Whitley  Co.,  Ind. 

1691.  IV.  Pearl>-  Ethel":  b.  Dec.  25,  1886,  Whitley  Co.,  Ind. 

Children  of  (935)  Morgan**  and  Lucinda  (Bair)  Levering. 

1692.  1.   Laura  M.":  b.  June  16,  1874. 

1693.  11.  Rebecca  A.":  b.  May  16,  1877. 

1694.  HI.  Charles  H.":  b.  Mch.  2,  1880;  d.  Feb.  24,  1885. 

1695.  IV.  Harvey  G.":  b.  June  24,  1884. 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  805 

1696.  V.  JESSE  E."  ']  h.  Mch.  19  and  d.  Oct.  8,  1886. 

V. 

1697.  VI.  EFFIE  ?.">   j  b.  Mch.  19  and  d.  iX-c.  8,  188O. 

1698.  Vll.   VallOROUS  M.":   b.  D<^c.  25,  1891. 

Family  live  on  farm  in  Colorado. 

Child  of  (938)  Mazy'  (Levering)  and  David  W.  Strong. 

1699.  I.  David  A.**:  b.  Apl.  25,  1878. 

Live  at  Lakeville,  St.  Joseph  Co.,  Ind. 

Children  of  (942)  Squire  S/  and  Mahala  (Nutter)  Levering. 

1700.  I.  Eva  LEONA**  :  b.  Autr.  19,  1871  ;  m.  Sep.  26,  1889,  to  John 

H.  Cresswell.     Res.  Crook  Co.,  Wyo. 

1701.  11.  Charles  Oscar":  b.  Oct.  8,  1872;  d. 

1702.  HI.  Cecil  Edgar":  b.  Aug.  27,  1875. 

1703.  IV.   Mabel":  b.  June  6,  1879. 

1704.  V.  Walter  Leon":  b.  Dec.  12,  1881. 

1705.  VI.  LOTA  Frances":  b.  Nov.  9,  1883. 

1706.  Vll.   Ada":    ] 

[  b.  Jan.  29,  1886. 

1707.  VIll.  Arie":) 

Family  reside  at  Suggs,  Sheridan  Co.,  Wyoming. 

Children  of  (944)  Margaret  A.'  (Truex)  and  Caleb  W.  i-inn. 

1708.  I.  Minnie  R":  b.  Dec.  20,   1868;  m.  to  David  L.  Bowman 

Live  near  Washington,  Ks. 

II.  Elizabeth  J.":  b.  July  24,  1871. 

III.  George  T.":  b.  June  25,  1873. 

IV.  William  Truex":  b.  Apl.  30,  1875. 

V.  John  E":  b.  June  24,  1877. 

VI.  Catharine":  b.  Mch.  22,  1880. 

VII.  LEVI  B.":  b.  Dec.  30,  188^. 

VIII.  Clinton  C":  b.  July  16,  1886. 
All  were  born  in  Clark  Co.,  111. 


1709 
1710 
1711 
1712 
1713 
1714 
1715 


8o6  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (946)  Rebecca'^  (Truex)  and  Winfield  Garver. 

1716.  1.  Anna  M^■RTLE^:  b.  Jan.  ^,  1874,  in  Douji;las  Co.,  HI. 

1717.  11.  John  Arthur^  b.  Nov.  24,  1876,  in  Clark  Co.,  111. 

1718.  111.  Walter'-':  b.  July  31,  1879,  >•">  Washington  Co.,  Ks. 

1719.  IV.  BESSIE^:  b.  Apl.  12,  1882,  in  Washington  Co.,  Ks. 

1720.  V.  Harry  Earl^:  b.  Apl.   i,   1887,  in  Washington  Co.,  Ks. 

1 72 1.  VI.  Ola  Edith'':  b.  May  n,  1889,  in  Washington  Co.,  Ks. 

Children  of  (948)  Mary  C/  (Truex)  and  Peter  Raudebaogfh. 


1722 

1723 
1724 
1725 
1726 
1727 


I.  HaTTIE'':  b.  Jan.  20,  1878. 

II.  George «:  b.  Sept.  15,  1880. 

III.  J0HN»:   b.  June  7,  1882. 

IV.  Clement^:  b.  May  19,  1884. 

V.  ALVIN»:       ) 

\b.  Dec.  16,  1866. 

VI.  MELVIN'':  i 


Children  of  (951)  Mary  Estella*^   (Levering:)   and  Horace  T.  Sim- 
mons. 

1728.  1.  OSCAR  Everett^:  b.  June  21,  1880.  ' 

1729.  II.  William  Edgar":  b.  Jan.  29,  1882;  d.  Dec.  24,  1884. 

1730.  III.  Stilley  Sylvester'*:   b.  Mch.   19,  1884;    d.  Aug.  5, 

1885. 

1731.  IV.  Stagey  K.^:    b.  Mch.   13,  1886;    adopted  by  his  grand 

uncle,  William  Levering,  on  May  31,  1888. 

1732.  V.   Nellie  B.-':   b.  Dec.  19,  1887.     On  her  mother's  death 

was  given  to  her  grandmother,  Sarah  Levering. 

Children  of  (956)  Cora  BelP  (Levering)  and  George  Miller. 

1733.  1.  William  Oscar":  b.  July  12,  1888,  in  Kansas. 

1734.  11.  JESSE  Franklin-':  b.  Sept.,  i8c;o,  in  Kansas. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  807 

Child  of  (957)  Noretta'  (Levering)  and  Philip  Cowger. 

1735.  I.  Edna'':  h.  Oct.  21,  1891,  in  Kansas. 

Child  of  (963)  Priscilla'  (Van  Buskirk)  and  Martin  Whitmer. 

1736.  1.  Jennie":  b.  April  i8,  1868.     Res.  Mound  City,  Mo. 

Children   of    (965)    Alexander*^  and   Charlotte   (Cummings)    Van 

Buskirk. 

1737.  I.  Carrie  Lauras  b.  Nov.  19,  1872,  at  Oregon,  Holt  Co., 

Mo. 

1738.  11.   Rebecca'':  b.  Mcb.  29,  1875,  at  Oregon,   Holt  Co.,  Mc 

1739.  111.  Roy  Ellzey'':  b.  Mch.  31,  1881,  at  Oregon,  Holt  Co., 

Mo. 

Children  of  (974)  Lawrence  F/  and  Nora  (Harpster)  Mills. 

1740.  1.  Orville  H.":  b.  Feb.  2,  1879,  at  St.  Josepli,  Mo. 

1741.  II.   Edna  E.":  b.  June  i,  1881.  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

1742.  III.  Margaret  1.*':  b.  Sep.  4,  1883,  at  St.  Joseph,  Mo. 

1743.  IV.    RUTH'':    b.   Nov.  27,    1886;    d.   Feb.  25,    1888,  at  St. 

Joseph,  Mo. 

Children  of  (977)  Catharine'  (Kearney)  and  Henry  W.  Burkctt. 

1744.  I.   Elmer  J.":  b.  Dec.  i,  1867;  m.  Sep.  I,   1891,  Fannie  F. 

Wright.     Res.  Lincoln,  Neb. 

1745.  II.  RUTH  A.":  b.  May  3,  1869;  ni.  to  William  Hee\r,     R.s. 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

1746.  HI.  Sarah  ALTA":  b.  Aug.   10,   1872;  m.  Apl.    1;.    iS.)4.  to 

Joseph  H.  Felthain.     Res.  Springfield,  III. 

1747.  IV.  WILLIAM":  b.  Jan.  15,  1871.     Res.  (.lenwooJ.  Iowa. 

1748.  V.  BEULA":   b.  Jan.  23,  1874.     Rt^^'^-  Olenwood,  Unv.i 

1749.  VI.   ELSIE  E.":   b.  Mch.  14.  1^77-     ^^'^-  r.lenwooj,  Iowa. 


8o8  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

1750.  VII.  Harry  A.":  b.  Nov.  26,  1878.     Res.  Glenwood,  Iowa. 

175 1.  VIll.  Blanche  E.«:  b.  May  16,  1882.     Res.  Glenwood,  Iowa. 

1752.  IX.   Russell  E.":  b.  Mch.  13,  1888.     Res.  Glenwood,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (978)  Lawrence^  and  Loucilla  (Robinson)  Kearney. 

1753.  1.   EVERETT  L.":  b,  July  11,  1878,  in  Mills  Co.,  Iowa. 

1754.  II.  RoyErnest**:  b.  Aug.  25,    1889,  in  Pottawatamie  Co., 

Iowa. 

Children  of  (979)  Perry'  and  Mary  (Tipton)  Kearney. 

1755.  1.   Nathan  W.":  b.  Apl.  2,  1877.     Res.  Carson,  Iowa. 

1756.  II.   Pearl'':  b.  July  27,  1878.     Res.  Carson,  Iowa. 

1757.  III.  LOLaM.^:  b.  Aug.  16,  1879.     Res.  Carson,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (980)  Margaret  *"  (Kearney)  and  John  S.  Burkett. 

1758.  I.  Sarah ^:  b.  Dec.  14,  1877. 

1759.  II.  Avery ^:  b.  Dec.  26,  1879. 

1760.  III.   1DA»:  b.  Aug.  3,  1882;  d.  Nov.  5,  1887. 

1761.  IV.   Maud'':  h.  Nov.  17,  1885. 

1762.  V.  Frances  C.'*:  b.  Mch.  17,  1887. 

1763.  VI.  Benjamin^:  b.  June  19,  1892. 

Family  live  at  Black-man,  Kansas. 

Children  of  {9S\ )  Ellzey*^  and  Laura  (Hartley)  Kearney. 

1764.  1.   Mattie  J.":  b.  Feb.  12,  1883,  at  Malvern,  Iowa. 

1765.  II.  Ora  CloUD^:  b.  Jan.  22,  1885,  at  Malvern,  Iowa. 

1766.  III.  Jessie  Elizabeth'':  b.  Apl.  25,  1889,  at  Malvern,  Iowa. 

Child  of  (982)  Marion'  and  Mary  (Mudd)  Kearney. 

1767.  I.  Clarence  M.":  b.  July  24,  1883,  Malvern,  Iowa. 


POSTERITY   OF   GERHARD    LEVERING.    .  809 

Children  of  (983)  Lizzie''  (Kearney)  and  Harvey  C.  Lyons. 

1768.  1.   BettieM.*:  b.  Nov.  5,  1884. 

1769.  11.   LAURA  E.**:   h.  June  2,  1886. 

1770.  IIL   Frank  J. «:  b.  Mch.  14,  1888. 

1771.  IV.  Grace  N.":  b.  Oct.  21,  1889. 

1772.  V.   IRVAN  B.":   b.  June  2,  1891. 

Children  of  (984)  Mary'  (Kearney)  and  John  A.  Thayer. 

1773.  L   Anna  E.**:   b.  June  16,  1885. 

1774.  IL  JOHN  W.«:  b.  Mcb.  16,  1887. 

1775.  in.  Nellie  M.^:  b.  Aug.  17,  1892. 

Family  reside  at  Taylor,  Pottawataraie  Co.,  Iowa. 

Children  of  (990)  Melville  A/  and  May  (Morril)  Hutchinson. 

1776.  1.   Hugh  Frederick'':  b.  Jan.  10,  1881,  at  Ligonier,  Ind. 

1777.  II.  Lola  LENA^:  b.  Feb.  17,  1884,  at  Ligonier,  Ind. 

1778.  IIL  Charles  Curtis^:  b.  July  4,  1887,  at  Ligonier.  Ind. 

1779.  IV.  Martha^:  b.  Oct.  15,  1891,  at  Ligonier,  Ind. 

Children  of  (991)  Ella  E/  (Hutchinson)  and  Charles  S.  Bccklcy. 

1780.  I.  Harry  L.«:  b.  Mch.  12,  1877,  South  Bend,  Ind. 

1781.  II.  NEIL  H.^  b.  June  16,  1880,  South  Bend,  Ind. 

Children  of  (1002)  Amelia  B/  (Sawyer)  and  Perry  C.  Fisher. 

1782.  I.  ERNEST  Earl^:  b.  Dec.  2,  188 1. 

1783.  II.  Mabel  May^:  b.  Jul\-  31,  1883. 

1784.  HI.  Edith  Agnes":  b.  Dec.  i,  1886. 

1785.  IV.   Paul  PERRY^  b.  Dec.  10,  1S88;  d.  Api.  i  ^..  i8S<). 

1786.  V.  ALLIE  Ethel-':  b.  Feb.  18,  1890. 


8lO  ,  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

1787.  VI.  Infant^:  b.  and  d.  Au;^.  31,  1891. 

1788.  .  Vll.  Fredie  C":  b.  Nov.  7,  1892. 

Family  live  near  to  Rome  City,  Ind. 


Children  of  (1003)  Jackson  Levering'  and  Georgia  (Eminger) 

Sawyer, 

1789.  1.   Infant^:  b.  Mch.  19,  and  d.  Mch.  21,  1889. 

1790.  II.   HUGH^:   b.  July  14,  1890. 

Family  live  at  Shipshewana,  Lagrange  Co.,  Ind. 

Children  of  (1006)  Margaret  E/  (Steele)  and  Oliver  Terrio. 

1791.  1.  OVID^:  b.  Sep.  18,  1871  ;  d.  Mch.  17,  1874. 

1792.  11.  Edna'':  b.  Aug.  4,  1876;  d.  June  30,  1877. 

1793.  111.   LE0N«:  b.  Sep.  18,  1881. 

Family  reside  Hiawatha,  Ks. 

Children  of  (J007)  Alvira  J/  (Steele)  and  Peter  Stevens. 

1794.  1.  ANNETTA":  b.  June  12,  1873. 


1795 
1796 

1797 
1798 
1799 
1800 
1801 
1802 


II.  Nellie":  b.  Aug.  24,  1874. 

III.  Nora":   b.  Dec.  27,  and  d.  Dec.  29,  1875, 

IV.  Mary  Nasilvia":  b.  July  19,  1877. 

V.  William  Edgar":  b.  Jan.  17,  1879. 

VI.  Elizabeth  Jane":  b.  Apl.  25,  1881. 

VII.  amy":  b.  Mch.  22,  1883. 

VIII.  Eliza":  b.  Feb.  9,  1885. 

IX.  JOHN  Jacob":  b.  Dec.  7,  1891. 

Family  reside  at  Table  Rock,  Nebraska. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD    LEVERIN(i.  8ll 

Children  of  (J009)  Emanuel  S/  and  Dosha  (Baemer )  Steele. 

1803.  1.  Clyde '^t  b.  May  15,  1880. 

1804.  11.  Carrie  May^:  b.  May  18,  1881. 

1805.  111.  Clarence":  b.  Au^^.  13,  1883. 

1806.  IV.  Carl":  b.  Nov.  21,  i88s. 

1807.  V.  AUGUST^:  b.  June  28,  1888. 

1808.  VI.  EvaM.^  b.  Dec.  15,  1889;  d.  Oct.  25,  1890. 

1809.  Vll.  Vincent":  b.  Au^.  10,  1891. 

All  born  at  Rulo,  Neb.     Live  at  Hiawatiia,  Ks. 

Children  of  (lOIO)  Sarah  A.'  (Steele)  and  John  C.  Hunter. 

i8io.     I.  AGATHA  Pearl":   b.  Aug.  16,  1878,  at  Hunteitnwn.  InJ. 

1811.  11.  Una  Bell":  b.  Mch.  2,  i88o,  at  Huntertown,  Ind. 

1812.  111.  REPSIE  amy":  b.  Apl.  5,  1886,  at  Huntertown,  InJ. 

Children  of  (1 01 3)  Eva  M.'  (Steele)  and  Frank  Case. 

1813.  1.  Mabel":  b.  Nov.  19,  1878,  at  Severance,  Ks. 

1814.  11.  Myrtle":    b.   Oct.   18,    1881,   at  Hiawatha,  Ks.,  where 

they  reside. 

Children  of  (J0I4)  Ida  R."  (Steele)  and  Geor8:e  Morris. 

181 5.  1.   LULU":   b.  July  22,  1881,  at  Ft.  Wayne,  InJ. 

1816.  II.  Earl":  b.  Jan.  30,  1883.  at  Huntertown.  Ind. 

1817.  111.   Harry":  b.  July  21,  1885,  at  Ft.  Wayne,  Ind. 

1818.  IV.  MARIE":  b.  July  30,  1887.  at  Ft.  Wavnc  Ind. 

Family  live  at  Hiawatha,  Ks. 

Child  of  (I0J8)  Eugene  W/  and  Emma  (Miller)  Foster. 

1819.  I.   LOYD  ROLLA"  :  b.  Aug.  21,  1882,  at  Kendallville.  Ind. 


8l2  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Child  of  (J02J)  Wilburt  T/  and  Lida  (Swanders)  Foster. 

1820.  I.  Vera  Daisy**:  b.  Oct.  i,  1879,  at  Albion,  Ind. 

Child  of  (1022)  Clinton  D."  and  Alice  (Barnes)  Foster. 

182 1.  1.   Harry  DeWitt":  b.  May  24,  and  d.  Dec,  1888,  at  Walk- 

erton,  Ind. 

Child  of  (1023)  Minnie  M.'  (Foster)  and  William  A.  Wells. 

1822.  I.  Edith  Florence^:  b.  Mcb.  15,  1892,  at  Alton,  Iowa. 

Child  of  (1042)  RusselP  and  Jennie  (Krout)  Dye. 

1823.  1.   Lloyd'':  b.  May  18,  1879,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

Children  of  (1037)  Mary  U.'  (Linn)  and  Charles  McMullen. 

1824.  1.  Clark  Ellsworth^:  b.  Nov.  17,  1879;  d.  July  13,  1880. 

1825.  11.  Clarence  Haldon^:  b.  Aug.  23,  1881. 

1826.  111.  Jennie  Olive «:  b.  Oct.  6,  1882. 

1827.  IV.  Leaman**:  b.  Oct.  21,  1887. 

1828.  V.  Harriet  Adella^:  b.  Jan.  17,  and  d.  Aug.  9,  1889. 

1829.  VI.  ASON^:  b.  Nov.  22,  1891. 

Family  live  at  New  Windsor,  HI. 

Children  of  (J 053)  Celestine"  (Dye)  and  Frank  Sharrock. 

1830.  I.   Elzey^:  b.  July  4,  1880. 

1831.  11..  JESSES  b,  Feb.  4,  1883. 

1832.  111.  -Stella »:  b.  Sep.  27,  1885. 

1833.  IV.  Horner^:  b.  Aug.  n,  1888. 

1834.  V.   Ida  Dell":  b.  June  23,  1892. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  813 

Children  of  (1054)  Emma**  (Dye)  and  Seymour  McAmrick. 

1835.  I.  Walter  D.":  b.  Sep.  4,  1883. 

1836.  II.   Alta  Vay":   b.  Oct.  6,  1 89 1. 

Child  of  (1056)  Flint'  and  Pearl  (Cox)  Dye. 

1837.  I.  LOIDY":  b.  Feb.  10,  1894. 

Children  of  (1059)  Lavina'  (Graham)  and  Levi  Wood. 

1838.  1.  William  R.*^:  b.  Feb.  15,  1869. 

1839.  II.  James  K.^:  b.  Dec.  27,  1870. 

1840.  III.  JOHN  F.«:  b.  Oct.  6,  1872. 

1841.  IV.  ROBERT**:  b.  Dec.  6,  1875. 

1842.  V.  Cynthia^:  b.  Jan.  29,  1877. 

1843.  VI.  Oliver'':  b.  Jan.  19,  1879. 

1844.  VII.   HIRAM^  b.  Dec.  22,  1882. 

1845.  Vlll-  Minnie **:  b.  June  10,  1886. 

1846.  IX.   HARRISON^  b.  Nov.  13,  1888. 

All  were  born  in  DeKalb  Co.,  Mo. 

Children  of  (1060)  Lucinda '  (Graham)  and  Stephen  G.  Maret. 

1847.  I.  Eliza  J.**:  b.  June  2,  1885. 

1848.  II.  Sarah  M.^  b.  Sep.  10,  1886. 

1849.  111.  Etta  Ethel":  b.  Aug.  18,  1889. 

All  were  born  in  DeKalb  Co.,  Mo. 

Child  of  (1062)  Hiram  W/  and  Martha  (Daniel)  Graham. 

1850.  1.  Nancy  M.«:  b.  Jan.  14,  1S93,  in  DeKalb  Co..  Mo. 


8l4  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (J  063)  Sarah  J.'  (Graham)  and  Thomas  J.  Maret. 

185 1.  I.  Mabel'':  b.  Sep.  30,  1877. 

1852.  II.   JOHN  F.":  b.  Mch.  6,  1879. 

1853.  III.  James  S.":  b.  Dec.  24,  1880. 

1854.  IV.   ZODE.'':  b.  May  11,  1883. 

1855.  V.  JOSEPH  B.^:  b.  Nov.  19,  1884. 

1856.  VI.  Ella  M.^  b.  Jan.  16,  1887. 

1857.  VII.  Amanda  M.":  b.  Nov.  7,  1889. 

1858.  VIll.   HayDEN'':  b.  June  20,  1891. 

1859.  IX.  Columbus  W.^:  b.  Feb.  18,  1894. 

All  were  born  in  DeKalb  Co.,  Mo. 

Children  of  (1069)  Benton  E."  and  Rosina  (Parks)  Goodrich. 

i860.    I.  Elmer  a.'':  b.  Sept.  9,  1890. 

1861.  II.  Charles  C.'':  b.  Dec.  30,  1892;  d.  Jan.  22,  1893. 

Children  of  (1072)  Riley'  and  Lola  (Heffelfin^er)  Graham. 

1862.  I.  BLANCH  May":  b.  Aug.  28,  1890.     Andrews,  O. 

1863.  II.   Millie  Bell":   b.  Aug.  3,  1892.     Andrews,  O. 

1864.  111.  Florence  Irene":  b.  Sept.  is,  1894.    Andrews,  O. 

Children  of  (J077)  lona  May'  (Graham)  and  A.  L.  Pipes. 

1865.  I.   DELLA  May":   b.  July  18,  1892. 

1866.  11.   Mabel  FOUST":   b.  Jan.  31,  1894. 

Children  of  (1080)  Anna  C  (Graham)  and  J.  B.  Howard. 

1867.  I.  MORRIS  B.":  b.  Mch.,  1893. 

1868.  II.  Hubert":  b.  Mch.,  1894. 

1869.  111.  Lulu  Grace":  b,  Mch.,  1895. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  815 

Child  of  (1089)  Judd  B.^  and  Mary  (McKee)  Graham. 

1870.  1.  Martha  A.**:  b.  Oct.  4,  i<Sq4. 

Child  of  (1097)  Joanna**  (Brewer)  and  Ellsworth  E.  Cooper. 

1871.  I.  Mamie  Ethel-*-,  h.  in  1888,  at  Andrews,  O. 

Children  of  (IIOO)  Addie  May'  (Brewer)  and  Samuel  McNay. 

1872.  I.  Fleet'-':  h.  1889,  at  ChestervillL',  (J. 

1873.  11.   DON^:  b.  about  1891,  at  Chesterville,  O. 

Children  of  (IJO?)  Abbie'  (Vandorn)  and  Smith  Hart  well. 

1874.  1.   Ralph^:   b.  Aug.  15,  1884,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

1875.  II.   Clinton^:   b.  Sep.  25,  1887,  in  Morrow  Co.,  O. 

Children  of  (1129)  Nora'  (Levering:)  and  John  H.Webb. 

1876.  1.  CleON  Earl«:  b.  Me-h.  i,  1885. 

1877.  11.   ALTaMay^:  b.  Aug.  20,  1886. 

1878.  111.   ORD  DUMONT-':   b.  Sep.  2,  1889;  J.  Sep.  10,  1890. 

1879.  IV.  Bertha  LEAH-':  b.  Nov.  16,  1891. 

Famih-  li\e  near  WoodxifW.  O. 

Children  of  11166)  Rev.  Gideon  P.^  and  Elizabeth  ( Arford) 

Macklin. 

1880.  1.  Gyrene  F0ST0RIA«:  b.  July  22,  1882.  at  Fostoria,  O. 

1881.  II.   FRANCES  WILLARD^  b.  Sept.  ^.  1889.  al  ( ireenvllle,  O. 
1882      HI.  MARGARET  AMANDA« :  b.  Apl.  21,  1893,  at  Germantown. 

Ohio. 


8l6  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (J  167)  John  Justice"  and  Charity  (Reed)  Macklin. 

1883.  1.  Simon  Addis'':  b.  Feb.  26,  1880,  at  Delphos,  O. 

1884.  11.  William  Henry'':  b.  Dec.  4,  1881,  in  Adams  Co.,  Ind. 

1885.  HI.  LEONA  May":  b.  May  21,  1884,  in  Hardin  Co.,  O. 

1886.  IV.  Charles  Edward'':  b.  Jan.  26,  1887,  in  Hardin  Co.,  O. 

1887.  V.   Flora  Ann":  b.  Aug.  13,  1891,  in  Hardin  Co.,  O. 

Children  of  (1168)  Lester  B/  and  Emma  (Green)  Macklin. 

1888.  1.   Ida  Sadie":  b.  Sept.  14,  1882,  in  Wasli'n  Tp.,  Van  Wert 

Co.,  O. 

188Q.     II.  Everett  Carlton":   b.  Oct.  9,  1886,  in  Wash'n  Tp., 
Van  Wert  Co.,  O. 

Children  of  (1172)  Olive *^  (Macklin)  and  Joseph  Van  Swaringen. 

1890.     I.   RUTH":   b.  Feb.  23,  1884,  in   Van  Wert  Co.,  O.;  d.  Mch. 
13,  1885,  at  Russell,  Ks. 

•1891.  11.  BESSIE":  b.  Mch.  1,  1886,  at  Russell,  Russell  Co.,  Ks. 

1892.  III.   FISK":  b.  Feb.  21,  1889,  at  Findlay,  O. 

1893.  IV.  Garrett":  b.  Sep.  20,  1891,  at  Findlay,  O. 

1894.  V.   Otho  KanaBLE":  b.  Apl.  5,  1894,  in  Van  Wert  Co.,  O. 

Children  of  (It 73)  Frank"  and  Sarah  (Lathouse)  Foster. 

1895.  I.   Lloyd":  b.  1884,  in  Union  Co.,  O. 

1896.  II.   Maggie":   b.  1886,  in  Union  Co.,  O. 

Children  of  (n76)  Willis"  and  Katharine  (Rider)  Kanable. 

1897.  I.   Walter":   b.  ,  at  Marion,  O. 

1898.  II.  Ethel":  b.  ,  at  Marion,  O. 

Children  of  (J  177)  Harvey'  and  Lillie  (Kimmel)  Kanable. 

1899.  1-   Naomi":  b.  Mch.  10,  1892,  at  Arlinojton,  O. 

1900.  11.  Infant":  b.  Mch.  12,  1894,  at  Bluffton,  O. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  817 


Children  of  (1178)  Carrie  E."  (Kanable)  and  Joseph  W.  Hilty. 

1901.  1.   Ruby  Edith":    b.   May   17  and  d.  Oct.  24,  1893,  at  Alle- 

gheny City,  Pa. 

1902.  11.  Corson'':  b.  June  15,  1895,  at  imperial,  Allegheny  Co., 

Pa. 


Children  of  (1180)  Francis  H."  and  Matilda  (Everets)  Hiskey. 

1903.  1.  CHARLES  G.^:  b.  Sept.  28,  1875,  at  l.exington,  U. 

1904.  11.  Worth  H.**:  b.  Mch.  22,  1880,  near  Robinson.  Ks. 

Child  of  (1184)  James  Wilson''  and  Maggie  (Jenkins)  Hiskey. 

1905.  1.  Lottie  Gay":  h.  June  21,  1885,  in  Richland  Co.,  O.     Ht- 

moved  in   August,    1892,  with  her  parents  to  Charlotte. 
Eaton  Co.,  Mich. 

Children  of  (J2J2)  George  Warren'  and  Annie  (Wright)  Carter. 

1906.  1.   Ida":        "I  b.  Oct.  29,  1889,  at  Greenstork,  Ind.,  and  d. 

1907.  11.   Ada":      (      there  Jul\-  13  and  14,  1890. 

1908.  111.   HOLLIE  Cleveland":  b.  Dec.  n,  iHoo.  at  Jonesboro, 

Ind. 

1909.  IV.  George":  b.  April  30  and  d.  Oct.  19.  1  «'>-',  ai  Jones- 

boro, Ind. 

1910.  V.   ORVILLE":   b.  June  21,  1893,  at  Jonesboro.  Ind. 

Child  of  (I2I4)  Estella  F/  (Wilson)  and  John  Fra:icr. 

1911.  1.  Olive  Estelle  Elizabeth":  b.  No\ .  9.  i«9>.  •"  ^^'^'^■■ 

enne  River  Indian  Agenc\-,  S.  Dak. 

(52) 


8l8  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 


Children  of  (i2\6)  Amanda'  (Howard)  and  Martin  Fornwalt 


1912 
191  3 
1914 
1915 
1916 
1917 
1918 
1919 
1920 


I.  Howard'':  b.  Feb.  13,  1876. 

II.  John'':  b.  Auo-.  16,  1877. 

III.  George^:  b.  Feb.  22,  1880. 

IV.  Mary":  b.  Oct.  18,  1882. 

V.  Maggie  ^  b.  Mch.  17,  1884. 

VI.  Martin**:  b.  Feb.  20,  1886. 

VII.  Charles":  b.  Jan.  4,  1888. 

VIII.  Lydia'-':  b.  Oct.  20,  1890;  d.  Mch.  5,  1891 

IX.  Carrie":  b.  April  8,  1892. 

Family  live  at  Canoe  Creek,  Blair  Co.,  Pa. 


Children  of  (t2I7)  Lydia'  (Howard)  and  Milton  Brookins. 

1921.  I.   Mary  F.":  b.  June  28,  1875. 

1922.  II.  Martin":  b.  Sept.  2,  1877. 

1923.  III.  Howard":  b.  Jan.  14,  1880. 

1924.  IV.  Guy":  b.  Nov.  16,  1882. 

1925.  V.  Olive":  b.  July  3,  1889. 

Family  reside  at  Milltield,  O. 

Children  of  (1 21 8)  Laura'  (Howard)  and  Frank  Roberts. 

1926.  I.  JENNIE":   b.  Mch.  25,  1883,  Carbon  Hill,  O. 

1927.  II.   LORENA":   b.  July  4,  1884,  Carbon  Hill,  O. 

1928.  III.  William":  b.  Nov.  26,  1891,  Carbon  Hill.  O. 

Children  of  (1223)  Armenia"  (Wolf)  and  A.  U  Cary. 

1929.  I.  Sylvia  B.":  b.  Sep.  14,  1882,  at  Lewis,  O. 

1930.  II.  Floyd  C":  b.  Mch.  19,  1887,  at  Lewis,  O. 

1931.  III.  Bradford  H.":  b.  Aug.  22,  1891,  at  Lewis,  O. 


POSTERITY   OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  819 

Child  of  (1224)  Addie'  (Wolf)  and  S.  S.  Danford. 

1932.  1.  Charles^:  h.  about  1891,  Morgan  Co.,  O. 

Ctiildren  of  (1254)  Georg;e  A.'  and  Mary  (Stratten)  Sayers. 

1933.  1.  William  Arthur**:  b.  Dec.  23,  1887. 

1934.  II.  Harry  Lee-':  b.  Nov.  22,  1888. 

1935.  111.  HOMER  Vernon":  b.  Sep.  18,  1890. 

Children  of  (J 255)  Addison'  and  Almedia  (Shuttle)  Tippie. 

1936.  1.  Charles^:  b.  Oct.  3,  1886,  in  Ohio. 

1937.  11.  Earl-':  b.  Mch.  9,  1890,  in  Ohio. 

1938.  III.  George  W.":  b.  Aug.  21,  1892,  in  Ohio. 

Children  of  (1256)  Warren'  and  Ida  (Lewis)  Tippie. 

1939.  I.  JOHN**:  b.  Mch.  12,  1887,  in  Athens  Co..  O. 

1940.  II.  Fredda":  b.  Jul\   II,  1891,  in  Atliens  Co.,  O. 

Child  of  ( 1257)  John'  and  Emma  (Hixon)  Tippie. 

1941.  I.  ERNEST^:  b.  Mch.  4,  1891,  in  Ohio. 

Child  of  (1263)  Eva'  (Tippie)  and  George  dinger. 

1942.  I.  Mary  B.":  b.  Sep.  i,  1890,  in  Ohio. 


820  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 


TENTH  GENERATION. 


Child  of  (1275)  Josephine  C  (Mack)  and  FranWin  R  Haas. 

1943.  1.   NONAME":  b.  Sept.  10,  1895,  at  AUentown,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1276)  Emily  W  (Mack)  and  Rev.  Allen  Abel. 

1944.  I.  ESTHER  Cornelia  1":  b.   Feb.    11,    1893,  at  Hector,   Ren- 

ville Co.,  Minn. 

1945.  II.  Ruth  Elmira^":    b.   April  28,   1894,   at  Hector,  Renville 

Co.,  Minn, 

Children  of  (1277)  Francisca  C."  (Mack)  and  Charles  W.  McCully. 

1946.  I.   Emma  LETITIA^^:  b.  Mch.  5,  1892,  at  Canton,  Ohio. 

1947.  II.   LOYD  Thompson  ^°:  b.  Feb.  14,  1894,  at  Lancaster,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1299)  Amelia  H."  (Hoch)  and  William  F.  Metz. 

1948.  I.  Clarence  Levin^*':    b.    Dec.  27,    1890,    in  Northampton 

Co.,  Pa. 

1949.  11.  Charlotte  May^°:  b.  May,  1893,  in  Northampton  Co.,  Pa. 

1950.  111.   Otto  Samuel^":  b.  Jan.,  1895,  in  Northampton  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (1300)  Alice  R."  (Hoch)  and  Walter  S.  Clewell. 

195 1.  I.  George  Cornelius i":  b.  April  7,  1892,  in  Northampton 

Co.,  Pa. 

1952.  II.  Floyd  Samuel'":    b.    Feb.    26,    1894,    in    Northampton 

Co.,  Pa. 

Family  live  at  South  Bethlehem,  Pa 


POSTERITY   OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  82! 


Child  of  (1308)  Thomas  A."  and  Mary  (Kessler)  Hahn. 

1953.    I.  Ida  Florence'":    b.  May  9,   1895,   ""    Bushkiii    Tp., 
Northampton  Co.,  Pa. 


Children  of  (I3I3)  Eliza  C.''  (Ruloff )  and  George  L.  Meyer. 

1954.  I.   ARDA  Ellen"'  :  b.  Dec.  23,  1890,  at  Emaus,  Lehigh  C.,  pa. 

1955.  II.  Earl  Franklin'":  b.  Nov.  8,  1892,  at  Lebanon,  Pa. 

1956.  III.  AMMON  George'":  b.  July  17,  1894,  at  Lebanon,  Pa. 

Family  live  near  Lebanon,  Pa. 

Child  of  (1468)  Gertrude  A.'*  (Taylor)  and  Frank  C.  Pryor. 

1957.  I.  Charles  Taylor'":  b.  Mch.  i,  1894,  at Morris\ille,  Pa. 

Children  of  {i566)  Laura'  (Wensall)  and  William  E.  Taylor. 

1958.  I.  Herbert'":  b.  about  1885. 

1959.  II.  Mabel'":  b.  Aug.,  1887. 
i960.    III.  Hazel  F.'":  b.  Aug.,  1891. 

Family  live  at  Warrensburg,  Mo. 

Child  of  (1635)  Annie"  (Sipe)  and  Philip  Kreiter. 

1961.  I.  Maud'":  b.  Mch.  26,  1886.     Hillsdale,  Mich. 

Children  of  (J637)  Frank  F."  and  Effie  (Collier)  Sipe. 

1962.  I.  Frank  F.,  Jr.'":  b.  Aug.  4,  1889,  at  Milton  Center,  U. 

1963.  II.  Ida  C":  b.  Dec.  22,  1891,  at  Milton  Center,  O. 

Child  of  (1638)  Hattie  "  (Sipe)  and  Frank  Weihl. 

1964.  I.  RALPH'":  b.  July  25,  1887.  at  Milt-.n  Center,  O. 


822  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (1640)  Martha  E.'  (Benson)  and  Thomas  L.  Harris. 

1965.  1.  Edward  L."':  b.  Au.u.  i,  1879;  d.  July  21,  1881. 

1966.  11.   JOSEPHUS  J.^":  b.  Feb.  19,  1881. 

Family  live  at  Fredericksburg,  O. 

Children  of  (I64J)  Melvina  V."  (Benson)  and  Jefferson  J.  Shaw. 

1967.  1.  Clinton  F.^":  b.  Sept.  3,  1881. 

1968.  II.   Harley  H.i":  b.  Oct.  27,  1884. 

1969.  HI.   EDITH  ^°:  b.  Mch.  11,  1887;  d.  Sept.  27,  1888. 

1970.  IV.  ESTAi":  b.  Mch.  21,  1889. 

1971.  V.  GroVER  C.^°:  b.  June  23,  1890. 

Family  live  at  Fredericksburg,  O. 

Children  of  (1 661)  Clement"  and  Mary  (Daniels)  Acton. 

1972.  1.  Olive  Crystal^^:  b.  Nov.  12,  1889,  at  Kenton,  O. 

1973.  II.  Weems  Charlie  1":  b.  Feb.  22,  1892,  at  Kenton,  O. 

Children  of  (1688)  Lucinda'*  (Hively)  and  William  S.  Chapman. 

1974.  I.   ROY  A.i»:  b.  Aug.  27,  1888;  d.  Jan.  12,  1889. 

1975.  11.  Walter  E.^":  b.  Apl.  7,  1890. 

Family  live  near  Sheldon,  Allen  Co.,  Ind. 

Child  of  (1689)  Ida  A."  (Hively)  and  Chancie  Sours. 

1976.  1.  Urven^":  b.  Dec.  30,  1889,  near  Columbia  City,  Ind. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVER1N(].  823 


RECEIVED  TOO   l.ATE  TO  CLASSIFY. 

Children  of  (16 J)  Ruth"  (Wilkins)  and  Rufus  Blough. 

1977.  1.  GEORGE  Warren':  b.  Nov.  6,  1850;  m.  Junt-   18,  1873, 

Sarah  J.  Ball,  who  d.  Sept.  14,  1888.     He  m.  2ncl  May  3, 
1894,  Etta  Bennett.     Lives  near  Centre  Belpre,  O. 

(  ")79) 

1978.  II.  RUAL  DENTON':    b.   Nov.  29,   1853;    m.   Dec.  6,   1875, 

Mary  M.  Watson.     Res.  Portertield,  Wnshin^on  Co.,  O. 

(1982) 
[In  this  line  John"  Wilkins,  married  1st,  Minerva  Alder- 
man, who  died  leavinji  one  son,  Francis'.  He  m.  2nd, 
Nancy  Blough,  by  whom  he  had  six  children.  1  have  been 
unable  to  obtain  names  and  dates  relating  to  them.  They 
were  residents  of  Ohio.] 

Children  of  (1977)  George  W."  and  Sarah  (Ball)  BIou8:h. 

1979.  I.  Lulu   BELLE^:    b.  Sept.   13,   1874;    m.  Jul)    7,   1894,1- 

Robert  A.  Hunter.     Live  near  Centre  Belpre.  O. 

(1984) 

1980.  II.   DELLA  DENTON^:  b.  Jan.  17,  1876. 

Child  of  same  and  Etta  (Bennett),  2nd  wife. 

1981.  III.  Laura  MaY«:  b.  July  2,  1895,  near  Centre  Belpre,  O. 

Children  of  (1978)  Roal  Denton'  and  Mary  (Watson)  Blough. 

1982.  I.  David  Watson**:  b.  Oct.  u  and  d.  Dec.  2^,  1884. 

1983.  II.  LEONARD  ALFRED^:    b.  Mch.  7,  1886,  at  Porterfield.  n. 

Child  of  (1979)  Lulu  B/  (Blough)  and  Robert  A.  Hunter. 

1984.  I.  NELLIE  HAZEL":  b.  Apl.  30,  1895,  near  Centre  Belpre,  O. 

Child  of  (799)  Clinton'  and  Emma  B.  (Leonard)  Levering. 

1985.  1.   MINNIE  AGNES":  b.  Feb.  2.  1896.  near  Chesterville.  O. 


824  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (805)  Joe  N.'  and  Eliza  (Ackerman)  Talmage. 

1986.  I.  Clyde  Levering^:  b.  Oct.  22,  1893. 

1987.  11.  Claude  Murlee^:  b.  Feb.  14,  1895. 


Children  of  (97)  Sarah"  (Reynolds)  and  William  G.  Boyce. 


1988 

1989 

1990 
1991 

1992 

1993 

1994 
1995 

1996 


I.  Sarah  Jane':    b.  Nov.   30,   1825;   m.  Sept.  12,  1844,  to 

John  J.  Penn.     Res.  Bloomington,  111.     No  chn. 

II.  ELIZABETH':    b.    Nov.  6,    1827;    d.   Sept.   13,    1830,   at 
Cadiz,  O. 

III.  RUANNA" :    b.  Feb.  16,  and  d.  Oct.  15,  1830,  at  Cadiz,  O. 

IV.  WILLIAM  G.' :  b.  Oct.  27,  1831  ;  m.  Nov.  24,  1853,  Mary 
E.  Singleton.     Res.  Bloomington,  ill.  (2000) 

V.  HOMER  C.^:    b.   Feb.   15,  1834;    m.  Nov.  3,  1864,  Anne 
Rodman.     Res.  Bloomington,  111.  (2003) 

VI.  MarY^:    b.   Feb.  23,    1836;    m.  Aug.   13,  1854,  to  Alva 
Haldeman  ;  both  d.  at  Bloomington,  111.  (2010) 

VII.  ANONYMOUS^:  b.  and  d.  Sept.  11,  1S38,  at  Cadiz,  O. 

VIII.  Pardon  C":    b.  Oct.  8,   1839;   d.  Mch.  18,  1842,  at 
Cadiz,  O. 


IX.  Caroline  C' :  b.  Sept.  23,  1842,  at  Cadiz,  O. ;  m.  to 
William  Jones  Corson,  of  West  Chester,  Pa.  Res.  Nor- 
mal, 111.  (201 1 ) 

1997.  X.  MARTHA':  b.  May  7,  1845;  d.  Jan.  2,  1851. 

1998.  XI.  STELLA' :    b.  May  25,  1847;    m.  Sept.  17,  1868,  to  John 

Kemp.     Res.  Mt.  Vernon,  III.  (2021) 

1999.  XII.  JOHN^:    b.  June   10,   1849;    m.  July   11,   1872,  Martha 

Bowman.     Res.  Bloomington,  111.    ■  (2025) 

Children  of  (I99I)  William  G.'  and  Mary  (Singleton)  Boyce. 

2000.  I.   Kate«:    b.  Sept.  9,    1854;    m.  Sept.   30,  1875,  to  Arthur 

Hamilton.     Res.  Bloomington,  111.  (2026) 

2001.  II.  Belle  «:  b.  Apl.  12,  1856;  unmd. 

2002.  111.  Millard**:  b.  July  25,  1858;   m.  Sep.  20,  1890,  Adeline 

Dodge.     Res.  Bloomington,  111.  (2028) 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  825 

Children  of  (1992)  Homer  C   and  Anne  (Rodman)  Boyce. 

2003.  I.  Stella**:    h.  Oct.  9,  1865;    m.  Oct.  6,  1886,  t..  William 

Webb.     Res.  Bluomington,  111.  (2030) 

2004.  II.  Laura*:    b.  Jan.   13,    1867;    ni.   Now   t,,   1892,  to  Frank 

Jackman.     Res.  Bloomin^jton,  111.  (2031) 

2005.  111.  Sarah^:  b.  May  11,  i86();  m.  Jul>-  25,  i.S();.  to  Oscar 

Brenner.     Res.  Bloomington.  111.  (2032) 

2006.  IV.  Matilda^:  b.  Apl.  4,  1871  ;  m.  Nov.  17,  1802.  to  Stephen 

Rhodes.     Res.  Bloominyton,  111.  (20^^) 

2007.  V.   GRACE^:   b.  May  11,  1873;  d.  Apl.  4,  1883. 

2008.  VI.  William**:  b.  Auo;.  12,  1875;  ^1-  Sept.  14,  1884. 

2009.  VII.  Millard*:  b.  Feb.  14,  1879. 

Family  live  at  Bloomington,  111. 

Child  of  (1993)  Mary'  (Boyce)  and  Alva  Haldeman. 

2010.  I.   Sue  F.»:    b.  Sept.  14,  1856;    d.  Sept.    i,  1861,  at  Bloom- 

ington,  111. 

Children  of  (1996)  Caroline  C;  (Boyce)  and  William  Jones  Corson. 

2011.  .1.   Mary  Ellen':   b.  Sept.  i,  1862;  unmd.     Teacher  in  the 

High  School  at  Danville,  111.     Res.  Normal,  111. 

2012.  II.  Sarah  Gladys*:  b.  Aug.  28,  1864;  m.  Aug.  10.  1893, 

to  John  Eshleman  Laird,  of  Lanark,  111.,  where  they  re- 
side.    Mr.  L.  is  a  lawyer.  (2034) 

2013.  III.  Sue  E.*:  b.  Jan.  25,  1866;  m.  Sep.  17,  i«9i.  to  Georjie 

W.  Moose,  of  Petersburg,  Va.     They  live  near  to  Dun 
combe,  Iowa.  (2036) 

2014.  IV.  Carrie*:  b.  Nov.  25,  1867;  m.  Aug.  12,   i80.  t..  Wil- 

liam S.  Rohrer,  of  Lancaster,  Pa.     Res.  Sterling,  III. 
20K.     V.  GEORGE  MaRPLE*:    b.  Jan.  i,  1870;  unmd.     Res.  Nor- 
mal, 111.     Is  employed  in  the  U.  S.  R.  P.  Postal  Service. 

2016.     VI.  ISABEL  I.*:  b.  May  8,  and  d.  Nov.  5,  1872. 


826  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

2017.  Vll.  ARCHIBALD  Llewellyn**:  b.  Au^^.  29,  and  d.  Sept.  12, 

1873- 

2018.  Vlll.  Mabel  Maude^:  b.  Sept.  9,  1874.     Student  (1896)  in 

the  Illinois  State  Normal  University,  at  Normal,  111. 

2019.  IX.  Belle  L.**:  b.  Jan.  I,  1877.     Is  a  teacher  at  Hudson,  111. 

Home  at  Normal,  111.  Is  possessed  of  considerable  literary 
talent,  and  is  entitled,  already,  to  wear  four  decorations 
won  in  oratorical  contests.  Her  future  promises  unusual 
prominence. 

2020.  X.  Stella  Pearl**  :    b.  Sept.  12,  1879.     Student  in  Normal 

Public  High  School. 


Children  of  (1998)  Stella'  (Boyce)  and  John  Kemp. 

2021.  1.   Albert^:  b.    Dec.   12,    1870;    m.  Oct.  26,    1893,   Myrtle 

Boardman.     Res.  Rossville,  111.  (2039) 

2022.  II.   ALICE^:  b.  Sept.  10,  1875;  i-inmd. 

2023.  III.  Caroline^:  b.  Dec.  12,  1877. 

2024.  IV.  Mildred^:  b.  Dec.  9,  1885. 

Family  reside  at  Mt.  Vernon,  111. 

Child  of  (1999)  John'  and  Martha  (Bowman)  Boyce. 

2025.  I.  EVA^:  b.  Sept.  22,  1874;  unmd.     Res.  Bloomington,  111. 

Children  of  (2000)  Kate*"  (Boyce)  and  Arthur  Hamilton. 

2026.  I.  Clifford^:  b.  Jan.  16,  1879,  at  Bloomington,  111. 

2027.  II.  KENNITH^:  b.  Oct.  7,  1885,  at  Bloomington,  111. 

Children  of  (2002)  Millard'  and  Adaline  (Dodge)  Boyce. 

2028.  I.   Blanche^:  b.  July  8,  1891,  at  Bloomington,  111. 

2029.  II.  Bernice**:  b.  Nov.  5,  1892,  at  Bloomington,  111. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  827 

Child  of  (2003)  Stella'  (Boyce)  and  William  Webb. 

2030.  I.  Graces  b.  Au^.  2,  1891  ;  d.  Aucr.  :;i,  1895,  at  Blooming- 

ton,  111. 

Child  of  (2004)  Laura'  (Boyce)  and  Frank  Jackman. 

2031.  1.   HOMER^:  b.  Aua.  31,  1894,  at  Bloomin^iton,  111. 

Child  of  (2005)  Sarah  ^  (Boyce)  and  Oscar  Brenner. 

2032.  I.  MaryB.":  b.  May  15,  1896,  at  Bloom ington,  111. 

Child  of  (2006)  Matilda'  (Boyce)  and  Stephen  Rhodes. 

2033.  I.  RUTH^:  b.  Aug.  31,  1893,  at  Bloomington,  111. 

Children  of  (20t2)  Sarah  G.'  (Corson)  and  John  E.  Laird. 

2034.  I.  JOHN  Edwin'':  b.  Sept.  i,  1894,  at  Lanark,  111. 

2035.  II-   EVERETTE  MaRPLE^:  b.  June  29,  1896,  at  Lanirk',  111. 

Children  of  (2013)  Sue  E.**  (Corson)  and  George  W.  Moose. 

2036.  I.   Raymond  ISAAC^:  b.  July  2,  1892,  near  Dunscombr.  Iowa. 

2037.  11.  Caroline  H.**:  b.  Mch.  20,  1894,  near  Dunseoiiiiv,  i"\\a. 

2038.  111.  Glenn":  b.  June  19,  1896,  near  Dunscombe,  Iowa. 

Child  of  (202J)  Albert'  and  Myrtle  (Boardman)  Kemp. 

2039.  I.   ALDRED":  b.  Feb.  25,  1895,  at  Rossville,  111. 

Child  of  (753)  Rhoda  Cf  (Levering)  and  Charles  S.  Naldrct. 

2040.  1.  George  Levering":    b.  April  8,   1892,  near  to  Middle- 

town,  Mich. 


828  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (144)  Mary''  (Hill)  and  David  Garland. 

2041.  1.   ANNA':  b.  Dec.  31,  1834;  m.  to  Aaron  Hess,  whod.  Nov. 

27,  1 891.     She  lives  in -Fulton  Co.,  Pa.  (2050) 

2042.  II.   Lemuel':    b.  July  25,  1837;    m.   Harriet  Truax.     Lives 

in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa.  (2062) 

2043.  ill.   BANNER':  b.  Nov.  17,  1838;  m.  AmauLla  Hoopingardner, 

He  d.  Feb.  i,  1859.  (2069) 

2044.  IV.   Rachel^:    b.   April  21,    1841  ;    m.  to  James  McDonald. 

She  d.  Oct.  12,  1873.  (2070) 

2045.  \^-  AMOS':  b.  Aug.  12,  1845  ;  m-  Adaline  Hill.     Res.  Need- 

more,  Pa.  •  '  (2073) 

2046.  VI.   Henry  L.^:  b.  Nov.  8,  1846  ;  m.  Charity  Mellott.     Live 

at  Dot,  Fulton  Co.,  Pa.  (2076) 

2047.  Vll.  Sarah":    b.  Feb.   16,   1852;    m.  to  Dennis   Hull.     No 

chn.     Res.  Warfordsburg,  Pa. 

2048.  Vlll.  Mary  Elizabeth':   b.  Dec.  27,   1853;   m.  to  George 

Morgret.     One  child,  d.  y.     Res.  Clearfield,  Pa. 

2049.  IX.  Rebecca^:  b.  Aug.  19,  1856;  d.  Aug.  16,  1857. 

All  were  born  in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2041)  Anna '  (Garland)  and  Aaron  Hess. 

2050.  I.  Luther*^:  b.  Jan.  26,  1854,  in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa.  ;  d.  in  1863. 

2051.  11.   RUTH^:  b.  Nov.  5,  1855,  in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa.;  d.  in  infancy. 

2052.  III.   LYDIA*^:    b.   Nov.  20,   1856;   m.  to  Alexander  Bombard. 

Res.  Sideling  Hill,  Pa.  (2078) 

2053.  IV.  Rhoda^:  b.  Sept.  3,  1858;  m.  Dec.  21,  1881,  to  Wilson 

R.  Myers.     Res.  Covalt,  Pa.  (2080) 

2054.  V.  MOSES^:  b.  Nov.  5,  i860,  in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

2055.  VI.  Catharine^:  b.  May  13,  1863;   m.  to  Andrew  Mellott. 

No  chn.     Res.  Sideling  Hill,  Pa. 

2056.  VII.   Anna^:    b.    Dec.  9,   1864;    m.   to   Oliver   Hill.      Res. 

Covalt,  Pa.  (2102) 

2057.  VIII.  Aaron  D.^:  b.  Nov.  6,  1866;  m.  Nov.  14,  1888,  Emma 

Lafferty.     Res.  Sideling  Hill,  Pa.  (2084)     ' 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  829 

2058.  IX.   Job**:    b.  Apl.   23,  1869;    m.   Isalx-l  Mi.rurt-t      .\..  uin. 

Res.  Covalt,  Pa. 

2059.  X.   George":    b.  Oct.  31,  1871,  in  Fultun  Co.,  \>a.     Lives 

near  Chase,  Ind. 

2060.  XI.   JOHN^:    b.  Oct.  2,  1873,  in   Fulton  Co.,  j'.i..  wIutc  he 

lives. 

2061.  XII.  LUCY^:  b.  Dec.  2,  1875,  in  Fulton  Co.,  Fa.,  uh.r.-  she 

lives. 


Children  of  (2042)  Lemuel'  and  Harriet  (Truax)  Garland. 

2062.  1.  Rebecca  Jane":  b.  Nov.   13,  1857;   m.  Jan.  3,  1875,  t(t 

Nathan  N.  Mellott.     Res.  Locust  Grove,  Pa.       (2085) 

2063.  11.  Banner":  b.  July  26,  1859;  d.  Apl.  26,  1863. 

2064.  111.     Mary  Alice":    b.  Nov.  25,  1862;   m.    1884  to  Oliver 

Plessincrer.     Res.  Needmore,  Pa.  (20()o) 

2065.  IV.  Samantha":  b.  Nov.  14,  1864  ;  m.  1883  to  Joshua  Pitt 

man.     Res.  Ross  well,  Ind.  (2094) 

2066.  V.   David  A.":    b.  Oct.  28,   1868;    m.    Flizabeth   Garland. 

Res.  Needmore,  Pa.  (2095) 

2067.  VI.   JOSEPH  G.":    b.   May  25,  1872;    m.  Cora   Hess.     Res. 

Needmore,  Pa.  (-^^7) 

2068.  Vll.  Aaron":  b.  Dec.  22,  1876,  in  Fulton  C.  Pa. 


Child  of  (2043)  Banner'  and  Amanda  (Hoopingardner)  Garland. 

2069.     1.  RUEMMA":    b.    June,   1859;    m.  to    F.   1..   Feeley.     Res. 
Needmore,  Pa.  ^-"^^^^ 


Children  of  (2044)  Rachef  (Garland)  and  James  McDonald. 


2070.  1.   James  P.":   b.  in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

2071.  11.   David":   b.  in  Fulton  Co.,  l\i. 

2072.  111.   LOUIE":   b.  in  Fulton  0>..  Pa. 


830  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (2045)  Amos'  and  Adaline  (Hill)  Garland. 

2073.  I-  JOB^:  b.  Feb.  14,  1876,  near  Needmore,  Pa. 

2074.  11.   HOWARD^:  b.  June  6,  1878,  near  Needmore,  Pa. 

2075.  ••'•  Mary  Martha«:   b.  Mch.  20,  1883,  near  Needmore,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2046)  Henry  L'  and  Charity  (Mellott)  Garland. 

2076.  1.  AMOS  D.»:  b.  in  1873;  m.  Rachel  Bernhard.     Res.  Need- 

more,  Pa.  (2100) 

2077.  11.  Arlington  G.«:  b.  Mch.  29,  1880,  in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2052)  Lydia^  (Hess)  and  Alexander  Bomhard. 

2078.  1.  Lucy  ANNA^  b.  in  1884,  at  Sidelinci  Hill,  Pa. 

2079.  II.  Sherman »:  b.  in  1888,  at  Sidelin,^  Hill,  Pa. 
20793/2.     III.   Ross  Sheridan'':  b.  in  1893,  at  Sideline  Hill,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2053)  Rhoda'  (Hess)  and  Wilson  R.  Myers. 

2080.  1.   Charles*':   b.  in  1881,  at  Covalt,  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

2081.  II.  Anna«:  b.  in  1884,  at  Covalt,  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

2082.  III.  Jane**:  b.  in  1888,  at  Covalt,  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

2083.  IV.   LUCY»:  b.  in  1891,  at  Covalt,  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

Child  of  (2057)  Aaron  D.'  and  Emma  (Lafferty)  Hess. 

2084.  1.   REXIE'':   b.  in  1892,  at  Sideling  Hill,  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2062)  Rebecca  Jane'  (Garland)  and  Nathan  Mellott. 

2085.  I.  Rachel  Harriet^:  b.  May  15,  1876;  m.  to  Thomas  Starr. 

(2101) 

2086.  II.  Milton  Vernon^:  b.   Mch.  6,   1878,  in  Fulton  Co..  Pa. 

2087.  111.   Rose  Alice":   b.  Sep.  9,  1880,  in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

2088.  IV.   LILLIE  Blanche 9 :   b.  May  8,  1882,  in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

2089.  V.   Edward  F.**:  b.  Mch.  6,  1888,  in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  831 

Children  of  (2064)  Mary  Alice'  (Garland)  and  Oliver  Plcssingcr. 

