A People called Schwenkfelder - Person Page 36

A People called Schwenkfelder
Person Page 36

         
My Schwenkfelder site

Emma Oberholtzer (F)
d. 2 July 1949

     Emma Oberholtzer married Jacob Schultz, son of Philip Schultz and Amanda Krauss, in 1902. She died on 2 July 1949. She was buried in Hereford Mennonite Cemetery, Bally, Washington Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

Herbert O. Heimbach (M)

     Herbert O. Heimbach married Sevilla Schultz, daughter of Philip Schultz and Amanda Krauss.

Mary Schultz (F)
b. 16 August 1865
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     Mary Schultz was born on 16 August 1865. She was the daughter of Henry L. Schultz and Barbara Kriebel. She married Philip Schultz, son of Jacob Schultz and Anna Kriebel, in 1892.

Mary Schultz (F)
b. 14 July 1824
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Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Casper Kriebel
Descendant Chart for Balthasar Dietrich
Descendant Chart for Matthias Scholtze

     Mary Schultz was born on 14 July 1824.1 She was the daughter of Melchior Schultz and Mary Schultz. She married Rev. Jesse Yeakel on 23 November 1843.2

Children of Mary Schultz and Rev. Jesse Yeakel
Matilda Yeakel b. 15 Feb 1851, d. 25 Aug 1856
Emma Yeakel b. 26 May 1852, d. 17 Jun 1856

Citations

  1. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 119.
  2. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 201.

Rev. Jesse Yeakel (M)
b. 15 February 1820

     Rev. Jesse Yeakel was born on 15 February 1820.1 He married Mary Schultz, daughter of Melchior Schultz and Mary Schultz, on 23 November 1843.2

Children of Rev. Jesse Yeakel and Mary Schultz
Matilda Yeakel b. 15 Feb 1851, d. 25 Aug 1856
Emma Yeakel b. 26 May 1852, d. 17 Jun 1856

Citations

  1. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 120.
  2. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 201.

Matilda Yeakel (F)
b. 15 February 1851, d. 25 August 1856
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Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Casper Kriebel
Descendant Chart for Balthasar Dietrich
Descendant Chart for Matthias Scholtze

     Matilda Yeakel was born on 15 February 1851.1 She was the daughter of Rev. Jesse Yeakel and Mary Schultz. She died on 25 August 1856 at age 5 years, 6 months and 10 days.1

Citations

  1. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 201.

Emma Yeakel (F)
b. 26 May 1852, d. 17 June 1856
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Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Casper Kriebel
Descendant Chart for Balthasar Dietrich
Descendant Chart for Matthias Scholtze

     Emma Yeakel was born on 26 May 1852.1 She was the daughter of Rev. Jesse Yeakel and Mary Schultz. She died on 17 June 1856 at age 4 years and 22 days.1

Citations

  1. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 201.

Helena Yeakel (F)
b. 29 September 1772, d. 19 November 1859
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Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Balthasar Dietrich
Descendant Chart for Matthias Scholtze
Descendant Chart for Melchior Heydrick
Descendant Chart for David Jäckel

     Helena Yeakel was born on 29 September 1772.1 She was the daughter of Jeremiah Yeakel and Susanna Wiegner. She died on 19 November 1859 at age 87 years, 1 month and 21 days.1

Citations

  1. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 45.

Anna Schultz (F)
b. 1762, d. before 1813
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     Anna Schultz was born, a twin, in 1762.1,2 She was the daughter of David Schultz and Elizabeth Lauer. She married Abraham Clemmer before 1794. She and Abraham lived in Milford Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.3 She died before 1813. Abraham had a son by his second wife in 1813.

Child of Anna Schultz and Abraham Clemmer
Mary Clemmer b. 4 Sep 1800

Citations

  1. [S359] Samuel Kriebel Brecht, Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 93, 98.
  2. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 30.
  3. [S359] Samuel Kriebel Brecht, Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 98.

Anna Maria Schultz (F)
b. 1762
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     Anna Maria Schultz was born, a twin, in 1762.1 She was the daughter of David Schultz and Elizabeth Lauer.

