Here is what I found in the 1909 Butler County History. Hope it adds to your search. Martin Spithaler, one of Forward Township's best and most respected citizens, resides on his valuable farm of ninety acres, on which he was born, September 25, 1864, and is a son of Henry and Caroline (Householder) Spithaler. Henry Spithaler, father of Martin, was born in Germany and came to America when he was about eighteen year of age, settling first in Beaver County, Penna. He purchased a farm and also operated an old time horse power threshing machine. After his marriage he sold his Beaver County farm and came to Butlere County, where he purchased the farm on which his son Martin lives, in Forward Township. He was a fine business man and kept adding to his land until he owned two large farms and one small one, clearing the greater amount of this land himself. He died in the spring of 1899, aged seventy-two years. He married Caroline Householder, who was born in Germany and accompanied her parents to America, in girlhood. They had nine children, nemely: Henry; Caroline, wife of John Shutt; Jacob; Fred; Sarah, wife of Adam Where; Daniel; Charles; Martin; and Amelia, wife of Fred Millerman, with whom the venerable mother resides. Martin Spithaler grew to manhood in the old log house in which all the children were born and he remembers many occasions when fully an inch of snow sifted between the logs and fell on his bed. In his boyhood, youths were expected to work hard, when work was waiting to be done, and Martin had few chances to go to school and when opportunity came, he had to walk a distance of two miles to the old Critchlow school. He helped his father clear the farm, which was no small undertaking. He lived at home until his marriage, after which he operated the William Goehring farm until the death of his father, who rewarded him for his long years of faithful service, by willing him the home farm. He has made many substantial iimprovements here and has a fine property. There is a producing oil well on the farm, in which he has half interest. In December, 1862, Mr Spithaler was married to Miss Ella Goehring, who was a daughter of William and Sarah Goehring, and they had seven children, manely: Bertha ; Ida; Amanda; Walter; Elmer; Matilda and Esther. Mrs Spithaler died March 31, 1904, aged thirty-seven years, seven months and twenty-one days.j She was a loving wife, a kind and careful mother and a good neighbor. Mr. Spithaler is a member of the Reformer Church. In politics he is a Democrat. He takes an interest in educational matters in his township and served four years as school director. -----Original Message----- From: Glorygirl <GJWEISS@hargray.com> To: PABUTLER-L@rootsweb.com <PABUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, March 24, 2002 12:02 PM Subject: Re: [PABUTLER-L] Ramsey's of Butler County >I also have the Ramsey family in my line. Here is who I have. > >Sarah Catherine Ramsey born January 07, 1895 to Nathan Ramsey & Susanna Jane >Renison married Walter C. Spithaler born 11/1892 to Martin Spithaler & >Eleanor (Ella) A. Goehring. Sarah died 1/26/1982 while Walter died 1959. >They had 5 children, but I do not have dates for them. > >Walter Livingston Ramsey born June 12, 1895 to Samuel Ramsey & Sarah >Cashdollar, married Maria (Mary) Magdeline Frishkorn born July 09, 1900 to >Johan Heinrich Frishkorn & Margaretha (Maggie) Fulton. Walter died March >02, 1976 while Mary died 1960. They had 7 children from 1921 to 1941. > >Ida May Ramsey born 1869 to William S. Ramsey & Nancy Dunn, married George >W. Schaney born January 11, 1865 to John Schaney & Caroline Brandenberger. >Ida died March 04, 1944 while George died bet 1917-1929. I only have 2 >children for them both born about 1890. > >Would love to know more about these families. >Gloria Weiss > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: <OkRnRamsey@aol.com> >To: <PABUTLER-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2002 11:11 AM >Subject: [PABUTLER-L] Ramsey's of Butler County > > >> Here is the Ramsey family I am researching. >> Please bear in mind this information is in the process of being proved and >> may not all be correct. I'd love to hear from you if you can help me >prove >> this lineage. Pennsylvania is a long ways away, for me! >> >> Daniel and Susan Ramsey and their son Samuel Ramsey remained in Butler >Co., >> PA. >> The other children moved to Mercer Co., PA. >> >> ============================ >> Husband: Daniel George RAMSEY >> Birth: 1776 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania >> Marriage: est 1800 >> Military: alleged service War of 1812 >> Will: 1 Aug 1839 Butler County, Pennsylvania >> Census: 1840 Connoquenessng Twp., Butler County, Penn >> Death: est 1845 Connoquenessng Twp., Butler County, Penn >> Father: George RAMSEY (b 1744) >> Mother: Elizabeth CHARCOTE >> ========================= >> Wife: Susannah WISE >> Birth: est 1779 Pennsylvania >> ========================= >> Children >> ========================= >> 1 M Henry RAMSEY >> Birth: bet 1800-1810 Pennsylvania >> Death: bef 1845 Butler County, Pennsylvania >> Spouse: unknown >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >---- >> >> ------------ >> 2 F Elizabeth RAMSEY >> Birth: bet 1800-1810 Pennsylvania >> Spouse: Moses RUBY (m bef 1840) >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >---- >> >> ------------ >> 3 M Jacob G. RAMSEY >> Birth: 4 Sep 1805 Bradford?, Chester, Pennsylvania >> >> Spouse: Susannah KIMBER >> Spouse: Susannah WALFORD >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >---- >> >> ------------ >> 4 M Samuel RAMSEY >> Birth: 1807 Bradford?, Chester, Pennsylvania >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >---- >> >> ------------ >> 5 F Susannah RAMSEY >> Birth: 1810 Bradford?, Chester, Pennsylvania >> Spouse: DILCOMBE ? >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >---- >> >> ------------ >> 6 F Sarah RAMSEY >> Birth: 1812 Bradford?, Chester, Pennsylvania >> Spouse: Charles SIEGFRIED (m abt 1834) >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >---- >> >> ------------ >> 7 M Isaac RAMSEY >> Birth: 16 Apr 1817 Lycoming County, Pennsylvania >> Spouse: Barbara KEENER (m 9 Aug 1838) >> ========================= >> Prepared by: Rebecca Ramsey - OkRnRamsey@aol.com >> ======================== >> Descendants of Daniel George RAMSEY >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - >---- >> - >> 1-Daniel George RAMSEY (1776-est 1845) >> sp: Susannah WISE (est 1779-?) >> 2-Henry RAMSEY (bet 1800 and 1810-bef 1845) >> 3-Solomon RAMSEY >> 3-John RAMSEY >> 3-Phillip RAMSEY >> 2-Elizabeth RAMSEY (bet 1800 and 1810-?) + Moses RUBY >> 2-Jacob G. RAMSEY (4 Sep 1805-?) >> sp: Susannah KIMBER >> 3-Daniel RAMSEY (abt 1833-?) >> 3-Catharine RAMSEY (abt 1834-?) >> 3-Margarett RAMSEY (abt 1836-?) >> 3-Susannah RAMSEY (abt 1838-?) >> 3-Elizabeth RAMSEY (abt 1845-?) >> 3-Lavinia RAMSEY (1845-1921) + Theodore VOORHIES >> 3-Jacob RAMSEY (abt 1847-?) + Margaret ? >> 3-Molly RAMSEY (abt 1849-?) >> 3-Nancy J. RAMSEY (abt 1851-?) >> sp: Susannah WALFORD (1890-?) >> 2-Samuel RAMSEY (1807-?) >> 2-Susannah RAMSEY (1810-?) + Mr. DILCOMBE(?) >> 2-Sarah RAMSEY (1812-?) + Charles SIEGFRIED (1807-1870) >> 2-Isaac RAMSEY (16 Apr 1817-1899) + Barbara KEENER (1822-1894) >> 3-Daniel Keener RAMSEY (25 Sep 1839-?) >> 3-Catherine RAMSEY (1841-1842) >> 3-Isaac RAMSEY (1843-1899) >> 3-Susannah RAMSEY (1844-?) >> 3-John RAMSEY (1846-1883) >> 3-Peter RAMSEY (1848-1856) >> 3-George RAMSEY (1851-?) >> 3-Elizabeth Barbara RAMSEY (1854-?) >> 3-William Henry RAMSEY (1856-?) >> 3-James Alexander RAMSEY (1857-1922) >> sp: Sarah Alice SANDERS (1857-1900) >> sp: Edith Mabel MCALPINE (1877-1967) >> 3-Jacob Franklin RAMSEY (1860-?) >> 3-Mary Magdaline RAMSEY (1862-?) >> 3-Charles Washington RAMSEY (1866-?) + Maggie NETHERLAND >> >> >> Rebecca Ramsey >> OkRnRamsey@aol.com >> >> >> ==== PABUTLER Mailing List ==== >> To contact Ed Book, List Maintainer, e-mail to: >> edbook@alpha.clarion-net.com >> >> > >______________________________