John Oesterling and Elizabeth Ripper

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Husband John Oesterling ^{1 2}

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           Born: Abt 1797 - Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany
     Christened: 
           Died: Mar 1864 - Summit Twp, Butler Co, PA 3
         Buried: 

       Marriage:  - Germany

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Wife Elizabeth Ripper ^{2 3}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died:  - Summit Twp, Butler Co, PA
         Buried: 

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Children

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1 M John Oesterling ^{3 4}

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           Born: Abt 1818 - Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany
     Christened: 
           Died: 1870 - Summit Twp, Butler Co, PA 4
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Mary Weisenstine (      -Bef 1909) 4

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2 F Catherine Oesterling ^{1 5}

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 1866 6
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Adam Schenck (1827-1881) 5 6
           Marr: 1847 6

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3 F Mary Elizabeth Oesterling ^{7 8 9}

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           Born:  - Germany
     Christened: 
           Died: 25 Dec 1899 8
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William Vogeley (1822-1873) 7 9 10

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4 M Leonard Oesterling, Sr. ^{2 3}

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           Born: 18 Apr 1831 - Bremen, Germany 2 3
     Christened: 
           Died: Aft 1909
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Margaret Flohr (Abt 1834-Aft 1909) 3
           Marr: 15 Feb 1852 3

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5 F Ann E. Oesterling ³

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           Born: 
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: George Frederick (      -      ) 3

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6 M Peter Oesterling ¹¹

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           Born: 9 Oct 1835 11
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Catherine Shoup (      -      ) 11
           Marr: 19 Aug 1858 11

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7 M Adam Oesterling ^{3 12 13}

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           Born: 1836 - Summit Twp, Butler Co, PA 13 14
     Christened: 
           Died: 1912 13
         Buried:  - South Cemetery, Butler, Butler Co, PA

         Spouse: Elizabeth Forcht (1838-1894) 13

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8 F Margaret Oesterling ³

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           Born: 
     Christened: 
           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: Adam Frederick (      -      ) 3

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General Notes: Husband - John Oesterling

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He was a native of Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, came to Pennsylvania in 1831, and settled in Summit township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, near Herman station. Five years afterwards he removed to a farm later owned and occupied by his sons, Adam and Peter, on which he made many improvements, residing there down to his death. He was a member of the German Lutheran church of Butler.

He and his wife were the parents of fourteen children, eight of whom grew to maturity.

1 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 790, 844.

2 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 915.

3 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 844.

4 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1097.

5 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 736.

6 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 790.

7 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 737, 844.

8 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1269.

9 George P. Donehoo, Pennsylvania - A History (SW) (New York, NY; Chicago, IL: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc., 1926), Pg 79.

10 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1268.

11 Editor, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (R. C. Brown & Co. Publishers, 1895), Pg 845.

12 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1050.

13 C. Hale Sipe, History of Butler County, Pennsylvania (Topeka - Indianapolis: Historical Publishing Co., 1927), Pg 1104.

14 James A. McKee, 20th Century History of Butler and Butler County, Pa., and Representative Citizens (Chicago, IL: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., 1909), Pg 1051.