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    3. Eshbach, John B., was born in Lancaster township, Lancaster, in 1815. He died May 16, 1896. Faith, Mennonite. He married 1st to Susannah Brubaker, d/o JOhn, of Rohrerstown. They had no children. He married 2nd to Barbara Brubaker and they had children; Mary, wife of Abraham Witmer, Benjamin B., Annie, married John Hershey, Mattie and John B John B., son of John B., was born Jan 14, 1865,he married in 1886 to Emma Herr, d/o Jacob B. Herr, of New Danvile. Children; Christine H., Edgar H., and Walter H. Member of the Mennonite Church. Stauffer, Christian R., was born in Leacock township, Feb 28, 1852, s/o Christian and Susannah (Rutt) Stauffer. Members of the Old Mennonite Church. Children; Israel, Daniel, Henry, Barbara who marred Wayne Rohrer, Sue, married David L. Kreider, of East Lampeter township, Amos and Benjamin. Brackbill, Levi H., of Salisbury township, born Aug 18, 1858, s/o Joseph and Elizabeth (Metzler) Brackbill. He married Nov 21, 1883, in New Holland to Susan Ranck. Children, Benjamin R. Bertha M. Annie E., Parke R., and Elsa/ Mrs. Brackbill was born Nov 16, 1863, in Paradise township, d/o Benjamin and Lydia (Hershey) Ranck. Mr. Ranck was born Dec 28, 1838, and his wife, Dec. 13, 1843. Members of the Mennonite Church. Children of Mr. and Mrs. Ranck. Abraham, married Susan Kreider, Susan, married Mr. Brackbill, Harry, married Ann Stoner, Anna, married Martin Krieder, Benjamin, died young, Jacob, married Frances Kreider, Jesse, married Elizabeth keaner,Christrian, Cora, Ida, John, Amos, Esther, Cecelia and Parke. Paternal grandparents, of Mrs. Brackbill were Jacob and Susan (Lehman) Ranck, natives of Lancaster. Maternal grandparents were Abraham and Barbara (Eby) Hershey of Lancaster. Kreider, Franklin N., of East Hempfield, was bor Sept 21, 1868, s/o John and Anna F. (Neff) Kreider. Jacob Kreider, the grandfather, was born Oct 15, 1845, he married Anna M. Neff, who was the d/o Jacob and Mary (Miller) Neff. Denlinger Daniel K, was born Dec 6, 1850, his grandfather, Abraha Denlinger, was born July 21, 1785 and did March 6, 1836. He married Annie Landis. Children, Martin, 1812, married Barbara Jauntz, and died Feb 5, 1879, Benjamin, 1814, Mary, married John Kreider, Barbara, Elizabeth, twins, the former married Daniel Kreider, the latter married Tobias Lehman. Benjamin Denlinger, son of Abraham, married Anna Kreider. Metzler, Abraham, he was born near Morgantown, March 24, 1822, s/o Christian and Nancy (Werner) Metzler. Christian Metzler, was born March 6, 1791, and died Jan 7, 1878. His wife Nancy Werner, was born in 1790 and died Jan 1, 1867. Children; Abraham, married Susan Eby, Magdalena, who married Christian Hershey, Elizabeth, married Joseph Brackbill, Susan and Ann Bowman John M., of Providence township, Lancaster Co. He was born Aug 5, 1830, in Strasburg township, s/o Isaac and Ann (Musser) Bowman. Isaac Bowman, father was born in 1802, died in 1880, he married Ann Musser, d/o John Musser. Children; John M., Elizabeth, Henry of Dauphin county, Susan, Isaac, of Lancaster, Joseph of Phila., Amanda, Benjamin and Anne wife of Abraham Brubaker, a minister of the Mennonite Church. Denlinger, Daniel H., was born in Leacock township, May 23 1855, s/o Daniel and Margaret (Hershey) Denlinger, natives respectively of Paradise and Salisbury township. Daniel H., married in Leacock township, to Anna M. Kreider, who was born in 1860, died 1882, aged 22, leaving two children, Anna E., who married Landis O. Brackbil, of Gap. and John K., who lived in Coatesville. For his second wife Daniel H., married Jan 30,1884, t Fanny K. Landis, who was born May 9, 1858, d/o Rev. John B. and Anna (Kreider) Landis, and granddauther of Abraham and Elizabeth (Brennaman) Landis,and Jacob Kreider, of Lancaster. Herr, George K., of Pequea township, was born in W. Lampeter township, May 27, 1847, s/o Jacob and Mary (Kreider) Herr, and grandson of Christian and Catharine (Kauffman) Herr. Jacob Herr, was born Nov 17, 1817. He married Oct 13, 1846 to Mary, d/o George and Mary (Swarr) Kreider, a native of Pequea, she was born Nov 4, 1822 Herr, Daniel of Pequea, was born 1818, s/o Rev. Christian and Anna (Forrer) Herr. He married Anna C. Brenneman, d/o Henry. They had a son Reuben D. Herr marreied twice, first to Harriet Musselman, d/o John, she died May 30, 1878 and left two children; Mariam M., maried W. Patterson, of Phila., and Carolyn. Best Wishes, Geri

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