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Descendants of Johann or Friedrich Frederick Steigerwalt

Fifth Generation

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270. Philip T Ginter (Leah or Levinia Rehrig , Susannah Steigerwalt , Carl or Charles Otto , Johann or Friedrich Frederick ) was born in 1859.

Changed spelling of name. Found the coal in Summit Hill, Pa. There is a statue of him falling over a lump of coal in Summit Hill, Pa. Elementary School named after him.

Philip married Flora Ann Ohl. Flora was born on 22 Dec 1859. She died on 21 Aug 1881. She was buried in Lehighton, Carbon, Pa, Ben Salem Cem.

They had the following children:

  748 M i Clayton Ginter.

Married
+ 749 M ii Rollin Ginter.
  750 F iii Ellen Ginter.
        Ellen married Kreidler Mr.

271. Wilson Meyer Rehrig (Gideon Rehrig , Susannah Steigerwalt , Carl or Charles Otto , Johann or Friedrich Frederick ) was born on 16 Nov 1853.

Wilson prepared for college at the Lehighton Academy and graduated from Muhlenberg College in 1879. Entering the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, he completed his course in 1882, being ordained as a minister of the Lutheran Church in June of the same year. Immediately after his ordination he located in Girardville where he organized a mission. Upon his resignation in 1887 he had gathered a self-sustaining congregation of more than three hundred members. He assumed charge of a country parish at Greenville, Mercer Co. Later he became pastor of the Church of Thiel College where he was acting German professor of the college besides being an instructor in various other subjects.
On June 1,1900, he became pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church, Mauch Chunk, Pa., where he remained until his death in 1925. Rev. Rehrig served as president of the Wilkes-Barre Conference of the Lutheran Church for a number of years. He was a member of the board of trustees of the Lutheran Theological Seminary of Philadelphia for about eight years. In June 1910, he attended the World's Missionary Conference, held at Edinburgh, Scotland, as the delegate of the churches of Carbon County, Pa. He was accompanied by his wife, making a general tour of Europe. For post-graduate work in philosophy, Thiel College conferred the degree of PH.D upon Rev. Rehrig while the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Chicago honored him with the degree of B.D.

Wilson married Margaret M English on 26 Feb 1884.

They had the following children:

  751 M i John Rehrig.

Died at age seventeen
  752 M ii Ralph Rehrig.

Died at age seventeen

272. Harriet Rehrig (Gideon Rehrig , Susannah Steigerwalt , Carl or Charles Otto , Johann or Friedrich Frederick ) was born in 1860.

Harriet married Edwin Peters.

They had the following children:

  753 F i Lillie Peters.
        Lillie married Harry Ginder son of Alfred or Albert Ginder and Lydia Lauchnor. Harry was born in 1869.
+ 754 F ii Emma Louise Peters was born on 28 Apr 1879. She died on 28 Mar 1921.
  755 F iii Sandra Peters.
        Sandra married Asaiba Bowman.
+ 756 F iv Mary Susanna Peters was born on 19 Sep 1884. She died on 14 Oct 1957.
  757 M v William Peters.
  758 M vi Oliver Peters.
  759 F vii Annie Peters.
  760 F viii Mabel Peters.
        Mabel married Bastian Mr.

273. Charles E Rehrig (Gideon Rehrig , Susannah Steigerwalt , Carl or Charles Otto , Johann or Friedrich Frederick ) was born in 1862 in East Penn Twp, Carbon, Pa.

Charles was a farmer

Charles married (1) Violetta Snyder.

They had the following children:

  761 F i Fianna Rehrig.
        Fianna married Edward Andreas.
  762 F ii Lizzie Rehrig.
        Lizzie married Henry Exner.
  763 F iii Emma Rehrig.
        Emma married Gazier Mr.
  764 F iv Ida Rehrig.
        Ida married Auge Mr.
  765 F v Minnie Rehrig.
        Minnie married (1) Klotz Mr.
        Minnie married (2) Auge Mr.
  766 F vi Beulah Rehrig.
        Beulah married Folk Mr.

Charles married (2) Ella Fink. Ella was born in West Penn Twp, Schuylkill, Pa.

They had the following children:

+ 767 M vii Charles Martin Rehrig Jr was born on 7 Nov 1900. He died in Nov 1972.
  768 F viii Susan Rehrig.
  769 F ix Clara Rehrig.
+ 770 M x Edwin G Rehrig was born about 1910. He died on 24 Feb 1996.
+ 771 M xi Howard Rehrig was born on 16 Dec 1911.
+ 772 M xii John B Rehrig was born on 8 Mar 1914. He died on 5 Dec 1990.
  773 M xiii Paul Rehrig.
+ 774 F xiv Myrtle J Rehrig.

