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Vol III, No. 3
120 EDGEWOOD
DRIVE, GRA FTO N, OHIO - 44044 JULY 1, 1975
I Pictured on the right is Jacob B Noffsinger
(1860—1925) who is a great great grandson of
Rudolph Noffsinger. Jacob’s father is Will— . iam, his grandfather is Daniel, great grand father is Peter and great, great grandfather is Rudolph. Pictured on the left are Howard, Laura, Clifford, Harold, Geraldine, and Stan ley who are children of Jacob B Noffsinger
A picture of the five Nofsker brothers was published in th September issue of the Nafz— ger Heritage News. According to information on a picture I have, the names and position are as follows:
cob EmanueD ____________
Flora Allen, daughter of William Nofsker sent the picture to Mother. She had a lot of infor mation on the Nofsker family. For example, she had a letter from her father written while he was in the Army. It was written,I believe,From Camp Bell Hospital, Washington, D. C. in 1864 during the Civil War.He had been wounded in the left hand during the battle of Cold Harbor and was to undergo surgery for the removal of a finger, and would then receive a furlough. I have the information of Jacob Emanuel Nof s— ker, my grandfather, about finished and will send it to you along with the chart and key. I hope to find the information on Sarah Ann
S Nofsker Hoover family. I will also search the deed records for land transfers in hoping to find the original Nofsker homestead.
Rudolph Noff singer entered the New World in 1749 with Peter and Matthew (Mathias)noffsin ger aboard the ship We pay tribute
to Glea Brown Richer, author of “ of the Nafzger Family in Aznerica”for her efforts in placing many descendants of Rudolph into family lines. There is considerable work to be done in order to complete her fine efforts and progress has been very slow. Thus, this issue of the Nafzger Heritage News will be directed to the problems that confront us in identifying many other descendants of the f am— ily line.
The first problem confronting us is the
location of the homestead of Rudolph. We know Peter Noffsinger lived in York County, Penn sylvania dnd Matthew(lTtathias) lived in Berks County, Pennsylvania but no documentation of the home of Rudolph as yet. We have turned up a clue that a Rudolph Naphzinger lived near Frederick, Maryland. He does not connect to Peter or Matthew(Mathias) families. Thus, we are seeking some rather conclusive evidence of the location of his home.
Mrs. Richer did not list the name of his first wife. She indicated that the children were Peter, Samuel, Andrew, John, Catherine, and an unidentified son. There could have been more children. She further states that four of the sons, Peter, Samuel, Andrew, and John moved to Westmoreland County and Washing ton County, Pennsylvania and that is the be ginning of her research of the family line.
Glea Brown Richer gives an excellent account of the migration trail of the four sons of Rudolph. We are indebted to the publication for the following account.
JOHN NOFFSINGER was born about 1751 in Penn sylvania. He resided in Washington County, Pennsylvania from 1777 to 1801. His children were born in Pennsylvania and are Daniel, Judah, Lydia, John, Jr. ,Charles, Andrew, Sam uel, Susanna, Sarah, and Eli.
The military records of Pennsylvania give the name of John Noffsinger, above, as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. He was a member of the Washington County “Militia” from 1777 to 1784. He was granted a survey of land, evi dently for military service, along Plum Run, near Ten Mile Creek in East Bethlehem Town ship, Washington County, and after adding to it by purchase, made it their home.This grant of land was called
t3 his children grew to maturity, they estab lished homes near their father, and in some cases, they purchased tracts of land from
their father, according to land records on file at Washington County.
About 1800, John and his wife, with their married children, left Pennsylvania and moved to Ohio. They settled near Dayton, Montgomery County. He lived here, surrounded by his de
RUDOLPH lands in America in 1749
Mrs. E. E. McINTIRE, Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania
Vol III, No.3
Pt cture supplied by Mrs. Stanley B Noff singer, Akron, Ohio 1DENTlFICATIOP1. NEWS
JULY 1, 1975
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scendants, until his death in about 1825. His signature appears on a land transfer made in 1824 to one of his sons, as Johannes Noff— singer in an unsteady hand. He lies buried in the Noff singer cemetery near the church which his sons helped to found. His grave is marked by a boulder from the creek bed, near by the burial site.
ANDREW NOFFSINGER was born in Pennsylvania, First name of his wife is Catherine and they were married in Pennsylvania. Children are Joseph, Rebecca, Elizabeth, and Catherine.The above couple emigrated to Montgomery County, Ohio in about 1802. In 1809, they sold their land in Montgomery County and moved to Miami County,Ohio, buying land of Peter Studebaker, also land and water rights for the erection of a mill from Jacob Boblet. The latter pur chase fell in Darke County when that county was separated from Miami. This old mill
was situated near Weaver’s Station, in the vicinity of old Fort Jefferson, southwest of Greenville, Ohio.
The name of PETER NOFFSINGER’s first wife is not known but children Elizabeth and Dan iel were born of the first marriage. After the death of his first wife, he was married in 1796 to Catherine Wise in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Judith and Mary were born of the second marriage. Catherine Wise, was the widow of Frederick Wise,founder of Frederick, Pennsylvania. Peter completed the work begun in the town of Frederick and was interested in its development.It is not definitely known whether he ever followed his relatives to Ohio or not. He is spoken of in the corres— ondence of his nephews as “Old Peter”. This
seems to have been a term referring to his venerable age.Date of his death is not known.
The first name of SAMUEL NOFFSINGER’s wife is Susan who he married in Pennsylvania. The names of children of this marriage are not known. He was married a second time in 1821
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1. Johannes Nafziger - elder in the Essingen congregation until the year 1790.
2. Christian Nafziger — elder of the Froens— berg congregation until the year 1810.
3. Hans Nafziger - preacher in the district of Nassau-Weilburg until the year of 1815.
4. Peter Nafziger — preacher in the principal ity of Darmstadt until the year of 1800.
Christian Nafziger - elder of Luxumbourg
until early 19th century.
Christian Nafziger - preacher in Bavaria same one that emigrated to Canada).
I am writing to let you know that you are using the wrong middle initial for Jacob B. Noff singer. Also, you may not be aware that Harold B. Noffsinger of Naperville, Illinois died January 11, 1975. He was the last of the four brothers. The two sisters are still liv ing. I had a nice visit with them in October.
MRS. STANLEY B NOFFSINGER, Akron, Ohio
I was very pleased to receive so much infor mation on the Nofsker Family tree which you have collected. This has given me so much to work with and is giving me a wider range of
information to use. Sarah Ann Nofsker on your chart is my great grandmother, which family 17 in the same form you used. I trust this in formation (even though it is not complete)will be of help and be added to your present mat erial.
Enclosed is a donation for my subscription and for sending me the material. Through this interesting hobby which is growing on me, I have made new friends by letter and personally meeting them. Many of these relatives live in Blair County and at the present I am liv ing in the adjoining county. Since I have lived in Blair County most of my life, I am able to work closer this way with the infor mation.
At the present, I have more information which I am working on but it is not all ready
to be published or distributed. Whenever it is ready, I’ll be happy to send it along. If t are any questions, let me know and I’ll
do some searching in this area for the ane
REV. WILBUR E FETHER, Lewistown, Pennsylvania.
Editor’s Note - May I sgggest that you con— tack Mrs. E. E. Mclntire, 1204 Walnut Street, Hollidaysburg, Pa., 16648 and Larry Smith of East Freedom, Pa., 16637. They are descend ants of the same John Jacob Nofsker line find are in the process of placing the detail formation of this line in order. I sin sure the three of you hold most of the data to the line. I would appreciate a copy of the in formation for my records. We have been trying to determine the parents of John Jacob and his brothers. Who will be the first to un cover this important piece of information which is so necessary to trace the line to a port f embarkation
C. E. Naftzger Kathleen Naftzger
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Vol III, No 3 THE NAFZ OER HERITA GE NEWS JULY 1, 1975
I have been reading and re—reading the News.
. In fact, I almost wrote my name as “Nafziger” when I signed this check. I will disregard the fr subscription offer. I hope you won’t mind.
1RS. AGNF.S I1AY 9orton, Illinois
I can appreciate the dedication it takes to work on a project such as the Nafzger Herit eNows because I arr just beginning to work on my Noffsinger line. I wonder if you could put something in your next issue that would be helpful in my pursuit of the Noffsingers.
Also would it be possible for me to receive hack copies of the News? I hope the informa tion is of some use to you.
PATRICIA BROWN, Marietta, Ohio
I would like to continue receiving the Nafz— ger Heritage News We received two copies the last two or three issues. Enclosed is a check for subscription and our correct address.
‘tRS. ORVILLE MILLER, East Peoria, Illinois
I understand that we are related through Mary Noffsinger who married James McAllister. Mrs. Knauf has been helping me for about 4 years on my family history. She is remarkable and a very dear friend.
I am enclosing a family chart which I hope will aid you. I hope to do some writing on this family in l975,and will keep you inform— ed as I collect information.
Do you have any other Nofsker, Noffsinger, Naftzger information? Did these people come from Leyden,Holland with other dissenters, etc. Whatever you can tell me will be greatly ap preciated.
I have never been to Marietta or Red Shoals. Also, do you know the towns in Green City, Pennsylvania where these people lived? Have you published any material? Do you know any more about the Lynn’s of Belmont County,Ohio.
Lastly, did Mary have all nine children? We thought perhaps there was a second marriage.
EILEEN HASTINGS DUNCAN, Hinsdale, Illinois Editor’s Note — Mrs. Duncan is a descendant of Mathias Noffsinger as is Mrs. Brown whose letter appears elsewhere in this issue of the News. Mrs. Duncan’s descendency reads as fol
lows: Rudolph(l), Mathias(2), James(3), Mary
• (Noffsinger)McAllister (4), Hanna(McAllister)
Gevrez (5), Daisy Marie(Gevrez)Hastings (6),
Ada Eileen(Hastings)Duncan (7) if we can suc
essfully document Mathias as a son of Rudolph.
