April 17, 2014
Greetings,
Welcome to the Reeser family history presentation.
If you would like to participate in the effort to discover and record the lives of our previous
generations who descend from Jacob Reeser (1765-1835) and his wife Barbara Blank (1776-1847), this
letter will hopefully provide the contact information and some idea of what we are looking for.
To help you follow the presentation, the following chart is provided:
The family of Jacob and Barbara (Blank) Reeser (H3), Salisbury Township, Lancaster Co., Pa.:
H31. John Reeser 1800-1887 married Elizabeth Mast 1804-1869 – Salisbury Tp.
H311. Jacob Reeser 1824-aft. 1910 married Ann Wallace 1823-1893 Caernarvon Tp.; Delaware
Co., Pa; Philadelphia
Names of interest: Bayard Price; Arthur J. Woodward- both of Chester County
H312. Christian Reeser 1826-1849 married Barbara Plank 1821-1890
No children
H313. Barbara Reeser 1828-1907 married Christian Mast 1817-1899
Names of interest: Rodney George Clingamin; Charles, Christian, Jacob, Elmer, Harry,
Clarence, John, Samuel and Wayne Mast;
H314. John Reeser 1830-1896 married Catherine Wanner 1833-1892 Salisbury Tp.
Names of interest: George M., Aldus R. and Anna Marie Seldomridge,
H315. Nicholas Reeser 1832-1925 married Frances Wanner 1832-1906 Compass, Salisbury Tp.
Names of interest: John W., Walter N., Charles P., Harry M., Roy K., Edward L., Nicholas
E. Reeser; William, Walter, Alfred Wanner; Willard, William, Lee, George and Alfred Hoar;
Allison; Arthur Burt III, Nathaniel, and Thomas Burt; Brackbill; Leaman; Waterson; Sensenich;
John and Daniel Longacre; Charles R. Brubaker; Martin H. and Kenneth Groff,
H316. Susanna Reeser 1835-1910 married David Wanner 1829-1919 – Compass, W. Caln Tp.
H317. Plank Reeser 1838-1921 married Mary Ann Wanner 1845-1914 – Salibury Tp.
Names of interest: Samuel J., John P., J. Alfred, Elias P., Harry W., Anna M., Elmer P.,
Martin H., Norman M. and Gerald M. Reeser; Arthur Bankert; Arthur, Kenneth Kolb; Charles
Yoder; Jeffrey Beachler; Leonard Miller; Trent Hancock; Bert Parks; Lester Halteman; John K.,
James, Joseph, Norman, Daniel K., Melvin, David Longacre; Rev. Clarence Lefever; Alvin Fiester;
Merle Hershey; Martin H., Kenneth R. Groff; Crowley; Emma Reeser; Jacob P., Nora Stoltzfus;
Eric and Carmen Kennel; Coffey
H318. Martha Reeser 1840-1888 married Amos Kurtz 1834-1878 – Salisbury Tp.
Names of interest: Thomas, A. Roy, Chester G. and Richard E. Patton; Samuel J., Clement
M., Ayres; Nathaniel S., and W. Lloyd Trout; Clark; Hall; James L. Lively; Morgan; Groff; John H.
Scott; Thomas Stevenson; Andrew, Clair K., A. Paul, and Clair “Andy” Skiles; Earl C. Usner;
Stephens;
H319. Joseph Reeser 1844-1908 married Emma Kramer 1844-1920 – Salisbury Tp., Lancaster
City
No descendants
H310. Samuel Reeser 1845-1927 married Caroline Oberholtzer 1843-1930 – Salisbury Tp
Names of interest: Amos C., Samuel R., Kenneh A., Jere, Samuel, Timothy, Mervin S.
Todd and Scott Skiles; Ardner;odgers; Martin; Musser; Kepner;
H31A. Amos Reeser 1849-1928 married Catherine Mast 1844-1925 – Salisbury Tp.
Names of interest: Charles C. and John R. Lewis
H32. Jacob Reeser Jr.1802-1849 married Hannah Porter 1804-1848 – Salisbury Tp.
H321. Frances Reeser c1827-c1852 married Samuel Withrow
Names of interest: Elam H. and Sidney L. Withrow, Suesser (Ohio)
H322. Elmina Reeser 1830-1855 unmarried
H323. Jacob Reeser (3rd)1832-1865 unmarried
H33. Feronica (Fanny) Reeser 1805-1848 married Jacob Mast 1801-1892 – Salisbury Tp.
H331. Abraham Mast 1823-1895 married Sarah Myers 1830-1913 – Salisbury Tp.
