Josephine Grant

A Brief History of Jacob Wismer and a Complete Genealogical Family Register With Biographies of His Descendants from the Earliest Available Records to the Present Time By A J Fretz, Eli Wismer

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Page xiii, 7, 8, 53, 67, 68

I. Jacob Wismer, (...) was born in Germany about 1684, and died in Bedminster Township, Bucks Co., Pa., Feb. 4, 1787 in his one hundred and third year.

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The children of Jacob and Nanny Wismer, as near in the order of birth as could be placed were: ---Jacob, Mary, Elizabeth, Joseph, Henry, Mark, Daniel, John, Christian, Nanny, Abraham.

II. Jacob Wismer,* bn. in Bucks Co., Pa., about 1721. Mrd. Margaret ---. The dates of death of himself and wife are not known. He received his portion of his father's estate in 1783. Lived in Plumstead Twp. at what is known as the burnt mill, where he followed the occupation of miller. Children: Abraham, Isaac, Anna, Mary, Elizabeth, Jacob, Mary, Barbara, Hannah, Margaret.

III. Barbara Wismer, born in Bucks Co., Pa., Oct. 11, 1761; died May 17, 1801. Mrd. David High, —. He was bn. July 3, 1752; died Sept. 20, 1847, aged over 94 years. Farmer, lived in Hilltown Twp., on farm now owned by his grandson Jacob H. High. Menn. Children: Philip, Jacob, John, Annie, Barbara, Mary.

IV. Mary High, bn. in Bucks Co. Pa. about 1790; died in Summit Co., Ohio, in 1861. Mrd. David Newcomer,—. He died in 1833. Carpenter. Menn. Children: Barbara, John, Annie, David, Mary, Susan, Eliza, Lavina, Jacob.

V. Nancy Newcomer, bn. in Bucks Co., Pa., July 8, 1816; died at Sterling, Ill. June 7, 1888. Mrd. John Kline, in 1838. He was bn. July 17, 1814; died June 2, 1864. Farmer. Menn. Children: Henry, Mary, Susanna, John, Emeline, Lavina, Elizabeth, Sarah.

VI. Mary Ann Kline, bn. Oct. 1, 1840. Mrd. Lewis Vogt, Oct. 2, 1860. P. O., Sterling, Ill. Luth. Children: Susanna, Margaret, Josephine, Agnes, Emeline, Edith, Ida, John, Clara.

VII. Josephine Vogt, bn. July 28, 1866. Mrd. Elmer Coopernell in 1885. He died May 29, 1886. One child:

VIII. Eva Maud Coopernell, bn. Mar. 4, 1885; died May 19, 1886.

—Josephine mrd. second husband Daniel Grant, Dec. 31, 1891. P. O., 26 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago, Ill.