Rev. Joel Beachey (1816-1894) married Elizabeth Gnagy (1816-1906) in 1840 at Grantsville, Md. They had eight children. The parents died in Maryland, but the children migrated to Ohio and then to Ill. One daughter, Catherine/Katie, married Mose Kauffman in 1846 at Holmes Co., Ohio. They settled in Arcola, Ill. to rear their seven children Some relatives stayed in Ohio, some went to Ind., Iowa and elsewhere.

Daniel Schettler, Sr. was born in Germany, October 8, 1810. He immigrated to America May 10, 1833. He settled in Somerset County, Pennsylvania and joined the Amish Mennonite Church located at Castleman river. He married Helena Swartzendruber December 30, 1833. She was born March 5,1816 in Germany. He died in Iowa June 14,1864. Daniel and Helena had ten children. Includes Kauffman, Shetler, Swartzendruber, Yoder and allied families. Descendants generally...

Issac Smoker (1864-1943) married and Hannah Zook (1865-1943) in 1885. They lived on several farms around Intercourse, Pennsylvania. They were of the Amish faith. Includes Beiler, Kauffman, King, Stoltzfus and related families.

Periodical for the interchange of genealogical data and history of the Meyer (and variant spellings) families who came mainly from France, Germany, and Switzerland. In the 1700's, some immigrated to Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. During the 1800's, some moved to Canada, and to Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee, and Wisconsin....

Jacob (1791-1863) and Susan (Ulrich) Ulrich immigrated from Switzerland (via Baltimore) to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania in 1817. Descendants lived in Pennsylvania, Maryland and elsewhere.