Find enclosed a check for subscr to the Nafzger Heritage News.I received the March issue today and see you received a note from my cousin glenn Nafziger, Washington,Illinois. We find the News very interesting. Thank you.
‘IARVIN S NAFZIGER, Rockford, Illinois
LETTERS LETTERS
I have been corresponding with Mrs. Hazel Quist, off and on, for some time. She advised me to write to you. I have a Elizabeth Noff singer,born in 1819 in Montgomery County,Ohio married in 1837 to Amos Cook Sr. Elizabeth died in Darke County, Ohio in 1856. They wpre parents of six children.
I had been hunting information on this Eliz beth Noffsinger for a number of years. Mrs. Quist wrote me and supplied n % some in formation on the Noffsinger family. According to her, Elizabeth Noffsinger is the daughter of Eli Noffsinger and Mary Pressel, the eld est of ten children. I will be glad to ex change, trade, or just send along any infor mation I have on these families,if you should want it.
WILBUR LINDER, Portland, Indiana.
Editor’s Note— We discovered that your family line needs some updating on our charts. It would appear your descendency is as follows:
Rudolph(l), John(2), Eli(3), Elizabeth(Noff singer)Cook(4). We do not have a complete list of the Cook Children nor any of their descendants. Any help with updating this fam ily line will be greatly appreciated.
I received your address from Mrs. Lyda Noft sger. My understanding is that you are work ing on the Noftsger family tree. I am inter ested in all available information that you have on the subject. I am interested in shar ing some of the expense of locating the nec— ssary information. I would like to settle the controversy of what nationality the Noftsger name is and the correct spelling of my fore fathers name.
SN GARRI D NOFTSGER, San Francisco, California/
Editor’s Note — At first we thought we had the evidence to connect your line to Jacob who emigrated to America in 1750. Birthdates and names of several children found in an old family Bible owned by Willard Noftsger of Wilmington, Ohio was the evidence. More re cently, we have uncovered discrepancies which raise% some doubts unless Jacob was twice married and had two families. As yet, we have not found evidence to prove that he was twice married. Thus, the question is reopened.
Thank you for your response to my inquiry in the last issue of the News. Since receiving the reply, I have done a little research in Frederick County, Maryland. Do you have the Neuschwanger deed records from Frederick County? If not, I will gladly send them to you. Those, with some records I have of Heidelberg Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania seem to link these two Pennsylvania and Maryland families together.
MRS. DOLORES RUTHERFORD, Carmichael, Calif.
We do enjoy the Nafzger Hieritage News. We are in the process of compiling information on the lineage of my husband’s family. As soon as it is finish,we will send you the material.
MRS. EDWARD J NAFFZIGER, Anaheim, Ca1ifo
Editor’s Note: Except for one Heidelberg Nafzgers will trace Jacob or Matthew(Mathias). I will wills of the two from my files them to you in exchange for the Frederick County.
family, the to either retrieve the and forward deeds from
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Vol. III, No. 3 THE NAFZ GER HERITA GE NEWS JULY 1, 1975
LETTERS LETTERS
I was delighted to receive the March issue of the News!Thank you for using Peter’ stoiie picture. It is very hard to read but he was 96 years, 6 months, 23 days at death. Thanks for confirr the fact that he sailed on the ship, “Nimrod
I realized I needed to update our family for you so am enclosing material which will bring our family line to date. Also, I would like to hear from someone who could straighten me out on the ROTH FAMILY.
VERA(SAKEMILLER)ROOT, Carlock, Illinois
You will appreciate reading the “Diary”, a paper published by the Axnish at Gordonville, Pennsylvania, 17529, Box Number 247. It is edited by Joseph F Beiler. The December 1974 and January 1975 issues deals with Lewis Cou— ty, New York. The January 1975 issue has a story on Christian Nafziger.
Enclosed is my check for subscription to the Heritage News. I appreciate the copies that I have received in the past. I am in the pro cess of collecting data on my family line which has not been listed in the News yet.
I am a great great grandson ar?hristian Nafziger, born in 1777 and lived in Rhine, Prussia, Muttenerdof. He had eight children all born in Rhine Prussia. The collecting of the information involves quite a bit of tire and effort, so I will get the information to you as soon as it is put together.
PHURLOW H NOFZIGER, Archbold, Ohio
Editor’s Note - We anxiously await your re port. Christian died in Germany and his widow emigrated to America with one of her Sons, Jacob. Gradually, all of his sons and dau ghters emigrated to America to establish their new homes after the Napolenic Wars. They set tled in Wayne County but later moved to Ful ton County, Ohio. I am sure your material will be of considerable help in updating this line.
C. J. KURTZ, Elverson, Pennsylvania
Enclosed is a check for subscrition to the News. Your name is certainly a difficult one to write. Am sure that most of us are enjoy ing reading the News - especially when its gets closer to our kin.
Mrs. Richer visited us in Virginia back in the late 30’s and recorded the family informa tion we had on our line when she was preparing her book.
M. S. NOFFSINGER, JR., Dayton, Ohio
I can’t remember whether I’ve contributed anything to the News or not, so here is my subscription for next year. I should not go beyond that, for we are retired and our plans are very indefinite.
I see you were not able to get to Wadsworth last fall,but you are most welcome to stop in whenever it suits you.Congratulations on your Nafzger research. I see you are really “going places”. I wish I had the cumption to do that with the Yoder family.
RACHEL W KREIDER, Wadsworth, Ohio
We understand that you have a book Heritage News on the Nafzgers that costs $5.00. We be- live that this would be a valuable addition to our 500 or 600 genealogies and we should
like to have a copy. If you do not care to do nate one for our library where it would be used by researchers all over the United States, you may send us the book and bill us.
THE LANCASTER MENNONITE CONFERENCE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Your name was given to me as the compiler of Nafzger family information. My great—great- great grandmother was Elizabeth Naftzinger, who was born in l769,the daughter of Johannes Naftzinger. I don’t know her birthplace, but assume the vicinity of her husband, whose fam ily resided in Montgomery County,Pennsylvania. Her husband,Peter Langenecker, was a minister of the Mennonite Church. Elizabeth and Peter migrated to Ohio and are buried in Holmes County, Ohio. I am interested in knowing more about them and would be happy to hear from you if you have any information to share.
MRS. KENNETH H. GILMORE, Gainesville, Florida
DESCENDANTS OF RUDOLPH NOFFSINGER
2ND. GENERATION
PETER NOFFSINGER - SAMUEL NOFFSINGER - ANDREW NOFFSINGER - NOFFSINGETh ESTHER NOFFSINGER
MATHIAS NOFFSINGER(?) - ANNA(NOFFSINGER)NISEWONGER - CATHERINE NOFFSINGER
3RD. GENERATION I.
ANDREW NOFFSINGER - SAMUEL NOFFSINGER - SUSANNA(NOFFSINGER)RUDY - JUDAH(NOFFSINGER)EMERICK SARAH(NOFFSINGER)CAYLOR - ELI NOFFSINGER - DANIEL NOFFSINGER - JOHN NOFFSINGER, JR. -.
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Vol II No 3 THE NAFZ GER HERITA GE NEWS JULY 1, 1975
4th Generation of Rudolph Noff singer
5AMUEL NOFFSING
DANIEL NOFFSINGER
ELIZABETH (NOFFS INGER) SHANK
JUDITH (NOFFSINGER)CAROLL
MARY (NOFFSINGER)MOORE
JUDAS (NOFFSINGER) EMERICH
LYDIA(NOFFSINGER)EMERICH
JOHN NOFFSINGER, JR.
CHARLES NOFFSINCER
ANDREW NOFFSINGER
MARY NOFFSINGER) LENGLE
BARBARA(NOFFSINGER) HECK
JOSEPH NOFFSINGER DANIEL NOFFSINGER
SAMUEL NOFFSINGER
SUSANNA (NOFFS INC ER) RUDY
SARAH (NOFFSINGER) CAYLOR
ELI NOFFSINGER
5th Generat on of Rudolph Noff singer
SUSANNA (NOFFSINGER) FLORY
HENRY NOFFSINGER
JOHN NOFFSINGER
ELI ZABETH (NOFFS INGER) COOK
DANIEL NOFFSINGER
JOEL NOFFSINGER
JOHN NOFFSINGER
JOSEPH NOFFSINGER
URIAH NOFFSINGER
SUSANNA(NOFFSINGER)ROOT
ELI P NOFFSINGER
MARY (NOFFS INGER) YOUNG
SALOME (NOFFSINGER) KNISLEY
DANIEL NOFFSINGER
JONATHAN NOFFS INGER
SARAH NOFFSINGER
DANIEL NOFFSINGER, JR.
