Mary, My great-grandmother was Mary BENNER, born in Juniata County 22 December 1864. She was the daughter of Solomon BENNER, born 1842 in Pennsylvania and descends from Johannes BENNER, who was one of two BENNER brothers who immigrated to PA from Germany either in 1742 as believed by one published researcher, Hannah Benner Roach, or by 1734 if a tax record that shows a Johannes Benner is more correct. At this point, I don't have your John Benner in my files. However, I suspect because of the common Juniata County residence, that there may be a link. We just have to fill in the gaps to determine where that common link occurs. By the way, the Hannah Benner Roach series, "Detective Work Among the Benners," was published in the Bulletin of the Historical Society of Montgomery County between 1949 and 1953. Copies are still available from the society. A possible cousin, Fred Lauver fjlauver@prodigy.net -----Original Message----- From: MARLR43@aol.com <MARLR43@aol.com> To: PAJUNIAT-L@rootsweb.com <PAJUNIAT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, January 09, 1999 6:24 PM Subject: Re: PAJUNIAT-D Digest V99 #4 >Hello Everyone. I would be willing to share any information I have found with >any of you on the following families. Benner, Watts, Snyder, Dressler, Naugle, >Felmlee. not sure last one is right. > >My gggrandfather was John F. Benner. he was born in 1844 in West Perry >Township. He married Eliza Snyder in 1866. He served with the 76th PA Vol. >Inf. Co. D of the Keystone Zoavues. He served from 1861 -1864 when he >reenlisted as Vet. Vol. and was discharged in the summer of 1865. John and >Eliza had eleven children. They were Henry E., Daniel, Sarah E, Annie A., Cora >P, Mabel M, Garfield K, Elisha A, John E, Oliver M, and Bertha M. > >I remembe meeting Oliver as he spent time at my parents home in Harrisburg >when I was young. He was old then. I have since found out that Johns parents >could have been one of two couples.This is where I need help. In the 1850 >census it says John Age 6 this would be right. We think he was the youngest >son of Daniel and Catherine (Felmlee) Benner (not sure of the spelling) or the >oldest son of Jacob and Sarah (Naugle) Benner. If anyone can help me >straighten this out I would surely appreciate it. My ggrandmother Annie >married James A Watts. I am also seeking info on his family. His father was >Samuel Watts and mother Tillie (Dressler). I believe Samuel may have been in >the Civil War also. >Thank you ahead of time to anyone who can help me. >Mary Roeder. >