Names on interest: John M., Ralph M., Jacob G., Dr. John D., Jacob K., Martin F., Mary
Ellen, Abraham L., Amos M., Robert M., John E., Ethan A. V. Guy, Kermit M., Fred M., Paul J.,
Harold J. Richard H., Charles W., J. Earl, and Joseph H. Mast; George N., Charles N., and George
A. Dague; George Helms; Harvey Ruth; Elmer, Dwight and Robert Heiland; Paul Chalfont;
Clarence Snyder; Ira, Alfred, David, Jacqueline, Helen and John R. Wanner; James Cebular; E.
Grant, Earl M., Lloyd A. and W. Leon Eaby; John M. Welk; Dr. Kermit and G. Lee Summers;
Harvey E., Carl M., and Kay D. Sauders: Brian K. Martin; Roger Howard; Paul Charlet; Barton H.
Overly; Edwin C. Renninger; John K. Brubaker; Elmer, John, William, Dale, Brent, Jerry and
Sharon Skiles; Owen L. and Judson Philips
H332. Jacob Mast 1824-1884 married Lucretia Haines – Honey Brook Tp., Chester Co.
Names in interest: Fanny, Jacob and Joshua Mast
H333. Christian Mast 1826-1828
H334. Martha Mast 1828-1901 married Jacob Wanner 1829-1872 – Salisbury Tp.
Names of interest- Jacob M., Bert P., R. Guy, Robert K., John E. Nathaniel S. Beverly C.,
and Martin E. Wanner; David H., Earl M., Rev. David E., David Lee, and Harold B. Martin; Dean
Wheeland; John F. Reser; Norman S. Miller; Kenneth Strine; Eugene Reneberg; Raymond and
Nathan Hoover; Jim Kauffman; P. Lewis Supplee; Alfred H., Edgar W., Warren W., Howard A.,
and Henry N. Worrest;
H335. Barbara Mast 1830-1876 married Joseph A. Haines c1833-1893 – Salisbury Tp
Names of interest: Joshua M. and Charles L. Haines; Amos G., Joshua Mark, Warren A.
and Paul B. Supplee; John L., William H. and Charles L. Robinson; Harry E. and Norvin Hatfield;
Ladora Orendorf
H336. Samuel Mast 1832-1927 married Mary Jane Lemon 1839-1912 – Salisbury Tp
Names of interest: Elmer C. and J. Lemon; Elwood Clayton Dukeman; William E, Elmer K.
Hoffman; Charles Wm. Bunn; John Franklin, Andrew B. and Jeffrey L. Seldomridge; Wilmer
Burkey; John I. and S. Ralph Wanner
H337. John L. Mast 1834-1913 married Mary Ranck 1838-1916 - Salisbury Tp., Honey Brook Tp.
Names of interest: D. Edwin, Ralph S., Walter, Martin H. Martin M., Alfred H., Walter G.
and Wayne H. Mast; Trucksess; George F. Studd; Arthur Shannon; Harold R. Sollenberger; James
Skiles; Walter and Martin Bewley; Rees L. Given; Edwin S. Oat; James and Cecil William
Hollingsworth
H338.Susanna Mast 1836-1907 married Joseph Wanner 1838-1907 – Salisbury Tp.
No known children
H339. Elias Mast 1838-1904 married Margret Ann Glauner 1856-1942 – Salisbury Tp.
Names of interest: Robert A., Samuel W. Guy; John F. Plank; Carl S. Rodeffer; Rev. Vivian
Lee Rodeffer McCombe; Dr. Sandra Lee Rodeffer Raesternack; Owen H. Freeman; Homer R.,
Timothy, Christopher and Stephen Coblentz; Walter C., John W., Gary L., Charles V. C. Vincent,
Walter P. Tennis; Edward Poliski; Randy Crossan; Harry Woodbridge; William Johnston;
Domenico and Antonio Barretta; Ronald, Douglas and Gregory Eby; Cora and Iva Mast; J. Clyde,
Walter C. Chester N., J. Ralph,Francis M., Francis C. Kenneth J. and Donald L. Hess; Fred E.
