A most interesting name for several reasons. Does the "S" stand for STROHECKER or for SNYDER? Recall that his grandfather John GERBER (1785-1845) was buried in the SNYDER family cemetery at Limekiln. When Fanny used SNYDERs to administer estate papers, I jumped to the conclusion that she was Sarah SCHNEIDER, a mistake fixed by Jan. Jan said, and I think this path will lead to something, that SNYDER was probably Fannie REAM's mother's maiden name. It seems we had located Thomas SNYDER's family. I'm now not smart enough to figure this out, but isn't it going to be a sister of Thomas that marries a REAM/RHEAM who are Fanny's parents? Weren't the SCHNEIDER/SNYDER's (like STROHECKERs) likely to be Lutheran since they were in the Oley Valley since the early 1700's? Also of interest is the given name "Benneville," the same name given to Simpson's brother who died young. Particularly associated with the KEIM's, the DE BENNEVILLEs were a wealthy Dutch family who intermarried with the Mennonites (don't know who really). There was a KEIM-DE BENNEVILLE marriage in the US as I recall. Just search on the archives of the KEIM mailing list using "Benneville." The unusual given name may make it easier to find ancestors. I'll post a list of Bennevilles from the GERBER/GARBER database. Doug Garber At 03:12 PM 7/16/01 -0400, Liz Miller wrote: >Charles Benneville S Garber, b. 26 April 1852 in Reading Berks County PA, >s/o Simpson Gerber and Catharine Strohecker and bap Trinity Lutheran Church >records, sponsors: Thomas Snyder & Hannah. >Again, I have no other information about this line except that he married >around June/July 1877 based on Berks County PA Records, Marriages for >Garber show Chas (Charles) Benneville S Garber app date 6-16-1877. > >In the Fairview Cemetery at Philadelphia Ave, Boyertown, Berks County PA > >Father Benneville S Garber April 26 1852 - April 25 1915 > 62 yrs 11 m and 29 d > >Mother Annie M Garber Jan 28 1857 - April 11 1928 > 71 yrs 2m 14 days > >Annie Miller nee Garber Feb 4 1894 - March 21 1920 > > >Now, there is also an obit for a Charles Benneville Gerber in the Reading >Adler... I wonder if this is a son to the one above...... but then again >the location is not right, except Levi Gerber married Justina Hartman who >was from Alsace.....Any thoughts about this who this little boy >belongs....... > > >Reading Adler May 9 1876 edition >Gerber - On May 1st in Alsace, Charles Benneville Gerber aged 2-1-9. > > > >Regards, > >Liz > >Life is more accurately measured by the lives you touch than the things you >acquire... Work like you don't need the money... Dance like nobody's >watching... Love like you've never been hurt before. > >"Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever." >- Gandhi > > > >============================== >Shop Ancestry - Everything you need to Discover, Preserve & Celebrate >your heritage! >http://shop.myfamily.com/ancestrycatalog