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    3. Reifsnyder, William H. Jr., was born in Boyertown on Sept 1 1901 s/o William H. and Mary H., (Boyer) Reifsnyder. He was a member of an old PA. family and is the great-grandson of John S. Reifsnyder, born in New Hanover, Montgomery County, June 2 1804 and died Aug 7 1874. His father, a restaurant owner in Boyertown, was born in Upper Pottsgrove, Montgomery Co, on Oct 30, 1877. The mother, Mary (Boyer) Reifsnyder was born in Colebrookdale township, Berks Co., on Aug 10, 1878 and died Jan 21, 1909 On July 16, 1925 William H., married Marion E. Leister, who was born in Washington township, Berkes Co., d/o Noah W. and Mary (Bartman) Leister, both born in Montgomery Co. Children, William H. 3rd Rothermel, Abraham Heckman, was born in Berks Co., s/o Abraham and Magdalena (Heckman) Rothermel. Abraham Heckman Rothermel married Nov 16 1898 to Eva McKenty, and had two children, Henry, deceased, and Frederic dePeyster. Warner, Harold Ritter, MD, a native of Loysville, Perry Co., was born July 4, 1899, s/o Grant H.. and Olive (Ritter) Warner. His mother was born near Selinsgrove Snyder Co., on Christmas ay, 1875. His father was born in Lockhaven, March 26, 1873, and died Aug 20, 1940. On Aug 12,1925 Dr. Harold Ritter Warner, married at Lansdale, to Mary Wilson, born in Clearfield Co., d/o John and Margaret (Hutchinson) Wilson. Children, two daughters born at Kulpsville, Betty Jane, born 1926 and Peggy Jean, born 1928 Schoener, William, was born Jan 2 1893 in Reading, s/o Samuel and Sarah (Long) Schoener. He married June 1934 to Anne Fry, d/o Howard Martn and Ella (Roeder) Fry, of Reading, and granddaughter of Edward Brennaman Fry, who lived from 1840 till 1916. Mr. and Mrs. Schoender who had one son, William, was born 1937 Snader, Howrd B., was born May 19, 1886 in West Cocalico, Lancaster Co., s/o Jacob W., and Mary (Hain) Snader. His father was born in Honeybrook, in 1860. He was the descendent of Balzer Snader family, who settled in Lancaster Co about 1732 near Center Church, near Terre Hill. The Hain family, in Howard B. Snader;s maternal line. dates back to pioneer settlers, George and Veronica Hain. Howard B. Snader's maternal grandparent, were Reuben and Susn (Beidler) Hain. His mother, Mrs. Mary E. (Hain) Snader, was native of Wernersvile. Howard B., married Dec 5, 1903 to Rosa E. Bender, of Reading, d/o Wellnigton and Emma (Lamm) Bender. They had one daughter, Margaret Bender Snader, born 1905 Seeders, S. Paul, was born in S. Pottstown, Chester County. March 15, 1894. s/o George S. and Mary (Souders) Seeders. who was born in Montgomery Co. On June 16 1916 at Pottstown, he married Alice Mary Bierman, of Pottstown, d/o William and Addie (Ehst) Bierman, both born in Berks Co. Children; Gerald Floyd, born at Pottstown, 1917 Rhode, John W., was born April 4, 1876 in Weisenburg township, Lehigh Co., s/o Cyrus J. and Amander (Knerr) Rhode. His father, born June, 1849, in Greenwhich township, Berks Co, died Dec 1929. The mother Amanda (Knerr) Rhode, was also born in Weisenburg. John W., married in 1896 Katie Keller, d/o Samuey and Eliza (Moyer) Keller of New Jerusalem Berks Co. She died FEb 1922. Mr. and Mrs. Rhode became the parents of two sons, Harold C., married married Florence Smith of Topton, and Roland S., married Elizabeth, of W. Reading. John W. Rhode married 2nd March 28, 1923, Claraa Lichtenwalner, of Kutztown, d/o James and Isabella (Schwoyer) Lichtenwalner. Koch, Richard Henry (Hon.), was born at Mddleport, Shuylkill Co, Co, April 2, 1852, s/o Daniel and Mary Ann (Beck) Koch. Judge Koch married Sept 30 1834 at Phila., to Annie Susan Phillips, d/o Capt. William and Elisabeth (LeFevre) Philips. Judge and Mrs. Koch had children, Leroy Phillips born 1885, Roscoe Richard, Helen Elizabeth, Marshall McKinley, Mary Marjorie Ritter, Grover D., was born Oct 27, 1889 in Bethlehem, PA, s/o Thomas B. and Lena (Mosenbach) Ritter. His father, also a native of Bethlehem, srv 37 years on the Bethlehem Police Force. The mother, also born near Bethlehem, died July 1908. On Oct 19, 1914, Grover D., married Clara Sheidy of Reading, d/o Charles and Maria Sheidy. Mr. and Mrs. Riiter became the parents of one son, John Thomas, born 13 May 1923 Bucher, Jacob Henry, was born April 27, 1875, in Berks Co., s/o Isaac B. and Susan (Ziegler) Bucher. His father was born in Montgomery Co. He died 1908, the mother, born in Angelica, PA, died in 1895. In 1899, Jacob Henry married Lucy B. Trethewey, of Boyertown d/o Samuel and Belinda (Brown) Trethewey. Mrs. Bucher died July 3 1928, they were the parents of one son, Ralph Henry, born Sept 1900, who married Grace Ritter, and tthey had two son, Jacob Robert and Charles Russell Bucher. Ritter, Stewart D., of Freemansburg, a JP, born in Northampton Co, June 20, 1859, s/o Benjamin F. Ritter and his wife, natives of Bethlehem township, the latter having married Mary A.Frankfield. Stewart D., married Nov 13 1844 to Alice T. Snyder, d/o Adam Snyder of Berlinsville. They had one child, Chauncey S., born Oct 31, 1893. Ritter, Thomas H., was born March 22, 1859, in Freemansburg. His great-grandfather Ritter, a native of Germany, was an early settler of Rittersville. Grandfather, Henry Ritter was born in that village where he kept a hotel. His wife died at the age of 86. Lewis Ritter, the father of Thomas H., also born at Rittersville. His wife, Mary Henn, was born in Lower Saucon, Northampton Co., d/o George Henn. Mrs. Lewis Ritter is still living (1894) at Freemansburg. Four of her six children are living, George, Ellen, married a Knipe, Thomas H., and Oscar. On the 16th of March, Thomas H., married Dora Keiper, d/o Jacob Keiper. Children; Emily, Raymond and Robert Ritter, Thomas, was born in Lehigh Co., May 9, 1808, s/o Hon. Michael and Margret (Orner) Ritter, both of whom were natives of PA. The father was the founder of Rittersville. He died March 17, 1854. The subject passed in life in Rittersville, he was preced to the better land by his good wife, who died in 1881. The latter prior to her married was Anna Queer, d/o Christian Queer. Children, Sarah M., Amelia and Asher T. Best Wishes, Geri

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