Elizabeth Roth became his wife in 1799 in Pennsylvania. They raised eight children: Stephen, Lydia, Joseph, Sarah, Christian, Johannes "John", Benjamin and Susan.
According to the History of Tuscarawas County, 1884, p. 673
Warwick Township:
"The primitive pioneers were Moravians. While the Indian tracts of Clay and Salem Twps. drew Moravian emigrants whose names were insufficient to purchase lands, the rich plains of Warwick became the possession of wealthy Moravians who sold parcels to their well-to-do brethren...John F. DeMuth, in 1800 or 1801, accompanied Lewis Knaus, Godfrey Haga, and Michael Ulrich on a horseback journey from the east...Mr. Demuth bought a small farm of 70 acres in Warwick Twp., and bringing his wife, Elizabeth (Roth) from Pennsylvania settled there. A year or two later Christian (Christopher) Demuth, the father of John, emigrated with his eight daughter and settled on 35 acres just east of the river and opposite John.
John Frederic Demuth was a Justice of the Peace from 1836 - 1839. He died after 1850 (the exact date is unknown), and was buried in the Moravian Churchyard at Gnadenhutten (now known as Gnadenhutten-Clay Union Cemetery).
Elizabeth Roth became his wife in 1799 in Pennsylvania. They raised eight children: Stephen, Lydia, Joseph, Sarah, Christian, Johannes "John", Benjamin and Susan.
According to the History of Tuscarawas County, 1884, p. 673
Warwick Township:
"The primitive pioneers were Moravians. While the Indian tracts of Clay and Salem Twps. drew Moravian emigrants whose names were insufficient to purchase lands, the rich plains of Warwick became the possession of wealthy Moravians who sold parcels to their well-to-do brethren...John F. DeMuth, in 1800 or 1801, accompanied Lewis Knaus, Godfrey Haga, and Michael Ulrich on a horseback journey from the east...Mr. Demuth bought a small farm of 70 acres in Warwick Twp., and bringing his wife, Elizabeth (Roth) from Pennsylvania settled there. A year or two later Christian (Christopher) Demuth, the father of John, emigrated with his eight daughter and settled on 35 acres just east of the river and opposite John.
John Frederic Demuth was a Justice of the Peace from 1836 - 1839. He died after 1850 (the exact date is unknown), and was buried in the Moravian Churchyard at Gnadenhutten (now known as Gnadenhutten-Clay Union Cemetery).
Family Members
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Joseph Demuth
1778–1788
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Susanna Catherine Demuth Fenner
1781–1889
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Anna Rosina Demuth Shamel
1783–1860
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Anna Maria Demuth Uhrich
1785–1853
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Rachel Elizabeth Demuth Ferguson
1788–1872
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Sarah Catherine Demuth Shamel
1790–1850
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Sybilla Margaretha Rebecca Demuth Flickinger
1793–1849
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Abigail Demuth Niegeman
1795 – unknown
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Lydia Demuth Casey
1798–1822
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