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 4
     Christened: 
           Died: 21 Apr 1894 3 4
         Buried: 

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         Father: John Lauffer (1789-1873) 5 6 7
         Mother: Elizabeth Andre (1795-1877) 8

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       Marriage: 24 Feb 1859 3

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Wife Esther Berlin ^{1 2 3 8}

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           Born: 27 Feb 1834 8 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 20 Jan 1895 9
         Buried: 

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         Father: Col. Elias Berlin (1801-1895) 1 10 11 12 13
         Mother: Sarah Ament (Abt 1803-1869) 1 12 13 14

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Children

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1 M Israel E. Lauffer ^{8 9}

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           Born: 3 Jan 1860 or 3 Jun 1861 - near Murrysville, Westmoreland Co, PA 8 9
     Christened: 
           Died: 24 Dec 1890 9
         Buried:  - Export, Franklin Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA

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2 F Gerusha J. Lauffer ¹⁵

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

         Spouse: S. J. Duff (      -      ) 15
           Marr: 24 Nov 1887 15

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3 F Sarah Elizabeth Lauffer ^{15 16}

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            AKA: Sarah L. Lauffer 15
           Born: 28 May 1863 15
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: William G. Kline (1869-      ) 15 16
           Marr: 22 Feb 1900 15 16

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4 F Mehalah J. Lauffer ¹⁵

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            AKA: Mahala L. Lauffer 17
           Born: 27 Apr 1865 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 31 Oct 1897 15
         Buried:  - Hill's Cemetery, Manor Dale, Westmoreland Co, PA

         Spouse: George N. Geiger (      -      ) 17
           Marr: 22 May 1891 15

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5 F Mary A. Lauffer ¹⁵

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           Born: 27 Jun 1867 15
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: John W. Soles (      -      ) 17
           Marr: 20 Oct 1892 15

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6 F Ida C. Lauffer ¹⁵

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           Born: 20 Jan 1870 15
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: William A. McGinn (      -      ) 17
           Marr: 25 Feb 1897 15

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7 M J. Fink Lauffer ¹⁵

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

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8 M E. B. Lauffer ¹⁵

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           Born: 5 Apr 1874 15
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           Died: 
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9 F Bertha M. Lauffer ¹⁵

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           Born: 22 Mar 1876 15
     Christened: 
           Died: 
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         Spouse: Ira M. Alexander (      -      ) 17
           Marr: 14 Feb 1895 15

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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, 1261.

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 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 1261.

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

6 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 346, 1261.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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