Citations

  1. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 30.

Elizabeth Lauer1 (F)
b. 29 April 1738, d. 6 June 1807

     Elizabeth Lauer was born on 29 April 1738.2 She married David Schultz, son of George Scholtze and Anna Huebner, on 27 June 1758.2,3 Elizabeth was the executrix of David Schultz's estate in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, on 30 October 1797. She served with her son-in-law Samuel Lobach.4 She died on 6 June 1807 at age 69 years, 1 month and 8 days.2

Children of Elizabeth Lauer and David Schultz
Magdalena Schultz b. 6 Nov 1759, d. 30 Nov 1830
Anna Schultz+ b. 1762, d. b 1813
Anna Maria Schultz b. 1762
Rosina Schultz b. 26 Apr 1765, d. 10 Mar 1831

Citations

  1. [S812] Schultz Schwenkfelder record, online.
  2. [S359] Samuel Kriebel Brecht, Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 93.
  3. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 30, date only. This source does not give the bride's name..
  4. [S1321] Montgomery County Will Book vol. 2: 17. FHL microfilm 0021547.

Rosina Schultz (F)
b. 26 April 1765, d. 10 March 1831
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     Rosina Schultz was born on 26 April 1765.1,2 She was the daughter of David Schultz and Elizabeth Lauer. She married Jacob Hillegass, son of Hans Adam Hillegass and Anna Catharina Bitting. She died on 10 March 1831 at age 65 years, 10 months and 12 days.1,2

Citations

  1. [S359] Samuel Kriebel Brecht, Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 98.
  2. [S812] Schultz Schwenkfelder record, online.

Abraham Yeakel (M)
d. 26 October 1768

     Abraham Yeakel immigrated in 1734 to Pennsylvania.1 He married Anna Maria Beyer on 19 October 1748.1 He died on 26 October 1768.2

Children of Abraham Yeakel and Anna Maria Beyer
Susanna Yeakel+ b. 10 Oct 1750, d. 22 Apr 1808
Abraham Yeakel b. 14 May 1755, d. 12 Jan 1783
Maria Yeakel b. 12 Mar 1758, d. 17 Sep 1839
George Yeakel b. 4 Mar 1761, d. 23 Mar 1761
Anna Yeakel b. 19 Sep 1764, d. 13 Nov 1798

Citations

  1. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 32.
  2. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 33.

Abraham Yeakel (M)
b. 14 May 1755, d. 12 January 1783
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Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Hans Jäeckel
Descendant Chart for Melchior Beyer

     Abraham Yeakel was born on 14 May 1755.1 He was the son of Abraham Yeakel and Anna Maria Beyer. He died on 12 January 1783 at age 27 years, 7 months and 29 days.1

Citations

  1. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 32.

Maria Yeakel (F)
b. 12 March 1758, d. 17 September 1839
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Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Hans Jäeckel
Descendant Chart for Melchior Beyer

     Maria Yeakel was born on 12 March 1758.1 She was the daughter of Abraham Yeakel and Anna Maria Beyer. She died on 17 September 1839 at age 81 years, 6 months and 5 days.1

Citations

  1. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 33.

George Yeakel (M)
b. 4 March 1761, d. 23 March 1761
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Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Hans Jäeckel
Descendant Chart for Melchior Beyer

     George Yeakel was born on 4 March 1761.1 He was the son of Abraham Yeakel and Anna Maria Beyer. He died on 23 March 1761 at age 19 days.1

Citations

  1. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 33.

Anna Yeakel (F)
b. 19 September 1764, d. 13 November 1798
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Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Hans Jäeckel
Descendant Chart for Melchior Beyer

     Anna Yeakel was born on 19 September 1764.1 She was the daughter of Abraham Yeakel and Anna Maria Beyer. She died on 13 November 1798 at age 34 years, 1 month and 25 days.1

Citations

  1. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 33.

Melchior Beyer (M)

Appears on charts:
Pedigree for Jesse Schultz
Descendant Chart for Melchior Beyer

     Melchior Beyer married Eva (?).