REBECCA (NOFFSINGER) SAYER
ELIZABETH (NOFFSINGER) RINEHART
LYDIA NOFFSINGER
CATHERINE (NOFFS INGER) JENKINS
MARIA (NOFFSINGER) BRITTON
MARGARET (NOFFSINGER) POTTER
SAMUEL NOFFSINGER
NANCY (NOFFSINGER) HARDMAN
JOHN NOFFSINGER
WILLIAM JOHNSTON NOFFSINGER
ELIZABETH (NOFFS INGER) REED
SUSANNA (NOFFS INGER) CAYLOR
JACOB NOFFSINGER
SAMUEL NOFFSINGER
WILLIAM NOFFSINGER
JOHN NOFFSINGER
NANCY (NOFFSINGER) FOGERTY
MARY (N0FFSINGER)DAVIS
DANIEL NOFFSINGER
BARBARA (NOFFSINGER)VANCE
ELIZABETH (NOFFSINGER) CRIPE
SAMUEL NOFFSINGER
SAMUEL NOFFSINGER
JOHN NOFFSINGER
LUCY ANN(NOFFSINGER)HCWILLIAJIS
ANDREW NOFFSINGER
DAVID NOFFSINGER
ELI NOFFSINGER
JOHN NOFFSINGER
JACOB NOFFSINGER
ABSOLEM NOFFSINGER
JAMES NOFFSINGER
SAMUEL NOFFSINGER
ELIZABETH(NOFFSINGER) SMITH
CATHERINE (NOFFSINGER)MILLHOUSE
— CATHERINE(NOFFSINGER)OVERLE5S LYDIA (NOFFSINGER)
DANIEL NOFFSINGER
th Generati on of Rudolph Noffel nger
MARY CATHERINE NOFFSINGER
SUSAN MINERVA NOFFSINGER
DANIEL HARVEY NOFFSINGER
THOMAS GIDEON NOFFSINGER
SARAH ELLEN NOFFSINGER
JACOB BENJAMIN NOFFSINGER
CAROLINE ELIZA NOFFSINGER
WILLIAM OLIVER NOFFSINGER
NANCY ETTIE NOFFSINGER
SANOFRD PETER NOFFSINGER
FRANCES (NOFFSINGER) BOOMERSHINE
MARY(NOFFSINGER) SMITH
BERTHA A NOFFSINGER
CHARLES NOFFSINGER
MEDORA (NOFFS INGER) WHITNEY
CASSIUS DAVIS
OSCAR DAVIS
• ELIZABETH DAVIS
NANCY DAVIS
JANE DAVIS
HOWARD DAVIS
HARRY DAVIS
JOHN E DAVIS
LAURIE FOGERTY
FLORA FOGERTY
WILLIAM J FOGERTY
THOMAS FOGERTY
CHARLES NOFFSINGER
NORA VANCE I JOHN VANCE
RIETTA VANCE
• VANCE h VANCE JOSEPH VANCE BERTHA VANCE
KATHERINE NOFFSINGER
EMMA (NOFFS INGER) KILMER
JOHN FLORY
!IJ.RTHA(NOFFSINGER) RED INBO
JOHN FRANKLIN NOFFSINGER
GEORGE NOFFSINGER
ALLEN NOFFSINGER
ISSAC NOFFSINGER
URIAH ROOT
DAVID ROOT
LUCY (YOUNG)PUGH
ELIZABETH YOUNG
JANE YOUNG
WILLIAM KNISLEY
MARY KNISELY
EZRA NOFFSINGER
JACOB NOFFSINGER
ELI NOFFSINGER
SaLOME (NOFFSINGER)MINNICH
MARY (NOFFSINGER) SCHRADER
REBECCA(N0FFSINGER): MeFARLAJID
ISSAC REED
OLIVER REED
MARY REED
AMANDA REED
ELIZABETH REED
ELIZA REED
ETTA REED
SARAH CAYLOR
MARY CAYLOR
ELIZA CAYLOR
NANCY CAYLOR
JOHN CAYLOR
DANIEL CAYLOR
MARY (NOFFSINGER)DAVIS
CHRISTINANA(NOFFSINGER) LOGAN
SARY (NOFFSINGER) KING
LAVINA (NOFFSINGER) FORTNEY
IDA (NOFFSINGER)DEGLER
DANIEL A NOFFSINGER
RETA NOFFSINGER
SAMUEL NOFFSINGER
OBEDIAH FERRELL
NOAH FERRELL
JOHN C FERRELL
MARY (FERRELL)MCCORMICK
ABSOLEM FERRELL
MARTIN 0 FERRELL
MARGARET (FERRELL) BANTA
JAMES J FERRELL
MARTHA NOFFSINGER
MARY (NOFFSINGER) BIRUM
LYDIA (NOFFSINGER) SARAFF
ELI NOFFSINGER
DELILA(NOFFSINGER) SUTTON
ELIZABETH (NOFFSINGER) BAKER
MELINDA NOFFSINGER
DAVID NOFFSINGER
JAMES NOFFSINGER
REBECCA (NOFFSINGER) BURNS
MARIA(NOFFSINGER) BOWMAN
WILLIAM JOHNSON NOFFSINGER
CATHERINE (NOFFSINGER) SLATE
ERNEST NOFFSINGER
THORNTON NOFFSINGER
JAMES NOFFSINGER
JOHN NOFFSINGER
ALBERT NOFFSINGER
MARY (NOFFS INGER) HORN
EMMA (NOFFSINGER (CLARK
EDWARD NOFFSINGER
HUGH RUDOLPH NOFFSINGER
IDA (NOFFS INGER) FOX
JOHN WILLARD NOFFSINGER
JAMES D NOFFSINGER
SEDALIA(NOFFSINGER)GLANDON
DAVID NOFFSINGER, JR.
LUCY (NOFFSINGER) STULL
GEORGE NOFFSINGER
SARAH NOFFSINGER
AMANDA NOFFSINGER
ELI ROOT
URIAR ROOT
ABRAHAM ROOT
DANIEL ROOT
JOHN ROOT
MARY ROOT
JOEL ROOT
HEZEKIAR ROOT
SARAH E(ROOT)HALTER
SARAH E (ROOT) MOOMAW
ALBERT NOFFSINGER
MARY ALICE(NOFFSINGER)HORN
EMMA BELLE(NOFFSINGER)CLARK
EDDIE LETTS NOFFSINGER
ENOS NOFFSINGER
AARON NOFFSINGER
JESSE P NOFFSINGER
ANDREW NOFFSINGER
MINERVA NOFFSINGER
SALOME (NOFFS INGER) LANTER
JOHN NOFFSINGER
SARAH(NOFFSINGER)
JAMES NOFFSINGER
WILLIAM P NOFFSINGER
LEONARD V NOFFSINGER
MANUEL NOFFSINGER
SAMUEL NOFFSINGER
HENRY NOFFSINGER
JOHN NOFFSINGER
EZRA NOFFSINGER
LEVI NOFFSINGER
FRANK NOFFSINGER
URIAH NOFFSINGER
ABRAHAM FERRELL
CORDELLIA NOFFSINGER
LEONARD NOFFSINGER
ALIVE (NOFFSINGER)CLOUGH
ANGELINA(NOFFSINGER)CLMS
MORRIS NOFFSINGER
ELMER NOFFSINGER
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Vol. III, No THE NAFZ GER HERIT NEWS J IJLY 1, 1975
6th Generati on of Rudolph Noff Si nger
CLEON NOFFSIN
SYLVIA NOFFSTN(;f•:R
MAR(;MET (NOF!’SINCER)WENGER
ALPHEUS BAKER
C1M1DE BAKER
GERTRUDE( BAKER) HANLIN
HERBERT BAKER
C LEE C BAK ER) C ROM
FRANCIS M BAKER
EVFIYN (BAKER) CONKLIN
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EDGAR ROOT
ELI ZABETH (ROOT) DARBEY
N R THA ( ROOT ) S F LF
EVA VIOLA(ROOT)5TEVENS
JOHN THOMAS ROOT
ANANDA ELVINA ROOT
DAIVI) LOUIS ROOT
IRA NILE ROOT
ERNEST LEROY ROOT
ISAAC CHESTER ROOT
SYLVIA ESTHER(ROOT) AVERILL
SARAH E(ROOT)MUNFORD
NAo (RooT)ROEIN50N
JOHN DAVID ROOT
NETTlE ESTHER(ROOT)STAUFF
HEZEKIAH ROOT
SAMUEL J ROOT
BERTHA S (ROOT) EKSTROM
ELVINA (ELLA
MINNIE ROOT
MARY CELIA (ROOT) EDSON
THOMAS LELAND ROOT
DELORIS JULIA ROOT
NELLIE (RO0T)wRITMER
PERNIE (ROOT) SWITZER
WILLIE FOREST ROOT
GRACIE ROOT
NETTlE HALTER
STANLEY HALTER
TINE? MOOMAW
JACOB MOOMAW
MORGAN FORTNEY
ETHEL (FORTNEY) COOK
JOHN ARTHUR NOFFSINGER
SARAH (NOFFS INGER) THOMPKINS
ELZINA(NOFFSINGER)HEAGy
MILES OBERT NOFFSINGER
JULIA BELLE NOFFSINGER
ESME SMITH
HARVEY SMITH
BERTHA SMITH
WILBUR B NOFFSINGER
GLADYS KATHLEEN NOFFSINGER
STARLEY B NOFFSINGER
LILLIAN GRACE NOFFSINCER
VIVIAN ANNETTE NOFFSINGER
HOWARD B NOFFSINGER
HAROLD B NOFFSINGER
CLIFFORD B NOFFSINGER
GERALDINE R (NOFFSINGER)RHOADES
LAURA (NOFFS INGER) RHOADES
MARY (DAVISjMARIA
LISTA DAVIS
THELE (DAVISjKLINHAN
JOHN FORTNEY
LABERT FORTNEY
WALDO NOFFSINGER
EDITH(NOFFSINGER)BOGERT
FLORENCE HEAGY
DWIGHT NEAGY
DELENE D(NOFFSINGER)COOpER
DONALD A NOFFSINGER
SARAH IDA(NOFFSTNGER)ROBERTS
MARY(NOFFSINCER)BIC,GS
GARY DAVID NOFFSINCER
JAMES NOFFSINGER
LYDIA(NOFFSTNGER)DODD
MARY JENKINS
ADELINE JENKINS
FRANK JENKINS
JAY JENKINS
ALBERT SLATE
SAMFEL SLATE
WALTER ANDREW NOFFSINGER
MAUDE (NOFFSINCER) WILSON
CHARLES NOFFSINGER
VERNA(NOFFSINGER)AHLQUIST
LOTTIE (NOFFSINGER)McCHESNEY
JOSIE (NOFFSINCER)OLSON
MAUDE (NOFFSINCER) ZANDERHOLM
MYRTLE NOFFSINGER
VAUNIE (NOFFSINGER) WICKS
