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  1. passport.
  2. Weaver, John Landis, Personal Notes (John was the father of Jay D. Weaver).
  3. death certificate.
  4. Weaver, Jay D., Primary Source held by Jay D. Weaver includes Birth certificates, Marriage Certificates, Death Certificates, Obituaries, Funeral and Memorial Service Cards and Bulletins, and Photos of Gravestones.
  5. Personal Knowledge by Jay D Weaver.
  6. Social Security Data Base.
  7. wedding certificate.
  8. Weaver, Magdalena M. (Landis), Personal notes - Magdalena was Jay D. Weaver's grandmother.
  9. Eby, Lloyd M, Report of research done for my father, J. Landis Weaver (Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society).
  10. Gospel Herald, Mennonite Publishing House, Scottdale, PA,,.
  11. Horst, Lloyd and Katie, Descendants of Reuben Weaver and Frances Sweigart Horst (Self-published), 3.
  12. Ibid., 5.
  13. Gospel Herald, Vol. LVI, No. 6, Page 135.
  14. Horst, Lloyd and Katie, Descendants of Reuben Weaver and Frances Sweigart Horst, 7.
  15. Ibid., 11.
  16. Horst, John L., e-mail concerning her death.
  17. Horst, Lloyd and Katie, Descendants of Reuben Weaver and Frances Sweigart Horst, 12.
  18. Obituary.
  19. Hollinger Family Bible, Tips Abstracted from a photocopy at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society of an undated German Bible. (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, July, 1998).
  20. W. Banks Weaver, Weber-Weaver History - Descendants of Henry Weber 1690-1745 A revision of M. G. Weaver's book (Juniata Globe, Thompsontown, Pa.; 1966), 82.
  21. Hess, Clark E., Readers' Ancestry; Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, October, 1980 (Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society), 28.
  22. Census, 1870.
  23. Horst, Jacob M. - Descendants of, 4.
  24. Ibid., 9.
  25. Ibid., 20.
  26. Ibid., 25.
  27. Ibid., 33.
  28. Ibid., 34.
  29. Ibid., 39.
  30. Hess, Clark E., Readers' Ancestry; Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, October, 1980, 28-29.
  31. Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ephrata Twp, Lanc Co, PA. Parochial Registry - 1751-1915 (Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ephrata Twp, Lanc Co, PA.), 108.
  32. Reiff, Eli, Jr. and Amos H. Reiff, Reiff Family History 1735 - 1982 (Pequea Publishers), 87.
  33. Sweigart, John W, The Abraham R. Sweigart Family:Ancestors and Descendants:1770-1990 (378 Jackson St., New Holland, PA 17557), 3.
  34. Somebody left this information at the annual Reuben and Frances Horst Reunion in 1998.
  35. Marie Gauron of Hudson, NH sent me information on e-mails: mgauron@adelphia.net Taken from the 6 volumes by Dr. Shirley Harmon of "Lancaster Cemetery inscriptions.".
  36. Hess, Clark E., "Poor" Jacob Horst, 1767 Immigrant (Mennonite Family History, July, 1984), 115.
  37. W. Banks Weaver, Weber-Weaver History - Descendants of Henry Weber 1690-1745 A revision of M. G. Weaver's book, 52.
  38. Hess, Clark E., "Poor" Jacob Horst, 1767 Immigrant, Page 107.
  39. Hollinger Family Bible, Tips Abstracted from a photocopy at the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society of an undated German Bible. from "Tips", Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, July, 1998.
  40. Hollinger, John and Horst, Esther - Descendants of Sept., 1959, 1.
  41. Witmer, Irene, Readers' Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage October, 1987), 36.
  42. Darvin L. Martin, "Readers Ancestry," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (January 2007):.
  43. Landis, Ira, The Landis Family Book; Book 2 (Bareville, PA; July, 1952), 163.
  44. Ibid.
  45. Nolt, Harry M, Genealogical Sharing (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage April, 1981), 27.
  46. Oberholtzer, Levi N. & Lizzie B., Oberholtzer Family History 1802 - 1968 (Richland, Pa.), 95.
  47. Ibid., 121.
  48. Ibid., 129.
  49. Hess, Clark E., Readers' Ancestry; Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, October, 1980, 29.
  50. W. Banks Weaver, Weber-Weaver History - Descendants of Henry Weber 1690-1745 A revision of M. G. Weaver's book, 35.
  51. Weaver, M. G., Mennonites of Lancaster Conference (Mennonite Publishing House, Scotdale, Pa. 1931), 129.
  52. Weaver, W. Banks, A Family History of the Descendants of Isaac amd Catharine (Witwer) Weaver, Including Some of Their Ancestry (cir 1950), 19.
