Abraham Buckwalter / Buchwalter

1794 - 1872  (77 years)

• Name	Abraham Buckwalter / Buchwalter
  Birth	16 Jan 1794	Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Jan 1872	Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois, USA
  Burial	Goodfarm Cemetery, Dwight, Livingston County, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I23303	Tulpehocken Genealogy
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Reiff Witwer,   b. 28 Aug 1800, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 7 Jul 1882, Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois, USA (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	1818
  Children	+ 1. Daniel Buckwalter / Buchwalter,   b. 1 Feb 1824, New Holland, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA d. 15 Nov 1879, Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F7709	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jan 2022

  
  

• Notes

  Abraham Buchwalter, the father of our subject, was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in February 1794, twelve miles east of the city of Lancaster. He acquired the usual common-school education and added to his knowledge by extensive reading in later years. He possessed an observing eye and retentive mind, and these qualities enabled him to gain an excellent fund of knowledge. He too was a farmer by occupation, making that pursuit his life work. In Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, he married Elizabeth Witwer, whose birth occurred in that county. Her father was Rev. Witwer, a minister of the Mennonite church as a highly respected man who for many years devoted his energies to the word of the gospel. His services were especially demanded on the occasion of on the occasion of funerals, and his marked sympathy and broad acquaintance made him particularly capable in delivering addresses on such occasions. He was one of the best-known Mennonite ministers of his day, and was also a wealthy farmer of Lancaster County, owning an extensive and valuable tract of land. He died in his native county in middle life. His children were Isaac, David, Benjamin, Michael, Daniel (who became a physician), Elizabeth and Barbara.

  
  

• Sources

  [S64] Website: Find a Grave [text], https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97526176/abraham-buchwalter.