CLEN NOFFSINGER
CARL NOFFSINGER
ALVA NOFFSINGER
EVA(NOFFSINGER) SELIX
NEWTON NOFFSINGER
LELIA HORN
EDNA (HORN) Mc GO WAN
HELEN (CLARK BNEDFORD
HORACE EDWARD CLARK
GEORGE C CLARK
ALICE (NOFFSINGER) GROVE
PAUL GORE NOFFSINGER
JOHN HOWARD NOFFSINCER
INA(FOX)McGINNIS
WINFIELD DAVID NOFFSINCER
IDA (NOFFS INGER) HILTON
HENRY ELY NOFFSINGER
FAITH (NOFFSINGER)BIDDINGS
MARY (NOFFSINGER)W}IITE
ROY GLANI)ON
CLARENCE GLANDON
NELLIE GLANDON
IRENE CLANDON
DONALD GLANDON
LORAN GLANDON
GLADYS GLANDON
LAURENCE NOFFSINCER
AMY (NOFFSINGER)DYLINA
VIRGIL NOFFSINGER
LAURA NOFFSINGER
WALTER NOFFSINGER
RALPH NOFFSINGER
GEORGE ELLSWORT}1 NOFFSINGER
KENNETH NOFFSINGER
HOMER STULL
PEARL STULL
ALFRED STULL
CHARLES STULL
GEORGE STULL
LORA STULL
FLOYD STULL
DAVID STULL
JAMES STULL
CLARA(NOFFSINGER) KNISELEY
JESSE NOFFSINGER
FRANK NOFFSINGEI
SUSAN (NOFFSINGER) CAYLOR
HENRY NOFFSINGER
LELA NOFFSINGER
WILMA (NOFFSINGER)MEEK
LEE NOFFSINGER
DALE NOFFSINGER
VINNIE (NOFFSINGER) SNELL
JENNIE (NOFFSINGER)FULTON
LEONA NOFFSINCER
ORVILLE NOFFSTNGER
ALTHA NOFFSINGER
RUBY NOFFSINGER
GRACE(NOFFSINGER)SrOCKSDALE
ROY NOFFSINGER
RUTH NOFFSINGER
MARY NOFFSINC.ER
INEZ (NOFFSINCER) BOLLINCER
MOLU E(NOFFSTNCER
MATTIE NOFFSINGER
ONA (NOFFSINGER) HAPNER
HARRISON B MINNTCH
ALVAH J MINNICH
DANIEL NOFFSTN;ER
ALICE(NOFFSINGER)MICHAELS
CYNTHIA(NOFFSINGER)ROBINSON
LAURA (NOFFSINGER) SPANCLER
CLARA ANN NOFFSINCER
ELI NOFFSINGER
SARAH (NOFFSINGER) WARREN
HANNAH NOFFSINGER
EDWARD NOFFS II
EMMA(NOFFSINGER)POWELL
WILLIAM NOFFSINGER
ELLA (NOFFSINGER) CARMEAN
THEODORE NOFFSINGER
JASON NOFFSINGER
GLEE (NOFFS INGER) NEDS
LOUIS HENRY NOFFSINGER
SARAH (NOFFS INGER) STEWARD
WILLIAM ARTEMUS NOFFSINGER
ALFRED MELVIN NOFFSINGER
EDITH (NOFFSINGER) HAYES
ARCH LANTER
LEE LANTER
JOSEPH DALLAS NOFFSINGER
ROXY NOFFSINCER
AMBER(KREIDER) CLARK
GUY KREIDER
LEWIS KREIDER
GROVER NOFFSINGER
HAZEL (NOFFSINCER)PUTERBAUGH
WILLIAM KIDD NQFFSINGER
GEORGE NOFFSINGER
FORREST NOFFSINGER
CLETHA (NOFFSINGER) FISHER
TRESSA (NOFFSINGER) SIMMONS
ROSCOE NOFFSINGER
EVA(NOFFSINGER)HART
HUGH NOFFSINGER
G. WALTER NOFFSINCER
ANDREW NOFFSINGER
CHAUNCEY NOFFSINGER
NELSON GEORGE NOFFSINGER
ORVILLE R NOFFSINCER
SETH NOFFSINGER
BERTH NOFFSINGER
THOMAS BIRUM
MARTHA (BIRUM)MILLER
RACt1EL (BIRUM)HINDSLEy
ROSE BIRIJM
WILLIAM BIRUM
JOSEPH STRUM
CLEMENT SARFF
ALICE (SARFF )MIKESELL
ARCHIE SARFF
EVERETT SARFF
CLAUDE NOFFSINGER
ROLLAND EUGENE NOFFSINGER
MARTHA SUTTON
WILLIAM SUTTON
ELI SUTTON
ANNA (SUTTON) SARFF
ARTEMUS SUTTON
FRANK SUTTON
CHARLEY SUTTON
ELIZABETH SUTTON
TAMES SUTTON
LILY (SUTTON) FULLER
DORA MAY SUTTON
J AN E C S UTTON) S ARFF
SARAH (SUTTON) DRILL
CHkRIJJTTE SUTTON
ALPHEUS BAKER
EVELYN (BAKE MEDLIN
CLAUDE BAKER
GERTRUDE(BAKER) HANLIN
HERBERT BAKER
GLEE (BAKER) CROMAS
WALLACE NOFFSINGER
MARY(NOFFSINGER)McMANN
EMMA(NOFFSINGER)CROW
JAMES LAWRENCE BOWMAN
MARTIN BOWMAN
LAURA JANE BOWMAN
WILBUR GARY BOWMAN
ADA MAY BOWMAN
ADA MAY BOWMAN
WILLIAM N BOWMAN
MARIA LOUESE BOWMAN
IDA (NOFFSINGER) BROWN
JOSEPH NOFFSINGER
NAOH NOFFSINGER
EDWARD NOFFSINGER
CLARA(NOFFSINGER) STEWART
ORA NOFFSINGER
JOHN NOFFSINCER
MARY NOFFSINGER
JAMES NOFFSIN(;ER
EDWARD NOFFSINGER
ANNA (NOFFSINGER) KUHN
WILLIAM EARL MINNICH
LEVI MINNICH
MARVIN McFARLAND
EARL McFARLAND
LOLA McFARLAND
THELMA NOFFSINGER
GLEA(BROWN) RICHER
JOSEPH ELI BROWN
VERA ( B RO WN ) J ONES
GOLDIE(NOFFSINGER)CAIN
WINNIE (NOFFSINGER)HAMPSHIRE
EDITH (NOFFS INGER) CRAWFORD
PEARL(NOFFS INGER)CLEAR
RETHA(NOFFSINGER)McC
LENORA NOFFSINGER
FLO (STEWARD) SCHRICKER
CLAUDE STEWARD
CHARLES STEWARD
ALFRED STEWARD
LUCI LLE(STEWART)RIPP
ELIZABETH (NOFFSINGER) BROWER
MILDRED (NOFFS INC ER)TRtTTER
GLENN E NOFFSINGER
MARY (NOFFS) NGER)WEIMER
SAMUEL ELMER NOFFSINCER
JOEL M NOFFSINGER
LE( NA (NOFFSINGER)COF
JOHN REDINBO
ELMER REDINBO
LUCY REDINBO
CHARLES RED INBO
WILLIAM REDINBO
HENRY REDINBO
MARY (REDINBO)LIPPLE
WESLEY REDINBO
LAURENCE REDINBO
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SENIA (NOFFSINGER) WOODS
CLEON NOFFSINGER
SYLVIA ANN NOFFSINGER
MARGARET (NOFFSINGER)WENGER
ALVAH HINDSLEY
ORVAH HINDSLEY
MAE(REDINBO)KIONS
DORA (REDINBO) RF.NCH
LAUREL REDINBO
MOLLY REDINBO
J REDINBO
SARAH (NOFFSINGER)JONES
JESSIE(NOFFSINGER)GREER
CORDIA (NOFFSINGER) SAMPLE
LYDIA E NOFFSINGER
DANIEL MARION NOFFSINGER
CORYDON NOFFSINGER
EZRA NOFFSINGER
MINNIE(HINDSLEY)SIMMONS
ODESSA(HINDSLEY)SHARPE
MEDA (HINDS LEY) BROOKS
ESTA (HINDSLEY) DEBOLT
LOTTA HINDSLEY
Generation of
Rudolph Nof Is inger
JOYCE MARGARET NOFFSINGER
JOSEPH B NOFFSINGER
SARA (NOFFSINGER)MALOOF
HOWARD B NOFFSINGER, JR
HAROLD D NOFFSINGER
JACK L NOFFSINGER
EDITH B NOFFSINGER
WALTER NOFFSINGER
ANNA KNISELY
RICHARD KNISELY
JOHN KNISELY
JESSE KNISELY
WINIFRED D NOFYSINGER
RONALD L NOFFSINGER
CLEDA (NOFFSINGER) HOPKINS
GLENNA (NOFFSINGER)HOPKINS
VELMA (NOFFSINGER) SMITH
HERSCHEL E NOFFSINGER
T MERLE E NOFFSINGER
NELLIE M NOFFSINGER
r) NORMA L NOFFSINGER
MARILY L NOFFSINGER
JOEL H CORNISH
HARLEY L CORNISH
HOWARD W CORNISH
NELDA E CORNISH
MELBA R CORNISH
RUTH (WEIMER) NAETHERY
ORIEN A WEIMER
CHRISTIAN ORA WEINER
EDWIN ROBERTS
ELSIE ROBERTS
MARY ROBERTS
FRANK ROBERTS
ELIZABETH(ROBERTS) PENICK NETT (BIGGS)McKEE }IIRE HAROLD N BIGGS
)RD LUCILLE BIGGS
CARY JAY BIGGS
EN PAUL LESLIE BIGCS
PHILBERT WILLIAM BIGGS
ERNEST DONALD NOFFSINGER
LUCILLE (BODD) GEORGE
BERNICE EARl
MARGUERITE NOFFSINGER ALFRED NOFFSINGER
ROWER LULA NOFFSINGER T EMMA NOFFSINGER
CLARENCE NOFFSINGER
WOODROW WOODS
P DANIEL T NOFFSINGER
CLYDE N NOFFSTNGER
JOHN A NOFFSINGER
ROBERT NOFFSINGER
lrS WILLIAM J NOFFSINGER
WINIFRED D NOFFSINGER
RONALD L NOFFSINGER
CONSTANCE (NOFFSINGER) BARTO
GORDON ROBERT NOFFSINGER
ROGER U NOFFSINGER
FAYE (WILSON) LUDWIG
CLEO WILSON
MAE (WILSON)MILLER
ARTHUR B WILSON
MAYNARD AHLQUIST
MELVIN AHLQUIST
MARVIN AHLQUIST
CLEON JAMES NOFFSINGER
DOROTHY MAY NOFFSINGER
CHARLES W NOFFSINGER
JERALD L NOFFSINGER
GEORGE NOFFSINGER, JR.
