Benjamin Diefenderfer and Julia Knappenberger

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Husband Benjamin Diefenderfer ¹

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           Born: Abt 1804
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           Died: 1887 - Mercer Co, PA 1
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Wife Julia Knappenberger ¹

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           Died: 1852 1
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Children

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1 M George B. Diefenderfer ¹

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2 M James D. Diefenderfer ¹

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3 M Jeremiah Diefenderfer ¹

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4 M Eli Diefenderfer ¹

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           Born: 31 Aug 1845 - Lehigh Co, PA 1
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         Spouse: Louisa Diefenderfer (      -      ) 2
           Marr: 1870 - Salem Twp, Mercer Co, PA 1

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5 M Sylvester Diefenderfer ¹

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           Born: Abt 1850
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General Notes: Husband - Benjamin Diefenderfer

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He moved to Mercer County, Pennsylvania, in 1855, and located on the old "Mead Campbell" farm in Pymatuning Township, spending the remainder of his life there. He was a member of the Lutheran church, and as a representative of the Democratic Party he served several terms as a supervisor.

1 J. G. White, A Twentieth Century History of Mercer County Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1909), Pg 738.

2 —, History of Mercer County, Pennsylvania. Its Past and Present (Chicago, IL: Brown, Runk & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 1175.