2090.  I.  WlLMER^:  d.  in  infancy. 

2091.  11.  Chester^:  bom  near  Needmoit',  Pa. 

2092.  111.  Wallace^:  b.  near  Needmore,  Pa. 

2093.  IV.   Ada  Ruth**:  b.  near  Needmore,  Pa. 

Child  of  (2065)  Samantha'  (Garland)  and  Joshua  Pittman. 

2094.  1.  DELLA^:  b.  about  1884,  in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2066)  David  A.' and  Elizabeth   (Garland)   Garland. 

2095.  ^-  Wilson  Blair'':  b,  March,  1891,  near  Needmore,  Pa. 

2096.  II.  LEVI^:  b.  August,  1895,  'it'^i''  Needmore,  Pa. 

Child  of  (2067)  Joseph  G.'  and  Cora  (Hess)  Garland. 

2097.  I.   Brooks^:   b.  Jul\',  1895,  'ifcU-  Needmnrc,  [\i. 

Children  of  (2069)  Rheumma"  (Garland)  and  E.  L.  Fegley. 

2098.  1.  Charles^:  born  at  Needmore,  Pa. 

2099.  11.   RhODA**:   born  at  Needmore,  Pa. 

Two  other  children,  ni't  named. 

Child  of  (2076)  Amos  D.'  and  Rachel  (Bernhard)  Garland. 

2100.  1.   RaimaN":  b.  in  1891,  at  Needmore,  Pa. 

Child  of  (2085)  Rachel  H."  ( Mellott )  and  Thomas  Starr. 

2101.  1.   FlORANA  Edith'"  :   b.  Feb.  22,  1896,  in  Fulton  Q...  Pa. 

Children  of  (2056)  Anna'  (Hess)  and  Oliver  Hill. 

2102.  I.  Carrie^:  b.  in  1892,  at  Covalt,  Fulton  Co..  P.>. 

2103.  11.   Harry':  b.  in  1894,  at  Covalt,  Fulton  C..  Pa. 


832  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (153)  Wesley"  and  Margaret  (Smith)  HilL 

2104.  I.   Nathan  C.':  b.  about  1853;  m.  Jan.  11,  1878,  Mary  C. 

Booth,  Res.  Fulton  Co.,  Pa.  (2106) 

2105.  II.  Thomas  J.":  b.  Aug.  i,   1856;  m.  Dec.   19,  1883,  Eliza 

J.  Graves,  Res.  Fulton  Co.,  Pa.  (21 17) 

Children  of  (2J04)  Nathan  C'  and  Mary  (Booth)  Hill. 

2106 


2107 
2108 
2109 
2110 
2111 
2112 
2113 
2114 

2115 
2116 


2117 
2118 
21 19 
2120 
2121 
2122 
2123 


I.  Henry  Howard*:  b.  July  14,  1879. 

II.  James  Milton*:  b.  July  25,  1880;  d.  Dec.  25,  1887. 

III.  JOHN  Wesley*:  b.  April  3,  1882. 

IV.  Bertha*:  b.  Feb.  23,  1884. 

V.  Eliza  Jane*:  b.  June  8,  1885. 

VI.  Bridget*:  b.  April  18,  1887. 

VII.  Della  Pearl*:  b.  May  29,  1889. 

VIII.  Margaret*:  b.  Feb.  3,  1891. 

IX.  RENTHA*:  b.  Oct.  6,  1892. 

X.  BRETHARD*:        1 

yb.  Jan.  3,  1894. 

XI.  William  G.*  :    ) 

All  were  born  in  Fulton  Co.,  Pa. 

Children  of  (2J05)  Thomas  J.'  and  Eliza  (Graves)  Hill, 

I.  Margaret  M.*:  b.  Sept.  28,  1884  ;  J.  Oct.  22,  1887. 

II.  DOROTHY  J.*:   b.  April  26,  1886. 

III.  DENVER  C.*:  b.  June  7,  1887. 

IV.  LORENSIAS.*:   b.  Dec.  28,  1888. 

V.  Edgar  G.*:  b.  Feb.  24,  and  d.  July  30,  1890. 

VI.  OSTEN  BOWEN*:   b.  Apl.  10,  1893. 

VII.  Thomas  E.*:  b.  Dec.  19,  1894. 


Child  of  (1025)  Marcus  E.*  and  Matilda  (Householder)   Shauck* 

2124.     I.   Harold-':   b.  Nov.  14,  1893,  at  Kendallville,  Ind. 


POSTERITY  OF   GBRHARD   LEVERING.  H33 

Children  of  (994)  Albert  D.'  and  Lxjttie  (Reams)  Sawyer. 

2125.  1.  Oakley  Thurman"'':    1    .    it  u 

2126.  11.   ORIE  GR0VER«:  j    ^-  ^''^-  ^^'  '^^4- 

2127.  III.  Maude  Elizabeth":  b.  Mch.  23,  and  J.  Nov.  10,  1HH7. 

2128.  IV.   GuyDELOS":   b.  Sep.  15,  1889. 

2129.  V.   BERTHA  May":   b.  July  6,  1891. 

2130.  VI.   Harold  R.":   b.   Jan.    10,  1894.     All  iK^ii    krnJalKillf, 

Indiana. 

Children  of   (995)   Dudley  M."  and   Anna   (Grabowsky)  Sawyer. 

21 31.  1.  GlaDIS":  b.  Auu.  17,  1893,  near  KtMidallvillf,  Ind. 

2132.  11.   AGNES":   b.  June  16,  1894.  near  Kendallville,  Ind. 

Children  of  (1000)  Agones  S.'  (Sawyer)  and  Arthur  E.  Schutt. 

2133.  1.  Verne  Agnes":  b.  Jan.  27,  1892. 

2134.  II.  Thomas  Elvine":  b.  Oct.  30,  1893. 

2135.  Ill-  Raymond  Lowell":  b.  Dec.  19,  189s.    All  at  Defiance, 

Ohio. 

On  October  14,  1895,  1  received  a  telegram  tn>m  Henrv  Lawr- 
iny,  of  Milford,  in  Kosciusko  County,  Indiana,  informing  of  the 
death  of  Daniel  Laverin^.  I  responded  at  once,  asking  explanation 
and  for  the  family  relations,  but  received  no  replv. 

On  January  16,  1897,  one  Samuel  Laverine  \vr(^te  nie  from  same 
place,  stating  that  my  letter  had  fallen  intn  his  hands  on  his  return 
from  lovva.  That  the  telegram — misseiit  ti>  LaFayette — was  in  search 
of  John,  a  brother  of  Daniel,  and  w  as  not  intended  for  me.  Hss.ix  - 
ing  to  answer  ni}'  inquries,  Samuel  stated  that  he  knew  no  ancestor 
beyond  his  grandfather,  William  (father  of  Daniel  and  others),  who 
was  born  about  1796,  in  Pennsylvania,  in  \  icinit\-  of  Philadelphia  ; 
that  he  was  the  oldest  of  three  children,  a  brother  and  sister  lvin;i 
all  that  were  known  to  them,  nor  were  their  christian  names  known; 
that  the  maiden  name  of  William's  mother  was  Haus.  i»r  Mass  (.i 
common  famil\'  name,  I  am  informed,  in  the  earl\  settlement  of  Whit- 
pain,   Montgomery  Co.,   Pa.);    that  while  too  \'oung  to  remember. 

(53) 


834  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

William's  parents  separated  and  lie  was  reared  in  the  family  of  one 
Motberger,  whose  residence  is  not  known  ;  that  when  he  attained  ma- 
tured years,  he  (William)  removed  to  Montgomery  Count>%  Ohio, 
where  he  married  Elizabeth  Schuder,  and  where  their  first  child, 
Daniel,  was  born  in  1830;  that  soon  after  the)'  removed  to  Allen 
County,  Ohi'),  and  from  there  to  Elkhart  County,  Indiana,  where  he 
died  in  1870.  Nine  children  were  born  to  them.  David,  the  father 
of  Samuel,  being  one  of  the  number. 

Subsequent  correspondence  with  Samuel  encouraged  him  to 
make  investigation  among  his  surviving  uncles  and  aunts  for  family 
historw  The  results  were  meager.  I  glean  from  his  statements: 
( i)  "One  of  my  aunts  says  grandfather's  brother  was  named  John, 
and  another  says  Jonathan."  (2)  "My  uncle,  John  Lavering,  of 
Ober,  Starke  County,  hidiana,  told  me  about  Motbergers,  but  he  did 
not  know  what  county  in  Pennsylvania.  He  mentioned  Bedford 
County."  (3)  "My  oldest  aunt.  Chesty,  remembers  that  m\' 
grandfather  told  that  his  mother's  maiden  name  was  Hiiss."  (4) 
"My  grandfather  could  not  read  English,  and  all  mv  uncles  and  aunts 
speak  Pennsylvania  Dutch." 

The  Dutch  idiocracies  of  name  and  dialect  are  evidences  that 
this  branch  ls  of  the  Gerhard  vine,  as  he  removed  in  1731  into  a 
Dutch  locality  in  Pennsylvania,  and  his  offspring  remained  there, 
even  the  removal  to  Bedford  Countv  did  not  change  their  idiom  of 
language.  The  transplanting  from  Montgomery  Countx'  to  Bedford 
County,  Pennsylvania,  the  subsequent  following  to  Ohio,  and  thence 
to  Northeastern  hidiana,  suggested  stronglv  a  relation  to  (35)  John^ 
and  1  recognized  in  (loO  William'*,  born  1796,  and  who  was  reported 
as  ha\-ing  died  in  infancv,  the  supposed  object  of  mv  quest,  but  the 
members  of  that  family  connection  a\er  that  this  William  did  not 
survive.  The  grave  mark-er  of  William,  in  grounds  at  New  Paris, 
Elkhart  County,  Indiana,  tells:  "LJied  Oct.  5,  1870,  aged  73  years, 
3  month,  7  days."     From  these  data  his  birth  date  is  estimated. 

Samuel  sent  for  my  inspection,  the  certificate  of  the  christening 
of  his  father,  Da\id.  It  is  in  German  print  and  script,  and  states: 
"In  the  year  of  our  Lord,  1843,  on  30  September,  in  Jackson  Town- 
ship, Elkhart  County,  Indiana,  was  born  in  hol\-  wedlock  a  child 
named  David.  Parents,  Wilhelm  Levering  und  Frau  Elizabeth,  ge- 
borene  Schuder.  The  ceremony  performed  by  Rev.  Andreas  Hin- 
kel."  From  this  it  appears  that  the  corrupting  vowel  which  has 
crept  into  the  surname,  is  chargeable  to  the  existing  generation. 


POSTERITY  OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  8^5 

As  my  compilation  is  considered  complete,  and  tliese  descendants 
are  a  recent  accession,  and  I  can  not  place  them  with  ct-rtainly,  I  as- 
sign them  place 'Collectively.     William  appears  a  droppt-d  stitch  in 

the  family  fabric  in  the  sixth  generation. 

William*^  Levering:  b.  June  28,  1797,  m  I'a.;  m.  Lli/alvtli 
Schuder,  in  Montg.  Co.,  O.     She  d.  June  5,    1863,   in 
Elkhart  Co.,    Ind.     He  d.  Oct.   5,   i<^70.  in  Nob!--  r.. 
Ind.     Both  are  buried  at  New  Paris,  ind. 


Children  of  William '' and  Elizabeth  (Schuder)  Levering. 

2136.  1.  Daniel":  b.  Apl.   18,   1830,  in  Montg.  Co.,  O.;  m.  Feb. 

23,  1854,  Elizabeth  Ann  Long.  He  d.  nn  Oct.  10,  and 
she  Nov.  23,  1895,  •'">  Kosciusko  Co.,  ind.  (2145) 

2137.  II.  Chesta':  b.   Nov.  7,  1831,  in  Montg.  Co.,  O.;  m.  Sep. 

26,  185 1,  to  Jacob  Cooper,  of  Northumberland  Co.,  Pa., 
who  d.  May  i,  1880,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind.,  where  Mrs. 
C.  resides.         .  (2155) 

2138.  III.  Sarah':  b.  Apl.  19,  1833,  in  Montg.  Co..  C).;  d.  young. 

2139.  IV.  Samuel":    b.  May    31,   1837,  in    Elkhart  Co.,  Ind.;   d. 

unmd.  Dec.  16,  1883,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2140.  V.  JOHN':    b.   May   31,   1837   (a  twin);  m.   Sep.  o,    i^'-i. 

Anna  McCrearw     The\-  live  in  Starke  Co.,  Ind. 

(-'1O5) 

2141.  VI.  Elizabeth':  b.  Sep.  8,   1839;  m.  lo  William    (iunder- 

man,  who  d.  in  the  army;  m.  2d  Aug.  27,  186?.  t^  H.-n- 
jamin  McCreary.     Slie  d.  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  ind. 

(2177) 

2142.  VII.  Barbara':  b.  Sep.  16,  1841;  m.  Apl.  4.  1861.  to  John 

Russel  Grant.     Live  at  Nappanee.  Ind.  (2183) 

2143.  VIII.  DAVID':    b.  Sep.   30,   1843.  in   Elkhart  Co.,  ind.;  m. 

Sep.  28,  1867,  Phiebe  (Fenton)  Shelly,  who  d.  Apl.  S. 
1880;  m.  2d  Nov.  17.  1885,  Martha  Alice  Fuller.  Res. 
in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind..  where  he  d.  Oct.  \n,  188S. 

(2192) 


2144. 


IX  WILLIAM  HENRY":  b.  Apl.  10,  1845;  m.  May  9.  '874. 
Rachel  J.  Clinger.  He  uas  a  s..ldier  in  the  War  ot  the 
Rebellion,  in  the  136  I^^'.^t.  ln^'-  VoN.  (2200) 


836  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Children  of  (2136)  Daniel"  and  Elizabeth  (Long)  Levering. 

2145.  1-   Nancy  Jane«:  b.   Dec.   3,    1854;    m.   Oct.  26,    1875,    to 

Isaac  Schuder.     Live  at  Oswego,  Ind.  (2206) 

2146.  II.  Sarah  Elizabeth^:  b.  Jan.  17,  1856;  m.  Oct.  7,  1873, 

to  Martin  H.  Lingofelter.     Live  at  Crumwell,  Ind. 

(2215) 

2147.  III.  Chesty  Ann**:  b.  Dec.  25,  1857;  d.  Mch.  23,  1859. 

2148.  IV.   Rebecka  Ellen «:  b.  Aug.  31,  1859;  m.  Feb.   10,    1875, 

to  Nathaniel  Robinson.     Res.  in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 

(2217) 

2149.  V.  Margaret  Alice«:  b.  Apl.  28,  1861;  m.  July  23,  1882, 

to  Daniel  A.  Lingofelter.     Res.  in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 

(2221) 

2150.  VI.  George^:  b.  Aug.  20,   1863;  m.   Oct.  7,  1882,  Minnie 

M.  Rentfrow.     Live  at  New  Paris,  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 

(2224) 

2151.  VII.   Lydia  ANN«:   b.   Feb     17,    1865;   m.   July   10,    1880,  to 

Preston  Davis;  m.  2nd  Oct.  29,    1888,  to  Noah  Tusing. 
Live  at  Milford,  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind.  (2228) 

2152.  VIII.  Samuel  F.«:  b.  Mch.  6,    1867;    d.   Jan.    24,    1881,   in 

Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 

2153.  IX.   Mapy  Alice«:   b.   Dec.  8,   1869;  m.   Oct.  20,    1889,  to 

Charles  E,  Bushong.     Live  at  Milford,  Ind.  (2231) 

2154.  X.  William  Henry«:  b.  Oct.  26,  1871  ;  m.   July  12,  1892, 

Elnora  Bushong.     Live  at  Milford,  Ind. 

Children  of  (2137)  Chesta'  (Levering)  and  Jacob  Cooper. 

2155.  1.   Harriet  Savilla^:  b.  Feb.  9,  i8s^.,  in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind.; 

unmd.     Lives  in  Chicago,  111. 

2156.  II.  JOHN  HENRYS  b.  Aug.  25,  1854;  m.  June  11,  1887,  Ida 

Belle  Fuller,  who  d.     He  lives  at  Milford,  Ind. 

2157.  III.  Samuel  William**:  b.  July  15,  1856;  m.  April  17,  1881. 

Susan  Osborne.     Live  at  Duquoin,  Kansas.        (2235) 

2158.  IV.  MICHAEL  Sylvester**:  b.  July  2,  1858;  d.  Feb.  15,  1862, 

in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  8^7 

2159.  V.  Isaac  Jeremiah":  b.  Oct.  20,  i860;  m.  Mch.  5,  1H92, 

Etta  Bushong.     Live  at  Leesburg,  Ind.  (-^238) 

2160.  VI.  ANDREW  David"  :  b.  Jan.  22,  1863,  in  Noble  Co.,  Ind.  ;ni. 

2161.  VII.  ANNA  Mary  Delilah":  b.  Mch.  5,  1865,  in  Noble- Co. . 

Ind.  ;   m. 

2162.  VIII.   Viola  Dameda":  b.  Aug.  5,  1868,  in  Noble  Oi.,  Ind.; 

m.  to  John  Cost.  (2240) 

2163.  IX.  LUANTHA  Diana":  b.  Feb.  21,  1871,  in  Nobk- Co.,  Ind. 

2164.  X.  James  Melton":  b.  Jan.  21,  1874,  in  Noble  Co.,  Ind. 


Children  of  (2140)  John'  and  Anna  (McCreary)  Levering. 

2165.  I.   Elmer":  b.  Mch.  30,  1862,  in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 

2166.  II.  Jacob":  b.  Mch.  8,  1864,  in  Noble  Co.,  Ind.  ;  d.  Dec.  3. 

1869,  in  Starke  Co.,  Ind. 

2167.  HI.  William":  b.  May  22,  1866;  d.  Oct.  22,  1867.  in  Elk- 

hart Co.,  Ind. 

2168.  IV.  John":  b.  April  5,  and  d.  Dec.  4,  1868,  in  Noble  Co., 

Ind. 

2169.  V.  Barbara":  b.    Sept.   6,   1869,  in    Noble   C.,    Ind.;  m. 

Frank  Battorff.  (2-M4) 

2170.  VI.  Lavina":  b.  Dec.  23,  1871  ;  m.  Nov.  19,  1890,  to  Ira  W. 

Krider,  who  d.  June   i,  1894;  m.  2d,  \Jl'C.   14.  i^)S<  to 
Charles  F.  Burch.     Live  at  Ober,  Starke  Co.,  Ind. 

(2246) 

2171.  VII.  Sidney":  b.  Dec.   u,  1874;  d.  June  4.  1876,  in  Starke 

Co.,  Ind. 

2172.  VIII.  Diana":  b.  Nov.  10,  1876;  m.  to  Charles  b.  Lehman. 

2173.  IX.  AMANDA":  b.  April  21,  1879.  in  Starke  Co..  Ind. 

2174.  X.   FRANKLIN":   b.  June  18,  and  d.   iK-c.  9,  iSSi. 

2175.  XL   JAMES":  b.  Dec.  17,  i««-'.  '"  Starke  Co.,  Ind. 

2176.  XII.  LYDIA  ALICE":  b.  Mch.  30,  1S87,  in  Starke  Co..  Ind. 


838  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 


Child  of  (2J4n  Elizabeth'  (Levering)  and  William  Gunderman. 

2177.     I.   Melvin"^:  b.  Jan.  23,   1862;  m.  July  3,   1887,   Ida    May 
Bushong.     Live  at  Milford,  Ind.  (2252) 


Children  of  same,  and  Benjamin  McCreary. 

2178.  11.  Lavina  Llewellyn*^:  b.  in  1865  ;  m.  to  Joseph  Plew. 

2179.  111.  Syntha  Ann^:  b.  Sept.  15,  1868,  in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind.; 

m.  Levi  Troupe.     Live  at  Milford,  Ind. 

2180.  IV.  Charles  C.«:  b.  July  18,  1871,  in  Noble  Co.,  Ind.;  m. 

Mary Live  at  South  Bend,  Ind.  (2254) 

2181.  V.  JOHN  HENRY^:  b.  Aug.  21,  1873,  in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 

2182.  VI.  Daisy^:  b.  about  1875,  i^i  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

Children  of  (2 J 42)   Barbara'   (Levering)   and  John  Russell  Grant* 

2183.  1.  MiLO':  b.  Feb.    13,  1862,  in  Ellchart  Co.,   Ind,;  d.  July 

17,  1870,  in  Minneapolis,  Minn. 

2184.  II.   Parthena^:  b.  Feb.   16,  1864,  in  Elkhart  Co.,   Ind.;  d. 

Mch.  30,  1879,  i'^  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2185.  III.   Lavina*:  b.   Aug.  28,  1866,  in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind.  ;  d.  Sep. 

17,  1876,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2186.  IV.   Laura«:  b.  Aug.  25,  1868,  in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind.  ;  m.  Sep. 

23,  1888,  to  Samuel  Coy.     Live  at  Milford,  Ind. 

(2249) 

2187.  V.  Franklin*^:  b.  Dec.  24,  1870,  in  Noble  Co.  ;  m.  Nov.  3, 

1895,  Nancy  Weaver.     Live  at  Nappanee,  Ind. 

(2251) 

2188.  VI.  Squire*:  b.  Mch.  27,  and  d.  Ma\'  15,  1874,  in  Kosciusko 

Co.,  Ind. 

2189.  VII.   Hattie  Viola*  :  b.  Sep.  2,  1875;  d.  Sep.   15,  1876.  in 

Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2190.  Vlll.  Adaline*:  b.  Nov.  2,  1879;  m-  Aug.  i,  1896,  to  Oli- 

ver D.  Robinson.     Live  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 

2 191.  IX.   Elmer*:  b.  Mch.  26,  1882,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 


POSTERITY  OF   GERHARD   LEVERING.  839 


Children  of  (2143)  David'  and  Phoebe  (Shelly  )  Levering. 

2192.  1.  Mary  Lavina*':  b.  July  20,  1868,  in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind.  ;  m. 

May  5,  1884.  to  Hilwin  T.  Jones.     IJve,   Kankakee,  III. 

(22S5) 

2193.  11.  Samuel**:  b.  Oct.  9,   1870,  in   Kosciusko  Co.,  Indiana. 

Unmd. 

2194.  111.  JOHN  ALVA^:  \    b.  Sep.  3,  1875,  in  Kosciusko  Co., 

2195.  IV.  James  Harvey^:    f  Indiana. 

2196.  V.  Anna  Elizabeth':  b.  Au^.  is,  1878;  d.  Api.  4.  1870.  in 

Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2197.  VI.  AMANDA  Ellens-Bussing :  b.  Mch.  17,  1880,  in  Ko«^ci- 

usko  Co.,  Ind. 


Children  of  same  and  Martha  A.  (Fuller),  2d  wife. 

2198.  Vll.  William  H.  R.**:  b.  Nov.  14,  1886;  d.  Au-.  is,  1887, 

in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2199.  Vlll.  Ethel  Irene  Jane*:  b.  Mch.  17.  1888.  in  Kosciusko 

Co.,  Ind. 


Children  of  (2144)  William  Henry'  and  Rachel  ( Clinger ) 

Levering. 

2200.  1.  Viola**:  b.  Feb.  20,  1875;  ^^-  Sept.    ^.  187O,  in  Marshall 

Co.,  Ind. 

2201.  II.   AMANDA^  b.  Oct.  21,  1877,  in  Starke  Co..  InJ. 

2202.  111.  Charlotte  Ann':  b.  Feb.  22,  1880.  in  Starke  Co.,  Ind. 

2203.  IV.  Simon  Edward*:  b.  June  21,  1882.  in  Kosciusko  Co., 

Indiana. 

2204.  V.   IRVIN  J.*:  b.  Mch.  13,  1884,  in  Elkhart  C^.,  Ind. 

2205.  VI.  LEONAE.*:  b.  Nov.  12,  1893.  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 


840  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 


Children  of  (2J45)  Nancy  J/  (Levering:)  and  Isaac  Schuder. 

2206.  1.   HlzoRA^:    b.  Jan.   i,   1873;  m-  Oct.   25,    1896,   to  John 

Henry  Long.     Live  at  Oswego,  Ind. 

2207.  II.   William  Henry":   b.   July   19,   1876,   in   Kosciusko  Co., 

Indiana. 

2208.  111.  Minnie   Belle^:  b.   Aug.   10,   1878,   in   Kosciusko   Co., 

Indiana. 

2209.  IV.  George  Marion":  b.  Nov.  5,  1880.  in  Kosciusko  Co., 

Indiana. 

2210.  V.  Charles  Jefferson^  b.  Sep.  16.  1883,  in  Kosciusko 

Co.,  Ind. 

2211.  VI.  Elsie **:  b.  Aug.  18,  1885,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2212.  VII.  Cleveland^  b.  Nov.  5,  1890,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2213.  VIII.   Anna  Mabel":  b.  July  5,  1893,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2214.  IX.   Ezra":  b.  Apl.  19,  1895,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

Children  of  (2 J 46)  Sarah  E/  (Levering)  and  Martin  H.  Lingofelter. 

2215.  I.   Dora  May":  b.  July  7,  1876;  m.  Sep.  29,  1894,  to  Orange 

Franklin  Ruffner,  in  Noble  Co.,  Ind.  (2257) 

2216.  II.  Laura  Chloe":  b.  Mch.  8,  1878;  m.  Sept.  30,  1893,  to 

William  Henry  Ruffner,  in  Noble  Co.,  .Ind. 

Children  of  (2148)  Rebecka  E/  (Levering:)  and  Nathaniel  Rob- 
inson. 

2217.  1.  Mary  Elizabeth":  b.  Jan.  i,  1876,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2218.  II.   ANNA  Retta":  b.  Sept.  13,  1879,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2219.  III.  Minnie  Belle":  b.  Jan.  5,  1884,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2220.  IV.  Ray  Sylvester'-':  b.  Oct.  10,   1892,  in  Kosciusko  Co., 

Indiana. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  841 


Children  of   (2149)  Marg^aret  A."  (Levering)  and  Daniel  A.  Lingo- 

felter. 

2221.  I.  Martin  Sylvester^:  b.  Junt-  5,  1883;  J.  Mcii.  — .  iss;, 

in  Kosciusko  Co.,  liui. 

2222.  11.   Ray  Elmore'':  b.  Au^.  25,  1885,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  InJ. 

2223.  111.  William  Melvin'':  b.  Sept.  n.  1887,  in  Kosciusko  Co.. 

Indiana. 


Children  of  (2J50)  George**  and  Minnie  (Rentfrow)  Levering. 

2224.  1.   MaHALA  Elizabeth":   b.  Sep.  17,  1883,  in  Kosciusko  Co., 

Indiana. 

2225.  II.  Charles  William^:   b.  May  22,  1886,  in  Elkhart  Co., 

Indiana. 

2226.  111.   James  ThuRMAN":    b.   Au^i.    17,    1888,   in  Elkiiart  O... 

Indiana. 

2227.  IV.  Calvin'':  b.  Jul\-  10,  1893,  in  Elkhart  Co..  Ind. 


Children  of  (2I50  Lydia  A."  (Levering)  and  Preston  Davis. 

2228.  1.   Lue":  b.  Nov.  20,  1881,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2229.  II.  Otto":  b.  Mch.  29,  1883,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

Child  of  same  and  2d  husband,  Noah  Tustng. 

2230.  111.   DaiSEY":   b.  Dec.  29,  1894.  in  Kosciusko  Co..  Ind. 

Children  of  (2153)  Mary  A/  (Levering)  and  Charles  E.  Bushong. 

2231.  I.   ODA  Oram":    b.   Mch.  22,   1890;    d.  Mch.  js,    i^')^     '"' 

Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2232.  II.  CLINTON   EVERETT":    b.    Ma\-    ^o.    i8o2.    in    Kosciusko 

Co.,  Ind. 

2233.  III.  CECIL  May":   b.  June  29,  1894,  in  Kosciu-'--  Co..  Ind. 

2234.  IV.  IWAS  IONa":  b.  Dec.  24,  1896,  in  Kosciusko  Co..  ind. 


842  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Children  of  (2157)  Samuel  WJ^  and  Susan  (Osborne)  Cooper. 

2235.  I.  ISAAC  WESLEY":  b.  Feb.  5,  1882,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2236.  11.   Leo  WlLLLIAM^  b.  Sept.  14,  1883,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2237.  III.   Pearl^:  b.  Apl.  25,  1887,  in  Kinsman  Co.,  Kansas. 

Children  of  (2159)  Isaac  J.-  and  Etta  (Bushong)  Cooper. 

2238.  1.  Viola  May^  b.  Dec.  3,  1892,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

2239.  11.   LUE  Gerald »:  b.  Oct.  21,  1894,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  Ind. 

Children  of  (2162)  Viola  D.'  (Cooper)  and  John  Cost. 

2240.  I.  BOYD  WlLDEN'-':  b.  Aug.  8  and  d.  Aug.  18,  1891,  in  Elk- 

hart Co.,  Ind. 

2241.  II.  Lloyd  Archibald":  b.  in  1892,  in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 

2242.  III.  Oswald  Glenwood":  b.  May  2  and  d.  Aug.  31,  1893, 

in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 

2243.  IV.  Chester":  b.  May  25,  1894,  in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 

Children  of  (2169)  Barbara^  (Levering)  and  Frank  Battorff. 

2244.  I.   Hallet":  b.  about  1893. 

2245.  II-  JOHN  Henry":  b.  in  1895,  in  St.  Joseph  Co.,  Ind. 

Children  of  (2 J 70)  Lavina**  (Levering)  and  Ira  W,  Krider. 

2246.  1.  JOHN  Alva":  b.  July  7,  1891,  in  St.  Joseph  Co.,  Ind. 

2247.  II.  Edna  Myrtle":  b.  Oct.  27,  1893,  in  St.  Joseph  Co.,  Ind.  ; 

d.  Aug.  10,  1894,  in  Elkhart  Co.,  Ind. 

Child  of  same  and  2nd  husband,  Charles  F.  Burch. 

2248.  III.  Ralph  Wesley":  b.  Aug.  15,  1896,  in  St.  Joseph  Co.,  Ind. 


POSTERITY  OF  GERHARD   LEVERING.  843 

Children  of  (2186)  Laura''  (Grant)  and  Samuel  G)y. 

2249.  I.   ROLLIE^:  b.  Sept.  8,  1890,  in  Knsciusko  Co..  InJ. 

2250.  11.   ChlOE  ADALINE":  h.  Feb.  26,  1896,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  IihI 

Child  of  (2J87)  Franklin'  and  Nancy  (Weaver)  Grant. 

2251.  I.   ERVIN  Russell'':   h.  Mcli.  i6,  1896,  in  Elkhart  Co.,  InJ. 

Children  of  (2177)  Melvin  E.'^  and  Ida  May  (Bushong)  Gunderman. 

2252.  I.  Charles'^:  b.  Aug.  23,  r888,  in  Elkhart  Co.,  hid. 

2253.  11.  CliO^:  b.  Jan.  23,  1890,  in  Kosciusko  Co.,  hiJ. 

Child  of  (2J80)  Charles  C:  and  Mary  McCreary. 

2254.  1.  Carl  Leo*:  b.  Apl.  30,  1895,  in  St.  J.ist'ph  Co.,  Ind. 

Children  of  (2192)  Mary  L."  (Levering)  and  Edwin  T.  Jones. 

2255.  1.  MlLO  Frank*:  b.  May  6,  1886,  in  Koscisusko  Co.,  hid. 

2256.  II.   Ernest  D.  E.*:  b.  Aug.  20,  1889,  in  Wabash  O...  ind. 


Child  of  (2215)  Dora  M."  (Lingofelter)  and  O.  F.  Ruffncr. 
2257.     1.  BELVIA  Elizabeth"':  b.  June  9,  1895,  in  Noble  Co.,  hid. 


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BIOGRAPHIES. 


T.   ELLARD    BEANS. 

(558  of  Gerhard.) 

(CONTRIBUTED.) 

WAS  Lx)rn  in  Salem,  Ohio,  in  1829,  of  Scotch-Irish  parentaj;c, 
his  father,  Israel  Beans,  and  mother,  Jane  Byrnes,  having 
emigrated  to  Ohio  from  Virginia,  early  in  the  Centurv. 
He  was  brought  up  in  the  midst  of  the  stirring  Anti-Slavery  times. 
Salem  being  a  Quaker  settlement,  was  naturally  one  of  the  staunchest 
for  human  rights,  it  was  one  of  the  strongholds  of  the  Under- 
ground Railway  for  escaping  slaves.  When  a  lad,  Mr.  Beans  helped 
one  of  these  unfortunate  negroes  on  his  road  to  Canada  and  freedoni, 
by  driving  him  in  a  closed  carriage  by  night,  to  the  next  station. 

With  such  an  Ancestry  and  Quaker  blood  in  his  veins,  and  with 
such  influences  about  him,  during  the  plastic  days  of  youth,  what 
wonder  that  he  became  one  of  the  hard\'  pioneers  of  the  great  West. 

After  a  few  years  of  business  in  Philadelphia  and  Pittsburg,  both 
in  commercial  and  banking  houses,  he,  with  a  part\'  of  adventunuis 
youths,  started  in  1849,  overland  for  the  gold  fields  o\  California. 
After  many  ups  and  downs  of  fortune  among  them — being  flooded 
out  in  Sacramento,  and  losing  everything  but  a  lot  of  crow-bars, — he 
went  to  the  mines,  and  located  in  Nevada  City,  where  he  mined  for 
two  or  three  years,  and  then  opened  a  general  merchandise  store  for 
Miner's  supplies. 

Here,  in  1856,  he  married  Virginia  Knox,  of  London.  Missouri. 

A  few  weeks  after  his  marriage  the  cit\-  was  nearl\-  destro\-ed 
by  fire,  and  he  narrowly  escaped  with  his  life.  In  iHOi  he  lost  his 
wife  and  youngest  son,  and  was  left  w  ilh  two  little  children,  a  .son 
and  daughter.  His  home  being  broken  up  he  \isited  Ohi(t,  hoping 
the  change  might  restore  his  health. 

After  various  changes  he  tinall\-  (in  March,  1866,)  settled  in  San 
Jose,   where  he  founded  the    Bank  of  San   Jose   (which   was   the 


846  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY.  ' 

pioneer  bank  of  Santa  Clara  County),  of  which  he  has  been  manager, 
President  and  principal  owner  for  thirty  years. 

In  August  of  the  same  year  he  married  Charlotte  Bray,  daughter 
of  John  Grandin  Bray  and  Frances  L.  Miller,  and  great  dranddaughter 
of  Anna  Johanna  Levering. 

There  were  two  daughters  born  to  them,  Frances  Levering  and 
Anna  Rowena. 

In  the  midst  of  the  financial  panic  of  1875,  in  California,  the  Bank 
of  San  Jose  stood  firm.  Again  in  1893,  during  another  financial  stress, 
his  bank  came  through  unscathed. 

Thus  for  thirty  years  has  the  subject  of  this  sketch  stood  among 
the  foremost  men  of  the  State  for  sound  business  integrity  and  un- 
swerving honesty  of  purpose. 

Every  scheme  for  the  public  welfare  finds  in  him  an  earnest 
friend  and  helper. 

■  .  For  fifteen  years  he  served  on  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  State 
Normal  School,  and  during  that  time  the  building  was  destroyed  by 
fire.  The  State  appropriated  $150,000  to  rebuild,  and  the  Board 
returned  to  the  State  Treasury  several  thousand  dollars  after  having 
erected  a  fine,  substantial  building — something  rare  in  the  history  of 
public  officials. 

In  1892  he  took  great  interest  in  Sunday  closing  of  saloons, 
and,  with  others,  succeeded  in  carrying  the  ordinance. 

At  the  present  time  he  is  engaged  with  fifteen  other  freeholders 
informing  a  new  charter  for  the  city,  in  which  thev  hope  to  reform 
many  municipal  abuses. 


HON.  GEORGE  H.  BOKER. 

(1396) 

(CONTRIBUTED.) 

GEORGE  HENRY  BOKER  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  Oc- 
tober 6,  1823.  He  was  the  son  of  Charles  S.  Boker,  a 
wealthy  financier  of  Quaker  descent. 
In  1842  he  graduated  from  Princeton  College,  and  afterwards 
studied  law,  which,  however,  he  never  practiced,  hi  1847 — after  a 
return  from  a  tour  of  Europe — he  published  "The  Lesson  of  Life 
and  Other  Poems,"  followed  in  1848  by  a  tragedy  called  "  Calay- 
nos,"  which  was  successfully  brought  out  on  the  stage  in  England. 
He  next  produced  the  tragedies   of  "Anne  Boleyn,"   "Leonora  de 


BIOGRAPHIES.  847 

Guzman"  and  "  Francesca  da  Rimini"  and  numerous  other  plays 
and  poems  of  merit.  Diu-in^  tiie  Civil  War,  he  wrote  man\'  patri- 
otic lyrics. 

His  later  works  were  "Street  L\'rics,"  "  Konigsmark  and  Other 
Poems,"  (i86q)  "  The  Book  of  the  Dead,"  (1882)  and  a  volume  of 
sonnets  which  appeared  in  1886. 

Mr.  Boker  was  appointed  by  President  Grant  in  the  fall  of  1871, 
Minister  to  Turkey  and  in  1875  wa§  transferred  to  the  more  import- 
ant mission  of  Russia. 

hi  Philadelphia  he  tilled  many  prominent  positions.  He  .\.iv  bi..- 
retary  of  the  Uni(jn  League  of  Philad.,  the  f(jremost  of  Republican 
Associations  in  this  country,  and  was  its  President  from  1879  to  1884. 
wheii  he  retired. 

He  was  President  of  the  Fairmount  Park  Commission  since  1886 ; 
was  a  director  of  the  Mechanics  National  Bank,  and  an  active  mem- 
ber of  the  Philadelphia  Club. 

He  died  January  2,  1890,  after  an  illness  of  several  muntiis,  ai 
his  residence,  No.  1720  Walnut  Street,  Philadelphia. 

¥¥¥ 

It  is  noticeable  that  the  subject  of  this  biography  bears  the  sur- 
name of  the  maternal  progenitor  of  one  branch  of  the  Levering  famil>- 
in  America— Magdalena  Boker,  wife  of  Wigard  Levering— bt»rn  at  Ley- 
den,  in  Holland,  and  married  at  Gemen,  in  Germanw  in  the  year 
1674.  Mr.  Boker  was  manifestly  of  the  same  source.  The  success- 
ive generations  following  in  parallel  lines  for  two  centuries,  again  be- 
come affiliated. 


FRANCIS  ANTHONY  DRLXLL. 

(19631 
(  CONTRIBUTED.  ) 

FRANCIS  ANTHONY  DREXFL  was  born  January  20.  1824.  on 
Sixth  Street,  below  Chestnut,  in  the  City  of  Philadelphia.  He 
was  the  oldest  son  of  Francis  Martin  Drexel.  wh..  came  to  tin- 
United  States  in  1817.  The  elder  Drexel  was  born  at  Dornbirn. 
Austrian  Tyrol,  April  i,  1792,  and  some  sketch  of  his  career  will  be 
of  interest  to  those  who  wish  to  know  about  his  son.  He  was  a  man 
of  unusual  talent  and  energy,  and  began  life  as  a  student  of  the  tine 
arts  in  a  Catholic  Institution  near  Turin.  When  he  returned  home 
in  1809,  he  found  his  cnuntrv  invaded  b>'  the  French,  and  h.mselt 


848  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

liable  to  conscription.  He  went,  therefore,  to  Switzerland,  and  sub- 
sequently to  Paris.  Returning  to  the  Tyrol  in  1812,  incognito,  and 
finding  the  conscription  still  in  force,  he  sailed  from  Amsterdam  to 
the  United  States  and  settled  in  Philadelphia.  After  a  few  years  he 
went  to  Peru  and  Chili  in  pursuit  of  his  profession  of  portrait  paint 
ing.  While  in  these  countries  he  contracted  a  friendship  with  Gen- 
eral Simon  Bolivar,  whose  portrait  he  painted.  Upon  his  return  from 
his  South  American  travels,  he  founded,  in  Philadelphia,  the  banking 
house  of  Drexel  &  Company  in  1837.  On  the  death  of  Francis  M. 
Drexel,  which  occurred  on  the  5th  of  June,  1863,  the  business  was 
continued  on  the  lines  he  had  laid  down,  and  developed  until  it  has 
attained  its  present  commanding  position,  by  his  three  sons,  Francis 
Anthony,  Anthony  Joseph  and  Joseph  Wilhelm,  all  of  whom  are 
now  (1895)  dead.  Between  the  two  brothers,  Francis  and  Anthony, 
there  existed  the  closest  intimacy  and  absolute  confidence.  Together 
they  gave  their  life's  work  to  the  upbuilding  of  the  great  power  of 
their  banking  house,  and  the  exercise  of  that  power  to  the  wisest 
and  most  enlightened  ends.  To  the  world  at  large,  therefore,  the 
life  of  Francis  A.  Drexel  is  but  a  part  of  the  history  of  Drexel  &  Co., 
and  will  be  found  of  interest  to  those  who  wish  to  study  the  growth 
of  such  institutions  and  their  influence  upon  the  communities  in 
which  they  exist. 

But  there  is  another,  and  to  him  the  most  important,  side  of  Mr. 
Drexel's  life  and  character  that  the  world  could  but  guess  at  —  the 
inner  life,  the  habit  of  thought,  that  found  its  outlet  in  the  privacy 
of  the  home,  and  the  exercise  of  practical  charity.  His  business 
talents  brought  him  the  command  of  a  large  fortune,  and  he  recog 
nized  the  obligations  its  possession  devolved  upon  him.  He  gave 
munificently  —  to  the  poor,  to  religious  and  charitable  corporations, 
to  many  a  worthy  cause  —  yet  all  without  ostentation,  and,  whenever 
possible,  so  that  the  world  at  large  should  know  neither  the  bene- 
factor nor  the  recipient  of  his  bounty.  He  was  a  man  of  the  simplest 
tastes  and  habits.  Music  was  one  of  his  greatest  pleasures,  and  he 
knew  much  of  its  science.  He  was  a  master  of  the  organ,  and 
found  recreation  in  playing  upon  it.  At  his  residence  he  possessed  a 
fine  instrument,  and  in  his  earlier  manhood  he  was  wont  to  act  as 
organist  of  his  church.  He  was  a  keen  lover  of  nature,  and  had 
made  himself  very  familiar  with  botany  and  arboriculture.  His 
country  place  was  graced  by  beautiful  plants  and  flowers,  and  his 
gardens  were  notable  for  their  choice  fruits  and  vegetables.  While 
his  wealth  might  have  procured  these  things  without  exertion,  they 
could  never  have  afforded  him  the  pleasure  he  derived  from  growing 


BIOGRAPHIES.  H^q 

them.  Animal  life  afforded  him  an  unceasing  and  absorbing  interest; 
his  horses,  his  cows,  his  dogs,  his  poultry,  his  pigeons,  he  kne\s' 
them  all,  and  from  his  hand  they  were  sure  tn  receive  evidence  of 
his  care. 

An  farl\'  riser,  he  enj()\ed  riding  on  horseback  along  the  country 
roads  and  watch  the  harvest  fields  as  the\'  were  lighted  by  the  first 
beams  of  the  sun.     With  such  tastes,  it  is  not  strange  that  he  pre 
served  a  clear  head,  a  strong  and  simple  mind  to  deal  with  the  heavy 
problems  daily  presented  to  him. 

Mr.  Drexel  had  little  opportunity  for  education  as  the  term  is 
generally  understood.  From  his  thirteenth  year  he  had  been  engaged 
in  business,  and  it  would  not  have  been  strange  had  he  looked  with 
little  reverence  on  the  learning  of  books  ;  but  this  was  not  so.  He  was 
a  careful  and  appreciative  reader,  his  library  comprising  many  vol- 
umes, the  contents  of  which  he  well  knew.  No  one  could  talk  with 
him  and  fail  to  be  impressed  with  his  clear,  strong,  and  often  origi- 
nal \iews  upon  every  \ital  question  of  life.  His  manner  of  speech 
was  simple  and  direct.  He  was  tolerent  of  the  opinions  of  others,  but 
he  looked  with  aversion  upon  anything  that  savored  of  affectation. 
His  bearing,  while  always  dignified  and  self-respecting,  was  singu- 
larly unobtrusive  and  kindly.  A  cordial  grasp  of  the  hand,  a  hearts- 
greeting,  awaited  the  friend  or  neighbor  wherever  met. 

The  key-note  to  his  character  was  his  religion.  He  was  earn- 
estl\'  con\inced  of  the  truths  of  Christianity  as  taught  by  the  Catholic 
church,  and  to  it  his  life  was  devoted,  not  alone  in  the,  to  him,  easy 
duty  of  giving  alms,  but  in  the  supreme  duty,  difficult  to  all  of  what- 
soever nature,  of  self-discipline,  self-control.  He  followed  with 
steady  steps  the  teachings  of  the  church  and  the  dictates  of  his  con- 
science. 

Mr.  Drexel  died  on  the  15th  day  of  February,  1S.S5,  leaving  to 
survive  him  three  daughters,  two  of  whom  are  still  living.  His  will 
further  accentuated  his  character.  One  tithe  of  his  great  fortune  he 
bequeathed  to  various  charities,  and  made  pro\  ision  whereby  the  re- 
mainder will  follow  in  case  of  the  extinction  of  his  direct  line  ni 
descent  within  the  legal  period. 


(54) 


850  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY'. 


CATHARINE  M.  DREXEL. 

(4314) 

MISS  CATHARINE  M.  DREXEL,  as  known  to  the  world,  and  as 
genealogically  embraced  in  this  compilation,  has  retired  from 
social  life,  and  has  devoted  herself  to  alms  and  good  works. 
Known  in  her  church,  by  religious  consecration,  as  "Mother  Kath- 
■"arine,"  she  is  the  head  of  an  order  called  the  "  Sisters  of  the  Blessed 
Sacrament  for  Indians  and  Colored  People."  The  society  consists 
of  religious  women  of  the  Roman  Catholic  Church  who  have  dedicated 
themselves  to  charitable  labor.  As  indicated  bv  their  title,  they  are 
especially  set  apart  for  educating  and  training  the  American  hidian 
and  colored  races. 

Notwithstanding  the  fact  that  the  highest  social  standing  was 
enjoyed  in  the  society  of  Philadelphia,  and  that  great  wealth  was 
bestowed  upon  her  by  her  father.  Miss  Dre.xel  willingly  abandoned 
the  first  and  generously  bestowed  the  latter  as  so  man\'  talents 
entrusted  to  her  keeping. 

Her  munificence  erected  a  conventual  chapel  and  extensive  build- 
ings at  Andalusia,  in  Bucks  County,  Penna.,  a  short  distance  from 
Philadelphia,  where  a  large  number  of  colored  children  of  both  sexes 
are  being  educated.  In  addition,  another  house  has  been  established 
in  New  Mexico  for  Indians,  and  another  is  in  contemplation,  to  be 
constructed  in  Virginia,  for  colored  people. 

Miss  Drexel  assumed  the  White  Veil  of  her  monastic  order  at  Phila- 
delphia, on  November  7,  i88c),  and  secondary  vows  were  taken  at 
Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  on  February  2,  1891.  Her  final  vows  of  consecration 
until  death,  to  Poverty,  Chastity  and  Obedience,  were  pronoiuT:ed 
on  January  9,  1895,  ''"^  't'lt?  Chapel  of  the  Sisterhood,  which  she,  her- 
self, founded  as  St.  Elizabeth's  Convent  of  the  Blessed  Sacrament, 
near  to  Philadelphia  ;  built  of  Moorish  design,  partaking  of  the  archi- 
tectural outlines  of  ancient  Mission,  buildings  in  California  and  Mexico. 

Following  the  example  of  the  Master,  though  she  was  rich,  \'et  for 
their  sakes  she  became  poor,  that  they  through  her  povertv  might  be 
rich. 

There  is  no  monument,  no  fame,  more  enduring  than  the  imperish- 
able memory  of  one  who  has  made  the  world  better  by  having  lived 
in  it. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  S51 

JACOB    RHESE    ECKFELIjI. 
(1014.) 

JACOB  R.  ECKFELDT,  the  son  ot  Adam  and  Mar^iarctta  Hck- 
leldt  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  was  born  there  in  March  1803, 
Because  of  his  father's  faithful  and  life-time  service  under 
appointment  by  President  Washinjiton  in  1794, —in  the  United 
States  Mint  at  Philadelphia,  Jacob,  in  early  life,  became  skilled  in 
the  assay  of  precious  metals,  under  his  father's  instruction,  and  s<> 
early  as  1832,  succeeded  to  the  office  of  Chief  Assayer  oi  the  United 
States  Mint,  and  held  the  position  through  varyin^i  administrations, 
until  his  death — a  period  of  more  than  forty  years. 

When  Mr.  Eckfeldt  entered  upon  this  work,  the  machinery  and 
refining  apparatus  of  the  mint  were  old-fashioned  and  the  weighin;! 
processes  inexact.  When  gold  became  a  standard  of  currency,  rather 
than  an  object  of  curiosity  and  ornament,  there  was  need  of  new 
systems.  His  scientific  mind  and  education  were  equal  to  the 
emergency,  and  the  reforms  made  by  him  were  adopted  in  other 
countries.  The  uses  of  various  alloys,  as  nickel,  bronze,  etc.,  com- 
manded his  close  application  and  ingenuity,  in  adapting  them  to  their 
new  uses  and  amalgamation  with  other  metals,  but  he  met  every 
demand  upon  him  to  the  satisfaction  of  related  branches  of  the 
government  service. 

He  not  only  educated  young  men  in  the  science  of  metallurg\-  and 
assays  of  precious  metals,  but  was  the  author  of  several  publica- 
tions upon  these  subjects,  which  were  availed  of  by  scientific  men, 
in  like  service,  abroad.  An  ex-officer  of  the  Royal  Mint  at  l,ondon, 
in  response  to  notice  of  the  death  of  Mr.  Eckfeldt,  wrote,  "I  have 
to  express  my  unfeigned  regret  at  this  loss  to  science,  and  especially 
our  branch  of  it.  I  was  not  personally  known  to  Mr.  Eckfeldt,  hut 
I  can  say  his  name  and  his  works  will  live  forever  in  the  wide 
world.  I  sympathize  in  the  loss  his  official  relations  will  have  to 
sustain.' ' 

Mr.  E.  was  reared  in  the  Lutheran  Church,  under  tlu-  !eh-i"u> 
guidance  of  his  parents,  but  subsequentl\-  espoused  the  Presbyterian 
faith,  and  held  the  office  of  Elder  for  many  years,  honoring  the  posi- 
tion and  promoting  benevolent  objects.  After  a  few  months  ot  im- 
paired health  he  died  August  9,  1872,  in  his  70th  \-ear. 

The  measure  of  loss  sustained  b\-  the  government  was expres.sed 
in  meetinos  held  in  the  United  States  Mints  at  Philadelphia  and  at 


852  THE   LEVERING  FAMILY. 

San  Francisco,  and  the  records  of  these  institutions  bear  testimony 
of  their  privation. 

Mr.  Eckfeldt's  son  and  namesake  succeeded  him  in  the  Mint  at 
Phikidelphia,  which  has  not  been  without  an  Eckfeldt  since  its  estab- 
lishment. 


LEONARD  MATTHEWS  FINLEY. 

(4539-) 
(CONTRIBUTED.) 

BORN  in  New  Orleans,  Sept.  6,  1846,  the  subject  of  this  sketch 
was  forced  by  circumstances  to  enter  early  into  the  battle  of 
life.     That  in  the  short  space  of  time  allotted  to  him  on  earth 
he  achieved  a  victory,  the  record  of  his  life  will  show. 

After  an  academic  education  he  entered,  as  collector,  the  office  of 
the  Sun  Mutual  .Insurance  Company,  of  New  Orleans,  of  which  his 
maternal  grandfather — for  whom,  he  was  named — had  been  President 
at  the  time  of  his  death  in  January,  1854.  While  in  its  employ  he 
studied  law,  receiving  his  degree  of  Bachelor  of  Law  from  the  Law 
Department  of  the  University  of  Louisiana  in  1872,  graduating  with 
honor.  At  the  same  time  he  had  become  a  proficient  in  shorthand, 
and  a  good  French  and  German  scholar.  Circumstances  prevented 
his  practicing  law,  and  he  devoted  his  energies  to  insurance,  rising 
rapidly  through  all  the  grades  of  promotion,  until  he  was  elected 
Vice-President  of  the  company  in  1888,  and  President  in  1892. 
Other  positions  of  trust  confided  to  him  were :  Manager  of  the 
Southern  Department  of  the  Palatine  Insurance  Company,  of  Eng- 
land ;  Vice-President  of  the  River  and  Marine  Underwriters;  a  di- 
rector of  the  Board  of  Trade,  of  the  Canal  Bank,  and  New  Orleans 
hnprovement  Society ;  a  member  of  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  ; 
several  times  President  of  the  Underwriters'  Association ;  President 
of  the  Fire  Patrol ;  member  of  the  Executive  Committee  of  the  New- 
Orleans  Fire  Underwriters'  Association  ;  President  of  the  Louisiana 
Club,  and  member  of  the  Pickwick  Club — social  organizations — and 
of  the  Carnival  Mystic  Societies,  and  of  the  Louisiana  Historical 
Society.  On  the  death  of  Senator  Gibson,  in  1892,  he  was  made  a 
member  of  the  administrators  of  the  Tulane  Uni\ersity.  "As  a 
member  of  the  Committee  on  Free  Scholarships,  one  of  the  most 
important  of  the  Board,  as  a  member  on  real  estate  and  the  academ- 
ical buildings  of  the  H.  Sophie  Newcomb  College  (for  girls),  and  the 


BIOGRAPHIKS. 

New  Medical  Building,  he  served  with  distinction,  and  the  new  uni- 
versity on  St.  Charles  Avenue  stands  to-day  as  a  monument  to  his 
memory,  for  he  was  a  member  of  the  special  committee  on  colleiiie 
grounds  and  buildings  and  chairman  of  the  sub-committee  on  new 
college  buildings." 

He  was  captain  of  a  compan>-  of  the  Wliitc  League  on  the  mem- 
orable 14th  of  September,  1874.  The  minutes  adopted  by  the 
Administrators  of  the  Tulane  University,  state  in  that  connection  : 
"Although  he  was  uniformly  of  modest  and  unassuming  manner,  his 
participation  in  the  stirring  incidents  of  that  occasion  furnish  the 
proof  that  he  was  possessed  of  heroic  qualities  and  readiness  to  assert 
and  defend  his  convictions  of  duty,  if  need  be  with  his  life." 

As  a  son,  husband,  father  and  brother  he  was  a  buiwaiiv  ..1  piu- 
tection  and  duty,  a  cheerful  and  affectionate  companion,  of  broad 
intellect,  wide  yet  thorough  reading,  genial  and  witt>',  temperate  in 
all  things,  never  boastful,  with  a  heart  and  hand  ever  open  to  charity. 
"As  a  friend,"  it  was  written  of  him,  "  he  was  one  of  those  whom 
we  are  commended  to  'grip  to  our  hearts  with  hooks  of  steel.'  " 

What  he  was  to  his  business  associates  and  to  the  welfare  ot  the 
city  may  best  be  gathered  from  the  following  extracts  from  resolu- 
tions adopted  at  his  death:  "While  submitting  to  the  will  of  our 
Heavenly  Father,"  the  Chamber  of  Commerce  declares,  "we 
deeply  regret  the  loss  of  one  whose  heart  and  brain  were  so  deepl>' 
in  sympathy  with  every  movement  which  tended  to  the  advance- 
ment of  the  moral  and  commercial  interest  of  our  city  or  was  con- 
ducive to  the  happiness  and  prosperity  of  her  citizens.  *  A 
man  of  talent  and  a  man  of  heart,  a  pure  and  patriotic  citizen,  and 
one  whose  place  can  not  well  be  tilled." 

The  Directors  of  the  Sun  Mutual  Insurance  Company  adopted 
the  following:  "That  the  death  of  Leonard  M.  Finley  is  to  us  a 
calamity  which  no  extravagance  of  language  can  exaggerate,  and 
which  even  the  healing  hand  of  time  can  only  partially  repair.  He 
was  possessed  in  an  eminent  degree  of  those  qualities  of  heart  and 
mind  which  not  only  command  success  in  the  pursuit  of  business. 
but  win  esteem,  confidence  and  affection,  lie  presented  a  combina- 
tion of  talents  and  virtues  rarely  found  united,  and  which  -  !  to 
him  the  admiration  and  confidence  and  the  lo\e  of  all  who  ^.mie  in 
contact  with  him.     Indeed,  of  him  "it  ma\-  most  trul\-  •-■  ->•  '  'hat 

'  None  knew  him  but  to  love  him. 
None  named  him  but  to  praise.'  " 

He  died  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  June  7,   1894.     BurieJ  111  Lue 
Oak  Cemeterv,  Pass  Christian,  Miss. 


854  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

WILLIAM  WILSON  FINLEY. 

(4542) 

THE  railway  management  of  the  country  feels  the  influence  and 
energy  of  a  lineal  descendant,  or,  perhaps,  ascendant  of  the 
family  pioneer,  in  the  person  of  William  Wilson  Finley,  of  the 
Baltimore  branch  of  Leverings,  who  was  born  in   1853  in  the  city  of 
Pass  Christian,  Miss. 

