Daniel Follmer ¹

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1. Book: Genealogical & Biographical Annals of Northumberland County, 1911. ¹
DANIEL FOLLMER, son of Henry, was born April 13, 1806, on the old homestead in Turbut township, and there passed his entire life, buying about two hundred acres of the original farm taken up by his ancestor, upon which was erected a fine stone house. He was a farmer throughout his active years, living retired for twenty years before his death, which occurred Aug. 19, 1887. His farm, which was near the Follmer Church, is now owned by his son John S., of Milton. A prominent man in his district, he served in various township offices and for many years was a trustee of the Follmer Lutheran Church. In politics he was a Democrat up to the time of the Civil war. On Oct. 15, 1829, Mr. Follmer was married, by Rev. Henry Myers, to Sarah Lantz, born March 18, 1811, died Feb. 24, 1882. Mr. and Mrs. Follmer are buried at Follmer's Church. They were the parents of the following children: (1) Mary E., born Nov. 2, 1830, married Charles J. Engle and has three children: Emma, born May 14, 1853; David Franklin, born June 29, 1857, now of Philadelphia; and Sarah Elizabeth, born May 28, 1860, who married Wallace Weidenhamer, son of Willington Weidenhamer. (2) William G., born July 24, 1833, died in 1909, married Esther Hoy, who was born Sept. 4, 1837, and who survives him, residing in Milton. They had seven children: Newton, born June 11, 1860, a Lutheran minister, now located in Pittsburg, married Anna Maude Schoch and has three children, Ethel L., Frank S. and William H.; Daniel born Sept 30, 1861, is deceased; Sarah K., born March 21, 1863, married George M. Bucher and has three children, Harold, Esther R. and Robert L.; Ella P., born Nov. 4, 1865, married David C. Ditzler and has a family of six, Mabel E., Mary B., Nellie F., Marjory L., Leila C. and Frederick W.; Minnie A., born March 4, 1868, married John W. Berkhimer; Mary E., born Dec. 25, 1876, married David Corselt; Margaret I., born April 7, 1879, married Adam Yerg, and has one son, Adam Follmer. (3) Margaret Ann, born July 15, 1836, unmarried, is living at the homestead in Turbut township. (4) Charles Franklin is mentioned below. (5) Sarah Elmira, born Oct. 8, 1840, married William Raup and they live in Chillisquaque township. (6) Daniel Henry is mentioned below. (7) Susanna L., born Feb. 3, 1846, unmarried, is living with her sister on the homestead. (8) John S., born July 18, 1851, received his early education in the public schools of Milton and at Limestone Academy, read medicine with Dr. C. H. Dougal and graduated from Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, 1876. He had previously served an apprenticeship to the drug business, in which he engaged after practicing medicine one year, establishing himself in business at Milton, where he has a wide patronage and high reputation. In 1879 he married Elizabeth B. Voris, daughter of Peter Voris, of Chillisquaque township, and they have two children, Frederick Voris and Malcolm Murray. In polities Dr. Follmer is a Democrat and he and his wife are members of the M. E. Church.

Daniel married Sarah Lantz on 15 Oct 1829 in Turbot Twp., Northumberland, PA.¹ (Sarah Lantz was born on 18 Mar 1811,¹ died on 24 Feb 1882 in Turbot Twp., Northumberland, PA ¹ and was buried in Turbot Twp.: Follmer's Church, Northumberland, PA ¹.)