Genealogy of the Marshall Family,
including Medieval and Ancient Lines

Updated: 02-03-2022.

Submitted and Maintained by Bill Marshall, bill.marshall@verizon.net.


Additions and corrections appreciated (especially with sources). My current list of sources is here. Homepage here.

Index of Medieval and Ancient Lines is here, notable people here, and Gedcom may be downloaded here.

Index of Modern Lines (immigrants to America and their descendants) is here, notable people here, and Gedcom here.


Individual Page

    Person Info
  • Name: Elizabeth HARNISH
  • Sex: F
  • Birth: Abt 1792 b
  • Death: 24 Feb 1872 in West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania d
  • Burial: Bethel Church Graveyard, West Pennsboro Twp, Pennsylvania u


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Jacob HARNISH Birth: 1750 Death: 11 Nov 1842
    • Mother:
  • Susanna (HARNISH) Birth: 13 Nov 1767 Death: 21 Jan 1841

Family:
Marriage:
  • Jacob SEITZ on 11 Apr 1809 .m1
  • Jacob SEITZ Birth: 21 Apr 1779 Death: 30 Mar 1856 in West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
Children:
  1. Fannie SEITZ
  2. Leah SEITZ Death: 1896
  3. Elizabeth SEITZ
  4. Jacob SEITZ Birth: 29 Jun 1810 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 21 Oct 1879 in West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
  5. Tobias SEITZ Birth: Abt 1815
  6. Susan SEITZ Birth: 1816 in Manor Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania
  7. Nancy SEITZ Birth: 19 Jul 1819 in West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania Death: 22 Sep 1858 in West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
  8. Benjamin SEITZ Birth: 7 Jan 1826 in West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania Death: 28 Jun 1882 in West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
  9. John SEITZ Birth: Abt 1828 in West Pennsboro, Cumberland Co, Pennsylvania
  10. Henry SEITZ Birth: Abt 1830

Bibliography
  1. Census 1840, Pennsylvania, Cumberland Co, West Pennsboro, p19. M704-455. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004410638 image 163. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1840 PA Cumberland WestPennsboro 19].
  2. Census 1850, Pennsylvania, Cumberland Co, West Pennsboro, p25. M432-772. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004204715 image 144. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1850 PA Cumberland WestPennsboro 25].
  3. Census 1860, Pennsylvania, Cumberland Co, West Pennsboro, p12. M653-1102. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005171013 image 447. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1860 PA Cumberland WestPennsboro 12].
  4. Census 1870, Pennsylvania, Cumberland Co, West Pennsboro, p15. M593-1333. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/004278553 image 442. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: 1870 PA Cumberland WestPennsboro 15].
  5. Carson, Elizabeth Landis, West Pennsboro Twp Cemeteries, Cumberland Co, PA, 2003, USGenWeb archives, available at http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/cumberland/cemeteries/wpenn02.txt Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Carson WPennsboroCem wpenn02].
  6. Cumberland County Pennsylvania Register of Wills, Will books 1750-1906. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1950, Book M, 1837-1859, LDS Film#0021082#2. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/005534171 images 539-40. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: CumberlandCoPA Wills M-425].
  7. Francis, W W, The Harnish Friendschaft (the Harnish family); a collection of historical materials relating to descendants of Martin Harnish of Conestoga Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, 1729-1926. Gettysburg, PA: author, 1955. Available at http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/005758851. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Francis HARNISH p[0-9]*].
  8. Harman, Helen I, Cumberland County Pennsylvania Cemetery Records. Carlisle, PA: Cumberland Co DAR, 1960. DAR Library: PENN COUNTIES CUMBERLAND HAR. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008081325 images 8-315. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Harman CumberlandCem p[0-9]*].
  9. Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society, Genealogical Cardfile, Lancaster, PA. Entries transcribed 10/2004. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LMHS Cardfile [A-Z][A-Za-z ]*].
  10. Biographical Annals of Lancaster County Pennsylvania. Spartonburg, SC: Reprint Publishers, 1985. Orig pub 1903. LMHS rF157.L2B6 1985. Available at http://archive.org/details/biographicalanna00megi and at http://archive.org/details/cu31924028852998 Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Biog p[0-9]*].
  11. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Recorder of Deeds, Deed books 1729-1867. SLC: GeneSocUT, 1947. Book 6Q, 1839-1841, LDS Film#0862148#1. Lancaster County Court House, Office of Records and Archives, 50 N Duke St, Lancaster, PA. Available at https://familysearch.org/search/film/008084384 images 70-1. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: LancasterCoPA Deeds 6Q-119].
  12. Marshall, Bill, Things that I know as compiler of this file, but don't have a written source. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WTM.*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
age 40-50 in 1840 [Ref: 1840 PA Cumberland WestPennsboro 19]
age 58 in 1850 [Ref: 1850 PA Cumberland WestPennsboro 25]
age 78 in 1870 [Ref: 1870 PA Cumberland WestPennsboro 15]
d. 24 Feb 1872 age 82y [Ref: Carson WPennsboroCem wpenn02, Harman CumberlandCem p49],
parents:
Jacob HARHISH & Susanna ___ [Ref: Francis HARNISH p45]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Harman CumberlandCem p49],
place:
[Ref: Harman CumberlandCem p49]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Harman CumberlandCem p49]
Sources with Information about marriage to Jacob SEITZ
date:
[Ref: Francis HARNISH p49]
son Jacob d. 21 Oct 1879 age 69y3m23d [Ref: Harman CumberlandCem p59],
names:
Jacob SEITZ & E__ ___ [Ref: Harman CumberlandCem p49]
Jacob SEITZ & Elizabeth ___ [Ref: 1850 PA Cumberland WestPennsboro 25, Carson WPennsboroCem wpenn02, CumberlandCoPA Wills M-425, Harman CumberlandCem p59, LMHS Cardfile SEITZ Jacob, LancasterCoPA Biog p1147, LancasterCoPA Deeds 6Q-119]
Jacob SEITZ & Elizabeth ___, circumstantial based on cemetery records [Ref: WTM],
child:
[Ref: 1850 PA Cumberland WestPennsboro 25, Carson WPennsboroCem wpenn02, Harman CumberlandCem p49, LMHS Cardfile SEITZ Jacob, LancasterCoPA Biog p1147, WTM]
Research Notes:
1860: living in West Pennsboro Twp, Cumberland Co, PA, with Ann SEITZ (age 39) and Henry SEITZ (age 28) [Ref: 1860 PA Cumberland WestPennsboro 12]

