Christian Lauffer and Elizabeth Detar

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Husband Christian Lauffer ^{1 2}

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           Born: Cal 18 Sep 1799
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Aug 1886 3
         Buried:  - Denmark Manor Cemetery, Penn Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: John Lauffer, Sr. (1769-1851) 2 4 5 6
         Mother: Susanna Kemerer (Abt 1774-1815) 2

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       Marriage: 

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Wife Elizabeth Detar ^{1 3}

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           Born: Cal 14 Sep 1800
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Jan 1883 3
         Buried:  - Denmark Manor Cemetery, Penn Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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Children

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1 F Mary Lauffer ^{1 3}

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           Born: 3 Jun 1824 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Bef 1915 - Westmoreland Co, PA
         Buried: 

         Spouse: John Wigle (      -      ) 1 3
           Marr: 16 Jun 1844 3

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2 F Anna Margaret Lauffer ^{3 7 8}

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           Born: 1 Aug 1827 - Westmoreland Co, PA 9
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1915
         Buried: 

         Spouse: David Keister (1824-1890) 7 8 9 10
           Marr: 20 Jun 1844 7 9

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3 F Susan Lauffer ³

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           Born: 10 Dec 1831 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 16 May 1861 - near Washington, D. C. 9
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Samuel Earhart (      -      ) 9
           Marr: 25 Dec 1851 9

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4 M Simon D. Lauffer ^{1 11}

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           Born: 31 Mar 1834 12
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Catherine "Kate" Painter (      -      ) 12
           Marr: 24 Dec 1863 12 13

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5 F Elizabeth Lauffer ^{1 3 14}

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           Born: 19 Sep 1838 or 1841 12 14
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1915
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Joseph B. Martin (1831-      ) 1 12 15
           Marr: 22 May 1854 12 14

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6 M John Lauffer ³

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: while young
 Cause of Death: Fever
         Buried: 

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General Notes: Husband - Christian Lauffer

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He and his wife were among the early residents of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. Both were members of the German Reformed Church. He was the owner of a small farm in Penn township, on which he operated a mill.

1 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 203.

2 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 29.

3 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 42.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 367.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 524.

6 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 346, 1260.

7 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 366.

8 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 202.

9 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 44.

10 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 99.

11 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 42, 45.

12 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 45.

13 Joan S. Hanson & Kenneth L. Hanson, Marriages from Venango County Sources (Apollo, PA: Closson Press, 1994), Pg 140.

14 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 654.

15 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 618.