  53. Scott, Judith, GEDCOM file imported on 23 Jul 2001.
  54. Sweigart, John W, The Abraham R. Sweigart Family:Ancestors and Descendants:1770-1990, 2.
  55. Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ephrata Twp, Lanc Co, PA. Parochial Registry - 1751-1915, 178.
  56. Ibid., 99.
  57. Ibid., 114.
  58. Ibid., 131.
  59. Horst, Mervin E., Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage October, 1990), 42.
  60. Ibid., 41.
  61. Reiff, Eli, Jr. and Amos H. Reiff, Reiff Family History 1735 - 1982, 83.
  62. W. Banks Weaver, Weber-Weaver History - Descendants of Henry Weber 1690-1745 A revision of M. G. Weaver's book, 30.
  63. Best, Jane Evans, Six Good Families, etc. (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage July, 1989), 24.
  64. Hess, Clark E., "Poor" Jacob Horst, 1767 Immigrant, 113.
  65. Ibid., 118.
  66. Landis, Ira, The Landis Family Book; Book 2, 178.
  67. Ibid., 173.
  68. Ibid., 175.
  69. Landis, Ira, The Landis Family Book; Book 3 (Bareville, PA; Nov 1953), 182.
  70. Landis, Ira, The Landis Family Book; Book 2, 182.
  71. Ibid., 185.
  72. Buckwalter, Bressler, Personal Letter sent to my grandfather, John H. Weaver.
  73. Herr, Clyde Rohrer, The Rohrer Family Cemetery (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage" October, 1988), 9.
  74. Landis, Ira, The Landis Family Book; Book 2, 189.
  75. Oberholtzer, Levi N. & Lizzie B., Oberholtzer Family History 1802 - 1968, 4.
  76. Oberholtzer, Noah L., Jr. - Readers Ancestry, Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, January, 2005.
  77. Oberholtzer, Levi N. & Lizzie B., Oberholtzer Family History 1802 - 1968, 49.
  78. Ibid., 175.
  79. Ibid., 189.
  80. Research Tips, Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, January 2005.
  81. Oberholtzer, Levi N. & Lizzie B., Oberholtzer Family History 1802 - 1968, 268.
  82. Ibid., 297.
  83. Ibid., 323.
  84. Ibid., 327.
  85. Hess, Clark E., "Poor" Jacob Horst, 1767 Immigrant, 114.
  86. Ibid., 116.
  87. Brubacher, Aden H, Readers' Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage January, 1985), 34.
  88. W. Banks Weaver, Weber-Weaver History - Descendants of Henry Weber 1690-1745 A revision of M. G. Weaver's book, 9.
  89. Ibid., 18.
  90. Best, Jane Evans, Six Good Families, etc. 22.
  91. Weaver, M. G., Weaverland (New Holland Clarion, Nov. 1, 1933), 13.
  92. Groff, Paul E., Readers' Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage October, 1985), 43.
  93. W. Banks Weaver, Weber-Weaver History - Descendants of Henry Weber 1690-1745 A revision of M. G. Weaver's book, 15.
  94. Weaver, M. G., Weaverland, 17.
  95. Lehman, Daniel R., Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (PMH), April, 1999; Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millwood Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602).
  96. Weaver, W. Banks, A Family History of the Descendants of Isaac amd Catharine (Witwer) Weaver, Including Some of Their Ancestry, 12.
  97. Hoover, Anna W. & Hoover, Esther W, History and Descendants of the John B. Weaver Family 1711-1791, 8.
  98. Weaver, W. Banks, A Family History of the Descendants of Isaac amd Catharine (Witwer) Weaver, Including Some of Their Ancestry, 14.
  99. Mossel, Ruby, Personal letter to Jay D. Weaver (99 East 37th Street, Holland, MI 49423).
  100. Sweigart, John W, The Abraham R. Sweigart Family:Ancestors and Descendants:1770-1990.
  101. Ibid., 1.
  102. Bergstrasse Evangelical Lutheran Church, Ephrata Twp, Lanc Co, PA. Parochial Registry - 1751-1915, 89.
  103. Lehman, Daniel R., Descendants of the Three Immigrant Mennonite Reiff Brothers of Europe and Pennsylvania, pp. 11-23.