JEANNETTE NOFFSINGER
JOAN(NOFFSINGER)WUST
JOYCE (NOF’FSINGER) RIPP
EARLE LEWIS NOFFSINGER
JAMES PHILLIP NOFFSINGER
WILLIAM JOHN NOFFSINGER
GEORGE STEVENS
VERLA STEVENS
VELENE STEVENS
ELDEN EVERETT ROOT
ORPHA MAE ROOT
EVELINE ROOT
MARILYN ROOT
DONALD ROOT
ALICE ROOT
LOIS ROOT
DONNA AVERILL
ALETHA MUNFORD
JOHN PAUL ROOT
WILLIAM STAUFF, JR.
NAOMI MAE STAUFF
MERL THOMAS ROOT
SAMUEL LAWRENCE ROOT
JOHN BRUCE ROOT
ROBERT LOWELL ROOT
ORVILLE EKSTROM
DONALD EKSTROM
RAYMOND EKSTROM
GERALDINE THOMPSON
DAVID TOMPSON
RICHARD TOMPSON
LELAND EDWIN EDSON
VIOLA EDSON
VERGIL IVAN WHITMER
KENNETH EDWARD SWITZER
FRED ELDRO SWITZER
MARGARET ELIZABETH WENGER
ONA (CONKLIN) HANDSCHY
JOHN MEDLIN
EDNA MEDLIN
JEANETTE NOFFSINGER
GEORGE NOFFSINGER
JOAN(NOFFSINGER)WIIST
JOYCE (NOFFSINGER) RIPP
EDITH (NOFFSINGER)HOOD
STANLEY B NOFFSINGER, JR.
FLORENCE VIRGINIA NOFFSINGER
DOROTHY LOUESE NöFFSINGER
DONALD LEROY NOFFSINGER
DOROTHY (NOFFSINGER)PETER
RUTH NOFFSINGER
LOIS MeCHESNEY
JOHN McCHESNEY
FERN McCHESNEY
RALPH MeCHESNEY
ELEANOR WHITTMER
EDWIN ZANDERHOLM
GAIL ZANDERHOLM
BERTRAM ZANDERHOLM
GLADYS WICKS
JOHN WICKS
SYLVIA WICKS
LEONARD HARRINGTON
CLIFFORD HARRINGTON
EVERETT HARRINGTON
DONALD HARRINGTON
EVELYN HARRINGTON
VERNER HARRINGTON
CLAYTON HARR1NGTON
CLADYS BARRINGTON
VIOLA HARRINGTON
GLEN SELIX
CLAUDE SELIX
LUCILLE SELIX
SHIRLEY SELIX
DAVID SELIX
THADUS SELIX
EVELYN SELIX
DELORES SELIX
DONNA SELIX
GORDON NOFFSINGER
DORIS (NOFFSINGER) SNOW
ESTHER NOFFSINGER
LOYD ALBERT NOFFSINGER
MARGARET E WENGER
MARIA J NOFFSINGER
JAMES L NOFFSINGER
LOUIS R NOFFSINGER
WILLARD H NOFFSINGER
RUTH NOFFSINGER
JOHN WILLARD NOFFSINGER, JR.
FAITH(NOFFSINGER) SWENSON
CATHERINE LOIS NOFFSINGER
HUGH R NOFFSINGER
HELEN HILTON
HOWARD HILTON
MARJORY HILTON
DOROTHY HILTON
ELIZABETH R HILTON
ROBERT GIDDINGS
GORDON HALL
WILFRED L NOFFSINGER
EDWARD D NOFF SINGER
EUGENE NOFFSINGER
GARY NOFFSINGER
GRACE DYLINA
JOSEPH DYLINA
PHILLIP DYLINA
CHESTER DYLINA
MELVIN DYLINA
CYRL E NOFFSINGER
DALE NOFFSINGER
JUDSON NOFFSINGER
JAMES NOFFSINGER
GLENN NOFFSINGER
MARTIN 0 NOFFSINGER
BEATRICE(NOFFSINGER)PIERCE
CLETA PUTERSAUGH
LENORE PUTERBAUGH
STANLEY PUTERBAUGH
PAUL PUTERBAUGH
EVELYN PUTERBAUGH
IVAN PUTERBAUGH
LOIS PUTERBAUGH
FOREST PUTERBAUGH, JR
JAMES PUTERBAUGH
JOEL PUTERBAUGH
JOAN PUTERBAUGH
KENNETH PUTERBAUGH
ROLLAND CLIFFORD NOFFSINGFR
EVELYN MAE(NOFFSINGER)WINNERS
RONDA ELAINE NOFFSINGER
ORVILLE MILTON NOFFSINGER
RAVONNE NOFFSINGER
ELIZABETH NOFFSINGER
WILLIAM NOFFSINGER
ROLLAND NOFFSINGER
GEORGE POWELL
MARGARET POWELL
LUTHEHA POWELL
VELMA (POWELL) STEWART
RAY POWELL
MARGUERITE NOFFSINGER
ALFRED NOFFSINGER
ROBERT E NOFFSINGER
JANE NOFFSINGER
BETTY NOFFSINGER
GOLDIE (NOFFS INGER)OSTERMAN
JOHN MELVIN NOFFSINGER
CLYDE CALVIN NOFFSTNGER
RENA (NOFFSINGER)HENDRICKS
AARON CARMEAN
LESTER CARMEAN
MARVEL CARMEAN
THELMA CARMEAN
THOMAS AARON NOFFSINGER
OSCAR ROEWELL NOFFSINCER
DALLAS MELVIN NOFFSINGER
ULAH (NOFFS INGER) HULL
LOUIS STEWARD
ORVILLE STEWARD
STELLE (STEWARD) BOYER
CECIL STEWARD
ROY STEWARD
ROXY (STEWARDjRICHARDSON
GLETHA M HAYES
CHARLES HAYES
DUANE NOFFSINGER HAYES
HAROLD N HAYES
ETHEL(WILSON)MILLER
RAY C WILSON
H.
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PAUL NOFFSINGER
ROSS NOFFSINGER
RAYMOND NOFFSINGER
CATHERINE (NOFFS INGER) CRANE
WILBUR NOFFSINGER
LUCILLE (NOFFSINC.ER) GROFF
CARL NOFFSINGER
ROY NOFFSINGER
LOIS NOFFSINGER
LOWELL NOFFSINGER
JOHN NOFFSINGER
MARK NOFFSINGER
CHARLES NOFFSINGER
PAULINE (NOFFSINGER)JOLIAT
DONALD EBERSOLE
BARBARA EBERSOLE
CHARLOTTE G NOFFSINGER
HOWARD R NOFFSINGER
ROBERT NOFFSINGER
JAMES NOFFSINGER
ROBERT NOFFSINGER
LEO DYLINA
LAURENCE DYLINA
KATHERINE DYLINA
DONNA(NOFFSINGER)RAZEL
WILLIAM NOFFSINGER
RAYMOND EBERS OLE
MARIE EBERSOLE
8th Generation of Rudolph Noff si nger
BYRON HANDSCHY
MARDELL HANDSCHY
KAYE ANN NOFFSINGER
LEIGH ANN NOFFSINGER
LARRY JO WIIST
LIANE JAYNE WIIST
LAURA JANITA WIIST
LANCE GORDON WIIST
LYLE JAN WIISTER
DENIS LYNN RIPP
KATHY JILL RIPP
GREG STEWART RIPP
LORI BETH RIPP
JACK NOFFSINGER
JUDY NOFFSINGER
JENNY NOFFSINGER
LIANE JAYNE NOFFSINGER
LAURA JANITA NOFFSINGER
LANCE JORDAN NOFFSINGER
LYLE JAN NOFFSINGER
DENISE LYNN RIP?
KATHLEEN JILL RIPP
GREGG STEWARD RIPP
LORI BESS RIP?
JAN ELLEN NOFFSINGER
STEPHAN ALAN NOFFSINGER
DAVID NOFFSINGER
THOMAS NOFFSINGER
MARK A NOFFSINGER
ROBERT D NOFFSINCER
CAROL JUNE NOFFSINGER
JERILYN(NOFFSINGER) THOMAS
JAY EDWIN NOFFSINGER
JAMES A NOFFSINGER
JACK L NOFFSINGER
JUDY A NOFFSINGER
JENNEY S NOFFSINGER
MARGARET (NOFFSINGER) SEANOR
ESTHER (NOFFSINGER)MAPES
- MARY(NOFFSINGER)VAN WINKLE
SUSAN NOFFSINGER
CAROL NOFFSINGER
TIMOTHY LLOYD NOFFSINGER
KENT NOFFSINGER
KIM NOFFSINGER
GAY NELL SMITH
CAROLYN LEAN SMITH
ROBERT ORAL HOPKINS
DORIS ANN HOPKINS
LYNN NOFFSINGER
ANNA LEE NOFFSINGER
JEAN MARIE NOFFSINGER
MARY NOFFSINGER
COREY DOUGLAS NOFFSINGER
KAYE ANN NOFFSINGER
LEIGH ANN NOFFSINGER
LARRY JOE NOFFSINGER
9th Generation of Rudolph Noff singer
DARCY JAMES NOFFSINGER
JULIE MARIE NOFFSINGER
JAZ4IE MICHELLE NOFFSINGER
LETTER S
I am discovering news of my family line for the first time. I have never had contact with my mother’s maternal side of the family. My grandfather, David Elijah Shafer, died in 1920 two months before my sister was born, and my mother was not able to make the trip to his funeral. He was the last of my mother’s im mediate family, so we have been cut off from the Naftzger side of the family all my life.
