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From: (geri brennan)
Subject: Kistler (very long)
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 08:27:35 -0500 (EST)
In-Reply-To: "Lynn Vondran AT&T" <lynnvondran@worldnet.att.net>'s message of Wed, 19 Mar 2003 14:23:06 -0500

Kistler
On the records of the Jerusalem church, known in the 18th century as the
Allemangel church located near the line of Berks and Lehigh counties,
there are recorded hundreds of baptisms of the Kistler children, while
in the cemetery there are many graves with the name.
Near the center of the oldest part of the cemetery lies a slate stone
bearing the inscription, "I. G. K. 1767. This is supposed to be the
stone that marked the burial place of the progenitor of the American
Kistlers, who was legally known as Johannes, but was called Joer or
George by Pastor Schmacher in his records, and Honjoerg or John George,
by his neighbors. (Note there is a great family history on this family)

Johannes Kistler, was a native of the Palatinate in Germany. On Oct 5,
1737, he came to Phila. on the ship "Townshead" from Amstredam to
Phila., and soon after to Falkners Swamp, or Goshenhoppen, in what is
now Montgomery County. It is supposed he was accompanied by his wife
Anna Dororthea, and his oldest children. In 1747 he took out a warrant
for land and moved to Berks County (Albanby township). The vicinty was
named "Allemangel" or "All Want". Johannes Kistler was taxed in Albany
in 1756, and was naturalized in 1761, on Sept 10 of which year he and
his neighbor, Michael Brobst, appeared before the Supreme County in
Phila., and there received the papers that made them citizens of PA. He
was a Lutheran and served as an elder for a number of years, where his
children were baptized and confirmed. Children; Philip, Jacob, Michael,
Solomon, Daniel, Catharine, and Magdalena.
Samuel Kistler Brobst, a teacher of James A. Garield, was a grandson of
Philip, and so was Michael Kistler, the tanner who son Stephen was at
one time the most extensive tanner in eastern PA.; John, remained on the
homestead after his father's death. The name John runs through at least
5 generations, and the trade of blacksmith follows it.

Children of John were; John William, born May 29, 1757, and Abraham,
born Dec. 20, 1761, who moved to Perry county.

A descendant of Rev. Dr. John Kistler, has been for many years been
professor at the oldest Lutheran Theological Seminary in America,
located at Hartwick, NY. George remained in Berks county and was
referred to as George Kistler, Sr., he doubtless had a son George.

The archives of PA., show that a George Kistler served in the Cont. army
during the Rev.

Philip born Oct. 19, 1745, died Aug. 28, 1809. He had 9 children; Jacob,
John, Ferdinand, Philip, Jonathan, Barbara, Maria, Catharine and
Elizabeth. Of these, Jacob was a Lt. in the War of 1812. Michael moved
to Ohio and is the ancestor of the large Kistler settlements in IN. His
family consisted of John, Michael, Joseph, Nathan, Monroe, Salome and
Judith. Samuel was the youngest son of his father. Barbara, married 1st
___Brobst, 2nd Michael Mosser, of Lowhill. Dorothea married Michael
Reinhart. Elizabeth married ____Keller, near Hamburg, PA.

Samuel Kistler, son of John George was born Sept. 20, 1754, and died
April 24, 1852. He married 1st to Elizabeth Ladich, she bore him 3
children, and he married 2nd to Catharine Brobst, children, Barbara who
married Henry Sunday, Jacob J., John S., Michael, died in Ohio,
Christian who is buried at Tripoli, Daniel, David both died in West
Penn, Schulykill county, Jesse, died in Ohio, Levi is buried at
Jacksonville, PA., Charles, is buried at Newton Falls, Ohio, Maria
Elizabeth, married Jacob Snyder and died in Ohio, Catharine married
George Weida, and died in Lowhill, Salome married Jacob Mosser, and died
in Allentown, Magdalena who married Solomon Mosser and probably buried
at Lynville.


Perry County
Abraham Kistler, son of John, son of Johannes, moved to Cumberland
County (now Perry County) before 1793. In 1814 he owned land near
Elliottsburg, Perry County. His wife was Mary Loy, d/o Michael Loy.
Their children were; Jacob, Abraham, John, William, Samuel, and Susan.

