The Descendants of Hans Bauer

Generation No. 1


I. HANS1 BAUER1 was born 1670 in Oberhofen, Switzerland2, and died 1748 in Hereford, PA2. He married ANNA WILLENER2


Child of HANS BAUER and ANNA WILLENER is:

  1. SAMUEL2 BAUER, b. 1708, Oberhofen, Switzerland; d. 1762, Hereford, Berks County, PA.

Generation No. 2


II. SAMUEL2 BAUER (HANS1)3 was born 1708 in Oberhofen, Switzerland, and died 1762 in Hereford, Berks County, PA.3 He married BARBARA LANDIS, daughter of JOHANNES LANDIS and ANNA MUSSELMAN3. She was born Abt. 1718 in Richland Twp., Bucks Co, PA4, and died 1800 in Fredrick, Montgomery Co., PA5.


Children of SAMUEL BAUER and BARBARA LANDIS are:

  1. SAMUEL3 BAUER, b. August 06, 1746, Hereford, Berks County, PA; d. November 18, 1822, Douglas Twp., Montgomery County, PA.
  2. VERONICA BAUER, b. April 10, 1756; d. September 13, 1840, Montgomery Co., PA.

Generation No. 3


III. SAMUEL3 BAUER (SAMUEL2, HANS1)5 was born August 06, 1746 in Hereford, Berks County, PA5, and died November 18, 1822 in Douglas Twp., Montgomery County, PA5. He married ELIZABETH ZIEGLER, daughter of CHRISTOPHER ZIEGLER and DEBORAH PAULING.5 She was born June 29, 17465 in Upper Hanover, Montgomery County, PA5, and died November 02, 18405.


Child of SAMUEL BAUER and ELIZABETH ZIEGLER is:

  1. JOHN4 BAUER, b. December 24, 1773, Upper Hanover, Montgomery County, PA; d. March 30, 1854.

IV. VERONICA3 BAUER (SAMUEL2, HANS1)6 was born April 10, 1756, and died September 13, 18406 in Montgomery Co., PA. She married ABRAHAM SCHWENKB, son of GEORGE SCHWENKB and VERONICA MARKLYM. He was born May 24, 1759 in Frederick Twp., Montgomery Co., PA, and died August 06, 18436 in Montgomery Co., PA6.


Child of VERONICA BAUER and ABRAHAM SCHWENKB is:

  1. MARY MAGDALENA4 SCHWENKB, b. July 19, 1794; d. March 28, 1875, Skippack, PA.

Generation No. 4


V. JOHN4 BAUER (SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1)7 was born December 24, 17737 in Upper Hanover, Montgomery County, PA7, and died March 30, 18547. He married SUSANNA OBERHOLTZER7 Abt. January 09, 17957. She was born March 26, 1774 in Douglas Twp., Montgomery County, PA7, and died May 09, 18487.


Child of JOHN BAUER and SUSANNA OBERHOLTZER is:

  1. SAMUEL5 BOWER, b. September 05, 1798; d. September 12, 1875, New Berlinville?, PA.

VI. MARY MAGDALENA4 SCHWENKB (VERONICA3 BAUER, SAMUEL2, HANS1)8 was born July 19, 17948, and died March 28, 1875 in Skippack, PA8. She married GEORGE CLEMENS REIFF8, son of GEORGE REIFF and ELIZABETH CLEMENS. He was born January 14, 17938, and died March 04, 1860 in Skippack, PA.8


Child of MARY SCHWENKB and GEORGE REIFF is:

  1. ELIZABETH SCHWENK5 REIFF, b. November 24, 18158; d. August 29, 1900; m. ABRAHAM DETWEILER LANDES; b. December 07, 1810, Gatersford, Perkiomen Township, Montgomery Co., PA; d. April 11, 1881, Lederach, Montgomery Co., PA.

Generation No. 5


VII. SAMUEL5 BOWER (JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1)9 was born September 05, 17989, and died September 12, 18759 in New Berlinville?, PA9. He married ELIZABETH EHST9 Bet. April 08, 1822 - June 05, 1824, daughter of SAMUEL EISZ and MARIA LANDIS. She was born January 05, 17979, and died December 30, 18629.


Child of SAMUEL BOWER and ELIZABETH EHST is:

  1. ELIZABETH6 BOWER, b. February 25, 1833, Colebrookdale Twp., Berks Co., PA; d. January 28, 1909, Gilbertsville, PA.

Generation No. 6


VIII. ELIZABETH6 BOWER (SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1)10, 11 was born February 25, 1833 in Colebrookdale Twp., Berks Co., PA12, 13, and died January 28, 1909 in Gilbertsville, PA13. She married WILLIAM H. DAVIDHEISER14 November 05, 1854 in Falkner Swamp, Montgomery Co, PA, son of HEINRICH DAVIDHEISER15, 16 and MARIA HOFFMAN. He was born October 12, 1827 in Boyertown, Berks County, PA, and died April 13, 1912 in PA.


