Baumann/Bowman – Brubacher – Gingrich – Kraemer

Ancestors up to Wendel Santmann Baumann

(11 generations, b. 1369-1681)

Ulie “Julius the Farmer” Buman, b. 1369, Zimmerberg, Canton Zürich, Switzerland; d. ca 1425 [1];
my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather!; children included:

Hans Buman, b. ca 1395, Zimmerberg; d. 1420 [1x]; children included:

Peter Buman, b. ca 1420, Zimmerberg?; m. Greta Widmer; d. 1501 [1xx]; children included:

Uly Buman, b. 1449, Zimmerberg?; d. 1491 [1xxx]; children included:

Hans Buman, b. 1470, Wydenbach; m. Verena Lehmann; d. 1555 [1xxxx]; children included:

Grosshans Buman, b. ca 1505, Wuriback?; d. 1559 [1xxxx.x]

• Hans, b. ca 1535
• Uly, b. ca 1538
• Cleinhans, b. ca 1540, Kuhweile? [1xxxx.x3]

Cleinhans (or Langhans) Buman , b. ca 1540 (or 1539), Kuhweile; d. 1606, Durrenmoos;
m. Margaret Suter

• Adelheit, b. 1563-04-29
• Hans, b.1565-04-08
• Margaret, b. 1566/67-02-02
• Junghans, b. 1570-11-26, Ober Durrenmoos [1xxxx.x34]
• Hartmann, b. 1572-10-02
• Kungolt, b. 1576-09-06

Junghans (or Leonhart) Buman, b. 1570-11-26 (or 1568), Ober Durrenmoos; d. 1619/20-02-26;
m. Elsbeth Russerin

• Heinrich, b. 1589-11-16
• Margaret, b. 1590/91-02-17
• Marti, b. 1594-05-12
• Hans, b. 1596-06-27
• Anneli, b. 1598-09-25
• Oswald, b. 1600-08-10 [1xxxx.x346]
• Balthasar, b. 1602-09-19
• Elsbeth, b. 1604-04-09
• Marx, b. 1606/07-03-22
• Verena, b. 1609/10-03-18
• Margaret, b. 1611/12-02-02
• Hans, b. 1615/16-01-28
• Rudolf, b. 1619-09-15

Oswald (or Rudolph) Buman, b. 1600-08-10 (or 1611), Ober Durrenmoos; d. 1673;
m. Venera Landolt (d. 1629); m. Judith Dandiker

-The baptismal record for Oswald and Judith’s son may suggest that the family had not yet become Anabaptists.

• Benedict (Landolt) Baumann, b. 1627; m. Catharina Santmann; d. after 1678
• Hans Rudolf (John) (Dandiker) Baumann, bap. 1636-12-26 [1xxxx.x3462]

Hans Rudolf (John) (Dandiker) Baumann, b. Durrenmoos?, bap. 1636-12-26, Hirzel; d. ca 1690, Rotterdam, Holland; m. Anna Santmann

-The family moved to Holland to enjoy religious freedom and the political protection of William, Prince of Orange—later King William III of England. This may suggest that Hans Rudolf became an Anabaptist (Mennonite) somewhere around the 1660s or 70s. It may also explain the movement westwards to Canton Bern by 1681, to Holland around 1688, and perhaps also the surname change from “Buman” to “Baumann” for Oswald’s children.

• Wendel, b. ca 1670-81, Canton Bern [1xxxx.x3462.1]
• Johannes, b. 1685, Thun, Canton Bern; Johannes anglicized his name to “John Bowman” and emigrated to Strasburg, PA, in Lancaster County.

II. Descendents of Wendel Santmann Baumann

(10 generations, b. 1698-1965)

Wendel Baumann, b. ca 1670-81, Canton Bern; d. 1735-04, Lampeter, Lancaster Co., PA (11111.13462.1); m. Ann[a] Sant[a]mann, b. ca 1675[9?]; d. 1735?, Lancaster Co., PA)

In the 1660s and ’70s, various Mennonites moved from Switzerland to the Palatinate in western Germany, due to a decrease in tolerance for the Anabaptist faith of the Mennonites in their ancestral home-country and a temporary increase in tolerance in parts of Germany. It is likely that Wendel and Ann met in the Palatinate in their teens in the 1690s. Later, some families travelled along the Rhine to Rotterdam, Holland (around 1688; immigration appears to have taken place in 1698), and Wendel and Ann probably married there and had their first three children. Wendel worked as a coppersmith.

Several Mennonites arranged with William Penn in London in early 1707 to purchase land across the ocean, and they voyaged from Rotterdam to North America on the barque Mary Hope, with Captain John Annis. They left Rotterdam in mid- to late-June of 1707 and then continued from Gravesend, Kent, England on June 29 and travelled via Harwich, intially alongside the Russian fleet (which they overtook), and Scotland’s Shetland/Orkney Islands. The total reached 94 passengers, including the Quaker preacher Thomas Chalkley. Seven weeks and four days from Shetland (and after considerable rough seas and resultant illnesses), they arrived in America probably in late September of 1707. They landed at Philadelphia, immigrated in 1709, and lived in nearby Germantown until 1710, when additional relatives joined them.

