Abraham Buchwalter

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Abraham Buchwalter

Birth
Lampeter, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
12 Jan 1872 (aged 77)
Gardner, Grundy County, Illinois, USA
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Goodfarm Township, Grundy County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
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: 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.
: 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.

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