Rhoades, of Doylestown, was born in Milford township, Bucks Co., June 4 1860, s/o Jacob B. and Mary (Hockman) Roth. The family of Ruth (the original form of the name) is a German one, many of the name emgrating in PA., between the years 1730 and 1800. One branch of the family settled in Rockhill. The name being pronounced "Rote" came to be spelled Rhoad and in various other forms. The subject of this sketch was, however,decended from a later emigrant. John Jost Roth, with his wife, Louise (later Reedmiller) and his children, John Heinrich, Ludwig and Herman, migrated from Germay in the ship "Fortune" from Hamburg, and settled in Bedminster township. Ludwig Roth the great-grandfather of the subject, purchased a small tract near Bedminster in 1896, and died there in 1824 leaving wife Elizabeth, sons, John B., and Jacob B., and sons of his deceased son Christian. Jacob B. Roth settled in Milford township in 1841, where he followed the trade of a stone mason. As early as 1841 he purchased land near Brick's Taven on the Bethlehem road. He was twice married, his first wife Roselina Groude, by whom he had one child that died young. He married second Mary Hockman, who survives him, living with her daughter in Doylestown. Jacob B. Roth died at Brick Tavern, Milford township, Nov 6 1850. His children were: Sallie who married Eliab Ritchie, and Charles H. Beringer, Amos S. of Silverdale, was born in Hilltown, Oct 22 1868, s/o Amos and Sophia (Sheip) Beringer, Nicholas Beringer, the pioneer paternal ancestor came to PA in the ship "Neptune". He probably followed the trend of German emigration in Bucks Co by way of the prresent county of Montgomery. The 1st authentic record we have of him is in the list of non-associators of Hilltown in 1775. On June 29, 1777 he purchased 140 acres of John Penn. Nicholas died about Oct 1, 1783, and his wife Elizabeth died March, 1808. Children; John, Henry and George and three daughters, Elizabeth, wf of George Cramer, of Hilltown, Catharine, wf of Amos Miner of Marlboro, Montgomery county, and Mary, wf of John Benner of Hilltown. Cressman, Jacob, eldest son of Anthony and Magdalena, of Rockhill. He married Elizabeth ___ and they had, Daniel, Jacob, Abraham, Henry, Philip, Magaret wf of Peter Demigh and 2nd Charles Leidy, Magdalena, wf of Henry Carr or Kerr, Catharine married Peter Roudenbush, Maria wf of Abel Kerr, and Hannah. Jacob, s/o Jacob and Elizabeth, married May 1871 to Magdalena, d/o Philip Hartzell of Rockhill. Children; Tobias H. (father of Jacob), Philip married Nancy Gerhart, Jonas married Kate Sheip, John married Margaret Mann, Jacob died singel, Hannah, wf of Simon Sholl, Lydia, w/o Leidy Gerhart, Elizabeth, w/o William K. Shellenberger, Mary, w/o Abner Gerhart, and Sarah w/o Jacob Shellenger. Troemner, Eliza, of Point Pleasant, Bucks Co., is the d/o the late Ralph Stover, and of his wife Eliza Stover, both of whom were descendants of Herny Stauffer, who was born in Alsace, and came to America with his wf Barbara Hockman, ship "St. Andrew". arriving 1749. Children of Hennry and Barbara (Hockman) Stauffer. Ulrich, born 1750 married Barbara Swartz, Barbara, died young, Henry born 1754, married Elizabeth Fretz, Jacob 1757 married 1st Elizabeth Swartz, 2nd to Catharine Stauffer, Ralph 17760, married CAtharine Funk, granddaughter of the pioneer Bishop Funk. Jordan, Frederick Jr., he married twice, first to Cathaine Hartzell, d/o Paul and Catharine Hartzell, of Rockhill, Bucks county and second to Catharine Stetler, of Lehigh Co. Paul Hartzell was a tanner in Rockhill and died there in 1806 leaving a large family, Catharine Jordan being his eldest daughter. Paul was a son of Henry Hartzell, the pioneer ancestor of the Hartzell famly in Bucks county. Lapp, Henry B. of Fricks, traces his ancestry John Lapp, is probably a native of Germany, who settled in New Britain township, Bucks Co. He married, 1st wife not known, he married 2nd about 1780 to Mary Hockman, of Bedminster. Stonebach, Sylvester H. of Bucks co. was born July 18, 1854, the grandson of John and Elizabeth (Tresler) Stonebach and the son of Jacob T., and Christina (Hartzell) Stonebach, the d/o John and Eva Hartzell Radcliff, George W. of Buckingham, was a grandson of James Radcliff, whose son, James it supposed was born in Horsham township. He married Jane L. Hageman and they had 3 children, George W., and Hart R. and one who died. Slotter, Jacob, was born in Bedminster, on April 7 1842 he married Leah Hockman, d/o Ulrich Hockman, who was born Aug 24, 1823 and died Jan 9, 1886 Delp, George, the pioneer ancestor of the Delp family in Bucks Co., came to America on the ship "Thistle" 1738. He located in Franconia township, now Montgomery Co. He and a number of his descendants lie buried in an old burying ground know as Delp's Grave Yard, nothwestern part of Fanconia township. George Delp, son of the pioneer located in Hilltown, where his son George, grandfather of Mrs. Weisel was born. The latter moved to Bedminster in 1806, and died there Jan 1 1830. He married Margaret Eyden who survived him, dying in 1850. Childrren; Samuel, died before his father leaving a daughter, Magdalena; Jacob married a Barnet and was the father of Reuben Delp of Allentown, before referred as the husband of Catharine Weisel, Magdalena, who married Ulrick Hockman, both she and her husband dying before her father, Margaret, wf of Daniel Batholommew and Franey who married Charles Bowers. Keller's Church Junckhen, Rudolph and Elizabeth nee Hackman a son Jacob born April 6 1796. Sp. Jacob Hackman Junckhen, Rudolph son of Henry and Catharine born July 29, 1766 Best Wishes, Geri