In the meantime (1709-10), Wendel and several others (from the Herr, Weber, and Kendig families) established the details of their new land: a tract of 10,000 acres some fifty miles to the west, near the Pequea Creek, several miles south-east of present-day Lancaster, PA, and partly overlapping with the later location of the village of Lampeter. Wendel had a farm on the north side of what is now called Penn Grant Road and ran a mill on the Pequea Creek, just to the south. The 1712 farm was located at what is now 873 E. Penn Grant Road, but the house (and perhaps the other buildings) were razed in 1874. Wendel’s son Christian also settled on 444 acres of this land around 1718-20 and patented it in 1730. This area is in what was then Chester County and is now West Lampeter Township, in Lancaster County, between Willow Street and Strasburg. Many of these earliest settlers (the first whites in the area) are buried at the Tschantz Graveyard (originally on the corner of a farm), on the west side of Pequea Lane, just south of Penn Grant Road. Willow Street (“Brick”) Mennonite Church and Strasburg Mennonite Church are also both nearby, as is the 1719 “Hans Herr” House—the oldest from that era, which was built by Bishop Hans Herr’s (1639-1725) son Christian (1680-1749), but Hans and his wife, Elizabeth Kendig Herr (1639-1730), did also live there and regularly held church services in its small meeting-house room. The house is preserved as a museum, along with a number of later buildings. Christian Herr and his wife Anna’s daughter Maria (1702-56) married a Brubacher ancestor of mine, Abraham Brubaker (1695-1753), so I am also a descendant of Hans Herr. Herr’s line has been traced to the Schwabish Knight Hugo, the Herr or Lord of Bilried (ca 1009).

See also DB’s Photo Album.

• (“Brecknock”) Jacob, b. ca 1698, d. ca 1745, near Alleghenyville, PA
• Christian, b. ca 1700 [1xxxx.x3462.11]
• Anna, b. ca 1703, m. Jacob Weaver; d. 1771-02-11, Ephrata Cloister, PA
• Hannes (John), b. ca 1709, Lancaster Co., PA?
• Benjamin, b. ca 171-; d. ca 1775, Lancaster Co., PA
• Joseph, b. 1714
• Peter, b. 1726-09? (either born before 1720, or to a second wife of Wendel); m. Elizabeth ? (daughter “Die Alte Betty,” b. 1757-02-14; d. 1832-09-24, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)
• Michael, b. ? (either born before 1720, or to a second wife of Wendel); d. 1762?, there is an “MB” marker at the Alleghenyville Cemetery

Christian (?) Baumann, b. ca 1700; d. 1735, Philadelphia, PA; m. Barbara ?

-Christian lived on 444 acres on the original 1710 tract, was a potter, and died of mercury poisoning at a young age, leaving an impoverished family

• John, b. 1720; d. 1795
• Jacob Bauman(n), b. 1722 [1xxxx.x3462.112]. For this line, continue with A (directly below).
• Christian, b. 1724 [1xxxx.x3462.113]. Go to “B. Lines Through Christian Baumann” (about one screen below).
• Barbara, b. 1726-12-29
• Elizabeth, b. 1728-07-19

Starting in 1717 and for the next several decades, some Mennonites began to relocate to the north-east of Lancaster, such as to Graff’s Thal (Groffdale), Weber’s Thal (Weaverland, near Martindale), and Muddy Creek (just south of present-day Bowmansville). Another prominent Mennonite name in those parts was Good (originally “Guth”). Around 1740, Jacob Baumann went even further afield. He befriended an Indian and established in 1747 a property several miles south-west of his friend’s, in the Allegheny Valley. A mile or two west of Jacob’s property, his brother Christian established a farm in 1748 (including a log cabin, built in 1749) and an initial nearby grist mill (in Alleghenyville) and in 1777 a second mill, several miles to the south. Christian (who was also a minister and a farmer) and his son Christian (b. 1753) are both buried at Allegheny Mennonite Cemetery, which is just east of Alleghenyville (marked “CB 1790” and “CBM 1807” – the “M” presumably for “miller”). The next child, Wendel (b. 1758; my ancestor) and his first and second wives (Maria Huber and ‘Stiefmutter’ Elizabeth, “ED”) are also buried there, and Wendel’s family lived in his father’s 1749 log cabin. His younger brother, Joseph (a preacher, b. 1766) established in 1801 yet another mill, five miles to the east. These Baumanns/Bowmans lived and worked just inside present-day Berks County. However, nearby Bowmansville is just inside Lancaster County.

See also DB’s Photo Album.

A. Line through Jacob Bauman(n) (b. 1722)

[Numerical codes are partial in this section, pending additional information.]

Jacob Bauman(n) [1xxxx.x3462.112], b. 1722; m. Veronica [?]; children included:

Christian “Dunker Jockel” Bauman [1xxxx.x3462.112x], b. ca 1755; d. 1796; m. ?