His  initiation  into  his  chosen  profession  was,  fortunately,  in  the 
office  of  a  railroad  manager  in  New  Orleans,  in  1873,  where,  begin- 
ning as  a  stenographer,  his  adaptation  to  executive  work  soon  made 
him  Chief  Clerk  and  Assistant  General  Freight  Agent,  in  connection 
with  both  the  Illinois  Central  and  the  Texas  &  Pacific  Railroads. 
Promoted  to  the  office  of  General  Freight  Agent  of  the  latter  road,  he 
located  in  Texas  in  the  year  1886,  and  remained  there  until  he  ac- 
cepted a  like  office  in  the  management  of  the  Denver,  Texas  &  Fort 
Worth  Railroad,  which  required  his  location  in  Denver,  Colorado,  in 
1888. 

A  Traffic  Association  of  western  roads  being  organized,  Mr.  Finley 
was  selected  as  Chairman,  and  removed  in  1889  to  Kansas  City,  Mo., 
remaining  until  1891,  when  he  was  called  to  Chicago  to  assume 
charge  of  a  like  organization.  But  the  "come  up  higher"  induced 
him  to  relinquish  this  position  in  1892  and  accept  the  duties  of  Gen- 
eral Traffic  Manager  of  the  Great  Northern  Railway  System,  with 
offices  at  St.  Paul,  Minn. 

The  paramount  consideration  of  health  induced  Mr.  F.  to  remove 
in  1895  to  the  southland,  where  he  filled  the  position  of  Commissioner 
of  the  Southern  States  Passenger  Association,  with  offices  at  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  for  a  short  time. 

Then  he  accepted  the  offer  of  the  chair  of  Third  Vice-President 
of  the  Southern  Railway  Company  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

After  but  eight  months  occupancy  of  this  position,  the  offer  of 
the  Second  Vice-Presidency,  by  the  Great  Northern  Railway  Com- 
pany, and  their  urgency,  persuaded  him  to  resume  his  residence  at  St. 
Paul,  in  May,  1896,  but  preferring  a  southern  location,  he  was  pre- 
vailed upon  by  the  Southern  Railway  Company  at  Washington,  D. 
C,  to  return  to  them,  in  an  advanced  position — as  Second  Vice- 
President.  He  was  installed  in  September,  1896,  and  is  actively 
employed  in  the  duties  of  the  office. 

These  frequent  steps  appear  as  rounds  in  the  ladder,  by  which 
the  subject  of  this  sketch  is  climbing  to  a  position  but  few  attain. 


BIO  jRAPHIES. 


«S5 


To  paraphrase  the  bar  J  of  Avon  :     "  Some  are  burn  to  succeed, 
some  achieve  success,  and  some  liave  success  thrust  upon  them," 

he  mi«iht  have  added,  but  not  icithoiit  merit. 


HHhXRlCH  FREY. 

(lo) 

HBINRICH  FREY,  the  progenitor  of  the  Frv  famil\-  in  America, 
was  a  native  of  Altheim,  in  the  province  of  Alsace,  in  Ger- 
many, born  about  1652.  He,  with  three  others,  came  as  ad- 
venturers to  America  about  or  before  1680 — before  the  advent  of 
William  Penn.  it  has  been  believed  that  Wizard  Levering  was  one 
of  his  pioneer  companions,  but  we  have  sufficient  record  evidence  to 
dissipate  this  tradition. 

The  party  located  as  "  squatters  "  on  a  plain  near  to  the  Wissa- 
hickon  Creek,  between  what  has  since  become  Germantown  and 
Roxborough,  Philad. 

It  is  known  that  the  settlement  of  Germantown  was  made  in 
October,  1683,  by  Francis  Daniel  Pastorius  and  his  fellow  immigrants 
(33  persons)  from  Frankfort,  Germany,  in  the  summer  of  1685 
Wigard  Levering  arrived  with  his  wife,  four  children  and  brother 
Gerhard.  Nearly  six  years  after,  as  is  shown  in  her  genealtigical 
order,  Anna  Catharine,  daughter  of  Wigard  Levering,  tiien  sixteen 
vears  old,  married  Heinrich  Frey,  who  was  at  the  time  said  to  be 
twenty-four  years  the  senior  of  his  girl  wife.  The  marriage  ceremony 
was  performed,  pursuant  to  notice  nailed  on  the  door,  in  the  little  log 
meeting  house  which  the  settlers  of  Germantown  had  erected,  and  in 
the  presence  of  the  assembled  population,  (see  copy  of  marriage  cer- 
tificate in  place).  This  ceremony  was  for  a  long  time  believed  to 
have  been  the  first  marriage  in  the  pro\'ince,  but  there  is  record 
of  a  prior  wedding.  They  were  residents  of  Roxborough,  where 
Frev  purchased  one  hundred  acres  of  land  from  John  Jennett,  paten- 
tee, by  deed  dated  October  i,  1692.  This  tract  adjoined  a  like  area 
owned  by  Gerhard  Levering.  The  conveyance  executed  for  the  sale 
of  this  land  to  John  George  Wood  furnishes  evidence  of  their  re- 
moval from  Roxborough  and  settling  on  Towamencin  Creek,  near  to 
Skippack,  in  the  westerly  part  of  Philadelphia  Oninty,  before  1709. 
as  in  the  deed,  dated  March  9,  1709,  Frey  identifies  himself  as 
"  Henry  Frey,  of  the  parts  adjacent  to  N'anBebber  (since  Skippack) 
Township,  in  the  county  of  Philadelphia,  Turner." 


856  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Hon.  Abm.  H.  Cassel  has  documentary  evidence  that  the  con- 
veyance of  200  acres  on  Towamencin  to  Frey  for  the  consideration 
of  thirty-three  pounds,  was  dated  December  10,  1724,  and  that  was 
reyiarded  as  the  time  of  settlement.  Tiiisdate,  in  my  opinion,  fixed  the 
time  of  final  payment  vvliich  entitled  liim  to  deed.  It  has  been  shown 
that  deeds  of  conveyance  for  lands  and  lots  in  Germantown  as  al- 
lotted to  and  occupied  by  the  earl\-  settlers,  were  executed  years 
after  the  purchase  and  possession. 

Henry  Frey's  signature  appears  upon  a  preserved  petition  for 
locating  the  Skippack  road  to  Farmer's  Mill,  in  Whitemarsh  Town- 
ship, which  was  made  in  17x3.  Mr  Cassel  has  the  original  plat  of 
survey  of  Frey's  200  acres,  as  dated  "26th  of  first'  month  (March), 
171 3."  It  is  known  that  Frey  and  family  were  the  first  occupants 
of  this  land.  After  his  purchase  his  sons  walked  up  from  their  Rox- 
borough  home,  eighteen  to  twenty  miles,  carrying  provisions  for  a 
week,  to  make  a  clearing  and  build  a  house,  which  was  completed 
and  occupied  by  the  family  the  succeeding  spring.  His  purchase  was 
part  of  a  tract  of  1,250  acres  in  the  wilderness,  first  taken  up  by 
William  Smith,  of  England,  from  William  Penn,  in  March,  1682,  and 
was  then,  and  for  long  time  after,  partly  occupied  by  wigwams  of 
Indians.  The  consideration  for  the  original  purchase  by  Smith  was 
"one  shilling,  sterling,  for  each  and  every  100  acres,  payable  yearly, 
on  the  first  of  March,  forever." 

The  Freys  appear  to  have  been  the  pioneers  of  the  Levering 
movement  from  Roxborough  to  Whitpain  Township,  nearby,  as 
Gerhard  Levering  and  his  sons  followed  in  1730-1,  though  Peter 
hidehaven,  a  son-in-law  of  Wigard  Levering,  already  a  resident  there, 
may  have  influenced  the  removal. 

Henry  Frey  was  an  enterprising  and  successful  man,  and  a  mechan- 
ical genius.  Tradition  says  he  made  the  first  plow  used  in  the  province. 
He  was,  as  he  states  in  several  documents,  a  turner,  by  trade.  Mr. 
Cassel  wrote,  "  Heinrich  was  a  Turner.  I  have  a  beautiful  quart  jar 
that  he  turned  for  my  great-great-grandfather  Christopher  Saur,  who, 
having  studied  medicine  in  Germany,  before  he  came,  to  America, 
established  a  drug  store  and  apothecary  in  Germantown  before  he 
commenced  printing.  No  glass  jars  could  be  had,  and  at  that  time, 
no  facilities  for  importing  them.  Frey  turned  a  great  number  of  quart, 
half-gallon,  and  gallon  jars  for  him,  out  of  a  peculiar  kind  of  wood, 
which  shows  no  grain,  with  tight  fitting  lids,  and  cornices  to  them. 
They  were  painted  or  varnished." 


/^ 


BIOGRAPHIES. 


857 


1  am  informed  that  [kiir>'  Fiey  had  biotlK-rs,  William  and  Andio^ , 
livin.M  near,  in  Skippack.  That  the  three,  with  a  well  known  re- 
ligious leader,  Henry  Antes,  John  Bechtel,  and  others,  of  various 
religious  tendencies  and  persuasions,  belonged  to  the  "Associated 
Brethren  of  Skippack,"  an  alliance  for  religit)us  union  and  informa- 
tion, which  held  meetings  during  many  vears. 

Becoming  quite  aged,  Henry  Fry  in  an  article  of  agreement,  in 
which  his  wife,  Anna  Catharine,  and  some  of  his  children  were  par- 
ties, made  provision  for  his  and  their  maintenance.  The  •'^-♦•'iment 
reads  as  follows  : 

ARTICLES  OF  AGREEMENT  indented  made  Concluded  and  ajjreed 
upon  this  twetfth  Day  of  october  ano  Dom  oik-  thousand  seven  hun- 
dred and  thirty-two  BETWEEN  Henry  Free  of  the  County  of  Phila- 
delphia and  Province  of  Pensilvani  1  Yeoman  and  Kathrin  his  wife  of 
the  one  part  and  Jacob  Free  of  the  same  place  Turner,  one  of  the 
sons  of  the  said  Henry  and  Kathrin,  Eliza  Free,  Rebecca  Free  and 
Amaly  Free  three  of  the  daughters  of  the  said  Henr\-  and  Kathrin  of  the 
other  part  in  manner  following,  viz,  FIRST  the  said  Henry  Free  and 
Kathrin  his  wife  for  the  consideration  hereinafter  mentioned  liiivc 
granted  bargained  and  sold  and  by  these  presents  Do  grant  Bargain 
and  sell  unto  the  said  Jacob  Free  all  and  singular  the  cows  horses 
mares  colts  sheep  and  hoggs  with  all  the  household  goods  Linen  bed 
ding  brass  pewter  goods  and  chatties  which  belong  to  them  the  said 
Henry  and  Kathrin  in  the  said  Province  or  elsewhere  in  America. 

To  have  and  to  liold  all  and  singular  the  said  Goods  chatties  and 
promises  herebv  granted  or  ment'oned  so  to  be  unto  the  said  Jacob 
Free  his  Executors  administrators  and  assigns  forever  and  the  said 
Henry  Free  and  Kathrin  his  wife  their  heir?  Executors  and  admin- 
istrators shall  and  will  warrant  and  forever  Defend  the  said  granted 
promises  and  every  part  thereof  unto  the  said  Jacob  Free  his  Executors 
administrators  and  assigns  against  all  person  and  persons  whomsoever 
lawfullv  claiming  or  to  claim  the  same  or  an)-  part  thereof. 

///  consideration  whereof  the  said  Jacob  Free  for  himself  his  lieirs 
Executors  and  administrators  Doth  Covenant  promise  and  grant  to 
and  with  the  said  Henry  Free  and  Kathrin  his  wife  Elizalx-th  Free. 
Rebecca  Free  and  Amaly  Free  their  and  ever\'  tlieir  heirs  E.vecutors 
administrators  and  assigns  joyntly  and  severall>-  by  those  presents 
that  he  the  said  Jacob  Free  his  heirs  and  assigns  shall  and  will  wvll 
and  sufficiently  maintain  and  keep  the  said  Henry  and  Kathrin  with 

good  sufficient  and  competent  meat  drink  washing  and  I'kI nd 

apparel  fitt  and  convenient  for  them  During  their  Lives  anv;  ; Ue 

of  the  Longer  liver  of  them  and  also  shall  and  ^^  i"  '-nl  ilLnv  Provide 


858  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

and  maintain  and  keep  them  the  said  EHzahetli,  Rebecca  and  Amaly 
with  good  sufficient  and  competent  meat  Drink  washing  lodging  and 
apparel  fitt  and  convenient  for  them  until)  they  attain  to  their  re- 
spective ages  of  Eighteen  years  or  be  married  which  shall  first  happen 
and  also  pay  or  caused  to  be  paid  to  each  of  them  the  said  Eliza  Re- 
becca and  Amaly  the  sum  of  ten  pounds  Lawfull  mony  of  America 
at  their  said  respective  ages  of  Eighteen  years  or  Days  of  marriage 
which  shall  first  happen  and  give  to  them  and  each  of  them  the  said 
Eliza  Rebecca  and  Amaly  as  good  a  legacy  or  portion  of  the  said 
Goods  and  chatties  as  their  eldest  sisters  Jiave  liad  and  Lastly  for  the 
true  performance  of  all  and  every  the  Covenants  payments  articles 
and  agreements  herein  contained  which  on  the  part  and  behalf  of 
every  of  them  the  said  parties  are  and  ought  to  be  observed  kept 
payd  Done  and  performed  they  the  said  parties  Do  bind  and  oblige 
themselves  their  heirs  Executors  and  administrators  each  to  the  other 
his  heirs  Executors  and  administrators  in  the  penal  sum  of  Two 
hundred  and  fifty  pounds  Lawfull  mony  of  America  aforesaid  firmly 
by  those  presents.  ///  witness  whereof  the  said  parties  have  inter- 
changably  set  their  hands  and  seals  hereunto  the  Day  and  year  first 
above  written. 

Sealed  and  delivered  in  the  presence  of  nis 

Jacob  Levering  Henry  LP  Fry 

[No  doubt  a  son  of  Gerhard,  as  they  lie,, 

moved  into  the  neighborhood  in  1730-1.]  Kathrlu   X    Fry 

inarck. 

Elizabet  Fry 
George  Fry  Rebecka  Fry 

■•One  of  the  sons."  Amelee  Fry 

it  is  strange  that  the  signature  of  Jacob  is  omitted.  It  may  have 
been  that  he  was  custodian  of  the  paper,  and  hence  his  signing 
deemed  unnecessary. 

Endorsed  upon  the  instrument  are  receipts,  as  follows  : 

"Received  the  Eighteenth  Day  of  August  anno  Dl^  1735  of 
the  within  named  Jacob  Fry  the  sum  of  Ten  pounds  in  full  with 
all  other  Legacies  Portions  Matters  or  things  whatsoever  within 
mentioned  Due  or  becoming  Due  by  the  within  articles  unto  the 
within  named  Elizabeth  Fry  now  being  my  wife.     1  say  reed. 

By  me  Johannes  Miiller." 

"Received  the  Nineteenth  Dav  of  November  A.  D.  one  thou- 
sand  Seven  Hundred  and  thirty  seven  of  the  within  named  Jacob 
Pry  the  sum  of  Ten  pounds  in  full  with  all  other  Legacies  Portions 


BIOGRAPHIES. 


859 


Matters  or  thinos    whatsoever    within    nieiitioiieJ    due  or  beCominji 
Due  by  the  within  articles  unto  the  witiiin  named  Amely  Fry  now 

bein^i  my  wife  I  say  reed. 

B\-  me  frederich  l.einbach 
Amelia  LeinKirh." 

Mr.  Cassel,  who  lias  the  ori^^inal  ot  tliis  document,  >a>>  ..i  ii : 
"  It  is  very  lar^e,  like  a  title  deed.  The  lines  ^o  across  the  whole 
paper,  nearly  two  feet  long.  It  was  ready  to  fall  apart  from  age,  so 
I  fixed  it  up  in  m\-  large  scrap  book,  it  is  written  in  Hnglish,  but  the 
style  is  antiquated." 

Mr.  C.  suggests  the  education  of  the  daughters,  as  their  signa- 
tures are  well  written,  and  calls  attention  to  the  family  name  iis 
spelled  in  the  paper  (evidently  by  a  lawyer),  /•><•<•,  "  because  that  is 
the  English  of  Fry." 

The  daughters  have  already  anglicized  the  surnanv'  h\-  .Inippina 
the  vowel  e,  so  I  will  conform  to  it. 

The  endorsed  receipts  by  husbands  suggests  that  the  marriages 
of  Elizabeth  and  Amelia  occurred  before  18  years  of  age,  but  we  ha\'e 
evidence  that  the  latter  was  nearly  20. 

The  dates  of  decease  of  Henry  Frey  and  Anna  Catharine  are 
unknown.  The  latter  was  living  in  1742,  at  the  time  of  e.xecution 
of  her  father's  will.  An  article  written  in  Jul)',  1754,  by  the  Luth- 
eran Mission  of  America,  under  Rev.  H.  M.  Muhlenberg,  and  pub- 
lished in  the  "Halle  Reports"  (Germany),  stated  that  Anna  Cath- 
arine was  then  still  living. 

After  decease  the  remains  of  both  were  consigned  to  a  famil>' 
grave  yard  upon  their  home  farm.  Here  the  graves  were  marked 
by  rough  stones  only,  and  the  place  had  been  much  neglected,  which 
came  to  the  notice  of  a  descendant  about  30  years  ago,  when  lie  pur- 
chased the  hallowed  spot,  as  evidenced  b\'  a  recorded  deed. 

At  my  instance,  my  willing  helper,  Mr.  James  Y.  Heckler,  of 
Hatfield,  Pa.,  visited  the  old  grave  yard  in  April,  i8t>j.  and  wrote  of 
it:  "The  yard  is  about  forty  or  fifty  feet  square,  enclosed  by 
;  barbed  wire  fence,  out  of  repair.  The  ground  is  overgrown  with 
i  briers  and  some  bushes.  Three  apple  trees  and  one  small  cherry 
tree.  No  stone  to  be  seen  with  letters  or  figures  on  it.  Perhaps  a 
dozen  or  fifteen  stones.  Some  graves  are  badl\'  sunken.  Se\-eral 
children  appear  to  have  been  buried  under  an  apple  tree.  It  is  said 
that  old  Dr.  Henrv  Fry,  who  died  about  1845  to  50,  was  the  last 
buried  there.  His  brother,  George,  who  died  in  1853,  was  buried  in 
the  Skippack  Mennonite  Cemetery,  as  1  saw  to-day." 


86o  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY'. 

I  repeat  this  description  for  preservation,  as  the  place  may — 
like  most  farm  o;rave-yards — become  a  memory  to  grandchildren  and 
be  unknown  to  later  generations. 

The  family  appear  to  have  left  conspicuous  "footprints  in  the 
sands"  of  the  locality,  which  inspired  a  local  bard — after  the  man- 
ner of  the  times — ^to  an  effusion  in  historic  rhyme,  which  is  entitled, 
"A  Legend  of  TOWAMENCIN."  It  is  rather  diffuse  for  insertion 
here. 


REV.  JACOB  FRY,  D.  D. 
(6u) 

JACOB  FRY,  a  lineal  descendant  of  Heinrich  Frey,  who  settled 
near  to  Philadelphia  several  years  before  the  advent  of  William 
Penn,  and  a  son  of  Hon.  Jacob  Fry,  a  member  of  Congress  from 
Pennsylvania,  was  born  at  the  Trappe,  in  Montgomery  Co.,  Pa.,  on 
Feb.  9,  1834.  His  early  and  successful  application  as  a  student  was 
a  stepping  stone  to  a  collegiate  course  of  education  in  his  14th  year. 
He  was  graduated  at  Union  College,  New  York,  in  the  class  of  185 1, 
and  at  the  Theological  Seminary  at  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  in  1853.  His 
first  pastorate  was  over  the  Lutheran  Church  at  Carlisle,  Pa.,  which 
hf  held  from  1854  to  1865.  In  the  second  year  of  this  service  he 
married  Miss  Eliza  J.  Wattles,  of  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  who  still  survives. 

On  Feb.  i,  1865 — thirty-one  years  ago — Mr.  Fry  was  installed 
as  pastor  over  the  Trinity  Lutheran  Church,  founded  175 1,  in  Read- 
ing, Pa.,  which  position  he  has  held  continuously  ever  since.  His 
scholarly  attainments  were  recognized  by  his  Alma  Mater,  Union 
College,  which  conferred  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity  upon  him 
in  1873,  '^■"'J  availed  of  by  the  'Lutheran  Theological  Seminary  at 
Philadelphia,  in  which  he  was  elected  Professor  of  Homiletics  and 
Sacred  Oratory,  in  1891,  a  position  which  divides  his  time  with  his 
pastoral  duties  in  old  Trinity. 

A  telegram  from  Reading,  dated  Feb.  7,  1896,  to  the  Public  Ledger, 
of  Philad.,  reveals  the  unwillingness  of  his  congregation  to  release 
him  from  his  pastoral  work.     It  read  : 

"  Denominational  circles  in  this  city  were  stirred  to-day  by 
the  news  that  Rev.  Dr.  Jacob  Fry,  the  honored  Pastor  of  Trinity 
Lutheran  Church,  contemplated  tendering  his  resignation.  For  the 
past  few  years  Rev.  Dr.  Fry,  in  addition  to  presiding  over  a  congre- 
gation of  nearly  1,500  members,  has  been  a  member  of  the  faculty  of 
Mt.  Airy  (Philadelphia)  Theological  Seminary,  and  if  he  retires  from 


BIOGRAPHIES.  86l 

the  pasturate  of  Trinity,  it  is  to  ^ive  all  his  time  and  attention  t-  im. 
duties  of  his  position  at  that  institution.  It  is  known  that  Dr.  Fry 
had  not  such  a  step  under  consideration  recently,  hut  the  first  public 
indication  of  sucli  intention  was  at  the  meetings  of  the  Women's  Mis- 
sionary Society,  Youn^i  People's  Association,  Sunday-school  and 
other  bodies  of  Trinity  Church,  when  resolutions  were  passed 
requesting  him  to  remain  in  his  pastorate.  Last  Sunday  Dr.  Fry 
preached  his  thirty-first  anniversary  sermon  as  pastor  of  Trinity 
Church.  During  his  residence  he  has  become  the  acknowledged 
leader  in  local  pulpit  thought,  and  he  is  a  preacher  of  rare  power  and 
eloquence.  He  is  one  of  the  leaders  of  the  Pennsylvania  Lutheran 
Ministerium,  has  held  manv  offices  within  its  gift,  arid  is  to-day 
preaching  to  a  congregation  which  is  i  so  years  old.  The  church 
edifice  is  105  years  old,  and  its  pulpit  has  been  tilled  b\-  many  eminent 
men,  but  Dr.  Frv  has  been  probably  more  successful  as  a  pastor  than 
any  of  his  predecessors." 

Nov.  24,  1896,  I  learn  that  Dr.  Fry  has  been  induced  to  resign 
his  pastoral  charge,  and  devote  his  time  exclusi\el\-  t<>  hi^  ch;iir  in 
the  Theological  Seminary. 


REV.  EUGENE  P.  GREIDEH. 

(205  of  G.) 
(CONTRIBUTED.) 

EUGENE  PATTERSON  GREIDER,  son  of  Anna  Matilda  (L.\r! 
ing)  and  Michael  Greider,  was  born  at  Warwick,  Lancaster  Co.. 
Pa.,  on  December  2,  1825. 

Owing  to  circumstances  beyond  her  contr(»l,  his  mother  found  it 
necessary  to  take  the  care  and  training  of  her  children  into  her  own 
hands.  At  the  age  of  six  years,  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  given 
into  the  care  of  his  uncle,  John  Levering,  who  was  a  merchant  at 
Lititz,  Penna.  At  the  age  of  eleven  years  he  was  transferred  to  the 
home' of  another  uncle,  Jacob  Tschud>-.  a  merchant  of  the  same 
tow  n.  Following  the  custom  of  those  days,  at  the  age  of  svxteen 
years  he  was  apprenticed  to  a  tinner,  in  the  cit>'  of  Lancaster.  Pa. 
This  occupation  he  soon  left  to  learn  the  shoemaker's  trade.  This 
he  engaged  in  at  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  where  he  was  near  t-.  liis  m<.ther, 
who  had"  become  stewardess  of  the  Moravian  Seminar\  t..r  Y-Minji 
Ladies  at  that  citv.  Before  completing  his  apprenticeship  to 
making,  the  residue  of  his  time  was  purchased  by  a  merchant  who 
desired  his  services  as  a  clerk  in  his  store. 


862  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Thf  missionary  spirit  of  the  Moravian  Church,  which  helonged 
to  him  botli  by  inheritance  and  early  influence,  soon  after  caused  him 
to  resolve  to  devote  his  time  and  ability  to  tlie  ministry  of  the  gospel 
among  the  lieathen.  Preparatory  to  this  worl\,  one  year  of  service 
as  teacher  at  Nazareth  Hall — a  Moravian  boarding  school  for  boys  at 
Nazareth,  Pa., — intervened.  Thus  far  his  services  had  not  been  of- 
fered as  a  missionary,  but  in  the  year  1848,  by  request  of  a  visiting 
missionary  from  the  Island  of  St.  Thomas  (Danish  W.  Indies),  he 
received  and  accepted  an  appointment  as  assistant  missionary  and 
teacher,  and  for  six  years  he  labored  in  this  capacity  on  the  islands 
of  St.  Thomas,  St.  Ci'oix  and  St.  Jolin,  until  recalled  to  work  in  the 
home  church.  On  June  7,  1855,  he  married  Sarah  F.  Carpenter,  of 
Lancaster,  Pa. 

After  ordination  as  deacon  of  the  Moravian  Church,  a  period  of 
more  than  eighteen  years  was  spent  as  pastor  of  the  churches  at 
Hope,  Ind.;  Graceham,  Md.  (where  he  received  ordination  to  the 
second  order  of  the  ministry);  Egg  Harbor,  N.  J.,  and  Lebanon,  Pa. 
In  1873,  with  his  family,  he  removed  to  the  Southern  Province  of 
the  Moravian  Church.  Here,  as  pastor,  provincial  elder  and  supply, 
more  than  eleven  years  of  active,  arduous  serx'ice  were  accomplished. 
The  exposure  and  travel  in  this  service  resulted  in  enforced  retire 
ment  from  actix'e  duties  in  the  autumn  of  1885,  which  determined 
his  useful  service  of  more  than  thirty-seven  years.  Both  Mr.  G. 
and  his  wife,  in  feeble  health,  are  spending  the  evening  of  life  at 
Lebanon,  Pa.  After  much  earnest,  self-sacrificing  work  done  for  the 
Master,  they  have  the  sympathy  and  lo\e  of  their  children,  who 
"  rise  up  and  call  them  blessed." 


HON.  CORNELIUS  H.   HANFORD. 

(2862) 

(CONTRIBUTED) 

THE  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  in  Van  Buren  County,  Iowa, 
in  1849.  Four  years  later  the  family  removed  to  the  Pacific 
Coast,  first  settling  in  Oregon,  and  shortly  afterwards  coming 
to  Seattle,  on  Puget  Sound,  where  they  finally  made  their  home. 
Young  Hanford  and  his  brothers  were  educated  in  the  public  schools. 
His  career  as  a  youth  and  young  man  was  that  common  to  so  many 
bright,  energetic  and  ambitious  young  men  of  the  western  country. 
He   worked   on   a   farm   in  summer,  taught  school    in    winter.      He 


BIOGRAPHIES.  86v 

displayed  as  a  boy  the  qualities  w  hicli  later  Jistiii;;uisheJ  liini  .i>  .■ 
man.     He  was  dili,<j;ent,  studious,  faithful  in  small  things  as  well  as 
lary:e,  and  in  every  callin;^  and  employment  won  the  confidence  of 
those  with  whom  he  came  in  contact.     On  arriving  at  man's  estate 
he  studied  law.     He  was  larjiely  his  own  prect-ptor.     The  \:\\\  oftlces 
in  Seattle  in  those  early  days  afforded  but  scant\-  opportunity  for  in- 
struction.    The  lawyer  was  too  busy  makinjz  a  living  to  jiive  much 
time  to  the  student.     The  libraries  were  small,  but  the\-  usually  con- 
tained   the    leading   text-books  on    the  law.     These  tvcanu-  voun^ 
Hanford's  teachers,  and  he  soon  made  up  for  the  lack  of  other  in 
struction  by  the  diligence  and    intelligence  with  which   he   applied 
himself  to  the  study  of  the  great  masters  of  law.     He  read  and  ab- 
sorbed great  books.      He  not  only  mastered  them,  but  he  mastered 
them  in  such  a  way  that  they  became  a  part  and  parcel  of  his  in 
tellectual  life  and  property.     He  became  so  thoroughly  imbued  with 
their  spirit  and  mode  of  reasoning  that  when  he  discussed  a  question 
of  law  he  spoke  as  if   he  were   reading  a  text-book.     In  his  early 
studies  he  did  not  overlook  the  statutes  and  statute  law  of  the  territor)' 
(now  state)  in  which  he  lived;  and  upon  his  admission  to  the  bar,  there 
was  scarceh'  a  lawyer  in  the  territory  who  was  so  thoroughl\-  familiar 
with  the  statutes  of  Washington  Territory,  as  \-oung  Hanford  was. 
He  was  admitted  to  the  bar  in    1875.     H*-'  t'ied  his  first  case  at  the 
session  of  court  at  w  hicli  he  was  admitted.     In  the  management  and 
conduct  of  the  trial  of  that  case  he  astonished  the  old  lawyers.     He 
displayed  the  skill,  the  coolness,  the  self-possessi(»n  and  fertility  of 
resources  of  a  veteran  lawyer.     To  the  ready  and  accurate  knowl- 
edge of  the  facts  of  his  case  he  united  a  clear  and  firm  grasp  oi  the 
law  applicable  to  it  that  would  have  done  credit  t<»  the  most  e.vpe- 
rienced  member  of  the  bar.     From  that  on  his  progress  in  the  pro- 
fession was  rapid.      He  soon  took  his  place  in  the  front  rank  of  the 
bar  of  the  territorv,  a  position  which  he  easiK'  maintained  until  his 
retirement  from  practice  to  take  the  position  of  Chief  Justice  of  the 
Supreme  Court  of  the  Territory  of  Washingt<.n.  to  which  he  -  - 
appointed  in  the  spring  of  1889. 

It  was  alwavs  a  delight  and  a  pleasure  t..  listen  to  his  law  argu- 
ments. The\'  were  so  clear,  so  direct,  so  logical;  -  iree  from 
irrelevant  matter  that  courts,  lawxers  and  la>men  alike,  listened  to 
him  with  LinfailinL:  interest  and  unflagging  attention  on  the  dryest 
questions  ..f  the  law.  When  he  arose  to  make  an  argument  the 
court  expected  to  hear  an  instructive  discussion  of  the  principles  m- 
volved,  and  he  rarely  disappointed  expectations.  He  seldom  dis- 
cussed a  law  question   without  shedding  light  upon   n.      In  the  latel 


864  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

years  of  liis  practice  he  was  frequently  called  in  to  the  trial  of  cases 
by  other  lawyers,  and  still  more  frequently  consulted  upon  questions 
of  common  and  statute  law  upon  both  of  which  he  had  come  to  be  a 
recognized  authority  among  the  members  of  the  local  bar. 

His  judicial  career  began  with  his  appointment  as  Chief  Justice 
of  the  Supreme  Court  of  the  Territory  of  Washington,  in  the  spring 
of  1889.  He  held  this  position  until  the  following  fall,  when  the 
court  ceased  to  exist  by  reason  of  the  admission  of  the  Territory  into 
Statehood. 

When  Washington  became  a  State  Judge  Hanford  was  appointed 
District  Judge  of  the  newly  created  District  of  Washington.     In  order 
to  appreciate  the  difficulty,  volume  and  importance  of  the  work'  be 
fore  Judge  Hanford,  on  assuming  his  new  duties,  it  will  be  necessary 
to  understand  the  conditions  existing  in  the  new  State. 

Washington  exhibits  the  physical  and  industrial  features  of  tv\-o 
States,  it  is  divided  into  two  natural  divisions  by  the  Cascade 
range  of  mountains.  The  two  sections  are  widel\-  different.  Agri- 
culture is  the  chief  industry  of  Eastern  Washington,  while  in  West- 
ern Washington  the  pursuits  of  the  people  are  more  diversified. 
There  are  besides  agriculture,  which  is  b\-  no  means  unimportant,  the 
great  lumber  interests,  coal  mining  interests,  shipping  interests,  and 
extensive  fisheries.  Both  lumbering  and  coal  mining  are  carried  on 
upon  an  extensive  scale.  To  build  and  operate  the  great  sawmills 
of  Puget  Sound  and  to  open  and  work  the  coal  mines  large  capital  is 
required.  Hence  it  has  come  to  pass  that  these  enterprises  are  car- 
ried on  for  the  most  part  by  foreign  corporations.  Most  of  the  litiga- 
tion in  which  these  companies  are  concerned  finds  its  way  into  the 
United  States  Court.  The  same  thing  is  true  of  the  litigation  in 
which  the  principal  railway  companies  are  concerned,  for,  being  non- 
resident corporations,  they  have  a  right  to  remove  all  causes  against 
them,  sutficient  in  amount,  to  the  Federal  Court.  The  foreign  and 
domestic  shipping  of  Puget  Sound  is  large  and  growing  rapidly,  and, 
as  is  usual  in  such  cases,  gives  rise  to  considerable  litigation  in  ad- 
miralty, of  which  the  District  Court  has  exclusive  jurisdiction. 

Beginning  with  the  x'ear  1888  a  period  of  extraordinary  expan- 
sion and  development  of  the  great  natural  resources  of  Washington 
took  place,  and  was  at  its  height  when  the  first  Federal  Court  was 
organized  in  the  State,  By  act  of  Congress  of  April  5,  1890,  Wash- 
ington was  divided,  for  judicial  purposes,  into  four  divisions,  with 
provision  for  the  holding  of  court  at  one  place  in  each  division, 
namely,  at  Seattle,  Tacoma,  Spokane  and  Walla  Walla. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  865 

This  was  the  situation  in  this  State  uhen  JuJ^e  Hanfftrd  ..j  i  lu  .: 
the  United  States  Court  for  the  first  time  in  tlie  State  <if  Washiny- 
ton.  The  number  and  variety  of  cases  that  ahiiost  immediately 
poured  into  the  District  and  Circuit  Courts  for  the  District  of  Wash- 
ington were  surprisingly  large,  it  is  not  too  much  to  say,  when  one 
considers  the  four  calendars  of  the  Clerk's  office  in  the  four  di- 
visions of  the  State,  that  no  new  State  admitted  to  the  Union  within 
the  last  fifty  years  could  show,  within  the  first  five  years  after  its 
admission,  anything  approaching  the  amount  of  litigation  thus  pre- 
sented. It  was  like  merging  the  work  of  four  districts  into  one. 
The  volume  of  court  business  was  enormously  increased  by  the 
panic  of  1893,  throwing  as  it  did  ti\e  of  the  railway  s)'stems  of  the 
State  into  the  hands  of  receivers,  amongst  them  being  one  of  the 
great  transcontinental  lines,  namely,  the  Northern  Pacific,  hi  addi- 
tion to  all  the  rest,  came  the  great  Pullman  strike  and  the  C 
movement,  with  their  inevitable  disturbances  and  disorders. 

A  reference  to  the  reported  cases  decided  by  Judge  Hanford, 
numerous  as  they  are,  will  give  but  an  imperfect  idea  of  the  amount 
of  work  he  had  to  perform.  The  court  work  arising  from  the  multi- 
tude of  receiverships  was  even  more  onerous  than  the  consideration 
and  decision  of  contested  cases,  and  vet  the  onl\-  record  of  this  work 
lies  buried  in  the  files  of  the  clerk-'s  office. 

In  spite  of  his  inexperience  in  this'  new  and  difficult  line  of  dutv. 
he  proved  equal  to  the  task  before  him.     He  organized  his  court.     He 
proceeded  to  work  with  as  little  friction  and  awkwardness  as  if  he 
had  been  accustomed  to  the  duties  all  his  life.     A  stranger  looking 
on  would  never  suspect  that  here  was  a  new  court,  and  a  new  and 
inexperienced   judge.     His   early   habits  of   industry  and   thorough 
reading    in    the   law    now   stood    him   in   good    stead.     He   l«tng  ago 
acquired  that  great  qualitv  in  law\er  or  judge,   "the  transcendent 
capacitx-  of  taking  trouble."      He  didn't  spare  it,  and  he  didn't  spare 
himself.     Cases  were  heard  and  decided  with  commendable  pi 
ness.     Nor  was  the  quality  of  his  judicial  work  permitted  to  >..,.. 
on  account  of  the  amount  of  work  or  the  dispatch  with  which  it  was 
performed.     When  the   Pullman  strike  was  at  its  height,  and  the 
destruction  of  life  and  property  was  taking  place  elsewhere  and  was 
imminent  here;    when  the  Coxey  moxemeiit  filled  other  States  with 
its  disorder  and  defiance  of  law,  and  threatened  to  produce  the  s;ime 
conditions  in  Washington,  Judge  Hanford  rendered  an  incalculahle 
service  to  the  fair  name  and  reputation  of  the  State  by  the  vigor,  firm- 
ness and  stern  impartiality  of  his  administration  of  the  law.     The 
appeal  to  his  ourt  in  proper  form  of  law  to  preserve  the  p.-.'.v  ■"id 


(55) 


866  THE   LEVERING   FAMILY. 

order  of  the  State  was  answered  with  a  promptness  and  vigor  that 
made  the  law  at  once  feared  and  respected.  His  firm,  vigorous  and 
impartial  administration  of  the  law,  in  his  jurisdiction,  has  aided  pow- 
erfully in  making  Washington  a  place  where  life  and  property  are  as 
secure  and  as  well  protected  as  in  the  most  law-abiding  parts  of  the 
country. 

In  the  conduct  of  his  court  he  is  patient,  considerate  and  attentive. 
He  is  a  good  listener — a  great  thing  in  a  judge.  He  can  sit  for  hours, 
patiently  listening  to  an  argument  without  saying  a  word  or  asking  a 
question,  but  following  the  argument  closely  in  every  division  and 
detail.  His  charges  to  juries  are  so  plain  and  clear  that  jurors 
have  often  remarked  that  a  case  that  seemed  all  confusion  and  per- 
plexity during  the  trial  became  very  simple  and  easy  to  understand 
after  hearing  the  charge  of  the  court.  His  opinions  are  distinguished 
by  clearness  of  statement  and  soundness  of  reasoning. 

Judge  Hanford  finds  his  pleasure  and  recreation  in  his  work.  A 
mere  change  of  subjects  of  the  law  seems  to  afford  him  the  rest  which 
others  have  to  seek  in  novels  and  kindred  literature.  Judge  Han- 
ford's  reading,  outside  of  strict  law,  is  chiefly  confined  to  works 
relating  in  some  way  to  jurisprudence  and  the  science  of  government. 
He  accepts  the  dictum  that  "the  law  is  a  jealous  mistress,"  and  his 
devotion  to  it  is  single  and  undivided. 

No  man  ever  enjoyed  a  clearer  reputation  at  the  bar  or  on  the 
bench  for  honesty  and  strict  integrity,  and  whatever  else  may  be  said 
of  Judge  Hanford  no  one  who  knows  him  will  ever  draw  in  question 
his  uprightness,  probity  or  integrity 


REV.  CHARLES  R.  HENDERSON. 

(2732) 
(CONTRIBUTED.) 

CHARLES  RICHMOND  HENDERSON  was  born  at  Covington, 
Indiana,  on  December  17,  1848.  After  preparing  at  LaFay- 
ette,  hid.,  for  college,  he  entered  and  graduated,  B.  A.,  from 
the  University  of  Chicago.  Then  entered  and  graduated  B.  D.  from 
the  Baptist  Theological  Seminary,  1873.  ''i  lifter  years  the  college 
conferred  upon  him  the  degree  of  D.  D.  \n  his  twenty-fourth  year 
he  was  called  to  the  pastorate  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  in  Terre 
Haute,  Ind.,  where  he  labored  for  ten  years,  leaving  when  summoned 
to  a  field  of  more  extended  influence  at  the  Woodward  Avenue  Bap- 
tist Church,  of  Detrf>it,  Mich.,  which,  under  his  personal  effort,  grew 


BIOGRAPHIES.  867 

to  be  one  of  the  largest  and  most  influential  ci)n;irc;;aii(jns  in  ilic 
country;  and  which,  during  his  pastorate  (jf  ten  years,  built  one  of 
the  finest  churches  in  the  West,  and  expended  for  Christim  uorU 
more  than  a  half  million  dollars. 

hi  1892  Mr.  Henderson  was  elected,  without  his  knowledge  or 
consent,  to  fill  the  office  of  Secretary  of  the  Baptist  Home  Mission 
Societies  of  America,  as  high  a  compliment  as  could  be  conferred  by 
the  denomination.  Not  feeling  satisfied  that  the  work  would  be 
suited  to  his  nature,  he  declined  the  office.  During  the  same  year  lie 
was  solicited  to  accept  the  position  as  director  of  religious  work  and 
Professor  of  Sociology  in  the  University  of  Chicago.  Thi^  li'- 
accepted,  and  removed  to  Chicago  in  October,  1892. 

Mr.  Henderson  has  always  felt  himself  less  the  receptacle  of 
theological  lore  and  more  the  student  of  human  nature  than  mo«.t  men 
of  his  calling.  He  is  a  close  student  of  political  economy,  and  is 
recognized  as  an  authority  upon  subjects  touching  social  science.  He 
has  written  a  book  upon  **  Dependency  and  Crime,"  which  is  used 
as  a  text  book  in  many  colleges.  His  unusual  influence  among  men 
has  been  recognized  in  many  ways  by  both  rich  and  poor,  one  (»f  the 
most  pertinent,  perhaps,  was  his  being  chosen  arbitrator  of  the  great 
"strike"  among  the  street-car  men  in  Detroit  in  1891. 

In  his  present  position,  although  still  a  young  man.  Mr.  Hender- 
son stands  in  the  front  rank  of  men  of  religious,  philanthropic  and 
educational  influence  in  this  country,  occupying  at  present  (iHt)6)  the 
chairmanship  of  the  Bureau  of  Charities  of  Chicago,  in  addition  to 
his  duties  in  the  University. 


ABRAHAM  LHVHRlNCi  HOLGATH. 
(350) 

ABRAHAM  LEVERING  HOLGATE,  third  son  of  Cornelius  and 
Mary  Levering  Holgate,  was  born  in  Roxb<.rough,  Philadel- 
phia, March  i,  1791,  and  was  named  for  his  maternal  grand- 
father He' and  his  brother  Griffith  served  our  government  in  the 
war  of  1812  in  the  Chestnut  Hill  Rifle  Rangers.  After  his  return 
home  at  the  close  of  the  war  he  united  with  the  Baptist  Church  at 
Roxborough,  and  soon  after  removed  to  Pittsburgh,  Pa.,  where,  on 
March  26,   1818,  he  married  Elizabeth,  daughter  of  Nathan  H.  and 

Abb\-  Clark  Jones. 

"He    with   Alexander  Campbell  (uh"  later  lett  the  regular  Bap- 
tist Church   and  funded  the  so-called  Campbellite  Church)  were 


868  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

insti'Limentai  in  or^ianizin^i;  the  First  Baptist  Church  at  Pittsburgh. 
They  found  in  the  town  tlve  otliers  of  the  "  same  faith  and  gospel 
order,"  who  joined  with  them  in  weekly  prayer  meetings.  Soon 
after,  a  traveling  Baptist  Missionary,  Rev.  Jordan  Dodge,  was  in- 
duced to  preach  for  them  during  the  winter.  He  was  followed  by 
Rev.  Obadiah  Newcomb,  as  their  first  pastor,  who,  with  his  little 
band  of  earnest  co-workers,  established  the  first  Sabbath-school  west 
of  the  AUeghenies.  In  this  school  Mr.  Holgate  found  a  teacher,  Miss 
Jones,  who,  subsequentlv,  became  his  wife. 

In  October,  iBiQ,  thev  removed  to  Cincinnati,  O.,  where  they 
united  with  what  is  since  known  as  the  Ninth  Street  Baptist  Church. 

In  1824  thev  removed  to  Lebanon,  O.,  and  united  with  a  Baptist 
Chiu-ch  there. 

In  1827  removed  to  Trenton,  O.,  and  found  a  prosperous  Church 
of  their  faith  with  which  thev  united.  In  April,  1837,  they  removed 
to  Winchester,  O.,  where  he  was  instyumental  in  rexiving  a  Baptist 
Church,  which  had  almost  become  extinct.  By  his  encouragement  a 
brick  church  edifice  was  erected  and  dedicated  in  September,  1838, 
with  a  pastor  installed. 

In  October,  1839,  binder  the  inspiration  of  his  missionary  spirit, 
he  and  family — after  special  farewell  services  by  their  church,  shared 
by  visiting  friends  from  Trenton  and  Lebanon — again  sought  new 
fields  for  service  of  the  Master,  locating  in  the  then  territory  of 
Iowa.  Here,  as  in  other  places,  they  found  Baptists  and  united  with 
a  country  church  in  Van  Buren  County.  Deacon  Abraham  Levering 
Holgate  died  at  Winchester,  Van  Buren  Co.,  Iowa,  on  November  i, 
1847,  an  honored  citizen  and  faithful  Christian.  The  seeds  of  the 
church  so  widely  scattered  by  him  is  producing  fruit  still.  Lik'e  the 
widow's  two  mites,  they  are  still  buying.  As  "one  star  differeth 
from  another  star  in  glory,"  we  assume  that  he  has  become  one  of 
tile  first  magnitude. 

His  widow  and  children  subsequently  removed  to  Washington 
Territorv,  now  a  State,  where  his  sons  and  his  son's  sons  fill  honored 
places. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  86t) 

JOHN  CORNELIUS  H(JL(,.AII.. 

BORN  ill  Trenton,  Butler  Co.,  Oliio,  October  15,  1828.  At 
eleven  years  of  age  he  was  removed,  witli  his  parents,  to 
Iowa.  In  the  spring  of  1847  he  accompanied  a  party  of 
neighbors  in  their  removal  to  Oregon,  which  was  a  tedious  and  diffi- 
cult undertaking  at  that  time.  They  reached  Fort  Vancouver  on 
November  12th  of  that  year,  and  found  the  country  in  a  state  of  e.\- 
citement  because  of  an  hidian  outbreak. 

Mr.  H.  joined  the  forces  which  were  organized  to  resist  the  dep- 
redations, in  which  they  were  successful,  though  they  were  exposed 
to  great  hardships  and  performed  many  daring  deeds. 

Having  heard  of  Puget  Sound,  Mr.  H.  started  on  a  t(»ur  of  explo- 
ration in  August,  1850,  in  company  with  some  friendly  Indians,  and 
performed  much  of  the  journey  on  foot.  He  proceeded  to  Elliott 
Bav,  and  was  so  pleased  with  the  surroundings  that  he  selected  a 
claim  near  the  mouth  of  the  Duwasmish  River,  where  he  determined 
to  locate,  though  at  the  time  there  was  no  white  settler  in  that  sec- 
tion of  the  country.  He  remained  here  until  the  fall  (»f  1855,  when 
all  the  settlers  who  had  located  in  that  section  were  compelled  to 
cono:reo;ate  at  Seattle,  for  mutual  protection  and  defense,  hy  organ- 
izing  a  company  of  Home  Guards,  which  did  good  service. 

On  the  morning  of  Jan.  26,  1856,  the  town  was  attacked  h)'  a 
large  force  of  hidians  that,  under  cover  of  darkness,  had  crawled  into 
their  midst.  In  the  attack,  Milton  Gilbert  Holgate,  a  brother,  was 
the  first  victim,  having  been  fatally  shot  at  the  door  of  the  block- 
house. 

After  remaining  in  Seattle  for  several  \-ears  with  his  mother  and 
brothers,  Mr.  H.  was  attracted,  in  1864,  to  the  gold  mines  of  Idaho. 
and  there  became  interested  in  mining,  w  hich  he  pursued  with  vary- 
ing success. 

On  March  25,  1868,  he  lost  his  life  m  delending  his  property 
from  the  incursions  of  marauding  miners.  He  was  buried  at  Silver 
City,  where  the  citizens  erected  a  hand^'-m.'  monument  to  his  mem- 
ory. 

It  is  said  of  Mr.  Holgate,  that  he  maintained  a  consistent  Chris- 
tian character  in  all  his  undertak-ings,  and  was  honored  hy  all  who 
knew  him.     It  is  such  men,  possessed  of  a  high  degree  of  ini  e 

and. indomitable  courage,  who  became  the  real  pioneers  and  lounjcrs 
of  new  states  and  of  their  substantial  development. 


8/0  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

REV.  WILLIAM  H.  HOCH. 

(6i8  of  G.) 
(CONTRIBUTED.) 

WILLIAM  HENRY   HOCH  was   born  March  27,    1846;  ,^^ad- 
Liated  July  19,  1870,  from  the  Moravian  College  and  Theo- 
logical Seminary  at  Bethlehem,  Pa.     From  Sept.,  1870,  to 
June,  1872,  he  was  a  teacher  at  Nazareth  Hall,  at  Nazareth,  Pa. 

On  Sunday,  October  20,  1872,  was  ordained  a  deacon  of  the 
Moravian    Church,  and  on  Trinity  Sunday,  June  8,  1873,  was  or 
dained  a  presbyter  of  the  same  church. 

He  served  as  the  pastor  of  the  Coveville  Moravian  Church  from 
October  20,  1872,  to  the  autumn  of  1876.  During  the  last  year  he 
married  Miss  Frederiche  Dorothea  Deubler,  at  Reading,  Pa.  Served 
as  pastor  of  the  Moravian  Church,  at  Emaus,  Pa.,  from  the  autumn 
of  1876  to  the  autumn  of  1877,  when  they  followed  a  call  to  the  Har- 
mony Moravian  Church  in  Poweshiek  Co.,  Iowa,  where  he  officiated 
until  the  spring  of  1880,  when  they  followed  a  call  to  the  pastorate 
of  the  Moravian  Church  at  Green  Bay,  Wis.,  where  he  continued 
until  the  fall  of  1882.  During  this  pastorate — in  December,  1880 — 
Mrs.  Hoch  died,  which  compelled  him,  at  the  end  of  his  official  service, 
to  take  rooms  with  his  motherless  children  in  the  North-Western  Or- 
phans's  Home,  at  Green  Bay,  where  he  served  the  cause  of  the  in- 
stitution for  a  year,  traveling  much  in  order  to  wi.n  proper  support 
for  it,  at  the  same  time  supplying  pulpits  of  pastorless  Presbyterian 
and  Congregational  churches. 

In  November,  1883,  Mr.  Hoch  moved,  with  his  children,  to  his 
native  and  parental  home,  in  Bushkill  Township,  Northampton  Co., 
Pa.  \n  the  spring  of  1884  he  took  charge  of  the  Third  Moravian 
Church  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  where  he  served  as  pastor  until  mid- 
summer of  1886.  Next,  he  served  until  the  end  of  November,  1888, 
as  the  pastor  of  the  Moravian  Church  at  South  Bethlehem,  Pa., 
when  he  followed  a  call  to  the  Moraxian  Church  at  Egg  Harbor  City, 
N.  J.,  where  he  served  until  in  October,  1894.  Earlv  in  1895,  ^^f 
his  request,  he  received  a  letter  of  dismissal  from  the  governing 
board  of  the  northern  diocese  of  the  North  American  Province  of  the 
Moravian  Church.  He  was  connected  with  the  Hope  of  Israel  Mis- 
sion in  New  York  City  until  the  close  of  the  following  month  of  May,, 
when  he  was  examined  and  received  into  the  Tohickon  Classes  of 
the  Eastern  Svnod  of  the  Reformed  Church  in  the  LJnited  States. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  871 

Mr.  Hoch  is  at  present  (Januar\-,  1896,)  living  with  Ins  parents 
at  Bath,  Pa.,  where  he  has  assisted  and  preached  in  Presbyterian 
and  Reformed  pulpits,  besides  havinii  done  much  work  <it  sacred  lit- 
erary character,  and  is  ready  to  take  char^^e  of  pastoral  w(»rk  ayain, 
and  believes  that  the  Lord  will  be  witii  him  in  seeking:  tn  help  ad- 
vance His  sacred  cause  on  earth. 


REV.  HORATIO  OATHS  JONES. 

(246) 

REVEREND  HORATIO  GATES  JONES  was  born  Februar>  11. 
1777,  in  Tredyffryn  Township,  Chester  Count)',  Penna. 
His  father,  the  Rev.  David  Jones,  was  pastor  of  the  Great 
Valley  Baptist  Church,  and  a  Chaplain  in  the  Revolutionary  War. 
The  so  called  "Great  Valley,"  in  Chester  Co.,  Pa.,  embraced  the 
famous  Valley  Forge  camping  ground  of  the  American  arm\-  while  the 
British  forces  occupied  Philadelphia. 

He  was  educated  at  Dr.  Allison's  Academy,  at  Bordentown,  New 
Jersew  Was  baptised,  June  24,  1798,  at  the  Great  Valle\-  Baptist 
Church.  Studied  divinity  with  his  father,  and  was  licensed  to  preach 
on  September  26,  1801.  Was  ordained  February  n,  1802,  at  Salem, 
N.  J.,  where  he  remained  until  April,  1805.  After  a  few  years  of 
mission  preaching  in  the  locality  now  known  as  Bryn  Mawr,  a  suburb 
of  Philadelphia,  and  in  a  building  furnished  him  by  the  Hon.  Charles 
Thomson,  the  first  Secretary  of  the  American  Congress.  Mr.  Jones. 
having  resigned  his  charge  at  Salem,  N.  J.,  in  1808,  organized  the 
first  Baptist  Church  in  Lower  Merion,  in  Montgomery  County.  Pa., 
which  had,  until  a  few  years  before,  been  a  part  of  Philadelphia 
County. 

He  continued  in  the  pastoral  charge  of  this  church  a  periotl  of 
forty-five  years,  and  until  his  death,  and  during  all  this  time  he 
resided  in  Leverington,  or  Roxborough,  six  miles  distant.  His 
Sabbath  services  were  held  morning  and  evening  in  the  church.  :•-  ' 
he  usually  preached  in  some  school-house  mission  on  Sunda\  '' 
noons ;  nor  was  he  often  absent  from  weel<  night  prayer  meii 

1  have  a  vivid  memory  of  the  saintl\-  man.  He  filled  the  pulpit 
in  my  babvhood.  1  left  him  there,  when.  nearl\-  a  quarter  of  a 
century  after,  1  started  west  with  the  wife  to  xv  horn  he  married  me. 
My  father  was  one  of  the  earliest  deacons  in  his  church,  and  he.  t«x>, 
filled  his  place  for  a  generation  of  time. 


872  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

In  early  manhood  Mr.  Jones  lived  in  a  then  country  place  on  the 
left  bank  of  the  Schuylkill  River,  which  is  now  on  the  border  of  the 
great  Fairmount  Park  of  Philad.  in  March,  1825,  he  removed  about 
two  miles  west  on  Ridge  Road,  now  Ridge  Avenue,  Philad.,  to  prem- 
ises inherited  by  his  second  wife,  Miss  Deborah  Levering,  where  he 
lived  and  died. 

He  was  an  earnest  friend  of  education,  and  tilled  many  positions 
ot  trust  and  honor,  especially  in  church  work.  He  was  prominent  in 
the  old  Philad.  Baptist  Association,  and  for  many  years  filled  the 
chair  of  Moderator. 

In  1812  he  received  the  degree  of  A.  M.  from  Brown  University, 
and  in  185 1  the  University  of  Lewisburg,  Pa.,  conferred  upon  him  its 
first  honorary  degree  of  Doctor  of  Divinity. 

He  died  Dec.  12,  1853,  aged  -]-]  years,  and  was  buried  in  Lever- 
ington  Cemetery,  Philad.,  where  a  substantial  monument  was  erected 
to  his  memory.  A  mural  tablet  to  his  memory  was  placed  in  the 
church  where  he  served  so  lonsj;. 


HON.   HORATIO  GATES  JONES.' 

(813) 

IS  WELL  known  among  the  kindred  as  the  compiler  and  publisher 
of  The  Levering  Family,  in  the  year  1858,  a  volume  devoted 

exclusively  to  the  annals  of  his  maternal  relations.  His  paternal 
ancestors  were  from  Wales,  and  settled,  first,  in  17 10,  in  the  State  of 
Delaware. 

As  has  been  stated  herein,  he  was  born,  lived  and  died  in  Rox 
borough,  a  suburb  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  upon  a  part  of  the 
large  estate  purchased  by  our  pioneer,  Wigard  Levering,  two  centuries 
ago,  which  became  the  propagating  ground  of  the  Levering  family  in 
America,  the  title  to  which  was  acquired  by  inheritance  in  regular 
succession,  by  the  object  of  this  sketch. 

Mr.  Jones's  early  years  were  spent  upon  the  small  farm  of  his 
father  and  in  the  common  schools  of  the  neighborhood.     He  subse 
quently  was  entered  at  the  Baptist  College  near  by,  at  Haddington, 
following  the  institution  to  Germantown  upon  its  removal  there,  and 
later,  was  matriculated  at  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  at  Phila 
delphia,  where  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  1841. 

He  studied  law  and  was  admitted  to  the  Philadelphia  bar  in  1847, 
and  continued  the  practice,  chiefly  in  the  Probate  and  Orphans' 
Courts,  until  his  last  illness. 


BIOGRAPHIES. 


