DESCENDANTS OF JOHANNES PEIFFER

I. Johannes Peiffer "and another brother emigrated from Frankfort, Germany, when quite young, and settled in Sunbury, PA., while the brother went to Maryland.1 Johannes married Maria Barbara2 (Knapp?3)

• II. Johannes George Peiffer was born September 15, 1756, in Heidelberg, Berks Co., PA.2 He married Maria Magdalene SCHÄFFER, daughter of Johannes SCHÄFFER and Maria SABIN,2 on April 2, 1781.2 George and Magdalena settled in Northumberland Co., and on May 15, 1802, they moved to Blumfield township, Crawford Co. In 1810 they moved to their final home in Mead township, Crawford Co.2 George died on January 19, 1823, and Magdalena died October 2, 1844.2. They had eleven children, but their last child, a son, "saw the light of this earthly world only for one year and nine months."2
  Their children were:
  

  III. Barbara PEIFFER, b. February 21, 17822, who married Christian FURST/FERST1. who came to the area about 17974 . Their first two of twelve children1 were born in Crawford County, after which the family removed to Mercer County5.

  III. George PEIFFER, Jr., b. August 22, 1783,1,2, d. 1868, Saegertown, PA. 6

  III. Eva PEIFFER, b. May 28, 17852, who married Nicholas Schaffer, and together they have four children.1

  III. Elisabeth PEIFFER, b. October 6, 17872, who married Henry MINIUM, Jr., and had four children.1

  III. Johannes PEIFFER, b. May 16, 1789,2 and died July 5, 1864. He married Susan HETRICK, and they had fifteen children1

  III. Michael PEIFFER, b. May 14, 1791.2 Michael married Rebecca BERLIN in 18161

  III. Samuel PEIFFER, b. April 16, 17942, d. December 29, 18766, was married to Susanna MINIUM, b. December 25, 1795,7 d. Sept. 2, 18656, on August 22, 1816, in Meadville, PA, by Rev. M. Colson.4. Their children were:4

  IV. Sarah PEIFFER, born February 19, 18177, who married Solomon GROFF/GRAUF Abt. 18408.

  IV. Benjamin PEIFFER, born January 4, 18197, who married Susanna LEIBHART1. Together, they had seven children1.

  IV. Mary Ann PEIFFER, born November 30, 18207, who married ? NUNEMACHER1.

  IV. Magdalene PEIFFER, born February 3, 18237, died July 9, 1909, in Saegertown. She married Monroe BEIGE1, son of Peter BEIGE and Charlotte GOOD9. They had ten children1,10,11.

  IV. Augustus PEIFFER, born August 8, 18267, married Sarah BEIGE, daughter of Peter BEIGE and Charlotte GOOD9, and, together, they had seven children.

  IV. Susan Caroline PEIFFER, born June 22, 18277, married Louis WAELDE in about 1854. Susan died September 15, 186212. Their children were:

  V. Charles Edgar WAELDE, born November 14, 1853,13 died March 11, 1922, in Eustis, Fla.12

  V. Otto WAELDE, b. December 22, 1855, died January 3, 1926, in Cleveland, OH.14

  V. Anna H. WAELDE, b. October 26, 1856, Saegertown, died November 5, 1938 in Mansfield, Ohio.12.

  V. Katherine WAELDE, b. September 9, 1858, died November 22, 1943 in North Perry, Ohio12.

  V. A. Gustave WAELDE, b. December 23, 1860, died June 9, 1940, in Maplewood, Mass.13

  IV. Elizabeth PEIFFER, born December 27, 18287, married Eli MOYER15.

  IV. Catharine PEIFFER, born January 22, 1830, died February 18, 18327.

  IV. Matilda PEIFFER, born February 4, 18327, married ? SHAFFER1.

  IV. Samuel M. PEIFFER, born December 12, 18337 , died July 3, 1863, killed at the Battle of Gettysburg while in service with Captain Sigler's Company, 150th Regt., PA Infantry.16

  IV. Josiah PEIFFER, born December 25, 18357.

  IV. Henry M. PEIFFER, born February 15, 1838, died January 5, 18447.

  IV. John George PEIFFER, born December 12, 18417 .

  III. Magdalena PEIFFER, born May 14, 1796,2, died February 12, 1865. Magdalena married John LASHER, SR., February 2, 1815.17

  III. Catharine PEIFFER, born May 14, 1799.2

  III. Margaretha PEIFFER, born January 18, 1802,2 married Jacob KEPLER, son of Peter KEPLER, and, together, they had thirteen children.1,18

Sources:

1. Herman Waelde Genealogy Notes.
2. Revolutionary War Pension Application Files of Georg Peiffer, 51 pages.
3. WFT Vol. 4 Tree No. 3542: no documentation of surname "Knapp" listed.
4. "History of Crawford County, 1885", Bates, p. 698. 5. 1850 Census, Mercer Co., Millcreek F.D., p. 266: Christopher First, 75M, Blacksmith, b. PA; Mary, 69F, b. PA.
6. Pfeiffer Cemetery Records, per Kathy Brubaker.
7. Family Register of Samuel Peiffer and Susanna Peiffer.
8. 1850 Census, Crawford Co., Woodcock Twp., 1120-1120: Grauff, Solomon, 34, Carpenter, $500, b. PA; wife Sarah, 33, b. PA; James 9; George 7; Samual T., 5.
9. "History of Crawford County, 1885", Bates, p. 1182-1183.
10. Mary-Beth Angus, 1999.
11. "Peiffer Family Tree", by Frank Mason (unpublished)
12. Newspaper death notice/obituary.
13. Margaret Waelde Research Notes: 1973-1984.
14. Death Certificate.
15. 1850 Census, Crawford County, Woodcock Twp., p. 324: 1170-1170; Eli Moyer, 30, b. PA; Elizabeth, 25, b. PA. Speculative: this is the only "Moyer" in PA in 1850 of the approximate correct age and location married to an "Elizabeth" of the approximately correct age.
16. Samuel Pifer Civil War Muster Records.
17. "John Lasher Family History", per Art Fovargue correspondence with Margaret Waelde, 1983.
18. "Kepler Family Tree" by Roy Kepler, per Frank Mason

Special thanks to Mary-Beth Angus for generously sharing information and priceless documents, including the Family Register of Samuel and Susan Peiffer; and Arlene Johnson, for sharing her father's unpublished manuscript, "Peiffer Family Tree", by Frank Mason.