Lancaster County History Emanuel Zimmerman or Carpenter, was a son of Henry Carpenter and he was born in Switzerland in the year 1702. Henry Carpenter had arrived in Phila., 1698, but afterward Henry Carpenter returned to Europe in 1706, bringing his family with him. He first settled near Germantown, but removed to within the present bounds of Lancaster Co., then Chester Co. In 1717 Emanuel Carpenter was a member of the Assembly from Lancaster county in1768. In 1766 he was appointed a presiding justice of the Common Pleas court of Lancaster county and held that position until his death in 1780. He is buried in Zimmerman's or Carpenter's gaveyard, near Earlville Lancaster County History Kohler, John, Rev. (subect) was born May 27, 1820 in Thompsonville, Juniata Co, and died at his home in New Holland, Lancaster Co, April 11, 1878. He is buried in the cemtery attached to the Lutheran Church in New Holland. The parent of Rev. John, was Andrew and Anna M (Brennisholtz) Kohler of Adams County. His death occured in New Berlin, Union Co. Children born to Andrew; Jacob, died young, Rev. John, Andrew, of Akron, Ohio, William of Juniata Co. Frederick of Juniata Co., Margaret, the wife of ___ Fisher, Simon of New Berlin, Augustus died young out West, Thomas, who died at 16 Rev. John, married Feb 6, 1846 in Mifflintown, Juniata Co. to Louisa Baum. Children; Emma J., Charles a clergyman of the Lutheran Church in Cleavland, Ohio and he married Elizabeth Truckenmiller, Dr. John B., of New Holland, married Ella Strob, Martin Luther, a lawyer in Phila., married Josephin Royer, Anna, Rev. Frederick of Chicago, married Victoria Brown and they lived in Chicago, George an optician, Louisa E, who married Robert Brown, an undertaker of Stroudsburg,Monroe County and Mary who married William M. Mearig of Upper Leacock township. Rev. John served at Williamsport, New Holland, Trapp, Montgomery County and Stroudsburg, Monroe Co, then he became the principal of Muhlenberg College at Allentown. Mrs. Kohler, was born Aug 7, 1820 in New Berlin, Union Co., d/o Samuel and Elizabeth (Snyder) Baum of Bucks County. Mr. Baum was born in Bucks county in 1769, and died Oct 2, 1842. The paternal grandparent were Carl and Barbara (Ewens) Baum, the former born in Germany and the latter in Scotland. The maternal grandparents of Mrs. Kohler were Jacob and Margaret (Daws) Snyder, the former a native of Germany and the latter of Phila. Wayne County-Koehler Andrew Koehler, hardware merchant of Starruca, Wayne Co. Mr. Koehler was born in Indiana, March 11, 1852, a son of Dr. Philip Koehler, of Colorado City, Colorada. He was born on the Rhine River in Germany. He married Magalena Hilman of the same place, and they came to America in 1848, locating in Ohio and then to Indiana. Children; Ollie, Andrew, Kate, Emil, Anna, Philip, Gustaf, and Jacob Monroe County-Kohler Six generation back the original ancestor of the Kohler family came to America and settled in Bethlehem, PA Charles Kohler, was born in Allen township, Northampton county, Aug 27, 1827. On April 8, 1848 he married Anna Elizabeth Werkheiser, born May 8, 1828, d/o Charles Werkheiser, of Plainfield township. Children; James, Diana, Louisa, Peter, Harrison, John, Sarah, Emma Augusta, Charles and Prof. Franklin, born Dec 21, 1871, married Sept 29, 1893 at Gilberts, Monroe County, to Ida Beer, a native of Chestnut Hill, d/o of Philip and Elizabeth (Green) Beer, granddaughter of Solomon and Elizabeth (Shook) Beer, one of the earlist settlers of Carbon Co. And it goes on and on. Best Wishes, Geri