Children of ELIZABETH BOWER and WILLIAM DAVIDHEISER are:

  1. EMMA7 DAVIDHEISER, b. July 12, 1862; d. Bet. 1891 - 1950.
  2. MARY ANN DAVIDHEISER, b. September 28, 1855, Berks County, PA.
  3. CATHERINE DAVIDHEISER, b. April 22, 1859, PA.
  4. FRANK B. DAVIDHEISER, b. October 04, 1865, Boyertown, Berks County, PA; d. December 31, 1943, Boyertown, Berks County, PA.
  5. SEVILLA DAVIDHEISER, b. September 19, 1871, Berks County, PA; d. April 12, 1873; m. SAMUEL OLHIMORE.
  6. SARAH ANN "SALLIE" DAVIDHEISER, b. January 26, 1876, Berks County, PA; d. Aft. 1914; m. NATHAN WERSTLER, Bef. 1914.

Generation No. 7


IX. EMMA7 DAVIDHEISER (ELIZABETH6 BOWER, SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS 1)17 was born July 12, 1862, and died Bet. 1891 - 1950. She married HARRISON SWEISFORD GRESH17 March 07, 1891 in Rev. J. E. Freeman, New Hanover18, 19, 20, son of AUGUSTUS GRESH and MARYANN SWEISFORD. He was born in Gilbertville, PA, and died 1927 in Boyertown, Berks County, PA.


Children of EMMA DAVIDHEISER and HARRISON GRESH are:

  1. AUGUSTUS DAVIDHEISER8 GRESH, b. May 11, 1902, Gilbertsville, PA; d. January 27, 1973, Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, FL.
  2. EDWIN GRESH, b. 1894.
  3. FLORENCE GRESH21, b. 1898; d. August 1975; m. SAM GILHAM; d. Abt. 1950.
  4. ALICE GRESH, b. 1892.

X. FRANK B.7 DAVIDHEISER (ELIZABETH6 BOWER, SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1) was born October 04, 1865 in Boyertown, Berks County, PA, and died December 31, 1943 in Boyertown, Berks County, PA. He married MARTHA BELLA ZERN October 17, 1891 in Boyertown, PA, daughter of JOHN ZERN and AMANDA SWEISFORD. She was born July 17, 1865 in Fredrick, Montgomery Co., PA, and died September 08, 1949 in Boyertown, Berks County, PA.


Child of FRANK DAVIDHEISER and MARTHA ZERN is:

  1. EDNA ELIZABETH Z.8 DAVIDHEISER, b. October 11, 1894, Boyertown, PA; d. February 06, 1969, Philadelphia, PA.

Generation No. 8


XI. AUGUSTUS DAVIDHEISER8 GRESH (EMMA7 DAVIDHEISER, ELIZABETH6 BOWER, SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1)21 was born May 11, 1902 in Gilbertsville, PA22, and died January 27, 1973 in Morton Plant Hospital, Clearwater, FL23. He married LILLIAN VIOLA MEETH24 May 15, 1926, daughter of LOUIS MEETH and LILLIAN REICHNER. She was born February 22, 190325 in Chester, Delaware County, PA, and died November 22, 1984 in Topton, PA26.


Children of AUGUSTUS GRESH and LILLIAN MEETH are:

  1. LOUIS HARRISON9 GRESH, b. December 20, 1926, Gilbertsville, PA; d. July 12, 1977, Westcliffe, CO.
  2. WANDA GRESH, private.

XII. EDWIN8 GRESH (EMMA7 DAVIDHEISER, ELIZABETH6 BOWER, SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1) was born 1894. He married GRACE FRY RENNINGER.


Child of EDWIN GRESH and GRACE RENNINGER is:

  1. HENRY9 RENNINGER.

XIII. ALICE8 GRESH (EMMA7 DAVIDHEISER, ELIZABETH6 BOWER, SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1)26 private. She married (1) RALPH S. THOMAS. He died 1955. She married (2) RALPH G. HUNSBERGER February 1911. He died 1924.


Children of ALICE GRESH and RALPH HUNSBERGER are:

  1. HAROLD9 HUNSBERGER, private.
  2. FLORENCE HUNSBERGER, private.

XIV. EDNA ELIZABETH Z.8 DAVIDHEISER (FRANK B.7, ELIZABETH6 BOWER, SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1)27 was born October 11, 189427 in Boyertown, PA27, and died February 06, 196927 in Philadelphia, PA27. She married HENRY HARPEL EHST27 June 02, 191727 in Boyertown, PA27. He was born May 17, 188727 in Gilbertsville, PA, and died November 28, 197127 in Upper Darby, PA27.