-This seems to be the generation in this line that dropped the second “n” in Baumann; children included:

Henry Bauman/Bowman [1xxxx.x3462.112xx], b. 1789; m. Maria Mosser

-Henry Bauman moved to Waterloo County in Upper Canada (later called Ontario) around 1810 and changed his surname to Bowman; children included:

Levi Bowman [1xxxx.x3462.112xx.x] , b. 1816, ca Waterloo, Upper Canada; m. Magdalena Burkhart; children included:

Samuel Bowman [1xxxx.x3462.112xx.xx], b. 1861, ca Waterloo, Ontario; m. Judith Martin; children included:

Peter Bowman [1xxxx.x3462.112xx.xxx] , b. 1886, ca Waterloo, Ontario; m. Nancy Martin; children included:

Peter Bowman [1xxxx.x3462.112xx.xxxx], b. 1919-12-22, ca Elmira, Ontario; m. Edna Freeman [see the Christian/Martin Bauman(n) line, below]; d. 1994 (?)

• Martha Bowman, b. 1942-11-14; m. Aden Gingrich
• Lorne Bowman, b. 1945-02-23 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.65442]
• Ellen Bowman, b. 1947-08-07, m. Elmer Clifford
• Eva Bowman, b. 1948-10-12, m. Leonard Brubacher
• Esther Bowman, b. 1951-08-25, m. Edgar Martin
• Willard Bowman, b. 1954-05-23, m. Verna Bauman
• Walter Bowman, b. 1956-07-23; d. 1972
• Lois Bowman, b. 1961-11-30; m. Richard Horst

Lorne Bowman, b. 1945-02-23, Elmira, Ontario; m. Elaine Brubacher [see the Christian/Eli Bauman(n) line, above]

They first ran Irvine Brubacher’s farm NW of Floradale and then lived in Elmira, and then in Floradale.

After several early jobs, Lorne then worked for several decades in the parts department of a farm implement dealership near Floradale and Elmira.]

• Durrell, b. 1965-07-23, Kitchener, Ontario [1xxxx.x3462.11348.65442.1]
• Sheila, b. 1968-03-01, Kitchener, Ontario

B. Lines through Christian Baumann (1724-90) [11111.13462.113]:

Christian Baumann, b. 1724, Lancaster Co., PA?; d. 1790-07-25, Philadelphia, PA; m. Elizabeth Oberholtzer (1724-91)

• Barbara, b. 1746-12-09
• Jacob, b. 1751-02-20
• Christian, b. 1753-10-21; d. 1807
• Wendel, b. 1758-02-25 [1xxxx.x3462.1134]
• Elizabeth, b. 1762-05-02
• Joseph, b. 1766-07-19; moved to Ontario in 1816

Wendel Baumann, b. 1758-02-25, Berks Co., PA; d. 1842-11-20; m. 1. Maria Huber, d. 1813?; m. 2. Elizabeth [?], d. 1843

• Benjamin, b. 1787-02-15
• Elizabeth, b. 1788-05-24
• Maria, b. 1789-08-15
• Esther, b. 1790-07-31
• Sem, b. 1792-01-13
• Susanna, b. 1793-03-20
• Daniel, b. 1794-12-15
• Joseph Bauman(n), b. 1796-03-08 [1xxxx.x3462.11348]
• Christian, b. 1797-05-14
• Barbara, b. 1799-01-17
• Lydia, b. 1802-07-07

Joseph Bauman(n), b. 1796-03-08; d. 1864-12-21; m. Anna Shantz (d. 1822-07-31); m. Elizabeth Hoffman

-Joseph moved to Upper Canada (later called Ontario) in May of 1819. His branch of the family dropped the second “n” in Baumann. Anna died before having any children. In addition to their seven natural children, Joseph and Elizabeth adopted Mary Ann Godbold at age two.

• Barbara, b. 1825-12-11
• Wendel, b. 1827-08-29
• Eli Bauman, b. 1828-12-23 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.3]. For this line, continue with B1 (directly below).
• Isaac, b. 1830-08-07
• George, b. 1832-03-17
• Martin Bauman, b. 1834-12-21 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.6]. Go to “B2. Continuing Line Through Martin Bauman”.
• Elizabeth, b. 1837-03-07

B1. Continuing line through Eli Bauman (b. 1828)

Eli Bauman, b. 1828-12-23, Waterloo Co., Ontario; d. 1916-11-15; m. Rebecca Snyder

• Jesse, b. 1853-01-06
• Amos, b. 1854-10-19
• Magdalena, b. 1856-09-18 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.33]
• Owen, b. 1859-01-23
• Elizabeth, b. 1861-02-09
• Rebecca, b. 1863-06-26
• Mary Ann, b. 1866-01-16
• Hannah, b. 1868-08-24
• Blandinah, 1870-11-27
• Leah, b. 1873-04-13
• Sidney, b. 1874-11-03
• Eli, b. 1877-12-07

Magdalena Bauman, b. 1856-09-18, Waterloo Co., Ontario; d. 19??; m. Henry Shantz (2 children, d. ca 1882?); m. Moses Gingrich (8 children)