»73 


Ml".  Jones's  uttt-ntion  was  readil)'  excited  toward  historical  re- 
searches. He  was,  in  consequence,  a  prolific  writer  upon  various 
local  subjects,  and  he  enlarged  the  ran}j;e  ot  historical  inquiry  by 
seeking  association  with  many  kindred  societies,  notably  the  New 
England  Historical  and  Genealogical  Society,  the  Mfjravian  Historical 
Society,  the  Western  Reserve  Historical  Society,  the  American 
Antiquarian  Society,  and  others,  and  in  1877  was  elected  an  Honorary 
Fellow  of  the  Royal  Historical  Society  of  Great  Britain.  In  1849  he 
was  elected  corresponding  secretary  of  the  Historical  Society  ot 
Pennsylvania  at  Philadelphia,  and  later  became  one  of  its  vice-presi- 
dents, which  office  he  held  until  his  death.  He  was  president  of  the 
Welsh  Society  of  Philadelphia.  As  a  prominent  Baptist  layman  he 
lield  the  office  of  clerk  of  the  old  Philadelphia  Baptist  Association  for 
fifteen  \ears,  and  was  for  a  time,  secretary  of  the  Crozer  Theological 
Seminary,  also  of  the  Baptist  Home  of  Philadelphia. 

Mr.  Jones  was  a  member  of  the  Senate  of  the  State  oi  Pennsyl- 
vania for  eight  years,  from  1874,  and  as  such  he  was  identified  with 
several  important  laws,  especially  those  of  ecclesiastical  bearing  or 
tending  to  moral  reform. 

He  was  a  collector  of  rare  old  books  and  manuscripts,  especially 
those  in  the  Welsh  language,  with  which  he  was  quite  familiar.  His 
library  was  extensive,  being  the  collection  of  his  rewrend  father,  to 
which  he  added  numerous  volumes. 

This  record  evinces  a  life  of  industry  and  usefulness,  which  was 
characteristic  of  his  lineage  from  both  sources.  In  his  span  «»t  life  he 
was  accorded  the  Psalmist's  full  measure,  and  "after  life's  fitful  fever 
he  sleeps  well !  " 

His  interment  in  Leverington  Cemetery  ma>-  be  said  to  be  upon 
his  own  inherited  grounds,  being  in  an  extensive  addititm  to  that 
"  Peace  Yard"  laid  out  by  himself,  his  sister  and  brothers.  He  lies 
surrounded  by  The  Levering  Family..  His  birthplace,  fami!>'  relations. 
marria^j-e  and  home  are  mentioned  in  connection  with  his  name  in  its 
genealogical  order  in  this  work. 

Though  several  years  my  senior,  we  were  intimate  in  boyh«Kxl 
and  manhood.  His  father  was  pastor  and  mine  a  deacon  in  the  same 
church  during  all  our  maturing  x'ears. 

His  initial  steps  in  gathering  material  and  formulating  "The 
Levering  Family  "  were  taken  many  >ears  before  its  publication.  I 
recall  the  discussion  of  plans,  the  most  feasible  of  which  ap  '  to 

the  youthful  minds  in  the  form  of  a  family  tree,  having  Kc;muk  lor 
the  trunlv,  ending  at  a  cleft,  with  Wigcmi  and  GerlunJ  f<»r  divergent 
limbs,  then  came  the  family  branches,  but  we  failed  -  th.-  .tnicture. 


874  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

as  a  banyan  would  scarcely  have  furnished  space  to  represent  the 
twigs  and  tendrils  of  succeeding  generations,  to  say  nothing  of  the 
cions  engrafted  by  ceremony  from  year  to  year. 

Nine  years  after  I  left  for  the  then  far  West,  his  work  appeared 
in  the  form  with  which  those  who  possess  the  volume  are  familiar,  a 
form  suited  to  the  comprehension  of  all. 

For  many  years  past  each  has  informed  the  other  of  any  discov- 
eries made  in  the  line  of  family  history,  or  correcting  genealogy,  and 
more  than  any  other  person  he  is  responsible,  by  persuasions  used, 
for  the  great  family  tasi<  imposed  upon  me  in  this  work. 


REV.  PETER  KEYSER. 

(231) 

(CONTRIBUTED.) 

PETER  KEYSER  was  brought  up  to  his  father's  business  in  Ger- 
mantown.     He  remained  in  the  tannery  until  1794,  when  he 
removed   into   Philadelphia  and   began  the    lumber   business, 
which  became  very  extensive  in  the  hands  of  himself  and  partner. 

He  removed  his  residence  again  to  Germantown  in  1828,  but 
continued  in  the  business  until  1831,  when  he  retired  altogether,  and 
passed  the  remaining  years  of  his  life  in  the  house  in  Germantown, 
where  he  was  born.  As  a  Dunker,  he  pursued  his  business  subject  to 
the  tenets  of  his  sect,  neither  suing  nor  being  sued  during  his  whole 
life,  but  although  he  devoted  so  considerable  a  portion  of  it  to  busi- 
ness, it  was  only  its  minor  accessory.  While  he  was  in  the  tannery, 
where  he  worked  as  a  young  man,  the  thirst  for  the  scriptures,  which 
was  the  inheritance  of  his  blood,  gave  him  no  rest.  An  occupation — 
however  at  variance  with  the  bent  of  a  man's  disposition — may  be 
made  to  contribute  to  its  development,  and  so  this  predestined  man, 
while  not  ceasing  from  his  manual  labor,  brought  down  to  the  mill, 
the  Bible  which  had  become  and  was  to  be  an  inseparable  part  of  his 
existence.  He  constructed  a  shelf  above  the  hopper  of  the  mill  where 
the  bark  was  grinding,  on  which  he  set  it,  and  from  morning  till 
evening,  from  daylight  to  darkness,  as  the  hours  of  labor  were  in 
those  days,  he  read  it,  forgetting  nothing,  until  he  had  committed  to 
memory  a  great  part  of  the  Old  and  the  whole  of  the  New  Testa- 
ment. In  April,  1794,  he  retired  from  this  business,  and  engaged  in 
the  lumber  business  in  Philadelphia,  but  he  continued  the  reading 
from  four  in  the  morning,  when  he  customarily  rose,  until  his  business 


BIOGRAPHIES.  875 

hours  began,  and  in  this  manner  continuing  tlic  mt-nKirizing  of  the 
Old  Scriptures,  at  the  same  time  adding,  also,  stores  of  (»ther  knowl- 
edge to  his  never  exhausted  memory.  He  followed  his  father,  uniting 
with  the  brethren  in  1784,  then  just  eighteen  years  of  age,  was  bap- 
tized by  Martin  Urner,  of  Coventry,  on  the  J5th  of  September  of 
that  year.  The  following  year,  1785,  he  was  called  to  the  ministry, 
and  on  the  2d  of  August,  1802,  was  formally  installed  in  the  church, 
as  bishop  or  elder.  He  was  for  sixty-three  years  thereafter  pastor 
of  the  Germantown  and  Philadelphia  churches,  forty-seven  years  of 
which  he  was  a  bishop.  His  great  earnestness,  dignity  and  force  of 
character,  with  his  singular  knowledge  of  the  scriptures,  drew  great 
crowds  after  him,  not  only  of  his  own,  but  of  other  denominations, 
speaking  to  them  both  in  the  German  and  English  languages. 

During  all  these  years  he  lived  the  Master's  life,  not  by  word 
alone,  but  in  the  daily  practice  of  his  own,  doing  what  was  possible 
for  him,  to  lighten  the  afflictions,  to  alleviate  the  sufferings,  and  to 
promote  the  education  of  his  fellow  citizens. 

He  was  for  many  years  a  member,  and  sometimes  Secrctarx-  of 
the  Board  of  Health. 

He  was  a  member  of  the  Society  for  Alleviating  the  Miseries  of 
the  Public  Prisons,  and  a  director  and  controller  of  the  public  schools 
when  the  system  was  first  adopted  in  the  State. 

In  his  latter  lite  he  became  totally  blind,  but  did  not  tlierefore 
cease  from  his  labors.  Those  who  heard  him  (and  there  are  many 
yet  living)  say  he  would  lay  the  old  Bible  on  the  table  before  him, 
and,  rising  from  the  low  bench  on  which  he  sat  in  the  meeting  house, 
look  down  on  it,  read  a  chapter  from  his  memory,  give  out  a  hymn, 
read  his  text,  also  from  memory,  and  preach  the  sermon.  So  he 
bore  about  the  very  mission  of  the  God  he  served,  word  for  word 
and  letter  for  letter,  in  his  memory. 

He  died  in  the  house  in  which  he  was  born,  in  Germantown,  on 
the  2ist  day  of  May,  1849,  in  the  83d  year  of  his  age,  and  was 
buried  in  the  German  Baptist  ground  at  Germantown,  where  his 
father  also  lies.  He  was  tall,  six  feet  three  inches  in  height,  with 
marked  features.  He  was  erect,  and  had  a  strength  and  endurance 
far  beyond  others,  as  in  his  memory  he  was  far  be>ond  any  of  his 
generation.  He  wore,  also,  drab  clothes  that  reached  down  to  his 
feet,  and  were  made  in  the  Quaker  pattern  as  we  see  it  yet ;  his  hat 
was  drab,  with  a  broad  brim,  under  it  his  deep,  dark  eyes  looked  out 
with  a  sense  of  power.  His  great  height  and  the  repose  of  his  whole 
nature  gave  him  the  appearance  of  one  of  some  nobler  race.  »«.■ 
was,  in  fact,  the  accredited  servant  of  a  higher  power. 


8/6  THE    LEVERING    FAM1L\. 

There  was  an  incident  in  his  life  which  occurred  at  Ephrata, 
and  which  seems  to  indicate,  it  may  be,  something  remaining  of  the 
introversive  sight  which  we  have  seen  in  two  of  his  great  ancestors. 
He  had  once  selected  a  text  and  had  carefully  thought  out  a  sermon 
on  his  way  to  the  church,  but  while  riding  through  the  woods  to  the 
meeting  place  he  was  continually  bewildered  by  a  bright  light  before 
him,  which  rose  up  as  often  as  he  thought  of  the  text  or  sermon 
and  then  disappeared.  He  called  the  attention  of  the  others  with 
him  to  it,  but  they  saw  nothing.  At  the  proper  time  he  rose  to 
preach  in  the  meeting  house  the  sermon  that  he  had  intended,  but, 
what  never  occurred  to  him  before  or  after,  his  memory  failed  him 
altogether,  and  he  was,  for  all  his  great  strength  of  will,  helpless, 
confused  and  speechless.  He  sat  down  and  remained  awhile  silent, 
and  then  rose  and  preached  from  another  text  which  came  to  his 
mind,  a  sermon  of  great  eloquence  and  power.  This  he  often  re- 
lated as  the  most  strange  experience  of  his  life  and  wholly  unac- 
countable. The  text  that  came  to  him  was,  "  1  see  a  light  afar." 
His  sermons  were  all  as  they  came  to  him  at  the  time,  without  a 
line  or  note  before  him.  He  never  wrote  a  sermon.  He  led  the 
singing  in  his  meetings. 

Rev.  Phillip  Mayer,  late  pastor  of  the  St.  Johns  Lutheran  Church 
of  Philadelphia,  used  to  say  that  "if  by  any  dire  mischance  all  the 
copies  of  the  Holy  Scriptures  were  destroyed,  as  long  as  Peter  Key- 
ser  lived  it  could  be  reproduced."     These  were  his  exact  words. 

Frank-  Keyser,  his  grandson,  who  well  remembers  him,  says  that 
when  he  was  reading  to  him,  and  skipped  the  hard  places  in  the 
Bible,  he  would  say  "Not  so!  not  so,  boy!  go  back  and  read  the 
verse  as  it  is  written." 

Mr.  Joseph  Sheetz,  the  sexton  of  the  old  Dunker  Church  in 
Germantown,  says  also  that  he  could  repeat  word  for  word  every 
text  and  passage  of  the  Scriptures  in  Dunker  meetings  in  Mr.  Keyser's 
time.  There  were  no  lights  in  the  meeting  house,  no  pulpits  and  no 
pews,  only  wooden  benches.  There  was  a  table  on  which  he  laid  the 
Bible.  The  bench  he  sat  on  still  stands  against  the  wall  under  the 
porch  of  the  house  Mr.  Sheetz  now  occupies.  It  had  no  back.  The 
benches  on  which  the  congregation  sat,  only  had  backs.  The  first 
moonlight  Sunday  night  in  October  was  the  love  feast.  They  first 
washed  each  other's  feet,  then  broke  bread  and  drank  coffee.  The 
communi(jn  was  held  at  the  same  time,  at  which  they  partoo]<:  of  bread 
and  wine.     These  ceremonies  took  place  once  a  year. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  877 

The  fust  meetin;j;  house  was  in  a  l(jg  structure.  Ilk  ,i<.^c-nt 
meeting  house,  in  which  Peter  Kevser  pre;u-hi-(),  is  of  ston.-,  .m.l 
stands  back  from  the  street. 

Sinwinti;,  prayer,  singing  and  preaching  composed  the  service; 
prayer  and  doxology  concluded  it. 

Alexander  Mack  was  the  first  preacher  in  the  meeting;  after  him 
came  Peter  Keyser,  In  the  garret  of  Mr.  Sheetz's  house  he  has  stored 
an  old  chest  containing  the  plates  and  cups  used  in  the  service.  He 
has  also  the  tubs  for  the  feet  washing. 

¥¥¥ 

Abraham  H.  Cassel,  the  aged  and  well-known  antiquarian,  who 
was  intimate  with  Mr.  Keyser,  wrote  of  him,  in  1889,  as  follows: 

"I  was  well  acquainted  with  Re\-.  Peter  Ke\'ser.  He  told  me 
much  of  his  early  life  ;  that  his  father  had  been  a  tanner,  and  that  he 
was  early  in  life  put  at  the  mill  for  grinding  bark.  Above  it  he  made 
a  shelf  on  which  he  kept  an  open  Bible,  and  as  the  grinding  went  on 
he  would  read  a  passage  and  memorize  it.  So  he  u'ould  take  up  \-erse 
after  verse  and  chapter  after  chapter  until  he  had  completely  memo- 
rized the  whole  of  the  New  Testament.  Of  the  Old  Testament  he 
memorized  the  whole  of  the  Psalms  and  the  Prophets  and  the  five 
books  of  Moses.  The  whole  of  the  New  and  the  greater  part  ■'<  »!"• 
Old  Testament  were  at  his  command. 

"In  his  latter  life  Mr.  Keyser  became  totall\-  blind,  but  con- 
tinued reciting  the  Scriptures  from  memor\  ,  and  pursued  his  minis- 
trations until  his  death." 


CHARLES  M.  KEYSBR. 

(692) 

(CONTRIBUTED.  ) 

CHARLES  MARIS   KEYSER,  the  tenth   child   ot    UerricK    .md 
Elizabeth  Keyser,   was  born   in  the  d\v  of   Baltimore.  Md.. 

December  6,  i799- 
At  the  age  of  eighteen  \ears  he  succeeded  his  father  m  tht- 
queensware  business,  in  whic'h  he  engaged  at  the  age  of  fourl. 
and  from  which  he  retired  in  i860.     He  took  a  deep  interest  in  pi. 

affairs,  especially  in  his  nati\e  city. 

In  the  vear\848  he  was  elected  one  of  its  representa' 
Maryland  Senate,  and  at  the  close  of  his  official  term  was  agan.  ...mm  .. 
the  nomination,  but  declined. 


8/8  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

In  i860  he  was  nominated  for  Mayor  of  Baltimore,  but  on  account 
of  his  then  poor  health,  declined  the  nomination. 

His  earnest  public  spirit,  untiring  energy  and  sterling  integrity, 
together  with  his  great  personal  and  moral  courage,  caused  him  to  be 
selected  for  many  places  of  honor  and  trust. 

He  was  commander  of  the  Eutaw  Infantry,  which,  quelled  the 
furious  political  mobs  of  that  time.  He  was  chief  of  the  Liberty  Fire 
Company  of  the  old  volunteer  service  of  Baltimore.  He  was  one  of 
the  early  directors  of  the  Baltimore  &  Ohio  Railroad  Company,  and 
also,  was  among  the  organizers  of  several  banking  corporations,  as 
well  as  manager  of  many  of  the  city's  charitable  and  educational 
institutions. 

In  association  with  several  other  prominent  Baltimoreans  he 
organized  and  had  incorporated  the  House  of  Refuge  of  the  State  of 
Maryland,  an  institution  which  has  done,  and  is  still  doing,  much  good 
by  assuming  the  care  and  training  of  fatherless  or  incorrigible  youth. 
He  was  made  its  first  Vice-President,  and  upon  the  death  of  its 
President  a  few  years  afterwards  he  was  appointed  to  its  executive 
chair,  and  retained  his  seat  until  his  death,  in  1874,  having  been  its 
President  nearly  twenty  years. 

In  the  growth  of  this  institution  and  thf  progress  of  the  good 
work  for  which  it  was  incorporated,  betook'  an  unceasing,  all-absorbing 
interest,  and  until  his  death  its  care  was  ever  uppermost  in  his  mind. 

He  died  in  Baltimore,  August  2,  1874. 


EUGENE  LEVERING,  SENIOR. 

(754) 

[FROM    "THE    MONUMENTAL  CITY,"    BY  GEORGE   W.    HOWARD, 

BALTIMORE,    1 87  3.] 

UPON  a  monument  which  stands  in  the  burial-groiuid  of  the  First 
Baptist  Church  of  Baltimore  is  this  inscription:  "In  mem- 
"ory  of  Enoch  Levering  and  Mary,  his  wife,  whose  bodies  lie 
"here.  They  lived  respected  and  died  lamented,  and  left  seven  sons 
"  to  bemoan  their  departure,  who  have  erected  this  monument  to  per- 
"  petuate  the  memory  of  their  parents.  The  character  of  the  true 
"Christian  was  affectinglv'  displayed  in  the  last  hour  of  their  lives. 
"  They  saw  and  met  the  approach  of  that  scene,  the  most  trying  to 
"  human  nature,  with  calm  and  dignified  composure,  and  with  serene 
"and  pious  resignation." 


BIOGRAPHIES.  879 

The  Enoch  Lfveiing  to  vvhoni  this  tilial  testimony  was  given 
was  the  grandfatiier  of  Eugene  Levering,  of  whom  u'e  write.  Peter 
Levering,  one  of  the  seven  sons,  was  Eugene's  father.  He  inherited 
his  father's  honor  and  transmitted  it  to  his  son. 

Enoch  Levering  came  from  Roxborough.  Philad.,  to  Baltimore 
about  1773,  and  establisiied  himself  in  tin-  grocery  business  on  a 
large  scale  and  formed  the  ancient  firm  of  Levering  &  Ba-j  ■.  His 
son  Peter  was  born  in  this  city  (Bait.)  Feb.  4,  1776,  and  became  a 
large  shipping  and  commission  merchant.  His  first  tirm  was  Lever- 
ing &  Nelms,  which  was  subsequentl\'  changed  to  Peter  Levering  & 
Sons.  He  married  Hannah,  the  only  daughter  of  William  Wilson,  of 
the  house  of  William  Wilson  &  Sons,  a  lad\-  who  was  distinguished 
for  her  activity  and  usefulness  in  the  social  and  religious  matters  of 
the  city. 

Eugene  Levering  was  the  youngest  son  of  Peter  and  Hannah 
(Wilson)  Levering;  was  born  in  Baltimore  Oct.  24,  18 19.  His  par- 
ents were  both  members  of  the  First  Baptist  Church,  and  trained 
their  children  in  the  principles  of  the  Christian  religion.  Mr.  Lever- 
ing's  nature  responded  to  their  culture,  and  he  connected  himself  with 
the  church  of  his  parents,  of  which  he  became  one  of  the  m<»st  use- 
ful members,  and  subsequently  became  a  valuabk'  member  of  the 
Seventh  Baptist  Church,  under  the  pastorate  of  the  late  Richard 
Fuller,  D.  D.,  of  whom  he  was  an  intimate  friend. 

Mr.  Levering  began  his  business  life  with  Hoffmans  &  Co.,  dry 
goods,  auction  and  commission  house,  and  later  was  with  George  & 
Yates  in  the  dry  goods  importing  business,  where  he  remained  for 
several  vears.  He  then  entered  into  partnership  with  his  brother, 
Frederick  A.  Levering,  under  the  firm  of  Levering  &  Co.,  on  Han- 
over street,  in  the  general  grocery  business,  and  at  the  end  «»f  three 
years  moved  to  Commerce  street,  near  Pratt,  and  in  1855  to  No.  2 
Commerce  street,  built  by  the  firm,  and  since  occupied  by  it. 

Levering  &  Co.  took  a  leading  position  in  the  trade,  and  not  only 
established  a  reputation  for  themselves,  but  added  to  that  of  Balti- 
more in  this  department.  The  firm  of  Levering  &  Co.  continued 
until  1866,  when  it  was  dissoh  ed  by  the  death  of  Frederick  A. 

Eugene  Levering,  Sr.,  then  associated  with  him  .is  partners 
three  sons,  William  T.,  Eugene  and  Joshua,  under  the  firm  name  of 
E.  Levering  &  Co.  With  this  young  and  active  co-operation  the 
business  grew  to  large  proportions. 

The  firm,  by  degrees,  ceased  handling  all  other  comm(^iltle.^  mu\ 
made  coffee  their  specialty.  The  house  tools  position  at  the  head  ot 
the  trade,  xNhich  it  has  steadih'  hold.     In  the  light  ol  Wv-  <f  .t.-ment. 


88o  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

thf  valuable  influence  of  Mr.  Levering's  house  on  the  commercial 
growth  of  Baltimore  may  be  appreciated.  Under  the  new  regime, 
the  Arm  enjoyed  prosperity,  and  Mr.  Levering  looked  forward  to  the 
time  when  he  might  retire;  but  he  was  called  away  in  June,  1870, 
when  but  52  years  of  age.  He  left  legacies  to  religious  and  charit- 
able purposes  amounting  to  thirt)'  thousand  dollars.  Among  other 
objects,  his  beneficence  provided  means  for  building  up  what  is 
known  as  the  "  Levering  Mission  "  in  the  Creek  Nation,  hidian  Ter- 
ritory. 

The  present  firm,  composed  of  four  sons,  William  T.,  Eugene, 
Joshua  and  Leonidas,  succeeded  to  the  business,  which  is  the  largest 
coffee  house  in  the  city,  and  one  among  the  largest  in  the  United 
States. 

Mr.  Levering  had  nine  sons  and  three  daughters,  nine  of  whom 
survive. 

In  reviewing  the  life  of  Eugene  Levering,  senior,  and  consider- 
ing its  practical  results,  he  appears  one  of  the  most  successful  men 
that  have  graced  the  mercantile  annals  of  Baltimore.  If  success  is  to 
be  measured  only  b\'  accumulation  of  money,  this  remark  does  not  hold 
good,  for  many  have  made  more  monev  than  he;  but  a  man  may  ac- 
quire millions  and  yet  be  a  failure.  The  legacy  of  personal  char- 
acter and  of  children  trained  up  to  the  standard  and  practice  of  right- 
eousness is  the  richest  and  most  enduring  a  man  can  confer  upon  his 
race.     His  life  was  eminently  successful  and  worthy  of  imitation. 


JOSHUA  AND   EUGENE    LEVERING. 
(2ri8  19) 

THE  Rev.  Dr.  Lothrop,  in  a  written  tribute  to  the  memory  of  a 
distinguished  merchant,  very  aptly  stated  :  "  Commercial 
biography  is  a  department  of  literature  in  which  we  have 
fewer  books  than  might  be  written  for  the  benefit  and  instruction  of 
the  world.  Of  the  lives  of  statesmen,  poets,  artists,  literary,  mili- 
tary and  professional  men  of  all  sorts,  we  have  enough,  but  of  emi- 
nent and  successful  merchants  ;  men  who  have  made  commerce  the 
sphere  of  their  extensive  activity  and  usefulness,  we  have  few  per- 
manent records." 

This  is  literally  true.  Commercial  men  in  all  generations  have 
been  the  strength  and  support  of  all  enterprises.  They  have  been 
the  producers,  while  the  classes  enumerated  above,  have  been  the 


Bl(  )(jl<'Al-'HlhS.  88i 

consumers;  the  dispensers.     They  have,  in  must  expei  i been 

inspired  by  selfish  ambition,  while  the  counting  rooms  <tt  the  land 
have  furnished  the  fuel  which  vitalizes  all  activities,  as  well,  the 
support  of  all  the  religious,  educational  and  philanthropic  institutions 
which  prosper  us. 

The  names  of  George  Peabody,  Samuel  Applcton,  1  l)omai>  H. 
Cope,  Stephen  Girard,  Peter  Cooper,  Amos  Lawrence,  John  Jacob 
Astor,  et  alias,  of  generations  ago,  still  are  graven  in  the  memories 
of  the  people,  and  still  deeper  in  the  hearts  of  their  descendants. 

And  "footprints  in  the  sands  of  time"  have  already  been  made 
by  diligent  and  generous  merchants  of  our  name  and  generation.  I 
apply  this  especially  to  Joshua  and  Hugene  Le\ering  of  Baltimore. 
Twins  by  birth  ;  twins  by  education  ;  twins  m  noble  impulses  ;  twins 
in  all  the  experiences  and  business  of  life.  1  niak'e  them  the  dual  sub- 
ject of  this  sketch. 

Both  are  diligent  in  business,  serving  the  Lord,  and  both  ha\e 
the  "  courage  of  their  convictions  "  in  political  affiliations  and  actions, 
in  that  they  vote  as  they  pray,  "  Thy  will  be  done  on  earth  as  it  is 
in  Heaven,"  reasonably  construed,  means,  in  part,  no  rum  traftic  ; 
no  drinking  saloons. 

Both  have,  from  time  to  time,  been  selected  as  candidates  for 
congressional  and  State  offices  b\  the  Prohibition  Part>-,  and  while 
election  was  not  expected — in  competiti(Mi  with  the  <»ld  political  par- 
ties— the  votes  received  by  both  were  largely  in  ad\-ance  of  other 
candidates.  At  the  national  convention  of  that  party,  held  at  Cin- 
cinnati in  1892,  Joshua  Levering  was  the  choice  of  the  party  for  Vice- 
President  of  the  United  States,  though  for  good  reasons  was  not  n«»m 
inated,  and  in  the  State  convention  of  the  Prohibition  Party  of  Mary- 
land, held  April  i,  1895,  he  was  unanimouslx  nominated  for  Ciov- 
ernor  of  the  State.  The  \-ote  received  b\-  him  at  the  election  suc- 
ceeding was  creditable  to  the  best  element  in  the  commonwealth. 

Joshua  Levering  is  President  of  the  Young  iVW-n's  Christian  As- 
sociation of  Baltimore,  also  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  House  ot 
Refuge,  in  which  he  takes  great  interest  for  the  reclamati.)n  of  yiuith. 
Is  also 'superintendent  of  the  Sabbath  school  of  the  Hutaw  Place 
Baptist  Church,  and  is  prominent  in  man>-  benevolent  and  educational 

enterprises. 

Euaene  Levering's  name  has  high  place  upon  the  rolh  oi  cn- 
tributors  to  the  well  known  J<.hns  Hopkins  University  <.f  Baltniu.re. 
LEVERING  HALL— one  of  the  prominent  buildings  <.f  the  Univer-tv_ 

was  erected  and  presented  bv  him.     The  \V..rkin.,,n..n'.  Re^u: 


(s6) 


882  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Club  of  the  city — designed  to  improve  and  benefit  the  class  named — 
was  established  by  him.  He  is  a  recognized  leader  in  most  philan- 
thropic schemes,  and  in  his  church  (Eutaw  Place  Baptist).  He  is 
President  of  the  National  Bank  of  Commerce  of  Baltimore,  and  is 
President  of  the  Board  of  TrcTde  of  that  city,  a  commercial  organiza- 
tion of  more  than  fifty  years'  existence,  and  second  to  none  in  im- 
portance. 

Their  usefulness  is  vouchsafed  to  them,  by  reason  of  their  mer- 
cantile prosperity.  The  business  of  importers  and  dealers  in  coffee, 
as  established  by  their  father,  more  than  half  a  century  ago,  has  not 
only  been  maintained,  but  largely  increased  by  them.  The  firm 
name  of  E.  Levering  &  Co.  is  known  to  the  business  world.  Two 
younger  brothers,  Leonidas  and  Franklin  W.,  are  members  of  the 
firm.     The  unostentatious  beneficence  of  all  these  is  well  known. 

As  an  instance  of  the  integrity  and  public  spirit  of  these  men,  1 
notice  in  a  recent  number  of  the  Baltimore  Herald,  this  statement, 
"  Not  long  ago  City  Collector  Hopkins  received  a  letter  in  his  mail 
"  which  said,  simply  :  '  We  think  that  the  volume  of  our  business  last 
"year  justifies  us  in  requesting  you  to  add  another  fifty  thousand 
"  dollars  to  the  assessment  of  the  firm  of  E.  Levering  &  Co.  for  tax- 
"  able  purposes.'  hi  other  words,  they  voluntarily  tendered  $i,ooo, 
"  additional  to  the  tax  bill  which  would  otherwise  have  been  presented 
"  to  them,  nfinus  this  amount,  if  this  example  were  followed  by  other 
"  men  of  wealth,  there  would  be  no  need  for  a  new  assessment  law." 

Of  the  other  quartette  of  these  enterprising  brothers — William 
T.,  Frederick  A.,  Leonard  M.  and  Edwin  A. — all  are  extensively  en- 
gaged in  the  coffee  importing  business. 

Tupper  wrote  :  "  There  were  nine  Homers — goodly  sons  of  song, 
but  where  is  any  record  of  the  eight?  "  Here  are  eight  Leverings, 
goodly  sons  of  a  father,  distinguished  in  mercantile  circles,  and  all 
have  made  records  of  success  and  influence  which  will  outlive  them. 

"And  still  the  honors  grew."  Since  writing  the  foregoing,  at 
the  National  Convention  of  the  Prohibition  Party,  convened  May  27, 
1896,  at  Pittsburg,  Pa.,  Joshua  Lexering  was  unanimously  nominated 
as  the  party  candidate  for  President  of  the  United  States. 


BIOGRAPHIES. 


883 


FRANK  H.  AND  GRACE  D.  1.1:\  1:1<1.NG. 

(2727) 
AN  FOR  III 


GRACH    DA 
was  born  in 


Indianapolis, 
Ind.       HcT    (genius    tor 
music  was  made    manifest  in 
^<     her  childhood.    She  had  capac- 
s^  ity  for  reading  music  at  sight, 
and    her    voice    developed    to 
that   of    a    woman  at   twelve  ' 
years  of  age. 

When  but  thirteen  years  old  she  assumed 
the  position  of  soprano  in  the  quartette  choir  of  St.  Paul  s  Episco- 
pal Cathedral  at  a  large  salary. 

At  fourteen  years  she  was  quite  proficient  in  the  studv  and 
practice  of  the  piano  and  organ,  and  composition,  under  Carl  Wei^- 
mann,  an  acknowledged  master,  who  demonstrated  his  appreciation 
by  dedicating  to  her  a  musical  composition  of  merit,  and  was  em- 
ployed by  him  in  concerts.  At  this  early  age  she  rendered  the  diffi- 
cult music  of  Bach's  Oratorios  in  the  Messiah,  in  the  Creation,  the 
Season,  in  Judas  Maccabeus,  in  Hlijah,  etc. 

After  her  marriage  to  Frank  H.  Le\ering  (Ma\-,  1878),  she  pur- 
sued musical  studies;  for  a  time  in  the  College  of  Music  of  New 
York.  She  was  recognized  as  a  leader  in  all  local  musical  organiza- 
tions of  merit.  She  was  soloist  of  the  L_\ra  Singing  Society  of  In- 
dianapolis, and  a  prominent  member  of  the  Indiana  Music  Teachers' 
Association. 

In  the  fall  of  1887  they  removed  to  Denver,  C(»lo.,  where  an  en- 
gagement as  leading  soprano  in  the  First  Baptist  Church  awaited  her. 
On  the  opening  of  the  new  Trinity  M.  E.  Church — one  of  the  finest 
in  America — she  was  engaged  as  soprano  soloist,  at  a  salar\-  ! 
than  ever  before  paid  in  the  city.  At  the  same  time  she  was  al  Uw 
head  of  a  select  musical  organization  in  the  cit>-,  and  contributed  to 
musical  journals  of  the  highest  class  in  the  East,  and  had  charge  of 
classes  of  music  in  the  University  of  Den\er. 

While  enjoying  such  successes,  she  was  not  unmindful  of  a  re- 
ligious dut}^  to  contribute  to  the  pleasure  of  the  poor  and  afflicted,  as 
in  both  her  native  and  adopted  cities  she  visited  hospitals  and  asy- 
lums, and  sang  cheerful  songs  to  the  inmates;  e\-en  the  insane  were 
expectant  (-f  her  weekMy  visits,  and  were  attentive  listeners  to  her 
so  nils. 


884  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

But,  "Like  an  untimelv  frost  upon  the  fairest  flower  of  all  the 
field,"  she  was  stricken  down,  in  September,  1891.  Though  disease 
suddenly  prostrated  her,  hour  after  hour  she  sang  praises  to  Him  who 
doeth  all  things  well.  In  the  quiet  of  a  Sabbath  evening  she  essayed 
to  sing  her  favorite  hymn  :  "Jesus,  Lover  of  my  Soul,"  surprising 
her  weeping  husband  and  friends  with  the  pathos  and  melody  of  the 
effort.  At  the  ending  of  the  second  line  her  voice  suddenlv  faded 
away,  as  echoes  from  a  distance.  She  had  gone  with  it,  and  a  new 
and  rapturous  song  was  hers  to  mingle  with  angelic  greetings  in  an- 
swer to  her  intoned  prayer. 

In  the  funeral  ser\-ice  which  followed  at  the  First  Baptist  Church, 
in  which  all  the  Protestant  clergy  of  the  city  participated,  the  throng 
of  people  was  so  numerous  as  to  require  more  than  an  hour  in  pass- 
ing the  bier.  A  memorial  window  in  the  Calvar\-  Baptist  Church  of 
Denver,  completed  in  1892,  is  an  ever  present  reminder  of  the  loved 
and  lost. 

Franlc  H.  Lewring — left  alone  and  childless — vielding  to  his  oft- 
time  inclinations,  abandoned  the  practice  of  the  law,  for  which  he 
had  been  educated  in  the  Chicago  University  and  the  University  of 
the  State  of  New  York',  and,  following  the  Master,  became  a  "fisher 
of  men."  He  is  now  engaged  in  Missionary  labor  in  the  Madras 
Presidencv  of  hidia,  under  the  super\-ision  of  the  American  Baptist 
Missionary  Union. 

He  was  licensed  to  preach  the  gospel  by  th.e  Calvary  Baptist 
Church  of  Denver,  in  which  he  was  a  constituent  member  and  a 
Deacon,  on  April  13,  1892.  Upon  the  solicitation  of  the  official  heads 
of  the  mission  work  of  the  church,  wh(j  wished  to  avail  of  his  legal 
education,  he  consented  to  labor  in  the  Telugu  field,  in  India.  He 
sailed  from  Boston  on  September  25,  1892.  Was  located  with  Dr. 
Clough,  at  Ongole,  for  a  year,  since  at  Nellore,  where,  on  July  19, 
1894,  he  married  Miss  Ida  Faye,  of  Matawan,  New  Jersey,  a  graduate 
of  the  Woman's  Medical  College  of  Pennsylvania,  at  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  in  the  class  of  1891,  who  preceded  him  one  year  in  Mission 
work,  and  whose  devotion  and  adaptation  to  the  service  has  caused 
her  to  be  called  "the  second  Mrs.  Judson." 

Frank  H.  Levering  was  regularly  ordained  to  the  ministry  on 
March  30,  1895,  at  Ongole,  India,  and  assigned  to  dut\'  in  the  great 
city  of  Madras,  but  the  professional  skill  of  "Dr.  Faye"  was  so 
missed  in  the  mission  hospital  at  Nellore,  which  she  had  created, 
that  they  were  returned  by  the  Board  to  that  city  in  October,  1895, 
and  are  still  (1897)  located  there. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  885 

JACOB  I.HVERING, 
(140) 

OF  ROXBOROUGH,   Philadelphia,   h..rn  in  Septemlv; ,   1746. 
shared  the  patriotism  ol  his  brothers,  John  and  Anthi.ny. 
The  three  were  active  soldiers  in  the  Revolutionary  War. 
As  their  home  was  in  the  storm  center  (»f  that  conflict,  they  were 
very  useful  to  our  military  commanders. 

It  is  said  of  Jacob  that  he  was  shrewd  and  active,  and  pcrt<trmed 
many  valuable  services  for  the  American  army.  In  the  plain  ' 
of  a  farmer,  he  frequently  went  into  tbe  city  of  Philadelphia  wi,,..  .. 
was  in  possession  of  the  British  forces,  and  obtained  valuable  in- 
formation, which  he  communicated  to  General  Washington.  He  was 
familiar  with  all  the  streets  and  highways  in  and  about  the  city,  and 
for  long  distances  in  the  surrounding  country.  After  visiting  the  city 
and  disposing  of  marketing  among  families  of  his  acquaintance,  from 
whom  he  could  glean  information,  he  would  return  home  and  remain 
there,  sending  one  of  his  younger  brothers  to  communicate  such  mes- 
sages as  he  deemed  important  to  American  officers.  Once,  when 
returning  to  the  house  of  his  father,  who  lived  on  Green  Lane,  he 
was  arrested  by  some  British  troopers  and  charged  with  being  a  spy, 
named  John  Levering.  This  he  denied.  He  was  carried  farther  up 
the  river  Schuylkill,  on  the  right  bank,  to  a  point  opposite  his  father's 
home  (now  Manayunk),  where  some  neighbors  were  attracted  to  the 
gathering,  as  the  soldiers  were  preparing  to  hang  him  to  an  oak  tree. 
Upon  the  testimony  of  the  neighbors  that  their  prisoner  tiv/x  tu)t  John 
Levering,  Jacob  was  released. 

Reference  is  made  to  this  occurrence  in  the  "Life  and  Corre- 
spondence of  President  Reed,"  viz.  :  Col.  Mo\lan.  under  date  of 
Oct.  I,  1777,  wrote  as  follows  to  General  Washington  : 

'T  set  out  last  night,  between  11  and  12  o'clock,  in  consequence 
of  General  Reed's  information,  that  a  part\  of  the  enemy's  Light 
Horse  had   crossed  the  Schuylkill  at  Levering's  Ford.     I  met  him 

(Reed)  at  Bonners,  and  agreeable  to  his  advise,  called  at  L> "j's 

house.     He  had  returned  last  evening.     The  party  that  sic .in, 

gave  him  dismission  on  the  hill  leading  to  the  middle  ferry,  on  which, 
he  is  very  confidant,  they  crossed.  As  he  is  a  Whig,  I  belie\e  he 
would  not  decieve  me,  so  that  the  expedition  I  set  out  upon,  is  frus- 
trated." 

At  the  time  that  Jacob  was  arrested,  he  had  a  pass  from  W.tsh- 
ington  in  his  possession.     This  he  managed  to  get  into  his  mouth. 


886  THE   LEVERING   FAMILY. 

and  swallowed  it.  Such  special  favor  as  a  general  pass  from  the 
commander-in-chief  of  the  American  forces  would  liave  cost  him  his 
life,  if  it  had  been  discovered. 

After  the  close  of  the  war,  Jacob  removed  to  a  place  called 
Ocracoke  Inlet,  in  North  Carolina,  where,  after  several  years'  resi- 
dence, he  died. 

An  interesting  episode  in  the  military  experiences  of  Jacob  Lev- 
ering may  be  found  in  the  volume  entitled  "Levering  Family 
Reunion,"  as  held  at  Levering,  Ohio,  on  August  6,  1891.  The  his- 
torical fact  was  contributed  by  Mrs.  Catharine  Latch,  an  octogenarian 
of  Roxborough,  through  William  H.  Levering,  of  LaFayette,  Ind. 


MAJOR  JOHN  LEVERING^' 
(142) 

WAS  born  April  25,  1750,  in  Roxborough,  Philad.,  in  a  large 
stone  house  on  Ridge  Avenue,  built  by  his  father.  He 
was  a  carpenter  and  builder.  Reared  in  the  pious  atmos- 
phere of  his  father's  home,  he  espoused  religion  when  22  years  of 
age.  The  records  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of  Philadelphia  bear 
evidence  of  his  baptism  on  June  9,  1772.  He  subsequently  (1789) 
became  one  of  the  constituent  members  in  the  organization  of  the 
Roxborough  Baptist  Church.  He  was  made  a  trustee  and  a  deacon 
of  the  church,  and  continued  in  office  through  life. 

hi  "the  days  that  tried  men's  souls"  he  was  intensely  loyal. 
At  the  outbreak  of  the  Revolutionary  War  he,  with  his  brothers, 
Jacob  and  Anthony,  enlisted  in  the  cause  for  American  liberty.  They 
were  Christian  soldiers  of  like  spirit  and  characteristics  as  qualified 
the  limited  army  of  Gustavus  Adolphus,  the  hero  of  Protestantism  in 
the  "  thirty  years'  war  "  in  Germany,  who  went  from  morning  pray- 
ers into  battle  for  the  right. 

John  Levering's  services  became  conspicuously  valuable  to  the 
army  leaders.  .  His  home  being  wathin  the  theater  of  action,  within 
hearing  of  the  old  Liberty  Bell,  which  first  proclaimed  the  Declara- 
tion of  Independence,  and  within  call  of  the  Continental  Congress  ; 
environed  by  British  rule,  while  the  enemy  occupied  Philadelphia 
(1777),  he  was  in  position  to  observe  much  and  apply  it  to  advant- 
age. One  act  of  his  daring  and  exercise  of  good  judgment  is  related 
in  the  volume  of  proceedings  of  the  Levering  family  reunion  August, 
1 89 1,  and  shows  how  General  Washington  relied  upon  him. 


BIOGRAPHIES. 


887 


He  was  at  the  battles  of  Trenton  anJ  I'linLeton  and  in  otiier 
engagements  of  the  war.  As  commissioned  Ensign  he  L-arried  the 
colors,  thus  leading  in  the  fray. 

While  writing  I  have  before  me  a  dilapidated  paper  which  is  a 
relic  of  those  days  and  official  evidence  of  his  then  relatii.n  to  tlie 
Continental  Arm\-.     It  reads  : 


1  DO  hereby  CERTIFY,  That  Jo/m  bnrring,  of  Kox- 
bury  Township,  House  Carpenter.  .iiiJ  Hnsijrn  in  the 
2nd  Btln.,  Phi/ad.  County,  Hath  voluntarily  taken 
and  subscribed  the  Affirmation  (if  Allegiance  and 
Fidelity,  as  directed  by  an  ACT  of  General  Assem 
bly  of  Pennsylvania,  passed  the  13th  day  of  June. 
A.  D.  1777. 

Witness  my  hand  and  seal,  the  2otIi  da\-  of  Mav, 
A.  D.  lyyS.  ^ 

[L.  s.]  JOHN  MOOR. 


Printed  by  John  Dunlaii. 

While  several  commissions  were  issued  to  John  Levering  assign- 
ing various  official  duties,  1  call  attention  to  one  now  before  me, 
issued  by  THE  SUPREME  COUNCIL  to  him  as  Captain  in  the  army, 
which  was  "  Given  under  the  lesser  seal  of  the  Commonwealth  at 
Philadelphia,  this  tentli  day  of  May  in  the  year  of  our  Lord,  one 
thousand  seven  hundred  and  eighty." 

This  commission  imposed  new  responsibilities  which  were  rond- 
ily  accepted,  though  it  came  at  a  time  when  the  American  ir     . 
were  discouraged,  and  the  term  of  enlistment  of  many  about  to  ex- 
pire.    The  forces  had  passed  through  a  severe  winter,  and  endured 
distress  from  cold  and  hunger ;  their  means  of  subsistence  now  al- 
most exhausted.     It  was  the  most  critical  period  of  young  Amer 
existence.     Nor  was  it  yet  known,  at  the  date  of  this  commi»i<Mi. 
that  Lafayette  was  returning  with  a  Godsend  of  French  help--'-      !" 
this  emergency  our  grandsire  consecrated  himself  anew  N 
country's  altar.     Ducit  Amor  Patricv,  was  his  inspiration.    Well  ma\ 
we  wish  that  he  and  his  compatriots  could  know  that  their  children^ 
children  are  proud  of  their  achievements  and  appreciate  th< 
fices  which  gave  Columbia  to  us. 

Entertaininiz  fear  that  the  Britons  might  undertake  lo  r< 
their  lost  cause,  John  Levering  urged  the  maintenance  of  mil 
organization  ;  he  was  commissioned  Major  in  the  p.  -^-^-v  K  ini  > 


888  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

after  the  war,  and  a.^ain  took  active  part  in  tlie  War  of  1812,  when 
over  three  score  years  of  age. 

The  military  archives  of  Pennsylvania  preserve  his  name.  In 
the  office  of  Auditor-General  of  the  State  the  records  show — under 
tlie  head  of  "Associated  Battalions  and  Militia" — that  John  Lever- 
ing was,  in  1780,  made  Captain  of  the  6th  Company  of  the  7th  Bat- 
talion, commanded  by  Lieut. -Colonel  Matthew  Holgate.  (Penna. 
Archives,  Vol.  13,  p.  759.)  He  is  also  mentioned  in  the  alphabetical 
lists  of  Revolutionary  soldiers  in  the  same  volume,  page  129.  This 
evidence  is  repeated  in  the  book,  "  Pennsylvania  in  the  Revolution," 
which  is  now  out  of  print,  but  well  preserved  volumes  maintain 
tangible  memories. 

Major  Levering  died  July  28,  1832,  in  the  house  in  which  he 
was  born,  aged  82  years. 


COLONEL  JOHN  LEVERING.  U.  S.  V. 

(1031) 

[From  "Officers  of  the  Army  and  Navy  who  Served  in  the  Civil  War." 

Philad.,  1893.] 

COLONEL  JOHN  LEVERING  was  born  near  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  April  19,  1826.  He  is  a  descendant  of  Wigard  Levering 
who  settled  in  that  city  in  1685  and  became  a  large  land- 
owner, and  a  grandson  of  Captain  John  Levering  of  the  war  of  the 
Revolution. 

In  1849,  with  wife  and  child,  he  removed  to  Cincinnati ;  thence, 
in  1850,  to  La  Fayette,  Ind.,  where  he  conducts  a  real  estate  and 
loan  business,  which  he  established  in  January,  18156,  in  the  same 
building  now  occupied. 

On  the  breaking  out  of  the  war,  in  April,  1861,  at  the  instance 
of  Governor  Morton,  he  went  to  Philadelphia  and  made  contracts  for 
the  equipment  of  Indiana  troops.  At  the  designation  of  Governor 
Morton  and  General  J.  J.  Reynolds,  in  July,  1861,  he  was  appointed 
by  President  Lincoln,  captain  and  a  quartermaster  of  volunteers,  and 
served  in  the  Cheat  Mountain  (Va.)  campaign.  In  1862  he  had 
charge  of  Post  Gauley  Bridge,  W.  Va.,  until  August,  when  he  was 
ordered  to  the  Staff  of  General  Pope,  commanding  the  Army  of  the 
Potomac.  Because  General  Pope  was  relieved  soon  after,  he  was 
ordered  by  the  quartermaster-general  to  report  at  the  headquarters 
of  General  McClellan,  and  September  21,  1862,  reported  to  General 


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BIOGRAPHIES.  •  88ij 

Humphreys  and  was  charged  with  eqiiippinM  n^w  iruups  aiiei  Uu- 
battle  of  Antietam. 

November  lo,  1862,  at  the  request  of  Cieiieral  keynokls,  he-  

ordered  by  the  War  Department  to  report  with  that  officer  to  thc 
Army  of  the  Cumberland.  Februar\-  17,  186^,  lie  was  app«tinted 
chief  quartermaster  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  but  was  excusevl  tliat  Ser- 
vice in  view  of  expected  transfer  to  the  adjutant-j^eneral's  depart- 
ment, to  which  he  was  commissioned  by  the  President,  with  the 
rank-  of  major.  May  7,  1863,  and  assij^ned  to  Reynolds'  Division. 

In  December,  1863,  he  was  ordered  with  General  Krynolds. 
from  Chattanooj^a  to  New  Orleans,  where  he  ser\'ed  during  1864  as 
adjutant-general  of  the  Defences  of  New  Orleans,  and  of  the  Niur- 
teenth  Army  Corps,  and  of  the  Reserve  Corps  of  the  Military  Divi- 
sion of  West  Mississippi.  On  December  22,  1864,  he  was  ordered 
with  General  Reynolds  to  Little  Rock,  Arkansas,  where  he  served 
during  1865  as  adjutant-general  of  the  Department  of  Arkansas,  and 
of  the  Seventh  Army  Corps,  so  assigned  by  the  President,  with 
rank  and  pay  of  lieutenant-colonel.  March  2,  1865,  he  was  com- 
missioned by  the  President,  colonel,  by  brevet,  and  confirmed  by 
the  Senate,  May  9,  1865.  In  April,  1865,  by  department  orders,  he 
visited  Fort  Smith  and  Port  Gibson,  in  the  Cherokee  Nation,  on 
special  duty  of  inspection.  July  4,  1865,  he  was  ordered  to  Memphis 
and  New  Orleans  on  an  important  errand  to  Generals  Canby  and 
Sheridan,  and  on  August  7,  1865,  on  a  like  errand  to  Cieneral  Sher- 
man at  St.  Louis,  hi  December,  1865,  he  was  on  special  duty  in  the 
Choctaw  and  Chickasaw  Nations,  with  headquarters  at  Bogg>-  Depit. 
On  returning  to  Little  Rock,  he  asked  to  be  relieved  from  further 
military  service.  By  Special  Order  No.  3,  War  Department.  Janu- 
ary 4,  1866,  he  was  honorably  mustered  out. 

Under  W.  D.  G.  O.  No.  86,  of  i86s,  issued  to  department  com- 
manders. General  Reynolds  awarded  Colonel  Lewring  the  highest 
commendations  on  qualifications  of  staff  officers;  also  when  ri- 
mending  promotion  he  wrote,  "Colonel  Levering  entered  the  service 
at  the  very  beginning  of  the  Rebellion,  and  has  ser\ed  zealously  and 
faithfully  ;  has  never  been  absent  from  his  command  in  the  field,  ex- 
cept when  compelled  to  be  so  by  sickness  contracted  in  the  line  ot 
duty.  He  served  as  chief  quartermaster  in  West  Virginia  at  Cheat 
Mountain  and  Gauley  River,  and  his  reports  on  file  in  Washii 
prove  him  to  be  a  superior  officer  in  that  department.  As  adjutant- 
general  he  has  been  equall>-  distinguished  in  the  Army  of  the  Cum- 
berland and  Department  of  the  Gulf.     He  is  an  officer  of  ^ t 

business   abilit\-.     He  has  been  commended  heretof..re  by  i 'I 


890  THE   LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Canby  and  myself.  Colonel  Levering  has  been  on  my  personal  staff 
during  nearly  all  this  war.  I  perform  an  act  of  justice  to  an  intel- 
ligent and  zealous  officer  by  earnestly  recommending  him  for  increased 
rank  as  a  recognition  of  valuable  services  rendered  in  the  staff  depart- 
ments of  the  army,  which  promotion  seldom  reaches,  thoucfh  merited, 
as  in  this  case.  He  is  peculiarly  qualified  for  the  duty  of  investigat- 
ing irregularities,  and  would  be  unsurpassed  as  a  member  of  a  board, 
or  to  be  entrusted  with  individual  investigations." 

On  arriving  in  hidiana,  March  i,  1850,  Mr.  Levering  located  upon 
a  farm  ten  miles  south  from  LaFayette,  which  he  operated  for  six 
years.  During  this  experience  he  was  instrumental  in  organizing  a 
County  Agricultural  Society  ;  was  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of 
Agriculture,  then  recently  organized  ;  was  also  elected  a  member  of 
the  Legislature  of  the  State,  and  was  Principal  Clerk  of  the  House 
of  Representatives  during  the  session  of  1855 — the  first  under  the 
new  Constitution. 

When  he  established  the  real  estate  and  loan  business,  in  Jan- 
uary, 1856,  as  adverted  to  in  the  above  military  record,  he  practiced 
surveying  and  civil  engineering,  which  continued — as  County  Sur 
veyor,  and  City  Civil  Engineer — until  the  breaking  out  of  the  war. 
His  brother,  William  H.  Levering,  being  associated  under  the  firm 
name  of  Levering  Brothers,  the  business  continued.  After  the  war 
(W.  H.  Levering  retiring  in  1868)  real  estate  transactions  and  mort- 
gaged loans  required  exclusive  attention.  The  aggregate  investments 
for  patrons  in  the  speculative  years  following  the  war,  reached  millions 
of  dollars. 

His  business  buildings,  situated  upon  the  west  side  of  the  public 
square  in  LaFayette,  he  has  continuously  occupied  for  more  than  forty 
years,  except  while  erecting  a  new  building  upon  the  site,  in  the 
summer  of   1870. 

His  present  residence,  on  northwest  corner  of  Twelfth  and  Tip- 
pecanoe streets,  has  been  the  family  home  since  March  i,  1858. 
Then,  in  the  northeastern  suburbs,  the  city  has  since  overtaken  and 
extended  far  beyond  the  location. 

Col.  Levering  maintains  military  comradeship  by  membership  in 
the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States  (a  companion  in  Chicago, 
Illinois  Commandery,  before  hidiana  was  organized),  the  Army  of 
the  Cumberland  and  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic.  Is  the  author  of 
"  Recollections  of  the  Civil  War,  1861-5"  (700  pp.  in  MSS.),  also  of 
"Lee's  Advance  and  Retreat  in  the  Cheat  Mountain  Campaign," 
and  of  other  historical  matter.  Is  now,  by  appointment  by  the  Gov- 
ernor, a  trustee,  and  treasurer  of  the  hidiana  State  Soldiers'  Home. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  891 

WILLIAM    H.    LHVEHINC;. 

(1032) 

(CONTRIBL'Tlib.) 

WILLIAM  HAGY  LEVERING  was  horn  at  ArJmorc.  a  suburb 
of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  April   19,   1826 — a  twin  and  pt-" 
duplicate  of  the  author  of  this  history.     Business  Jem. 
in  early  life  gave  him  opportunity  only  for  a  common  sclvx)!  eii 
tion,  yet  he  has  been  a  life  long  student  and  has  thus  become-  <>ii 
the  best  informed  and  educated  men  in  the  business  circles. 

\n  185 1  he  removed  to  LaFayette,  Ind.,  where  he  still  res: 
Here,  in  185 1,  he  established  the  first  "one-price"  store — hats  and 
furs — in  the  State;  the  business  is  still  being  successfully  carried  on 
in  the  same  location  by  his  younger  brothers,  in  1856  he  entered 
into  a  real  estate,  loan,  civil  engineering  and  insurance  business  with 
his  twin  brother,  and  continued  many  years.  In  this  experience  he 
obtained  a  thorough  knowledge  of  real  estate  and  insurance  law,  and 
calls  for  his  services  in  the  latter — in  the  adjustment  of  losses  by  fire, 
and  in  litigated  cases,  were  so  urgent  that  he  retired  from  office 
work  and  gave  one-half  his  time  to  this  profession,  and  in  pursuit  of 
it  has  settled  numerous  difficult  cases  throughout  a  field  extending 
from  the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific. 

It  is  a  notable  fact  that  for  more  than  one-half  his  life  he  ha> 
had  no  occasion  to  ask  for  favors  on  business.  His  motto  has  tx-en 
"create  a  demand  for  yourself."  He  gives  this  motto  to  VMunsj  mm 
as  the  definition  of  success  in  life. 

Mr.  Levering  has  indexed  copies  of  all  iiis  letters  written  during 
38  years— kept  in  three  series  ;  "  personal,"  "  pr(.fessional,"  "  reli- 
gious," and  all  letters  received  during  these  years  are  bound  in  books 
and  indexed.     All  his  writing  since  1853  bas  been  done  with  but  tw.. 

pens — of  gold. 

He  began  attendance   at  Sabbath   School  in  July,   i8-'8  (f  ■  • 
aged  27  months,  and  has  in  his  possession  a  piece  of  the  dress  \'. 
on  that  occasion)  at  St.  Paul's  Evangelical  Lutheran  Church.     The 
Lower  Merion  Baptist  Church  (the  Church  of  his  parents)  having 
at  that  time  no  school.     In  his  eighth  year  four  u-omen  of  the  latter 
Church  opened  a  Sabbath  School  in  the  "  Union  Schoolhous 
none  of  them  could  lead  in  song  he  became  choirister,  and  tror.i  ' 
to  the    present  time— a  period  of  63  years— has  his  voice   levi 
young  in  songs  of  praise  to  God. 


892  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

At  the  age  of  14  years  he  was  baptised  into  membership  with 
the  Lower  Merion  Baptist  Church,  and  at  the  age  of  19  was  elected 
Superintendent  of  the  Sabbath  School  of  that  church.  He  has  held 
this  office  in  various  schools  with  but  little  intermission  to  the 
present.  Since  1869  he  has  devoted  all  his  energies  to  fellowship  of 
Christians,  to  mission  and  to  international  Sabbath  School  work,  and 
during  many  of  these  years  has  conducted  two  schools  at  the  same 
time,  and  is  now  in  his  23d  year  with  one — a  school  of  colored  people 
— holding  two  sessions  each  Sabbath — International  and  Normal. 