Children of Melchior Beyer and Eva (?)
Ursula Beier+ b. c 1686, d. 15 May 1767
Abraham Beyer+ b. 16 Aug 1690, d. 30 Oct 1754
Maria Beyer+ b. c 1694, d. 12 Mar 1768

Hans Jäeckel (M)

Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Hans Jäeckel

     Hans Jäeckel married Maria (?).

Child of Hans Jäeckel and Maria (?)
Rosina Yeakel+ b. 16 Jun 1699, d. 30 Jul 1770

Maria (?) (F)

     Maria (?) married Hans Jäeckel.

Child of Maria (?) and Hans Jäeckel
Rosina Yeakel+ b. 16 Jun 1699, d. 30 Jul 1770

Maria Kriebel (F)
d. 19 March 1760
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Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for Melchior Heydrick
Descendant Chart for Casper Kriebel

     Maria Kriebel was the daughter of Christoph Kriebel and Maria Heydrick. She married Abraham Wagner, son of Melchior Wagner and Anna Yeakel, on 6 April 1749.1 She and Abraham Wagner had no children.1 She died on 19 March 1760.1

Citations

  1. [S54] (Rev.) Reuben Kriebel, Descendants of the Schwenkfelders, 33.

Anne Rittenhouse Kriebel (F)
b. 3 July 1911, d. 30 September 2003
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Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for George Dresher
Descendant Chart for Hans Jäeckel
Descendant Chart for Melchior Heydrick
Descendant Chart for Casper Kriebel
Descendant Chart for Melchior Beyer
Descendant Chart for Matthias Scholtze

     Anne Rittenhouse Kriebel was born on 3 July 1911 in Schwenksville, Lucon, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1,2 She was the daughter of Elias G Kriebel and Margaret Rittenhouse. She married Curtis A. Heebner in 1935.3 She died on 30 September 2003 in Gwynedd Square Center, Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, at age 92 years, 2 months and 27 days.3,4
     Her obituary appeared in The Morning Call, Allentown, Pennsylvania, on 2 October 2003. It read:
Anne Rittenhouse Heebner

Anne Rittenhouse Heebner, 92, of Worcester, Montgomery County, an author and local historian, died Sept. 30 in Gwynedd Square Center, Upper Gwynedd Township, Montgomery County. She was the wife of the late Curtis A. Heebner.

She worked for the former American Olean Tile Co., Lansdale, 1963-72, and the Philadelphia National Bank, 1959-63. She also assisted her husband as tax collector for Worcester, 1940-74.

Born in Lucon, Montgomery County, she was a daughter of the late Elias G. and Margaret (Rittenhouse) Kriebel.

She was a member of Central Schwenkfelder Church, Worcester, where she was a Sunday school teacher for the Cheerio Class and a member of the board of deacons and various committees.

She was a tour guide for the Goschenhoppen Historians and the Peter Wentz Farmstead, Worcester; a board of directors member of the Schwenksfelder Library and Museum, Pennsburg, and Meadowood Life Care Community, Worcester, and a member of the Historical Society of Montgomery County, Worcester Township Historical Society, Town & Country Antiquists and Worcester Bicentennial Committee.

She was a teacher and lecturer on spinning and weaving flax at the Kutztown Fair; Hecklerfest and Goschenhoppen Folk Festival, both in Lower Salford Township, Montgomery County; Ephrata Cloisters, Lancaster County; the Jack London Show in 1975, and at many public schools.

A Girl Scout and Cub Scout leader, 1952-63, she was a founder and den mother of Cub Pack 200.

She authored the book, ''A History of Worcester Township,'' and was recognized by Montgomery County for her contribution to another book, ''Montgomery County: The Second Hundred Years.''

Survivors: Son, Richard A. of Worcester; daughter, Mary Anne Heebner Heilig of Harrisburg; two grandchildren.

Services: 2:30 p.m. Friday in the church. Call 7-8:30 p.m. today, R.L. Williams Jr. Funeral Home, Skippack Pike at Cedars Road, Skippack, Montgomery County, and 2-2:30 p.m. Friday in the church.

