I. John Miller, grandfather, was born in Allentown in 1789. He married in 1816 to Elizaeth Rinker, who was born Oct 8, 1787 and died Feb 7, 1856. Elizabeth Rinker, d/o Abraham Rinker, born 1756, died 1820, served as a Captain of a company in the War of 1812, and his wife Gertrude. II. Children; Mrs. Eliza Washburn; Mrs. Henry E. Kuhe; Thomas born 1820, died 1899, and Henry Millers of Lynn township The ancestor of the Miller family orginating in the northwestern part of Lehigh county, was Christian Miller Sr., born in Switzerland, emigrated to PA, settled in Longswamp, Berks County. He then located to Lynn township. Because of the French and Indian war, went back to Berks Co., later he returned to Lynn township. He was married at Longswamp and had 2 sons; Andrew and Christian Andrew, was born 1748. He lived on the south side of Schochary in Lynn township. He married 1st to Magdalena Seiberling, 2nd Anna Elizabeth Schneider. Children; Maria, Catharine, who married Andrew Straub, and John Miller, Maria married John Dieter Heintzleman, and Catharine who married Samuel Kistler. Ringer-Rinker John Ringer, was born Dec 8, 1775 and died Dec 19, 1831. He and his son John died each in their 45th year. His wife Elizabeth Remaly, born June 16, 1787 and died May 2, 1853. Children; John, Jonas, Edward and Maria. John Jr. was born Nov 28, 1810 and died Oct 10, 1865, he married Magdalena Wotring. Children; Mary Ann, lived with her sister, M. Messina, Elizabeth married George Frederick, John, Sarah A., married George Knecht, Francis, and James, both of Slatington. George Ringer, farmer of N. Whitehall, his wife Elizabeth Ritter. Both are buried at Egypt. Children; Jacob, Daniel, born Aug, 1796, died in 1872, his wife Salome Ringer was born 1795 and died 1873, William who lived near Rising Sun, Geroge, John who lived in the West, Sallie who married Samuel Snyder, Catharine, married Stephen Lentz, Polly married Christian Troxell. Jacob Ringer, son of George lived near Ballietsville. He married Polly Schneck. They had two sons, Lewis who died in his 25th and Harrison who died the same day as his father. Harrison Ringer, was born near Ballietsville. His married Amanda Smith. Children;; Lillie, married Benjamin Clauser, and Rosa who married Peter W. Deibert Henry P. Ringer, born in S. Whitehall township, married Ida C. Lerch, d/o Reuben and Elizabeth (Lazarus) Lerch. Children; Reuben H., Raymond I and Roy H. Charles V. B. Rinker, born Oct 1, 1836, married Jan 29, 1857 to Sarah Meeker, at the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Rinker, was born March 18, 1839, her father being J. D. Meeker, being the county sheriff at the time. Mr. Rinker's grandfather, Abraham Rinker was sheriff of Lehigh county. They had one son, Wm. Best Wishes, Geri