Hershey Family Tree

Descendants of Christian HERCHE(HERSHEY)

Notes


198. Elizabeth LONG

Information for this family came from Andrea Wade (matandrea@mosquitonet.com).


788. Mary SANDOE

Mary had thirteen children.


200. Benjamin LONG

Benjamin at one time owned considerable land in Marietta, Pennsylvania, and
laid it out in building lots. Some of his real estate included the old market
house, in Marietta. This land was purchased from James Ander son by indenture
dated April 1813. He also had purchased from his brothers and sisters the land
in Donegal Twp., which was left to the heirs of Herman Long, his father,
containing 549 acres. In 1828, Benjamin and Mary and their family left
Marietta, Pennsylvania, for the Niagara frontier. Benjamin was one of the three
men who were appointed to organize the town of Tonawanda, New York, and
presided at the first election. In 1830 he organized the first Sunday school
of the First Methodist Episcopal Church of North Tonawanda and he was the first
superintendent of the school.


797. Mary H. LONG

Mary and her family resided in LaSalle, New York.


201. Samuel LONG

Samuel owned land in Donegal Twp., Lancaster Co., Penn.


204. Martin LONG

Martin moved from Donegal to Lemar Twp., Center Co., Pennsylbania, where he
operated a farm. It is also recorded that Martin Long resided in the Nittany
Valley near Mill Hall, above Harrisburg, Penn.

Martin had three children, Martin, Martha, and Conrad. It is not clear which
wife was the mother of which children. Conrad was married and had eight
children, Emma married to Solomon Tice, Willila, John, Fannie, Maria, Barbara,
Joseph, Jacob.


213. Catherine HERSHEY

Catherine and Peter are mentioned in Catherine's Father's will along with
their children.


Christian Bear KAUFFMAN

Will M-1-187, Lancaster, Penn.


!Information taken from "Genealogical Record of Rev. Hans Herr and His Direct
Lineal Descendants", p.1


215. Joseph HERSHEY

Information from "Biographical Annals of Lancaster Co.", p. 1485.


Esther HOSTETTER

Information from "Biographical Annals of Lancaster Co.", p. 1485.

1850 Manor Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Census


833. Magdalena HERSHEY

Information from "Biographical Annals of Lancaster Co.", p. 1485.


Jacob HOOVER

Information from "Biographical Annals of Lancaster Co.", p. 1485.


836. Catherine HERSHEY

Information from "Biographical Annals of Lancaster Co.", p. 1485.

Catherine died unmarried.

1850, 1860, 1870 Manor Twp., Lancaster Co., Pennsylvania Census


217. Abraham HERSHEY

1850 Muscataine, Muscataine Co., Iowa Census

Birth & Death: Greenwood Cemetery, Bloomington, Muscatine Co., Records.

Notice of death: The Enquirer newspaper, May 8, 1852

The will of Abraham Hershey was written on the 25th day of February, 1839. It listed his wife, Magdalena, and his children, Jacob and Catherine. His son Abraham had already died.

Abraham and Magdalena raised the two small children of his nephew, Christian after both he and his wife, Margaret died.


Magdalena WITMER

1850 Muscataine, Muscataine Co., Iowa Census

Birth & Death: Cemetery Records of Muscatine Co., Iowa

Magdalena is listed in her husband, Abraham Hershey's will.


840. Abraham HERSHEY

Abraham died young leaving a son and daughter, 1 and 3 years old. They were
raised by their Grandfather, Abraham Hershey.

The death notice of Abraham was published in the Lancaster Journal, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.


843. David HERSHEY

David died at just 7 months old.


844. Esther HERSHEY

Esther died at just 1 month old.


221. Christian SCHNEIDER

Birth: IGI Film 1126375, Batch T998250 57


224. Mary SCHNEIDER

Birth: IGI Film 1396484, Batch 5002354 15

Mary and Jacob had 2 sons and 1 daughter.


Jacob RISSER

Birth: IGI Film 884766, Batch 8206702 18


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