• Hannah Shantz, b. 1877-10-08 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.331]
• Henry Cyrenius Shantz, b. 1879-07-04
• Rebecca Gingrich, b. 11885-10-18
• Urias Gingrich, b. 1887, d. 1912-06-12
• Blandina Gingrich, b. 1889-07-05
• Leah Gingrich, b. 1891-05-05
• Ozias Gingrich, b. 1893-10-24
• Amos Gingrich, b. 1896-02-02
• Eli Gingrich, b. 1898-02-06
• Nelson Gingrich, b. 1900-02-13

Hannah Shantz, b. 1877-10-08, Waterloo Co., Ontario; d. 19??; m. Henry Steiner Brubacher (see also “Brubaker/Brubacher,” below)

• Rebecca Brubacher, b. 1901/03?-10/12?-02
• Lydia Ann (?) Brubacher, b. 1905-04-18; d. 1916
• Sarah Brubacher, b. 1907-03-29
• Amos Brubacher, b. 1908-09-24
• Tobias Brubacher, b. 1911-01-18
• Ira Brubacher, b. 1912-08-03
• Alvina Brubacher, b. 1914-08-01
• Irvine Brubacher, b. 1916-01-15 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.3318]
• Elmer Brubacher, b. 1917-11-12
• Emerson Brubacher, b. 1919-11-25

Irvine Brubacher, b. 1916-01-15, Waterloo Co., Ontario; d. 2002; m. Lydia Kraemer (d. 1993-01-07)

[They farmed NW of Floradale and then lived in Floradale, and Irvine worked for several decades as a carpenter.

He later lived in retirement homes in Elmira, ON and Cambridge, ON.]

• Elaine, b. 1944-02-02 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.33181]
• Nancy, b. 1947-04-18

Elaine Brubacher, b. 1944-02-02, ca Elmira, Ontario; m. Lorne Bowman [see the Jacob Baumann line, above, and the Martin Bauman line, below]

[They first ran Irvine’s farm NW of Floradale and then lived in Elmira, and then in Floradale.

After several early jobs, Lorne then worked for several decades in the parts department of a farm implement dealership near Floradale and Elmira.]

• Durrell Bowman, b. 1965-07-23, Kitchener, Ontario [11111.13462.11348.33181.1]
• Sheila Bowman, b. 1968-03-01, Kitchener, Ontario

B2. Continuing Line through Martin Bauman (b. 1834):

Martin Bauman, b. 1834-12-21, ca Waterloo, Ontario; d. 1915-01-23; m. Rebecca Shantz

• Lydia, b. 1857-07-27
• Leah, b. 1858-11-27
• Enoch, b. 1860-07-18
• Silas, b. 1861-08-27
• Moses, b. 1863-08-16 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.65]
• Ira, b. 1865-07-14
• Henry, b. 1867-05-26
• Martin, b. 1869-06-17
• Josiah, b. 1871-09-26
• Jeremiah, b. 1873-03-27

Moses Bauman, b. 1863-08-16, ca Waterloo, Ontario; d. 1950-09-04; m. Lydia Bearinger

• Titus, b. 1885-08-18
• Manassah, b. 1887-06-25
• Rebecca, b. 1888-12-22
• Selina, b. 1890-02-25 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.654]
• Hannah, b. 1891-06-26
• Osiah, b. 1892-12-19
• Lydia, b. 1894-02-25
• Moses, b. 1895-11-17
• Sylvester, b. 1897-07-04
• Ion, b. 1899-03-10
• Irene, b. 1900-07-31
• Eli, b. 1901-12-29
• Phyanna, b. 1906-09-21

Selina Bauman, b. 1890-02-25, Waterloo Co., Ontario; d. 1929-03-10; m. Addison Freeman

• Seleda Freeman, b. 1918-02-27
• Lloyd Freeman, b. 1919-06-05
• Gordon Freeman, b. 1920-10-26
• Edna Freeman, b. 1922-01-21 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.6544]
• Cleason Freeman, b. 1924-05-25
• Emerson Freeman, b. 1926-12-23
• Leonard Freeman, b. 1928-01-26
• Addison later had Nelson (b. 1931, died in 12 days) and Alice (b. 1934-02-25) with second wife Lovina Weber

Edna Freeman, b. 1922-01-21, Waterloo Co., Ontario; m. Peter Bowman [see the Jacob Baumann line, above], d. 2004 (?)

• Martha Bowman, b. 1942-11-14; m. Aden Gingrich
• Lorne Bowman, b. 1945-02-23 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.65442]
• Ellen Bowman, b. 1947-08-07, m. Elmer Clifford
• Eva Bowman, b. 1948-10-12, m. Leonard Brubacher
• Esther Bowman, b. 1951-08-25, m. Edgar Martin
• Willard Bowman, b. 1954-05-23, m. Verna Bauman
• Walter Bowman, b. 1956-07-23; d. 1972
• Lois Bowman, b. 1961-11-30; m. Richard Horst

Lorne Bowman, b. 1945-02-23, Elmira, Ontario; m. Elaine Brubacher [see the Christian/Eli Bauman(n) line, above]

[They first ran Irvine Brubacher’s farm NW of Floradale and then lived in Elmira, and then in Floradale.