He  has  been  an  active  member  of  the  Indiana  S.  S.  Union  since 
its  organization,  May  30,  1865,  and  served  nine  years  as  President, 
to  wit:  1874  to  1877,  and  1881  to  1887,  when  impaired  health  com- 
pelled him  to  relinquish.  During  the  first  term  of  official  service  he 
visited  and  organized  S.  S.  unions  in  each  of  the  92  counties  of  Indi- 
ana, thus  attaining  the  standard  of  complete  county  organization ; 
and  in  the  second  term  restored  organizations  that  had  been  suffered 
to  lapse  or  retrograde,  and  traveled  in  all  the  92  counties,  emphasiz- 
ing missionary  and  evangelistic  effort  with  marked  success  ;  and  in 
so  doing  was  cordially  received  to  the  pulpits  of  almost  every  denom- 
ination of  Christians  in  the  State.  During  his  presidency  150,000 
children  were  added  to  the  Sabbath  Schools  of  the  State,  and  as 
many  as  33,000  children  were  added  to  the  churches  in  a  single  year. 
In  addition,  he  assisted  in  the  cause  in  other  States — as  many  as 
seven  in  a  single  year. 

In  1875  iTt"  organized  a  S.  S.  union  in  Virginia  City,  and  in  Gold 
Hill,  Nevada — said  to  be  the  first  S.  S.  union  organization  in  the 
Sierra  Nevada  range. 

He  conducts  conventions,  institutes  and  normal  assemblies,  and 
delivers  a  variety  of  Bible  lectures,  devoting  during  the  last  ten 
years  all  of  his  time  to  this  work  for  Christianity,  and  has  never 
been  willing  to  accept  remuneration  in  any  instance,  and  has  himself 
defrayed  all  expenses  of  every  kind. 

With  half  a  century's  experience,  he  is  eminently  fitted  for  this 
work,  and  has  given  great  impetus  to  Sabbath  School  and  Christian 
endeavor. 

For  many  years  Mr.  Levering  has  written  a  synopsis  or  "  key- 
notes "  of  the  current  S.  S.  lessons,  after  teaching  them,  for  his  files, 
making  them  uniform  in  size  and  style — a  fac-simile  of  one  of  these, 
of  which  he  has  several  hundred,  is  shown. 

He  has  devoted  much  time  to  the  uplifting  of  different  classes  of 
men  in  his  own  city.  Works  for  temperance  and  benevolent  socie- 
ties. Was  for  many  years  President  of  the  "  Home  of  the  Friend- 
less."    Has  had    many  positions  of   trust  and  honor;  in    fact,  has 


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spent  and    been  spent  in  the  interest  ut  "th.-  weaker 
whom  Christ  died.'' 

He  has  for  sexeral  years  been  an  associate  of  tik-  \  .  Insti- 

tute or  Phil..sophical  Society  of  Great  Britain,  a  relation  maintainetl 
by  correspondence,  but  has  taken  little  interest  in  secret  or 
organizations. 


MORTIMHR  l.HVHRlNCi. 

(2731) 

MORTIMER  l.HVERING,  only  survivinji  son  of  William  H.  Lev- 
ering, was  born  near  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  April  25,  1849,  and 
in  June,  1852,  came  to  LaFayette,  Ind.,  where  he  was  edu- 
cated in  the  local  schools,  and  for  several  years — associated  with  his 
father — he  was  engaged  in  the  book  and  stationery  business. 

In  October,  1872,  he  married  Miss  Julia  HenLliTSun,  :i  r.si,1,-nt 
of  the  city. 

Disposing  of  the  business  in  1874,  they  removed  to  S«»uthern 
Florida,  where  they  remained  until  1876,  when  they  returned  to  La- 
Fayette, and  Mr.  Levering  engaged  in  the  real  estate  and  loan  busi- 
ness, in  which  he  has  been  very  successful,  continuing  in  the  same 
room  in  the  First  National  Bank  building. 

He  takes  earnest  interest  in  live  stock,  especialls^  in  sheep  and 
horses,  in  which  he  is  an  acknowledged  expert,  evidenced  h_\-  de- 
mands upon  his  time  to  exercise  his  judgment  at  live-stock  fairs  held 
in  Eastern  and  other  States,  and  he  has  visited  England  in  the  same 
interest. 

For  several  years  he  was  Secretary  and  Treasurer  of  the  Tippe- 
canoe County  Fair  Association,  filling  the  offices  very  accept. 1' 
He  has  served  continuously  as  Secretary  of  the  Indiana  Stati-  I 
Stock  Sanitary  Commission  since  its  creation,  in  1889,  by  th>-  ! 
lature.     He  was  the  founder  and  has  been  Secretary  and  T- 
f  the  American  Shropshire  Sheep  Association  since  its  organ 
in  1884.     Has  been  Secretary  of  the  American  Shetland  Pony  ( 
for  four  years,  and  is  Secretary  of  the  Associated  Sheep  O' 
tion  of  America.     Is  Chairman  of  the  Registration  C»>mmittee  oi  tlu- 
American  Live-Stock  Association.     Is  local  statistical  •  oi  the 

United  States  Department  of  Agriculture  and  Bureau  01  .\uimrtl  In 
dustrx-,  and  is  an  honnrarv  member  of  a  foreign  li\e-stock  ass<Kiati"" 


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894  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Mr.  Levering's  social  tendencies  lead  him  into  many  societies 
and  companionable  organizations.  He  is  a  member  of  both  the  Lin- 
coln and  LaFayette  Clubs  of  the  city,  and  of  the  Sons  of  the  Amer 
ican  Revolution,  is  identified  with  numerous  secret  orders  ;  a  mem- 
ber of  Tippecanoe  Lodge,  F.  and  A.  M.;  of  LaFayette  Chapter,  No. 
3,  R.  A.  M.;  Past  Eminent  Commander  of  LaFayette  Commandery, 
No.  3,  K.  T.;  Knight  of  Malta  ;  Scottish  Rite,  32d  degree  ;  Murat  Tem- 
ple, Mystic  Shrine  ;  a  Past  Noble  Grand  of  Friendship  Lodge,  No.  22, 
L  O.  O.  F.;  Wabash  Encampment,  No.  6,  L  O.  O.  F.;  Past  Com- 
mander LaFayette  Canton,  1.  O.  O.  F.;  Imperial  Council,  No.  316, 
Royal  Arcanum;  member  of  LaFayette  Lodge,  No.  51,  Knights  of 
Pythias  ;  of  Ben  Hur  Tribe  of  the  Owls,  Masonic. 

Mr.  Levering's  religious  predelictions  are  inherited.     He  has  for 
many  years  been  a  member  of  the  Baptist  Church,  and  in  this  con- 
nection is  developed  his  inherent  family  gift  for  music.     As  a  partici- 
pant in  the  choir  and  a  director  of  church  music  he  has  rendered  val 
uable  service. 

Mr.  L.  has  a  very  attractive  residence,  with  extensive  grounds, 
near  to  the  city,  where  he  indulges  his  penchant  for  cultivating  fancy 
breeds  of  sheep,  ponies  and  other  live  stock. 


PEREGRINE  W.   LEVERING. 

(343) 

IT  might  be  said  of  Peregrine  Wharton **  Levering  that  he  was  of 
Manyunk,  Philadelphia;  but  it  may  reasonably  be  said,  also,  that 
Manayunk  was  of  him  in  a  great  measure.  He  v/as  "to  the 
manor  born,"  a  considerable  land-owner,  and,  as  a  carpenter  and 
builder — inspired  by  innate  energy  and  faith  in  the  future — he  did 
much  to  advance  the  interests  of  the  place.  Born  and  reared  in  the 
first  house  built  on  Green  Lane,  built  by  his  great-grandfather  in 
1736  (which  has  been  described  elsewhere),  the  growth  of  the  vil- 
lage into  a  borough,  and  subsequently  into  a  part  of  the  city  proper, 
was  the  paramount  business  of  his  life.  His  forefathers,  from  Wi 
gard^  to  Anthony,''  had  tilled  the  same  lands  for  a  livelihood.  In 
Peregrine's  day  came  the  Schuylkill  Canal,  with  its  great  elevation 
above  the  river.  Its  locks  for  an  outlet  into  the  stream  indicated  a 
terminal  affording  almost  unlimited  water  power.  He  saw  the  oppor- 
tunity and  availed  of  it,  encouraged  manufacturing  enterprises,  and 


BIOGRAPHIES.  Scj^ 


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but  tew  years  passuJ  uiilil  u  iDiiji  liiit-  of  huof  eotton  ...u. 

tories  and  paper  mills  lined  the  U'ft  bank  of  thi- S.iiii\Il:i!l    .Ir.iuino 

their  power  from  the  canal. 

"Perry"  (as  we  were  wont  to  call  him,  and  as  he  wrote  liis 
name)  was  busy  building  dwellings  for  the  great  accessions  to  the 
population.  In  a  few  years  the  place  had  become  a  town  whose 
autonomy  was  maintained  by  local  officers,  and  so  continued  until 
the  main  cit\'  gathered  the  prosperous  suburb  under  her  municipal 
win, lis. 

Nor  was  Perry  unmindful  of  his  obligations  to  the  Hi;:hcr  Power. 
He  was  a  deacon  in  the  Roxborough  Baptist  Church  from  1832.  In 
185 1  his  desire  to  benefit  tht-  increased  population  about  liis  home — 
a  mile  away — prompted  him  to  contribute  to  their  welfare.  He  gave 
the  ground  and  "loaned  to  the  Lord"  a  great  part  of  the  cost  of  a 
new  Baptist  church  building,  nearly  opposite  his  home  on  Green 
Lane.  Then  he,  with  many  of  his  neighbors,  constituted  a  swarm 
from  the  mother  congregation  into  the  new  hive,  where  he  resumed 
official  relations  in  what  has  since  been  known  a^  the  First  Baptist 
Church  of  Manayunk. 

As  may  be  supposed,  the  object  of  this  sketch  shared  in  the 
local  management  of  the  town  and  in  other  public  enterprises.  He 
was  part  owner  and  for  several  years  President  of  the  Mana\-unk 
Bridge  Company,  maintaining. a  large  bridge  across  the  Schu>'lkill 
River  to  the  Lower  Merion  side.  He  was  Director  of  the  Poor ;  alsi» 
School  Director  and  Comptroller. 

Though  he  gained  sixteen  x'ears  upnn  Ua\id's  allotted  span  ol 
life,  Perry  was  a  busy  man  until  a  few  days  before  his  deatli,  which 
occurred  "on  December   17,  1888,  and  the  place  which  knew  him  s<i 
long  knew  him  no  more.     Nor  do  his  survivors,  who  knew  the  place 
so  long,  know  it  any  more,  as  his  unmarried  daughter,  Eliza  Lever- 
ing, who  succeeded 'to  the  ..wnership.  in  the  year  i8t)i  demoliv' 
the  time-honored    homestead,   and   erected   upon    its  site  a  sta; 
double,  three-storied  mansion  of  cut  stone,  with  approaches  of  "  - 
steps  and  terraced  lawn,  with  conserx'atory  and  ..ther  archn 
adornments.    It  is  hoped  that  the  stones  that  formed  the  walls  which 
sheltered  so  many  generations  of  her  ancestors  were  not  rejected  by 
the  builders  of  the  ornate  structure  uhich  appears  a  monument  t.> 
the  famil)-  name,  as  Peregrine  W.  Levering  was  the  last  of  his 
erati(.)n. 


896  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

CAPT.  SAMUEL   LEVERING. 

(494) 

"  316.  Samuel  Leverin.ii*^ :  b.  at  Philad.,  Sept.  13,  1778;  d.  at 
Kaskaskia,  IH.,  in  1811— a.o;ed  33.  He  was  a  ship  carver.  He  was 
sent  by  the  Governor  of  Ohio  Territory  on  a  mission  to  the  Indians." 
— The  Levering  Family,  1858,  by  H.  G.  Jones. 

This  reference  to  Samuel  Leverin.u  by  Mr.  Jones — a  family  tra- 
dition, doubtless — suggested  that  he  was  an  enterprising  scion  of  the 
i8th  Century,  and  must  have  a  history.  1  determined,  "  nothing  so 
liard  but  search  will  find  it  out,"  and  placed  the  task  in  hands  of 
Frank  H.  Levering,  then  of  Denver,  Colo.,  who  is  skilled  in  histo- 
rical research.  His  diligence  was  rewarded  while  perusing  an  early 
"History  of  Illinois,"  where  conspicuous  footprints  of  the  subject  of 
this  sketch  were  found. 

In  1 8 10,  and  previously,  many  massacres  were  committed  by 
the  Indians  of  Illinois  Territory  upon  pioneer  settlers  of  Louisiana 
Territory.  The  most  daring  and  cruel  was  that  committed  at  Port- 
age du  Sioux,  July  21,  18 10. 

On  July  24,  181 1,  Captain  Samuel  Levering  was  commissioned 
by  Governor  Ninan  Edwards  (111.)  ",to  proceed  to  the  tribes  on  the 
lilinDis  River  and  demand  of  them — the  perpetrators  of  the  murders 
which  had  been  committed — the  property  which  had  been  stolen  by 
the  Indians  in  the  Louisiana  and  Illinois  Territories  during  the  pre- 
ceding two  summers." 

Capt.  L.  left  Kaskaskia  on  the  same  day  and  reached  Cahokia 
on  the  next.  Here  he  selected  and  mustered  a  force  and  prepared 
for  his  expedition  by  way  of  the  Mississippi  and  Illinois  rivers.  He 
embarked  on  July  25th,  his  army  (?)  consisting  of  four  white  men 
— one  of  them  a  French  interpreter  and  spy — one  Indian  and  eight 
French  boatmen,  who  acted  also  as  soldiers.  A  small  band,  but  like 
Gideon  of  old,  he  did  not  rely  upon  numbers.  All  were  armed  with 
guns.  On  July  28th  they  reached  Portage  du  Sioux.  Here,  a 
Captain  Williamson,  with  a  few  men  from  the  block-house  near  the 
mouth  of  the  Illinois  River,  joined  them.  They  soon  encountered 
an  Indian  fleet,  under  the  Sac  chief  Quas-qua-me,  and  fired  a  gun  to 
bring  to  his  canoes.  The  Indians — uneducated  in  military  corre- 
spondence— misunderstood  the  signal,  and  fired  back,  to  which  they 
received  response  from  four  beligerent  guns,  without,  however,  doifig 
them  any  apparent  harm. 


BIOGPAPHIHS. 


«97 


On  August  3d  the  expedition  reached  Peoria.  Here,  Indian 
Agent  Forsythe  informed  Capt.  Levering  that  a  letter  had  been  re- 
ceived from  Governor  Clarke  in  relation  to  murders,  which  letter 
had  been  delivered  to  Chief  Gomo,  wIk.  answered  that  he  was  well 
disposed  to  respond,  hut  the  tribes  w(^uld  not  surrender  the  murderers. 

On  Aug.  4th  Capt.  L.  was  told  that  one  of  the  Indians  who 
committed  murder  on  Shoal  Creek  was  a  Pottawottamie  named  Nom- 
bo-itt,  who  was  with  his  tribe  many  leagues  away  on  the  trail  t<i 
Detroit,  that  the  murderers  of  Portage  du  Sioux  were  probably  at 
the  apple  orchard  on  the  way  to  Detroit,  thus  locating  the  outlaws 
beyond  reach. 

A  messenger  was  sent  to  Gomo's  \illage  to  give  otifkial  notice 
of  the  presence  of  Captain  Levering,  with  a  letter  from  Governor 
Edwards.  He  responded,  received  the  letter,  and  promised  to  send 
on  the  next  day  for  several  chiefs,  whose  names  and  locations  he 
furnished.  Captain  L.  gave  presents  of  tobacco  for  the  chi-''-,  ">•' 
then  awaited  their  coming. 

When  assembled  the  council  differed.  A  part  consented  to  sur- 
render the  murderers,  and  a  part  to  surrender  the  stolen  property, 
reporting  the  murderers  not  found.  The  policy  most  prevalent  ssas 
to  send  one  of  their  number — Little  Chief — to  make  promises  which 
they  hoped  would  tide  them  over. 

Captain  Levering  proposed  that  the  tribes  of  Michigan,  Indiana, 
Illinois  and  Louisiana  should  unite  in  a  treaty,'  so  that  none  c<»uld 
shirk  responsibility.  The  chiefs  demurred,  and  went  off  up  the  river. 
Captain  L.  employed  two  Indians  to  pilot  himself  and  his  interpreter, 
Farnier,  to  Gomo's  village  up  the  river.  The\-  arrived  at  ii  P.  M.. 
and  roused  the  chief.  After  some  parley  the_\-  were  invited  into  .i 
large  bark  lodge.  In  it  were  scaffolds  several  feet  wide,  which  thes' 
shared  with  their  host,  remaining  all  night.  The  next  day  Captain 
L.  gave  advice  privately  to  Chief  Gomo.  who  expressed  gratifkatiiMi 
that  the  mission  had  come  for  personal  communication,  hut  if  he 
(Gomo)  should  make  statements  in  behalf  of  the  whites,  he  would 
be  called  "sugar  mouth"  and  be  charged  with  treacher>-.  Further. 
he  wished  all  the  chiefs  in  the  Territories  to  hear  the  Great  Fat' 
words,  but  he  feared  the  chiefs  of  St.  Joseph's  and  «)ther  Nt>rthern 
tribes  would  not  appear,  because  rumors  from  the  British  • 
among  them,  exerting  adverse  influence.  Captain  L.  explaineu  lu 
him  the  British  enmity  then  existing  against  Americans ;  their  de- 
feat in  the  recent  seven  \ears'  war ;  that  the  British  urgevi  th.  In- 
dians to  warfare  against  the  whites,  offering  to  protect  them  in  • 
outlawry,  while  they  (the  Britons)  were  unable  to  protect  them>. 

(57) 


898  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

in  warfare  witli  the  American  forces ;  tliat  we,  the  conquerors,  offer 
peace  to  the  Indians  and  protection  from  any  unlawful  encroachments 
by  the  whites,  and  that  we  demand  justice  in  return.  They  must 
not  murder  our  people  nor  steal  our  horses. 

On  August  II  Captain  Levering,  at  the  instance  of  tht-  Gover- 
nor, gave  commission  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  for  Peoria  to  Thomas 
Forsyth,  also  one  to  John  Baptiste  Dupond  as  Captain,  of  the  same 
place.  Dupond  anticipated  annoyance,  but  accepted,  "to  let  it  be 
known  that  there  is  one  man  well  disposed  toward  the  Government." 

On  August  15th  came  Miche-pah-ka-en-na,  the  Kickapoo  chief, 
with  eleven  warriors,  offering  to  Capt.  Levering  usual  salutations 
and  expressions  of  peaceful  purpose.  The  same  day  came  Gomo, 
Little  Chief  and  others.  Little  Chief  showed  Capt.  L.  a  paper  and 
asked  explanation.  It  \\  as  a  pass  from  Capt.  Heald,  dated  at  Chi- 
cago, July  II,  18 II,  stating  that  the  bearer  was  on  his  way  to  St. 
Louis,  and  as  protection  he  gave  him  a  flag.  The  chief  character- 
ized it  as  a  piece  of  worthless  cloth.  Capt.  L.  explained  the  texture 
so  made  as  to  float  in  the  wind,  and  explained  the  use  of  flags  and 
the  devotion  of  white  men  to  the  emblem.  On  the  next  day  Capt. 
L.  was  invited  to  a  council,  on  reaching  the  place  he  observed  the 
flag  flying  with  the  union  Joicii,  he  asked  to  have  it  properly  ho'sted, 
but  as  it  suited  the  warriors  as  it  was  he  had  to  insist  upon  the 
change  or  he  would  not  hold  council,  so  it  was  done. 

In  council  Capt.  Levering  addressed  the  chiefs  and  presented 
the  letter  of  Governor  Hdvvards  ;  he  recounted  the  outrages  and  de- 
manded the  perpetrators.  Gomo,  as  spokesman,  said  :  the  Great 
Spirit  placed  the  redmen  where  they  were,  and  t/iosc  who  wear  hats 
on  the  other  side  of  the  big  waters.  He  referred  to  the  treaties  made 
by  Gen.  George  Clark  at  Kaskaskia,  and  Gen.  Waxne  at  Green- 
ville;  retorted,  by  citing  injuries  sustained  by  Indians  at  the  hands 
of  the  whites,  which  were  unavenged,  and  charged  the  wrong  doings 
by  Indians  to  undue  influence  of  the  Shawnee  Prophet  on  the  Wa- 
bash, who  is  jealous  of  the  chiefs  on  this  river.  This  closed  the 
day's  council,  and  the  chiefs  shook  hands  with  Capt.  Levering  for 
their  respective  nations. 

On  the  next  day  Capt.  Levering  addressed  the  councl  at 
length;  said  he  had  no  resentment  against  Indians,  that  he  had 
grown  up  far  beyond  the  paths  of  redmen.  He  explained  that  the 
whites  had  been  punished  for  molesting  them,  that  the  killing  of 
Indians  by  white  men  had  been  done  in  self-defense. 

The  council  dissolved  on  the  i8th;  Gomo  gave  up  two  horses 
and  promised  to  deliver  two  more  to  Capt.   Heald  at  Chicago,  and 


BIOGRAPHIES.  899 

would  deliver  more  when  found.  As  to  surrendering^  murderers,  no 
council  action  was  taken,  but  Little  Chief  gave  the  names  of  two 
ring-leaders  to  Capt.  Levering,  and  privately  adviseil  him  to  inv  ite 
them  to  a  council  at  Fort  Wayne  and  arrest  them. 

The  assembly  adjourned  and  Capt.  Levering  returned  to  Kas- 
kaskia  with  his  men. 

Though  an  extended  relation  of  the  ofticial  actions  of  Capt. 
Levering  upon  an  important  public  service,  this  recital  revives  pio- 
neer history,  so  is  worth  a  place.  It  is  but  a  brief  statement  from 
Capt.  L.'s  official  report,  which  occupies  many  pages  in  the  old 
volume  named,  which  is  now  very  rare. 

His  selection  by  Governor  Edwards  for  such  adventure,  requiring 
business  capacity  and  stern  bravery,  to  meet  a  murderous  foe  face 
to  face  in  a  controversy  which  must  excite  antagonism,  and  the 
result  of  the  errand  honored  his  name,  so  we  may  h^nor  his  memory. 

In  hope  of  finding  some  tangible  evidence  of  his  death  and  place 
of  burial  I  made  inquiry  at  Kaskiskia,  and  learned  that  neither 
church  nor  other  records  now  existing  mention  Captain  Le\ering's 
name.  The  writer  remarked — "  last  spring  (1S92)  the  State  of  Illi- 
nois caused  the  removal  of  the  bodies  of  earl_\'  pioneers  buried  in 
Kaskaskia,  from  places  where  they  were  exposed  to  being  washed 
away  by  the  Mississippi  River,  to  a  place  of  safety  on  the  bluffs 
east  of  the  K?iskaskia  River.  1  superintended  the  removal  and  do 
not  recollect  of  finding  any  stone  or  other  mark  to  indicate  Captain 
Levering's  place  of  burial." 

The  State  subsequently  erected  a  fine  granite  monument,  26 
feet  high,  in  this  new  ground  to  the  memory  of  the  unnamed  pio- 
neers. It  was  unveiled  with  ceremonies  on  July  4.  '''^'>"-  ^'■"■'  ^*" 
po?ed  the  inscription  : 

"Those  who  sleep  here  were  first  buried  in  Kaskaskia.  and 
afterwards  removed  to  this  cemete-y.  They  were  the  early  pio- 
neers of  the  great  Mississippi  Valley.  They  planted  free  institutions 
in  a  w  ilderness,  and  were  the  founders  of  a  great  c<.mmnnwealth. 
In  memorv  of  their  sacrifices  Illinois  gratefully  erects  this  monument." 

Aye!  They  builded  better  than  they  knew.  Ilie  common- 
wealth of  Illinois  was  limited  then.  Perhaps  twenty  years  after  the 
darina  exp'oits  of  Capt.  Samuel  Levering  a  small  school  geography. 
of  which  I  have  memory,  was  published  by  SamM  Cnimmere.  m 
which  he  uave  the  names  of  the  principal  towns  in  Illinois  as  Kas- 
kaskia, Cahokia,  Edwardsville  and  Vandalia-the  last  named  b»Mv- 
then  the  State  Capital. 


goo  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY, 

ALLEN  LEVERING. 

(417  nf    G.) 

[CONTRIBUTED.] 

ALLEN  LEVERING,  of  Mount  Gilead,  Ohio,  son  of  Morgan  and 
Mary  (Bell)  Levering,  was  born  in  Woodview,  Morrow  Coun- 
ty, Ohio,  November  12,  1839.  His  boyhood  days  were  spent 
in  attending  the  district  school  and  assisting  his  father  on  his  farm 
and  in  conducting  a  general  store.  Upon  the  death  of  his  father, 
which  occurred  while  Allen  was  yet  a  minor,  his  mother  placed  him 
in  charge  of  the  store,  which  he  conducted  very  successfully  for 
three  years,  during  which  time  he  made  several  trips  to  New  York- 
City  to  purchase  goods,  there  meeting  with  merchants  who  had  for 
twenty-five  years  done  business  with  his  father,  and  who  were  very 
profuse  in  their  words  of  praise  concerning  his  character  and  integ- 
rity as  a  business  man,  all  of  which  made  a  lasting  impression  on 
Allen's  mind.  Not  being  satisfied  with  his  education,  in  1863  he 
sold  his  interest  in  the  store  and  attended  the  Bellville  High  School 
for  two  terms,  and  in  1865  took  a  course  at  Eastman's  National 
Business  College  at  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y. 

In  1866  he  accepted  the  position  of  teller  and  book-keeper  in  the 
First  National  Bank  of  Mount  Gilead,  Ohio,  which  he  filled  for  about 
one  year,  when  he  resigned  the  position,  it  being  too  confining  for 
him.  He  next  purchased  a  stock  of  dry  goods  in  Mount  Gilead,  and 
for  ten  years  conducted  a  very  successful  business.  After  selling 
his  store  he  was  induced  to  accept  the  nomination  for  Representative 
to  the  General  Assembly.  In  the  campaign  which  followed  Allen 
proved  his  popularity  by  leading  his  party  ticket  and  being  elected, 
he  being  the  first  member  of  his  party  elected  to  that  position  from 
Morrow  County  for  twenty-two  years.  His  abilities  were  recognized 
by  being  placed  on  two  very  important  committees,  those  of  Finance 
and  School  Lands,  where  he  rendered  valuable  services.  He  secured 
the  passage  of  several  laws.  Among  them  was  one  providing  for  the 
building  of  the  Mount  Gilead  Short-Line  Railroad,  connecting  that 
place  with  the  Big  Four  Railway,  and  in  recognition  of  his  services 
the  junction  of  the  two  roads  was  called  Levering  Station,  and  in 
189 1  he  was  appointed  a  trustee  of  the  road  by  the  Common  Pleas 
Court. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  C)OI 

In  1880  he  joined  his  brother  Robert  in  the  purchase  ui  ihc  dry 
goods  store  that  he  had  formerly  owned,  and  for  two  years  did  busi- 
ness under  the  firm  name  of  Leverinji;  &  Co.  Selling  his  int'-"-'^*  '^n 
the  store,  he  again  entered  the  political  field,  and  in  1883  was  : 

Senator  from  the  distict  composed  of  Holmes,  Knox,  Morrow  and 
Wa\'ne  counties.  He  was  successful  in  securing  the  passage  of 
man\'  bills  that  he  introduced,  one  changing  the  provisions  of  the 
Constitution,  that  was  approved  by  the  people;  another  providing 
for  the  execution  of  criminals  sentenced  to  punishment  by  death  at 
the  State  Prison,  this  being  a  pioneer  step  in  the  matter  that  has 
since  been  followed  by  several  States  of  the  Union. 

Allen  has  held  other  important  positions  in  business  organiza- 
tions. In  1873  he  was  elected  a  director  of  the  bank  in  which  he 
had  formerly  been  employed,  and  the  next  year  was  its  First  Vice- 
President,  which  position  he  held  for  eleven  years,  wiieh  he  was 
elected  President  of  the  bank,  and  continued  in  that  position  four 
years,  hi  1875  he  assisted  in  the  organization  of  the  Mount  Gilead 
Building  Association,  and  was  elected  its  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 
This  association,  in  conjunction  with  the  Town  Council,  erected  a 
fine  business  block,  containing  a  large  auditorium,  which,  upon  peti- 
tion of  the  citizens,  was  named  Levering  Hall. 

In  1878,  when  Company  E  was  organized  and  assigned  to  the 
14th  Regiment,  Ohio  National  Guards,  at  the  suggestion  of  the  Ad- 
jutant-General, and  upon  the  unanimous  vote  of  the  company,  the>- 
were  christened  The  Levering  Guards,  of  Mount  Gilead,  Ohio.  In 
1880  he  was  elected  an  honorary  member  of  the  Philomethian  S'kI- 
ety  of  Otterbein  University,  of  Westerville,  Ohio.  In  1884  he  he- 
came  a  member  of  the  State  Archeological  and  Historical  Society ; 
has  been  a  Director  of  the  Hydraulic  Press  Manufacturing  Company  ; 
a  Director  and  Vice-President  of  the  Black  Diamond  Railway  sys- 
tem, and  connected  with  many  other  enterprises  that  space  will  not 
permit  us  to  mention. 

In  1865  Allen  was  made  a  Mason,  and  has  ever  since  i-eeii  .m 
active  member  of  that  fraternity,  having  taken  all  the  degrees  of 
Kniaht  Templar,  Scottish  Rite  to  33J  degree,  and  a  memtvr  of  the 
Myotic  Shrine.  He  has  also  allied  himself  with  the  independent  Or- 
der  of  Odd  Fellows  and  the  Knights  of  Pythias. 

In  all  his  varied  career  Allen  has  exemplified  the  higher  type  of 
manhood.  In  the  business  interests  that  have  been  entrusted  to  his 
care  he  has  proven  himself  worthy  of  the  confidence  -  ■  .ami 
has  so  discharged  every  obligation  as  to  leave  his  char.iae.  .hove 
reproach.    Being  of  a  kind  and  generous  disposition,  he  h:>s  endeared 


902  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

himself  to  a  great  circle  of  friends,  and  though  unmarried,  these  ties 
bind  him  to  a  great  family  of  friends. 

Allen  was  very  active  in  the  organization  of  the  Levering  Fam- 
ily Historical  Association,  and  he  is  greatly  interested  in  its  success, 
giving  of  his  time  and  means  freely. 


CHARLES  JOSEPH  LEVERING.'' 

(55  of  G.) 

ONLY  son  of  Joseph  and  Catharine  (Klewell)  Levering,  was 
born  in  Nazareth,  Penna.,  on  January  23,  1795.  He  was 
educated  at  Nazareth  Hall — a  Moravian  College  for  young 
men — and  later  was  a  teacher  for  some  years  in  the  same  institution. 
In  the  year  1818  he  went  to  Salem,  North  Carolina  (a  Moravian 
town),  where  he  married  and  engaged  in  the  tailoring  trade  ;  he  had 
a  farm  nearby  which  divided  his  time  and  attention.  These  he  car- 
ried on  until  the  year  1836,  when  he  removed  to  Hope,  in  Bartholo- 
mew County,  Indiana,  where  a  Moravian  settlement  was  forming. 
Here  he  began  anew  by  opening  a  farm  in  the  dense  woods,  for  that 
part  of  hidiana  was  then  a  vast  forest. 

Being  one  of  the  very  few  men  who  had  brought  an  education 
with  them  to  that  new  country  he  at  once  became  the  "people's 
man,"  teaching  school  in  winter,  farming  in  summer  ;  all  the  while, 
a  public  servant,  in  a  local  sense,  as  he  was  called  upon  by  the  set- 
tlers from  a  large  area  of  country  to  write  deeds,  mortgages,  bonds, 
even  receipts  for  money  paid  or  obligations  discharged,  as  illiteracy 
prevailed  in  those  days.  The  commercial  and  legal  forms  and  blanks 
of  the  present  time  were  then  unknown.  Notwithstanding  the  fact 
that  his  services  were  indispensable  to  the  beneficiaries,  he  was  sel- 
dom remunerated  by  them,  an  occasional  bushel  of  corn  increased 
his  store. 

With  the  improvement  of  the  country  better  days  dawned.  In 
the  dispensing  of  public  offices  he  received  many  tenders  of  impor- 
tant places,  but,  wedded  to  home,  he  accepted  local  distinction  only. 
He  was  elected  and  served  six  consecutive  terms  as  Township  Trus- 
tee— the  last  being  in  i860.  He  was  postmaster  at  Hope  during  the 
presidential  terms  of  the  fust  Harrison,  and  Tyler,  succeeding  again 
under  Taylor  and  Fillmore,  continuing  for  two  years  under  Pierce's 
administration,  when  he  claimed  exemption. 


BlOGRAPHItS.  C)Ot 

He  was  an  earnest,  progressive  man  ;  took  active  part  in  local 
politics,  but  was  not  an  "  offensive  partisan."  In  his  time  ht-  aftili- 
ated  with  the  Federalists,  next  with  the  Whi^s,  then  encoura^iiny  tlie 
Know-nothing  or  American  party,  acting  with  each  while  they  ex- 
isted. During  the  latter  years  of  his  life,  and  from  the  party  organ- 
ization, he  was  actively  Republican.  He  was  patriotic  and  loyal. 
While  living  in  North  Carolina  he  was  a  slave-owner,  yet  no  one  re- 
joiced more  heartily  than  he  at  the  overthrow  of  slavery. 

While  on  his  deathbed  in  January,  1877,  with  his  son  and  sev 
eral  friends  about  him,  he,  characteristically,  entered  into  the  dis- 
cussion of  the  Hayes-Tilden  presidential  controversy,  which  he  dis- 
missed with  this  expression  :  "1  have  lived  under  all  of  the  Presi- 
dents of  our  republic,  and  to  enjoy  its  Centennial  birthday,  and  to 
see  the  curse  of  slavery  eliminated  from  its  soil  ;  the  successful  out- 
come of  the  war  that  accomplished  its  overthrow  gives  me  faith  in 
the  permanency  of  our  country  ;  1  will  die  with  my  faith  unshaken 
in  the  Republic  and  in  my  Redeemer." 

His  chosen  church  and  its  prosperity,  spiritually  and  temporally, 
seemed  the  paramount  object  of  his  life.  Until  the  infirmities  of  age 
forbade  he  dutifully  performed  official  service  in  the  congregati(»n, 
and  was  a  cheerful  and  generous  contributor  to  all  benevolent  objects. 

Possessed  of  a  comfortable  estate,  with  his  wife  of  more  than 
half  a  century,  he  expended  the  closing  years  of  his  life  in  reading 
and  social  intercourse  among  friends,  who  always  welcomed  his  com- 
ing. 

Having  laid  his  aged  consort  to  rest,  but  four  months  inter\ enid 
until  he  followed,  and  his  more  than  four  score  years  became  "as  a 
tale  that  is  told." 


JOHN  LEVHRINC 
(8  of  G.) 

WAS  born  near  or  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  December  ll,   17J}. 
He  was  a  son  of  Abraham,  who  was  the  son  of  Ge-''  ■  ' 
His  parents  died  while  he  was  yet  very  youn:-. 
consequence  of  this  early  bereavement  hp  c>\pfrienced  ir  rd- 

ships  in  his  childhood. 

He  was  taken  in  charge  by  a  relative  in  Whitpain,  then  in  Phil- 
adelphia County,  and  was  by  liim  apprenticed  to  a  tailor.  The 
name  of  the  relative  or  that  of  the  tailor  have  not  been  discovered. 


904  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

After  learning  his  trade  he  journeyed  from  liouse  to  house  making 
clothes  for  those  who  employed  him,  as  was  ttie  custom  at  the  time. 
During  such  employment  at  the  home  of  the  famous  old  Henry 
Antes,  of  Fredericktown,  he  heard  the  Gospel  preached  by  the  Mora- 
vian brethren,  and  possibly  by  Whitfield,  and  was  there  spiritually 
awakened. 

Soon  after  (in  1743)  he  visited  Bethlehem,  Pa.,  and  applied  for 
admission  into  the  newly-founded  Moravian  settlement.  Before  the 
close  of  the  year  he  became  a  member  of  the  Moravian  Church  and 
a  resident  of  Bethlehem.  Previous  to  this  time  he  seems  to  have 
had  no  settled  abode.  Bishop  Cammerhoff,  writing  from  Bethlehem 
to  Count  Zinzindorf,  in  1747,  speaks  of  him  as  having  come  from 
Manatawny,  Philad. 

The  brethren  at  Bethlehem  perceived  in  John  Levering  an  apt- 
ness for  controlling  children,  and  in  1746  Bishop  Spangenberg  ad- 
dressed him  in  reference  to  enlisting  his  services  in  this  important 
branch  of  church  work.  The  result  was  that  on  the  i8th  of  August 
of  that  year  he  made  formal  application  to  enter  the  service  of  the 
church,  was  accepted,  and  soon  after  was  sent  to  Fredericktown  to 
take  charge  of  the  school  which  had  been  opened  at  the  house  of 
Henry  Antes.  The  Moravian  schools  at  that  time  were  conducted 
as  family  institutions. 

In  1747  he  was  transferred  to  the  school  at  Germantown,  where 
he  remained  but  a  short  time,  returning  from  there  to  Bethlehem, 
where,  on  Sunday,  May  19,  1748,  he  was  married  by  Bishop  Spang- 
enberg to  Maria  Susanna  Bechtel,  born  February  22,  1730,  fourth 
daughter  of  John  Bechtel,  a  former  resident  of  Germantown,  and  a 
lector  of  the  Reformed  Church.  After  marriage  he,  with  his  wife, 
returned  to  Fredericktown,  where  they  remained  until  that  school 
was  abandoned  in  the  fall  of  1750. 

Returning  to  Bethlehem,  their  first  child  was  born  there  on  De- 
cember 16,  1750.  hi  the  year  1751  they  removed  to  Nazareth  and 
took  charge  of  the  "  Kindereltern,"  or  nursery,  v^^hich  had  been  estab- 
lished in  December,  1748.  \n  December,  1755,  the  Nursery  and  the 
Girls'  School  were  removed  to  Bethlehem,  as  were  the  children  of 
all  the  outlying  stations,  for  safety  because  of  the  Indian  outbreak. 
This  exodus  from  Nazareth  of  seventy-eight  children,  with  fifteen 
teachers  and  servants,  together  with  Mr.  Levering  and  wife,  was 
made  in  five  large  wagons.  In  June,  1756,  all  returned  to  Nazareth, 
where  Mr.  L.  continued  to  the  close  of  the  year  1758. 

On  January  3,  1759,  John  Levering  and  his  wife,  in  Bethlehem, 
began  preparations  for  going  to  the  new  mission  work  on  the  Island 


BIOGRAPHIES.  QO^ 

of  Jamaica,  and  on  the  12th  of  February,  after  sending  their  infant 
son  Abraham  hack  to  the  Nursery  at  Nazareth,  leaving  Joseph  at 
Nazareth  Hall  and  Anna  Maria  in  the  Girls'  School  at  Bethlehem,  they, 
with  the  Rev.  Joseph  Powell  and  wife,  proceeded  on  their  journey. 
They  set  sail  February  19  from  Philadelphia,  on  the  brigantine  "  Lew- 
isburg."     On  March  19  they  anchored  before  Kingston,  Jamaica. 

In  Jamaica  their  service  consisted  chietly  in  caring  for  the  chil- 
dren of  the  slaves  and  in  pastoral  work  by  means  of  visiting  from 
hut  to  hut  and  in  superintending  the  temporal  affairs  of  the  Mission. 
Though  Mr.  L.  is  commonly  regarded  as  having  been  a  clergyman, 
no  record  has  been  found  of  his  ordination,  either  before  or  after  he 
went  to  Jamaica.  He  continually  held  religi(His  ser\i'"<-'<  -ind  deliv- 
ered addresses  to  the  natives  in  the  Mission. 

They  were  first  stationed  at  Carmel,  where  their  tilth  child  was 
born,  but  on  February  27,  1762,  they  removed  to  the  Bogue  Estate, 
where  a  new  work  had  been  commenced.  H<^re  their  si.vth  child,  a 
son,  was  born.  They  removed  to  Mesopotamia  on  No\ember  25, 
1762.  This  proved  to  be  his  last  field  of  labor,  as  he  was  taken  sick 
August  13,  1764,  with  a  malignant  fever,  and  on  the  19th  he  passed 
away,  and  was  buried  the  next  day  in  the  garden  adjoining  the  Mis- 
sion House,  where  his  child  Christian  and  several  other  piTSons  had 

been  buried. 

His  widow  remained  in  the  church  service  in  Jamaica  until  the 
spring  of  1767,  when  she  returned  to  Bethlehem  with  her  two  chil- 
dren born  abroad,  arriving  on  the  22d  of  May. 

On  April  11,  1768,  Mrs.  L,  was  again  married,  at  Beuucncui,  to 
John  Merck,  who  had  been  in  mission  work  for  several  years  at 
St.  Thomas.  ,  On  May  25,  1768,  Mr.  Merck  and  wife  sailed  tor  St. 
Thomas,  and  after  service  on  that  island  they  were  transferred  to 
St.  John,  where  they  labored  together  for  fifteen  years.  In  the  mean- 
time (1774)  they  revisited  Bethlehem  for  a  feu-  months.  Mi-.  Merck 
died  on  the  Island  of  St.  John  August  10,  1783.  a"^'  ^as  the  first  per 
son  buried  in  the  graveyard  of  the  brethren  there.  Mr.  Merck  re- 
turned  to  this  country  in  1786,  and  died  at  Nazareth  in  I79«. 


906  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 


JOHN  COOK  LEVERING. 

(279  of  G.) 

[CONTRIBUTED.] 

JOHN  C.  LEVERING,  son  of  Noah  and  Armanella  (Cook)  Lev- 
ering, was  born  September  11,  1829,  at  Levering,  Knox  Coun- 
ty, Ohio. 

Being  the  oldest  of  a  family  of  ten  children,  he,  early  in  life, 
found  it  necessary  to  "  put  his  shoulder  to  the  wheel  "  and  assist  his 
father  in  the  control  and  management  of  the  farm.  During  the  win- 
ter seasons  he  attended  the  district  school  and  obtained  such  an  edu- 
cation as  was  then  afforded.  Arriving  at  the  age  of  manhood,  he 
married,  bought  eighty  acres  of  land  from  his  father,  which  he  im- 
proved by  clearing  off  the  heavy  growth  of  timber  and  erecting  good 
and  substantial  buildings,  which  yet  remain  to  testify  of  his  labors. 

Mr.  Levering  has  always  taken  an  active  part  in  agriculture  and 
stock-breeding,  devoting  his  time  and  means  liberally  to  the  business, 
and  his  farm  is  noted  for  its  prize-winning  stock.  \n  1866  he  became 
a  member  of  the  Knox  County  Agricultural  Society,  and  has  ever 
since  been  a  member  of  the  board,  serving  as  President  of  the  society 
for  a  number  of  years.  In  1881  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the 
Ohio  State  Board  of  Agriculture,  and  assisted  in  the  purchase  and 
improvement  of  the  present  beautiful  and  commodious  State  Fair 
Grounds.  He  served  as  a  member  of  the  board  for  six  years,  being 
elected  Treasurer  in  1885,  and  President  of  the  board  in  1886.  In 
1883  he  was  selected  as  delegate  to  represent  the  State  of  Ohio  in 
the  National  Agricultural  Convention  held  at  Washington,  D.  C. 

At  the  close  of  his  term  as  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Agri- 
culture in  1887,  he  was  appointed  by  the  Governor  of  Ohio  as  a 
member  of  the  Ohio  Centennial  Board,  and  took  an  active  part  in 
the  management  of  the  Ohio  Centennial  that  was  held  at  Columbus 
during  the  fall  of  1888. 

At  the  request  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Ohio  State  Board  of  Agri- 
culture, Mr.  Levering  wrote  a  paper  on  "The  Farmers'  Horse  and 
Horse-Breeding,"  read  at  the  annual  Agricultural  Convention  of  1890, 
which  afterward  led  to  the  organization  of  the  Ohio  State  Draft  and 
Coach  Horse  Breeders'  Association,  in  1891,  of  which  organization 
he  was  made  President  for  three  successive  terms. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  907 

In  the  tall  ot  1871  he  was  elected  a  County  CominisM<»ner,  and 
served  in  that  capacity  for  six  years,  beinj^  re-elected  in  1874,  Dur- 
ing his  tirst  term  of  office  he  caused  the  building  of  the  first  iron 
bridges  in  the  county,  and  during  his  entire  term  of  oftke,  seventy- 
four  iron  bridges  were  constructed,  which  to-day  are  the  pride  of  the 
county.  During  his  second  term  of  the  office  he  was  instrumental 
in  building  the  Knox  County  hitirma-y,  at  a  C(jst  <»f  5 100,000.  Mr. 
Levering  was  a  careful,  painstaking  commissioner,  and  commanded 
the  respect  of  all,  as  will  appear  from  the  following  article  taken 
from  the  Mount  Vernon  "Republican"  under  date  of  November  2t>, 

1877: 

"  Superintendent  Williams  gave  a  dinner  at  the  infirmary,  chiefly 
"  in  honor  of  Commissioner  Levering,  whose  term  of  office  has  about 
"expired.  Mr.  Levering  may  be  called  the  founder  (jf  the  new  in- 
"firmary,  as  he  had  more  to  do  with  it  than  an\  other  officer.  Quite 
"a  number  of  guests  from  the  city  were  invited.  Commissioner 
"Levering  goes  out  of  office  with  the  respect  of  b<ith  parties.  As 
"we  never  lose  an  opportunity  to  tell  the  truth  about  a  Democrat,  it 
"is  proper  to  say  that  any  compliment  we  can  pay  to  the  gentle- 
"  manly  conduct  of  Mr.  Levering  while  in  office,  and  to  his  honesty 
"and  uprightness  as  a  private  citizen  is  not  out  of  place." 

In  politics  Mr.  Levering  is  a  Democrat  of  the  Jefferson- Jackso- 
nian  type,  firmly  adhering  to  the  principles  established  by  those 
worthy  political  sires.  In  1886  he  was  nominated  by  his  party  as 
its  candidate  for  Congress  from  the  Ninth  Ohio  Congressi(.nal  Dis- 
trict, and  although  he  made  an  excellent  canxass,  he  was  unable  to 
overcome  the  large  Republican  majority  in  the  district.  Harly  in  life 
Mr.  Levering  united  with  the  Presbyterian  Church,  and  has  been  a 
zealous  worker  in  the  cause,  being  in  that,  as  in  all  other  things,  al- 
ways at  the  post  of  duty,  firmly  battling  for  that  which  he  believed 

to  be  right. 

Addendum.— In  the  formation  and  organization  of  the  Levering 

Historical   Association,   and   in  getting  up  the  successful  Lt  ■ 

Family  Reunion  in  1891,  no  one  was  more  interested  or  indu>i. 

than  John  C.  Levering,  and  as  Corresponding  Secretary  of  the  As 

sociation  he  has  been  prompt  and  helpful.     No  other  has  been  of 

more  service  to  me,  and  I  rely  upon  him  for  accomplishins  the  pub 

lication  of  this  work  when  mv  undertaking  shall  be  completed. 


908  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

JOSEPH  LEVERING,'^ 

(25  of  G.) 

[The  story  of  his  useful  life,  as  copied  from  preserved  manuscript  of  more 
than  a  century  ago,  is  given  here  as  an  authentic  relation,  having  been  penned 
immediately  after  his  death,  for  preservation  in  the  archives  of  the  Moravian 
Church,  as  is  their  custom.  Given  as  a  sample  church  record,  its  verbosity  will 
be  excused.] 

[Translated  from  the  German  by  his  grandson,  Levi  L.  Levering-.] 

Biographical  sketch  of  our  sainted  Brother,  Joseph  Levering. 
Departed  this  life  in  Nazareth,  6th  June  1797. 

Our  sainted  brother  Joseph  Levering  was  born  the  28th  of 
March  1755,  in  Nazareth.  (Penna.)  His  sainted  father  Johann  Lev- 
ering, and  his  mother,  Susannah  Bechtel,  were  at  that  time  Home 
Missionaries  in  Nazareth,  and  later  were  called  to  serve  the  Lord  as 
Missionaries  among  the  Negroes  in  Jamaica,  where,  soon  afterwards 
the  father  died.  (1764)  The  mother— who  afterwards  was  married 
to  our  sainted  bro.  Merck— served  among- the  Negroes  in  the  Mission 
in  San  Juan,  and  ended  her  life-work  there.  In  his  younger  years 
he  frequently  gave  evidence  of  the  desire  of  his  heart,  to  also  serve 
the  Lord  as  a  laborer  among  the  heathens,  but  disliked  making  ap- 
plication for  such  service,  in-as-much  as  he  believed  that  if  the  Lord 
wanted  him,  there  would  come  a  call  for  him,  and  in  such  case  he 
would  gladly  have  accepted  such  a  call. 

On  his  last  sick  bed,  he  recalled  and  spoke  of  various  instances 
of  visitations  and  seasons  of  grace  experienced  by  him,  in  his  child 
and  boyhood  years,  particularly,  how  well  it  was  with  him  in  his  7th 
year,  one  time  at  a  children's  prayer  meeting,  when  he  experienced 
and  realized  the  nearness  and  love  of  the  Saviour  in  his  heart,  with 
such  power,  that  he  surrendered  himself  to  Him,  as  His  property  and 
realized  how  great  and  important  the  grace,  granting  him  the  privi- 
lege of  thus  approaching  and  worshiping  his  Saviour.  And  again 
when  admitted  into  the  "  boy's  corps,"  and  into  the  congregation  in 
the  year  1767,  when  he  made  the  covenant  with  the  Lord,  to  live  on 
earth  for  Him  only,  and  to  be  and  remain  His  property,  body  and 
soul. 

In  like  manner  in  the  year  1774  the  blessed  season  of  grace  he 
experienced  in  the  Passion  Week,  in  particular  on  Holy  Thursday, 
at  his  first  admission  to  the  Lord's  Supper,  which  was  an  experience 
to  him  never  to  be  forgotten. 


BIOGRAPHIES. 


c/X) 


After  having  been  at  Nazareth  Hall  until  his  1 5th  year,  he  went 
to  Christians  Brunn  (a  small  village  near  Nazareth)  and  learned  the 
gunsmith's  trade,  which  then,  on  account  of  the  frequent  visits  of 
the  Indians,  made  that  business  brisk  and  profitable,  and  in  which 
he  afterwards  for  a  number  of  years,  engaged  as  proprietor. 

God  had  endowed  him  with  the  beautiful  talent  for  music,  espe- 
cially for  singing,  wherewith  he  not  only  sang  to  the  praise  of  God, 
his  Savior,  for  the  glorious  heritage  he  had  in  Christ's  atonement, 
but  on  festival  and  other  occasions  he  willingly  sang  for  the  congre- 
gation with  a  glad  heart  for  the  upbuilding  and  goixl  rhr-pr  <if  his 
brethren  and  sisters. 

On  the  27th  of  July,  1787,  he  entered  into  holy  wedlock  with 
the  widowed  sister  Johanna  Elizabeth  Smith  {nee  Ashly),  with  whom 
he  for  several  years  resided  in  Christians  Brunn,  and  afterwards  re- 
moved here  to  Nazareth,  and  here,  besides  gunsmithing,  began  also 
the  thinner  business.  On  October  the  17th,  1790,  he  was  made 
widower  by  the  death  of  his  wife,  the  fruits  of  their  wedlock  having 
been  two  children,  of  which  one  (a  daughter)  had  died  before  rhi- 
mother,  and  the  other  (a  son)  soon  after  the  mother. 

On  the  5th  day  of  June,  1791,  he  was  united  by  marriage  with 
the  single  sister  Anna  Catharine  Klewell.  This  union  was  blessed 
with  three  children — two  daughters  and  one  son— all  of  whom  are 

still  living. 

He  served  as  Justice  of  the  Peace  several  years  with  a)ns^.iuu>- 
ness  and  solicitude  that  everything  should  be  conducted  honest  and 
upright  before  God  and  man,  and  he  enjoyed  the  contidencv  of  his 
fellow  citizens  throughout  the  whole  neighborhood. 

As  his  health  had  for  several  years  been  failing  from  frequent 
attacks  of  bleeding  of  the  lungs— the  result  of  a  fall  he  had  when  the 
weather  had  brought  on  a  great  sleet— so  last  May  a  year  ago  he 
was  compelled  on  that  account  to  resign  his  office  and  take  more  rest 
than  theretofore.     And  now  he  sought  that  silent  and  confidential 
communion  with  the  Friend  of  his  soul,  who,  through  his  holy  spirit. 
wrought  a  peculiar  work  of  grace  in  his  heart,  of  which  he  spoke 
freely  to  those  visiting  him  during  his  sickness  as  to  his  hopes.  te.»- 
and  joys  that  he  thus  experienced.     On  account  of  his  family  he  de- 
sired to  be  restored  to  health  again,  and  employed  every  known 
means  to  accomplish  that  end,  yet  expressed  his  belief  that  his  illnr 
micrht  prove  to  be  the  occasion  for  his  early  departure  to  his  he 
home.    At  this  time  he  also  acknowledged  the  great  mercy  aiiu  >■■ 
suffering  of  the  Lord,  which  he  had  shown  toward  him,  hot'^  - 
youth  and  in  maturer  years,  for  he  considered  himself  a  great 


9IO  THE   LEVERING   FAMILY. 

inasmuch  as  he  felt  that  the  pledge  made  to  his  Savior  in  his  child- 
hood, to  live  for  Him  alone  on  earth,  had  not  been  lived  up  to  as  it 
should  have  been,  but  he  could  say,  in  the  language  of  that  beauti- 
ful verse  in  the  well-known  hymn  : 

1  see  i  stood,  poor  dreamer. 

Condemned — and  justly  so — 
Then  gave,  my  dear  Redeemer, 

Himself  for  me,  to  show- 
By  heart  with  grief  o'erOowing, 

By  blood-sweat,  flowing  free, 
By  soul  in  death  then  bowing, 

His  wond'rous  love  for  me. 

Which  was  sung  on  the  occasion  of  a  Lord's  Supper,  and  from  the 
thought  therein  expressed  he  derived  such  comfort  and  consolation 
at  the  time  that  he  never  forgot  it,  and  often  repeated  it  on  his  sick 
bed,  for  he  realized  that  by  his  transgressions  he  deserved  condem- 
nation, but  felt  in  his  heart  that  he  had  received  full  forgiveness,  and 
was  ever  thankful  to  the  Lord  for  the  sufferings  he  endured  on  his 
sick  bed,  on  account  of  their  having  been  the  means  of  drawing  him 
into  a  still  nearer  communion  with  Himself,  and  had  no  fear  of  death 
whatever. 

Since  about  a  month  ago  he  began  to  rapidly  grow  weaker,  and 
was  almost  constantly  confined  to  his  bed,  and  now  his  longing  to  be 
at  home  with  the  Lord,  and  to  reach  the  end  of  all  care  and  suffer- 
ing, increased  daily.  To  his  beloved  wife,  for  her  tender  care  and 
nursing  through  his  sickness,  he  was  very  thankful,  and  commended 
her  and  his  dear  children  to  the  care  of  their  Heavenly  Father  to 
watch  over  their  temporal  and  spiritual  welfare  and  preserve  them 
to  Himself  and  His  people. 

In  the  afternoon  of  June  3,  at  his  request,  he  received  farewell 
blessing,  prayer  and  benediction,  at  the  close  of  which  he  expressed 
his  perfect  peace  with  God.  On  the  6th,  at  his  request,  there  was 
singing  and  praying  by  brethren  and  sisters  at  his  bedside  the  whole 
forenoon,  which  served  to  cheer  him  in  his  suffering  from  the  great 
tightness  in  his  chest,  which  had  become  extreme.  He  remained 
conscious  to  the  last  moment,  and  passed  away  quietly  at  6  o'clock. 
His  age  was  42  years. 


BIOGRAPHIES. 


911 


RIGHT  REV.  J.  M.   I.H\I:KIN(,. 
(53S  of  G.) 

REV.  JOSEPH    MORTIMER    LEVERING,  who   is  one   of  the 
Bishops  of  the  Northern  district  of  the  United  States,  for  the 
Moravian  Church,  maintains  the  ministerial  character  of  his 
branch  of  the  family,  which  began  in  religious  teaching  and  foreign 
missionary  labor,  by  his  great-great-grandfather,  John  Leverinii.* 

He  was  born  at  Hamburg,  Hardin  County,  Tennessee,  February 
lo,  184CJ.  Shortly  after  his  birth  his  parents  returned  to  Hope,  Bar- 
tholomew Co.,  Ind.,  from  whence  they  had  removed.  In  185 1  they 
removed  to  Illinois,  and  lived  at  West  Salem,  in  Edwards  County, 
until  the  autumn  of  1856,  when  they  located  at  Olney,  in  Richland 
County,  where  Joseph  M.  lived  with  his  parents  until  1870. 

Having  to  assist  in  maintaining  the  family,  he  was  pre\ented 
from  going  to  college  until  he  became  of  age,  but,  keeping  this  object 
in  view,  he  made  use  of  the  best  educational  facilities  within  hi> 
reach,  and  was  aided  in  private  study  by  sp\eral  scholarly  cli 
men,  who  took  an  interest  in  him. 

In  September,  1870,  he  was  matriculated  at  the  Mora\  lan  Col- 
lege and  Theological  Seminary  at  Bethlehem.  Penna.  After  being 
graduated  in  the  class  of  1874,  he  taught  in  Nazareth  Hall,  at  Naza- 
reth, Pa.,  until  the  close  of  the  year,  when — iJecember  20,  1874— 
he  took  Deacon's  orders  in  the  Moravian  Church,  and  in  January. 
1875,  he  assumed  charge  of  a  new  home  mission  at   Uhrichsville. 

Ohio. 

