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6. Reuben Weaver HORST10 was born on 5 Dec 1868 in West Earl Twp, Lanc Co, PA.11 He died Heart attack on 19 Jun 1941.10,11 His son, Lloyd had death date as June 22, 1941. That may have been the date of the burial. He was buried in Weaverland Cem, E Earl Twp, Lanc Co, PA.5 He was a Farmer.5 He suffered a heart attack in the night of June 13, and fell asleep in Jesus on June 19. He was a faithful member of the Mennonite Church for the past 55 years. Funeral services were held at the home and at the Ephrata Mennonite Church, conducted by Bro. Mahlon Zimmerman and Bishop Noah H. Mack. The text used was Phil. 1: 23, 24--words that Father quoted during his last illness. Interment was in the Weaverland Mennonite Cemetery. Reuben Weaver HORST and Frances Reiff SWEIGART were married on 18 Nov 1888.11

7. Frances Reiff SWEIGART10 was born on 3 Nov 1868 in Earl Twp., Lanc. Co., PA.11 She died on 12 Dec 1947.11 She was buried in Weaverland Cem, E Earl Twp, Lanc Co, PA.5 Frances, daughter of Chambers and Annie (Reiff) Sweigart, passed away at the home of her son-in-law and daughter (Mr. and Mrs. Lehman Lefever), Penryn, Pa., after a short illness, Dec. 12, 1947. She was a kind and loving mother, always deeply interested in the welfare of her children and the church. Funeral services were held Dec. 16 at the home of Titus Horst, Ephrata, Pa.; and at the Ephrata Mennonite Church, in charge of Mahlon Witmer and Mahlon Zimmerman. Texts: II Cor. 4:17,18; 5:1-10; Rev. 21:4. Burial was made in the Weaverland Cemetery. Children were:

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Elam Sweigart HORST was born on 16 Jan 1890.4 He died on 23 Mar 1977.4 He was buried in Groffdale (Brick). He had Social Security Number 181-03-0824.6 He was a Farmer.

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Reuben Sweigart HORST was born on 14 Aug 1891.12 He died in May 1987 in Landisville, Lancaster Co., PA.6 He had Social Security Number 183-05-7589.6 He was a =.

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Amos Sweigart HORST10 was born on 19 Jul 1893 in East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa..4,6,13 Social Security files list birth date as 16 July 1893. He died on 1 Jan 1963.4 He was buried in Metzler Mennonite Cemetery, West Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. He had Social Security Number 180-32-0405.6 He was a Carpenter. Two sons and one brother preceded him in death. He was ordained as the first minister for the Ephrata congregation on July 20, 1918, and ordained as bishop on Jan. 4, 1934, as assistant to Noah Landis, for the Hammer Creek district. His early years were devoted to evangelistic meetings, CPS visiting, and the Peace Problems Committee. At the time of his death he was moderator of the Lancaster Conference and secretary of the Foreign Missions Council. He took an interest in missions and visited the foreign field several times. Funeral services were held Jan. 4 (the 29th anniversary of his ordination as bishop), at the Ephrata Church, in charge of J. Elvin Martin, Noah Good, Mahlon Zimmerman, Donald Lauver, Simon Bucher, David Thomas, and Isaac Sensenig; interment in Metzler Cemetery.

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Eli Sweigart HORST was born on 14 Jan 1896.14 He died on 23 Sep 1980 in Tampa, FL.14 He had Social Security Number 265-05-1857.6 He was a Farmer.

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Jacob Sweigart HORST was born on 18 Oct 1897. He died on 11 May 1898.

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Titus Sweigart HORST10 was born on 10 May 1899 in East Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., Pa..4 He died on 17 Jun 1976 in Akron, Lancaster Co, PA.4 He was buried in Metzler Mennonite Cemetery, West Earl Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. He had Social Security Number 179-09-8202.6 He was a Carpenter & Auctioneer. He was a member of Ephrata Mennonite Church, where funeral services were held on June 21, in charge of Wilbert Lind and Noah G. Good; interment in Metzler Mennonite Cemetery

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Frances Sweigart HORST was born on 23 May 1901.4 She died on 9 Oct 1982.4 She was buried in Hershey Mennonite Cem., Salisbury Twp., Lancaster Co., PA. She had Social Security Number 161-50-4559.6

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Phares Sweigart HORST was born on 14 Mar 1903.15 He died in Dec 1996 in Snowflake, AZ.6 He had Social Security Number 196-10-9518.6 He was a Practical Engineer.

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Noah Sweigart HORST was born on 5 Jun 1905.15 He died on 7 Aug 1964. He was a Florist.

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Anna Sweigart HORST was born on 6 Jul 1907.15 She died on 14 Nov 1999 in Landis Homes, Lancaster Co., PA.16 Hi jay and Mary, just wanted to let you know aunt anna died Sunday at 5:00
PM. Her funeral is Wed. afternoon. She was 92 years old, and well resigned
and cheerful the Monday before when I saw her. I'll really miss her because
she was my favorite aunt and I visited her often and always came away
encouraged. ------- John

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Walter Sweigart HORST was born on 4 Sep 1909.15 He died on 7 May 2006 in Farmersville, PA.5 He was a Pattern Maker.

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Katie Sweigart HORST was born on 30 May 1911.17 She died on 20 Aug 1994 in Lititz, Lancaster Co, PA, USA.6,18 She had Social Security Number 182-30-2118.6

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Ada Sweigart HORST.

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Lloyd Sweigart HORST.