When I worked at the Woman’s Division of Christian Service, The Methodist Church, New York City, 1945-1949, there was a Julia Parr Naftzger who was president of the North Central Jurisdiction WSCS. She was from Kokomo, md. I always wondered if she were a part of my fa ily circle, but our paths never crossed.
I also have a C.E. Naftzger on my family list, but I’m sure you are not the one because the dates are not right.My sister lives in Seattle and there was a Charles Naftzger who lived at one time in Seattle, so I wonder if they are members of my family line.
I have been attempting to trace Christian Hower through official chruch records. So far, I have found nothing.
My mother was Fern Marie Shafer Thompson(mrs.
Harry Russel Thompson) .She was the daughter of
David Elijah Shafer and his wife,Mary Angeline
Naftzger Shafer. Mrs. Shafer was the daughter
of Joseph Naftzger and his wife, Amelia Hower
Naftzger Bonewitz.
Mrs. A. T. GOOLD, Northfield, Minnesota
LETTER S
I think there is no way to connect our family line to another family. T great grand-dau ghter had the material I first sent you and she insisted they had no Nafziger relative in the U.S. and has never heard her father talk about stories of crossing the ooean. I went to the courthouse and they have no rec ord of a Nafziger owning a place north of Met— amora. Christian, our great-grandfather bou ght a farm north of Washington, Illinois in 1863. That was at the time many Mennonites were moving from eastern states to Illinois.
ROSE NOFSINGER, Eureka, Illinois.
Editor’s Note — Thank you for making such a complete check on the issue. We are convinced and will be looking for your Christian in some of the eastern states or Canada. It helps to clarify one of the many Nafziger families that settle in Illinois.
CONT”D on PAGE TWO
to Hannah Ritter at Dayton, Ohio. Mary and Barbara were born of this marriage. Samuel move to Washington County, Pennsylvania in about 1780 from Westmoreland County, He bou ght land on “Casteel Run” in 1790,but sold it in 1807 and moved to Montgomery County, Ohio following John and his sons who had gone there in 1801. Samuel died before the marriage of his daughter, Mary, in 1842 as that marriage record gives”consent of bride’s mother” widow of Samuel Noffsinger, Sr.
7th Generation of Rudolph Noff Si nger
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4th. GENERATION
PETER NOFFSINGER, JR.
WILLIAM NOFFSINGER
MARTIN NOFFSINGER
5th. GENE RAT ION
JOHN WESLEY NOFFSINGER
JULIA(NOFFS INGER) CLARK
ANN (NOFFS INGER) SHELL
WILLIAM A NOFFSINGER
MARTIN LEVI NOFFSINGER
AN\NDA (NOFFSINGER) KUSEL
MARGARET (NOFFSINGER) CORRIGAN
LONA (NOFFSINGER)MULLIGAN
CLARA(NOFFSINGER) BEST
MAUDE (NOFFS INGER) TUCKER
6th. GENERATION
LLOYD M NOFFSINGER
LOIS(NOFFSINGER)AMOS
CER LYSLE CLIFFORD NOFFSINGER
AWYN(NOFFSINGER)SCHULTZE
MARGARET (N CAPUTI
GERALD NOFFSINGER
ELSIE MAY NOFFSINGER
RALPH NOFFSINGER
LYNN NOFFSINGER
MAURICE TUCKER
RAMONA (TUCKER) ARMOUR
LEOTTA(BEST)SNYDER
HAZEL (BEST) KAUFMAN
BLANCHE ( BEST) CR0 FF
CHARLES ALBERT NOFFSINGER
FREDERICK PETER NOFFSINGER
LEROY NOFFSINGER
PERRY E NOFFSINGER
CLARENCE ALBERT NOFFSINGER
MABEL NOFFSINGER
CECELE (NOFFSINGER) ROBINSON
ULA DEWEY(NOFFSINGER)KELSEY
GERALDINE (NOFFS INGER) RANDALL
JOHN NOFFSINGER
VIRGIL KUSEL
VELDA KUSEL
VERA KUSEL
JENNIE CLARK
EMMA CLARK
KATHERINE (CLARK)METZGER
ROY CLARK
ROBERT NOFFSINGER
HARRY M NQFFSINGER
DOC NOFFSINGER
RAY ELVERDO NOFFSINGER
SADIE(NOFFSINGER)DILLON
RALPH LEONARD NOFFSINGER
HUBERT SHELL
JOHN SHELL
GEORGE SHELL
FELIX SHELL
BESSIE SHELL
NINA SHELL
EVERETT SHELL
‘PS WILHELMINE (SHELL)GRAGG
MURIEL (CORRIGAN)WILLS
JOHN CORRIGAN
DOROTHY (CORRIGAN) HENDERSON
CLARENCE MULLIGAN
ERNEST MULLIGAN
GUY MULLIGAN
GEORGIA (MULLIGAN)KING
PETER 1 AND PETER II
It is our belief that Peter Noffsinger (son of Rudolph had a son named Peter that made the migration from Fredericksburg, Maryland to Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania to south western Ohio and finally to Missouri.He died in Nodaway County, Missouri and his will was probated in 1859. It listed his wife Fraults and daughter Frances and sons William and Wes ley in the probate court action. Also living in Nodaway County is Peter Noffsinger,Jr. who was born in Montgomery County, Ohio and marr ied in Nodaway County in 1853.
We need to identify the complete family of Peter who lived in Westmoreland County, Penn sylvania and established the town of Freder ick, Pennsylvania and the children of the Peter who first made the westward migration to Nodaway County, Missouri to connect the following list of names as descendants to Rudolph Noffsinger.
7th. GENERATION
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8th. GENERATION
LARRY DEAN NOFFSINGER
LINDA (NOFFSINGER) BACH
CLAYTON NOFFSINGER
JOHN NOFFSINGER
STEVEN L NOFFSINGER
JULIE A NOFFSINGER
ROBERT NOFFSINGER, JR
JAMES L NOFFSINGER
JACKIE L NOFFSINGER
SUSAN (FREEMAN) BROWN
SANDRA FREEMAN
BRUCE FREEMAN
MARK FREEMAN
MARILY NOFFSINGER
SARAH EILEEN NOFFSINGER
CARRIE S ROBINSON
MICHAEL WESLEY STREETER
DEANNA JO STREETER
MARCIA JEAN STREETER
AUDREY CAROLYN KELSEY
HOWARD MYRON KELSEY
WARREN LYNN KELSEY
JAMES WILLIAM MIKESELL
JANE (MIKESELL)WHITSON
DANA RUTH RANDELL
GAIL RENEEE RANDELL
DONNA LEE RANDELL
JANET LYNN GILLETT
LORI LOU GILLETT
JOHN NOFFSINGER
WEBB STREIT
JOHN STREIT
LAURA STREIT
PHILLIP ARMOUR
ROSALINA ARMOUR
ANITA ARMOUR
MATTHEW ARMOUR
BETSY ARNOUT
ROBERT WESLEY NOF?SINGER
ANN MARIE NOFFSINGER
CAROL ELAINE NOFFSINGER
KAREN SUE NOFPSINGER
MARY RUTH NOFFSINGER
CHERYL(GOERING)
MARK ALAN COERING
LORA JANISE GOERING
DANIEL EUGENE LEGG
BEVERLY ANN LEGG
STEVEN L NOFFSINGER
JULIE ANN NOFFSINGKR
ROBERT NOFFSINGER, JR
JAMES L NOFFSINGER
JACKIE L NOFFSINGER
NOEL MANDELL
LINDA(DETWILER) SMITH
MILTON D DETWILER
JOYCE E DETWILER
MARCIA B DETWILER
NORMAN LEE NOFFSINGER
SHARON ANN NOFFSINGER
ALLEN HEITSCHMIDT
ROBERT HEITSCHMIDT
SHERRY HEITSCHMIDT
LARRY WAYNE JACKSON
9th GENERA TION
STACIE LEEANN NOFFSINGER
CYNTHIA LYNN NOFFSINGER
ADAM WHITSON
JAMIE L JACKSON
