Joseph Lauffer and Esther Berlin

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Husband Joseph Lauffer ^{1 2 3}

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           Born: 21 Dec 1833 - near Murrysville, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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           Died: 21 Apr 1894 3
         Buried: 

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         Father: John Lauffer (1789-1873) 4 5 6
         Mother: Elizabeth Andre (1795-1877) 7

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       Marriage: 24 Feb 1859 3

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Wife Esther Berlin ^{1 2 3 7}

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           Born: 27 Feb 1834 7 8
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           Died: 20 Jan 1895 8
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         Father: Col. Elias Berlin (1801-1895) 1 9 10 11 12
         Mother: Sarah Ament (Abt 1803-1869) 1 2 11 12

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Children

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1 M Israel E. Lauffer ^{7 8}

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           Born: 3 Jan 1860 or 3 Jun 1861 - near Murrysville, Westmoreland Co, PA 7 8
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           Died: 24 Dec 1890 8
         Buried:  - Export, Westmoreland Co, PA

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2 F Gerusha J. Lauffer ¹³

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           Born: 15 Jun 1861 13
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           Died: 28 Jun 1905 13
         Buried: 

         Spouse: S. J. Duff (      -      ) 13
           Marr: 24 Nov 1887 13

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3 F Sarah Elizabeth Lauffer ^{13 14}

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            AKA: Sarah L. Lauffer 13
           Born: 28 May 1863 13
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         Spouse: William G. Kline (1869-      ) 13 14
           Marr: 22 Feb 1900 13 14

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4 F Mehalah J. Lauffer ¹³

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            AKA: Mahala L. Lauffer 15
           Born: 27 Apr 1865 13
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           Died: 31 Oct 1897 13
         Buried:  - Hill's Cemetery, Manor Dale, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: George N. Geiger (      -      ) 15
           Marr: 22 May 1891 13

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5 F Mary A. Lauffer ¹³

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           Born: 27 Jun 1867 13
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         Spouse: John W. Soles (      -      ) 15
           Marr: 20 Oct 1892 13

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6 F Ida C. Lauffer ¹³

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           Born: 20 Jan 1870 13
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         Spouse: William A. McGinn (      -      ) 15
           Marr: 25 Feb 1897 13

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7 M J. Fink Lauffer ¹³

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           Born: 15 Feb 1872 13
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         Spouse: Alice P. Jenkins (      -      ) 13
           Marr: 16 Jun 1898 13

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8 M E. B. Lauffer ¹³

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           Born: 5 Apr 1874 13
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           Died: 
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9 F Bertha M. Lauffer ¹³

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           Born: 22 Mar 1876 13
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Ira M. Alexander (      -      ) 15
           Marr: 14 Feb 1895 13

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General Notes: Husband - Joseph Lauffer

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He served for many years as a member of the school board of his township. He was an elder in the Evangelical Lutheran church.

1 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 611.

2 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 113, 506.

3 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 91.

4 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 122, 368.

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

6 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 90.

7 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 122.

8 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 130.

9 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 148.

10 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 112, 506.

11 —, Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania, Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion. (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co., 1898), Pg 1123.

12 —, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, Her Pioneers and People, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Company, 1917), Pg 179.

13 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 139.

14 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 439.

15 The Lauffer History. A Genealogical Chart of the Descendents of Christian Lauffer, the Pioneer. (Jeannette, PA: Press of the Westmoreland Journal, 1906), Pg 140.