Hi, Lorna: You're quite welcome! Here's some more census material. The surname seems to have been botched in 1850: Series: M432 Roll: 840 Page: 342 1850 - Newberry Twp., York Co., PA - 9/3/1850 Denis, P.G. - 36 - m - laborer - $125 --- Ann - 26 - f --- Ruben - 5 - m - attended school within year --- Abraham - 4 - m --- Charles - 2 - m --- Eliza A. - 2 mos. - f PA for all. Series: M593 Roll: 1333 Page: 504 1870 - Boiling Springs P.O., S. Middleton, Cumberland Co., PA - 8/1/1870 Danner, Peter - 57 - m - w - laborer - $---/300 --- Anna - 46 - f - w --- Lewis - 17 - m - w - attended school within year --- Matilda - 11 - f - w - attended school within year --- Annie - 7 - f - w - attended school within year --- Clara - 5 - f - w --- James - 6 mos. - m - w - born in Nov. PA for all. Series: T9 Roll: 1121 Page: 9 1880 - E. Pennsboro., Cumberland Co., PA - 6/.../1880 Danner, Peter G. - w - m - 68 - head - married - laborer --- Ann - w - f - 50 - wife - married - keeping house --- Matilda - w - f - 20 - dau. - single --- Anna - w - f - 16 - dau. - single --- Clara - w - f - 14 - dau. - single --- James - w - m - 10 - son - single PA/PA/PA for all. next household on page: Danner, L.G. - w - m - 26 - head - married - laborer --- Carrie A. - w - f - 27 - wife - married - keeping house --- Cora A. - w - f - 1 - dau. - single PA/PA/PA for all. Series: T623 Roll: 1400 Page: 146 1900 - E. Pennsboro Twp., Cumberland Co., PA - 6/11/1900 Danner, Lewis C. - head - w - m - 2/1854 - 46 - married 23 yrs. - toll collector/bridge - rent/house --- Carrie A. - wife - w - f - 4/1853 - 47 - married 23 yrs. - 6 children/3 living --- Grace N. - dau. - w - f - 1/1887 - 13 - single - at school --- Carrie R. - dau. - w - f - 7/1891 - 8 - single - at school PA/PA/PA for all. Series: T623 Roll: 1400 Page: 221 1900 - Lower Allen Twp., Cumberland Co., PA - 6/11/1900 Kimmel, Rebecca - head - w - m - 11/1837 - 62 - widowed - 12 children/ 9 living - own/free/house --- Harry - son - w - m - 4/1860 - 40 - single - laborer, chain works --- Howard - son - w - m - 9/1878 - 21 - single - day laborer --- Edith A. - dau. - w - f - 1/1884 - 16 - single - at school PA/PA/PA for all. Series: T623 Roll: 1400 Page: 229 1900 - Lower Allen Twp., Cumberland Co., PA - 6/19/1900 Kimmel, W. - head - w - m - 12/1868 - 31 - married 8 yrs. - farmer - rent/farm --- Jennie - wife - w - f - 8/1873 - 26 - married 8 yrs. - 3 children/2 living --- Esther - dau. - w - f - 10/1892 - 7 - single - at school --- Hilda - dau. - w - f - 6/1898 - 1 - single Hurst, Jacob - w - m - 2/1878 - 22 - married Rudy, Myrtle - w - f - 5/1883 - 17 - single PA/PA/PA for all. Series: T624 Roll: 1335 Page: 201 1910 - Hummel Ave., Lemoyne Boro., Cumberland Co., PA - 4/21-22/1910 Kimmel, Rebecca - head - f - w - 72 - widowed - 12 children/9 living - rent/house --- Edith A. - dau. - f - w - 26 - single PA/PA/PA for both. next household on page: Kimmel, Howard - head - m - w - 31 - 1st marriage/8 yrs. - flagman/ railroad - rent/house --- Carrie - wife - f - w - 31 - 1st marriage/8 yrs. - 0 children/0 living PA/PA/PA for both. Series: T624 Roll: 1335 Page: 209 1910 - Herman St., Lemoyne Boro., Cumberland Co., PA - 5/3-4/1910 Kimmel, William E. - head - m - w - 41 - 1st marriage/19 yrs. - dairyman/own route/own acct. - own/mortgage/house --- Jennie A. - wife - f - w - 36 - 1st marriage/19 yrs. - 6 children/5 living --- Esther R. - dau. - f - w - 17 - single - assistant cashier/dept. store --- Hilda R. - dau. - f - w - 11 - single --- Margaret D. - dau. - f - w - 7 - single --- Vance W. - son - m - w - 4 - single --- Carl W. - son - m - w - 1 yr., 9 mos. - single PA/PA/PA for all. next household on page: Kimmel, John W. - head - m - w - 31 - 1st marriage/6 yrs. - brakeman/ railroad - own/mortgage/house --- Myrtle - wife - f - w - 26 - 1st marriage/6 yrs. - 1 child/1 living --- Alva M. - dau. - f - w - 5 - single PA/PA/PA for all. Series: T625 Roll: 1556 Page: 266 1920 - 241 Hummel Ave., Lemoyne, Cumberland Co., PA - 1/3/1920 Kimmel, Howard - head - rent - m - w - 41 - married - flagman/railroad --- Carrie - wife- f - w - 41 - married Metzgar, Evelyn - niece - f - w - 9 - single PA/PA/PA for all. Is this your grandfather? Series: T624 Roll: 1381 Page: 227 1910 - 1784 Main St., 2-WD Northampton, Northampton Co., PA - 4/18/1910 Danner, Edgar S. - head - m - w - 25 - 1st marriage/1 yr. - PA/PA/PA - clerk/cement mill office - rent/house --- Leona C. - wife - f - w - 21 - 1st marriage/1 yr. - 1 child/1 living - NJ/Germany/France --- Alfred W. - son - m - w - 4 mos. - single - PA/PA/NJ Series: T625 Roll: 1588 Page: 1920 - 1251 Chew St., 11-WD Allentown, Lehigh Co., PA - 1/2-3/1920 Danner, Edgar S. - head - rent - m - w - 35 - married - PA/PA/PA - commercial tr.../cement --- Leona C. - wife - f - w - 31 - married - NJ/Prague/France --- John F. - son - m - w - 7 - single - PA/PA/NJ Hope there's something useful here. Good luck with your search! Debra On Sep 12, 2009, at 4:43 PM, LBRCAMBRDG@aol.com wrote: > Debra > > This is absolutely wonderful! Thank you! This is the right family. > Peter > Danner I did not know, but I did hear that there was an Ann Brady > in the > line as there was some reason to think she was related to the > photographer > Matthew Brady. This is a perfect fit. > My Grandfather was Edward ( Edgar) b. 1885. > I know also that we are related to the Kimmel Family--Jennie and > Carrie > Danner married Kimmel brothers who lived in Lemoyne. > I appreciate this so much. Now, if I can get back beyond Peter, I > will > have traced the line back to Dieter. I know that he is correct, as > his name > and the name of the ship were found in my Grandfather's personal > effects. > Unfortunately, there was no other family information recorded. > L. > > > > In a message dated 9/12/2009 3:53:01 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > dkohlerx2@comcast.net writes: > > Hi, Lorna: > > I looked for census material for your Abraham Danner. The 1860 seems > to be Abraham with his parents and some of his siblings. > > Series: M653 Roll: 1201 Page: 627 > 1860 - Etters P.O., Newberry Twp., York Co., PA > Danner, Peter - 45 - m - laborer - $---/180 > --- Ann - 40 - f > --- Reuben - 15 - m - attended school within year > --- Abraham - 13 - m - attended school within year > --- Charles - 11 - m - attended school within year > --- Eliza May - 9 - f - attended school within year > --- John - 7 - m - attended school within year > --- Lewis - 5 - m - attended school within year > --- Malinda - 7 mos. - f > PA for all. > > > Series: M593 Roll: 1332 Page: 5 > 1870 - Newville P.O., Dickinson Twp., Cumberland Co., PA - 8/5/1870 > Danner, Abraham - 30 - m - w - laborer - PA > --- Rebecca - 26 - f - w - keeps houser - PA > --- Henry - 3 - m - w - at home - PA > --- William - 1 - m - w - at home - PA > > Series: T9 Roll: 1121 Page: 20 > 1880 - E. Pennsboro Twp., Cumberland Co., PA - 6/11/1880 > Danner, Abram - w - m - 35 - head - married - laborer > --- Rebecca - w - f - 37 - wife - married - keeping house > --- Harry - w - m - 13 - son - attended school within year > --- William - w - m - 11 - son - attended school within year > --- Maggie - w - f - 8 - dau. - attended school within year > --- Jennie - w - f - 6 - dau. - attended school within year > --- Alice - w - f - 5 - dau. > --- Carrie - w - f - 3 - dau. > PA/PA/PA for all. > > Series: T623 Roll: 1400 Page: 148 > 1900 - E. Pennsboro Twp., Cumberland Co., 6/14/1900 > Danner, Abram - head - w - m - 3/1847 - 53 - married 36 yrs. - day > laborer - rent/house > --- Rebecca - wife - w - f - 5/1845 - 55 - married 36 yrs. - 11 > children/10 living > --- Harry - son - w - m - 7/1865 - 34 - single - day laborer > --- William - son - w - m - 7/1867 - 32 - single - day laborer > --- Edward - son - w - m - 12/1885 - 14 - single - at school > --- Abram Jr. - son - w - m - 1/1890 - 10 - single - at school > --- Mary - dau. - w - f - 7/1892 - 7 - single - at school > PA/PA/PA for all. > > Series: T625 Roll: 1556 Page: 277 > 1920 - 254 Herman Ave., Lemoyne, Cumberland Co., PA - 1/10/1920 > Kimmel, Wm. E. - head - own/mortgage - m - w - 51 - married - heater/ > pipe bending co./worker > --- Jennie - wife - f - w - 46 - married > --- Vance W. - son - m - w - 14 - single > --- Carl W. - son - m - w - 11 - single > --- Tresa C. - dau. - f - w - 9 - single > --- Donald A. - son - m - w - 4 yrs., 9 mos. - single > Danner, A.B. - father-in-law - m - w - 73 - widowed - retired > PA/PA/PA for all. > > Hope there's something helpful here. > > Good luck with your search! > > Debra > > On Sep 12, 2009, at 2:10 PM, LBRCAMBRDG@aol.com wrote: > >> >> >> My ancestor, Dieter Danner, arrived in Philadelphia on the >> Robert and >> Alice in 1742. Evidently he settled in Pennsylvania. >> After that date, I have no information up to the time of my >> GrGrfather, >> Abraham Danner, who served in the Civil War. He married Rebecca >> Hess. >> Can anyone shed any light on earlier Danners? >> >> Lorna >> >>