During  the  sessions  of  tlie  Moravian  Synod  at  Nazareth— on 
May  21,  1876— he  was  ordained  a  Presbyter.  Immediately  after  the 
session  he  married  Miss  Martha  Augusta  Whitt-sell,  a  teacher  in  the 
Moravian  Parish  school  at  Bethlehem. 

In  April,  1879,  he  was  called  from  Uhrichsville  to  Lake  Mills,  Wis- 
consin, where  he  labored  until  September,  18S3,  when  (in  Oct.)  he 
became  one  of  the  two  pastors  of  the  Mora\  ian  Church  at  Bethle- 
'hem,  which  position  he  yet  (1895)  tills. 

In  February,  1888,  he  was  elected  to  suppl>'  a  vacancy  in  the 
General  Executive  Board  of  the  American  Mora\  ian  Church,  until 
the  meeting  of  the  Synod  held  in  September,  and  at  the  close  of  tlie 
Synod— Sept.  3C,  1888— he  was  consecrated  a  Bishop  of  the  W-ra- 
vian  Church,  continuing,  howex  er.  in  the  local  pastorate  at  Bethlehem. 


912  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

In  1889  Bishop  Levering  attended  the  General  Synod  of  the 
Moravian  Church  of  Europe  and  America,  held  at  Herrnhut,  Saxony, 
and  was  chosen  a  Vice-President  of  that  body. 

In  1895  Bishop  Levering  was  elected  president  of  the  Moravian 
Historical  Society,  and  the  archives  of  the  Moravian  Church  in 
America  are  in  his  custody. 

As  1  understand,  his  Episcopal  relations  extend  to  all  the 
churches  of  his  denomination  in  the  northern  States  ;  there  being  a 
separate  Bishop  and  Executive  Board  in  the  South  with  its  seat  of 
government  at  Salem,  North  Carolina. 

The  little  leisure  left  to  Bishop  Levering,  by  his  numerous  offi- 
cial duties,  is  devoted  largely  to  historical  research  in  which  he  takes 
particular  pleasure.  He  has  been  especially  helpful  to  me  in  glean- 
ing the  history  of  John  Levering,^  whom  Mr.  Jones,  in  his  compila- 
tion of  1858,  was  pleased  to  regard  as  the  progenitor  of  the  "  Naza- 
reth Branch,"  which  line  of  demarkation,  however,  the  bishop 
discards  as  useless  and  indefensible,  in  which  1  concur. 

His  marriage  has  been  blessed  with  two  children,  both  daughters. 


JUDGE  FRANK  O.  LEVERING. 

(830  of  G.) 

UPON  the  accession  of  Frank  O.  Levering,  of  Mount  Vernon, 
Ohio,  to  the  judicial  bench  of  Knox  County,  on  February  9, 
1897,  a  local  newspaper  said  of  him  : 
Mr.  Levering  was  born  on  the  old  Levering  homestead,  near  the 
town  of  Levering,  in  this  county,  September  29,  1862.  His  parents 
are  Hon.  John  C.  Levering  and  wife,  Carrie.  He  spent  his  boyhood 
on  the  farm,  attending  the  district  school  in  the  winter,  until  he 
reached  his  majority.  He  had  always  aspired  to  be  a  lawyer,  and 
had  expected  to  take  a  collegiate  course  in  preparing  himself  for  his 
chosen  profession,  but  on  account  of  the  large  farming  interests  of 
his  father  his  presence  was  demanded  at  home,  and  he  found  it  im- 
possible to  gratify  this  wish  of  his  boyhood's  ambition.  In  the 
spring  of  1883  he  secured  a  teacher's  certificate,  and  during  the  fol- 
lowing winter  instructed  the  young  ideas  of  a  neighboring  school. 
He  was  successful  in  this  capacity,  and  was  requested  to  continue,^ 
but  he  had  determined  to  increase  his  own  education,  and  repaired 
to  Poughkeepsie,  N.  Y.,  where  he  took  a  complete  commercial  course 


BIOGRAPHIES.  913 

in  the  Eastman  Business  College,  and  graduated  with  honor.  He 
returned  home,  and  in  the  spring  of  1885  he  engaged  in  mercantile 
business  at  Levering,  Ohio,  which  he  continued  successt'ully  until 
February,  1890,  when  he  yielded  to  liis  inclination.  Disposing  of 
his  business,  he  removed  to  Mount  Vernon  to  prosecute  his  study  of 
the  law.  He  pursued  the  study  with  Hon.  Frank  V.  Owen,  and  in 
March,  1892,  was  admitted  to  the  bar. 

He  immediately  began  the  practice  of  his  profession  wiin  lus 
preceptor,  and  obtained  a  lucrative  business.  He  was  appointed  a 
member  of  the  Board  of  Electors  for  this  county  in  1883,  to  till  a 
vacancy,  and  was  twice  reappointed,  and  resigned  last  tall,  after  his 
nomination  for  office  of  Judge,  to  which  he  was  elected  in  November 
by  a  large  majority  over  a  competitor  who  was  a  candidate  for  re- 
election. 

Judge  Levering  is  a  member  of  Mount  Zion  Lodge,  F.  and  A. 
M.,  of  Clinton  Chapter,  R.  A.  M.,  of  Kinsman  Council,  R.  and  S.  M., 
of  Quindaro  Lodge,  1.  O.  O.  F.;  also  of  Royal  Arcanum  and  National 
Union,  all  of  this  city. 

It  is  unnecessary  to  predict  that  Judge  Le\ering  will  make  a 
successful  and  competent  official.  His  gentlemanly  ways,  accommo- 
dating manners  and  unimpeachable  honesty  of  character  render  him 
peculiarly  capable  to  discharge  the  duties  of  his  office. 

Shortly  after  entering  upon  the  duties  of  his  oftke  Judge  Lever- 
ing administered  the  oath  to  his  deputy,  Miss  Maggie  Hermody. 


NOAH  LEVERING. 

(254  of  G.) 

NOAH  LEVERING  was  born  April  13,  1S27,  m  Knox  Cuuni> , 
Ohio,  on  the  farm  where  the  Le\ering  Family  Reunion  was 
held  on  August  6,  1891. 
He  received  the  first  rudiments  of  an  education  in  the  village  of 
Levering,  near  by,  then  called  Waterford.  The  late  Hon.  Willi..m 
Windom,  Secretary  of  the  United  States  Treasury,  was  his  class- 
mate He  afterwards  attended  Sloan's  Academy,  at  Mount  Vernon, 
Ohio,  where  Hon.  Frank  Hurd  and  Gen.  Henr>-  Banning  were  his 

in  1849  he  located  at  Brvantsville,  in  Garred  Count)  ,  K... where 

he  taught  school.     Early  in  185^  he  removed  ...  1  •rb.n.,.  III.,  and  in 

(58) 


914  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

the  fall  of  the  same  year  to  Bloomington,  111.,  where  he  studied  law 
in  the  office  of  Leonard  Swett,  who  subsequently  was  a  law  partner 
of  Abraham  Lincoln. 

In  1854,  upon  the  recommendation  of  Hon.  David  Davis,  he  was 
admitted  to  practice  in  the  Supreme  Court  of  Illinois,  in  the  fall  of 
1854  he  located  at  Toledo,  Iowa,  and  on  August  9,  1855,  he  married 
Margaret  Fry  Martin,  of  Jacksonville,  111.  In  the  fall  of  1856  he  re- 
moved to  Sioux  City,  Iowa,  where,  in  1862,  he  was  elected  County 
Judge,  without  opposition,  and  in  the  same  year  was  elected  City. 
Clerk  of  Sioux  City,  and  appointed  by  Governor  Kirkwood  as  Com- 
missioner of  Iowa  troops,  and  reappointed  in  1863. 

In  1864  Mr,  Levering  was  made  an  honorary  member  of  the 
State  Historical  Society,  and  in  October  of  same  year  was  appointed 
Regimental  Quartermaster  of  the  6th  Iowa  Vols.,  then  quartered  at 
Sioux  City,  and  was  appointed  Enrolling  Off^icer  for  the  draft. 

In  the  fall  of  1865  he  resigned  the  official  positions  held  and  re- 
moved to  Independence,  Mo.,  where  he  engaged  in  mercantile  busi- 
ness. In  1869  was  appointed  postmaster  at  Mecklin,  Mo.  In  1875 
removed  to  Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  where,  in  1876,  was  chosen  by  the 
Los  Angeles  County  Agricultural  Society  as  editor  of  their  depart 
ment  in  the  Los  Angeles  "  Herald." 

Mr.  L.  has  for  more  than  thirty  years  been  interested  in  bee 
culture,  and  is  now  conducting  The  Apiary  department  of  the  "  Cali- 
fornia Cultivator."  In  1880  he  successfully  shipped  the  first  Italian 
bees  ever  sent  to  the  island  of  New  Zealand,  a  distance  of  over  7,000 
miles,  an  enterprise  in  which  many  had  failed. 

In  1883  he  organized  the  Historical  Society  of  Southern  Califor- 
nia, now  the  leading  society  of  its  kind  in  the  State.  In  1884  was 
elected  Justice  of  the  Peace,  and  re-elected  a  member  of  the  School 
Board,  a  position  which  he  had  held  for  twelve  years. 

These  annals  of  a  busy  life  prove  Noah  to  be  characteristically 
a  Levering.  He  is  now  (1895)  enjoying  well-earned  rest  in  a  quiet 
home  near  to  Los  Angeles,  pursuing  horticultural  studies  and  em- 
ployment, preferring  rather  to  wear  out  than  to  rust  out. 


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BIOGRAPHIES.  <^,, 

HON.  FREDERICK  F.  l,OW. 

(2040) 

[From  the  San  Francisco  "Chronicle"  of  July  22,  1894.] 

EX-GOVERNOR  FREDERICK  F.  LOW  was  one  of  the  pion 
of  this  State,  who  became  a  very  prominent  fij^ure  in  its 
history.  He  was  born  into  a  plain  country  family,  near  Fr.i 
fort,  Maine,  in  1828.  He  acquired  a  good  common  school  educatii.n, 
and  then  became  a  clerk  in  a  store  in  Boston.  In  1849  he  joined  tlu- 
rush  to  California,  arriving  in  that  year  by  the  steamer  Panama. 
which  brought  with  him  many  men,  tlu-n  or  afterwards  pmminent 
characters. 

He  had  a  brief  experience  in  the  mines,  and  soon  went  into  nu  ;- 
chandising  with  a  partner  on  Sacramento  street,  the  firm  namt-  bein- 
Lambert  &  Low. 

About  1855  he  removed  to  Marys\illc  and  went  into  business 
with  his  brothers.  They  subsequently  relinquished  merchandisin 
and  succeeded  to  the  banking  business  of  Adams  &  Co.,  at  Mary 
ville,  under  the  name  of  Low  Brothers  &  Co.  His  career  in  this  line 
was  a  very  successful  one. 

In  1861  he  was  elected  to  Congress  on  the  Republican  ticket, 
and  about  the  same  time  he  and  his  brothers  removed  their  business 
to  San  Francisco,  where  they  operated  as  capitalists  and  investors. 

In  1863  Mr.  Low  was  appointed  Collector  of  the  port  of  San 
Francisco  by  President  Lincoln,  and  during  the  same  \'ear  was  electeJ 
Governor  of  the  State.  He  was  a  conscientious  and  clear-headed 
executive,  and  his  administration  was  notable  for  its  purit\'  and 
vigor.  He  rendered  valuable  service  to  the  Nation  during  tht-  clos- 
ing years  of  the  war,  and  won  man\'  plaudits  for  his  admini*^*'- .fi..n 
of  State  affairs.     In  1867  he  declined  a  renomination. 

In  1869  he  was  appointed  United  States  Minister  to  China,  serv- 
ing in  that  capacity  about  four  years,  under  the  administration  of 
President  Grant. 

On  his  return  to  San  Francisco  he  became  Associate  Man.iger  ot 
the  Anglo-Californian  Bank,  and  so  remained  until  his  death.  He 
was  a  large  stockholder  in  the  Sutter  Street  Railwa\-  Companv ,  and 
for  many  years  its  President. 

Mr.  Low  made  considerable  mone\  in  Hawaiian  sugar  planta- 
tions, owned  large  lumber  and  milling  properties  in  Humbi»ldt  Coun- 
ty, and  was  engaged  in  other  enterprises.  He  was  a  man  of  shrewd- 
ness, good  sense  and  integrity  and  won  general  respect  where\er  he 
was  k'nown. 


gi6  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

While  living  in  Marysville  he  married  Miss  Mary  Creed,  a  niece 
of  John  C.  Fall,  of  that  place,  a  well-known  pioneer  and  business 
man. 

He  died  July  21,  1894,  at  his  home,  corner  of  Sutter  and  Gough 
streets,  in  San  Francisco,  the  result  of  the  gradual  exhaustion  of  his 
powers.  His  wife  and  an  unmarried  daughter — an  only  child — sur- 
vived him. 


REV.  GIDEON  P.  MACKLIN. 
(1166  of  G.) 

GIDEON  PILLOW  MACKLIN  was  born  at  Waldo,  in  Marion 
Co.,  Ohio,  June  28,  1850.  He  was  graduated  from  Otter- 
bein  University,  at  Westerville,  C,  in  the  class  of  1879, 
and  a  few  days  after  married  Mary  Elizabeth  Arford,  of  Butler,  De- 
Kalb  Co.,  Ind.  He  studied  theology  under  the  auspices  of  the  United 
Brethren  Church,  and  was  ordained  to  its  ministry.  His  early  pas- 
toral charges  were  at  Fostoria,  Findlay  and  Honey  Creek,  in  the 
Sandusky  Conference.  While  residing  at  Fostoria,  Mrs.  Macklin — 
who  is  a  lady  of  superior  education — was  employed  as  Lady  Princi- 
pal and  Professor  of  Mathematics,  for  three  years,  in  the  Fostoria 
Academy. 

After  five  years  of  ministerial  service  in  the  Sandusky  Confer- 
ence, both  Rev.  M.  and  wife  were  elected  to  positions  in  Westfield 
College,  Illinois.  He,  as  Professor  of  Latin  and  Greek,  and  Mrs.  M. 
as  Lady  Principal  and  Professor  of  Natural  Sciences. 

At  the  end  of  one  year  Mr.  M.  was  tendered  the  Presidency  of 
Avalon  College,  Mo.,  and  the  chair  of  Mental  and  Moral  Sciences. 
Mrs.  M.  was  elected  at  the  same  time  to  the  positions  of  Prof,  of 
Natural  Sciences  and  Lady  Principal  of  the  same  institution.  After 
filling  these  places  for  two  years  both  were  elected  to  the  same  posi- 
tions in  Lane  University  at  Lecompton,  Kansas,  but  declined  the 
honors  conferred. 

Preferring  pastoral  labor.  Rev.  Macklin,  in  August,  1886,  was 
recognized  by  the  Miami  Conference  of  Ohio,  and  has  served  under 
its  direction  since,  having  been  assigned  successively  to  charges  at 
Greenville,  Lewisburg  and  Germantown,  being  now  (1893)  stationed 
at  the  last  named  place. 

Mr.  Macklin  being  well  known  as  interested  in  moral  reforms, 
he  was  nominated  by  the  Prohibition  Party  of  Ohio,  in  convention 
at  Cleveland,  on  June  28,  1893,  as  their  candidate  for  Governor  of 


BIOGRAPHIES.  017 

Ohio.  Though  he  was  leader  of  a  "  forlorn  hope,"  he  entered  into 
the  political  canvass  industriously,  and  won  more  respect,  confidence 
and  admiration  than  votes. 

Wedded  to  his  clerical  calling,  Mr.  M.  did  not  abate  ministerial 
duties ;  a  few  days  after  defeat  at  the  election  he  was  serving  as 
Presiding  Elder  in  conducting  the  Ontario  Conference  of  his  church, 
at  Ontario,  Canada,  a  service  which  detained  him  in  the  "  Dominion" 
for  about  three  months. 

Rev.  Macklin  is  a  scholarly  and  popular  lecturer  upon  hterary 
subjects,  and  many  demands  are  made  upon  him  for  such  services 
wherever  he  is  know  n. 


REAR  ADMIRAL  E.  O.  MATTHEWS. 
(2192) 

EDMU>JD  ORVILLE  MATTHEWS  is  one  of  five  bri.thers  who 
are  prominent  in  scientific  and  commercial  circles,  and  w'"' 
merit  the  esteem  of  their  fellow-men. 

They  were  born  in  the  cit\-  of  Baltimore,  Md.  Inspired  witli 
enterprise,  the  famih^  reinoN  ed  in  the  spring  of  1842 — when  the  sub- 
ject of  this  paper  was  five  years  old — to  St.  Francisville,  Clark  Coun- 
ty, Mo.,  upon  the  then  borders  of  civilization.  Three  years  later 
they  removed  to  a  farm  near  to  Hannibal,  Mo. 

From  this  Western  home  Edmund  Orville  Matthews — theii  ■>  — 
than  fifteen  years  of  age — on  October  2,  185 1,  entered  the  United 
States  Naval  Academy  at  Annapolis,  Md..  from  which,  after  due 
course,  he  was  graduated  with  honor. 

As  his  official  service  has  been  varied,  it  ma>-  best  be  told  in  ab- 
breviated form,  as  appears  in  the  "  Records  of  Living  Ofticers,"  W 
edition,  compiled  and  published  by  the  Government : 

Naval  Academy  185 1-5,  as  Acting  Midshipman. 

Frigate  "  Potomac,"  Home  Squadron.  N(»\-..  '55.  i-'  M.i^  .    >■-. 

Sloop  of  war  "Saratoga,"  Home  Squadron.  Ma^     '^^   t..    Ian.. 

'58,  as  Midshipman. 

Promoted  to  Passed  Midshipman  Apl..'58,  and  ordered  to  sloop 
"Macedonian,"  of  the  Mediterranean  Squadron.  May, '58.  to  July,'6o. 

Promoted  to  Master  Nov.  4/58.  '>"^'  commissioned  a  Lieutenant 

June  27,  '60. 

At  Na\al  Academy,  as  Instructor  in  Mathemat 

April, '61. 


9l8  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Went  with  the  Naval  Academy  to  Newport,  R.  1.,  in  the  "  Con- 
stitution." 

With  steam  frigate  "  Wabash  "  May,'6i,  to  Nov.,  '6i  ;  capture 
of  forts  at  Hatteras  Inlet,  Aug.,'6i  ;  prostrated  by  sickness  and  sent 
to  Brooklyn  Hospital. 

Instructor  in  Seamanship  Nov.,'6i,  to  Oct. ,'62. 

Promoted  to  Lieutenant  Commander  July  16, '62. 

Head  of  the  Department  of  Gunnery  and  Ordnance  Oct. ,'62,  to 
June, '64. 

With  South  Atlantic  Squadron,  commanding  the  "Sonoma" 
(double-ender),  then  constructing  naval  battery  on  Morris  Island,  S. 
C,  June,  '64,  to  July,  '65. 

Commanded  Naval  Light  Artillery  at  Honey  Hill,  S.  C,  Nov.  30, 
and  in  the  battles  at  TuUifeiny  Cross  Roads,  Dec,  '64. 

On  staff  of  Admiral  Dahlgren  from  Jan.  to  July, '65. 

Fitted  out  apprentice  ship  "Savannah"  Aug.,  '65. 

Naval  Academy  Nov., '65,  as  Asst.  Department  of  Gunnery,  etc. 

Head  of  Department  of  Gunnery,  etc.,  Oct.,  '66,  to  June, '69. 

Head  of  Torpedo  Corps  June,  '69,  to  July,  '73. 

Promoted  to  Commander  April  22, '70. 

Commanding  U.  S.  Steamer  "Ashuelot,"  Asiatic  Squadron, 
Mch.,  '74,  to  Apl.,  '-]■]. 

Inspector  of  Ordnance  at  Navy  Yard,  New  York,  Apl.  i,  '78,  to 
Apl.  15, '81. 

Commanding  U.  S.  S.  "  Powhattan,"  on  special  service,  Atlantic 
Coast,  Aug.,  '81,  to  Feb.,  '83. 

Promoted  to  Captain  Sept.  14,  '81. 

In  command  of  Training  Ship  "New  Hampshire,"  at  Newport, 
R.  1.,  Mch., '83,  to  July,  '84. 

Member  of  Gun  Foundry  Board,  appointed  by  President  Arthur, 
under  act  of  Congress :  board  composed  of  three  army  and  three 
naval  officers,  Apl., '8 3,  to  Feb.,  '85.  In  course  of  this  duty  visited 
gun  establishments  in  Europe. 

Commanding  U.  S.  S.  "Brooklyn,"  first  in  Home  Station,  sail- 
ing Aug.  12,  '86,  for  Asiatic  Station,  through  the  Suez  Canal,  visit- 
ing Persia,  India,  etc.,  Oct.,  '85,  to  Sept.,  '87. 

Captain  of  the  Navy  Yard  at  Boston,  Mass.,  Nov. ,'87,  to  May, '90. 

Commanding  Receiving  Ship  "Wabash,"  at  Boston,  May, '90, 
to  July  31,  '91. 

Member  of  Board  of  Inspection  and  Survey  from  July,  '91,  to 
Mch.,  '94. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  OK) 

Chief  of  Yards  and  Docks,  Navy  Departrnt-nt,  Washini^ton,  it. 
C,  from  Mch.  i6,  '94,  as  Commodort-,  and  sinct-  Juiif,  '97,  as  Rear 
Admiral,  which  is  his  present  official  position. 

The  important  commands  and  positions  tilled,  under  selection 
and  orders  of  the  Navy  Department  of  the  Government,  art-  evi- 
dences of  recognized  ability.  It  mav  have  been  Commodore  Mat- 
thews' misfortune  to  have  been  so  young  during  the  War  of  the  Ki- 
bellion,  as  the  opportunities  for  earning  promotion  and  fame  furnished 
by  such  conflict,  occurs  but  once  during  generations  of  men.  Whili- 
filling  official  positions  during  the  entire  period  of  the  war,  I  became 
persuaded  that  we  had  othiT  Grants  and  other  Farraguts  if  opportu- 
nities had  been  theirs, 

RICHARD   MHTHHANY. 
(667.) 

RICHARD  METHEANY  was  the  son  of  one  of  the  pioneers  of 
Western  Ohio,  and  inherited  the  enterprising  characteristics 
of  his  parent.  By  availing  of  e\  ery  possible  source,  as  fur- 
nished in  that  early  period,  he  secured  an  education  which  assured  to 
him  business  successes. 

As  an  obituary  publication  in  the  Lima  (Ohiit)  Gazette  of  June 
25^  1879 — the  date  of  his  decease — tells  the  story  of  his  lift-  in  brief 
lines,  1  repeat  it : 

"  Mr.  Metheany  has  been  a  conspicuous  figure  in  the  history  ot 
Lima,  and  of  Allen  County.  He  was  a  rare  man,  a  very  useful,  just 
and  honorable  citizen.  Born  in  Brown  County,  Ohio,  in  1S05,  he, 
•in  1834,  moved  to  Two-Mile,  then  in  Allen,  now  in  Auglaize  County, 
in  1836  he  married  Esther  A.,  daughter  of  Judge  Levering.  They 
had  twelve  children,  all  of  whom,  but  one.  are  living.*  In  1S44  he 
moved  to  Lima,  having  been  appointed  Clerk  of  the  County  C«iurts, 
which  office  he  held  until  it  was  vacated  by  operatit)n  of  the  new 
State  Constitution  of  185 1. 

At  that  time  Mr.  Metheany  became  interested  in  Railroad  enter- 
prises. He  took  an  active  part  in  establishing  what  has  become  the 
great  Pennsylvania  Line.  When  completed  he  became  its  represent- 
ative at  Lima. 

hi  1855  he  was  elected  County  Auditor,  which  office  he  held  for 
two  years,  since  then  he  lias  been  a  grain  and  pr(.duce  merchant. 
dealing  extensively. 

^Since  the  deatl.  of  Mr.  Metheany  a  son.  John  Milton  Metheany.  who  h»d  attal--'  • 
Railroad  management,  has  departed  this  life. 


920  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Mr.  M.,  during  most  of  the  time  of  his  residence  in  Lima,  has 
filled  some  municipal  office,  and  was  ever  foremost  in  local  affairs. 

To  his  children  he  gave  ample  opportunity  for  scholarly  and 
business  education.  His  sons  have  become  pr(jminent  railroad 
officers.  Taken  as  a  whole,  we  regard  the  family  as  the  most  ad- 
vanced, of  which  we  have  any  personal  knowledge,  in  this  locality. 

His  funeral  was  held  under  the  auspices  of  the  Shawnee  Com- 
mandery  of  Knights  Templar,  of  which  he  was  an  honored  member." 


REV.  GEORGE    BENJAMIN    MILLER,   D.  D. 

(65  of  G.) 

[CONTRIBUTED   BY  RT.-REV.  JOSEPH    M.  LEVERING.] 

GEORGE  BENJAMIN  MILLER,  son  of  Anna  Johanna  (Lever- 
ing) and  Rev.  George  Godfrey  Miller,  of  Emaus,  Lehigh  Co., 
Penna.  When  seven  years  of  age,  in  1802,  he  was  sent  to 
school  at  Nazareth  Hall,  the  well  known  Moravian  institution  at  Naza- 
reth, Pa.  hi  18 10,  he  entered  the  collegiate  and  theological  depart- 
ment, which  was  opened  there  in  1807,  under  the  learned  Professor 
Ernest  Lewis  Hazelius,  Upon  its  temporary  suspension  he  left  Naz- 
areth in  February,  181 1,  and  consequently  never  followed  his  father, 
and  grandfather.  Bishop  Burchard  George  Miiller,  into  the  ministry 
of  the  Moravian  Church.  He,  with  Dr.  Hazelius  and  another  Mo- 
ravion  collegian  from  Nazareth, — the  Rev.  Henry  Immanuel  Schmidt, 
D.D.:  1848-80  professor  in  Columbia  College,  New  York, — became 
intimately  associated  in  the  Lutheran  Church,  especially  in  connec- 
tion with  Hartwick  Seminary,  in  Otsego  Co.,  New  York,  in  which 
they  all  figured  and  with  which  the  name  of  Dr.  Miller  is  most  promi- 
nently identified. 

Prior  to  1827,  when  his  career  in  that  institution  began,  he  had 
taught  in  Philadelphia,  at  New  Germantown,  N.  J.,  at  Lebanon,  N.  J., 
and  at  Canajoharie,  N.  Y.,  where  he  also  founded  a  Lutheran  Church, 
having  in  1818  been  examined  and  licensed,  and  on  May  29,  1821, 
been  ordained  and  admitted  to  the  Lutheran  Synod  of  New  York. 

He  entered  the  Hartwick  Seminary  as  an  assistant  under  Dr. 
Hazelius,  the  first  Principal,  and  when  the  latter,  in  1830,  left  for 
Gettysburg,  Pa.,  the  Trustees  of  the  Seminary  elected  him  to  the 
position  made  vacant.  Excepting  a  period  of  five  years,  1839-44, 
when  he  lived  at  Dansville,  N.  Y.,  in  feeble  health — and  his  friend, 
Dr.  Schmidt,  took  his  place — he  remained  at  the  head  of  the  institu- 
tion the  rest  of  his  life. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  q2| 

Dr.  Millfi-  was  distinuuislied  as  a  thc(,l(»M,aii,  hii-uim  and  m..  • 
of  literature;    was  a  most  ahlc  instructor;  an  untiring  worker,   a 
man  of  deep  piety;    singularly  modest,  but  of  a  vivacious  tempera- 
ment, inht-rited,  it  is  said,  from  his  mother.     His  wife  was  a  niece  of 
Mrs.  Hazelius. 

The  centennial  anniversar\'  of  his  birth  was  observed,  on  June 
10,  1895,  l^v  a  memorial  service  at  the  institution  whicli  he  had 
ser\ed  so  lonir  and  so  ably.  Of  his  thirteen  children,  one  son  and 
seven  dauo;hters,  with  fifty-three  grandchildren,  and  f<irtv-threejireat- 
grandchildren,  were  living  at  that  time. 

Not  only  were  he,  his  father  and  his  grandfather,  clergymen, 
but  one  of  his  sons,  five  of  his  sons-in-law,  and  three  of  his  <jrand- 
sons  have  belonged  to  this  profession. 


RALPH  D.   MOORE. 
(2728) 

[From  the  LaFayette  (Ind.)  "Sunday  Times"  of  April  7,  i&js.  ' 

SELDOM  has  any  event  occurred  in  LaFayette  which  caused  such 
a  painful  thrill  to  pulsate  through  the  community,  than  the  sud- 
den and  deeply-regretted  death,  from  heart  disease,  of  Halpli 
D.  Moore,  which  occurred  early  on  last  Friday  morning,  at  the  fam- 
ily residence,  corner  of  Twelfth  and  Hartf(jrd  streets. 

A  bright  intellect,  a  grand  and  consistent  Christian  character  and 
a  warm,  generous  heart  were  stricken,  as  if  by  lightning,  and  tlie 
genial,  helpful  and  useful  life,  which  had  won  so  large  a  degree  of 
favor  for  itself  in  the  bosoms  of  all,  went  out  forever  without  a  pause 
and,  haply,  without  a  pang. 

Ralph  Douglas  Moore  was  a  native  of  Butler  Count)  .  Uiii".  He 
creditabh'  and  bravely  served  his  country  during  the  War  of  the  Re- 
bellion. He  came  to  LaFayette  in  1866,  and  in  1867  entered  into 
the  drug  trade  with  Henry  C.  Tinney,  from  which  he  retired  in  iR?^ 
to  engage  in  the  real  estate  and  loan  business  with  Col.  John  Li 
ing,  and  where  he  has  since  remained. 

hi  1871  Mr.  Moore  married.  Miss  Emma  W.,  only  daughter  <•! 
Colonel  Levering,  and  she  survives,  with  two  children,  Ernest  Lev- 
ering and  Elsie  Douglas. 

Mr.  Moore's  activity  in  promoting  the  cause  right-  •^'■'• 

verbial,  and  in  and  out  of  the  Baptist  Church,  in  the 
ous  organizations  of  the  city,  his  labors  for  good  u. 
reachin^T  and  effective,  for  none  brought  to  the  work  a  m^ 


922  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

earnest  and  faithful  spirit.  He  was  a  gentleman  as  well  as  a  Christ- 
ian, and  the  dignity  and  beauty  of  his  life,  though  not  displayed  for 
public  applause,  will  long  remain  a  treasure  to  the  friends  he  has  left 
beiiind  him.     No  man  in  the  city  could  be  more  sadly  missed. 

Various  societies  and  organizations,  benevolent  and  religious,  of 
which  the  deceased  was  an  honored  member,  have  vied  in  offering 
testimonv  of  respect  and  sorrow,  and  to-day,  in  the  First  Baptist 
Cluirch,  will  be  held  public  memorial  services.  Rev.  C.  M.  Carter, 
pastor,  will  preach  this  morning  on  "The  Life  and  Works  of  Ralph 
D.  Moore,"  and  at  2:30  P.  M.,  in  the  church,  the  special  services 
will  include  eulogies  by  Rev.  Carter,  Prof.  C.  H.  Hall,  of  Franklin 
College;  Col.  R.  P.  DeHart,  Rev.  Pfanstiehl  of  the  Second  Presby- 
terian and  Rev.  Tippy  of  Methodist  Episcopal  churches,  and  other 
members  of  the  local  clergy.  Representatives  of  the  Royal  Arcanum 
and  the  Grand  Army  will  escort  the  body.  The  Boys'  Brigade  of 
the  Baptist  Church,  which  was  organized  and  uniformed  by  Mr.  Moore, 
will  follow  as  mourners  and  flower-bearers. 

The  funeral  (private)  will  occur  to-morrow  at  2  P.  M.,  from  tlie 
family  residence,  Rev,  Carter  and  Rev.  W.  B.  Riley,  of  Chicago,  of- 
ficiating.    Interment  at  Spring  Vale  Cemetery." 

The  religious  and  business  friends  of  Ralph  D.  Moore  have,  since 
his  decease,  erected  a  memorial  chapel  in  the  northeastern  suburbs 
of  LaFayette,  where  he  organized,  and  for  more  than  twenty  years 
maintained,  a  Mission  Sabbath  School,  embracing  children  of  all  re- 
ligious denominations, 

DANIEL  PASTORIUS. 

(114) 

[The  local  celebrity,  FRANCIS  DANIEL  PASTORIUS,  who  founded  Ger- 
mantown  in  1683,  was  a  learned  man.  The  dearth  of  books  and  educational 
facilities  at  that  period  induced  him  to  provide  manuscript  lessons  for  the  youth. 
A  volume  of  about  1,000  pages,  finely  written,  in  several  languages — mostly  in 
English— and  which  he  entitled  THE  BEE  HIVE,  is  still  preserved.  In  it  is  a 
biographical  sketch  of  his  ancestry,  and  a  genealogical  record,  continuing  to  his 
gr.  son  Daniel,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  who  married  Sarah,  eldest  daughter 
of  Amelia  (Levering)  and  Abraham  Shoemaker.  To  preserve  this  in  print  Dan- 
iel Pastorius  Bruner,  Esq.,  of  Germantown,  Philad.,  has,  at  my  request,  trans- 
lated the  record  from  the  German  MSS.,  as  follows  :  ] 

Christiamis  Pastorius,  a  citizen  of  Warburg.  Martinits  Pastorius, 
Assessor  of  the  Electoral  Court  at  Erfurt,  the  metropolis  of  Thiu'in- 
gen — "  a  man  high  born  and  of  good  estate  " — in  1629,  was  Imperial 
Councilor  of  King  Ferdinand  II,  He  married  Brigitta  Von  Flinsberg, 
daughter  of  Christian  Von  Flinsberg  of  Mulhausen. 


I 


BIOGRAPHIES.  q2^ 

Melchior  Adam  Pastorius  (5th  child),  burn  in  tht-  city  of  trturi, 
Sept.  21,  1624,  was  educated  in  the  German  Ojllejif  at  Rome  for  a 
priest,  afterward  studied  law,  and  receiving  the  decree  of  Drnrtor  of 
Laws,  returned  to  Germany.  Settled  at  Sommerhausen  and  practiced 
law  in  WartzbercT  (two  German  miles  from  Sommerhausen),  in  Fr.in- 
keiilandt.  Here  he  associated  himself  with  the  Lutheran  party.  He 
married  January  22,  1650,  Mau;dalena  Dietz,  dauj^hter  of  Stephen  Uietz, 
Steward  at  Northausen  and  Commissary  in  tlie  Court  of  Kin;:  (justa- 
vus  Adolphus.  She  was  born  February  2,  1607,  and  died  March  zy. 
1657  ;  buried  at  Sommerhausen,  leaving;  only  one  child.  Fratuisciis 
Daniel  Pastorius,  who  was  named  after  his  godfathers,  Franci^cus 
Semperfrey  Von  Lunburgand  Daniel  Geringof  Sequitz.  He  (Melchior 
Adam  Pastorius)  soon  after  moved  to  Windsheim,  where  he  served  in 
Public  oftke  for  many  years  ;  was  Public  Councilor,  Senator,  Auditor 
of  the  Province,  hispector  and  Professor  in  the  Gymnasium.  M;i\'or. 
Elder  Burgomaster,  Judge  and  Chief  Justice,  and  finally,  at  the  ajie  of 
70,  he  resigned  and  retired  to  a  mansion  in  the  Garden  of  the  Marquess 
of  Brandenburg,  Beyruth,  near  the  cit\-  of  Nurenburg,  where  fie 
died  on  February  4,  1702. 

Francis  Daniel  Pastorius  was  born  at  Sommerhausen,  September 
26,  165 1.  Attended  several  of  the  Universities  and  finall\-  t(x»k  his 
degree.  Doctor  of  Laws,  at  the  University  of  Altoorf ;  practiced  law 
at  Windsheim  and  in  Frankfurt ;  traveled  through  Holland,  Hngland. 
France  and  Switzerland,  and  returned  to  Frankfurt  No\ember  18. 
1682,  where  he  assembled  with  his  friends,  Dr.  Spencer,  Dr.  Shult/, 
Notarius  Fenda,  Jacobus  Van  de  Walle,  Maximilian  Lerhner,  Ele.inor 
Von  Merlan  and  others,  who  informed  iiim  that  they  had  purch.is<%l 
fifteen  thousand  acres  of  land  in  Pennsylvania,  in  America.  He  fv- 
came  so  much  interested  that  he  gained  permission  from  his  father  to 
emigrate  to  Pennsylvania,  and  became  a  member,  with  the  others 
nam^ed,  of  the  Frankfurt  Company.  He  sailed  fn.m  England  in  tlie 
ship  America,  Captain  Joseph  Vasey.  on  June  10.  1683,  and  arrived 
at  Philadelphia  August  20,  1683.  Upon  the  same  vessel  was  Thomas 
Lloyd,  first  Deputy  Governor  of  PennsyKania,  who  was.  I  ho 

lived,  a  friend  of  Pastorius.  He  married,  on  November  j-,  ....^8. 
Ennecke  Klostermann,  daughter  of  Dr.  Johann  Klostermann,  tnirn  al 
Mulheim  December  15,  1658.  and  died  at  (^lermantow  n  March  9.  172$. 
Mr.  Pastorious  was  the  representative  and  a  memlvr  of  the 
Frankfurt  Company.  The  charter  of  Germantown.  which  he  had 
founded,  was  granted  in  London  AugUst  12.  .6S9.  In  the  instrument 
he  was  made  Bailiff  and  Judge.  He  served  in  the  Assembly  .f>87- 
1691  ;  was  appointed  Judge  August  19,  1684.  and  Mav  6.  ifx;?.     Me 


924  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY'. 

difd  December  27,  1719,  in  Germantown.     His  will,  written  b\-  him- 
self, was  proven  January  13,  1720. 

John  Samuel  Pastorius,  son  of  Francis  Daniel  Pastorius  and  father 
of  (114)  Daniel,  was  born  in  Germantown  March  31,  1690  ("the 
31st  dav  of  the  ist  month,  called  March"),  and  died  there  on  the 
"  29th  day  of  2d  month,  April,  1722."  He  married  Hannah,  yount/- 
est  dau^jhter  of  Jan  Luken,  15th  day  of  6th  month  (August),  1716. 
Both  were  buried  in  the  Friends'  ground  at  Germantown. 


LAMECH  RAMBO. 
(242  of  G.) 

LAMECH  RAMBO  was  born  August  6,  1821,  in  tht^  Owl  Creek- 
Valley,  near  to  Levering,  Knox  County,  Ohio.  He  is  of  sub- 
stantial Pennsylvania  stock,  descended  from  one  of  the  first 
Swedish  settlers  on  the  Delaware  River  below  Philadelphia.  His 
father,  William  Rambo,  of  Montgomery  County,  Pa.,  married  Grace, 
daughter  of  Daniel  Levering,  in  Bedford  County,  Pa.,  on  February  9, 
181 3,  upon  the  eve  of  the  family  emigration  to  Ohio,  where  they 
arrived  in  April,  181 3.      ' 

Daniel  Levering  purchased  a  large  area  of  land,  one  quarter  sec 
tion  of  which  (n.  w.  %,  4,  18,  19)  he  appropriated  to  the  use  of  his 
daughter  Grace,  and  upon  this  tract,  eight  years  later,  Lamech  was 
born. 

Imbued  with  industrious  and  enterprising  tendencies,  which  he 
inherited  from  both  parents,  he,  in  June,  1836,  when  but  14  years 
old,  entered  a  wool-carding  and  cloth-dressing  establishment  at  Fred- 
ericktown,  Ohio,  to  learn  the  trade.  By  application  he  accomplished 
this  when  19  years  of  age,  and  at  once  commenced  manufacturing  on 
his  own  account,  renting  a  factory  three  miles  south  from  Frederick- 
town.  His  success  there  encouraged  him  to  larger  enterprise.  He 
rented  a  similar  factory  on  Rocky  Fork,  in  Licking  County,  Ohio, 
where,  in  1845,  the  increase  of  business  required  an  addition  made 
to  the  building,  wherein  he  manufactured  various  cloths,  such  as 
were  worn  by  farmers  and  others,  and  he  prospered  well.     But 

"  The  best  laid  schemes  0'  mice  and  men 
Gang  aft  agley," 

As,  on  the  8th  of  January,  1848,  everything  in  his  building  went  up 
in  smoke.  Being  his  own  insurer,  the  loss  fell  heavily.  As  strength 
and  energy  were  incombustible,  these  were  left  to  him.  He  so  in- 
vested them  that  in  June  of  the  same  year  he  was  running  a  one-set 


BIOGRAPHIES. 


925 


woolen  mill  at  Newark,  Oliio,  contracting  debt  t«i  secure  machiii. .  n  . 
In  185 1  he  sold  out  at  Newark  and  established  the  Dresden  Woolen 
Mill,  at  Dresden,  Ohio,  w  hich  is  still  ( 1892)  in  operation,  in  the  name 
of  L.  Rambo  &  Co.,  with  a  reputation  tor  jioods  of  superior  qualitx'. 

Like  many  others,  his  prosperity  beguiled  him  into  investments 
outside  the  line  of  his  education  and  watchcare,  and  resulting  fn»m 
this  his  ledger  shows  on  the  wrong  side  of  profit  and  loss,  viz. :  In 
1874,  a  wheel  factory  burned,  $4,500;  in  1884,  a  arge  flouring  mill 
burned,  ^50,000;  in  1887,  a  woolen  mill  at  Findlay,  Ohio,  burned, 
$8,000,  and  a  large  farm  dwelling  house  was  added  to  the  holocaust. 

Having  been  a  subscriber  and  reader  of  the  New  York  "Trib- 
une" for  forty-seven  years,  we  may  judge  the  trend  of  Mr.  Kanibt*'*^ 
political  idiosyncracies.  In  1875  he  was  nominated  b\  the  Republi- 
can party  for  State  Representative,  and  was  the  only  one  on  his 
ticket  elected.  Even  now,  with  his  three-score  and  ten  expended, 
the  same  energy  serves  him  well,  being  extensiwiy  engaged  in  wfiol- 
buying  and  shipping. 

P.  S. — Mr.  Rambo  died  on  Jul\  51.  1S96,  at  Dresden.  Ohio,  of 
which  town  he  was  Mayor.     A  published  obituary  states: 

"Out  of  respect  to  the  dead  Ma\or  and  honored  citizen,  every 
business  house  was  closed  from  2  to  4,  and  flags  hung  at  half-mast. 
The  town  officials  attended  the  funeral  in  a  body,"  etc. 

GEORGE  WASHINGTON   RKjCiS. 

(1398) 
[CONTRIBUTED.] 

GEORGE  WASHINGTON  RIGGS  was  the  oldest  son  of  tlisha 
Riggs,  a  prominent  and  successful  merchant  at  Georgetown. 
D.^C.,  where  the  subject  of  this  sketch  was  born  on  July  4. 
1813.  He  was  educated  at  Round  Hill  School.  Northampton.  Mass.. 
and  at  Yale  College,  where  he  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  18^3. 

Marrying  Janet  Shedden  in  1840,  he  formed  in  that  year  a  co- 
partnership with  William  Wilson  Corcoran.  ..f  Washington.  D.  C. 
under  the  firm  name  of  Corcoran  &  Riggs.  in  the  banking  business, 
Elisha  Riggs  furnishing  capital.  The  house,  from  its  establishment 
in  Washington,  took  a  creditable  position  in  the  financial  world,  act- 
ina  an  especially  conspicuous  part  in  the  placing  of  the  Mexican  War 
loans  of  the  United  States  Government.  Mr.  Riggs  retired  fr..m  the 
firm  in  June,  1848,  his  place  being  taken  by  his  half-brother,  hlisha 
Riggs,  the  firm  name  continuing  unchanged. 


926  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Elisha  Riggs,  Sr.,  died  in  1853,  in  New  York  City,  where  he  re- 
sided after  his  second  marriage. 

hi  1854  W.  W.  Corcoran  and  Ehsha  Riggs,  Jr.,  retired  from  the 
firm  which  bore  their  family  names,  and  George  W.  Riggs  re  entered 
the  bank  as  their  successor,  and  the  present  existing  house  of  Riggs 
&  Co.  was  established. 

For  the  remaining  twenty-seven  years  of  his  life  Mr.  Riggs  filled 
an  important  and  influential  position  in  the  banking  business,  as  well 
as  in  the  community  of  which  he  was  a  conspicuous  and  respected 
member.  Devoting  himself  to  his  profession  with  an  industry  rarely 
equaled,  he  took  an  active  part  in  many  public  movements  as  well  as 
in  private  enterprises.  Naturally  retiring  and  modest  in  disposition, 
his  judgment  was  prompt  and  his  conclusions  just.  A  student  and  a 
man  of  excellent  education,  the  soul  of  honor  and  of  every  honorable 
impulse,  he  surrounded  his  life  with  refined  and  gentle  elements. 

Mr.  Riggs  was  a  trustee  of  the  Peabody  Education  Fund,  director 
in  several  corporations  in  the  District  of  Columbia,  Treasurer,  from 
its  beginning,  of  the  Mount  Vernon  Ladies'  Association  as  well  as  of 
many  other  organizations.  No  private  citizen  of  Washington  was 
more  widely  known  or  more  highly  appreciated.  His  excellent  wife 
died  in  London  in  1871. 

Mr.  Riggs  died  at  his  country  seat,  Greenhill,  Md.,  near  to  Wash- 
ington, on  August  24,  1881,  after  a  brief  illness.  An  Episcopalian 
by  inheritance  and  education,  he  died  a  Roman  Catholic,  the  faith  of 
his  wife  and  children. 

JOSEPH  SATER. 

(1756) 

JOSEPH  SATER  is  a  native  resident  of  Hamilton  County,  Ohio. 
He  was  born  in  Crosby  Township  November  20,  1824.  His 
earlier  years  were  spent  upon  a  farm,  the  while  attending  dis- 
trict school  for  a  few  weeks  in  each  year  until  the  winter  of  1845-6, 
when  he  became  a  student  at  Cary's  Academy  at  College  Hill,  near 
to  Cincinnati,  where  he  held  the  head  of  his  classes.  After  his  aca 
demic  term  he  returned  to  the  farm.  He  married  Miss  Eliza  Ann 
Hedges  in  March,  1849,  when  they  located  upon  a  farm  near  to  Pres- 
ton, in  the  same  county,  which  they  have  occupied  ever  since,  en- 
gaged in  the  pursuit  of  a  successful  farmer,  his  labor  diversified  by 
contributing  his  full  share  of  public  service  as  demanded  bv  his  fel- 
low-citizens. 


BIOGPAPHILS. 


927 


He  was  elected  Tow  nship  Treasurer  tur  se\enteen  years,  and 
served  as  a  member  of  the  local  School  Board  continuouslv  for  thirty 
years. 

In  1869-70  he  was  elected  Assessor  of  Real  Estate,  and  served 
the  term  ;  in  1871  was  elected  a  Commissioner  for  Hamilton  C  .iint\ . 
on  the  Democratic  ticket,  and  had  a  majority  of  2,900  votes,  notwith- 
standin^i  the  Republican  party  elected  all  other  candidates  to  county 
offices.  In  1874,  not  being  nominated  by  his  part)',  Mr.  Sater  ran 
as  an  independent  candidate  for  re-election,  and  was  chosen  hy  600 
majority  over  the  regular  nominees,  his  first  term  having  testitied 
to  his  capacity  for  the  office  and  rendered  him  popular  with  the  pub- 
lic. During  his  service  he  was  instrumental  in  correcting  numercius 
abuses  and  irregularities,  as  well  in  preventing  the  payment  of  ille- 
gal claims  and  otherwise  saving  public  funds. 

Af  the  close  of  his  second  term  as  County  Comiiu^bKjnei.  .No- 
vember, 1877,  a  complimentary  dinner  at  the  St.  Nicholas  in  Cincin- 
nati was  tendered  to  "  Honest  Joe,"  as  his  friends  were  wont  to  call 
him,  at  which  many  State  and  county  officials  were  present,  presided 
over  by  Governor  R.  M.  Bishop,  who  in  his  remarks  said  : 

"  I  feel  complimented  in  being  called  on  to  preside  on  the  pres- 
ent occasion,  which  is  intended  by  the  friends  of  Mr.  Sater  as  a  com- 
pliment to  a  man  who  has  filled  a  position  for  the  past  si.\  years  not 
only  with  credit  to  himself,  but  with  credit  to  the  counts'  which  he 
has  had  the  honor  to  represent." 

Upon  the  same  occasion  the  Counts-  Solicitor  e.xpressed  the 
opinion  that  Mr.  Sater  had  saved  the  count)-  of  Hamilton  one  hun- 
dred thousand  dollars  per  year,  to  the  great  disgust  of  certain  con- 
tractors. Similar  remarks  were  made  b\'  other  pr(»minent  person- 
ages present. 

In  1881,  and  again  in  1886,  Mr.  Sater  was  appointed  a  Jur>  Coin- 
inissioner  by  the  Hamilton  County  Court,  and  he  was  selected  to 
make  examination  of  the  proceedings  of  the  Board  of  County  Cm- 
missioners  and  of  other  county  officers  for  the  three  years  pre\ : 
and  in  1884  was  made  foreman  of  a  special  Grand  Jury  called  to  in- 
vestigate the  cause  of  the  destruction  of  the  Court  House  by  fire. 

Mr.  Sater  was  also  assignee  under  the  bankrupt  law,  and  tilled 
other  fiduciary  positions,  as  in  the  settlement  of  many  decedents' 

The  subsidence  of  political  ambition  gave  room  i-  .«.o.ider  the 
latter  end,  and  the  waning  of  the  year  1H89  found  Mr.  Sater  a  candi- 
date  for  membership  in  the  United  Brethren  Church,  in  which  he 
made  his  election  sure,  and  in  which  his  energy  is  m.ide  manifest 


928  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

both  in  spiritual  and  secular  matters.  For  many  years  he  had  been 
a  liberal  contributor  to  religious,  educational  and  benevolent  enter- 
prises. 


DR.  E.  L.  SHACKLETON. 

(1857) 
[CONTRIBUTED.] 

DR.  EDGAR  LEVERING  SHACKLETON  was  born  near  Wap- 
akoneta,  Ohio,  on  the  22d  of  April,  1839,  and  died  at  Auburn, 
California,  the  22d  of  January,  1882. 

The  terms  usually  applied  in  condolement  at  the  loss  of  a  friend 
seem  insufficient  to  express  the  feelings  of  the  community  at  the  loss 
of  Dr.  Shackleton.  It  was  truthfully  said  of  him  that  he  was  not 
only  everybody's  friend,  but  everybody  loved  and  admired  him.  He 
was  possessed  of  a  keen  and  commanding  intelligence,  yet  never  did 
he  vaingloriously  display  his  attainments.  He  was  public-spirited 
and  found  pleasure  in  that  which  tended  to  elevate  humanity.  He 
was  noted  for  his  affability,  and  politeness  with  him  was  a  marked 
characteristic.  It  was  these  traits  that  won  for  him  the  esteem  in 
which  he  was  held.  The  traits  and  success  of  the  man  become  the 
more  remarkable  when  we  contrast  them  with  the  limited  opportuni- 
ties for  education  he  enjoyed  when  a  boy,  which  were  limited  to  a 
three-months'  winter  school  in  the  then  wilderness  of  Northwestern 
Ohio.  He  studied  medicine  and  graduated  with  honor  at  the  Med- 
ical College  of  Ohio;  practiced  his  profession  at  St.  Mary's,  Ohio, 
until  1875,  when  he  went  to  Auburn,  California,  for  the  benefit  of 
his  health.  Here  he  pursued  his  profession  and  enjoyed  a  lucrative 
practice  until  September,  1880,  when  he  relinquished  labor  because 
of  impaired  health,  and  sixteen  months  later  he  succumbed  to  that 
agency  which  sooner  or  later  obtains  the  mastery  over  all.  He  bore 
his  sufferings  like  a  martyr  and  awaited  the  inevitable  result  with 
that  calm  unconcern  which  is  known  only  to  those  who  have  confi- 
dence in  the  wisdom  and  goodness  of  the  Allwise  Father. 

Dr.  Shackleton  was  a  member  in  good  standing  of  the  fraterni- 
ties of  Masons,  Odd  Fellows  and  Workmen,  all  of  which  orders  were 
represented  in  the  large  force  at  his  funeral.  The  whole  town  nearly 
and  many  from  a  distance  shared  the  obsequies.  All  mourned  the 
loss  of  so  good  a  man  and  sympathized  with  his  family. 


BIOGRAF^HIES. 

ROBHkT  SIK  )|.\\AKI  k. 

(234O 
[From  the  Philadelphia  "  Public  Ledger"  of  Decenib'-'-  •- 

AFTER  an  illness  of  five  weeks,  Robert  Shot-niaivcr,  iiic  v^cll- 
knovvn  druggist,  died  yesterday  at  his  home,  175(6  Ctrcen 
Street,  of  ailments  which  resulted  in  congestion  of  the  lunus. 
He  was  born  February  1,  1817,  at  Shoemakertown,  Mnntgomt-ry 
County,  Pa.,  his  father,  Richard  iV\.  Shoemaker,  being  a  prosperous- 
farmer  of  that  vicinity,  and  in  which  the  Shoemaker  family  settled 
when  they  immigrated  from  Germany  in  i6(S6.  In  the  autumn  "t 
i<S32  Robert  was  apprenticed  to  William  Scattergood,  of  Philadelphia. 
to  learn  the  drug  business.  He  m.atriculated  and  attended  the  Cdursi-s 
of  lectures  at  the  College  of  Pharmacy  during  the  years  iS^s-^O. 

So  apt  was  the  young  man  at  the  drug  business  that  in  18^7, 
when  but  20  years  old,  he  purchased  the  store  <»f  Mr.  Scattergood, 
located  at  Second  and  Green  streets,  and  embarked  in  business  ff»r 
himself,  continuing  at  that  stand  for  thirty  years. 

In  1852  Mr.  Shoemaker  took  into  partnership  his  brother,  Ben- 
jamin H.  Shoemaker.  In  Januar\-,  iSt;6,  they  removed  to  their  pres- 
ent location  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Fourth  and  Race  streets,  and 
branched  out  into  the  wholesale  drug  business,  and  handled  not  only 
drugs,  but  paints  and  window  glass. 

In  1866  they  divided  the  extensive  storerooms  and  the  business. 
Mr.  Benjamin  H.  Shoemaker  conducting  the  plate  and  window-gl.i- 
business,  the  drug  and  paint  business  being  continued  by  Robert,  wh<» 
associated  with  him  his  sons,  William  M.  and  Richard  M.  TweKe 
years  ago  William  M.  withdrew  from  the  firm,  which  at  present  is 
composed  of  the  father  and  sons,  Richard  M.,  Tiiomas  Harp  and  Ben- 
jamin H.,  Jr. 

Rol^ert  Shoemaker,  at  the  time  of  his  death,  was  perhaps  tli.- 
oldest  druggist  in  Philadelphia,  with  one  exception.     He  Ix-.  ■■ 
member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Phar- 
macy, March  27,  1843,  and  on  March  29,   iSCx;,  was  elected  Vice- 
President,  which  oftke  he  held  at  the  time  of  his  death 

In  1894  the  college  conferred  upon  him  the  title  ol  Master  »»t 

Pharmacy. 

On  January  22,  1861,  Mr.  Shoemaker  si-ned  The  .all  for  t»v 
meeting  to  form  the  Philadelphia  Drug  Exchange.     He  wa<  \ 
Presidelit  of  the  Exchange  in  18O6,  and  was  President  trom  1 

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930  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

1870.  In  1891  he  was  made  an  honorary  member.  He  was  one  of 
the  incorporators  of  the  Consolidation  National  Bank,  and  was  a 
director  of  that  institution  at  the  time  of  his  decease. 

Mr.  Shoemaker  was  a  member  of  the  Fire  Insurance  Association 
of  Philadelphia,  the  Delaware  Mutual  Fire  Insurance  Company,  and 
was  President  of  the  Druggists'  Fire  Insurance  Company. 

He  always  took  an  interest  in  common  school  education,  and 
gave  fifteen  years  of  active  service  as  Director  in  the  Cheltenham 
School  District,  in  Montgomery  County,  the  public  school  at  Shoe- 
makertown  being  named  after  him.  He  lived  at  Chelten  Hills,  Mont- 
gomery County,  more  than  thirty  years  prior  to  iSgi,  when  he  moved 
to  his  late  residence.  He  was  a  member  of  St.  Paul's  Episcopal 
Church  at  Chelton  Hills,  being  for  the  past  thirty-two  years  Account- 
ing Warden  and  Treasurer.  He  was  interred  in  the  cemetery  ad- 
joining this  church. 

It  is  eminently  worthy  of  record  in  this  connection  that  Mr. 
Shoemaker  was  one  of  the  trustees  appointed  for  the  settlement  of 
the  affairs  of  the  popular  banker,  Jay  Cooke,  in  1873.  He  was  en- 
gaged constantly  in  this  work  for  ten  years  before  all  lands  and  secu- 
rities could  be  disposed  of  without  sacrifice.  The  estate  aggregated 
about  fifteen  million  dollars,  and  the  adjustments  were  made  mainly 
upon  the  advice  and  direction  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch. 

The  resolutions  relating  to  the  death  of  Mr.  Shoemaker,  as  copied 
in  the  records  of  various  insurance  companies,  banks  and  mercantile 
organizations,  will  be  reminders  in  future  years  of  his  general  use- 
fulness while  in  relation  to  them. 


HON.  THOMAS  GUILFORD  SMITH. 

