Individual Details

Benjamin Reiff Witwer

(8 Aug 1806 - 1 Apr 1877)

Benjamin Witwer farmed in East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He also ran two taverns: "Goodville Tavern" in the Goodville area of East Earl Township and "Sorrell Horse Tavern" in Fetterville.

Events

Birth8 Aug 1806Earl, Lancaster, PA
Marriage4 Oct 1827Catharine Diller Snader
Marriage30 Jul 1868Barbara Ludwig
Death1 Apr 1877East Earl, Lancaster, PA
BurialWeaverland Mennonite Cemetery (Old), East Earl, Lancaster, PA

Families

SpouseCatharine Diller Snader (1804 - 1865)
ChildMichael Witwer ( - )
ChildElizabeth Witwer ( - )
ChildCatherine Witwer ( - )
ChildJames Witwer ( - )
ChildAnna Witwer ( - )
ChildHenry Witwer ( - )
ChildJohn Witwer ( - )
ChildSarah Schnader Witwer (1845 - 1889)
ChildEli Witwer ( - )
SpouseBarbara Ludwig (1842 - 1916)
ChildSusan Witwer ( - )
ChildEmma Witwer ( - )
ChildGeorge Witwer ( - )
FatherDaniel Witwer Senior (1768 - 1819)
MotherAnna Reiff (1770 - 1818)
SiblingIsaac Witwer Senior (1791 - 1831)
SiblingAnna "Nancy" Witwer (1792 - 1880)
SiblingCatherine Witwer (1795 - 1878)
SiblingDaniel Witwer Junior (1797 - 1846)
SiblingElizabeth "Esther" Witwer (1800 - 1882)
SiblingBarbara Witwer (1803 - 1886)
SiblingDavid Witwer (1808 - 1898)
SiblingMichael R. Witwer (1811 - 1893)

Endnotes

1. Zimmerman, Grace A. (Horning). "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volumne 29, Number 4 (October 2006), pages 28-34, page 32.

2. Lahr, Denise Witwer and Thomas Witwer Richards. "Witwer Family of Earl Township: Part 4, Michael Witwer's Family." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume 30, Number 3 (July 2007), pages 8-25., page 21.

3. Good, James Gingrich. "Reader's Ancestry" Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage," Volume 36, Number 1 (January 2013), pages 27-34, page 32.

4. Zimmerman, Grace A. (Horning). "Readers' Ancestry." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volumne 29, Number 4 (October 2006), pages 28-34, page 32.

5. Lahr, Denise Witwer and Thomas Witwer Richards. "Witwer Family of Earl Township: Part 4, Michael Witwer's Family." Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage. Volume 30, Number 3 (July 2007), pages 8-25., page 21.