Landis; Chris D., Karl D., Michael A., Kenneth L., Brian L., and Mark T. Stoltzfus; Richard Glick;
Carl Beckler; David Rooney; J. Bradley Bennett; Allen Mummert; Robert Murphy; Samuel E.,
Willis M., Clair M., C. Allen, Steven, Ross, Samuel M. and Eric J. Wanner; Wayne Rapp, Richard
Wahl; Jason D. Baxter; Caldwell, Paul M., Floyd, Waytner, Dwayne, Darryl, and Doyle Reiter;
Maurice and Glenn Smoker; John Hostetter Jr.; Charles Groff; Raymond Barton Woomert; Rainer
Irslinger: Evan T. Byerly, Kenneth, Rev. Jeffrey and Ronald Byerly; Samuel F. Boyd; Mervin
Stoltzfus
H330. Mary Frances Mast 1840-1843
H34. Magdalena Reeser 1806-1862 married John Hertzler 1801-1892 – CaernarvonTp., Lancaster Co.
H341. Jacob R. Hertzler 1830-1898 married Catherine Kurtz 1835-1907 – Caernarvon Tp.,
Lancaster Co. - No children
H342. Mary E. Hertzler 1834-1838
H343. Infant dau. 1836
H344. Elizabeth K. Hertzler 1840-1904 married Jonas Wanner 1827-1905 – Salisbury Tp.,
Morgantown, Pa.
Names of interest: Jonas, John Reuben, Jacob G. John R. David S., Robert T., Estella V.
Frank, George D. , Edgar G., Clarence G., Ethelbert, Wallace and George D. Wanner;
Albert and George S. Stoneback; Benjamin W., Charles, Edgar Piersol, Albert G.,
Donald G. Richard P., David H. Althouse; Dennis Martin; John J. Verbanc; Frank P. Elvin;
John A. and Ralph H. Sternberger; Charles D., William J., C. Daniel and Lee A. Hayes;
Richard A. Hiller; Paul C. Noll; Arthur and Thomas F. Rettew; Malcom and David Finger;
Howard Bausch; Lymas DeCamp; William J. and Frank, Franklin C., Edgar Warner;
Clarence, Franklin, William, Robert, Harold Groff; Evan, Howard and John Eyrich; Walter
and Edward Russell; Fred, Robert L. and Karl Simmers; Samuel L., Edward and Jack
Snyder
H345. John Z. Hertzler 1843-1914 married Elizabeth Lincoln 1845-1928
Names of interest: George Henry, J. Webster,, C. Howard and Jack W. Muhlenberg;
Edward F. Hertzler
H35. Peter Reeser 1808-1856 married Catherine Mast 1807-1884 – Morgantown; Compass, W. Caln Tp.
H351. David Reeser 1836-1901 married Mary Ellen Sparr 1839-1899 – Salisbury Tp.
Names of interest: Franklin P., David P., Margret, Edith Barbara Reeser
H352. Jacob Reeser 1840-1915 married Sara Elizabeth Plank 1847-1916 – West Caln Tp., Chester
Co.
Names of interest: John Grant, Charles H., Martin Oscar, Harold O., Christopher H,,
Austin H., Stephan A. Martin M., Michael E. Gregory, Eric, Osacr J., Tracy Peter, Edgar Ralph,
George E., Mark Stephen, Christopher George, Jacob A. and Benjamin F. Reeser; Patton, John R.
Harry E., John J., Leroy, George, Vernon, Robert, Raymond, Charles, and Michael Elmer; Marvin
and Ellis Stern; Gene Kutz; John W. Smith; William Roth; Paul D. Weaver; Edward Martini;
Edward Kieffer; Garry P.,Joshua Supplee; Ralph Gossert; Walter Batt; Stoy Thomas; Lowder,
William, James, Robert Mitchell; William Moore; Nathan F., Robert L. and Thomas R. Howe;
Russell and Robert Showalter; Wendall Hershey; George E. and Harry E. Worrall; Earl George,
James, Jason, John Fleager; Glen Reinholds; Fred Good; Mark and Jason Cooper; R. Scott,
Richard M. Brian S., Kevin R. Philip A. Ferguson; Eric and Kyle Marsh; Harry K. Davis; Wilson J.
Mitchell; Lary Parrish; Kenneth E., Michael and Jeffrey Lawrence; J. Franklin, Alfred F., Trevor,
Toadd W. Alfred F. Fagan; Richard S. Miller; Harold and Douglas Wolfe
H353. Peter Reeser 1844-1918 married Elizabeth Umble 1847-1906 – Salisbury Tp.
Names on interest: John U., J. Wilmer, H. Raymond, Kenneth, Norman K., Gerald R., J.
Leonard, Robert L., Ronald E. Reeser; John, Jeffrey, James and Joseph Donnelly; Anna Reeser
Miller
H354. Mary Catherine Reeser 1849-1907 married Christian Hoover 1846-1914 – Salisbury Tp.
