Cousins-I thought I would share this with you. Please note that it is not my own research but that of Ollie Ruth Harmon Weddle. Cordially, Marian Alice Andrea Harris, great-granddaughter of Alice Weddle, daughter of Harriet Jane Gaither and John R. Weddle. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Andrew Weddle was born Aug. 13, 1787 and died Aug. 7, 1847. Andrew was one of 13 children of Benjamin Weddle and Annie (Anna - Annia) Mary Eiler. Benjamin and Annie were married in Lancaster Co., PA. Benjamin was born in 1742 and died in Apr. of 1807. Benjamin was the son of Elijah Weddle who sailed from Germany in 1742 with his father, (Johan) Michael Weddle and Michael's mother (name unknown). Elijah died on the voyage. Benjamin was born sometime between the arrival of the ship in September 1742 and the end of the year. A copy of the record of arrival lists Johan Michael Weddle sixth on List C 94. They sailed from Germany on a ship named Francis and Elizabeth. The story of the journey to PA is told in "Journey to Pennsylvania" by Gottlied Mittelberger. Also, a rather detailed account of conditions that existed in Germany and what greeted the immigrants when they reached Pennsylvania is in "Climb Your Family Tree" by Kate Weddle Ratcliffe. Benjamin moved to the area !of Floyd County VA where a lot of the generations to follow stayed. Andrew Weddle married Elizabeth Boone, born Sept.3, 1791 and died Nov. 9, 1850. Elizabeth was the daughter of Jacob Boone, brother of Daniel Boone. (This account is given in "Climb Your Family Tree"). Andrew and Elizabeth had 10 children. The 4th was a son named Levi Weddle born Aug. 22, 1819 and died in 1892. Levi married Catherine Harter. Levi and Catherine had 10 children. The 3rd was a son named Samuel Weddle, born Feb. 18, 1845 and died Jul. 1, 1933. Samuel married Catherine Harman, born March 16, 1849 and died Apr. 25, 1934. Samuel and Catherine had 12 children. One of those 12 children was a daughter, Virginia L. Weddle, born Jun 2, 1875 and died Oct. 6, 1968. Virginia married Eli Sowers, born Dec. 25, 1872 and died Dec. 29, 1956. Virginia and Eli had 9 children. One of those 9 children was Celia Katherine Sowers born Jan. 27, 1913 and died Mar. 12, 1999. Celia married Melvin Eldridge Lam, born May 7, 1911 and died Dec. 12, 1998. Celia and Melvin had 2 children, David Odell Lam, Sr., born Dec. 23, 1939, and Algie Eldridge Lam, Sr., born Dec. 26, 1937. David (Buck) is my father. This information was collected by a member of the Weddle family, Ollie Ruth Harman Weddle