George Ifft, Sr. and Sophia Reeb

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Husband George Ifft, Sr. ¹

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            AKA: John George Ifft 2
           Born: 1815 - Vollmarz, Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany 1
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           Died: 19 Apr 1891 - Jackson Twp, Butler Co, PA 1
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         Father: John George Ifft (      -      ) 2
         Mother: Anna Barbara Pfeifer (      -      ) 2

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       Marriage: 1838 1

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Wife Sophia Reeb ¹

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           Born: 1822 - Germany 1
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           Died: Dec 1893 3
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         Father: Nicholas Reeb (      -1869) 1
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Children

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1 M George Ifft ^{4 5}

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           Born: 26 Aug 1839 - Jackson Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
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           Died: Apr 1908 3
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         Spouse: Emilie Schilling (      -1890) 6
           Marr: 1861 4

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2 F Catherine Ifft ¹

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         Spouse: Peter Peiffer (      -      ) 1

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3 M William H. Ifft ^{1 3}

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           Died: Dec 1894 3
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4 F Sarah Ifft ¹

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         Spouse: George G. Lutz (      -      ) 3

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5 M Henry John Ifft ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1 May 1849 - Jackson Twp, Butler Co, PA 1 2
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         Spouse: Agnes A. Lyon (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 7 Nov 1872 3

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6 M John Nicholas Ifft ^{3 4}

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           Born: 23 Jul 1853 - Jackson Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
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         Spouse: Mary L. Datt (      -      ) 4
           Marr: 24 Aug 1882 4

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7 M Lewis J. Ifft ^{1 3}

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8 F [Infant] Ifft ³

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General Notes: Husband - George Ifft, Sr.

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He was born in Germany and at the age of seven­teen years, in 1832, he immigrated to Pennsylvania, and found employment with his uncle, Peter Ifft, in Beaver County, Pennsylvania. In 1838 he married and located on his father-in-law's farm in Cranberry township, Butler County. In 1841 he purchased a farm in Jackson township, and in 1850 removed to a homestead in Jackson township, near the limits of Evans City.
Mr. Ifft was a Democrat, and filled a number of the township offices. He gave liberally towards the erection of two Lutheran churches at Evans City, and was an elder in the church for many years.

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General Notes: Wife - Sophia Reeb

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She was born in Alsace, France. [TCHBC, 963]
She was born in Germany and came to the United States with her father in 1827.

1 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1103.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 960.

3 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 963.

4 —, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 1104.

5 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 963, 1085.

6 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1085.