Barbara Moyer Cassel

• Daughter of Reverend Yelles (Julius) Cassel and Susanna "Anna" Cassel (Meyer)
• Birth: October 25, 1731 in Franconia, PA, British Colonial America
• Death: December 29, 1792 (61) in Franconia, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America
• Place of Burial: Delps Cemetery, Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
• Barbara Moyer Casse Find A Grave Memorial

Married

• Married: Rev. Christian Meyer Funk,Sr., son of Bishop Heinrich Funck, II and Anna Christina Meyer.

Children

• Anna Cassel Funk Rosenberger, 1755–1790
• Elizabeth Funk Gotwals, 1756–1817
• Mary Funk, born in 1757. She was married in Skippack in 1784. There is no other record of her life or of her husband.
• Catherine Funk Detweiler, 1759–1808
• Barbara Funk Reiff, 1760–1798
• Sarah Funk, born in 1761. She married Michael Brodt in 1787.
• John Funk, born in 1762. He married Ann Johnson in 1788 in Skippack. Ann was born in Skippack in 1761. John was a Funkite minister and a farmer. In 1811 he inherited his father's farm. During the War of 1812 John attempted speculating (investing in real estate, stocks and bonds.) but could not make his payments to his father's estate as a result of his investments. His son bought the farm and John bought another farm in Berks County. John and Ann had 5 children. Ann (Johnson) Funk died May 25, 1797 in Skippack and was buried in Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery. John married Elizabeth Wagner in 1798. They had 4 children. John Funk died in Amnity Township, Berks County, PA.
• Abraham Funk, 1764–1796

Rev. Christian Meyer Funk, Sr, by North America, Family Histories, Cassel A genealogical history of the Cassel family in America : being the descendants of Julius Kassel.

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History

Christian Meyer Funk was born in Franconia, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. He was a son of Henry (1702-1760) and Anna (Meyer) Funk (1707-1758) who were the parents of 10 children. Barbara Moyer Cassel was born in Franconia in 1731. She was a daughter of Yelles (1679-1750) and Anna (Meyer) Cassel (1688-1755) who had 9 children. Christian and Barbara were married in 1751 in Franconia. Christian and Barbara lived at Christian's parents' homestead at Indian Creek . After his father's death in 1760 Christian inherited 137 acres 143 perches of the land with the house built by his father and his brother Abraham inherited 63 acres 19 perches with the mill and other improvements built by his father. In 1763 Christian purchased the remainder of his father's homestead and mill from Abraham. Abraham began serving as a minister in the Franconia Mennonite Conference after being ordained by his father in 1756 and he became minister of Franconia Mennonite church in 1757.

As support grew for rebellion against British rule and taxes were imposed to finance the Revolutionary War the members of the Mennonite church developed a rift over whether they should or should not support the war effort. Christian did not oppose the war. , in fact he favored Colonial independence and willingly paid the war tax. He was eventually expelled from the Franconia Mennonite Conference after which he and the other like minded Mennonites formed a sect of the church called Funkites, a group which disintegrated in 1855. Although Christian supported the war he refused to report for military duty after being drafted. Fines were levied against him for his refusal. He appealed the fines on the ground that he was a minister at the time of the draft but his appeal was denied. Christian made a living as a miller, farmer, and minister.

He and Barbara had 9 children:

• 1. Anna Funk was a GG Great Grandmother of Vera Shelly (Hummel) Garis: Anna (Funk)/ David Rosenberger > David Rosenberger/ Catharine (Delp) > Barbara (Rosenberger)/ Christian B. Shelly > John R. Shelly/ Susanna (Diehl) > Katharine D. (Shelly)/ Harry Franklin B. Hummel > Vera Shelly (Hummel) Garis
• 2. Elizabeth Funk was born in 1755 . She married Henry Gotwals in 1776 in Franconia. Henry was born in 1749. He served during the Revolutionary War as a PVT 3rd Class in Captain Weaver's Company of Philadelphia County Militia's 1st battalion. Elizabeth and Henry had 5 sons and Henry made a living as a farmer. Elizabeth (Funk) Gotwals died March 26, 1817 and Henry Gotwals died July 25, 1832. They were buried at the Funkite (Providence Mennonite) Cemetery, Evansburg, Montgomery County, PA.
• 3. Mary Funk was born in 1757. She was married in Skippack in 1784. There is no other record of her life or of her husband.
• 4. Catherine Funk was a GG Great Grandmother of Elmer D. Garis: Catherine (Funk)/John K. Detweiler. > John F. Detweiler/ Anna H. (Detweiler) > Anna D. (Detweiler)/ John F. Detweiler > Catharine D. (Detweiler)/ Joseph S, Garis > Frank D. Garis/ Ida S. (Detweiler) > Elmer D. Garis
• 5.Barbara Funk was born June 22, 1760. She married John Reiff in 1780 in Skippack. John was born in 1759. in Towamencin which was later bequeathed to the German Baptist church through the will of John's and Barbara's son John F. Reiff. on August 14. 1830. Barbara and John had 5 children. Barbara (Funk) Reiff died July 27, 1798 in Lower Salford, Montgomery County, PA. John Reiff died February 6, 1786. They were buried in Lower Dkippack Mennonite Cemetery, Skippack, Montgomery County, PA.
• 6. Sarah Funk was born in 1761. She married Michael Brodt in 1787.
• 7. John Funk was born in 1762. He married Ann Johnson in 1788 in Skippack. Ann was born in Skippack in 1761. John was a Funkite minister and a farmer. In 1811 he inherited his father's farm. During the War of 1812 John attempted speculating (investing in real estate, stocks and bonds.) but could not make his payments to his father's estate as a result of his investments. His son bought the farm and John bought another farm in Berks County. John and Ann had 5 children. Ann (Johnson) Funk died May 25, 1797 in Skippack and was buried in Lower Skippack Mennonite Cemetery. John married Elizabeth Wagner in 1798. They had 4 children. John Funk died in Amnity Township, Berks County, PA.
• 8. Abraham Funk was born in 1764. He married and had at least 1 child. He died July 13, 1796 and was buried in Towamencin Mennonite Churchyard, Kulpsville, Montgomery County, PA. Susannah Funk was born in 1768. She married in Montgomery County, PA in 1792. Her husband was born in 1765 and his last name was Detweiler.

In 1786 Christian and Barbara moved to Virginia where Christian served as a minister in the Virginia Mennonite Conference. After some time he returned to his home in Pennsylvania. In 1794 he sold 241 acres 51 perches of land with a mill and other improvements to his son in law John Detweiler. Barbara Moyer (Cassel) Funk died December 29, 1792, Christian Meyer Funk died July 31, 1811 in Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pa. They were buried in Delp's Cemetery, Harleysville, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Sources

• A brief history of Bishop Henry Funck and other Funk pioneers : and a complete genealogical family register with biographies of their descendants from the earliest available records to the present time, by Rev. A. J. Fretz
• Landis-Landes family : descendants of Jacob Landes who settled in Franconia Township and died in 1749, compiled mostly from the notes of Henry S. Landis
• A bried history of Bishop Henry Funck and other Funk pioneers :
• Palatine Ship Friendship 1727 Ship Friendship from Bristol, John Davies from Rotterdam, 16th day of Oct 1727.
• Barbara Funk, "Pennsylvania Cemetery Records, ca. 1700-ca. 1950."

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