The Argus, Benton,
PA
Thursday, August 24, 1916
LAUBACH FAMILY REUNION
Held at Grassmere
Park in Honor
Of Mrs. Mary Koons
The Laubach
Reunion, was held at Grassmere Park, Aug. 16, in honor of Mrs. Mary A. Koons, from Michigan, who is the
oldest member of this branch of the family.
One of the most
interesting features of the reunion was the reading of the family history by
means of which it is possible to trace directly the ancestry of the Laubach
family to Christian and Susanna Laubach, who emigrated from Germany in
1738. The following in an abstract:
“The Laubachs in
this country are direct descendents of Christian and Susanna his wife. They
emigrated from the Palatinate Germany along the Rhine in Aug 1738 and arrived
in Philadelphia Sept. 16, 1738 in the ship Queen
Elizabeth, with Alexander Hope of Rotterdam
as commander. Christian Laubach was a blacksmith and dealer in iron ware. He
dealt largely with the Durham
furnace of that time. Soon after settling in lower Luzerne, he built a saw and
grist mill on the stream where the saw mill now stands. He shortly brought five
tracts of land some of which are yet in possession of the Laubach family.
“The Laubachs of
this section are descended from John Christian Laubach who settled at what is now
called Coles Creek, then a vast wilderness abounding
in game and fish. He settled in 1795, John G. Laubach now lives there.”
At the meeting it
was decided to hold another reunion next year, previous to that held at Oakland Park, near Easton,
in order to make arrangements to send representatives to that place. The
following were present:
Mr. and Mrs. B.R. Laubach, Edna
Diehl, Wapwallopen; Mrs. C.A. Laubach, Berwick; Mrs. A.E. Hess, Mrs. Casper
Hess, Miss Dorothy Belles, Mrs. Gwynn Hess, Mr. W.O. Caster, J.B. Laubach,
Benton; Mrs. J.B. Laubach, Miss Etta Brink, Martin Harter, Mich;
Mary A Koons, Mich.;
John G. Laubach, Lewis L. Harter, Mich.; Mrs. Albert Metzger, Benton; C.F.
Laubach, Wilkes-Barre; A.L. Fritz, Jamison City; Ethel M. Laubach, Benton; F.
Marie Metzger, Williamsport; Earl R. Laubach, Benton; Mr. and MRs. John H.
Laubach, Ella G. Laubach, Elsie E. Laubach, Mrs. Inez Belles, Gertrude Hess,
Reber, Eva and Ruth Laubach, Mrs. Rolland E. Hess, Elizabeth E. Hess, Mrs. H.R.
Laubach, Maude C. Hess, Dora B. Edson, Flo Laubch, Frank R. Edson, Charels A.
Edson, Gordon Laubach, C.M. Laubach, Mrs. C.M. Laubach, Ora Laubach, Robert
Laubach, Carlton Laubach, Mr. and Mrs. Clay Laubch.