monroe co. searfass, william of brodheadsville, was born in chestnut hill twp., march 12, 1841 william and catharine (bond) searfass, parents of william, were native of the same twp., the former born aug. 13, 1813, the latter born march 12, 1814. the paternal grandparents, william and margaret (everitt) searfass. the children were juliana, w/o abraham shiffer, catharine, w/o peter fraley, mary w/o michael getz, margaret, w/o jacob dorsheimer, daniel, married lucinda seigle, charles married hannah kresge, william father of subject, samuel, unmarried, sallyann, w/o peter burger, elizabeth married 1st peter shupp and 2nd to john swartz. the paternal grandparents, george and christina (hoodmaker) bond were residents of chestnut hill. in their family were nine children; christinna, w/o john shiffer, catharine mother of subject, george, sarah, mary a., charles married sally a. krutz, jacob married levina metzgar, joseph married sarah stainer, and simon married annie frey. father of subject was a member of the ref. ch. he died may 28, 1883, the mother, feb. 12, 1893 both are buried in brodheadsville cem. in their family were children; christina, 1832, w/o john andrew, margaret, 1834, widow of l. overpeck, mary, 1835 w/o william adams, jacob, 1837-1840, george, 1839, william, subject, maria w/o daniel andrew, charles, 1845 of scranton, he married america l. krese, simon, 1847-1866, civil war, sally, 1849, wf of amos rhodes, joseph, 1852, franklin, 1854, catharine, 1857. william searfass (civil war vet) married aug. 1869 in chestnut hill to anna m. kresge, a native of ross twp, d/o joseph and lucinda (andrews) kresge. the children born of this union are lucinda, 1870, wf of edward jones of carbon co., augusta, 1872-1873, eugene, 1875, catharine j., 1876 a resident of phila,, mary a., carrie, 1880, emma, 1884, joseph, 1887 and pearl, 1890. Best Wishes, Geri