lancaster co. history gish, peter r. west donegal twp. was born aug. 1, 1830. a son of john i. and anna (risser) gish, natives of respectively west donegal twp. and lebanon co. john i. gish died in west donegal in 1880, age 78, and his widow in 1898, age 83. peter r. had been married twice, on dec. 5, 1854, to mary nissley. children; abraham n., died young, david n., anna n. died young, john n. married barbara hoffman, peter n. and daniel, twins., the former unmarried, the latter married barbara (hoffman) gish, widow of his brother john., and eli. of elizabethtown, who married lizzie ginrich. mrs. mary (nissley gish, born at mt. joy in 1831, d/o abraham nissley, died in 1886 and is buried in kraybill cem. in 1890 in dauphin co, he married 2nd to mary ebersole, who was born in west donegal, d/o jacob and anna (ebersole) ebersole, who since 1861 resided in dauphin co. jacob ebersole was born in 1823 and his wife in 1827, the were mennonites. their children were besides mrs. gish, fanny who married eli westingberger of lebanon co., annie married christ. brill, who was drowned, martha married david westinberger of lebanon co., eli, martin and john, all 3 from dauphin co. mrs gish's paternal grandfather was jacob ebersole, and her maternal was peter ebersole, who married a rutt. Best Wishes, Geri