Contributions: To the church.4
     Her obituary appeared in The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, on 3 October 2003. It read:
     Anne K. Heebner | Historian, 92

Anne Kriebel Heebner, 92, of Worcester, a historian who learned to spin and weave flax to bring her German heritage alive, died of natural causes Tuesday at Gwynedd Square Center.

Mrs. Heebner, a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, was a descendant of members of the Protestant Schwenkfelders sect, who fled persecution in Germany and settled in Pennsylvania in the 1700s. She was a member of several historical groups and was on the board of the Schwenkfelder Library and Museum in Pennsburg. She wrote a book on the history of Worcester Township and contributed to the book Montgomery County: The Second Hundred Years.

She was a tour guide for the Goschenhoppen Historians, who preserve and interpret the traditions of Pennsylvania Germans. Her son Richard said she lectured adults and children about her heritage, and gave demonstrations on spinning and weaving at ethnic fairs and in 1975 on The Gene London Show, a children's television program.

Mrs. Heebner graduated from Norristown High School. In 1935 she married Curtis A. Heebner. From 1940 until her husband's death in 1974, she assisted him in his duties as Worcester tax collector. She also worked for Philadelphia National Bank in Montgomery County for four years and then worked from 1963 to 1972 for American Olean Tile Co. in Lansdale.

Mrs. Heebner was founding den mother of a Boy Scout Cub Pack and was a former Girl Scout leader. She was on the board of deacons and was a Sunday school teacher at Central Schwenkfelder Church in Worcester.

In addition to her son, she is survived by a daughter, Mary Anne Heilig; and two grandchildren.

The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. today at Central Schwenkfelder Church on Valley Forge Road in Worcester. Friends may call from 2 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

Memorial donations may be made to the church, Box 67, Valley Forge Road, Worcester, Pa. 19490.3
Her funeral was held on 3 October 2003 in Central Schwenkfelder Church, Worcester, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.4,3 She was buried on 3 October 2003 in Central Schwenkfelder Church cemetery, Worcester, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.3
     Anne was listed as a daughter in Elias G Kriebel's household on the 1920 Census in Skippack Road, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She ws recorded as being an eight-year-old single white female who was born in Pennsylvania to parents both of whom were born in Pennsylvania. She could speak English, and had attended school since the previous September. Her ocuption was given as "none"5.

Citations

  1. [S359] Samuel Kriebel Brecht, Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 258, where the name is given as Annie R., and the birthplace as Schwenksville, which is part of Lucon.
  2. [S814] Morning Call, 2 October 2003, age calculated from age at death.
  3. [S813] Inquirer, 3 October 2003, B11, first and second columns.
  4. [S814] Morning Call, 2 October 2003.
  5. [S1261] 1920 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Skippack Township, enumeration district 173, supervisor district 3, sheet 4A, dwelling 81, family 101, line 48.

Curtis A. Heebner (M)
d. 1974

     Curtis A. Heebner married Anne Rittenhouse Kriebel, daughter of Elias G Kriebel and Margaret Rittenhouse, in 1935.1 He died in 1974.1

Citations

  1. [S813] Inquirer, 3 October 2003, B11, first and second columns.

Elias G Kriebel (M)
b. 8 August 1880, d. 16 January 1969
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Appears on charts:
Descendant Chart for George Dresher
Descendant Chart for Hans Jäeckel
Descendant Chart for Melchior Heydrick
Descendant Chart for Casper Kriebel
Descendant Chart for Melchior Beyer
Descendant Chart for Matthias Scholtze

