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Jacob Peiffer

Male 1796 - 1878  (82 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Jacob Peiffer was born on 6 Jun 1796; died on 19 Aug 1878; was buried in Middle Creek Brethren Cemetery, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Nancy Anna Withers. Nancy was born on 20 Aug 1791 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 11 Dec 1886; was buried in Middle Creek Brethren Cemetery, Lititz, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Martin Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 3. Samuel Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Apr 1827 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 May 1906 in Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 4. Sarah Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in c 1829 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Feb 1904 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 5. John Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in c 1833 in Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Martin Peiffer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1)

  2. 3.  Samuel PeifferSamuel Peiffer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born on 14 Apr 1827 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 1 May 1906 in Ephrata Cloister, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Samuel married Mary Albright on 21 Feb 1854 (German Reformed by Rev Daniel Hertz) in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. Mary (daughter of John Albright and Catherine (Albright)) was born on 29 Jan 1831 in Churchtown, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Dec 1904 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 6. Amanda Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 May 1855 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 May 1905 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 7. Henry Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Sep 1856 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Mar 1930 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 8. Martin Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 9 Jul 1869 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 May 1932 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 4.  Sarah Peiffer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born in c 1829 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Feb 1904 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Sarah married John Witmeyer on 29 Dec 1853 (German Reformed Rev Daniel Hertz ) in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. John was born in c 1823 in Pennsylvania, USA; died in 1885 in Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 9. Henry Peiffer Witmeyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 8 Dec 1858 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 31 Jul 1938 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 10. Harriet (Kremmer) Witmeyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in c 1864 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 11. Martin P Witmeyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Aug 1864 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Jun 1916 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 12. Jacob P Witmeyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 May 1866 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 Jun 1936 in West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  4. 5.  John Peiffer Descendancy chart to this point (1.Jacob1) was born in c 1833 in Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 3

  1. 6.  Amanda Peiffer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 10 May 1855 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 3 May 1905 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Amanda married John Lemon Gockley in 1879. John (son of Jacob Rohrer Gockley and Catherine L Adams) was born on 26 Feb 1855; died on 6 Oct 1936; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Edwin P Gockley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Dec 1883; died on 10 Mar 1952; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 14. Chester P Gockley  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Jan 1897; died on 5 Mar 1897.

  2. 7.  Henry Peiffer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 8 Sep 1856 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Mar 1930 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Henry married Elizabeth Keller in 1879 in Pennsylvania, USA. Elizabeth (daughter of John Keller and Elizabeth Reinhold) was born on 26 Dec 1848 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 10 Sep 1904 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 14 Sep 1904 in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 15. Samuel Keller Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Apr 1879 in Clay Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Feb 1962 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 22 Feb 1962 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 16. Katie Peifer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Sep 1882 in Pennsylvania, USA.

  3. 8.  Martin Peiffer Descendancy chart to this point (3.Samuel2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 9 Jul 1869 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 12 May 1932 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  4. 9.  Henry Peiffer Witmeyer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Sarah2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 8 Dec 1858 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 31 Jul 1938 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Henry married Kate L Carpenter on 13 Nov 1881 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. Kate was born in 1862 in Connecticut, USA; died in 1943 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. William L Witmeyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jun 1882 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 18. Ida C (Dengler) Witmeyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jun 1889 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 14 Dec 1987.
    3. 19. Harry C Witmeyer  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Jun 1892 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Sarah Amanda Boyer. Sarah was born on 1 Aug 1870 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Nov 1929 in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 10.  Harriet (Kremmer) Witmeyer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Sarah2, 1.Jacob1) was born in c 1864 in Pennsylvania, USA.

  6. 11.  Martin P Witmeyer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Sarah2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 14 Aug 1864 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Jun 1916 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  7. 12.  Jacob P Witmeyer Descendancy chart to this point (4.Sarah2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 27 May 1866 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 13 Jun 1936 in West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.


Generation: 4

  1. 13.  Edwin P Gockley Descendancy chart to this point (6.Amanda3, 3.Samuel2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 16 Dec 1883; died on 10 Mar 1952; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Family/Spouse: Minnie M Gross. Minnie (daughter of George W Gross and Amanda Kissinger) was born on 24 Mar 1885; died on 2 Oct 1952; was buried in Bowman Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 14.  Chester P Gockley Descendancy chart to this point (6.Amanda3, 3.Samuel2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 10 Jan 1897; died on 5 Mar 1897.

  3. 15.  Samuel Keller Peiffer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Henry3, 3.Samuel2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 23 Apr 1879 in Clay Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 19 Feb 1962 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 22 Feb 1962 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

    Samuel married Bertha Rebecca Buchter on 23 Oct 1898 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. Bertha (daughter of Tobias K Buchter and Minnie M Gross) was born on 10 May 1880 in Clay Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was christened on 4 Aug 1882 in Brickerville, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Feb 1961 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 27 Feb 1961 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 21. James Blaine Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Dec 1898 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 Dec 1982 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 22. Margaret Elmira Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Dec 1900 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 9 Mar 1987 in Ephrata Nursing Home, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 12 Mar 1987 in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 23. Evelyn Bertha Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Feb 1904 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Mar 1987 in Lebanon Valley Home, Annville, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    4. 24. Minnie E Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 3 Jan 1908 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 23 Feb 2006 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 25. Samuel Buchter Peiffer  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Aug 1912 in Ephrata, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 28 Mar 1996 in Maple Farms Nursing Home, Akron, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried on 30 Mar 1996 in Mellingers Cemetery, Schoeneck, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  4. 16.  Katie Peifer Descendancy chart to this point (7.Henry3, 3.Samuel2, 1.Jacob1) was born in Sep 1882 in Pennsylvania, USA.

    Katie married Harry Simon Rittle on 17 May 1902 in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA. Harry was born on 26 Jan 1882 in East Hanover Township, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 26. Oscar H Rittle  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Apr 1903 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 25 Feb 1981 in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA; was buried in Laureldale Cemetery, Tuckerton, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    2. 27. Paul Rittle  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1906 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    3. 28. Isaac Harvey Rittle  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Mar 1906 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Dec 1975 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills, Los Angeles County, California, USA.
    4. 29. Catharine Rittle  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1908 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    5. 30. Grace Rittle  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1909 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 30 Jul 1985 in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA.
    6. 31. Lester Rittle  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1911 in Pennsylvania, USA.
    7. 32. Edna Rittle  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1912 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 4 Jul 2001 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA.

  5. 17.  William L Witmeyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Henry3, 4.Sarah2, 1.Jacob1) was born in Jun 1882 in Pennsylvania, USA.

  6. 18.  Ida C (Dengler) Witmeyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Henry3, 4.Sarah2, 1.Jacob1) was born on 3 Jun 1889 in Pennsylvania, USA; died on 14 Dec 1987.

  7. 19.  Harry C Witmeyer Descendancy chart to this point (9.Henry3, 4.Sarah2, 1.Jacob1) was born in Jun 1892 in Pennsylvania, USA.

  8. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (9.Henry3, 4.Sarah2, 1.Jacob1)



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