WERKHEISER FAMILY
Rebecca Werkheiser
born April 5,1810
married John Schneider
CARL HENRICH WERKHEISER was born 1733-1782
in Germany-ship Phoenix, and died June 29, 1782 in Easton,
He married ANNA MARGARETH HAUSMAN 1757. she was born 1736-1781-
Lived in Saucon Township, purchased land in 1779 in Forks Twsp.
from Conrad Ihrie,daughter of Peter Hausmanand Catharine Wolff.
Peter and Catharine were married April 22,1736. Carl was executed
in Easton, Pa. for the murder of his wife Anna.
Children of CARL WERKHEISER and ANNA HAUSMAN are:
2.JOHN MARTIN WERKHEISER, b. March 28, 1758; d. February 07, 1829,
buried Plainfield Cemetery, Pa. Married Barbara Itterly
3.JOHANNES WERKHEISER,
Revolutionary Soldier-Private in 6th class,
6 Co. of Captain John Lyle's Co. of the Second Battalion,
Northampton Co. Militia.b. November 01, 1759;
d. October 11, 1831, Forks Cemetery, Pa. wife-Anna Margareth Diehl 1761-1855
children: Valentine Werkheiser
JOHN GEORGE ADAM WERKHEISER,Revolutionary Solder,
Private 6 class, 6 Co. 2nd Battalion, Captain John Lyle, Northampton Co.Militia-
b. April 22, 1762, Bethlehem township, Pa.
d. Sept. 13, 1833. George was guarding British Prisoners at Easton.
Married Elizabeth DIEHL March 18, 1782.She was born Oct. 28, 1763,
died Aug. 31, 1829.Daughter of Simon Jacob and Anna Elizabeth Wagner
Diehl. They are both buried at Saint Peters Cemetery in Plainfield Township.
children of John George Adam and Elizabeth Diehl were:
1.John George Werkheiser b. 1785-1834, married Catharine Kessler
b.9/7/1791)baptized at St. Peters Union church in Plainfield township,
Northampton county, Pa.,
daughter of George Peter and Maria Elizabeth Correll Kessler.
John and Catharine had six children:
2.Mary Ann b. 1818 married Daniel Schug
3.George Peter b. 1819 married Elizabeth Stocker (b. 7/30/1818)married
on Sept. 1, 1839. George and Elizabeth were both born in Plainfield
township, Northampton county, Pa. Elizabeth was baptized at the
First Reformed Church in Easton, Pa. Her parents were George Carl
and Rosina Diehl Stocker. They had six children.
1.Frank
2.Monroe
3.Adam
4.Elizabeth
5.Mary Ann
6.Hugh married Susana/Anna Reeser
JOHN PETER WERKHEISER,Revolutionary Solder-
b. December 26, 1764; d. November 09, 1843; m. ANNA MARGARET MILLER.
children of John George and Elizabeth Diehl were:
John George b. Jan. 1785
Anna M. b. 1789
John Nicholas b. July 11, 1793, d. Sept. 29, 1869
JOHN NICHOLAS WERKHEISER, b. December 16, 1766; d. October 21,1830 married
Rosanna Sigman, on Oct. 20, 1795, b. May 6, 1778,
d. Aug. 9, 1828-buried at St.Johns Lutheran church, Easton, Pa.
They were removed about 1870 to and interned in plot #60 Section D
which was the property of the estate of Susanna Werkheiser.
Follwing were the children: John Nicholas, Jr. b. Jan. 8, 1798
died Oct. 8, 1871 who married Lydia Frace April 5th, 1826.
She was born Jan. 2, 1803 died June 17, 1872, they are buried at Fork Church
near Stockertown.
Children of John Nicholas and Rosanna Sigman were:
Elizabeth b. 1796
John Nicholas b. 1798
Maria b. 1799
Henry b. 1801
Anna Elizabeth b. 1802
Susanna b. 1805
Joseph b. 1807
VALENTINE WERKHEISER, b. August 08, 1768; d. December 31, 1846.Married
Christina Fenner in 1790.She was born Aug. 3, 1768 and died July 12,
1843.Buried in the Neola Cemetery in Monroe County.
CARL HENRY, JR. WERKHEISER, b. June 27, 1770; d. December 25,
1827; m.March
3, 1811.to (1) MARGARET ARNOLD;she was born Nov. 27, 1784 m. (#2) MARGARETHA FENNER
b. Oct. 27, 1777 died Aug. 10,1810
Children of Carl Henry, Jr. and Margaret Arnold:
1.Margaret b. unknown
2.Adam b. 1811, d. 1879 m.1st.Eliza Metzgar March 5 1835 b. unknown.
Second marriage to Margaret (Maria) Arnold March 25 1850 b. unknown
3.John Werkheiser, b. Oct. 16, 1812 d. Dec. 11, 1901 m. Sarah Eyer
March 1, 1835 b. unknown
4.Catherine b. Dec.2 1812 d. Feb.11 1861 m. Abraham Butz 1835 Mount
Zion Church,b, unknown
5.Sarah b. Dec. 16, 1813 d. Sept.09, 1886, Monroe Co. Pa.
CATHERINE WERKHEISER,baptised at Dryland Church b. November 16, 1765; m. ANDREW ALBERT he was born about 1742, no documentation on him.
"Parish Records of German Evangelical Luthern Church 1769-1832, this church is in Easton, Pa.
