In reply to Ellen's query to gather information about these families: I have several different Schneider families in my family research. The spellings are varied and not limited to the obvious ones. Here is the information on the siblings of my ggg grandmother, Christina Scneder DICE: Dorothea Mueller SCNEDER, widow of Johann Phillip SCNEDER moved her family to Westmoreland County from Earl Twp., Lancaster Co. after purchasing 99 acres in 1800. This land was/is where the present day Twin Lakes Park is located Children of JOHANN SCNEDER and DOROTHY MILLER are: i. MARY CATHERINE4 SCNEIDER6, b. 13 Sep 1766, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA6; m. ? CYPHERD. ii. MARIA SOPHIA SCNEIDER6, b. 19 Jan 1769, Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA6; m. CHRISTOPHER WEIMER6, 24 Feb 1793, Lancaster Co., PA6,7. iii. DOROTHY SCNEIDER8, b. 13 Sep 17708; m. JOHN KNIGHT9. iv. SUSANNA SCNEIDER10, b. 23 Nov 177110; m. ? BOSHTOFF. v. ELIZABETH SCNEIDER10, b. 13 May 177310; m. ? BATTEN. vi. JOHN PHILIP SCNEIDER10, b. 24 Mar 177410; m. SARAH STEVENSON10, 30 Apr 1801, Westmoreland Co, PA10. vii. CHRISTINA SCHNEIDER11, b. 02 Apr 177612; d. 26 Sep 1857, Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA; m. PETER DICE13, 24 Sep 1799, Schwartzwald Reformed Church, Berks Co, PA14; b. 1778, Lancaster Co,PA; d. Nov 1841, Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA. viii. ANNA MARIA SCNEIDER15,16, b. 29 Apr 177817; d. 20 Aug 1837, Murrysville, Westmoreland Co., PA18; m. JOHANNES JACOB STEINMETZ19,20,21; b. 20 Feb 1770, Whitehall Twp., Lehigh, PA22; d. 31 Mar 1858, Murrysville, Westmoreland Co., PA23. ix. LENORA SCNEIDER24, b. 03 Apr 178124; m. JOHANNES RIDENOUR25,26; b. Abt. 1782, MD27. x. PEGGY SCNEIDER28, b. 03 Apr 178128; m. ? DOUVERSPEE. xi. JOHN PETER SCNEIDER28, b. 22 Oct 1783, PA28; d. 16 Feb 1872, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA29,30; m. MEARY; b. PA; d. 19 Jun 1876, Unity Twp., Westmoreland Co., PA31. xii. REBECCA SCNEIDER32, b. 15 Mar 178732. Thanks to the various members of this list who have helped me with this family over the years. JoAnn Cupp