(3061) 

THOMAS  GUILFORD  SMITH  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa., 
■  August  27,  1839.  He  was  educated  primarily  in  the  private 
and  public  schools  of  his  nathve  city,  graduating  from  the  Cen- 
tral High  School  with  degree  of  B.  A.  with  salutatory  address,  in 
1858.  He  subsequently  entered  the  Rensselaer  Polytechnic  Institute 
at  Troy,  N.  Y.,  and  was  graduated  with  the  degree  of  Civil  Engineer 
in  the  class  of  1861,  and  two  years  later  the  degree  of  A.  M.  was 
conferred  upon  him  b\'  the  Central  High  School  of  Philadelphia.  At 
this  time  \r^  was  employed  in  the  Engineering  Department  of  the 


BIOGRAPHIES.  gjl 

Philadelphia  &  Readincr  Raihoad,  as  Resident  Engineer  of  the  Com- 
pan\  in  the  Mahanoy  district  of  the  Antiiracite  coal  fields,  which  he 
resigned  in  1865,  and  was  employed  as  manager  ot  the-  Philadelphia 
Sugar  Refinery  until  in  1869. 

hi  1870-71  he  was  Consulting  En;iineer  io  \ani»us  raiirnads  and 
mineral  enterprises  in  the  South  and  West,  and  the  following  year  he 
spent  in  England  and  on  the  Continent  of  Europe,  in  connecti<jn  w  ith 
railroad  enterprises,  and  as  a  delegate  to  the  International  Pri>N«»n 
Congress  of  London.  After  his  return — fmrn  1873  to  1878 — he  was 
Secretary  of  the  Union  Iron  Works  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.  From  that  year 
to  1883  he  was  Western  Sales  Agent  of  the  Philadelphia  and  Reading 
Coal  and  h'on  Company. 

hi  1883  he  became  associated  with  Mr.  Albright — as  Albiigiu  ci 
Smith — as  Sales  Agents  of  the  Philadelphia  and  Reading  Coal  and 
Iron  Co.  for  New  York  State  and  Canada,  and  continued  this  busi- 
ness for  six  years,  since  which  time  he  has  represented  the  well- 
known  Carnegie  Steel  Company,  as  their  Sales  Agent,  and  is 
Vice-President  of  the  New  York  Car  Wheel  Works. 

Mr.  Smith's  scientific  and  mechanical  education  has  received 
merited  recognition  from  the  principal  organizations  of  the  country. 
Early  as  1866  he  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Academ\-  of  Natural 
Sciences  of  Philadelphia,  and,  in  1871,  was  elected  to  membership  in 
the  American  Society  of  Civil  Engineers,  also  of  the  American  Insti- 
tute of  Mining  Engineers. 

In  1890  he  was  elected,  and  is  still.  Regent  of  the  University  «»f 
the  State  of  New  York,  and  Chairman  (jf  the  Museum  Committee  of 
the  Board  of  Regents. 

A  continuous  membership  in  the  Union  League  of  Philadeiplua 
from  1866  indicates  a  degree  of  loyalty  which  betokens  good-citizen- 
ship, and  his  relation  among  the  Sons  of  the  Re\olution  in  the  State 
of  New  York,  to  represent  Colonel  Christopher  Meng,  Asst.  Deputy 
Quartermaster-General  of  the  U.  S.  Arm\  of  Continental  times, 
shows  his  predilections  well  founded. 

Mr.  Smith  is  connected  with  various  other  literar\'  and  scientific 
societies.     He  resides  in  the  cit\-  -"f  Buffalo,  New  York. 


932  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

SURGEON-GENERAL  G.  M.  STERNBERG. 

(545  of  G.) 

[From  "Appleton's  Cyclopedia  of  Biography"  and  Other  Sources.] 

DR.  GEORGE  MILLER  STERNBERG,  son  of  Rev.  Levi  (D. 
D.)  and  Margaret  Levering  (Miller)  Sternberg,  was  born 
June  8,  1838,  at  Hartwick  Seminary,  Otsego  County,  New 
York,  and  educated  there.  Commenced  the  study  of  medicine  in 
1857,  at  Cooperstown,  N.  Y.,  under  Dr.  Horace  Lathrop,  and  after 
regular  course  at  the  College  of  Physicians  and  Surgeons  in  the  city 
of  New  York,  was  graduated  in  the  class  of  i860. 

Dr.  S.  was  appointed  Assistant  Surgeon  in  the  U.  S.  Army  May 
28,  1 861  ;  was  assigned  to  duty  first,  with  Gen.  George  Sykes'  com- 
mand, in  the  Army  of  the  Potomac;  then,  after  four  months  of  hos- 
pital duty  in  Rhode  Island,  joined  General  Banks'  expedition  to  New 
Orleans,  and  served  in  the  office  of  the  Medical  Director  of  the  De- 
partment of  the  Gulf  until  January,  1864.  Later  he  did  hospital 
duty  in  Cleveland  and  Columbus,  Ohio,  until  April,  1866,  after 
which  he  was  stationed  at  various  Government  posts.  December  i, 
1875,  became  Surgeon,  with  the  rank  of  Major.  Subsequently,  while 
on  duty  in  Baltimore,  he  followed  experimental  researches  in  bacte- 
riology at  Johns  Hopkins  University,  as  "fellow  by  courtesy."  \n 
1879  he  went  to  Havana  as  a  member  of  the  Yellow  Fever  Commis- 
sion, sent  by  the  National  Board  of  Health,  and  in  1885  was  a  dele- 
gate to  the  International  Sanitary  Conference  at  Rome,  Italy. 

On  May  30,  1893,  Dr.  S.  was  promoted  to  the  position  of  Sur- 
geon-General of  the  United  States  Army,  with  the  rank  of  Brigadier 
General.  He  is  an  honorary  member  of  the  Royal  Academies  of 
Medicine  at  Rome,  Rio  de  Janeiro  and  Havana,  and  a  Fellow  of  the 
Royal  Microscopical  Society  of  London,  besides  being  a  member  of 
medical  and  scientific  societies  at  home  and  abroad. 

In  1887  Dr.  S.  was  the  President  of  the  American  Public  Health 
Association.  He  is  the  author  of  several  medical  and  scientific  works 
of  recognized  value,  as  well,  of  many  articles  contributed  to  scientific 
journals.  In  a  volume  entitled  "Physicians  and  Surgeons  of  Amer- 
ica" are  listed  the  numerous  scientific  productions  from  his  pen. 

Dr.  Sternberg's  military  service  continued  after  the  War  of  the 
Rebellion.  The  War  Department  bestowed  brevet  commissions  "for 
faithful  and  meritorious  services  during  the  war"  ;  that  of  Lieuten- 
ant Colonel  "for  gallant  service  in  performance  of  his  professional 


BIOGRAPHIES.  o^; 

duty  under  tire  in  action  against  Indians  at  Clearwater,  Idahu.  Julv 
12,  1877."  ' 

Recognizing  liis  literary  and  scientific  attainnicnib.  the  decree  ui 
LL.  D.  was  conferred  upon  him  by  the  university  of  Michij^an  in 
1894,  and  by  Brown  University  in  1896. 

His  lineage  may  be  learned  tr(.m  the  genealogical  part  of  this 

volume. 

At  the  annual  session  of  the  American  Medical  Association,  held 
at  Philadelphia  on  June  4,  1807,  Dr.  Sternberg  was  elected  President 

of  the  organization. 


HON.  GHORCiE  M.  STK(  )(  h. 

(Q4») 
(CONTRIBUTED.) 

MACDOWHL  (name  on  reaching  maturity  changed  i"  Ueurge 
Macdowel),  the  second  son  of  Daniel  and  Eliza  Shoemaker 
Stroud,  was  born  at  Stroudsburg,  Pa.,  October  12,  1795. 
As  a  boy  he  was  strong,  active  and  affectionate.  He  lost  his  mother 
when  he  was  but  fourteen  years  old.  Ha\  ing  received  the  rudiment 
of  his  education  at  the  place  of  his  birth,  he  entered  Princeton  Col- 
lege, where  he  graduated  in  the  class  of  181 7,  with  distinguished 
honor,  being  valedictorian  of  his  class.  He  studied  law  in  Philadel- 
phia under  Judge  Hallowell,  and  was  admitted  to  practice  in  June. 
1819.  He  married  Eleanor,  daughter  of  Judge  Hallow-'".  A'"."'-' 
7,  1828. 

Beside  attending  to  his  legal  business,  he  prepared  and  published 
several  editions  of  the  Digests  of  the  Laws  of  Pennsylvania,  with 
copious  notes  of  the   judicial  decisions  relating  to   them.     Hi'  also 
published  a  work  upon  slavery,  a  condensed,  clear  and 
analysis  of  the  laws  of  all  the  States  in  the  Uni..n,  with  ju. 
cisions  from  the  adoption  of  the  Constitution  to  the  time  of  it^ 
from  the  press.     Mrs.  Stowe  refers  to  this  work  as  the  sour* 
legal  knowledge  on  the  subject,  when  writing  Uncle  Tom's  ( 

hi  1835  Mr.  Stroud  was  appointed  b\-  Governor  Wolf.  1 
the  District  Court  of  Philadelphia,  for  a  term  of  ten  \. 
expiration  of  this  term  he  resumed  practice  at  the  bar,  in  whu 
continued  about  three  years,  when  he  was  reappointed  I' 
Shunk.     In  December',  18^1  (the  Constitution  having  Kc:i  a;: 


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934  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

making  the  office  elective),  he  was  chosen  to  the  position  he  had 
formerly  filled,  and  was  successively  elected  at  each  recurring  period, 
until  in  1871,  when,  in  view  of  approaching  age,  he  declined  renomi- 
nation,  having  filled  the  position  for  thirty-three  years. 

Judge  Stroud  was  brought  up  in  the  Society  of  Friends,  but  in 
mature  years  he  united  with  the  Protestant  Episcopal  Church,  in 
which  he  continued  during  his  long  life.  He  was  for  many  years 
Rector's  Warden,  and  was  elected  Delegate  to  the  Diocesan  and 
General  Conventions  a  number  of  times.  Shortly  before  his  retire- 
ment from  the  bench,  he  removed  with  his  family  to  Germantown, 
where  he  spent  his  time  with  his  family,  his  friends,  and  his  books. 
About  the  middle  of  May,  1875,  1"'*^  h^^l  an  attack  of  apoplexy.  His 
strength  gradually  declined,  and  with  a  peaceful  trust  in  the  promises 
of  God,  he  very  quietly  departed  on  June  29th  of  the  same  vear,  in 
the  80th  year  of  his  age. 

Judge  Stroud  was  strong  in  his  affections,  sound  in  his  judgment, 
social  in  his  nature,  had  a  keen  sense  of  humor,  and  was  an  inimitable 
story  teller. 

JAMES  H.  STROUD. 

(944) 
[From  public  press  of  Stroudsburgh,  Pa.] 

JAMES  HOLLINSHEAD  STROUD  died  at  his  residence  in  this 
place  on  Thursday  afternoon,  in  his  75th  year.  He  had  been 
feeble  during  the  last  year. 
Mr.  Stroud  was  one  of  the  landmarks,  so  to  speak,  of  this  Bor- 
ough. He  was  of  the  third  generation  of  the  original  Stroud  family 
of  this  town.  His  grandfather.  Colonel  Jacob  Stroud,  was  born  in 
Amwell  Township,  Hunterdon  County,  N.  J.,  on  Januarv  15,  1735, 
and  came  to  this  place  in  about  1757,  and  soon  after  married  a  Miss 
Macdowel,  whose  parents  then  resided  in  Cherry  Valley,  this  county. 
He  was  a  first  settler,  and  purchased  about  4,000  acres  of  land  in 
this  vicinity,  including  the  area  embraced  within  the  limits  of  this 
Borough.  He  took  an  active  part  in  the  Revolutionary  War,  and 
commanded  at  Fort  Penn,  which  was  located  near  the  center  of  this 
town.  The  Colonel  was  a  member  of  the  State  Legislature,  and  also 
a  member  of  the  convention  which  formed  the  first  Constitution  of 
our  State.  He  was  a  man  of  much  force  and  of  more  than  ordinary 
capacity,  which  characteristics  have. been  inherited  by  his  posterity. 
At  the  time  of  his  death,  which  occurred  July  14,  1806,  but  five 


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dwelling  houses  had  been  erected  in  this  place.  Alter  this  his  s«in 
Daniel,  the  father  of  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  widened  Main  street, 
sold  off  lots,  and  in  his  deeds  of  session  required  the  houses  to  be  built 
back  a  certain  distance  from  the  street  line.  Fmm  thitt  tim.-  tiw- 
town  began  gradually  to  improve. 

James  H.  Stroud  was,  more  or  less,  identified  with  almost  every 
public  enterprise  or  movement  in  which  this  town  has  t»een  interested 
in  the  last  sixty  years.  He  held  for  six  years  the  office  of  Pr<»tho- 
notary,  also  various  offices  in  the  Borough,  such  as  School  Director, 
Town  Council,  etc.,  and  was  for  a  long  number  of  years  a  reliable 
and  popular  Justice  of  the  Peace.  He  was  guardian,  executor  and 
arbitrator  in  a  large  number  of  cases.  The  public  confidence  reposetl 
in  him  was  almost  unbounded.  On  the  organization  of  the  Strouds- 
burg  Bank,  in  1857,  he  was  chosen  the  cashier,  which  position  he 
held  until  1867. 

He,  after  an  interval  of  several  years,  engaged  in  the  mercantile 
business  with  C.  R.  Andre,  of  this  place,  but  after  a  short  peri<Ki 
sold  out  his  interest  and  retired  from  the  firm.  About  this  time  his 
failing  health  became  so  pronounced  that  he  was  almost  constantly 
confined  to  his  house  and  bed,  until  death  came  and  kindl>-  set  his 
spirit  free,  after  he  had  exceeded  by  more  th.in  seven  years  the  .>l- 
loted  three  score  and  ten. 

Mr.  Stroud  never  married,  and  but  two  of  the  large  family  bearing 
the  name  remain  in  this  town.  He  died  April  18,  1877.  His  re- 
mains were  interred  with  his  kindred  in  the  old  burying  ground  at 
the  lower  end  of  town. 


GEORGE  MIFFLIN  WHARTON. 

(2479) 

[From  the  Public  Press.] 

ORN  December  26,  1806.    Died  February  s,  1870.    Gradui'-  ' 
from  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  in  1823:  elected  tr; 

1841.  ,       ., 

It  is  with  profound  regret  that  we  record  the  death,  on  the  5th 
inst    of  George  Mifflin  Wharton,  Esq.,  one  of  our  ablest  law 
and' most  distinguished  citizens.     In  the  decease  of  this  gentle: 
the  Philadelphia  bar  has  lost  one  of  its  acknowledged  leader> 
community  one  of  its  best  and  most  useful  members.     Mr.  \\:u:i- 


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936  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

has  held  a  conspicuous  position  in  the  pubHc  eye  for  many  years, 
and  his  character  was  fuily  appreciated  and  held  in  the  highest  esteem 
by  his  fellow-citizens. 

As  a  lawyer  he  stood  deservedly  in  the  front  ranks  of  the  pro- 
fession. He  brought  to  the  examination  of  the  most  difficult  ques- 
tions a  mind  singularly  clear  and  well  balanced,  a  judgment  emi- 
nently sound  and  practical,  and  an  abundant  store  of  legal  learning. 
In  the  convention  of  the  forum  he  displayed  faculties  of  logical  and 
persuasive  argument  of  the  highest  order.  The  current  of  his  dis- 
course was  always  calm,  clear  and  deep.  He  adorned  the  profession 
not  less  by  the  high  tone  and  spotless  integrity  of  his  character  and 
the  amenity  of  his  deportment  than  by  his  talents  and  acquirements, 
and  his  loss  will  be  deeply  deplored  by  his  professional  brethren, 
who  looked  up  to  him  as  a  model  of  excellence. 

Mr.  Wharton's  labors  were  not  confined  to  the  arduous  duties  of 
his  professions.  He  participated  largely  in  matters  affecting  the  pub- 
lic welfare,  and  took  an  active  and  leading  part  in  the  questions  of 
the  day.  The  cause  of  public  education  interested  his  earnest  sym- 
pathy and  support  at  an  early  period  of  his  career. 

He  took  a  deep  interest  in  public  schools,  and  was  for  many 
years  one  of  the  most  active  and  useful  members  of  the  Board  of 
Directors,  and  for  some  time  was  President  of  the  Board  on  Control. 

After  the  disruption  of  the  old-time  Whig  party,  his  judgment 
upon  national  issues  induced  him  to  attach  himself  to  the  Democratic 
party,  to  which  he  adhered  to  the  time  of  his  death. 

He  served  his  fellow-citizens  for  several  years  as  a  member  of 
the  Select  Council  and  President  of  that  body,  and  held  the  post  of 
District  Attorney  of  the  United  States  for  this  district  during  a  part 
of  the  administration  of  Mr.  Buchanan. 

In  private  life  Mr.  Wharton  was  distinguished  by  sterling  integ- 
rity and  an  amiability  which  endeared  him  to  all  who  knew  him.  He 
was  a  man  of  eminent  virtue,  and  what  is  still  better,  a  devout  and 
unostentatious  Christian.  His  judicious  counsel  will  be  missed  in 
that  branch  of  the  Church,  to  which  he  was  devotedly  attached  and 
in  whose  affairs,  as  a  leading  member  for  many  years  of  her  diocesan 
convention,  he  took  an  active  interest.  It  is  impossible  in  this  notice 
to  do  justice  to  the  character  and  services  of  Mr.  Wharton.  They 
require  a  larger  space  than  we  are  able  to  give  on  this  occasion,  but 
we  can  not  let  it  pass  without  paying  this  faint  and  very  imperfect 
tribute  to  his  memory. 


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DK    JOSEPH   P.  VVIUNhY. 
(CONTRIBUTED.) 


DR.  JOSHPH  p.  WIDNEY  was  h.rn  in  Miami  Oumty,  ( ' 
December  26,    1841.     His  ancestry   was  of   mixed  Scotch- 
Irish,  En,u;lisli,  Huguenot  and  Danish  blood.     Family  11. ■ 
Danish.     Direct  descent  from  Colonel  Widnc\',  who  commands 
regiment  in  the  army  of  William,   Prince  of  Oran^ii-,  a^iaiiist  k 
James,  for  which  service  he  received  a  freehold  in  Ireland  f",iv,  K 
William. 

The  family,  upon  removal  to  America,  settled  in  Franklin 
County,  Pa.,  in  early  days.  Afterward  this  branch  remo\fd.  in 
181 1,  to  Ohio.  He  received  the  early  portion  of  his  collejiiate  coutm- 
at  Miami  University,  Oxford,  Ohio,  but  health  failing;,  he  removtxl 
to  California  with  the  family,  receiving  the  decree  of  A.  M.  from  the 
University  of  the  Pacific,  and  M.  D.  from  the  medical  department  ot 
the  University  of  California;  afterward  receiving:  tii>-  .l.-j''-<-  "f 
LL.  D.  from  Miami  University. 

He  bore  arms  in  the  Union  army  from  (Jhio,  and,  after  gradua- 
tion in  medicine,  was  a  surgeon  in  the  army  for  several  yeai- 
Indian  wars  of  Arizona.     He  settled  in  Los  An.ueles,  Cal. — his  ; 
ent  residence — in   the   practice   of   medicine   in    iS6<S,  continuin. 
active  practice  for  more  than  twenty  years,  and  accumulated  a  . 
petency.     He  was  a  member  of  the  State  Board  of  Health  ;  P-  - 
of  the  City  Board  of  Education  ;  founder  and  edit(»r  of  the  .s 
California   Practitioner;   one  of  the  founders   of   the  Uni\e 
Southern  California  ;  founder  and  for  ten  years  Dean  of  th«-  < 
of  Medicine,  holding  professorships  of  Theor\-  and  Practi 
cine,  and  for  several  years  the  chair  of  English  Literature  > 
course)  in  the  College  of  Liberal  Arts,  and  the  chair  of  fc'r 
in  the  College  of  Theology.     He  was  for  four  >ears  Presukni  • 
University  of  Southern  California. 

He  has  published  numerous  scientific  and  lite:  •i-'''"^  i"    ' 

current  journals  and  magazines. 

Resigning  from  the  presidenc\-  of  the  Uni\ersity.  he.  ; 
with  his  wife— m-  Mary  Bra>— entered  upon  a  mission  v 
the  poor  of  the  city,  which  the>'  had  been  planning  for  n 
establishing  in  connection  with  Re\-.  P.  F.  Bresee,  D.  I 
of  the  Nazarene,  a  primiti\e,  apostolic,  independent  chuuii.  -:  v, 


938  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

himself  and  Dr.  Bresee  are  joint  pastors.  This  work  has  been  at- 
tended with  a  marked  success  from  the  beginning,  a  membership  of 
over  four  hundred  and  fifty  having  been  received  within  the  first  six- 
teen months,  while  the  attendance  fills  a  large  tabernacle.  It  has 
been  an  almost  continuous  revival. 


REV.  ROBERT  F.  YOUNG. 
(1079.) 

[Condensed  from  '"Cathcart's  Baptist  Encyclopedia".] 

ROBERT  F.  YOUNG,  son  of  Thomas  S.  and  Elizabeth  (Rambo) 
Young,  was  born  at  Coatesville,  Chester  County,  Pa.,  Sep 
tember  4,  18 10,  and  descended  from  Ninian  Young,  who  set- 
tled in  East  Fallowfield  Township,  Chester  County,  about  1754. 
Robert  F.'s  ancestors  were  mostly  Presbyterians,  but  in  1774  his 
grandfather,  Robert  Young,  a  Presbyterian  elder,  married  Martha 
(sister  of  Deacon  Thomas)  Shields,  of  the  First  Baptist  Church  of 
Philadelphia,  and  to  this  graft  of  Baptist  stock  is  probably  due  the 
fact  that  later  the  family  were  largely  baptistic  in  religious  profession. 

Mr.  Young  was  baptized  at  Hephzebah  Church  in  1824,  and 
licensed  to  preach  by  the  Bethesda  Baptist  Church  in  183 1.  He  studied 
at  Hamilton,  New  York,  at  what  is  now  Colgate  University.  His 
first  pastorate  was  at  Milestown  (now  Oak  Lane),  Philadelphia, 
which  church  he  organized.  On  January  i,  1835,  he  became  pastor 
of  the  Chestnut  Hill  (Philadelphia)  Baptist  Church,  which  had  de- 
veloped from  his  labors  there,  as  an  out-station,  while  settled  at 
Milestown.  For  four  years  he  alternated  with  Rev.  Horatio  Gates 
Jones,  D.  D.,  in  supplying  the  church  at  Balligomingo,  in  Montgom- 
ery County,  Pa.,  on  Sabbath  afternoons.  Subsequently,  as  a  result 
of  his  work  at  the  "school  house,"  at  Cold  Point,  Montgomery 
County,  on  Sunday  afternoons,  the  Baptist  Church  at  Plymouth  was 
organized ;  he,  building  by  subscriptions,  obtained  its  first  meeting 
house.  In  April,  1838,  he  baptized  the  first  seven  persons  at  the 
Falls  of  Schuykill,  the  germ  of  the  present  church  there. 

On  October  i,  1849,  Mr.  Young  removed  to  the  First  Baptist 
Church  at  Salem,  New  Jersey,  where  he  passed  a  successful  pas- 
torate of  five  years.  Among  other  results  of  his  ministry  at  Salem 
was  the  suggestion  by  him  and  the  establishing  of  a  school  of  higher 
grade  by  the  Baptists,  which  is  now  well  known  as  the  flourishing 
South  Jersev  Institute  at  Bridgeton. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  ,jyj 

In  1854  he  returned  to  Chestnut  Hill  as  pastor,  remaining  an- 
other  five  years,  and  rebuilding  their  house  of  worship  as  It  now 
stands.  In  March,  1859,  uhile  still  at  the  "  Hill."  he  oruanizt-d  the 
Cumberland  Street  (now  Frankfort  Avt-nue)  Baptist  Church. 

On  the  first  Sabbath  in  January,  1862,  he  assumed  charge  ..i  ihe 
Haddonfield  Baptist  Church,  New  Jersey,  whert-  he  remained  until 
his  death,  on  the  eve  of  his  twenty-second  anni\frsary  as  pastor 
there,  January  5,  1884.  He  was  buried  in  the  Haddontield  church 
yard. 

A  consecrated  follower  of  Christ,  from  the  time  of  his  conver.sion 
in  boyhood,  he  was  a  most  vigilant  watchman  on  Zion's  walls ;  an 
earnest  preacher,  with  a  pleasantly  modulated  voice,  and  a  success- 
ful winner  of  souls,  he  having  baptized  about  a  thousand  converts. 

1  well  remember  Robert  F.  Young,  since  my  boxhood,  when  he 
was  a  welcomed  visitor  at  our  home. 


COL.  T.  ELLWOOD  ZHLL 

(1210) 

TRACES  his  lineage  upon  his  father's  side  to  Johannes  Zcilius.  or 
Zell,  who  took  part  in  the  first  Crusade  and  was  Knightt-d  at 
Jerusalem  in  1099,  by  Godfrey  of  Bouillon,  King  of  Jerusalem. 
Upon  his  mother's  side,  from  David  Ogden,  who  came  u  ith  Penn, 
upon  the  ship  Welcome,  to  Pennsylvania.     The  first  will  on  record 
in  Philadelphia,  is  said  to  bear  his  name  as  a  witness. 

In  1 561,  Johann  Heinrich  Zell,  a  grandson  of  John  Ernst,  duke 
of  Zell,  founded  the  City  of  Zell,  in  Baden,  and  established  the 
Porcelain  Works,  which  have  become  famous,  and  are,  or  uere,  re- 
cently, still  in  operation.  He  had  four  sons.  The  second,  Johann 
Heinrich,  followed  William  Penn  to  America,  in  1684,  beca"^-  • 
Quaker,  and  the  progenitor  of  the  Zell  family,  in  this  countr>-. 

The  subject  of  this  sketch  has  been  well  knoun  in  educational 
and  literary  circles  for  many  years  past,  as  the  publisher  and  I'Jitor 
of  many  important  works,  prominent  among  these  is  Zell's  |>ipular 
Encyclopedia,  5  vols,  folio,  of  which  lu-  was  co-editor.  His  I 'nitinJ 
States  Business  Directory  is  the  most  e.\tensi\'e  and  costl\-  publica- 
tion of  its  kind  ever  gotten  out  in  this  country. 

Born  in  1828,  in  Philadelphia,  of  strict  Quaker  parents.  »^.    -vis 
brought  up  as  a  Friend,  hence  the  title  he  earned  in  war 
Colonel,  appears   anomalous.      Upon  the  breaking  out  of  th. 


940  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Rebellion,  inspired  by  a  love  of  country,  he  entered  the  military 
service  as  Captain  in  the  121st  Regt.  Penna.  Vols.;  he  subsequently 
raised,  at  his  own  expense,  a  battalion,  which  he  commanded  in  the 
fifld.  At  the  expiration  of  his  term  of  service,  he  was  tendered  by 
the  Secretary  of  War,  the  command  of  a  regiment  of  infantry,  which 
he  declined  ;  the  war  being  nearlv  over,  he  resumed  his  business  as 
publisher. 

Upon  the  assassination  of  President  Lincoln,  Colonel  Zell  was 
chiefly  instrumental  in  forming  and  organizing  the  Military  Order  of 
the  Loyal  Legion  of  the  United  States,  of  which  he  was  the  first  act- 
ing commander.  This  order  now  numbers  about  10,000;  composed 
of  the  commissioned  ofificers  of  the  Army  and  Navy,  an  honorable  and 
enduring  monument  of  his  patriotic  endeavors. 

Col.  Zell  still  retains  his  membership  with  Friends,  He  is  not 
in  any  business,  having  retired,  and  passes  his  winters  at  his  southern 
home,  at  Zellwood,  Florida,  and  his  summers  at  his  home  in  German- 
town,  Philadelphia.  The  title  deeds  to  his  land  tracing  back  to  the 
original  Levering  settlement  in  Germantown,  in  August,  1685. 


OUR  STORY. 

[Dedicated  to  the  Levering   Reunion.] 


BY  Manda  Levering  Crocker. 


Of  all  the  stories  told  to  you  and  me, 
Tales  of  the  land,  or  ^-ales  of  the  sea, 
There  are  none,  1  ween,  on  which  1  dwell 
So  fondly  as  those  our  own  may  tell. 

Tho'  the  sweetest  songs  are  still  unsung, 
And  clearest  notes  remain  unrung, 
And  grandest  stories  are  yet  untold, 
And  undiscovered  the  brightest  gold. 

It  may  be,  in  waking  my  muse  to-day, 
I  may  touch  a  chord  to  sound  alway — 
Somewhere,  somehow,  a  thought  may  come 
To  fold  white  wings  in  a  warm  heart-home. 

Then  a  story,  our  own  in  rhyme  to  be. 

Its  scarlet  chapter  from  over  the  sea. 

Its  golden  pages  this  side  the  foam, 

Rung  on  the  key-note  "  Home  Sweet  Home." 


BIOGRAPHIES.  .  q  i 

When  vict'ries  are  won,  and  laurels  prest 
On  the  victor's  brow  and  jewelled  breast, 
The  world  at  once  measures  his  tame, 
And  anxiously  seeks  the  ancestor's  name. 

And,  if  forefatliers  ever  came  to  the  l<ire. 
It  is  when  a  descendant  makes  a  score, 
Or  when,  perchance,  some  awful  wrong 
Crops  out  where  better  ought  to  belong. 

Then  the  world  wags  its  head:  'tis  understood. 
His  fathers  were  so  ;  'twas  in  the  blood. 
And  the  world  is  right,  we  presume  ;  very  u  ell : 
Now  gi\e  us  the  story  our  blood  tells. 

Hark  !  the  opening  chapter  from  over  the  sea 
Triumphantly  comes  to  you  and  to  me  ; 
Our  life-current,  pulsing  sweetly  to-day, 
Has  much  that  is  noble  and  true  to  say. 

Columbia  has  heard  the  pean  of  praise 
Sung  for  tlie  lieroes  in  darker  days, 
When  those  to  whom,  by  blood,  we  belong 
Had  the  psalms  of  David  for  battle  songs. 

For  Right  and  Reform  they,  tireless,  strove, 
Upheld  by  Him  whose  name  is  Love. 
At  Carras,  before  their  enemy's  tent, 
Down  on  their  knees  these  Huguenots  went. 

The  enemy  shouted,  "  They  surrender '.  aha!  " 
The  leader  knew  better.     A  moment  in  awe 
He  stood:  then  said.  "You'll  fight  hard  to-day  : 
Behold  these  Huguenots  kneeling  to  pray." 

Those  were  the  days  when  the  lilies  of  France 
Were  crimsoned  by  blood  and  torn  by  the  lance : 
Where  the  bra\  e  Coligny  fought  long  and  well 
Until  on  the  mad  mob's  sword  he  fell. 

Then  it  was  that  the  sixty-eighth  psalm 
Went  up  to  the  ear  of  the  great  I  am : 
"  Let  God  Arise  !  "    Sacred,  grand  old  song ! 
The  battle-cry  of  ihe  Huguenot  throng. 

Yes !     Our  blood,  throbbing  thro'  decades  ot  vear>. 
Scarcely  ever  a-weary,  undaunted  by  fears, 
Tells  of  a  vigorous,  proud  old  name. 
Wreathed  in  the  glory  of  martyrdom's  tlame. 

And  we,  to-day,  breathe  Columbian  air. 
Secure  and  happy  in  homes  so  fair: 
Blest  with  freedom  because  o'er  the  tidi- 
Of  the  mightv  old  ocean,  the  l.<-\  ering  pride. 


942  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

And  honor,  and  love  of  liberty  came; 
Establishing  here  the  grand  old  name. 
Aye  !    The  very  ground  on  which  you  stand 
Was  sealed  by  the  touch  of  a  Levering's  hand. 

This  side  the  water,  they  too,  were  the  same 
Defenders  of  right ;  winning  the  name 
Of  God-fearing,  home-loving  people  ;  and  so 
Rocked  Liberty's  cradle  in  th'  long  ago. 

To-day,  with  reverence,  we  name  the  men 
Who  honored  the  name  of  Levering  then  ; 
Jonathan,  Jacob  and  John,  noble  ones, 
Are  counted  in  with  Liberty's  sons. 

And  when  our  proud  flag,  in  sixty-one. 
Was  menaced,  insulted,  and  war  begun. 
The  first  volunteer  to  say  "here  I  am," 
And  give  his  all  to  protect  Uncle  Sam 

Was  a  Levering  too  ;  Andrew  his  name 
And  from  St.  Paul,  Minnesota,  he  came. 
Yes,  blood  tells  ;  from  this  we  can  see 
Our  name  is  ever  along  with  the  free. 

When  Owl-Creek  Valley  was  densely  wild 
And  echoed  the  shout  of  the  red  man's  child. 
When  the  block-house,  strong,  for  refuge  stood, 
Came  a  trio,  a  Levering  brotherhood. 

To  roll  back  the  forest  with  sturdy  hand, 
To  till  and  to  toil  for  the  wealth  of  the  land, 
To  bear  the  hardships  of  pioneer  life, 
To  build  a  home  for  child  and  wife. 

And  now,  broad  acres  of  well-tilled  land 
Lie,  worthy  the  brush  of  an  Angel's  hand  ; 
Thus  you  will  fmd,  from  sea  to  sea 
Our  name  in  the  lists  of  industry. 

Then,  born  to  be  jolly,  we're  second  to  none 
For  a  good  gala  time,  under  the  sun  ; 
We're  lovers  of  art,  of  song,  and  of  lore, 
And  love  one  another.     Can  you  ask  more? 

And,  no  matter  which  side  of  the  water  his  birth, 
A  Levering's  a  Levering  all  over  the  earth  ; 
And  nothing  so  sure,  in  this  world  of  woes 
As  this  :     What  a  Levering  knows,  he  knows. 

But,  worthy  and  staunch,  the  grand  old  name 
We  bear  !     Do  nothing  to  tarnish  its  fame. 
Or  wound  or  blemish  the  family  tree 
So  nobly  cherished  for  you  and  me. 

Shelby,  Michigan,  July  14,  1891. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  i^■^ 

LEVERING  FAMILY  REUNION. 
By  Mrs.  kath  levering  bradshaw,  oi   PHii.AUhLi'niA. 


How  pleasant  'tis  to  gather  here 

In  these  green,  shady  bowers. 
Beneath  the  blue  of  summer  skies,    • 

'Mong  summer's  fairest  flowers. 
Here  let  each  care  forgotten  be 

Upon  this  happy  dav. 
Let  kind  aftection  rule  tlie  hours, 

And  Mirth  assert  her  sway. 

The  charms  of  this  dear  woodland  scene 
'Tis  joy  to  rove  among  ; 

Charms,  pictured  by  no  artist  hand- 
By  no  rapt  poet  sung  ; 

Yet  never  meets  the  traveler's  eye. 
In  wanderings  far  and  wide, 

A  sweeter,  fairer  spot  than  this— 
The  peaceful  valley's  pride. 

Here  stately  trees  that  grace  the  grove 

Invite  the  balmy  breeze. 
And  'mong  these  boughs  the  \\  ild  birds  sing 

Their  sweetest  melodies, 
That  mingle  with  the  murmurs  soft 

Of  water  flowing  near. 
Such  pleasant  sounds  as  these,  of  yore 

Our  fathers  loved  to  hear. 

Our  fathers— they  who  reared  their  homes 

This  valley  stream  beside, 
Who  by  its  winding  silver  wave 

Their  ceaseless  labor  plied  : 
Our  fathers,  hardy  pioneers, 

those  men  of  \  alor  true. 
Who  were  imbued  with  faith  and  zeal, 

Whose  souls  no  baseness  knew. 

Our  fathers  faced  w  ith  dauntless  hearts 

The  forests  unsubdued, 
And  in  their  sturdy  strength  liewed  down 

The  giants  of  the  wood  : 
And  they  the  hamlet  planted  'mid 

The  trackless  wilderness. 
These  were  the  \ictories  of  men 

Who  labored  but  to  bl-'-'<. 


944  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

O,  richer  far,  with  fertile  lands, 

They  were  than  wealthiest  kings, 
And  never  toil  forsook  to  dream 

Of  pleasures  affluence  brings. 
Grandeur  and  ease  their  souls  disdained  ; 

They  trod  life's  common  ways, 
And  from  the  world  for  good  achieved 

Claimed  never  meed  of  praise. 

Sure  were  they  of  a  blest  reward 

Above  for  duty  done. 
And,  like  their  fathers,  never  wore 

Honors  they  had  not  won. 
Those  souls  that  sought,  while  journeying  here, 

For  treasures  of  the  sky, 
No  Heavenward-pointing  column  need 

To  tell  their  home's  on  high. 

Their  noble  deeds  were  ne'er  enrolled 

in  songs  of  high  renown. 
And  for  their  brows  was  never  wreathed 

The  victor's  laurel  crown  ; 
But  ah  !  their  names  are  written  fair 

In  the  bright  Book  of  Life— 
For  they,  like  Enoch,  "Walked  with  God  " 

Amid  life's  sin  and  strife. 

Our  noble-hearted  fathers  lived 

In  "  days  of  deeds  sublime,'' 
And  may  the  lustre  of  their  worth 

Still  brighter  grow  with  time ! 
Brave,  true,  good  men  were  they,  and  though 

The  world  ne'er  called  them  great, 
We'll  honor  and  revere  their  names — 

Their  virtues  imitate. 

Then  call  it  hallowed  ground  where  first 

This  vale  the  settlers  trod 
And  breathed  in  peaceful  sylvan  shades 

Their  grateful  prayers  to  God  ; 
And  O,  let  none  but  reverent  steps 

Their  place  of  slumber  tread, 
Where,  after  toiling  long,  they  rest. 

Among  the  sacred  dead. 

O.  Thou  who  didst  our  fathers  guide 

Through  all  their  pilgrim  way, 
Be  with  Thy  children  gather'd  here 

Upon  this  festal  day. 
A  family  supremely  blest. 

Our  fathers'  God,  we  raise 
To  Thee  hearts  filled  with  gratitude — 

Souls  filled  with  Iovt  and  praise. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  945 

LEVERING   HISTORICAL  ASSOCIATKjN. 

THE  organization  of  the  CLAN  LEVERING  had  il-  ion  at  a 

social  assembly,  held  at  the  residence  of  Hon.  Juim  ^.  Lever- 
ing, near  to  Levering,  in  Knox  County,  Ohio,  in  the  evening 

of  the  nth  of  September,  1890,  being  th.'  dit.-  md  th .MsiDn  of 

the  sixty-first  birthday  of  the  host. 

While  the  holding  of  a  family  reunion  had  been  discussed  upon 
other  occasions,  the  enthusiasm  of  this  event  encouraged  the  initial 
step  which  developed  into  an  association  for  the  purpijse  of  learninj; 
family  history  and  inciting  family  converse  and  sociahilii' 

When  called  to  order,  Charles  B.  Levering,  of  Ciu  • 
Ohio,  was  made  chairman,  and  Clayton  F.  Graham  (a  ri  ...;...>, 
Secretary,  of  the  assembly.  A  committee  on  correspondence  was 
appointed,  to  confer  with  and  learn  the  wishes  of  absent  members  of 
the  family,  and  October  25th,  prox.,  was  determined  as  date  for  an 
adjourned  meeting,  to  be  held  at  the  same  placr. 

At  this  second  meeting  much  interest  was  manifest ;  time  and 
place  for  a  family  reunion  were  fixed  (Aug.  6,   1891,   in  Br"  ' 
Grove,  near  to  Levering,  O.)  ;  a  committee  on  program  and  inML>- 
tion  was  created,  and  officers  elected,  \-iz.  : 

President CHARLES  B.  LEVERING,  ot  Chesierville,  O. 

l/ice-Prest David  Levering,  of  Woodview,  O. 

Rec.  Secretmy Clayton  F.  Graha.m,  of  Knox  Co.,  O. 

Cor.  Secretary  . .  .Hon.  John  C.  Levering,  of  Levering.  O. 

Treasurer Shannon  Levering,  of  Levering,  O. 

Executive  Committee— Hon.  John    C.  Levering,   Chairman,  Charles 

B.  Levering,  Mrs.  Sattira  Levering,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  A.  R.  Cook,  John  B.  Levering.  Mrs. 
Carrie  Levering,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  H.  W.  Hf-wn, 
Hon.  Allen  Levering,  Mrs.  Lydia  Leverinji. 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  S.  J.  Cook,  Shannon  Levering. 
Mrs.  Mary  Levering,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  J.  S. 
Graham,  Rile\-  Levering.  Mrs.  J.  B.  Lc\er- 
ing,  Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  Williams.  Hdward 
Levering,  Mrs.  Zetta  Levering  and  Mrs. 
Elmira  Brewer. 
All  being  of  the  familv  relation. 
Adjournment  to  November    22d.  prox..    was  taken,   at  unun 

meeting  a  program  and  a  circular  letter  of  inNitation  were  submitted 

and  approved. 
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946  THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Several  subsequent  meetings  were  held  ;  the  labor  of  prepara- 
tion for  the  contemplated  reunion  was  imposed  upon  various  commit- 
tees, all  of  which  performed  well  their  allotted  parts,  as  evidenced 
by  an  account  of  the  Reunion,  as  published  in  a  local  newspaper,  as 
follows  : 


THE  LEVERING  FAMILY  REUNION  AND  PlC-NlC. 

Thousands  Gather  to  Do  Honor  to  the  Occasion. 

[From  "The  Banner,"  Mt.  Vernon,  O.,  August  13,  i8gi.] 

OVER  two  hundred  years  ago  two  brothers,  named  Wigard  and 
Gerhard  Levering,  left  their  mother  country  and  settled  in 
America,  at  Philadelphia,  Pa.  They  came  of  a  sturdy  and 
prolific  race  and  to-day  several  thousand  of  their  descendants  are 
scattered  throughout  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  land,  and  the 
name  is  honored  and  respected  wherever  it  is  found. 

On  Thursday  last,  6th  inst.,  a  reunion  and  basket  pic-nic  of  sur- 
viving members  of  the  Levering  family  was  held  in  E.  W.  Brown's 
grove  (a  relation  by  marriage  in  the  family),  on  the  banks  of  Owl 
Creek,  in  Middlebury  Township,  Knox  County,  just  east  of  Levering, 
Ohio,  and  on  lands  entered  and  formerly  owned  by  Daniel  Levering, 
deceased,  and  still  owned  by  his  descendants. 

The  day  was  one  of  the  most  bright  and  beautiful  of  the  summer 
season,  and  preparations  on  a  grand  and  elaborate  scale  had  been 
made  for  the  entertainment  of  the  immense  throng  that  was  expected 
in  attendance.  The  anticipations  were  grandly  realized,  for  fully 
four  thousand  people — men,  women  and  children — assembled  in  the 
cooling  shades  of  the  beautiful  grove,  which  covered  a  tract  of  twenty 
acres  of  ground. 

Willing  and  industrious  hands  had  been  at  work  for  a  week  or 
more  in  advance  of  the  date,  in  preparation  of  the  sumptuous  feast, 
which  was  spread  on  the  ground  at  one  end  of  the  grove,  and  repre- 
sented a  solid  acre  of  food,  both  substantial  and  otherwise.  A  young 
beef  had  been  killed  and  cooked  for  the  occasion.  There  were 
scores  of  turkeys,  spring  chickens  by  the  hundred,  delicious  bread  by 
the  wagon  load,  pickles  by  the  barrel,  innumerable  cakes  and  all 
kinds  of  toothsome  viands.  Then  there  was  a  reserve  supply  almost 
equal  to  that  spread  upon  the  ground,  hi  addition  to  this  hundreds 
of  people  brought  their  own  well-filled  baskets,  but  the  multitude 
partook  of  the  grand  feast  prepared  for  them,  and  like  the  Bible 
story,  there  were  many  basketsful  left  over. 


BIOGRAPHIES.  947 

The  exercises  of  the  day  bej^an  about  9:30  A.  .M,,  and  a  most 
entertaining  pro^iram  had  been  prepared.  Mr.  Charles  B.  Levering, 
of  Chesterville,  acted  as  Chairman,  and  called  the  va<t  audience  to 
order,  when  he  made  his  appearance  (jn  a  spacii-  ikers'  stand. 

The  structure  was  a  substantial  one,  the  top  bein^  constructed  of 
evergreen  boughs  and  limbs  of  trees.  The  national  colors  were  en- 
twined and  festooned  over  tlie  front,  across  which  was  hun^a  banner 
with  the  inscription  : 


1691— "  LEVERING   REUNION"— lSf)i 


hi  the  center  of  this  was  a  device  representing  two  clasped  hands. 
Suspended  at  different  points  in  the  stand  were  family  portraits, 
among  the  number  being  those  of  William,  Noali,  John,  Nathan  and 
Joseph  Levering,  all  of  whom  have  long  since  "joined  the  innumer- 
able caravan  and  gone  to  the  pale  realms  of  shade." 

When  the  Chairman  had  secured  the  attention  of  the  throng,  an 
invocation  to  the  Deity  was  offered  by  Wm.  H.  Levering,  of  La- 
Fayette,  Ind.,  followed  by  an  address  of  welcome  by  the  Chairman. 

Col.  John  Levering,  of  LaFayette,  Ind.,  was  introduced,  and  read 
a  very  interesting  paper  on  "  The  European  History  of  the  Levering 
Family." 

This  was  followed  by  a  musical  selection  by  the  Crescent  Cornel 
Band  of  Levering. 

A  paper  on  "The  American  Histor\-  of  the  Levering  Family." 
prepared  by  Horatio  Gates  Jones,  of  Philadelphia,  uas  read  b\'  Mr. 
Frank  O.  Levering. 

Clint  Levering's  superb  orchestra,  from  Chesterville,  next  ren- 
dered an  inspiriting  selection. 

A  letter  was  then  read  b\-  Wm.  II.  Levering  relating  to  the 
services  of  Jacob  Levering,  who  rendered  invaluable  aid  to  his  coun- 
try during  the   Revolutionary  war,  b\-  acting  as  a  scout  for  Gen. 

Washington. 

At  this  point  dinner  was  served,  and  it  uas  nearlv  2  o'clcKk  when 
the  second  part  of  the  program  was  commenced. 

A  paper  entitled  "The  History  and  Pioneer  Life  of  William  Lev- 
erina  "  was  read  by  Hon.  Allen  Levering,  of  Mt.  Gilead.  Ohio. 

"Music  by  the  band  was  followed  by  "  History  and  Pioneer  Life 
of  Daniel  Levering,"  prepared  and  read  by  Hon.  John  C.  Levering. 
of  Levering,  Ohio. 


948  THE   LEVERING   FAMILY. 

Song  by  Metropolitan  Glee  Club. 

Original  poem,  entitled  "  Our  Story,"  by  Manda  Levering 
Crocker,  of  Shelby,  Mich.,  read  by  Mrs.  Cora  Penn. 

Music  by  orchestra. 

Declamation,  subject:  "The  Old  House  with  Father  and 
Mother,"  by  Miss  Nettie  Levering. 

Song  by  Metropolitan  Glee  Club. 

Letters  from  Hon.  Wm.  Windom  (recently  deceased)  and  Gen. 
George  W.  Morgan  were  read  by  Wm.  H.  McKee. 

The  proceedings  closed  with  more  singing  and  music  by  the  band. 

The  actual  number  of  Levering  descendants  present  on  the 
occasion  is  estimated  at  five  hundred.  The  names  of  as  many  as  could 
be  obtained  were  recorded  in  a  handsome  register  especially  prepared 
for  that  purpose. 

Among  the  more  prominent  ones  in  attendance  vvere :  Newton 
Levering,  Orofino,  California  ;  Col.  John  Levering  and  Wm.  H. 
Levering,  of  LaFayette,  Ind.  ;  J.  A.  Levering,  of  Albion,  hid.  ;  Co- 
lumbus Levering,  of  Pompeii,  Mich.  ;  Mrs.  M.  Sawyer,  of  Kendall- 
ville,  Ind.;  Mrs.  '  Drusilla  L.  Boyle,  Holden,  Mo.;  Mrs.  Nancy 
Forsythe,  Logansport,  Ind. ;  Mrs.  Carpenter,  Roxborough,  Pa.  ;  Mrs. 
Nellie  Charlton,  Washington,  Pa.  ;  John  Cook',  John  Donaldson,  and 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  Small,  Cannonsburg,  Pa.  ;  Mr.  and  Mrs.  W.  Herendeen, 
Chicago.  Besides  these,  there  are  many  others  from  Kansas,  and 
from  many  portions  of  Ohio. 

A  personage  who  attracted  no  little  attention  was  John  Blair, 
aged  eighty  years,  who  enjoys  the  distinction  of  being  the  first  white 
child  born  in  the  Owl  Creek  valley  west  of  Fredericktown. 

The  proceedings  were  enlivened  throughout  the  day  by  a  num- 
ber of  vocal  selections  rendered  by  the  old  "Metropolitan  Glee 
Club,"  an  organization  formed  some  thirty-five  years  ago.  Six  of 
the  survivors  were  present  and  sang  such  familiar  tunes  as,  "The 
Old  House  at  Home,"  "The  Joys  of  Western  Life,"  "The  Tea 
Party,"  the  latter  being  a  piece  descriptive  of  the  incident  of  throw- 
ing tea  overboard  in  Boston  Harbor. 

Quite  a  number  of  relics  and  heirlooms  presented  by  different 
members  of  the  Levering  family,  were  placed  on  exhibition  on  tables 
adjoining  the  speaker's  stand,  among  which  may  be  mentioned  the 
following : 

A  bo'x  made  from  the  headboard  of  a  cradle  of  Dr.  Isaac  Watts, 
the  immortal  hymnologist,  who  was  born  at  Southampton,  Eng., 
July  17,  1674.  The  box  descended  to  Hannah  Howell,  who  married 
John  Levering,  January  8,  1770,  and  is  at  present  the  property  of 
William  H.  Levering,  of  LaFayette,  Ind. 


BIOGRAPHIES. 


949 


Lace  made  in  Hn;^land,  in  1680,  by  Anii..  >\,.iis.  Mrsicr  ui  br. 
Isaac  Watts. 

Cup  and  saucer,  part  of  a  st-t  prcst^nted  t<»  John  and  Hannah 
Levering  at  their  marriage,  January  8,  1770. 

A  picture  of  the  Levering  homestead  in  Gemen,  Germany,  1650. 

Picture  of  Franz  Levering  and  family,  of  Gemen,  (iermany. 

Quite  a  number  of  family  groups  of  difftrrt-nt  brandies  of  t\\e 
Levering  family. 

Daniel  Levering's  Bible,  nwr  100  \»,,m>  -.ki,  L'Mii.imin^  the 
record  of  his  parent's  family. 

The  proceedings  of  the  Reunion  in  detail  will  be  published  in 
book  form  for  distribution  among  the  Levering  family  descendants. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  association  held  soon  after  the  reunion  in 
1891,  Colonel  John  Levering,  of  LaFayette,  hidiana, — who  had.  during 
years  past,  gleaned  much  historical  and  genealogical  information  con- 
cerning the  family, — was  solicited  to  undertake  the  collection  and 
compilation  of  a  complete  family  history.  This  he  consented  to  do, 
and  the  result,  as  contained  in  this  volume,  exceeds  the  expect, 'fi^ns 
of  all  interested.  The  work  has  consumed  more  than  five  )'i 
industrious  effort,  in  addition  to  the  accumulation  of  years  which  he 
possessed,  before  consenting  to  the  wishes  of  the  association. 

The  association  is  still  maintained  witn  the  same  oft'icial  organi- 
zation, except  that  impaired  health  compelled  irva surer.  Shannon 
Levering,  to  resign,  in  May,  1892,  when  Noah  C.  Le\ering,  of  Lev- 
ering, Ohio,  was  elected  to  succeed  to  the  office.  Further,  the  decease 
of  President  Charles  B.  Levering,  of  Chesterville,  O.,  on  May  ^l. 
1893,  left  "one  vacant  chair."  This  was  tilled  at  a  regular  meeting 
of  the  association,  on  July  29,  1893,  by  the  election  of  William  A.  Lev- 
ering, of  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

The  canvass  for  membership  was  not  so  generously  responded 
to  as  expected,  hence  the  treasury  was  inadequate  to  expenses  in- 
curred and  paid  b\-  the  historian  and  corresponding  secretary. 

THE  MEMBERS  OF  THE  ASSOCIATION  AKI:  AS  FOLLOWS: 

Mr.  T.  EllaRD  Beans San  Jose,  Calitornia. 

Mrs.  Charlotte  Bray  Beans San  Jose.  California. 

Miss  Frances  levering  beans San  Jose,  California. 

Miss  anna  poena  beans San  Jo.se,  California. 

MRS.  Kate  Levering  BRADSHAW.  .      Philadelphia.  Pennsylvania. 

Mrs.  META  levering  Baker   Peoria.  Illinois. 

Mrs.  Hannah  levering  Bailey Baltimore.  Maryl.*"' 


950  THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 

Mr.  John  L.  Bromley Oakland,  California. 

Mrs.  Manda  Levering  Crocker  . .  .Shelby,  Michigan. 

Mr.  James  C.  Conkling Springfield,  Illinois. 

Mr.  Wm.  Cartwright Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

Mr.  Wm.  F.   Dixon Roxborough,  Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania. 

Mrs.  Hannah  M.  EarharT Montrose,  Missouri. 

Miss  Clementine  M.  Gilbert Chestnut  Hill,  Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania.* 

Mrs.  ABBY  J.  H.  Hanford Seattle,  Washington. 

Hon.  C.  H.  Hanford  Seattle,  Washington. 

Mr.  Lemuel  Jones  Holgate  Seattle,  Washington.* 

Mr.  Frank  Hanford Seattle,  Washington. 

Mr.  Clarence  Hanford Seattle,  Washington. 

Hon.  Charles  T.  HaRKISON Denver,  Colorado. 

Mrs.  ZOE  Johnson Springfield,  Missouri. 

Hon.  Horatio  Gates  Jones,  (Hon- 
orary Member) Roxborough,  Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania. 
Mr.  J.  Levering  Jones Chestnut  Hill,  Philadelphia, 

Pennsvlvania.* 

Mr.  Robert  F.  Kern Uhrichsville,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Columbus  Levering Joy,  Michigan. 

Mr.  Charles  B.  Levering Chesterville,  Ohio.* 

Hon.  Allen  Levering Mt.  Gilead,  Ohio. 

MP.  John  B.  Levering Chesterville,  Ohio.* 

Dr.  C.  a.  Levering Mohican,  Ohio. 

Col.  John  Levering  (Historian)  ..LaFayette,  Indiana. 

Mr.  Wm.  H.  Levering LaFayette,  hidiana. 

Mr.  Newton  C.  Levering Orofino,  California. 

Mr.  Noah  Levering Cole  Grove,  California. 

Mr.  Benton  Levering Benton,  Kansas. 

Mr.  Nelson  Levering Andrews,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Frank  O.  Levering Mt.  Vernon,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Noah  C.  Levering Levering,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Charles  R.  Levering Chesterville,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Mortimer  Levering LaFayete,  hidiana. 

Mr.  a.  R.  Levering Hannibal,  Missouri. 

Mr.  Eugene  Levering Baltimore,  Maryland. 

Mr.  William  A.  Levering Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania 

Mr.  Edwin  W.  Levering Baltimore,  Maryland. 

Mr.  Aaron  Levering Baltimore,  Maryland. 


BIOGRAPHIES. 


9S« 


HON.  JOSHUA  l.EVHRING HaltimoK  ,  V.,.,,  ,..,„,. 

Mr.  Nathan  Levering IMiiladtrlphia,  p.•l..w^  t^  .,,ia. 

Mr.  Nathan  H.  Levering I'hihkldphia,  L  ,ia. 

Mr.  Anthony  Z.  Levering Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

Capt.  Abraham  Levering Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

Mr.  Samuel  W.  Levering Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

Mr.  Thoaus  M.  Levering Minneapolis,  Minnesota. 

Mr.  William  M.  Levering Philadelphia,  W-w.     '      la. 

Miss  Emily  H.  Levering Piiiladelphia,  Pem.^N  .n  ....la. 

Hon.  John  C.  Levering Levering,  Ohio. 

Mr.  Ben.  Levering Lo^^ansport,  Indiana. 

Mr.  Ralph  D.  Moore LaFayette,  Indiana. • 

Mr.  J.  levering  Moore Morton  Park,  Cook  County, 

Illinois. 

Mr.  a.  M.  METHEANY Galion,  Ohio. 

Mrs.  Mary  Millegan Miliegan,  Montana. 

Mrs.  Catharine  Levering  Morgan. Overbrook,  Pennsylvania. 

Mr.  David  Morgan Overbrook,  Pennsylvania. 

Dr.  John  Levering  Matthews Homersville.  Missouri. 

Mrs.  D.  a.  PORTERFIELD Traer,  Iowa. 

Mrs.  Emily  Levering  PidjeoN Chestnut  Hill,  Philadelphia, 

Pennsylvania. 

Mrs.  Mary  PRITCHETT Alexandria,  Minnesota. 

Mr.  LamecH  RamBO Dresden,  Ohio.* 

Mrs.  Mary  Levering  Reger Piiiladelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

Mrs.  Leonard  Levering  Reger..  .  Philadelpliia,  Pennsylvania. 

Hon.  Frank  M.  Riter Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

Mr.  E.  Francis  RigGS Washington,  D.  C. 

Mr.  Jefferson  Shultz Baltimore.  Maryland. 

Hon.  T.  Guilford  Smith Buffalo,  New  York. 

Mr.  Elmer  E.  Taylor Traer,  Iowa. 

Mrs.  Sarah  R.  Turner Tao«ma,  Washm-ion. 

Mr.  a.  E.  TRASEL Wilkes  Barre.  Pel '-  -"-v 

Mrs.  Sophia  L.  Wood Cambridjie,  Mass.i 

Mrs.  Virginia  C.  Welsh Philadelphia,  FVm, 

Mrs.  Emma  E.  Williams Philadelphia,  Pennsylvania. 