  104. Reiff, Eli, Jr. and Amos H. Reiff, Reiff Family History 1735 - 1982, 62.
  105. Ibid., 69.
  106. Ibid., 70.
  107. Ibid., 73.
  108. Ibid., 63.
  109. Miller, Joseph E, Readers Ancestry , Vol 21, No 2; Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage (Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602), Page 40, Vol 21, No 2.
  110. Reiff, Eli, Jr. and Amos H. Reiff, Reiff Family History 1735 - 1982, 101.
  111. Driver, Virginia Marie Weaver, Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage July, 1985), 30.
  112. Weaver, M. G., Mennonites of Lancaster Conference, 74.
  113. Rutt, Mary Elizabeth (Hursh), Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage October, 1988), 30.
  114. Eby, Martin Christian, History of the Hershey Mennonite Church 1978(Reprintedin 1990), 10.
  115. Weaver, M. G., Weaverland, 12.
  116. Hertzler, Leon Elmer - Readers Ancestry, Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, January 2004, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602.
  117. Family Documents found on eBay.
  118. Brubacher, Aden H, Readers' Ancestry, 33.
  119. Martin, Darvin L., A New Look at the Origins of Mennonite Martin Families: Assessing the Oral Traditions (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, July, 1999 Published by the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602.).
  120. Hess, Clark E., "Poor" Jacob Horst, 1767 Immigrant, 109.
  121. Ibid., 117.
  122. Witmer, Irene, Readers' Ancestry, 37.
  123. Dennis Lee Oberholtzer, "Reader's Ancestry," Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage 30 (July, 2007): 26.
  124. Family Bible owned by Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602.
  125. Samuel E. Wenger, compiler, A Combined Landis/Landes Genalogy Report of the Descendants of Hans Landis and Katharina Schinz (219 Mill Road, Morgantown, PA 19543: Masthof Press, 2005).
  126. Landis, Ira, The Landis Family Book; Book 3, 26.
  127. Eby, Henry N. (1837-1909) and Eby, Amos F. (1864-1921), edited by Steven L. Ness, A Death Record Book from Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (1858-1918); Part Two, K through Z (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage; April 2000, Published by the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602).
  128. Landis, Ira, The Landis Family Book; Book 3, 40.
  129. Translated Abstract from Photocopy of an 1828 German Bible as reported in Tips, PMH, April, 1998.
  130. Landis, Ira, The Landis Family Book; Book 3, 58.
  131. Ibid., 61.
  132. Ibid., 69.
  133. Ibid., 79.
  134. Hoover, Pearl A., Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage - January, 2001).
  135. Garber, Allen A., Readers' Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage July, 1984), 35.
  136. Rutt, Mary Elizabeth (Hursh), Readers Ancestry, 31.
  137. Genealogical Card File (Library, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society).
  138. Eby, Martin Christian, History of the Hershey Mennonite Church 1978(Reprintedin 1990), 8.
  139. W. Banks Weaver, Weber-Weaver History - Descendants of Henry Weber 1690-1745 A revision of M. G. Weaver's book, 23.
  140. GEDCOM file imported on 13 May 1999.
  141. Good, Ruth Wolf (Hess), Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage October, 1994.), 42.
  142. Nonemaker, Keith A,, GEDCOM file (117 Evergreen St, Harrisburg, PA 17104-1033 - Ph. (717)-234-3054 KNonemacher@aol.com).
  143. Eby, Henry N. (1837-1909) and Eby, Amos F. (1864-1921) edited, transcribed and introduced by Steven L. Ness., A Death Record from Lancaster County, PA (1858-1918) (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, January 2000, Published by Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602).
  144. Groff, Paul E., Readers' Ancestry, 44.
  145. Eshleman, Grace Nolt Rissler, Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage July, 1989), 36.
  146. Best, Jane Evans, Six Good Families, etc. 21.
  147. Stahly, Jerold A, The Family of Jacob Oberholtzer (1704-1755) of Brecknock Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage April, 1989), 23.
  148. Weaver, M. G., Weaverland, 8.
  149. Best, Jane E, Germantown Links to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Families (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage October, 1983), 31.
  150. Genealogical Tips, April, 1986 (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage April, 1986), 46.
  151. Secrist, Bob, E-mail letter (9559 Firefly Avenue, Galesburg, MI 49057-9721 E-mail: SecristBob@aol.com).
  152. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis and Oberholtzer Families (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, April 1990), 19.