CLAYTON MARTIN NOFFSINGER
WINIFRED NOFFSINGER
DEAN FRANK NOFFSINGER
MARGARET (NOFFSINGER) PAULSON
JAMES LYLE AMOS
THOMAS ARMOUR
CLYDE WESLEY NOFFSINGER
MARJORIE (NOFFSINGER)JACKSON
DOROTHY (NOFFS INGER) DETWILER
LYLA (NOFFS INGER) LEGG
MARIETTA (NOFFSINGER) GOERING
WAYNE ROBERT NOFFSINGER
CLIFFORD E NOFFSINGER
OREN SNYDER
JOHN SNYDER
HELEN (SNYDER) FREEMAN
NANCY(GROFF)STREIT
BLACHE 0 NOFFSINGER
ELWIN L NOFFSINGER
PAULINE NOFFSINGER
IRENE NOFFSINGER
WILBUR NOFFSINGER
MYRON NOFFSINGER
HAROLD NOFFSINGER
PAUL NOFFSINGER
LOIS NOFFSINGER
RUTH M NOFFSINGER
ESTHER NOFFSINGER
RALPH NOFFSINGER
DALE NOFFSINGER
JANE LOUISE ROBINSON
BETTY (RANDALL)MIKESELL
RICHARD DEAN RANDALL
DONALD LEE RANDALL
MARTHA (RANDALL)GIITP
MARGIE(KELSEY) STREIT
MYRON EUGENE KELSEY -
JOHN A NOFFSINGER, JR
SANDRA (KNOLL) REMICK
VEDA KUSEL
VESTA KUSEL
VENUS KTJSEL
ALBERT NOFFSINGER
FORREST NOFFSINGER
ROBERT NOFFSINGER
HAROLD NOFFSINGER
WILLIAM E NOFFSINGER
BETTY NOFFSINGER
HARRY E NOFFSINGER
FLOYD NOFFSINGER
LYLE NOFFSINCER
WILLIAM NOFFSINGER
ELLA MAE NOFFSINGER
GLENN NOFFSINGER
STANLEY NOFFSINGER
ROBERT DILLON
GENE DILLON
FRANCES DILLON
CONNIE NOFFSINGER
ANITA NOFFSINGER
ARNOLD SHELL
CAROL SHELL
MERCEDES SHELL
MARGARET (NOAKES) MITCHELL
RITA NAOKES
VIRGINIA SHELL
GIVEN MARIE GRAGG
JO ANN GRAGG
SHARON (CORRIGAN) MANDEL
MARY JO (CORRI CAN) BRYANT
EDWARD HENERSON
LEONA MULLIGAN
RAMONA MULLIGAN
DOROTHY MULLIGAN
BETTY MULLIGAN
JAMES KING
PATRICK KING
CHARLOTTE LOUIS KING
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5th GENERATION 5th GENERATION 5th GENERATION
JAMES DEAL, FRANK DEAL, LYDIA DEAL, ELLSWORTH DEAL, MARY DEAL CHARLES DEAL, JOHN NOFF, MARY(HOFF)SUDER, JENNIE HUFF,
NELLIE HOFF, LULU(HOFF)FRAZER, FRANK HOFF, MINERVA MCFARLAND, JANE(MCFARLAND)RAKE, ELIZABETH MCFARLAND, LYDIA(MCFARLAND)
RILEY, MARY (MCFARLAND)HANILTON, NELLIE (MCFARLAND) RAKE, EMMA (MCFARLAND) RAKE, JOHN L MCFARLAND, IRENE (MCFARLAND) SEWN,
WILLIAM B MCFARLAND, JAMES MCFARLAND, HATTIE(MCFARLAND)ATHEY, EDWARD MCFARLAND, EDWIN MCFARLAND, WILLIAM N MCALLISTER,
FANNIE MCALLISTER, NELLIE(MCALLISTER)MANNING, HANNAH(MCALLISTER)CERVEZ, KATHERINE MCALLISTER, LENA(MCALLISTER)ANCIL,
BERNARD MCALLISTER, ELIZABETH MCALLISTER, CHARLES MCALLISTER, SIMON NOFFSINGER, JOHN L NOFFSINGER, MARY(NOFFSINGER)IRON
ELIZABETH(NOFFSINGER)MCALLISTER, FRANK NOFFSINGER, DAVID NOFFSINGER, BLANCE(NOFFSINGER)PHILLIPS, CHARLES ALBER NOFFSINCER
SANFORD NOFFSINGER, KATHERINE(NOFFSINGER)SMITH, DORA NOFFSINGER, SWAN PATTERSON, SELINA PATTERSON, CELESTE(PATTERSON)
BROWN, JANE(PATTERSON)MCBRIDE, LUCINDA(PATTERSON)MCCOWN, WILLIAM PATTERSON, ADELINE(PATTERSON)HALL, LOIS(PATTERSON)PEPPER,
WILLIAM MAIDENS, ELIZA(MAIDENS)BLAKE, ELIZABETH(MAIDENS)ATKINSON, EDWARD M MAIDENS, MATHIAS MAIDENS, SHERMAN MAIDENS,
DELLA(MAIDENS)GREEN, JAMES NOFFSINGER, FORREST NOFFSINGER, FRANK NOFFSINGER, NELLIE(NOFFSINGER)LLOYD, ANNA(NOFFSINGER)
RAMSEY, JAMES NOFFSINGER, HOWARD NOFFSINGER, HERBERT NOFFSINGER, SARAH(NOFFSINGER)ROGERS, MAUDE NOFFSINGER, MARIE(NOFFS1416fl
SINGER)WANDLING, AND CHARLES NOFFSINGER.
6th GENERATION 6th GENERATION 6th GENERATION
ALVIN LEROY NOFSINGER, ETHEL(NOFFSINGER)KEVIVITCH, HARRY C NOFFSINGER, ZELLA(NOFFSINGER)MOREHEAD, EDWARD A NOFFSINGER,
NINE NOFFSINGER, NEVA(NOFFSINGER)STUTZMAN, WALTER NOFFSINGER, EDWARD A NOFFSINGER, MINTIE(NOFFSINGER)BAILEY, ANDREW C
NOFFSINGER, EDWARD NOFFSINGER, FRANK W LLOYD, JAMES W LLOYD, CHARLES B LLOYD, LUCY LLOYD, FLORA(RAMSEY)FRANCIS, ELIZA — BETH(RAMSEY)KLEIN, JAMES RAMSEY, FRED NOFFSINGER, HARRY NOFFSINGER, LOUISE(NOFFSINGER)BURFORD, VIRGIE(NOFFSINGER)LUIKART
LENA(NOFFSINGER)TAYLOR, BETTY(NOFFSINGER)COCHRAN, BERTHA NOFFSINGER, WALDO NOFFSINGER, FRANK NOFFSINGER, THADDEUS NOfl— SINGER, EDITH MCALLISTER, MADISON MCALLISTER, RAYMOND NOFFSINGER, RALPH NOFFSINGER, HERMAN NOFFSINGER, DAYTON W NOFF SINGER, FRANCES(NOFFSINGER)FISHER, ISABEL(NOFFSINGER)DEEVER, CHARLES NOFFSINGER, JR, WILMA G NOFFSINGER, MYRTLE E NOFF— SINGER, ELOISE NOFFSINGER, KATHERINE R NOFFSINGER, FRANK E NOFFSINGER, HAROLD NOFFSINGER, EVA L NOFFSINGER, EDITH(LLOYD)
TURNVULL, VIRGINIA(LLOYD)AGEE, MARTHA(LLOYD)BRITTON, CHARLES NOFFSINGER, JOHN BARRETT NOFFSINGER, JAMES ELMER NOFFSINCER
BLANCHE(NOFFSINGER)HAYES, MAUDE(NOFFSINGER)MAST, EARL NOFFSINGER, IRENE(HALL)FOGLE, CAROLINE(HALL)HUROIN, ELIZABETH HALL,
BESSIE HALL, LAURA(HALL)HARRIS, WILLIAM HALL, JOHN LEE HALL, THEODORE GEVREZ, ELIZA GEVREZ, DEDIER GEVREZ, THEODORE GEVREZ,
LAFAYETTE GEVR.EZ, FRANCIS GEVREZ, EVELINE GEVREZ, GARNET(GEVREZ)NEWTON, FANIE BLY GEVREZ, CATHERINE(GEVREZ)WESTERFIELD,
ELOUISE(GEVREZ)JOHNSTON, DAISY(GEVREZ)HASTINGS, CLIFFORD MASON GEVREZ,
7th GENERATION 7th GENERATION 7th GENERATION
CHARLES NEWTON, JR, DALE JOHNSON, ROBERT WESTERFIELD, MAURICE WESTERFIELD, J. H. WESTERFIELD, CATHERINE LEIGH WESTER— FIELD, ADA(HASTINGS)DUNCAN, RUSSELL THEODORE HASTINGS, DONNA MARIE(HASTINGS)NIEDS, ROBERT PAUL HASTINGS, JAMES THURMAN
HASTINGS, EUNICE(HALL)REABOLT, CARL HALL, HAZEL(HALL)SMITH, EDITH HALL, ORVILLE HALL, MARIE(HALL)RUDY, ALDENA(HALL)NOE
CLARENCE BAILEY, FRANK BAILEY, HENRY BAILEY, DONALD NOFFSINGER, LESTER NOFFSINGER, VERA NOFFSINGER, CALRK NOFFSINGER,
HARLAND NOFFSINGER, RALPH NOFFSINGER, NORMAN NOFFSINGER, BLANCHE MAST, LUCILLE HORN, DOUGLAS MAST, LYLE NOFFSINCER,
ELMER NOFFSINGER, EARL NOFFSINGER, JR, CHARLES NOFFSINGER, DOROTHY NOFFSINGER, WAVA NOFFSINGER, FRANKLIN NOFFSINGER,
RICHARD W NOFFSINGER, KENNE E NOFFSINGER, VIRGIL NOFFSINGER, MEREDITH NOFFSINGER, HARVEY L NOFFSINGER, THADDEUS BURFORD,
MARY(BURFORD)CLIFTON, FRANCIS LUIKART, CLARENCE LUIKART, DAVID LUILRT, CLAYTON TAYLOR, ARLINE TAYLOR, JOHN B COCHRAN,
GORDON COCHRAN, WALDO F COCHRAN, EDITH L COCHRAN, AND DONNA J NOFFSINGER.
8th GENERATION 8th GENERATION 8th GENERATION
PATRICIA NOE BROWN, ELIZABETH HASTINGS, CATHERINE HASTINGS, VANESSA HASTINGS, ROBERT HASTINGS, BLANCHE(MAST)HETNEKEN, ROBERT MOORHEAD, HOWARD WAYNE MOORHEAD, LELAND JAMES MOORHEAD, BARBARA J NOFFSINGER, ROXIE(NOFFSINGER)PENNINGTON, KAREN (NOFFSINGER)HILL, MARSHALL(NOFFSINGER)KELLER, AND VIRGIL D NOFFSINGER, JR.