*  Since  deceased. 

Till:    hM). 


GENERAL  INDL:\. 


Page. 

Abraham,  Killed  by  Indians 137 

Acquiring  Lands 59 

Anglican  vs.  Quaker 71,  72 

Antes,  Henry 89 

Association,  Levering  Hist. . .  .6,  9.  15, 

907,  945 
Association,  Members  of 949 

Baptist  Church,  Roxborough  —  115, 

126,  130  i 

Battle,  Abbey 16  : 

Bethlehem,  Levering's 13 

Bible  of  Wigard  Levering  —  42,  52,  53, 

67,  105 

Bible  of  Saur 74 

Biographies 845 

Boehm  Church 84,  87,  90,  r  14 

Bradford,  Andrew  and  William. . .     73 
British  Museum 7,  23 

Cassel,  Abram  H 9,70,73.81,83, 

90,  98,  108,  877 

Castle  of  Helsenburg 76 

Certificate  of  Marriage 97 

Characteristics 17 

Christ's  Church  Records 88,  89 

Chronological  Comparison 79 

Church  Registers 43,  44 

Church,  St.  Leonards 26,  27,  33 

Coat  of  Arms Title  page.  30 

"  Concerning  Lions  " 70 

Contract  for  Transportation.  .52,  57,  62 

Conveyance  of  Lands. .  •  58,  59,  6o>  64, 

65,  66,  77,  81,  104 

Cotton,  Mather 6*j 

Daniel's  Cannon 86 

Delinquents " 

Descendants  of  Gerhard  Levering.  664 
Descendants  of  Wigard  Levering  .  92 
Detwiler,  Jones 9,  83.  86,  103,  114 


PAOt. 

Dietrich,  Henry  Le\ering  j2 

Domesday  Book ly,  20,  24 

Drake,  Rev.  C.  B 6,9 

DUCIT  AMOR  PATRI/€ 72.  887 

Elv 7,  2},  29.  ja 

Emigrated  to  America 57i  9) 

Epitaph    71 

Family  Register  of  Wigard 50,  5j 

Frankfort  Company 52,  56,  57,  6j 

French  Source 16,  )o 

Frey,  Anna  Catharine j,  5 

Gemen 30,  32,  43,  49,  S3 

Gemen  Records 44,  Si 

Genealogy  ot  the  Family y2 

Gerhard  Levering's  Descendants    664 
Gerhard  Levering's  Personnel  Xi 

German  Records 44 

Germantown 56,  581  67,  75,  y] 

"Great  Walk" 77.7* 

Green  Lane 66,  g6,  1 16 

Gregorian  Calendar 67 

Guilds  -H 

Heckler,  James  Y....11,  107.  log.  120 

Helpers ' 

"Hermit  of  the  Ridge" ^-i.  •/* 

History  of  Plymouth  Plant.itions.       w 
Huguenot  Origin  ..  1  ~.  J ' 

Immigration  of  Wig.ird  .ind  Ger- 
hard      

Indian  Leverings 

Inventions  and  change*;  '"* 

Isle  of  Ely "' 

Julian  Calendar 

Keyser  connection.  •4'* 

Lands  Acquired SQ.  60,  61 

Layering ' ».  Mt  *H 

Lefferink 


Kl 


954 


THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 


Page. 
Leverinck 54 

Levering  Family  Reunion 946 

Levering  Grammar  School 60,  no 

Levering  Hall 881 

Levering  Hist.  Asso.  .6,  9,  15,  907,  945 

Levering  Mission 880 

Levering  Post  Offices 145,  287 

Leverington....6,  8,  18,  19,  20,  23,  24, 

28,  32,  34,  91 

Leverington  Cemetery 60,  93,  873 

Leverington  Hotel 59,62,  no,  145 

Leverington  Rectory 6,  27 

Leyden 14,32,  38,42,43 

Litigation 62 

Lord  Herman  Otto 45,  49 

Loverings ' 13 

Lower  Merion  Baptist  Church 157 

Manayunk 1 59,  160,  167 

Marriage  of  Anna  Cath.  Levering.     97 

Mayflower 34,  41 

Mennonites 56,  57,  70,  73 

Mint,  U.  S 347 

Mulheim 43 

Munster 53,  54 

Naturalization   59 

Nazareth  Branch 10,  13,  88 

Omitted  Families 5 

Origin  of  Family  Surname. .  17,  18,  21, 

29,  30 

Otto,  Lord  Herman 45,  49 

"Our  Story,"  by  M.  L.  Crocker. .   940 

Paper  Mill,  first 74,  157,  322 

Pastorius,  Francis  Daniel 56,  58, 

62,  71,  81 
Penn,  William  ...  55,  61,  70,  71,  76,  77 

Persecution 34,  42,  69 

Peter  the  Headstrong 76 

Plymouth  Plantations 34,  38,  40 


Page. 
Poem,  K.  Levering  Bradshaw....  943 

Post  Offices,  Levering 145 

Practical  Patriotism 86 

Primogenitor  of  the  Family  . 33,  91 

Records,  Old  Family 44 

Rectory,  Leverington 27 

Register  of  Wigard's  Family. . .  15,  42, 

50,  53,  93 
Researches  32 

Riggs  National  Bank 407 

Rittenhouse,  David 75 

Rosier,  Levering  7 

Saur  Bible 74 

Saur,  Christopher 53,  73,  74 

Scrooby 14,  32,  34,  38 

Sehlee,  John,  Hermit 98 

Separatists 14,  33,  38,  42 

Shoemaker,  Amelia  ^ 4,  6 

Singerly  farm 84 

Slavery 71,  loi,  104,  105 

Surnames 16,  18,  21,  22 

Sweedish  Settlers 76 

Temperance  Societies 71 

Tennis,  Magdalena  ^ 6 

Too  late  to  classify 662,  823 

Traditions 


13,  15 


Underground  Railroad ^845 

Van  de  Walle 43,  58 

Virginia  Colonists 68 

Watson's  Annals 59,  67,  77,  99 

Whence  Came  We.? 15,  30 

Whitpaine 83,  86,  89,  856 

Wigard  Levering's  Bible 53,  67,  93 

Will  of  Wigard  Levering 94 

Wisbech  Manor 20,  25,  29 

Zurcher,  Rev.  John  U 43 


CHRISTIAN    INAiMES 


OF  LEVERINGS,   OF  THF    LINE  OF  WKiAl^-D. 


Page. 

Aaron 124,  144,  149,  156, 

184,  201,  316 

Aaron  M 216 

Aaron  R 147,  194,  303,  304 

Aaron  T 279,  436 

Abel 164 

Abraham 10,  87,  88,  89,  104, 

115.  117,  132,  157, 
219,  220,  350,  534 

Albert 582 

Albert  J 444 

Albert  M 357,  539 

Albert  W 290 

Alexander 232 

Alexander  T 200,  487 

Allen 437 

Allen  F 233,  374 

Andrew 230 

Andrew  J 199,  488 

Anthony 105,  115,  118,  133, 

137,  138,  156,  159, 
167,  216,  236 

Anthony  C 222 

Anthony  D 186,  285 

Anthony  T 2S7 

Anthony  Z 3*5^  563 

Arthur  B 482 

Augustus 437 

Benjamin 62,  100,  10^,  112.  118, 

130,  151,  135,  138,  155, 
163,  165,  170,  232, 
236,  243,  373,  380 

Benjamin  F 200,  279.  437 

Benjamin  H 394,  584 

Benjamin  W 236,  378 

Bland  S 10,  283,  442 

Bolton  W 394 


Cave 2CI 

Charles 115,  145,  165,  185,  iSb, 

230,  ?}6,  280, 
28;,  606.  608 

Charles  A 245,  393 

Charles  C 1 

Charles  E 

Charles  F.  M 

Charles  H  378,  393.  5S9,  5*>2 

Charles  J 283.  443 

Charles  K i>^).  4^^ 

Charles  L 

Charles  R 186,  287,  2<^>,  44^ 

Charles  S •>^'',  450 

Charles  T - 1,  579 

Charles  W 236,  304,  446 

Clarence ; 

Clement 93,  184,  27*;. 

Clifford 

Crittenden 

Daniel 83,  85,  86.  171      . 

David 

Decatur 

Detrich  A '  ■ 

Dorrin : 

D.  Rule 4M2 

Dyer  M jr 

Dyer  N 

Eberhard -' 

Edmund 236,  230. 

Edward  230. 4»7 

Edward  A ' 

Edward  D 

Edward  J i09.  '«i' 

Edward  McD 

M.  Edward  1 


956 


THE   LEVERING   FAMILY. 


Page. 

Edwin 200,  436,  882 

Edwin  W 309,  357,  482 

Elisha  E 243,  389 

Ellwood  W 531 

Elmer  J 482 

Enoch 115,  116,  125,  148, 

158,  197,  221,  879 

Enoch  R 200 

Ernest  D 481 

Ernest  W 536 

Eugene 9,  197,  308,  481,  878,  880 

Flavius  J 215 

Fieeson 183,  278 

Francis 373,  556 

Francis  L 244,  391 

Francis  R 163,  234 

Frank 393,  436,  582 

Frank  D 608 

Frank  H 352,  480,  883 

Franklin  304 

Franklin  W  • 309,  482 

Franz 30,  32,  53 

Frederic  R 353,  535 

Frederick  A 196,  307,  308,  481,  882 

Frederick  H 235 

Frederick  J 307 

Frederick  R 535 

George 378,  559,  582 

George  A 217,  347,  532 

George  B 115,  245,  393 

George  C 195,  402 

George  H 487 

George  K 353,  536 

George  N 290 

George  R 393,  583 

George  W 199,  232,  309,  313,  374, 

442,  483,  583,  607 

Gerhard^ 13,  43,  49,  55,  58,  81, 

83,  87,  88,  89,  103,  664 

Gerhard 96 

Griffith 140,  172,  250,  402 

Guy  P.  A 354 

Harold  W 482 

Harry 532,  559 

Harry  E '451 

Harry  G 442 

Harry  M 357 

Harry  P 531 


Page. 

Harry  St.  C 382 

Harve  M 316,  492 

Harvey  B 480 

Henry 82,  107,  197,  310,  356,  389 

Henry  C 314,  492 

Henry  S 436 

Henry  S.  E 200 

Henry  W 348,  532 

Herman  Otto 106 

Hiram  A 243 

Horatio  Gates 186,  288,  451 

Howard  A 487 

Howard  C.  A 200 

Howard  D 393 

Howard  F 279,  437 

Howard  M 11,  372 

Ian  Daniel 106 

Israel 136,  162 

Jacob 65,  82,  85,  loi,  103, 

115,  118,  132,  135,  136, 
156,  162,  164,  230,  885 

James 150 

James  A.  G 482 

James  B 442 

James  F 374,  557 

James  G 283 

James  J 196 

James  L 303 

James  M 356 

James  T 492 

James  W. .  . .   280,  443 

Jefferson  S 481 

Jeremiah 1 36 

Jesse 149,  1 59.  199,  309,  313,  486 

Jesse  L  486 

John    88,  104,  1 15,  132,  149, 

157,  167,  170,  200,  219,  239, 
243,  244,  352,  389,  886,  888 

John  de 8,  13,  29,  30,  31,  79,  91 

John  B 197,  309,  482 

John  C 9,  10  ■ 

John  H  ....  157,  218,  239,  349,  382,  483 

John   L 200,  532,  556 

John  M 223,  357 

John  R 283,  443 

John,  "Rev."  88,  89 

John  S 378 

John  W 310,  443,  608 


INDEX. 


'>S7 


Jonathan  H 157,217,218,  349 

Joseph 135,  139,  155,  '63,  j 

164,  215,  234,  246,  483 

Joseph  H 219,  350  I 

Joseph  M 10,  89,  108 

Joseph  R 310,  347 

Joseph  S 246,  394 

Joshua 308,481,880 

Lawrason i94,  303,  472 

J.  Lawrason 472 

Leigh  C 492 

Lemuel  S 230 

Leonard  M 309,  482,  882 

Leonidas    196,  308,  481,  880 

Levi   12,  30,  162 

LeviL '° 

Lewis 389 

Lewis  R 531 

Lindiey  S 373 

Louis '2,  '98,  31 ' 

Louis  R   308,  478,  479 

Madison '98,  303 

Maris '98 

MarkR    2' 7,  346 

Marks 374 

Matthias -165,235 

Matthias  M '56 

Maurice  M 187,  287,  288,  450 

Michael i39,  170,  171.245 

Milton  H 437 

115,  232,  372 

353,  535,  893 


Ralph  G  . 

Ralph  1 

Ralph  K.... 
Randle  John 
Raymond  S 
Reuben  W . 
Richmond  M 
Righter 
Robert     . . 
Robert  C 
Robert  E.  H 
Robert  F  . 
Robert  M... 
Rodney  K.  . 
Rosier' . 


Haoi 


88 


!«>» 


^4*).  •»  n 

7,  13.  15,  3«,  34,  42.44.4';. 
53.  79.  02.  «M 

Rosier ^^'' 

RosierG ''^' 

Rosier  J 28}, 

Rosier  M.... 3H. 

Rosier  W 


Samuel 


Samuel  M 
Samuel  S 


IK),  1 34,  162,  163,  I'  '    •-• 
200,  232, 
439,  606,  607,  tV* 

23  = 

. .  307,  346,  34«;- 


z"i 


Morris  .  • 
Mortimer 


Morton  G 


356 


Samuel  W 

Septimus io5,  ««y,  U-'. 

Sherman  E *^^ 

Silas  G IS9,  222,  JS?.  SW 

Silas  J •°'"^' 

SpencerC ^^' ^^     '■'  ' 

Spencer  T        


Nathan..  60,  61,  125,  i45,  '48,  '5o.  156, 
183,    185,  198,  284 

Nathan  H 283,442 

OliverF  394,584 


Talbot  D 
Thomas 


47" 

if/<. 


Orlando  C 


389 


347,  492 
. ..  480 


PaulG 

Paul  J 

Peregrine  W 104,  .15,  ■  ■«>, '<«- 

223,  8t)4 

Perry  H 2.8,346,348,53. 

PerryW -^ ^^5.446 

Peter...  35,  148,  164,  196,  '99,  222,  356 

PeterW '°^ 

Philip  A 


Thomas  C. 
Thomas  H ' 
Thomas  J 
Thomas  L 
Thomas  M 
Thomas  W 
Titus  Y 

Walter 

Webb 

Wharton  W 


IIS.  140,  144 
172,  t^ 

27».  4 1< 


t 


388.4^1 


958 


THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 


Page 

Wickard 1 16,  135 

Wigard ' 13, 15,  42,  44,  55,  57,  59, 

60,  65,  67,  72,  78,  87, 
93,  97,  103,  163 

Wigard 104,  131,  135 

William  . .  .62,  65,  95,  96,  98,  104,  106, 

109,  III,  112,  122,  136, 

144,  150,  182,  184, 

274,  279 

William  A 187,  275,  289,  427 

William  C 440 

William  D 106 

William  E 453 

William  F 436 


Page. 

William  G 374,  557 

William  H  . .  .6,  220,  353,  373,  890,  891 

William  J  106 

William  L 439,  533,  607 

William  M 381 

William  R. 442,  484 

William  S 165,  235,  239,  278,  289, 

310,  381,  436 

William  T 308,  480,  880,  882 

William  W  196,  235,  282,  377, 

378,  442,  557 
Wilson  K 481 

Zechariah 1 36 


CHRISTIAN  NAMES 


OF   LEVliklNGS    I.N    IHH    LINh   «m    «jI-:WHA1^1). 


Page. 

Abraham 87,  88,  664,  666,  668, 

673,  674,  692 

Albert  F 694,  735 

Albert  L 730 

Alfred  H 766 

Allen 682,  710,900 

Allen  R 793 

Andrew  J. 705 

Arthur  C 694,  735 

Benjamin  F 781 

Benton 739,  793 

Burton  A 734 

BurtonS 793 

Byram 7io,  766 

Calvin 701,739,841 

Carlos 797 

Cassett 697,738 

Cecil  E 8°5 

Chambers  A 739,  793 

Charles  677,697,793 

Charles  B 700,746 

Charles  D 739,752 

Charles  E ' 

Charles  F 735 

Charles  H  674,693 

Charles  J 673,688.689,729,902 

Charles  M 738,782 

Charles  R 739 

Charles  W ^•*' 

Chester  W 7'i 

Clinton 742,823 

Columbus 697,738 

Daniel  . .  •  .665,  667,  669,  670,  675,  677, 
697,698,739,742,835,836 


Eberhard 45,  4^.  ^/j 

Edward  . .  .^ 7oi 

Edwin  A.r. 69},  7M 

Elmer 8J7 

Enoch  697,7)9 

Ernest -♦>- 

EuRene  H  693,  7? 

Fernando  W  

Francis  M ?•••  754 

Frank  O 744,797.912 

Frederick : 79^ 

Frederick  R "^« 

Frederick  S 


Daniel  K. 


699 


Daniel  L 7-W,  797 

David 683,  704,  711,  834,  835,  »39 

Denton 704 


Garrett  — 
George  — 
George  W 
Gerhard-  . 


MI 


Harry  A.. 
Harry  R., 
Harry  W.. 
Harvey  G 
Harvey  R 
Henry     • • 


13,  43,  49,  55,  5S,  St,  *i, 
87,  88,  89,  96.  103,  (M 

-<»7 

ii) 

- 14»  790 

804 

-    !     -S2 

0. 
"77.  '■/» 


.664,  6f. 


Henry  A. . . 
Henry  F  . .  • 
Hibbard  B  . 
Homer  G  • . 
Horace  M 
Howard  A. 
Hylas  A.. 

Irvin  J  — 
Israel 


Jacob. 


..«)7, 70s,  :•>* 


James     . 
James  H 


96o 


THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 


Page. 

James  T 841 

Jay  B 744 

John ....  87,  88,  666,  668,  670,  673,  678, 
680,  692,  699,  835,  837 

John  A 693,  766,  839 

John  B 699,  743 

Jolin  C  699,  744,  797,  906 

John  E 753 

John  F 693 

John  M 744 

John,  Rev 88,  89,  90,  903 

John  S 706,  756 

Jonathan ' 667,  680,  704 

Joseph 668,  672,  679,  700,  908 

Joseph  A 700,  745 

Joseph  M.,  Rev.  .89,  721,  780,  911,  920 

Joseph  Montg 730 

Josephus 705,  756 

Judson 73(j 

Laurence  V.  B 739 

Lee 793 

Levi  L 689,  729 

Lewis 7Q2 

Lewis  A 688,  721 

Lewis  F 675,  694 

Lewis  R 721,  782 

Lewis  W 711,  767 

Linden  G 745 

Loy 793 

Martin  M 721,  781 

Maurice  .' 792 

Milton  683,  712 

Milton  G 746 

Morgan  682,  710,  753,  804 

Morgan  A 766 

Morris 682,  711 

Murry  M 738 

Nathan  678,698 

Nelson 683 

Newton   697 


Page. 
Nimmon  H ■ 756 

Noah  678,697,699,738,913 

Noah  C 744,  797 

Noah  L 738 

Orpheus  D 766 

R'^lph 795 

Randle  John 88,  666 

f^'ley 697,  739,  792 

Robert 710,  766 

Rogers  J 693,  733 

Rolla  W 744 

Ross  R 797 

Roy  A 735 

Russell  A 797 

Samuel  698,  743,  833,  835,  839 

Samuel  F 836 

Shannon 701 

Simon  E 839 

Squire  S 753,  805 

Stewart  S 693,  734 

Sylvester  B 767 

Theodore  T  . .  . '. 782 

Thomas 705 

Thomas  H 694 

Thomas  M 753 

Vallorous  W    805 

Walter,  B ' 712 

Walter  L 805 

Wilbert  F 744,  797 

William 671,  682,  704,  710,  753, 

833,835,837 

William  A 734,  738,  743,  795 

William  C 696,  737 

William  H .  .688,  722,  782,  835,  836,  839 

William  L 695,  735 

William  R 733 

William  S 754 

William  W 698 

Willis  R 766 


SURNAMES 

INTERMARRIED  WITH    LEVERINGS    AND  OF    HEADS  OF  FAMILIES.    IN 

THE    LINE  OF  WIGARD. 


Page. 

Aaronson 536 

Abel 164 

Able 135 

Abshire  541 

Aiman 442,  656 

Aken 199 

Alexander.  .200,  316,  349,  376,  464,  617 

All 583 

Allabaugh 357 

Allen 324,  660 

Amos 138,  168 

Andaluz 616 

Anderson  . .  10,  167,  198,  232,  238,  312, 
380,  485,  546,  562,  648 

Andrew 443 

Appold 476 

Archambault 369 

Archibald 567 

Argerter 609 

Armstrong 248,  308,  561 

Arnhold 349,  5  3  3 

Arscott 486 

Ashton 338 

Atherton 277 

Avery 609,  64s 

Ayers 387 

Babcock 280,  440,  607 

Backus 298,  466 

Bacon 40'5,  579 

Bailey 307,  479,  543,  618 

Bainbridge 443 

Bair 399,  57";,  604 

Baker 231,  288,  589 

Ballauff 469 

Barclay 340,  523 

Barndollar i?' 

Barnes 201,  391 

Bartle 139.  171.  245 

(61) 


J  i-.i. 

Bartlow 599 

Bartolette 1 34,  224,  }6i,  jqj,  542 

Bartram 6)s 

Bateman  517 

Bates .  529 

Battle 406 

Baugh  2J2 

Bayne 476 

Beach —  .  6;] 

Beadle iq8 

Bean 120,  266,  J78,  422 

Beans soq 

Beaver  ....  1 s6 

Bechtel .    160 

Beedle .   SQO 

Biedeman .  42) 

Beman  ''•14 

Benbow 425 

Benedict 2So,  40J 

Benton 461 

Bernard i<>4.  i9S 

Beutler ^2q 

Bicking S78 

Bickley 627,  656,  657 

Bilby 4J4.  602.  Go» 

Birch SS7 

Blacker ^U,  602 

Blais -476 

Blake M7 

Blanch.ird  4^»l 

Blue  .441.607 

Blundin '^\,fU7 

Bodine  ''"' 

Bohn - 

Boker .  .4^,  9J,  40«»,  <i«b 

Bolster 4 

Bond !  ■  •  *     '      '» 

Booth 218.  m6.  m8 

Border..  •  5*8 


962 


THE    LEVERING    FAMILY. 


Page. 

Bower 200,  304,  474 

Bowman 244 

Boyd 339 

Boyer 163,  272,  425 

Bradenburg 586 

Bradford 34 

Bradley 287 

Bradshaw 9,  389,  943 

Brady 10,  468,  619 

Braidwood 623 

Brack 618 

Bretz 279 

Brewer 544 

Brian 652 

Brice 345,  609 

Briggs 265,  420 

Bristol .365,  548 

Brockway 274 

Brodhead 617 

Bromley 235,  377,  559 

Brooke 308,  335 

Brooks 10,  227,  365,  366,  547,  S48 

Brown 127,  148,  151,  205,  254,  321, 

410,  480,  493,  615 

Brownell 65 1 

Brownfield 1 56 

Bruner 11,  503 

Brunner 632 

Brusher  581 

Bry 378 

Bryden 217,  346 

Buchler 548 

Buck 652 

Buckler 588 

Buckley 576 

Bucknum 283,  443 

Buckwalter 416,  593 

Buechler 393 

Bull 309 

Bullitt 610 

Bullock 300,  469 

Burness 371,  555 

Burnett 195 

Burt 493 

Butler 638,643 

Byrne 657 

Cain 574 

Call 476 

Campbell 270,  424 


Page. 

Canado 298 

Carpenter 172,  246,  275,  395 

Carr 287,  364,  546 

Carson 279 

Carter 328,  5 1 2 

Cartwright no,  140,  174,  253,  254, 

25s,  564,  409,  410,  S9I 

Carver 316,  492,  549 

Cary 354,  536 

Cash 470 

Cassel 55,  56,  57 

Castner 215,  342,  527 

Catez 235,  376 

Cave 150 

Cavenaugh 382,  563 

Chambers 246,  394,  612 

Chappell 408,  589 

Charles 159 

Chatterton 316 

Chester  621 

Chew 197 

Chidester 232,  373,  557 

Christman 267,  420 

Churchill 304,  473 

Churchman  637 

Clark 182,  274,  401,  482,  641 

Clayton 612 

Cleaver 112 

Clemens 109,  122 

Clement. . .  .61,  147,  193,  301,  302,  303, 
469,470,  471,  472 

Cloud 275 

Cody  630 

Colahan 378,  560 

Colegate 406 

Coleman 1 34,  360,  541 

Coiladay 205, 322, 496,  624 

Collins 526,  644 

Combs 316 

Comstock 232,  373 

Conard 328,  5 10,  5 1 1 

Condon    575,  622 

Conkling 195,  304,  474 

Connell    576,  577 

Conner  132 

Cook 3 1 1 1  484 

Cooper   341 

Corling 196 

Cornman 492 

Coryell .,.,,., 378,559 


INDEX. 


(/^l 


Page. 

Coudon    307,  479 

Coulston 1156,  217,  345 

Cox 1 36,  166,  289,  361 , 

542,  543 

Craggs  49s 

Crane 195,  303,  305,  473,  475 

Crater 420 

Crawford 10,  447 

Crayton 287,  449,  Txx) 

Crease    355 

Creedl 10,  302,  470,  471 

Creighton 631 

Cressman    244,  39 1 

Critcheson 373,  556 

Crook 321,  495 

Crossen 236 

Crow 395,  455,  571,  S7i 

Cummings 524,  630 

Custer 269 

Custis 56s 

Cutler 446 

Cutter S3 1 

Dager 383,  564,  565,  649 

Daily 604 

Dallas 636,  659 

Dallett 635 

Damon 631 

Danforth 352 

Davis 139,  144,  263,  310,  346,  418, 

555,  575,  59>,  661 

Dawson 606 

Deaves 122 

Dedaker 246,  394,  583 

Dehaven 84,  85,  102,  1 14 

Deitz 218 

DeMurias 535 

Dennison 443 

Dent 148 

Dettra 42} 

Devries 475 

Dickel ^J55 

Dietz ?n,  487 

Diidine 182,  34'? 

Dill 469 

Dillon 456,  612,  652,653 

Dinkle -645 

Diver 553,  535 

Dixon 537,658 

Doabe 212 


Dean 

Dodd  J 

Dodge 

Dolan 

Dorchester 

Dowd 

Downaii)  (,i;4 

Downing 

Downs 

Drexel 462,  H47,  890 

Drinker ., 

Duff .^7 

Duffy 281 

iJungan 37o.  5S4 

Dunham -  , 

Durham ; 

Dyarman  110,483 

Earhart }ii.  '^' 

Eckfeldt 217,  347.  53" 

Edgar 

Edman  

Edmunds 4=,; 

Edwards 41s,  <J4i 

Eisenbrey  . . .   j68 

Eldridge -'^  .  : ; 

Ellis 

Elton  : 

Emer\ 

Emien 

Engle 

Erichson  4i') 

Erskine 

Evans..  .,...11.  1-  ,  11 1.  ^^c.  j;ii. 

Ewart 

Ewing..  J IV,  Si »,  600 

Pagan 

Paries 

Parr 

Paust 

Faye  . 

Felten 

Penton 229,  ji>o,  }0i,  4^3. 

Perguson  

Perrill ...  • 

Pewell  • 

Pigueira 

Pink 

pinlev 10,  477»6ao,  >-4 


964 


THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 


Page. 

Firth 548 

Fisher. .  163,  211,  335, 375,  558,  559,  574 

Fitch 610 

Fitzgerald 319,  480 

Flavell 585 

Fleetwood 376 

Fleming 645 

Foering 538 

Foote 494 

Fordam  416 

Forest 438 

Forman 219 

Forster 201 

Foulke 331 

Fox 354 

Fracker 10,  456,  613 

Fraker 310,  484 

Fraley 468 

Franklin 173,  250,  402,  403,  576 

Frederick 269 

Free  595 

French 365,  547,  618 

Frey 5,  81,  97,  107,  108,  593,  855 

Fry. . .  109,  120,  121,  141,  142,  259,  260, 

261,  265,  269,  271,  415,  419, 

420,  424,  858,  860 

Fulwiler 217 

Furnas 639 

Gage 642 

Gallagher  309 

Gamble  216,  344,  491,  530 

Gannon  284 

Garden 219,  351 

Gardiner 230 

Garges 260 

Garnett 472,  620 

Garrett 544 

Gatchell 525 

Gaun 629,  657 

Geller 417 

Geofroy 588 

Gerry 426 

Getz 644 

Gibbs 617 

Gilbert 10,  225,  362,  363 

Gilespie 288 

Gillingham.  .11,  369,  551,  552,  641,  653 

Gilpin 313,  486,  641 

Ginkiner 283 


Page. 

Glancies 316,  491 

Gleim 538 

Godshalk 120,  258,  259,  413,  593 

Goldsmith 283 

Goodman 163,  656 

Goodrich 486,  641 

Goodwin 335 

Gordon 290,  454 

Gorgas 192,  299 

Gottshalk 416,  418 

Gottshall 273 

Gould 309 

Graeff 406 

Graham 279,  439 

Grange 556 

Grater 263 

Graybill   309,  483 

Green   393,  605 

Greenaway 408,  590 

Gregor 279 

Greider 10,  87,  88 

Griffith 558 

Griscom 140 

Groats  609 

Grow 536 

Gruber 272 

Gulinger 163,  233 

Gurnett 437,  604 

Gustin  282 

Guthrie  163 

Gwaltney 431,  600 

Haas 625 

Haflett 450 

Hagy 157,  158,  220,  351,  355, 

356,  534,  537 

Hains 415,  591 

Hall 165,  546 

Hallman 262,  264,  419 

Hallowell 209,  330,  331,  332 

Hamilton 433 

Hammer 390,  580 

Hammond 398,  574,  575 

Hanford 10,  133,  363,    545,  862 

Hankele 271,  424 

Hanser 639 

Hardy 578,  602 

Harkison 385,  566 

Harper 10,  208,  538 

Harris 445,  582 


INDEX 


(J65 


Page.  ; 

Harrison iq6,  307,  639 

Hart 27Q,  3yy,  442 

Haskins 540 

Hastings 188 

Hatch 631 

Hathaway 250  ! 

Harkins 200 

Hay 458,  49« 

Hayden 631  1 

Heftinger 649 

Heist 85,  84,87 

Henderson 353,  535,  866 

Hendricks 356 

Hennig 390 

Henry 640 

Herbert  535 

Hergesheimer 171 

Hess 165,  283 

Hesser 113,  581 

Higgins 623 

High 559 

Highsmith 542 

Hill 430,  599,  618 

Hillick 394 

Hilty 10 

Hinkle 122,  143,  216,  273,  288, 

344,  425,  530 

Hippie 218 

Hitchener 654.  661 

Hite 198 

Hoffman 10,  160,  223,  273,  380 

40 1 ,  426,  568 

Hoffner 601 

Holbert 171,246 

Holgate.  10,  1 10,  135,  160,  223,  226,  227, 
357,  360,  539,  540,  867,  869 

Holloway i6s 

Hohne 474 

Holmes 304,  309,  482 

Holtzscheider 644 

Homrighous 482,  622 

Hoot 270,  424 

Hooven   ^'5o 

Hornby 561 

Howard 588,652 

Howell    132,  138,  157,  167,  522 

Hubbell  ^'M 

Hubbs V)l 

Huber ^^38 

Huffman. . 595 


I'AUl 

Hughes  .  i(,7,  2<;f,,  256 

Hulings  .  165 

Hungerfi)rd  539 

Hunsberger 263,  417,  419 

Hunter 279 

Hurlock  S50 

Hussey    2t;i 

Hutchins 581 

Hutchinson  .6)6, 659 

Inman 647 

Irwin 571,  649 

Ivory 523,  524 

Jackson 313 

Jacobs 584 

Jagger 596 

Jardin 616 

Jenkins   257,  592,  630 

Jones. .  1 12,  150,  167,  175,  185,  201,  238, 

317,  )i8,  371,  381,410,493. 
494,  526,  555,  591.658 

Jones,  H.  G 5,  45,  60,  145, 

202,  87 1 ,  872 

Johnson 196,  312,  452,  485,  517, 

622,  626,  6)8,  655 

Johnston 283,  442 

Jordan ...  455 

Joseph 171 

Josephs  620 

Joyce   493 

Kahle  <>og 

Kane    575 

Kean    3"2,  )i),  485,  654 

Keeler 621 

Keeley 279,  392 

Keely 245,  4'9.  438,  581,  58i 

Keen 623,660 

Keimer 39^.  573 

Keisler    •   107 

Kelley 134 

Kelly 184.  280,  441,  54^>,  630,  640 

Kenipton 620.  658 

Kendig 248.  4-0,  414 

Kendrick  '";4 

Kenna   .  '»44 

Kerlin   .  :  • '.  '="7 

Kerr  4>J 

Keys  )o«,  050 


966 


THE    LEVERING   FAMILY. 


Page. 

Keyser. .  .9,  73,  124,  146,  188,  189,  191, 

290,  291,  292,  294,  295,  298,  308, 

454,  456,  457,  458,  459,  462,  463, 

464,  467,  617,  874,  877 

Kiess 220 

Kimber 633 

Kindell 278 

King 136,  165,  187,  527,  573,  614 

Kingston 156,  216 

Kinsey 349 

Kinsler 632 

Kinsman 275,  427 

Kirk 93,  105,  290,  454,  570,  580 

Kitchingman 164 

Kitler 163,  234 

Klapp 250 

Kline 266,  418,  421,  422 

Knieriem 389 

Knox 526,  624 

Koenig 412,  593 

Kramer 662 

Kratz  632 

Kreamer 258,  412,  592 

Kressier 530 

Kuen 185,  284,  444 

Kugler 219,  350 

Kulp 267,  423 

Lackey 605 

Lacy 558 

Lain 358,  540 

Lambert 244 

Landeli 617 

Langstrotli 294,  295,  461,  615 

Lapp    423 

Latch 220,  348,  532,  533 

Latimer 195,  306 

Law  569 

Lawrason 140,  147,  149,  173,  196, 

251,  308,  404,  586 

Lee  L 438 

Leedom  381 

Leeds 245,  392 

Leiiman 190,  293,  300,  459, 

460,  614,  615 

Leinbacli  108,  121,  859 

Lemley 572 

Lettenmier 348 

Lewis    167,  240,  564,  649 

Lightkep 367,  549,  550 


Page. 

Lincoln 586 

Lindsay 536 

Lingo 584 

Linnaback 135 

Linton 532 

Lipman  460 

Lippen 372 

Lippencott 329,  332,  634 

Livezey 10,  527 

Lobb 138,  168,  340,  1525 

Lockwood 645 

Lodge 220 

Lohrman 117 

Longaker 568 

Longnecker 647 

Longworth 608 

Louden 373 

Levering 13,633 

Lovett 372,  556 

Low 470,  915 

Loxley 427 

Lukens 410,  411 

Lungren  411,  592 

Lurtere 558 

Lynch 448,  609,  619 

Lynd 297,  465,  618 

Lytle 446 

Macartney 613 

Mackay 342,  527 

Mackenet '. . .    152 

Magruder 197,  309 

Maguire 279,  439,  606 

Mansfield 614 

Manship 658 

Many 239 

Maris 10,  112,  129,  154, 

213,  339,  522,  523 

Markle 219,  349 

Markiey 222,  356,  539 

Marks 372,  556 

Marsh 650 

Marshall  633 

Martin 199,  625,  654,  661 

Martindell 437,  604 

Mason  521 

Mather 330,  513 

Mathews 478 

Mathias 156,  162,  216 

Matison 201 


INDEX. 


967 


I'AGt. 

Matthews iy6,  2CX),  306,  314,  488, 

48(;,  4(;i,62i,()l7 

Mattis 243.  273,  3^S,  S7U 

Matute 467,  (iH) 

Maule 331 

Maull 460,  61 5 

Maxwell 5^5 

Mayhew 18s 

Mays  47^ 

Medbury 1 86 

Megargee 549 

Megonegal 550,  534 

Menzel 381 

Meredith 536,  645 

Metheany 186,  223,  286,  447,  448, 

449,  919 

Meyer ^55 

Michael  426 

Michener 468,  620 

Miller 102,  1 1 3,  131,  156,  iQQi  362, 

420,  555 

Miiligan 163 

Mills 541,  ^'46 

Milnes 187 

Minzer 653 

Mitchell 538 

Mitchener 627,655 

Moore  3'52,  448.  535,  578,  921 

Morgan  102,  1 19,  219,  352,  45o, 

543,  597,  651 

Morris 5io,  512,635,638 

Morrison 222.  562,  648 

Morton 500,  662 

Mower 554 

Mowry 436 

Moyer  1 39,  172,  246,  249,  4i  5, 

564,  642 

Muller '07 

Murphy 544 

Murrell -74 

Musselman    594 

Myers 235 

McAdoo '"5 

McCabe ^3 

McCarter 505 

McClellan '63,  234 

McCiery 3",  485 

McCluney 5i6 

McCorkle -243,  388 


•■-at. 

McCoy 

'■52 

McDowell 

017 

McEldow  ney 

lys,  vjb 

McEwaii 

2v.,  36y 

McGear  . . 

"6j 

McGuire  . 

''53 

McHueh 

.ill,  cAi 

Mclntire 

AiJ 

McKay.... 

^'52 

McKean  .. 

•  625,  6j7,  r/io 

McKee  .      ..    . 

iHT. 

McLaughlin  . . 

UV 

McLean 

»35.  5«7 

McLonaghaii  . 



MrMniUf  n 

.  ^ 

McNallv... 

5H4 

McNulty.. 

288 

McVaugh 

' : : 

McVickers  .  .  . 

'   .  ;  ■  ■ 

Nagle 

.44,  530 

Naylor 

■15,  342 

Npvvliii 

S77 

NevK'sniii    ... 

651 

Nicholson 

S2i,640 

Nightlinger 

.214,  341.  342 

Nilant 

106 

Noble 

163,  234,  374.  JA  466 

Norbrey  . 

. .  396.  57  3.  574 

Norvell 

''>42 

Nuss 

4'7 

Ober . . 

jog 

Oliver 

1  ;  ;,    •  "■ 

Oman 

4w 

Omeiisettt-i 

^4.  2«l,  430.  441 

Ormsby 

s 

OrricU 

47'-^,  '■-•'• 

Osborn 

;     •.    l|.,.  -*■•; 

Osmond 

Ott  . . 

r- 

Owin.u- 

'^ 

Packard 

Palmer 

i^i,  MS 

Pan.o.i^l 

t-tj 

Paradise . 

Park    ... 

(           , 

Parker 

(">: 

968 


THE   LEVERING   FAMILY. 


Page. 

Pastorius. .  .56,  58,  63,  81,  98,  128,  151, 

205,  206,  323,  324,  325, 

501,  502,  503,  631,  922 

Patterson .278,  279,  618 

Patton 645 

Paul 217 

Paxon 552,  645 

Pearson 303 

Penneman 395 

Pepper 636,  659 

Perkins 1 36,  166 

Peterson 514,  647 

Pharoah 223 

Phillippi 234,  374,  557 

Pidjeon  347.  532 

Pine 400 

Pinkerton  658 

Plew 605 

Poley  580 

Polk 625 

Porter 1 36,  288,  304,  451 

Pottenger 598 

Pratt 287,  302,  47 1 

Priest 553,  647 

Pritchett 561 

Prospect 197 

Pyle 388, 510,  570, 571 

Quaintance 609 

Quay 184 

Quinn 415 

Rambo 606 

Ramsey 135 

Randall 427 

Rapp 418 

Rasmanson 445 

Rauterberg 652 

Rawlings 183,  571 

Razer 135,  164 

Reaver 184,  246 

Redmon 316,  492 

Reed 265,  567 

Reese 401 

Reger 219,  350,  533,  534 

Reid 352,  477 

Reiff 324,  502,  503 

Reinboth 217 

Renshaw 185,  284 

Rex 245 


Page. 

Rextine 185 

Rhoads 1 57,  378 

Rianhard 623,  661 

Ricketts 183,  278,  434,  435,  603 

Ridge 630 

Riehle 297,  465 

Riggs 53,  174,  252,  253,  405,  406, 

407,  588,  589,  925 
Righter. . . .  118,  124,  125,  135,  279,  384, 

438,  565,  566,  605 

Rike 436,  604 

Rininger 543 

Rinker 385 

Riter 150,  203,  319 

Rittenhouse 159,  357 

Ritter 537 

Roberts  134,  207,  371,  633 

Robeson  338,  521 

Robins 10,  146,  455,  61 1 

Robinson 488,  554,  647 

Roche 378 

Rock 657 

Rogers 501,  600 

Rohn 607 

Roney 10,  184,  186,  215,  284,  343, 

445,  446,  528,  529 

Roop 259 

Rose 209,  222,  332 

Rosenberger 417 

Ross 284,  444 

Rossiter 275,  427 

Roth 656 

Roudenbush 374,  557 

Rubicam 125 

Ruddy 164 

Rudolph 498,  626,  627,  655 

Ruehmling 374 

Rule  316 

Rupp 494 

Rupple  437,  604 

Russell 187 

Ruth 399 

Sailor 222,  356,  538 

Saling 290 

Sands 1 3 1  1 56 

Sanford 540 

Sater 10,  144,  183,  275,  276,  277, 

428,  429,  430,  431,  432,  433,  595,  596, 
597,  598,  599,  601,  602,  652,  926 


INDEX. 


<:)6r) 


Satterthwaite 

Savage  

Scheerer  

Schindel 

Schmulling 

Scholfield 

Schwenck 

Schultz 

Scott 313,486,  576, 

Scout ; 

Sell 

Sells 

Sener 

Shackleton 186,  285,  446,  447, 

Shaffer 

Sham  ley 

Shappell 

Sharpless 

Shaw 

Shearer 212, 

Sheehan  

Sheetz 367,  488,  550, 

Sheldrake 383, 

Shepard 204,  320,  382, 

Shepley 

Sherman 

Shewell 

Sheyery  

Shipman 362,  543, 

Shober 

Shoemaker ..  .6,  11,  iii,  128,  iS2, 

207,  208,  210,  321;,  326, 

329,  330,  334,  410,  S04, 

506,  507,  508,  soy, 

513,  515,633,  634, 

Shoenberger 

Shell 

Shotwell 28(), 

Showier 104,  1 32,  1 56, 

Shriver 

Shroder  

Shubert 3'M. 

Shugard 

Shultz 

Shupard 386,  ^67, 

Shur 162,231,  371,  372, 

Shuster 374. 

Sibley 387, 

Simons 

Simpson 156,  359,  53°,  535. 


'AGE 

511 
462 
648 
614 

106 

I7J 
412 

198 
622 
2}0 

417 
643 

573 
928 

549 
646  , 

449 
634 

393 
646 
28s 
641 
538  , 

563   I 
648  i 

398 
466 

4^« 

544 

659 
•53, 
327, 
50s, 
510, 

929  , 

120  j 

262 

4S4 
216 
216 

'577 

■•■4 -4 
)I2 
S68 

555 
500 

661 
540 


I'AUk. 

Sinclair 409,  syo 

Singer...  jjj,  J07 

Siter 2iy 

Slater Syo.  6)o 

Slaugh S2} 

Slavin 3, ,4 

Slemmons  ...  ....    185 

SlinglutI is8,  221 

Sloan  i6? 

Slocum •  ; 

Smick.   I  jo,  iss.  lifj,  J14.  ji^.  j4},  ^m 

Smith...  y,  10,  171,  i8j,  u>7,  lyy,  220, 

244,  288.  307.  314.  357.  J78. 

391,  428,  47g,  ss8,  560,  580, 

581,  596,  S97,  600,  6)1.  930 

Smoot  .!i;t.  404 

Smyser .  c  r 

Snyder 587,  6so 

Spain   ic>4 

Spaulding 114 

Spencer 13s,  275.  427.  522 

Springer 120,  246,  261,  )«>4 

Stahl $«7 

Stearly 593 

Stearne 157,  170,  218 

Steele 346,  6so 

Sterne 133 

Stevens 519.  632 

Ste\  enson HfS,  lyg.  ajs 

Stewart  .'>*' 

Stickle ;- 

Stoddard 

Stong 

Stott 

Stout 

Stover 

Strntton 

Streatcr 

Streepcr . . 


2|0 

joo.  268 

144 

<»« 

414 

652 

127.  isi.  160, 171. 

244,  382,  jgo,  <63 

Strit/el 140.  172     J 

Stroud.    II,  211,  335,  336,  n:,  Si». 

520,  S2I.  5^.  ^vto.  Qi),  9M 

Stuart  U} 

Stull  ;-V>.  fSji.  U44 

Stump  t^ 

Sturgis .  '" 

Sulli\  .T  ' 

Sumni 

Suppio-  411.  S9I 


970 


THE   LEVERING   FAMILY. 


Page. 

Swardley 439,  607 

Svvartz 266,  267,  268 

Talada ••  •  -287,  4S0,  609 

Taws  243 

Taylor 182,  220,  274,  480 

Teamer 662 

Tennis  .  .6,  106,  1 19,  141,  i75,  2S5,  256 
Thomas 115-  HQ.  290,  325, 

566,  640,  655 

Thompson 163.  233,  267 

Tibbin i39,  169,  240,  241, 

383,  384,  566 

Titlow 244,  390 

Toby 478 

Toland 396,  573 

Townsend 402,  585 

Trasel 167,  237,  379 

Trego 576 

Troxel 4i4 

Trullinger 158 

Tull 323,  497,  498,  499,  625,  627, 

628,  629,  630,  656 

Tullis 652 

Tunes 103,  106,  115 

Tunis n8 

Turner 309,  653 

Tweed 280,  440 

Tyng  - 587 

Tyson 135,  164,  245,  392,  513,  581 

Umstead 260 

Updike 525,619,643 

Urner  296,  464,  617 

Vail 519,  639 

Vanderkerchen  443 

Van  de  Walle  42,  56,  58,  92,  93 

Vansyoc 59^ 

Vanuxen • 334 

Van  Valkenburg 632 

Van  Vlissengen 389,  579 

Vaughan 338,  522,  580 

Velts 106 

Vetterlein  534 

Vinton 354,  5^6 

Vonfelden 201 

Vought 288,  451 

Wager 346 

Waggoner 11 


Page. 

Wagner 309,  357 

Wahaus 313 

Wakefield 601 

Walker 197,  283,  458 

Wallace 462,  539,  616,  642 

Walton 504 

Wantland 595 

Warren   579 

Wartman 594 

Waterall  615 

Waterhouse 254,  409,  590 

Watkins 375 

Watson 372,  556 

Webb 308 

Wegner 187,  288,  452 

Weidner 139,  169,  246,  247,  396, 

398,  573 

Weir 283,  443,  608,  663 

Welsh 546 

Wenner 245 

Wentz  10,  273,  425,  527,  594, 

595,651 

Werner 642 

West 643 

Wetherill  561,  648 

Wharton 333,  334,  5i5,  5i6,  637, 

638,  935 

Wheeler 613,  639 

Whitheck 452 

White 165,  514,  634,  653,  658 

Whiteinan 242,  387,  569,  570 

Whiteside 311 

Whittemore 304,  473 

Widner 233 

Wildonger 394 

Wiley 580 

Willaur 4i6,  417 

Williams 156,  187,  287,  453,  514, 

521,603,  635,  659 

Willouer 262 

Wilson 148,  353,  368,  389,  477,- 

495,  527,  551,  570,  579, 
603,  611,  646,  658 

Winslow 651 

Wismer 4i5 

Wittemore 620 

Wolf 313,  366,  398 

Wolford 136,  165 

Wood 243,  486,  507,  641 

Woodruff 654 


INDEX.  971 

Page.  |  i'..;r 

Woods 4QO,  578      YouiiK 10,  }44f  }62,  )76,  , 

Wright ....  198,  307,  soo,  517,  S7';,  6}y  S44,  s^),  f/S 

Wunder 221       Yoiiiit 

Wurtz 412 

Wynne 440,  607 


Zell  .,,  u8,  166,  ?  •z^- 


t 


Zellner  421 

Yeager 444,  608      Zerii j2u.  4i>4.  4M5 

Yeakle 49?      Zk-ber 4*4 

Yerkes 322,  496,  497,  624,  625      Zimmerman  4** 


SURNAMES 

INTERMARRIED  WITH   LEVERINGS,   AND    HEADS  OF  FAMILIES   IN  THE 

LINE   OF  GERHARD. 


Page. 

Abel  820 

Aborn 739,  793 

Ackerman 768 

Acton 802,  822 

Adelberg 724,  786 

Arthur 793 

Autter 743 

Bair 753 

Bail 739 

Ballenger 705 

Barker 699 

Barrett 748 

Battorff. 837,  842 

Bauman 779 

Beacham 693 

Beane 665 

Beans 785,  845 

Bechtel 666 

Beck ^ 673,  687 

Beckel 694,  731,  735,  788 

Beckley 809 

Bell 682 

Bennett 692 

Benson 787,  801 

Binns 693 

Birch 689 

Blair 677,  678,  679 

Bloom 667 

Blough 823 

Bombard 830 

Bompart 794 

Boon 746 

Booz 676 

Bossard 692,  732 

Boyce 824,  825,  826 

Boyle 698,  740,  794 

Bray 723,  784,  785 

Brenner 827 


Page. 

Brewer 671,  681,  684,  708 

709,  711,  764,  765 

Brimmer 793 

Brookihs 818 

Brown 700,  746,  798,  800 

Bryson 671,  717 

Burch 837,  842 

Burditt 786 

Burkett 807,  808 

Burnett  732 

Burrowes 789 

Bushong 836,  841 

Calkins 786 

Carpenter 673 

Carter 717,  771,  817 

Cary 818 

Case 811 

Cassler 668,  727,  776 

Chapman  822 

Charlton 700,  746 

Cherry 787 

Clark 721,  744 

Clewell 668,  820 

Clinger 835 

Coghill 777 

Conaway 800 

Converse 796 

Cook 677,  678,  739 

Cooper 815,  835,  836,  842 

Corson 825 

Cost 842 

Cowger : 754,  807 

Cowles 796 

Cox 723,  785 

Coy 843 

Creson 721,  780 

Crocker 737,  792,  940 

Crosby 788 


ItSDBX. 


07? 


Page. 

Crout 782 

Crowell 804 

Dakan 749 

Danford 8iy 

Davis 665,  738,  799.  836,  841 

Dennis 7'''- 

Dillin 710 

Dilman 72' 

Dimick 789 

Dimmick 693,  733 

Dingman 7  37,  792 

Dinning 70s 

Dipple «^)  \ 

Dorward    77<'' 

Dufford 787 

Durfey 738,  792 

Dye 704,  761,  812  ' 

English 724,  786  , 

Ewers ^W  | 

Fegley 831 

Fisher 769,809 

FoUen 744 

Fornwalt ^'^"^ 

Forsyth    698,741 

Foster  ....681,706,  759.  760,  768,811, 

812.  816 

Foust 685 

Frazier ^'7 

Frizzell 712,  767 

Fuller 835 

Garland 7 1 5,  828,  829,  830,  83 1 

Garver *^^ 

Gird 738 

Glosser 700,746 

Goodrich 762,814 

Gordon 742,795 

Graham 699,  7o8,  74S,  762,  763, 

764,  798,  813,  814.  81  s 
Grant 83^,838,843 


Green 


6()4 


Greider. . .  .674,  692,  694,  73i.  788,  8r,i 

Grove 7°'' 

Gunderman 83s,  838,  843 

Hass -  »^° 

Hagan ••^^^^'^^^ 

Hahn 728,778.779.821 


7  A  79« 


Haldemari 

Hamilton 

Harper 

Harris  . . . 

Hartwell 

Hawger 

Heist 

Heller 

Henry  

Herendeen 

Hess 

Hill 672.  r)8s,  714.  71S,  7-   . 

771,  «}!• 
Hiller  ...  725,  7»7 

Hilty »«7 

Hiskey 7<iy.  8«7 

Hiveley 75»,  804 

Hoch 728.  777.  870 

Hosack 712 

Howard 772.  «•  4 

Howell ■!' 

Hughes.  "'7 

Humlong 7*1 

Hunter 8ii,8i} 

Hutchinson..  706,757.800 

Iden •'* 

Ireland ^'  7^-7 

Jackman 8*7 

Jacobson 732,780 

James 775 

Johnson  670,  699 

Johnston TOJ,  75© 

Jones 673.  70s,  8to,  &4J 

i    Kanable 672,  ^^84,  7 n.  T<*h  8i^' 

Karney ..670.678 

Karr J^J 

Kearnev  756.808 

i    Kecfer. 

Keller 

Kellers\ille. 
Kemp 
Kern    . 

Kevs 

Keyser  •  •  • 
Kinsev 

Kirkhon  

Kline 

Kno.\- 


•75 


•»M 


N«S 


974 


THE   LEVERING   FAMILY. 


Page. 

Kreiter 821 

Krider 837,  842 

Laird. 827 

Lambert 675 

Langentelter 748 

Lanning 701 

La  Rue 799 

Lawrence 79 1 

Lehman 837 

Leiter  744 

Lentz  666 

Leonard 742 

Lewis 739 

Lingofelter 836,  840,  841 

Linn 682,  707,  760,  805 

Little 697,  740 

Loag 727 

Long 744,  835 

Lortscher 798 

Lul\enbach 731 

Lyons 809 

Mack  776 

Macklin 768,  815,  816,  916 

Maret 813,  814 

Martin  . . .  667,  672,  686,  687,  697,  713 

Matthews 744 

Melick 739 

Meliotte 715,  830 

Merck 905 

Mettler 683 

Metz 820 

Meyer 821 

Michael 689,  730,  782 

Millegan 698,  740,  794 

Miller 675.  690,  724,  725,  754, 

806,  920 

Mills 755,  807 

Misho 734 

Moffett 698,  741,  794,  795 

Moore 697,  740 

Moose 827 

Morgan 667 

Morris 687,  696,  81 1 

Mueller.  ...    669 

Muller 858 

Myers 830 

McAmrick 813 

McAnall 698,  741,  794 

McConnell 746 


Page. 

McCreary 835,  838,  843 

McCully 820 

McDonald 8:9 

McFarland 693 

McKee 698,  742,  795 

McKinley 689 

McMullen  812 

McNay. 815 

Mc  Roberts 722 

Naldret 827 

Naldrett 738 

Newson 803 

Nutter 753 

Ocker 743 

Ogg 775 

Ogle 701 

dinger 819 

Painter 766 

Parrott 744,  796 

Patterson 705 

Paulus 752,  804 

Penn 798 

Pepper 794 

Phelps  783 

Phillips 697 

Pierson 699,  743,  796 

Pipes 814 

Pittman 831 

Plessinger 831 

Portertield 791 

Pryor 821 

Quigley 748 

Rambo 677,  695,  736,  790,  924 

Randall 799 

Raudebaugh 806 

Rea 673 

Rentfrow 836 

Reynolds 670,  679,  701,  702,  748, 

749.  800 

Rhodes 827 

Richardson 699 

Riddle 759 

Rinehart 683 

Risley 697 

Roberts 680,  818 

Robinson 836,  840 

Rogers 674,  711,  766 

Rose 677 


/ 


INDEX. 


ot; 


Pack. 
r  lyar  738,  702 

>  jede 692,  730,  782 

F  jffner 843 

...111 -' 

Ruloff 77'J 

■  Rush 764,  765,  766 

Rusk 700,  709,  745 


Swetland 

Talmage. 
T.ivlor. . . 


7S 


Sams 670,676 

Sanders 7°' 

Sawyer 706,  757,  810,  835 

Sayers 774,  819 

Schnall 673 

Schuder 836,840 

Schueller 694 

Schutt 833 

Selover 736 

Shaler 700 

Sharrock 812 

Shauck 759,832 

Shaw  822 

Sheetz 721 

Sheffer 747,  798 

Shelly 835 

Sherwin 734 

Shindle 694,  734 

Shults 706 

Siegfried  778 

Siler 704 

Simmons 754,  806 

Singer 733,  79° 

Singery 681 

Singrey  703 

Sipe 680,  703,  750,  75",  752, 

800,  801,  802,  803,  821 

Smith  668,  697,  803 

Snyder  . . .  .675,  691,  726,  727,  787,  788 

Sours  822 

Stackhouse 767 

Stahler 694 

Starliper 7i4 

Starr ^^' 

Steele 758,  811 

Sternberg 722,  783,  784,  932 

Stevens ^'° 

Stillwell 684,  712,  768 

Stone "'^^ 

Stoughton ■" 

Strong ..•■753,80'^ 

Swaringen '^'" 


I  f  rrio  . . 
Thatcht-r 
Thayer 
Thomson 
Tippie. . 
True.\.  . . . 
Tschudy 
Turner . . 
Tusing. . 
Tyrrell . . 


.720, 


\ 
.4 


Ubelacker 


VanBuskirk  . . .  680,  (x>7,  70s,  7ss.  f^-'7 

Vandeave '''«'■  ■ii--'>7 

Vandorn  •  '^ 

Vernon  '■'•  7<>» 

Vickroy U,  7*/^ 

Waggoner  —  '•"    ' 

Wallace '■'■ 

Walter 

Wealherby 

Webb  

Weihl 

Weiss 

Wells 

Wensell 

Whitchurch  

Whitesell 

Whitmer 

Whittenberger 

Widney 

Wilkerson 

Wilkins  .. 

Williams 

Wilson 

Winans  ■ 

Wirick 

Wolf 

Wolfe 

Wood 

Wright 
Wynn . .  • 


-•*8 

. 

69Q, 

741 

■6. 

815, 

827 
-II 

Yeoman  . . 
Youngling 


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