After several early jobs, Lorne then worked for several decades in the parts department of a farm implement dealership near Floradale and Elmira.]

• Durrell, b. 1965-07-23, Kitchener, Ontario [1xxxx.x3462.11348.65442.1]
• Sheila, b. 1968-03-01, Kitchener, Ontario

I am: A. 1xxxx.x3462.112xx.xxxx2.1 AND B1. 1xxxx.x3462.11348.33181.1 AND B2. 1xxxx.x3462.11348.65442.1

Some of the above “Buman/Bauman(s)/Bowman” information derives from Descendents of Wendel Baumann (Dale E. Bauman, 1997).

May 4, 1999 (edited on August 22, 2004)

Brubacher – Gingrich – Kraemer – Baumann/Bowman

Ancestors/Descendents of Henry Steiner Brubacher

Abraham Brubaker, b. near Zürich, Switzerland, 1695, d. Manheim, PA, 1753; m. Maria Herr, b. Ibersheim, Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany, 1702, d. Manheim, PA, 1756

• Abraham, b. 1723, d. 1739 [as a second child named Abraham was born in 1731, this year is probably wrong; 1730?]
• Anna, b. 1724, d. 1788
• Maria, b. 1726, d. 1768
• John, b. 1727, d. 1768
• Judith, b. 1729, d. 1733
• Abraham (2), b. 1731, d. 1811-01-30
• Anna Claire, b. 1733, d. 1733
• Elizabeth, b. 1735, d. 1758
• Jacob, b. 1736, d. ?
• Peter, b. 1738, d. ?
• Veronica, b. 1742, d. ?

Abraham Brubaker, b. 1731, d. 1811-01-30; m. Magdalena Eshelman (d. 1785)

[Moved to America with his cousin John in 1749, arriving in Philadelphia; first preacher at Indiantown Mennonite Church in Lancaster County, PA; also taught at a nearby school in the winter]

• John, b. 1758-07-12, d. 1831-07-25
• Abraham, b. 1759-10-09, d. 1769-03-28
• Anna, b. 1761-07-26, d. 1786-04-02
• Maria, b. 1763-06-17, d. 1822
• Jacob, b. 1765-07-31, d. 1813
• Daniel, b. 1767-09-01, d. 1848-02
• Christian, b. 1770, d. 1825
• Elizabeth, b. 1773-09-20, d. ?
• Abraham, b. 1774-09-10, d. 1850-09-15
• Magdalena, b. 1776-09-18, d. ?

John Brubaker, b. 1758-07-12, d. 1831-07-25; m. Veronica Hess (b. 1758-07-12, d. 1841-12-19)

[The information below was derived from the father’s bible, and it apparently also included information about some of the children’s zodiac signs. The family moved from Lancaster Country, PA to Juniata County, PA around 1790]

• John, b. 1782-08-29, d. 1863-01-22
• Abraham, b. 1784-07-02, d. 1827-03-12
• Susanna, b. 1787-01-01?, d. 1848-03-13
• Jacob, b. 1788-02-03?, d. 1854-08-10
• Maria, b. 1790-01-22, d. 1830-08-27
• Veronica, b. 1792-11-21, d. 1874-06-03
• Magdalena, b. 1796-08-21, d. 1852-07-04
• Elizabeth, b. 1798-03-06, d. 1798-04-19
• Anna, b. 1799-12-27, d. 1879-03-12
• Daniel, b. 1804-05-12, d. 1805-11-13

John Brubaker, b. 1782-08-29, Lancaster Country, PA; d. 1863-01-22; m. Eva Weaver (b. 1783-11-03, d. 1816-11-13), m. Elizabeth Walsmith (b. 1791-05-16, d. 1852-11-06); 7 children with first wife; 9 children with second wife

• John Brubaker/Brubacher, b. 1803-12-09, d. 1886-03-12
• Eva, b. 1804-12-29, d. 1839
• David, b. 1806-07-22, d. 1874-11-23
• Henry, b. 1810-06-04, d. 1875-08-30
• Fannie, b. 1812-06-23, d. ?
• Jacob, b. 1813-10-10, d. 1891-11-11
• Michael, b. 1815-09-18, d. 1878-11-10
• Elizabeth, b. 1817-12-13, d. ?
• Barbara, b. 1819-07-13, d. 1849-04-19
• William (1), b. 1821-08-13, d. 1822-02-27
• William (2), b. 1822-11-25, d. 1894-11-10
• Susan, b. 1824-04-14, d. 1905-04-18
• Mary, b. 1826-08-29, d. 1889-03-06
• Abraham, b. 1828-09-22, d. 1899-04-17
• Martha, b. 1830-11-22, d. 1893-03-02
• Anna, b. 1833-07-09, d. 1893-12-26

John Brubacher, b. 1803-12-09, d. 1886-03-12; m. Catherine Martin (b. 1808-11-25, d. 1895-02-01)

[He walked from PA to Ontario in the spring of 1825 to buy land near present Floradale, Ontario; walked back to PA that fall; and returned to Ontario the following spring; Lived near present St. Jacob’s, Ontario, served as a Mennonite church deacon, ran a saw mill, and later ran a woolen mill near Hawkesville.]

