Thanks to Craig Eiding, who e-mailed me the family list from an old Bible in his possession; following is a piece of the Hallman descendant puzzle: 1. ABRAHAM4 HALLMAN (ABRAHAM3, HENRY2, ANTHONY1) was born December 29, 1803, and died April 08, 1853. He married ELIZABETH TRUMBOWER. Children of ABRAHAM HALLMAN and ELIZABETH TRUMBOWER are: i. MARY ANN5 HALLMAN, b. March 06, 1827; m. DANIEL SHALKON, October 21, 1847. 2. ii. HANNAH HALLMAN, b. August 02, 1828, Limerick Twp, Montgomery County, PA; d. September 08, 1903. iii. JOHN FRANKLIN HALLMAN, b. November 28, 1830; d. June 01, 1836. iv. SARAH ANN HALLMAN, b. January 15, 1832; d. March 17, 1842. v. CATHERINE ANN HALLMAN, b. October 06, 1833; m. JOSEPH METTLES, September 10, 1853. vi. ABRAHAM HALLMAN, b. April 01, 1835; m. MELVINA ?PLACE, June 06, 1863. Notes for MELVINA ?PLACE: Difficult to decipher last name; may not be correct. vii. ALFRED HALLMAN, b. January 09, 1837; m. ELIZABETH HALLMAN, May 09, 1859. viii. ELIZABETH ANN HALLMAN, b. October 02, 1838; m. HIRAM SPRINGER, November 27, 1853. Notes for HIRAM SPRINGER: Bible source cites name as "Hiran". ix. LYDIA ANN HALLMAN, b. March 23, 1840; d. December 25, 1871; m. WILLIAM HAUGHTON, December 25, 1860. x. JOHN FREDERICK HALLMAN, b. February 11, 1842; d. March 08, 1843. xi. HARRIET HALLMAN, b. August 31, 1843; d. February 28, 1870; m. ENOS MAJOR, February 22, 1864. Notes for ENOS MAJOR: Name indistinct in family Bible. xii. ISSAC FRANCIS HALLMAN, b. June 27, 1845; m. HANNAH ELIZABETH EMERY, July 15, 1869. Notes for ISSAC FRANCIS HALLMAN: Spelling of Issac <!> from family Bible. xiii. HENRY TRUMBOWER HALLMAN, b. November 12, 1846; m. KATE ANN CLEMENS, February 22, 1869. Notes for KATE ANN CLEMENS: Name may be Catherine; entered as Kate Ann Clemens in Hallman family Bible. xiv. <STILLBORN> HALLMAN, b. October 07, 1849. Generation No. 2 2. HANNAH5 HALLMAN (ABRAHAM4, ABRAHAM3, HENRY2, ANTHONY1) was born August 02, 1828 in Limerick Twp, Montgomery County, PA, and died September 08, 1903. She married MAHLON BARLOW June 01, 1848 in Montgomery, Pennsylvania, son of JOHN BARLOW and ANNA EVANS. He was born November 10, 1822 in Limerick Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, and died August 20, 1863. Notes for HANNAH HALLMAN: Placed in this family in Bible in possession of Craig & Karen Eiding. Children of HANNAH HALLMAN and MAHLON BARLOW are: i. JOHN FRANKLIN6 BARLOW, b. May 01, 1849, Limerick Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania; d. March 19, 1910, Dunkerton, Blackhawk, Iowa; m. MARY MALISA CLEMENS, Abt. 1870; b. December 31, 1851, Spring City, Chester County, Pennsylvania; d. January 05, 1940, Waterloo, Iowa. Notes for JOHN FRANKLIN BARLOW: 1870, married Mary Clemens. Moved to Dunkerton, Iowa in about 1877. John Barlow was a carpenter by trade; though the family owned farmland and probably were also farmers, they lived in a house in Dunkerton from before 1900. This house was sold after 1910 when John Franklin Barlow died. More About JOHN FRANKLIN BARLOW: Burial: Dunkerton, Blackhawk, Iowa Notes for MARY MALISA CLEMENS: Father Jacob Clemens (b.16 Oct. 1816) Mother Margaret Hartman, b.10 July 1821. Mary is buried beside her husband in Dunkerton, Iowa. ii. LYDIA A. BARLOW, b. 1851, Limerick Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania; d. Aft. 1930, Norristown, Pennsylvania; m. HARRY KEELEY. Notes for LYDIA A. BARLOW: Birthdate est. from Census records 1860. iii. OWEN EVANS BARLOW, b. August 08, 1852, Limerick Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania; d. June 11, 1894; m. LYDIA ANN FOX, October 31, 1875, Limerick Twp, Montgomery County, PA; b. Abt. 1856. Notes for OWEN EVANS BARLOW: 1880 Census says he was a telegraph operator. Notes for LYDIA ANN FOX: Birthdate estimated from 1880 census. iv. MAHLON BARLOW, b. Limerick Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania; d. Bef. 1930. Notes for MAHLON BARLOW: Wife's name was Adda. Lived in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Source: Mary E. Barlow, from visit to area in 1930. v. ABRAHAM BARLOW, b. 1855, Limerick Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Notes for ABRAHAM BARLOW: Age deduced from Census Record 1860. vi. ELIZABETH BARLOW, b. 1857, Limerick Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Notes for ELIZABETH BARLOW: Called Lizzie by family; married man named Boyer. Lived in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. Age deduced from 1860 census. EJ vii. ANNA BARLOW, b. November 22, 1858, Limerick Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Notes for ANNA BARLOW: Married Henry Reuther. Listed in 1860 census. viii. ALFRED BARLOW, b. Abt. 1864, Limerick Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania. Notes for ALFRED BARLOW: His name was Alfred, census of 1870, 1880; born abt 1864. Telegraph operator in 1880. He was living with his brother, Owen, in Pottstown in 1880. EJ. __________________________________________________ There it is! I hope someone else can find an elusive Hallman with this information. John Franklin Barlow was my Great-Grandfather. >From one of the cousins, Elaine Jeter <ejeter@concentric.net> Voice=619.485.0694; Fax=619.485.7908