| John S. Eister
(1820-1881) |
John S. Eister 1 2 3
FamilySearch ID: 96D7-35W. Noted events in his life were: 1. Census in 1850 in Upper Mahanoy Twp., Northumberland, PA. 3 The 1850 census recorded John Oyster [sic], teacher, 30, living with wife Caroline, 33; and son Silas, 1. All were born in Pennsylvania. 2. Census in 1880 in Jackson Twp., Northumberland, PA. 5 The 1880 census recorded John S. Eyster, retired farmer, 60, living with wife Caroline, 51. Also in the home was Corry C. Wetzel, servant, 8. Everyone and their parents were born in Pennsylvania. John married Caroline Eisenhart, daughter of Jonas Eisenhart and Anna Maria Geist. (Caroline Eisenhart was born on 27 Jan 1829 in Leck Kill, Northumberland, PA 4 6 7, christened in Mar 1829 in Upper Mahanoy Twp.: Howerter's Church, Northumberland, PA,7 died in Shenandoah, Schuylkill, PA 4 and was buried in Shenandoah Heights: Odd Fellows Cemetery, Schuylkill, PA 4.) |
1 Floyd, J.L., Genealogical & Biographical Annals of Northumberland County (1911 online at http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/northumberp/floyd.html), Page 645.
2 Find A Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=46480710.
3 1850 United States Census, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4CC-3PL John Oyster, Upper Mahanoy Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania.
4 Geist, A. Frank, The Geist Relation, 200 years in America (Valley View, Pa.: 1940, 925 pgs.), page 282.
5 1880 United States Census, https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWNY-G28 John S Eyster, Jackson, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States; citing enumeration district ED 151, sheet 221D.
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John Richard Knarr, Ph.D, Abraham Knoerr and Maria Eva Faess: European Roots & the New Land (Copyright 1998
John Richard Knarr, Ph.D.
P.O. Box 306
N. Manchester, IN 46962
email: jknarr@hoosierlink.net
phone: 219/982-7219; 982-2678 fax: 219/982-6129
https://www.genealogy.com/ftm/k/n/a/John-Richard-Knarr/BOOK-0001/index.html).
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Conrad, Tim, Genealogists Guide to Howerter's Church, Northumberland County (including early Himmel Church records) (http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/northumberland/church/howert2.txt
Mahantongo Roots #1.0, 3 Dec 1996 Copyright 1996, Tim Conrad Distribute Freely at no charge, intact.).
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