• John, b. 1828-04-10, d. 1909-09-04
• Mary, b. 1829-05-21, d. 1903-03-18
• Eva, b. 1830-10-16, 1913-04-27
• Jacob, b. 1831-12-21, d. 1889-09-10
• Veronica, b. 1833-09-23, d. 1834-07-08
• Esther, b. 1835-05-03, d. 1856-08-11
• David, b. 1836-11-06, d. 1905-07-12
• Henry, b. 1838-07-08, d. 1910-06-17
• Daniel, b. 1840-09-20, d. 1921-11-08
• Michael, b. 1842-08-31, d. 1870-06-18
• Magdalena, b. 1844-03-15, d. 1916-03-25
• Peter, b. 1846-01-01, d. 1878-10-15
• Catharine, b. 1849-03-11, d. 1926-12-10

John Brubacher, b. 1828-04-10, d. 1909-09-04; m. Barbara Brubacher (da. “Cooper” John Sherk Brubacher and Elizabeth Burkhart, b. 1834-02-12, d. 1865-11-13), m. Barbara Ulrich Steiner (b. 1837-06-23, d. 1893-08-19); 7 children with first wife; 8 children with second wife

[They lived near Wallenstein, Ontario.]

• Elizabeth, b. 1854-01-04, d. 1947-01-14
• Jacob, b. 1855-07-05, d. 1937-05-25
• Catharine, b. 1857-07-04, d. 1857-07-07
• Abraham, b. 1858-10-01, d. 1861-09-08
• Levi, b. ?, d. ?
• Magdaline, b. 1852-09-17, 1855-04-10
• Veronica, b. 1865-03-26, d. 1961-02-13
• Nancy, b. 1867-10-25, d. 1953-05-20
• Mary, b. 1869-03-10, d. 1903-03-18
• David, b. 1870-12-26, d. 1944-09-23
• Barbara, b. 1872-11-10, d. 1950-04-10
• Amos, b. ?, d. ?
• Henry, b. 1876-11-30, d. 1963-09-07
• Benjamin, b. 1879-08-09, d. 1962-02-20
• Lydia, b. 1882-06-17, d. 1974-05-06

Henry Steiner Brubacher, b. 1876-11-30, d. 1963-09-07; m. Hannah Shantz (da. Henry Shantz and Magdalena Bauman, b. 1877-10-08, d. 1965-01-05)

[They lived SE of Elmira.]

• Rebecca, b. 1901/03?-10/12?-02
• Lydia Ann (?) , b. 1905-04-18; d. 1916
• Sarah, b. 1907-03-29
• Amos, b. 1908-09-24
• Tobias, b. 1911-01-18
• Ira, b. 1912-08-03
• Alvina, b. 1914-08-01
• Irvine, b. 1916-01-15 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.3318]
• Elmer, b. 1917-11-12
• Emerson, b. 1919-11-25

Irvine Brubacher, b. 1916-01-15, Waterloo Co., Ontario; d. 2002; m. Lydia Kraemer (d. 1993-01-07)

[They farmed NW of Floradale and then lived in Floradale, and Irvine worked for several decades as a carpenter. He later lived in retirement homes in Elmira, ON and Cambridge, ON.]

• Elaine, b. 1944-02-02 [1xxxx.x3462.11348.33181]
• Nancy, b. 1947-04-18

Elaine Brubacher, b. 1944-02-02, ca Elmira, Ontario; m. Lorne Bowman [see the Jacob Baumann and Martin Bauman lines, above]

[They first ran Irvine’s farm NW of Floradale and then lived in Elmira, and then in Floradale. After several early jobs, Lorne then worked for several decades in the parts department of a farm implement dealership near Floradale and Elmira.]

• Durrell Bowman [1xxxx.x3462.11348.33181.1], b. 1965-07-23, Kitchener, Ontario
• Sheila Bowman, b. 1968-03-01, Kitchener, Ontario

The above “Brubaker/Brubacher” information was derived from Descendents of John Hess Brubacher of Juniata County and “Cooper” John Sherk Brubacher of Ontario, Canada (Landis H. Brubaker, 1977).

April 12, 2004

Gingrich – Kraemer – Baumann/Bowman – Brubacher

Descendents of Ulrich Gingrich

Ulrich Gingrich, b. ?, d.?; m. (?) Hershey (?)[1]

[Came from Alsace, Germany and arrived ca 1730-34 to Lancaster Co., PA.]

• Jacob
• Abraham
• David, b. 1757, d. ca 1808 [13]
• Barbara
• Fronica (Frenny)
• Elizabeth
• Anna (Anniy)
• Maria

David Gingrich, b. 1757, d. ca 1808; m. Anna Eschleman (b. 1761-03-18, d. 1826)

[Lived on a farm between Manheim and Lititz, Lancaster Co., PA.]

