His second marriage was to Eve Schmidt Good and they are known to have had a son they named Jacob Good Wenger.
The cemetery records for his parents say he later married a third time to Anna Sarah Landis.
All of these folks are likely buried in the Groffdale Mennonite Brick Church Cemetery. However, records found todate only state that Michael G Wenger himself; along with many of his siblings are resting in the same cemetery as his parents.
Michael Graybill Wenger and Maria Groff Wenger, his 1st wife, had the following children:
- Barbara Wenger b. 1764
- Joseph Wenger b. 1766 m. Maria Horst b. 1767 and her parents were Joseph Horst, Jr. and Mary Groff
2nd wife: Eve Good one child: Jacob Wenger b. 1782 m. Susanna Weaver Wenger... Jacob and Susanna had 1 child: Joseph Wenger b. 1807 m. Esther Buckwalter 1 child: Elam B. Wenger b. 1837 m. Barbara Elizabeth Stover/Stauffer
3rd wife: (Per research by Romaine Stauffer)
An error on his tombstone suggests incorrectly that his 3rd wife: Anna Sarah Landis who married 2nd Husband: Christian Oberholtzer... 1 son: John Oberholtzer b. 1797 m. Catherine Nissley... 3 sons: Christian, John and Samuel.
However; Michael's third wife was Anna Wanner, not Landis. YY-201 shows Michael's widow, Ann, married Christian Overholser by 1796. She was Anna Wanner, daughter of John Wanner of Lampeter Twp. See the will of John Wanner-G-195 and deed E3-151.
Deed YY-195 names these children of Michael: Joseph (eldest son--of first wife), Jacob, Christian, Esther and Martha (presumably birth order by gender) and widow Ann. All the children except Joseph were under 21.
His second marriage was to Eve Schmidt Good and they are known to have had a son they named Jacob Good Wenger.
The cemetery records for his parents say he later married a third time to Anna Sarah Landis.
All of these folks are likely buried in the Groffdale Mennonite Brick Church Cemetery. However, records found todate only state that Michael G Wenger himself; along with many of his siblings are resting in the same cemetery as his parents.
Michael Graybill Wenger and Maria Groff Wenger, his 1st wife, had the following children:
- Barbara Wenger b. 1764
- Joseph Wenger b. 1766 m. Maria Horst b. 1767 and her parents were Joseph Horst, Jr. and Mary Groff
2nd wife: Eve Good one child: Jacob Wenger b. 1782 m. Susanna Weaver Wenger... Jacob and Susanna had 1 child: Joseph Wenger b. 1807 m. Esther Buckwalter 1 child: Elam B. Wenger b. 1837 m. Barbara Elizabeth Stover/Stauffer
3rd wife: (Per research by Romaine Stauffer)
An error on his tombstone suggests incorrectly that his 3rd wife: Anna Sarah Landis who married 2nd Husband: Christian Oberholtzer... 1 son: John Oberholtzer b. 1797 m. Catherine Nissley... 3 sons: Christian, John and Samuel.
However; Michael's third wife was Anna Wanner, not Landis. YY-201 shows Michael's widow, Ann, married Christian Overholser by 1796. She was Anna Wanner, daughter of John Wanner of Lampeter Twp. See the will of John Wanner-G-195 and deed E3-151.
Deed YY-195 names these children of Michael: Joseph (eldest son--of first wife), Jacob, Christian, Esther and Martha (presumably birth order by gender) and widow Ann. All the children except Joseph were under 21.
Inscription
Wenger * Michall 8-1-1741 1794 (believed buried here with their parents)
Gravesite Details
Every family tree you will see says that Michael died in 1794. That date is taken from this gravestone which is in error. Michael's will was written July 22, 1793 and proved Aug. 10, 1793. (Lancaster County Will Book I-438)
Family Members
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Magdalena Wenger Sensenig
1729–1787
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John Graybill "Hans" Wenger
1731–1800
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Christian Graybill Wenger
1733–1817
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Mary Wenger Long
1734–1760
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Eve Graybill Wenger Weber
1736–1799
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Barbara Wenger
1739–1772
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Elizabeth Graybill Wenger Sheibly
1745–1794
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Joseph Graybill Wenger
1747–1812
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Abraham Wenger
1749–1749
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Henry Graybill Wanger
1753–1819
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