  153. Hoover, Anna W. & Hoover, Esther W, History and Descendants of the John B. Weaver Family 1711-1791, 10.
  154. Dietrich, Carol Romig, Akron, PA, Web Site on rootsweb.com. She generally cites sources as Emanuel Lutheran Church Records; Boyertown Historical Society; Valley of Cocalico Historical Society.
  155. Killman, Murray, Record transmitted via e-mail. (Caledonia, Ontario, Canada).
  156. Outline of material in George William Spera's application for Revolutionary War pension, submitted to me by Terry F. Johnson, Anaheim, CA E-mail address: gramma.ja@verizon.net.
  157. Best, Jane E, Germantown Links to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Families, 27.
  158. Groff, Clyde L.; Groff, Walter P. and Best, Jane Evans, The Groff Book - Vol I "A Good Life in a New Land", 46.
  159. Eby, Richard A., The Eby Cemetery along the Hammer Creek in Elizabeth Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (PMH April, 1986 published by Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602).
  160. Herr, Louise W., Readers' Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage April, 1981), 29.
  161. Reiff, Eli, Jr. and Amos H. Reiff, Reiff Family History 1735 - 1982, 67.
  162. Groff, Clyde L.; Groff, Walter P. and Best, Jane Evans, The Groff Book - Vol I "A Good Life in a New Land", 48.
  163. Kendig, James Willis, Md ; Milton Snavely Hershey's Mennonite Ancestry - Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, July, 2005, published by Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602.
  164. John Landis Ruth, The Earth is the Lord's (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2001).
  165. Driver, Virginia Marie Weaver, Readers Ancestry, 31.
  166. Umble, Maurice L., Jr., Readers Ancestry - Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage Jan., 2000 (Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, PA 176201).
  167. Eby, Martin Christian, History of the Hershey Mennonite Church 1978(Reprintedin 1990), 11.
  168. Petro, Joyce (Metzler), Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage January, 1990), 38.
  169. Groff, Clyde L.; Groff, Walter P. and Best, Jane Evans, The Groff Book - Vol I "A Good Life in a New Land", 42.
  170. Ibid., 43.
  171. Heatwole, Franklin D., Hutwohl/Heatwole Families of North America (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, October 2000 published by the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602.).
  172. Brunk, Harry Anthony, David Heatwole and His Descendants; 1987, xix.
  173. W. Banks Weaver, Weber-Weaver History - Descendants of Henry Weber 1690-1745 A revision of M. G. Weaver's book, 6.
  174. Best, Jane Evans, Meyer Families Update An update on her previous articles which included Meyer data. (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Vol 21, No 2, April 1998 Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602), Page 35, Vol 21, No 2.
  175. Petro, Joyce (Metzler), Readers Ancestry, 24.
  176. Best, Jane Evans, Six Good Families, etc. 23.
  177. Ibid., 25.
  178. Ibid., 26.
  179. Hess, Clark E., "Poor" Jacob Horst, 1767 Immigrant, 107.
  180. May, Pati, Descendant Listing mailed to me on December 4, 2000.
  181. Martin, Lee Howard II, Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage April 1983), 27.
  182. Landis, Ira, The Landis Family Book; Book 3, 82.
  183. Ibid., 83.
  184. Ibid., 93.
  185. Ibid., 148.
  186. Washburn, Elizabeth F., Snively - Snavely - The Swiss Ancestors and American Descendants of Johann Jacob Schnebele(1659-1743); (Gateway Press, Inc.; Baltimore, MD, 1986), 578.
  187. Bowman, Gloria Kreider - Flowers of the Field: The Story of the Kreider-Snavely Burying Ground, Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, July, 2005 published by the Lancastere Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602.
  188. Landis, Ira, The Landis Family Book; Book 2, 143.
  189. Ibid., 147.
  190. Buckwalter, Earl Eby, The Buckwalter Genealogy 1665 - 1983, 1.
  191. Lefever, Lloyd K, Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage April, 1985), 36.
  192. Buckwalter, Bressler, Personal Letter sent to my grandfather, John H. Weaver, 1.
  193. W. Banks Weaver, Weber-Weaver History - Descendants of Henry Weber 1690-1745 A revision of M. G. Weaver's book, 11.
  194. Siegrist, Judith, Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage July, 1993), 36.
  195. Mast, Harold R., Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage October, 1983), 36.
  196. Weaver, M. G., Weaverland, 9.
  197. Wenger, Robert A. & Mark A., Update to Wenger Genealogy - A computer printou (12765 "S" Drive North, Battlecreek, MI 49017).