Names of interest: Walter R., Chester K., Park G., Wilber E., Kenneth W., Kent, Kevin,
Kurt, Lester J., Chester F. Norman K., Rev. Maurice E. Joseph M. Robert C. Chester C., Landis B.,
Vernon L., E. Leroy, Wilmer A. and R. Scott Hoover; Norman Heiss; Clarence N. Allen; Harry B.,
Kenneth and Richard Smith; Edwin, Edward A. and Gerald A Taylor; Rev. Nathan and David L.
Heffley; Charles N. Alexander; Maurice L., Michael, Paul and William D. Umble
H36. Nicholas Reeser 1810-1867 married Sarah Mast 1809-1903 – Salisbury Tp.
H361. Jacob M. Reeser 1842-1935 married Harriet R. Ash 1844-1909 – Salisbury Tp.; Grant Co.,
Minnesota
Names of interest: Wilmer J., Harriet, James A. Henry F. Reeser; Frank Hughes; Palmer
Rothi; Walter H. Pargman; Harold Lamm; Charles E. Wright
H362. David K. Reeser 1844-1887 married Sarah A. Kurtz 1842-1931 – Morgantown, Pa.
Names of interest: Reuben Heber, Harry E. Reeser; Barton, Arden K. and David Stauffer
H363. Ephraim Reeser 1847-1907 married Sarah A. Sauder 1852-1939 – Salisbury Tp.
Names of interest: James High; Earle C. Fenimore; Harvey P., Harold W., Rev. Kurtz E.,
Richard L., Rev. Donald K., Richard Scott, Harvey E., Raymond F., Elmer M. and Robert E. Reeser;
Randall Rathman; Denise Commins; Jimmy Flores; Roger Seibert; Gary Glosson; Claence B.
Lindecamp; J. Hunter and James Slichter
H37. Barbara Reeser 1812-1893 married Christian Hertzler 1800-1878 – Caernarvon Tp., Lancaster Co.
H371. Magdalena Hertzler 1835-1904 - unmarried
H372. Infant Hertzler
H373. Ephraim Hertzler 1838-1908 married Catherine Steyer 1835-1883 Caernarvon Tp.,
Lancaster Co
Names of interest: Elmer E. and Harry Hertzler; George Seiple; Frank and Lloyd Glass;
Walter, Frank, Donald and William Witman;Arthur Verville; John W., Abner C., Samuel E., Harry
L. and Clifford L. Brown; Virginia Weeks
H374. Sarah R. Hertzler 1850-d.y.
H375. Infant son
H38. Christiana Reeser 1814-1869 married Daniel Plank 1800-1871 – Salisbury Tp.; Compass, W. Caln
H381. Joseph F. Plank 1839-1915 married Alice Gohean 1841-1915 – Honey Brook Tp.
Names of interest: William Edward Plank; Samuel, Leroy P., William L. Wenger; George
F. Johnson; Michael Cox; Ronald H. and Andrew David Shingle; Enlow Raymond and Brian
Michael Walker; Christopher M. Cox; Donald L, Ted, Jason, Austin Parmer; Mark Gensel; Robert
S. Patton
H382. Barbara Ann Plank 1840-1930 married John Worrell 1829-1909 – Wagontown, Chester Co.
H383. George W. Plank 1842-1929
H384. Sara Frances Plank 1847-1929 married John Glauner 1842-1925 - Salisbury Tp.
“H” represents Hans and Madalena Reeser of Dauphin County, Pa., the parents of Jacob Reeser
(H3). Each digit represents the next generation by order of birth.
Hopefully, if you are a Reeser descendant, you will be able to identify to the fourth generation,
or one of the grandchildren of Jacob and Barbara Reeser (H3). If you are not certain, you may contact
me if time permits, or later via email or mail, and we can search it.
For those wishing to submit information for an upcoming self-published book, these guidelines
might be helpful.
1. The name, birth date, marriage date, name of spouse, and names of children for every living person.
This, of course, will never be complete. A goal of including everyone is not realistic, but we would like
to have as many as possible.
2. Biographical information is desired for every deceased descendant, inasmuch as is available. Some of
the things already included are:
-occupation, business
-address, land ownership
-church affiliation
-civic and military participation
-education
-hobbies, clubs
-short stories of significant interest
-place of burial
Pictures of individuals, their homes, etc are especially welcome!
Please include your source if you have information that came from your own research.
Otherwise, you will be the sole credit for the source.
Pictures and information can be sent two ways. The email address is reeserfive@comcast.net
The mailing address is:
Bob Reeser
848 May Post Office Road
Strasburg, PA 17579
Pictures sent through the mail will be returned. Please ask any questions you might have.
Thank you very much,
Bob Reeser