The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1900-03-15

Shambach family in this country
SET foot upon the American soil.
The name Of the pioneer or found
er was George Shambach; Il nativeot
Germany who landed in Philadelphia
Sept. 9, l749. OF his lineage there
were at least three sons, George, Jr.,
Philip and Daniel. The latter two
moved to Shenandoah, Virginia.
George, Jr. settled in Montgomery
county, where hemarricd Miss Rein
ard. TO them were born six chl-
dren, three SONS and three daughters.
George, Jr. moved to Middleburg
and Il few miles north of this place
bought a tract of land containing
800 acres, from William Penn's
agents or heirs. The land then pur-
chased is covered partly now by
deeds held by James &. Grouse,
Mrs. Moses Fry, Stahlncckcrs and
other parties. Or the children of
George, Jr., Christian wasthc young
est son and father of the deceased.
Christian Shambacl was born in
Montgomery County, but was mar
ricd in what is now Snyder County
to his first wife, Mar Walter, the
daughter of David and Susan (Eber-
hart) Walter, the father having been
a soldier in the Revolutionary war,
and his bones now rest in the Salem
church cemetery,thc onl Y ones in that
burying grounI that were used in
defense ofthe Independence of Amer
ica. Mr.. Shambach was farmer
and a wagon maker. He wasa ro-
bust man and of untlring vitality
and IN his day was noted for his
physical erdprance. In 1887 his
first wife died and he married Mrs
Elizabeth BetcheD BiIger, wido
OF Isaac Bilgcr. Elizabeth was born
June 26, 1909 and died Dec. II,
1914. Christian died at the aye of
SS years and 3 months. His chill
dren are as follows:
First Marriage.
|. Daniel, now 81 years, married
Sarah Yeiscr, now reside at Leo,
Allen County, Ind. Undertaken
and carpenter.
=. David, now about 80 years of
age, married Catherine Stahlnecker,
resides at Paxtonvillc.
3. George, the deceased, aged so.
4. Mary CPolly) widow OF Reu-
ben Snyder, aged ~ years, now re-
sides at Avilla, Noble Co., Ind. Mr..
SNYDER was II broom-makcr and
farmer.
>. Jesse, born Aug. so, 1922,
aged over - years, married Sept.
II, 1912 to Sophia Fry, the only
daughter OF John and Wilhclmina
| (Walter) Fry. They now reside in
Centre township and are well known
and highly respected. They have
II children.
6. Isaac, aged - years, married
to Julia Uassinger, and now resides
at AvilIa, Noble Co., Ind. Isaac is
Il carpenter.
I. Jacob, aged - years, married
Maria Hassinger, a sister of Isaac's
wife, and now reside at Perrysville,
Ashland Co., Ohio and is a black
smith.
s. Elizabeth, aged about 20, mar
rick Benjamin Loose, who is now
dead, but the widow resides in the
town of Centreville, this county.
Mr.. Lcose was Cooper.
9. John, now dead, lived to be
about 6S, married Catherine Keller
and resided at Adamsburg.
10. William, aged 6s, married
Amelia Walter, daughter of Adam
Walter. Resides in Franklin twp.
II. Lydia, aged G6, married first
Frederick Erb but is now the widow
of Reuben Fisher. Resides at Port
Treverton, this county.
~. Henry, born April 7, 1886,
died Feb. 2, 1868. He was a men,
Der Of Co. c, 12Oth Ohio Regt. He
died in the hospital in st. Louis,
Mo. and was buried in Middleburg,
March 8, 1868.