Northumberland County History (subject) Mark L. Swab, of Sunbury, deputy county treasurer of Northumberland county, he was a native of Dauphin county, born Jan 18, 1880 at Elizabethville. Eli Swab, son of John Jacob Swab and grandfather of Mark L. Allen Swab, son of Eli, was born March 17, 1845, Dauphin Co. He married Anna Eliza Lehman, d/o John and Dinah (Koppenhaver) Leham, the former from Mifflin township, DAuphin Co., and they had 3 children; Laura M., the wife of Rev. W. Penn Barr, of Weatherly, Carbon county; Elenora, whomarried I. W. Matte and lived at West Fairview, Cumberland co., and Mark L. who on May 25, 1904 married Kate M. Stanley, d/o Dr. . G. Stanley. (subject) Rev. George "Kopenhaver", of Mahanoy, Northumberland county, a clerygman of the Reformed denomination, has five charges. St. Peter's a Mahanoy, Himmel's at Rebuck, St. Paul's at Urban, Zion's at Herndon, and St. David's at Hebe. He is a native of Schuylkill county, born Dec. 14, 1872. The first known ancester of the Koppenheffer ( name variously spelled) family was Thomas Koppenheffer, a resident of Heidelberg township, Lebanon Co., who died prior to 1762. He left a wife and the following children; Henry, Michael, Simon, Thomas, who was in Bethel township, 1808, Regina who married John Tice. Henry Koppenheffer, son of Thomas, died in Aug 1807, he left a wife, Catharine, and children; Henry, Elizabeth, Catharine, Eve, Margaret, Barbara, and Christina. One Christoper Koppenhefer (probably a brother to Thomas) died in Heidelberg township, Lebanon county, in Sept. 1785, leaving a wife Barbara (Snebely) and a daughter, Catharine, who married Christ Ley, of Heidelberg township. Jonathan Koppenheffer, grandfather of Rev. George E., is buried at St. John's, near Berrysville, Dauphin Co., PA. His wife's maiden was Hepner and their children were: Emanuel, George, John, Moses,Emeline, Sarah married Elias Schaup, Catharine, married William Matter, Emma married Henry Witmer, and Mary married Simon Lahr. John Koppenhaffer, son of Jonathan, was born in Mifflin twp., Dauphin Co., Aug. 1838. He marred Hannah Moyer, d/o Daniel and Luceta Scherfler) Moyer. Children; Lillie, who married D.W Erb, Laura, who married Ephraim Witmer, Lizzie, who marred Jonathan H. Witmer, Annie, who married H.M.L. Bohner, Carrie who married William Weaver, Mabel, who married Monore Phillips, Mary (twin of Mabel), married Jacob Dreibelbies, Rev, H. Grant, of NC, Rev. George E., and William L. George E. Kopenhaver, in 1901 married Cora A. Witmer, they had children; Ralph W., Hannah J., and Mary E. Koppenhaffer, Benneville, of Lower Mahanoy township, was born Aug 25, 1829, s/o Benjamin and Hannah (Radel) Koppenhaffer and grandson of Michael Koppenhafer (also spelled Koppenhaver), who lived in Lykens Valley He is buried at St. John near Berrysburg. His wife Catharine Garret, children; Michael, John, Jonathan, George, Daniel, Benjamin, Catharine, Betsy and Sarah. Benjamin Koppenhaffer, son of Michael, born Feb 21, 1801, died April 10, 1871. His wife Hannah Radel, a d/o John Radel. Hannah (Radal) married 2nd to John A. Snyder, being his 3rd wife. To Benjamin and wife were born Joel, David, Henry, John, Benniville, Dinah who married John Lehman, Mary Ann, ad Sallie who married John Miller. Benneville, married Jan 1, 1854 to Susan Witmer, d/o Michael Witmer. Children; Catharine who married Isaac Snyder, Matilda, married Philip Zerbe, 2nd Philip Updegrove, Sarah, Emma married Daniel Snyder (no relative to the others), John, Isaac, Benneville, William, Jacob who died age 7, and two daughters who died young. Best Wishes, Geri