• Jacob, b. 1786-09-14
• Christian, b. ca 1787
• John, b. 1788-03-12 [133]
• David, b. 1789
• Daniel, b. 1791
• Abraham, b. 1793
• Henry, b., 1795
• Joseph, b. 1797
• ?, b. 1799

John E. Gingrich, b. 1788-03-12, d. 1831-11-26; m. Anna Hackman (b. 1788-12-06, d. 1862-11-21)

[Moved to Waterloo Co., ON in 1823-24.]

• Elizabeth, b. ca 1809
• David H., b. 1812
• John H., b. 1814-12-26 [1333]
• Jacob H., b.1819-04-08
• Anna, b. ca 1820
• Rebecca, b. 1822-03-09
• Moses H., b. 1825-02-17
• Magdalena, b. ?

John Hackman Gingrich, b. 1814-12-26, d. 1875-12-11; m. Anna Burkhart (b. 1816-11-01, d. 1883-01-18)

[Lived NW of Waterloo, ON, in the Bearinger School District. Buried at Martin Cemetery.]

• Susannah, b. ?., d. ?
• Jacob B., b. 1840-06-13
• Joseph B., b. 1842-03-31
• Menno B., b. 1843-12-16
• Barbara, b. 1845-11-13 [13335]
• John B., b. 1847-07-24
• Daniel, b. 1849-10-07
• Anna, b. 1851-08-09
• Lydia, b. 1854-02-22
• Abraham B., b. 1856-12-24
• Isaac B., b. 1861-04-12
• Israel B., b. 1863-08-27

Barbara Gingrich, b. 1845-11-13, d. 1906-06-12; m. Levi P. Martin (b. 1844-02-22, d. 1919-11-20)

[Levi was ordained a deacon for a Mennonite church in Wallace Township, ON.]

• Nancy Martin, b. 1872-09-07, d. 1954-12? [133351]
• Henry Martin, b. 1874-04-19
• Mary Martin, b. 1875-12-31
• Leah Martin, b. 1878-03-07
• Isaac Martin, b. 1882-07-12
• Lydia Martin, b. 1885-11-12

Nancy Martin, b. 1872-09-07, d. 1949-05-17; m. Noah G. Kraemer (b. 1874-08-30, d. 1954-12-30)

[Noah G. Kraemer’s father John A. Kraemer was a Roman Catholic who became a Mennonite. See also “Kraemer” (below).

A similar Mennonite surname is spelled Kramer.]

• Lena Kraemer, b. 1901-01-19
• Isaiah Kraemer, b. 1903-06-06
• David Kraemer, b. 1904-06-04
• Lydia Kraemer, b. 1908-11-24, d. 1993-01-07 [1333514]
• Levi Kraemer, b. 1911-11-28
• Susannah Kraemer, b. 191?-09-13

Lydia Kraemer, b. 1908-11-24, d. 1993-01-07; m. Irvine S. Brubacher (b. 1916-01-15, d. 2002)

[They farmed NW of Floradale and then lived in Floradale, and Irvine worked for several decades as a carpenter. He later lived in retirement homes in Elmira, ON and Cambridge, ON.]

• Elaine Brubacher, b. 1944-02-02 [13335141]
• Nancy Brubacher, b. 1947-04-18

Elaine Brubacher, b. 1944-02-02, ca Elmira, Ontario; m. Lorne Bowman (b. 1945-02-23)

[They first ran Irvine’s farm NW of Floradale and then lived in Elmira, and then in Floradale.

After several early jobs, Lorne then worked for several decades in the parts department of a farm implement dealership near Floradale and Elmira.]

• Durrell Bowman, b. 1965-07-23, Kitchener, ON [133351411]
• Sheila Bowman, b. 1968-03-01, Kitchener, ON

The above “Gingrich” information was derived from Gingrich Family Genealogy With limited Historical and other data of the Ulrich Gingrich Family (J. E. Gingrich, 1981).

August 22, 2004

Kraemer – Baumann/Bowman – Brubacher – Gingrich

Ancestors/Descendents of John A. Kraemer

[Kraemer is a German Catholic surname. A Kraemer marriage was recorded in Shifferstadt, Germany in 1294.]

Johannes Jacobus Kraemer, b. 1625, d. 1705-05-01; m. Catherine Kremerin (b. 1627, d. 1705-04-25)

[Lived in Shifferstadt, Rhineland, Palatinate, Germany.]

• Joannes, b. 1657
• Margaretha, b. 1665
• Maria Magdalena
• Anna Maria
• Ludovicius Kraemer, b. 1674, d. 1729-10-07; m. Maria Anna Keck (b. ca 1674)
  [Lived in Shifferstadt, Rhineland, Palatinate, Germany.]
• Anna Barbara, b. 1704-11-23
• Anna Magdalena, b. 1704-02-25
• Joannes Jacobus, b. 1706-06-18
• Josef, d. 1709-05-14
• Joannes Georgius, b. 1711-10-24
• Maria Apollonia, b. 1714-02-12
• Anna Katharina, b. 1716-12-01
• Johann, b. 1719, d. 1724-03-17
• Sebastianus Josef, b. 1720
• Maria Margaretha, b. 1722-01-21, d. 1722-01-21

Sebastianus Josef Kraemer, b. 1720, d. ?, m. ?