  198. Weaver, M. G., Weaverland, 11.
  199. Groff, Clyde L.; Groff, Walter P. and Best, Jane Evans, The Groff Book - Vol I "A Good Life in a New Land", 44.
  200. Eshleman, Grace Nolt Rissler, Readers Ancestry, 35.
  201. Weaver, W. Banks, A Family History of the Descendants of Isaac amd Catharine (Witwer) Weaver, Including Some of Their Ancestry.
  202. Ranck, Jay L., Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, October, 1996).
  203. Eby, J. Melvin, Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, LMHS, 2215 Millwood Rd, Lancaster, :PA 17602 - Oct. 1998).
  204. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis and Oberholtzer Families, 18.
  205. Best, Jane Evans, Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage January, 1992), 8.
  206. Lancaster Co, PA Abstract of Wills 1721 - 1820, 174.
  207. Moomaw, Robert A., 2475 Underwood # 377, Houston TX 77030, Taken from his GEDCOM file (Mumma, Doug
  208. Krauthausen, Udo, "Jacobus Spira," Westdeutsche Gesellschaft fur Familienkunde eV (): This information was sent to me by Willi Mohrbacher via email on 6 May, 2007.
  209. US and International Marriage Records 1560 -1900.
  210. Best, Jane Evans, Meyer Families Update An update on her previous articles which included Meyer data. p. 34.
  211. Ibid., Page 34, Vol 21, No 2.
  212. Best, Jane Evans, Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives, 13.
  213. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis and Oberholtzer Families, 13.
  214. Groff, Clyde L.; Groff, Walter P. and Best, Jane Evans, The Groff Book - Vol I "A Good Life in a New Land", 45.
  215. Hershey, Henry, Hershey Family History; 1929 (Mennonite Publishing House, Scottdale, PA).
  216. Lind, Hope Kauffman, Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, January, 2002).
  217. Mallett, Manley W., The Newcomer Families of Pennsylvania.
  218. W. Banks Weaver, Weber-Weaver History - Descendants of Henry Weber 1690-1745 A revision of M. G. Weaver's book, 12.
  219. Mallett, Manley W., The Newcomer Families of Pennsylvania, 12.
  220. Best, Jane Evans, Bear Saga Update: Part Three (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage; January, 1999; vol. 22, No. 1: Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, Pa., 17602).
  221. Best, Jane Evans, A Bear Saga, Lancaster County and Beyond (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage January, 1987), 33.
  222. Best, Jane Evans, Meyer Families Update An update on her previous articles which included Meyer data. p. 35.
  223. Ibid., p.35.
  224. Ibid.
  225. Hoover, Harry M., Huber-Hoover History; 1928 (Mennonite Publishing House, Scotdale, PA).
  226. Best, Jane Evans, Six Good Families, etc. 19.
  227. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis and Oberholtzer Families, 23.
  228. Washburn, Elizabeth F., Snively - Snavely - The Swiss Ancestors and American Descendants of Johann Jacob Schnebele(1659-1743);, 571.
  229. Landis, Ira, The Landis Family Book; Book 2, 7.
  230. Best, Jane Evans, European Roots of the Bear Families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: An Update (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage January, 1984), 26.
  231. Landis, Ira, The Landis Family Book; Book 2, 291.
  232. Ibid., 295.
  233. Ibid., 2.
  234. Ibid., 434.
  235. Genealogical Tips, July, 1990 (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage July, 1990), 36.
  236. Miller, Joseph E, Readers Ancestry , Vol 21, No 2; Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Page 41, Vol 21, No 2.
  237. John Landis Ruth, The Earth is the Lord's (Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2001), Page 400.
  238. Family Bible owned by Mrs. Paul (Mary Dunmoyer) Becker, Tips - reporting information from a Family Bible owned by Mrs. Paul (Mary Dunmoyer) Becker, 970 Rettew Mill Road, Ephrata, PA 17522. Photocopy available at Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage April, 1995), 31.
  239. Zimmerman, Verna, Readers' Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage July, 1994), 40.
  240. Best, Jane E, Germantown Links to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Families, 28.
  241. Bittinger, Emmert F., Ancestors and Descendants of "Hill" John Landis (1779-1858) of Manheim Township, Lancaster County, PA. (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, April 2001, Published by the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, PA 17602).