     Elias G Kriebel was born on 8 August 1880.1,2,3 He was the son of John A. Kriebel and Sarah T. Grater. He married Margaret Rittenhouse, daughter of John M Rittenhouse and Annie Shutt, on 31 March 1906.4 He and Margaret lived in 1919 in R D F 1, Schwenksville, Lucon, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.4 He was a farmer.4 He died on 16 January 1969 at age 88 years, 5 months and 8 days.5,6 He "last residence" according to the Social Security Administration, meaning were his benefits check was last sent, was in Norristown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.7
     Elias was listed as the head of a family on the 1910 Census in Skippack Road, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was recorded as a 29-year-old married white male who was born in Pennsylavania to parents both of whom were born in Pennsylvania. He had been married four years. He could read and write and he spoke English. He was a farmer engaged in General Farming, considered an employer. He owned his home, a farm, which was free of mortgage. He was number 44 on the farm schedule8. Elias was listed as the head of a family on the 1920 Census in Skippack Road, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was recorded as being a 39-year-old married white male who was born in Pennsylvania to parents both of whom were born in Pennsylvania. He could read and write, and he spoke English. He owned the farm on which he lived, free from mortgage. He was employed as a farmer in the general buisness of General Farming, working on his own account, and he was number 39 on he farm schedule9.

Children of Elias G Kriebel and Margaret Rittenhouse
Agnes Rittenhouse Kriebel b. 5 Mar 1908
Anne Rittenhouse Kriebel+ b. 3 Jul 1911, d. 30 Sep 2003
Margaret Rittenhouse Kriebel b. 17 May 1915
Sara Rittenhouse Kriebel b. 4 Mar 1918

Citations

  1. [S359] Samuel Kriebel Brecht, Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 242.
  2. [S111] Elias Kriebel, 173-01-3262, SSDI, Rootsweb.com, where date is given as 8 Aug 1880.
  3. [S123] Thera Database, online <http://wc.rootsweb.com/~schwenk>.
  4. [S359] Samuel Kriebel Brecht, Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 258.
  5. [S56] Rootsweb World Connect Project, The Godshalk History.
  6. [S111] Elias Kriebel, 173-01-3262, SSDI, Rootsweb.com, where date is given as Jan 1969.
  7. [S111] Elias Kriebel, 173-01-3262, SSDI, Rootsweb.com.
  8. [S1259] 1910 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Skippack Township, enumeration district 147, supervisor district 8, sheet 4B, dwelling 67, family 81, line 74.
  9. [S1261] 1920 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Skippack Township, enumeration district 173, supervisor district 3, sheet 4A, dwelling 81, family 101, line 45.

Margaret Rittenhouse (F)
b. 11 June 1883
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     Margaret Rittenhouse was born on 11 June 1883.1 She was the daughter of John M Rittenhouse and Annie Shutt. She was a farmer.2 She married Elias G Kriebel, son of John A. Kriebel and Sarah T. Grater, on 31 March 1906.1 On 20 April 1910 her name was also recorded as Margaret S Kriebel.3,4 She and Elias lived in 1919 in R D F 1, Schwenksville, Lucon, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.1
     Margaret was listed as Elias G Kriebel's wife on the 1910 Census in Skippack Road, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She was recorded as being a 25-year-old white female who was born in Pennsylvania to parents both of whom were born in Pennsylvania. She had been married for four years, and was the mother of two children, one of whom was living. She spoke English and could read and write. Her occupation was given as "none"3. Margaret was listed as Elias G Kriebel's wife on the 1920 Census in Skippack Road, Skippack Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. She was recorded as being a 35-year-old married white female who was born in Pennsylvania to parents both of whom were born in Pennsylvania. She could read and write and she spoke English. Her occupation was given as "none"4.

Children of Margaret Rittenhouse and Elias G Kriebel
Agnes Rittenhouse Kriebel b. 5 Mar 1908
Anne Rittenhouse Kriebel+ b. 3 Jul 1911, d. 30 Sep 2003
Margaret Rittenhouse Kriebel b. 17 May 1915
Sara Rittenhouse Kriebel b. 4 Mar 1918

Citations

  1. [S359] Samuel Kriebel Brecht, Genealogical Record of the Schwenkfelder Families, 258.
  2. [S1259] 1910 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Skippack Township, enumeration district 147, supervisor district 8, sheet 4B, dwelling 67, family 81, line 74.
  3. [S1259] 1910 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Skippack Township, enumeration district 147, supervisor district 8, sheet 4B, dwelling 67, family 81, line 75.
  4. [S1261] 1920 U.S. census, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, population schedule, Skippack Township, enumeration district 173, supervisor district 3, sheet 4A, dwelling 81, family 101, line 46.


         
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