The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . herine andElizabeth. , Jacob, born June 11, 17S0, served asan ensign (second lieutenant) during the\\ar of 1S12, John, born February 6,1783, remained on the old homestead. Hebecame a noted manufacturer of finebeaver hats. He was married to SallieIMerkel, and left three children: Benja-min, who lived in Allentown: David, whomoved to Iowa, and Judith, who wasmarried to Jacob Kistler. Ferdinandmoved into Schu\lkill and had two sons,Ada


The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants . herine andElizabeth. , Jacob, born June 11, 17S0, served asan ensign (second lieutenant) during the\\ar of 1S12, John, born February 6,1783, remained on the old homestead. Hebecame a noted manufacturer of finebeaver hats. He was married to SallieIMerkel, and left three children: Benja-min, who lived in Allentown: David, whomoved to Iowa, and Judith, who wasmarried to Jacob Kistler. Ferdinandmoved into Schu\lkill and had two sons,Adam and Isaac. Philip settled nearOrangeville. Columbia county, and Jona-than in Schuylkill county. Barbara wasmarried to Jacob Wannamaker. Mariato Tobias \\chr and later to Jacob Feth-erolf. Catherine to Daniel Wannamaker,and Elizabeth to Peter Greenawalt. Drs, Wilson P. Kistler and son Eugeneof Allenttnvn. are descendants of PhilipKistler, son oi John George. So wasRev. Reuben Kistler. who served largecharges in the vicinities of Quakeriownand Cherryville. 6. Michael, son of John George Kist-ler. had a familv oi five sons and two 130 THE PKNXSYLVAXIA-GERMAX. REV. CHARLES E. KI8TLEK. READING, IA. daughters: John, ^Michael, Joseph^ Na-than, Monroe, Salome and Judith. Allthese moved to Ohio and remained there. 7. John George Kistler had threedaughters, one of whom, Barbara, wasmarried first to a Mr. Brobst and after-wards to Michael Mosser, of Lowhill. 8. Dorothea Kistler was married toMichael Reinhart. 9. Elizabeth Kistler was married toa Mr. Keller, near Hamburg, Pa. This then is a partial record of the de-scendants of John George Kistler. Sobrief an account of such a large familymust necessarily be very incomplete. Itmay h^ve been noticed by the readers ofthis article that reference is made only toKistlers that were born in the easternpart of Pennsylvania, with the exceptionof John George and probably a few oihis children, who came from Kistlers of Perry county coul


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