Children lised were;
Johannes b. 1786
Elizabeth b. 1791
Sarah b. 1802
ELIZABETH(Bellisfield) WERKHEISER,married Abraham Bellisfield, he was born May 4, 1777 and died Dec. 6, 1855
Children were;
Johannes m. Susanna
Simon
Elizabeth, Peter
Mary
Charles
Susanna
Catherine
Sarah Ann
Abraham
George Adam
1.WILLIAM HENRY WERKHEISER, b. April 02, 1773,in
Bethlehem township.He was bapized at the Drylands(Hecktown
Lutheran Church on May 2,1773 and buried at Plainfield cemetery
Northampton, Pa.; d. August 08, 1825.They resided in Plainfield township.
They attended St.John's Lutheran Church in Easton,Pa.
Married Elizabeth Sickman(Aug. 31,1780 died March 9, 1854).
Children of WILLIAM HENRY WERKHEISER and ELIZABETH SICKMAN are:
1.Elizabeth b. 1890
2.Charles-born June 6, 1803; d. May ll, 1903
3.Catharine b. Jan. 04, 1805 d.unknown
4.Sarah b. Oct. 22, 1806 d. unknown
5.Levina b. unknown
6.William H, Jr. b. 1812 d. unknown m. Sarah(Sally) Ann Keim
7.Hiram b. 1845 married Christina Sefass(b.1846)
8.Nelson b. Unknown
9.Jesse b. July 30, 1822 d. unknown m. Sevilla Fulmer b. unknown
10.Abraham b. unknown
11.Susan b. b. 1806
12.Margaret?REBECCA WERKHEISER, b. April 1810, Ferndale, Pa.;
d.October 16, 1852, buried Forks cemetery,Pa.
She married John Schneider. There are two Jon's in Forks Cemetery and can't be sure which one is him.
CHILDREN WERE:
Eliza Matilda b. March 24, 1830, d. May 2, 1907. She
married John B. Bratsch at Salem Lutheran Church in Bethlehem,
Pa.Feb., 25, 1855.
He was born July 2, 1825 in Germany and died Nov.5, 1885 in
South Bethlehem, Pa.
John Bratsch and Eliza's children were
1.Mary Louisa b. Jan. 13, 1863
2.Elizabeth Antoinetta b. May 7, 1866, d. June
15, 1944, Fountain Hill, Pa.
in Salisbury, S. Bethlehem, Pa., and died June 15, 1944 in
Bethlehem, Pa.. She married HENRY PFEIFFER 1887, son of LOUIS
PFEIFFER and ELIZABETH.
Pfeiffer family
3.George b. Aug. 29, 1863, Seidersville
4.Robert A. b. 1868
5.Jenny b. 1870
6.Mary Louisa
7.Frank W. b. 1864 married Kate?
8.Lilly b. 1856
9.Joseph b. 1857
10.John G. b. 1859
Rest of John Schneider and Rebecca's children:
1.Susan b. March 27, 1852
2.Cecila married Samuel Trumbore August 13, 1857,Gas-fitter.
3.Lizzie married Stephen Friedrich Jan. 3, 1858,brickmaker
4.Anna Maria married Charles Whitsell July 27, 1850.
JOHN MARTIN WERKHEISER was born March 28, 1758, bapt. St. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Upper Saucon, Pa.
and died February 07,1829 buried Plainfield Cemetery, Pa. He married BARBARA ITTERLY.
Children of JOHN WERKHEISER and BARBARA ITTERLY are:
1.HANNAH WERKHEISER, b. December 16, 1807.
2.JACOB WERKHEISER, b. August 16, 1806.
3.CHARLES WERKHEISER, b. May 14, 1809.
4.GEORGE WERKHEISER.
5.PETER WERKHEISER.
6.ELIZA WERKHEISER.
7.JOHN WERKHEISER, m. DEBORAH HAHN.
8.MICHAEL WERKHEISER, b. November 25, 1822.
9.PHOEBE WERKHEISER.
10.ANNA MARIA WERKHEISER.
JOHANNES WERKHEISER was born November 01,
1759, and died October-Nov., 1831 in Forks Cemetery, Pa.. He married
ANNA MARGARET DIEHL born 1761, died Nov. 2, 1829 and married March 18, 1782, daughter
of SIMON DIEHL and ANNA-ELISABETH WAGNER.
More About JOHANNES WERKHEISER:
Military service: Private in 6th class 6 co. of Cpt. John Lyle's co. Second
Battalion
Children of JOHANNES WERKHEISER and ANNA DIEHL are:
JOHN WERKHEISER, b. May 01, 1786.
ELIZABETH WERKHEISER, b. May 25, 1791. d. Aug. 4, 1869-
married Martin Seipel(1788-1864
VALENTINE WERKHEISER, b. September 14, 1788.-1858
wife: Sarah Messinger 1782-1867
children: Peter Werkheiser 1823-1895
-wife Sophia Messinger 1825-1895
children of Peter and Sophia-
Franklin 1856-1933 and wife Ida Ida Derhammer-1861-
JACOB WERKHEISER, b. August 16, 1785.
MARGARET WERKHEISER, b. March 22, 1790.
HENRY WERKHEISER, b. May 11, 1797.
ANNA MARY WERKHEISER, b. May 29, 1800.
GEORGE WERKHEISER, b. March 26, 1802.