[Lived in Shifferstadt, Rhineland, Palatinate, Germany.]

• Nicolaus Josef, b. 1747-03-11, d. 1819-11-21

Nicolaus Josef Kraemer, b. 1747-03-11, d. 1819-11-21, m. Philippina Jakobina Ohlhauser (b. 1753-12-28, d. 1832-05-26)

[Was a tailor and lived in Epfenbach, Baden, Germany, but moved to Spechbach, his wife’s hometown.]

• Maria Magdalena, b. 1782-08-20
• Johann Philipp, b. 1785-01-07, d. 1833-03-29
• Georg Johannes Henry, b. 1787-10-02
• Elisabeth, b. 1791-11-12, d. 1804-02-15
• Philipp Josef, b. 1795-01-07
• Maria Katherina, b. 1799-07-11

Johann Philipp Kraemer, b. 1785-01-07, d. 1833-03-29, m. Jakobina Barth (b. 1791-12-21, d. 1835-01-26)

[Philipp was as a farmer at Spechbach, Baden, Germany.]

• Johann (John), b. 1813-08-02
• Johann Georg, b. 1815-07-18, d. 1867-09-20
• Katherina Margaretha, b. 1817-05-15
• Josef (IMM), b. 1818-10-28
• Georg Heinrich, b. 1820-07-21
• Barbara, b. 1822-08-03
• Maria Katherina, b. 1829-10-30
• Anna Maria (Mary), b. 1831-02-02

Johann Georg Kraemer, b. 1815-07-18, d. 1867-09-20, m. Magdalena Maria Aidinger (b. 1823-08-15, d. 1893-10-17)

[George, his wife, and, probably, Johann Georg Jr. emigrated to Heidelberg, ON around 1846-48. He worked as a coppersmith.]

• Josef, b. 1845-05-03, d. 1846-05-07 (in Spechbach, Germany)
• Johann Georg, b. 1846-10-02
• Magdalena Maria, b. 1849-11-11
• Mary, b. 1851-01-22
• John, b. 1853-10-16, d. 1881-05-10
• Margareth, b. 1854-11-26
• Catherine (Kate), b. 1857-04-07
• Jacob, b. 1859-06-24
• Philip John, b. 1862-11-16
• Elizabeth Maria Catherine, b. 1865-02-22

John A. Kraemer, b. 1853-10-16, d. 1881-05-10, m. Susannah W. Gingrich (b. 1855-07-06, d. 1941-03-05)

[After becoming a Mennonite by confession of faith in 1872, John married a Mennonite former schoolmate, who had moved to Aldborough Township, ON, near St. Thomas. They later moved to Bentick Township, ON, near Hanover. He died of tuberculosis in his late twenties in 1881, and Susannah returned to the Woolwich Township area and adopted out her three oldest children. In 1891, she married Abram Martin, with whom she had two additional children, both of whom died in infancy.]

• Noah, b. 1874-08-30, d. 1954-12-30
• David, b. 1876-03-05
• Lovina (Lena), b. 1877-08-05
• Maryann, b. 1879-07-15, d. 1881-02-01
• John (Johnny), b. 1881-02-03, d. 1882-01-27

Noah G. Kraemer (b. 1874-08-30, d. 1954-12-30), m. Nancy Martin (b. 1872-09-07, d. 1949-05-17, see also “Gingrich,” above)

• Lena, b. 1901-01-19
• Isaiah, b. 1903-06-06
• David, b. 1904-06-04
• Lydia, b. 1908-11-24, d. 1993-01-07
• Levi, b. 1911-11-28
• Susannah, b. 191?-09-13

Lydia Kraemer, b. 1908-11-24, d. 1993-01-07; m. Irvine S. Brubacher (b. 1916-01-15, d. 2002, See also “Brubaker/Brubacher,” above)

[They farmed NW of Floradale and then lived in Floradale, and Irvine worked for several decades as a carpenter. He later lived in retirement homes in Elmira, ON and Cambridge, ON.]

• Elaine Brubacher, b. 1944-02-02
• Nancy Brubacher, b. 1947-04-18

Elaine Brubacher, b. 1944-02-02, ca Elmira, Ontario; m. Lorne Bowman (b. 1945-02-23)

[They first ran Irvine’s farm NW of Floradale and then lived in Elmira, and then in Floradale.

After several early jobs, Lorne then worked for several decades in the parts department of a farm implement dealership near Floradale and Elmira.]

• Durrell Bowman, b. 1965-07-23, Kitchener, ON
• Sheila Bowman, b. 1968-03-01, Kitchener, ON

The above “Kraemer” information was derived from John A. Kraemer Family, 1625-2000 (Ivan Kraemer, 2001).

August 22, 2004