Jacob Kistler, was born March 11, 1791, married Catharine Brickley, born
in 1795. They moved to Seneca county, NY. The wife died Dec 30, 1814,
and Jacob died Sept. 11 1867. Children; Anna Maria, Susan, both
unmarried and died at age 31 and 33 of typhoid fever, Margaret, who
married Jonathan J. Alleman, Sarah who married Melancthon B.
Chamberlain, Elizabeth, the wife of Jeremiah Odell, a Methodist
minister, Caroline, who married Charles D. Chamberlain, Catharine, who
married Ambrose M. Lester of Seneca Falls, NY

Abraham Kistler, married Christiana Stambaugh, a sister of Daniel
Stambaugh, who was the first sheriff of Perry county. Children; Mary
married Reuben Jacoby; William married Elizabeth Smith Elizabeth married
John Kell, Susanna married Robert Willis, Catharine married James G.
Messimer, Jacob married Lydia Kell, John married Anna Werts, Abraham,
married Adeline Wetzel, and Emma married Henry Snyder

Lynn township
I. George
II. Samuel
III. Jacob S. Kistler, was born in Lynn township. He married 1st to a
daughter of Wilhelm J. Carl, and they had two sons, John, who was born
Aug 21, 1802, and died Jan 27, 1862, and Jacob who died in or about the
year 1836. He married 2nd to Catharine and his 3rd wife was Anna Barbara
Bausch, d/o Henry Bausch. She was born June 25, 1790 and died Nov. 19,
1867. Nathan Kistler, was born April 6, 1811, died Sept. 11, 1878.
Stephen was born Dec 26,
1817, died March 13, 1874. David J., was born Jan. 1, 1826, died Oct 15,
1880 (all buried at Jerusalem Church). Reuben, born 1816. and lived in
KY., Jonas J., Charles, lived in Lynn township. Solome, who married John
Harmany, died Jan. 27, and is buried at Jacob's Church of Jacksonvill.
Mary, who was born Oct. 4, 1812 and married Elias Wertman, died Sept.
21, 1875 near Yates, IL. and is buried at French Grove, Peoria, IL.
Lydia married Daniel Long, died Aug. 9, 1854 aged 34, at Ringgold,
Schuylkill County. Catharine, who married Reuben Buck and lived near
Jacksonville, PA. Elizabeth of Saegersville, PA., Anna Fenah married
Charles Lenhart of Albany township. Helenah, who was the 2nd wife of
Daniel Long, she lived near Atchinson, KS., and Samuel J., of
Saegersville.

Baush, Henry, who came from Germany at the age of 18, he married Anna
Margaret Greenwalt, d/o Jacob Sr. Children. Jacob, Henry, John, George,
Maria who married Peter Snyder, Anna Elizabeth who married Henry Snyder
and 2nd to ___Gray, Dora, who married Nicholas Bachman, Catharine, and
Anna Barbara, who married Jacob S. Kistler.

Mosser, Phillip, his sons, John, Philip, Jacob, and David, all with the
exception of David, moved to Center county.

A daughter of Philip Mosser married Michael Ohl, Jr., of Heidelberg,,
and settled in Schuylkill county.

David Mosser, (died 1832, age 65) married Catharine Oswald (died 1857,
age 81), children; John, Jacob who married Salome Kistler, Elizabeth,
who married Chrstian Kistler, William, Magdalena, who married Daniel
Kistler, Lydia who married William Kaul, Joseph, Catharine, who married
Joshua Sieberling, Esther, who married Stephen Kistler, Sally who
married James S.. Sieberling and David O.

Custard, George, a German, came to Lynntownship after 1781, He was born
April 25, 1750, and died May 11, 1813. His wife, Anna Maria, died in
1841, age 81, they had no children, and half of their property was left
to the Evangelical Association, of which they were members. Services
were held at their home.


Carbon County
Dodson, Weston, subject. The paternal grandfather of our subject was
Samuel Dodson, and his father, whose given name was John. The date of
his birth was Feb. 26, 1771, and his mother was Elizabeth (Rhoades)
Dodson. He was the 4th in order of birth and the second son of ten
children; After attaining his majority, he removed to Huntingdon
township, Luzerne County. He died May 9 1859. He was married 1st in
1796 to Clarissa Harrison, d/o Stephen Harrison. She died in 1820
leaving 8 children. Her father was a native of Litchfield County, CT and
he moved to Luzerne County. For his 2nd wife John Dodson chose Sophronia
Monroe, who was a native of CT., and whose death occurred in 1841.

Weston Dodson, was born April 22, 1824. died Jan. 9, 1889 and grew to
manhood in Luzerne county, On April 12, 1859 he married Jane E. Craig,
d/o William Craig of Northampton county. Children; Mary R., who married
G. R. Raford and lived in Phila., C. Miner, and Jane W.


As for Keller, I've put a ton of stuff on GenForum

Best Wishes, Geri

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