Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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Samuel Detwiler and Elizabeth Fretz




Husband Samuel Detwiler 1 2

           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 18 Feb 1888 2
         Buried: 


         Father: Henry Detwiler (      -      ) 1
         Mother: Susan Stauffer (      -      ) 1


       Marriage: 7 May 1846 2



Wife Elizabeth Fretz 2

            AKA: Elizabeth Fretts 3
           Born: 15 Apr 1828 - Westmoreland Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1912
         Buried: 


         Father: Henry Fretz (1791-1845) 4 5 6
         Mother: Susanna Sherrick (1799-1874/1875) 5 6 7




Children
1 F Mary Ann Detwiler 2

           Born: 17 Jun 1847 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 6 Oct 1851 2
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


2 M Henry F. Detwiler 2 3

           Born: 21 Jan 1849 - Fayette Co, PA 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Josephine A. Van Gundy (      -      ) 2 3
           Marr: 16 Nov 1876 2


3 F Susan Catharine Detwiler 1 8

           Born: 13 Jan 1852 - Bullskin Twp, Fayette Co, PA 1 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: James Smith Boyd (1846-      ) 1 8
           Marr: 19 Jun 1873 8


4 F Elizabeth M. Detwiler 3 8

           Born: 29 Oct 1854 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Oct 1881 8
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Did Not Marry


5 F Ann(a) Maria Detwiler 3 8

           Born: 15 Feb 1858 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Frank Burkhart (      -      ) 3


6 M John Fretts Detwiler 3 8

           Born: 20 Sep 1860 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 



7 M Joseph Hooker Detwiler 8

            AKA: Joseph M. Detwiler 3
           Born: 8 May 1863 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 4 Dec 1886 8
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Mary Comp (      -      ) 3


8 M Jacob Smith Detwiler 8

            AKA: Smith Detweiler,9 Smith Detwiler,3 Smith Jacob Detwiler 10
           Born: 26 Nov 1865 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Lorena Newcomer (      -Bef 1912) 11
         Spouse: Olive Oatman Fretts (1869-      ) 3 10 12
           Marr: Jun 1912 3


9 M Samuel Mason Detwiler 3 8

           Born: 25 Jun 1870 8
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 
         Spouse: Alice Walters (      -      ) 3



General Notes: Husband - Samuel Detwiler


He inherited the mill from his father, whose trade of miller he also followed. He built other mills on the site of the old log mill and also carried on extensive farming operations. He was a devoted member of the United Brethren church and a man of considerable influence.

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Sources


1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 357.

2 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 451.

3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 358.

4 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 55.

5 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 446.

6 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer (Milton, NJ: The Evergreen News, 1903), Pg 64.

7 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 239.

8 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 452.

9 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 717.

10 Scott Lee Boyd, The Boyd Family (Santa Barbara, CA: Self-published, 1935), Pg 165.

11 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Fayette County, Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1912), Pg 358, 717.

12 Rev. A. J. Fretz, A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz (Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing Co., 1890), Pg 445.


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