Child of EDNA DAVIDHEISER and HENRY EHST is:

  1. DONALD DAVIDHEISER9 EHST, b. April 01, 1918, Boyertown, PA; d. November 15, 2000, Newton Square, PA.

Generation No. 9


XV. LOUIS HARRISON9 GRESH (AUGUSTUS DAVIDHEISER8, EMMA7 DAVIDHEISER, ELIZABETH6 BOWER, SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1) was born December 20, 1926 in Gilbertsville, PA, and died July 12, 1977 in Westcliffe, CO. He married JEANNE RAY BALLOT September 1950 in Freeport, NY, daughter of FRANCOIS BALLOT and ELIZABETH RAY. She was born January 27, 1929 in Long Island, NY, and died September 20, 1996 in Denver, CO.


Children of LOUIS GRESH and JEANNE BALLOT are:

  1. ELIZABETH SUSAN10 GRESH, private.
  2. LOUIS AUGUSTUS GRESH, private.
  3. JOHN HARRISON GRESH, private.

XVI. HAROLD9 HUNSBERGER (ALICE8 GRESH, EMMA7 DAVIDHEISER, ELIZABETH6 BOWER, SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1) was born private. He married ARLENE HIRSCH. She died 1994.


Child of HAROLD HUNSBERGER and ARLENE HIRSCH is:

  1. HAROLD H.10 HUNSBERGER, private.

XVII. FLORENCE9 HUNSBERGER (ALICE8 GRESH, EMMA7 DAVIDHEISER, ELIZABETH6 BOWER, SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1) private. She married MARVIN D. CAMP. He died June 22, 1991.


Children of FLORENCE HUNSBERGER and MARVIN CAMP are:

  1. BABY GIRL10 CAMP, b. April 12, 1937; d. April 13, 1937.
  2. GAIL CAMP, private.

XVIII. DONALD DAVIDHEISER9 EHST (EDNA ELIZABETH Z.8 DAVIDHEISER, FRANK B.7, ELIZABETH6 BOWER, SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1)27 private. He married RUTH NEWMAN MANN27 private, daughter of EDWIN MANN and ELSIE KITE. She was born November 25, 1916 in Philadelphia, PA27, and died May 15, 2000 in Middletown, PA27.


Child of DONALD EHST and RUTH MANN is:

  1. DAVID ALAN10 EHST27, private.

Generation No. 10


IXX. ELIZABETH SUSAN10 GRESH (LOUIS HARRISON9, AUGUSTUS DAVIDHEISER8, EMMA7 DAVIDHEISER, ELIZABETH6 BOWER, SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1) private. She married DALE A FLOREN private.


Children of ELIZABETH GRESH and DALE FLOREN are:

  1. JOHN JOSEPH11 FLOREN, private.
  2. MICHAEL LOUIS FLOREN, private.

XX. GAIL10 CAMP (FLORENCE9 HUNSBERGER, ALICE8 GRESH, EMMA7 DAVIDHEISER, ELIZABETH6 BOWER, SAMUEL5, JOHN4 BAUER, SAMUEL3, SAMUEL2, HANS1) private. She married (1) FRANCIS C. FEKEL. She married (2) SYDNEY PARSONS private.


Children of GAIL CAMP and FRANCIS FEKEL are:

  1. KIMBERLY11 FEKEL, private.
  2. CHAD BYRON FEKEL, private.

Endnotes

  1. snrland@juno.com Stanford L Landis.
  2. Stanford L Landis.
  3. David Ehst.
  4. Stanford L Landis.
  5. David Ehst.
  6. Stanford L Landis.
  7. David Ehst.
  8. Stanford L Landis.
  9. David Ehst.
  10. Jeanne Ballot's wedding album.
  11. David Ehst.
  12. 1900 Soundex, PA
  13. David Ehst.
  14. Jeanne Ballot's wedding album.
  15. New Hanover Lutheran Church Record of Marriages, PA German Society Preceedings, Vol 2, Book 1909.
  16. David Ehst.
  17. Jeanne Ballot's wedding album.
  18. Boyertown Democrat, March 14, 1891.
  19. Montgomery County Marriage Index, Book 11, Page 3238, license 3238.
  20. Montgomery County Marriage Index, Book 11, Page 3238.
  21. Beth Gresh.
  22. SSDI.
  23. emailed by Betty Burdan
  24. Beth Gresh.
  25. SSDI.
  26. Beth Gresh.
  27. David Ehst.

This file submitted by: Beth.


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