  242. Weaver, M. G., Mennonites of Lancaster Conference, 120.
  243. Ibid., 90.
  244. Evans, Grace, Her Personal Family Research, 5.
  245. Best, Jane Evans, Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives.
  246. Ibid., 9.
  247. Best, Jane Evans, Six Good Families, etc. 12.
  248. Ibid., 13.
  249. Hertzler, Philip L., Readers Ancestry (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, April 2000).
  250. Best, Jane E, Germantown Links to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Families, 26.
  251. Best, Jane Evans, Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives, 7.
  252. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis and Oberholtzer Families, 14.
  253. Best, Jane E, Germantown Links to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, Families, 30.
  254. Hoover, Harry M., Huber-Hoover History; 1928, 45.
  255. Zimmerman, Verna, Readers' Ancestry, 41.
  256. Rutt, Mary Elizabeth (Hursh), Readers Ancestry, 32.
  257. Wilcox, S Michael, Landis Families of Canton Zurich, Switzerland (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage January, 1995), 15.
  258. Washburn, Elizabeth F., Snively - Snavely - The Swiss Ancestors and American Descendants of Johann Jacob Schnebele(1659-1743);, 43.
  259. Duggan, Edward V., The Search for Jacob Martin of Maryland (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage October, 1991), 30.
  260. Best, Jane Evans, Bear Saga Update: Part One (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Vol 21 No 3; July, 1998, Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd, Lancaster, PA 17602), p 15.
  261. Ibid., p 15.
  262. Ibid., p. 25, note 33.
  263. Best, Jane Evans, Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives, 15.
  264. Readers Ancestry - Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage - Oct., 1997 (Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, 2215 Millstream Rd., Lancaster, Pa. 17602).
  265. Good, Ruth Wolf (Hess), Readers Ancestry.
  266. Nissley.
  267. Good, Ruth Wolf (Hess), Readers Ancestry, 44.
  268. Johnson, David R., The Early East Petersburg Area Hershey Family (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage January, 1978), 8.
  269. Washburn, Elizabeth F., Snively - Snavely - The Swiss Ancestors and American Descendants of Johann Jacob Schnebele(1659-1743);, 44.
  270. Best, Jane Evans, A Bear Saga: Albis to America (Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage October, 1986), 23.
  271. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis and Oberholtzer Families, 12.
  272. Best, Jane Evans, A Bear Saga: Albis to America, 24.
  273. Best, Jane Evans, Bear Saga Update: Part One.
  274. Best, Jane Evans, Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives, 6.
  275. Washburn, Elizabeth F., Snively - Snavely - The Swiss Ancestors and American Descendants of Johann Jacob Schnebele(1659-1743);, 24.
  276. Ibid., 45.
  277. Best, Jane Evans, Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives, 16.
  278. Best, Jane Evans, Bear Saga Update: Part One, p 13.
  279. Ibid., p. 25, note 16.
  280. Ibid., p. 25, note 35.
  281. Evans, Grace, Her Personal Family Research.
  282. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis and Oberholtzer Families, 17.
  283. Best, Jane Evans, Martin Kendig's Swiss Relatives, 5.
  284. Mohrbacher, Willi, "Spira in Sponheim, Germany," e-mail message from <> () to Jay D Weaver, 06 May 2007. He quotes a Hubert Weber as the original source.
  285. Best, Jane Evans, Meyer Families Update An update on her previous articles which included Meyer data. Page 32, Vol 21, No 2.
  286. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis and Oberholtzer Families, 11.
  287. Ibid., 15.
  288. Hershey, Scott F., Ph.D, History and Records of the Hershey Family from the Year 1600. (Petite Book Company, New Castle, Pa.; 1913).
  289. Washburn, Elizabeth F., Snively - Snavely - The Swiss Ancestors and American Descendants of Johann Jacob Schnebele(1659-1743);, 23.
  290. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis and Oberholtzer Families, 20.
  291. Wilcox, S Michael, Landis Families of Canton Zurich, Switzerland, 16.
  292. Ibid., 14.
  293. Thieleman J. van Braght, compiler, Martyrs Mirror {English Translation) (Scottdale., PA: Herald Press, 1660).
  294. Wilcox, S Michael, Landis Families of Canton Zurich, Switzerland, 17.