274. Tilghman Rehrig (Gideon Rehrig , Susannah Steigerwalt , Carl or Charles Otto , Johann or Friedrich Frederick ) was born on 7 Nov 1863. He died on 26 Apr 1928. He was buried in Ashfield, Carbon, Pa, Dinkey Mem Cem.

Tilghman married Ida Louise Steigerwalt daughter of Levi Steigerwalt and Mary Weiss. Ida was born on 30 Dec 1860/1861. She died on 4 Mar 1929. She was buried in Ashfield, Carbon, Pa, Dinkey Mem Cem.

Ida was a domestic servant for the Harter Reuben family in Penn Twp., Carbon County, Pa.

Tilghman and Ida had the following children:

+ 775 F i Arvilla Elmira Rehrig was born on 6 Jul 1882. She died in Dec 1974.
+ 776 M ii Richard Rehrig was born on 9 Sep 1885. He died on 11 Jul 1953.
+ 777 M iii Marvin Edgar Rehrig was born on 29 Mar 1890. He died on 9 Jan 1952.

275. Oliver Rehrig (Gideon Rehrig , Susannah Steigerwalt , Carl or Charles Otto , Johann or Friedrich Frederick ) was born in 1867.

Oliver married Savannah Youse.

They had the following children:

  778 F i Helen Rehrig.
  779 F ii Bessie Rehrig.
  780 F iii Eva Rehrig.

276. John Rehrig (Gideon Rehrig , Susannah Steigerwalt , Carl or Charles Otto , Johann or Friedrich Frederick ) was born in 1872.

John married Lily Schleicher.

They had the following children:

  781 F i Florence Rehrig was born in Oct 1890.
+ 782 M ii Fred L Rehrig.
+ 783 M iii Andrew G Rehrig died in 1976.
+ 784 M iv Guy T Rehrig was born on 18 Jun 1909. He died on 16 Jun 1991.

285. Sarah Fink (Sarah Jane or Sallie Steigerwalt , Jacob , Carl or Charles Otto , Johann or Friedrich Frederick ).

Sarah married Bennyhoff Mr.

They had the following children:

  785 M i Wilson Bennyhoff.
  786 F ii Emma Bennyhoff.

291. Thomas Fink (Barbara Steigerwalt , Jacob , Carl or Charles Otto , Johann or Friedrich Frederick ).

He had the following children:

  787 M i Nathan Fink.
  788 F ii Annie Fink.

292. Rebecca Fink (Barbara Steigerwalt , Jacob , Carl or Charles Otto , Johann or Friedrich Frederick ).

Rebecca married John Kuder Rev.

John was pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church, Lehighton, Pa.,for many years

John and Rebecca had the following children:

  789 M i Joseph Kuder Dr.

Joseph was a physician in Mt. Holly, N.J.
        Joseph married Laura Langkammer.
  790 M ii John Kuder.
        John married Helen Kuntz.

293. Almira Ella Steigerwalt (Nathan , Jacob , Carl or Charles Otto , Johann or Friedrich Frederick ) was born on 29 Jan 1858 in Ashland, Milton, OH. She died on 16 Apr 1935. She was buried in Ashland, Ashland, OH, ChestnutGroveCem.

Almira married John Roland on 13 Aug 1879. John was born on 22 Jul 1855 in Ashland, Ashland, OH. He died on 6 Feb 1937.

They had the following children:

  791 M i Arthur C Roland was born on 16 Sep 1881. He died on 27 Mar 1909.
  792 M ii Harley Roland was born on 2 Jun 1887. He died on 4 Jun 1887.

295. Lydia Steigerwalt (Nathan , Jacob , Carl or Charles Otto , Johann or Friedrich Frederick ) was born in May 1863. She died in 1923. She was buried in Ashland, Ashland, OH, ChestnutGroveCem.

Lydia married (1) Elem P Groff in 1880. Elem was born in Feb 1854 in , , Pa. He died in 1916. He was buried in Ashland, Ashland, OH, ChestnutGroveCem.

They had the following children:

  793 F i Bessie Groff was born in Jan 1883.
        Bessie married Ed Miller.
  794 M ii Emerson Groff was born in Oct 1885.
        Emerson married (1) Emerson Groff Mrs.
        Emerson married (2) Mary.
+ 795 M iii Willard Groff was born on 28 Mar 1889. He died in Nov 1984.
  796 M iv Telah Groff was born in Oct 1893.
        Telah married Esther Scott in 1915.
  797 M v Robert Groff was born on 17 Dec 1899. He died in Jul 1972.
        Robert married Bernice Hassinger.

Lydia married (2) John Ohl. John was born in 1858. He died in Nov 1929.

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