9th GENERATION 9th GENERATION 9th GENERATION
ROGERT WILLIAM HEINEKEN, JAMES ROBERT HEINEKEN, TERRY JOSEPH HEINEKEN, RANDALL DOUGLAS HEINEKEN, AND REBECCA L BROWN
3rd. GENERATION MATHIAS NOFFSINGER
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SUSANNAH NISEWONGER
MARIA NISEWONGER
ANN NISEWONGER
JOHN NISEWONGER
SALINA NISEWONGER
JONATHAN NISEWONGER
JULIANNA NISEWONGER
SAMUEL NISEWONGER
JACOB NISEWONGER
DANIEL NISEWONGER
CATHERINE NISEWONGER
PETER NOFFSINGER
SALLY(NOFFSINGER)DRUM
JOHN NOFFSINGER
NANCY (NOFFSINGER) KITTS
BETSEY (NOFFSINGER) SMITH
LYDIA(NOFFS INGER)DRUM
SAMUEL NOFFSINGER
JAMES NOFFSINGER
4th GENERATION
According to Evangelical Lutheran Church Records at Frederick, Maryland, Johannes Newu— schwanger and Anna Maria Naphzinger were marr ied in 1780. The marriage was witness by Sam uel, Mathias, Peter, and Catharina Naphzinger. Johannes and Anna Maria (Naphzinger) Newusch— wnager moved to Washington County,Pennsylvania which would have been the same migration trail used by Samuel and Peter Noffsinger who are sons of Rudolph. It is possible that the Mathias listed above may be the same one that corssed the frozen Ohio River in 1805 to settle in southeast Ohio(Belmont County. Thus, he may well be the name of the unidentified son of Rudolph cited in Mrs. Richer’s book. Also, based on the above clues it would appear that Rudolph lived near Frederick,Maryland and the name of his second wife is Susanna Kernin. We hope some of our readers living in the Freder ick, Maryland area will take some time to check courthouse records for births, marriages, deaths, and deeds to gain some documentation for our clues. __________________________________
SARAH NOFFSINGER
JAMES NOFFSINGER
MARY NOFFSINGER
DAVID NOFFSINGER
BETTY NOFFSINGER
JOHN NOFFSINGER
MATHIAS NOFFSINGER
JANE NOFFSINGER
KATHERINE NOFFSINGER
EDWARD NOFFSINGER
LUCINDA(NOFF5INGER) PATTERSC
SARAH (NOFFSINGER)DEAL
PHILENA(NOFFSINGER)
NANCY (NOFFS INGER ) HUFF
JOHN NOFFSINGER
ELIZABETH (NOFFS INGER) M
LYDIA NOFFSINGER
MATTHAIS NOFFSINGER
MARY (NOFFSINGER)MCALLISTER
WILLIAM B NOFFSINGER
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TER S LETTERS
Thank you for copies of the Nafzger Heritage News. I have enjoyed them. Enclosed is in formation on my family line.
I am sending money to help with past ex penses and for a future subscription to the News.
KENNETH W NAFZIGER, Hopedale, Illinois
Editor’s Note; Ken is a descendant of Christ ian W Nafziger who married Elizabeth Erismarin. Christian W is the son of Christian(1786—1819) and Elizabeth(Fisher)Nafziger. This appears to be a very substantial Nafziger line from the Hopedale area. We want to feature this line in some future issue of the News so we expect to be in touch with Ken to get some additional information for the feature story.
It was nice to speak with you on the tele phone about Nafzger kin. In Woodford County, Illinois, I found nine ways of spelling Nafz ger in documents of record. I shall spell it as you do in your publication.
My great grandmother Barbara (Nafziger) Gautsche was born in Madison Township, Butler County, Ohio. Her parents were Peter Nafzger and Elizabeth Nafzger (maiden name not known) Barbara Nafziger married Heinrich Gautsche in Butler County in 1853. Heinrich and Barbara Gautsche had ten children,including Magdalena (called Lena) ,who married grandfather Christ ian Garber. The Garvers had thirteen child ren,including my mother, Anna Matilda (Garber) Myers.
Great grandmother Barbara (Nafziger)Gautsche must have lived in Butler County, Ohio until after their daughter Veronica(called Fannie) was born in 1873. The age of Fannie when they moved to Woodford County,Illinois isn’t known. The Gautsches(Barbara and Heinrich)lived on a farm she inherited from her father, Peter who died in 1882. In 1903, great grandmother purchased a house in Metamore, Illinois where she lived until her death in 1911.
I’ll appreciate any information you can sup ply on said Peter Nafziger family. Also, do you know of anyone working on family lines of Myers, Garber, or Gautsche?
ORVAL C. MYERS, Columbus, Ohio
Editor’s Note — Can any of our readers help Mr. Myers with this family line? We have no information in the files on this Nafziger line. We hope descendants of this line will write the News.
Enclosed is my check for subscription to the News. I enjoy it very much. My Gra
RD, Christian Naffziger sailed from •ermany with his family in 1853. He settled near Danvers, Illinois and there is still a Naffziger liv ing on the home farm.
It was so interesting to go through those two packets of information you Bent me at different times. I have spent quite a bit or time going through it. It is very interesting and informative. I must confess that it takes quite a while to really soak in or is it my age? I have a son—in—law who takes a lot, of interest and he has followed Borne of the in formation you sent much further than I was able.
I am undertaking the task of bringing the data of my family line up-to-date. I have started to visit the various Nofziger homes who are not closely related with my immediate family. This is really opening up things that I never knew or realized how so many married quite close into their own family line.
One thing that wouldn’t complicate things go much if there were fewer Peter’s, Joseph’s Jacob’s, Christian’s, John’s, Daniel’s and a few more Clair’s, Harley’s, Adams’s, etc. I will be looking forward to seeing you some time in the spring.
HARLEY NOFZIGER, rchbold, Ohio
I read with interest each issue of the News. It is my hope that you will be able to con tinue the excellent work which you have begun. Enclosed is my subscription along with the in formation sheet you requested in the January issue. With best regards.
DONALD A NOFFSINGER, Anderson, Indiana.
We received a nice letter from Robert E Nof singer of Wichlta,Kansas.The letter contained considerable valuable information on his family line. He is a descendant of Peter who landed in America in 17L
Please find a check for my subscription. I was most pleased to receive a copy of the News as I was not aware of its existence. Naturally, I’d be interested in back issues when they are available. How interesting to read the features and letters from other gen ealogy buffs.
I can’t help wondering if (with writer’s per mission) it would be possible to add the street address to the letters! My particular reason is a letter from Mrs. 3. F. White of Rochester, Minnesota statement that she has published a book. Sounds interesting. I would like to buy a copy.
I’ve been wracking my brain to find something to contribute to your endeavor. I have a photo of Elizabeth Johnson Noffsinger (1818—1900) wife of Absolem Noffsinger(l813-l850).She was the mother of seven Noffsinger but the pic ture is with her second husband, Edward John son. There are other descendants in the Union City area. Do you have contact with them?
Best wishes and good luck in your search.
MARDELL EDWARDS, Saratoga, Indiana Editor’s Note — We have not been listing the street addresses because some of our readers may object; however, I am sure Mary White will
be glad to provide our readers with informat ion as to procedure to follow for the pur chase of her book. She lives at 816 Memorial Parkway Drive in Rochester.
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The enclosed check is for my subscription. I hope all of the Nafzgers receiving the News will realize that it needs support financially to grow larger and better.
I would like to communicate with descendants of John Nafzger who moved to Stark County, Ohio in 1817. He is the son of Hen Nafzger who is the second son of Matthew Nafzger who landed in America in 1749.
Recently, I became acquainted with Mr. C. J. Kurtz of Elverson,Pennsylvania who is on your mailing list. He is an Old Order Mennonite Minister and is interested in the Lancaster Mennonite Conference, Historical Society at 2215 Mill Stream Road, Lancaster. I believe this group has already requested to be put on your mailing list.
Also, I have visited an Amish Minister who is seekihg information on the early Nafzgers in Pennsylvania. He also writes an Amish paper called “ Diary by Joseph Beiler, R#l, Box 245, Gordonville, Pennsylvania, 19529.
FOSTER NAFTZINGER, Reading, Pennsylvania
Thanks for all your effort in publishing the Nafzger Heritage News We do enjoy it. When our son came home from school and needed his family tree, the News really helped.
MRS. ELDON DEAN NAFZIGER, Hopedale, Illinois
One of the Bigelow cousins sent me the en closed cartoon,which really tickled our funny— bones, as it takes a gentle poke at the in flated egos of some genealogists.
A second look, however, reveals that the G artist is somebody’s cousin(Nofziger)—any idea who he is? The cartoon came from Texas but I note a Los Angeles syndication.
Best wishes, and I approve of your not print ing all of the letters; a few of the more in formative ones, yes——but not all. Save your space for tJie articles. I guess you know what ink and paper prices have jumped to. My own mimeographed family newsletter is fighting inflation too.
While visiting in the home of Elbert Nof singer in Central City, Kentucky, I had the pleasure of reading the News featuring Peter who landed in America in 1749. I was really thrilled when I found the name of my Gr—Grand mother, Susan(Noffsinger)Stroud listed. Since her and Gr—Grandfather Zacheus Stroud’s child ren were shown in the 5th generation and Grand father Bradford Noffsinger Stroud’s children were shown in the 6th generation, I thought I would send a family group chart listing the children of my father, Eugene Stroud ai an addition to the 7th generation. Enclosed is donation and request to be added to your mail ing list.
FINIS B STROUD, Owensboro, Kentucky -
I am working on a complete genealogy of the MOSES ELI NAFZINGER family who is a descend ant of Peter Nafzinger, born 1790, Illbach. Germany and buried at Sea in l827.Also,I have considerable information on descendants of Lizzie and Fannie Nafzinger from “ Family History,l9ll’ Published by Mennonite Publish ing House, Scott Dale,Pennsylvania and “ Years Building on the Warwick”, 1947 by War wick River Mennonite Church,Denbigh, Virginia. I have zery little information on John Naf— zinger, a descendant* who moved to Kansas.
I would like to hear from some of the des i cendants. Will send as soon as completed.
.MQSES LEROY NAFZINGER, Fairfax Station, Va.
I have enclosed a photostat of marriage rec ord of Mary Nofsinger and James McAllister. Since Mary Noffsinger married James in 1864, and Mrs. Duncan’s family says she died when a small child about five years old. I don’t see how she could have had all the children named unless some were twins. We don’t know anything about any of them except Hannah Gev rez. I thought likely James McAllister married again after her death as he didn’t die until 1917 in Indianapolis, and was written up as a Civil War veteran. I see by my old notes that James’s granddaughter said Mary Noffsinger was his first wife. Thanks for answering my letter and the data.
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