1870: living in West Pennsboro Twp, Cumberland Co, PA. Value of personal estate $800. Also in household son Henry (age 40) and (illeg) Rhoads (age 15) [Ref: 1870 PA Cumberland WestPennsboro 15]



Pedigree of Elizabeth HARNISH
                   /-----Martin HARNISH
          /-----Jacob HARNISH
         |         \-----Magdalena (HARNISH)
 /-----Jacob HARNISH
Elizabeth HARNISH
 \-----Susanna (HARNISH)



Descendants of Elizabeth HARNISH
1. Elizabeth HARNISH m. Jacob SEITZ
m. Jacob SEITZ father: Jacob SEITZ mother: Elizabeth WITMER

2nd generation

5. Jacob SEITZ m. Susie BOWMAN
m. Susie BOWMAN father: Samuel BOWMAN mother: Susan (BOWMAN)
7. Susan SEITZ m. Michael SEACHRIST
m. Michael SEACHRIST father: Michael SEACHRIST
8. Nancy SEITZ m. Jacob DONER
m. Jacob DONER father: Daniel DONER mother: Elizabeth MUSSER
9. Benjamin SEITZ m. Rebecca (SEITZ)
m. Rebecca (SEITZ)
10. John SEITZ m. Mary (SEITZ)
m. Mary (SEITZ)

3rd generation

15. Jacob B SEITZ m. Lizzie H BEAR
m. Lizzie H BEAR father: John BEAR mother: Mary (BEAR)
29. Amanda DONER m. William Oliver BROWN
m. William Oliver BROWN father: Absolam BROWN mother: Mariah MORRIS
32. Jacob DONOR m. Rebecca E BENHOUR
m. Rebecca E BENHOUR
33. Daniel DONER m1. Mattie J (DONER) m2. Carrie V L (DONER)
m. Mattie J (DONER)
m. Carrie V L (DONER)
35. Martha DONER m. Daniel William GREEN
m. Daniel William GREEN

4th generation

47. Elenora BROWN m. (Unk) MYERS
m. (Unk) MYERS
48. William Jacob BROWN m. Mildred Mae MYERS
m. Mildred Mae MYERS father: John MYERS mother: Maria Dorothy LORENZ
49. Amanda Florence BROWN m1. m2. Jesse Wilson SWEGER
m. Jesse Wilson SWEGER
50. Absalom BROWN m. Agnes Frances DAVIS
m. Agnes Frances DAVIS father: Winfield Scott DAVIS mother: Matilda J McGONIGAL
51. Harry Garfield BROWN m. Mary Elizabeth STOUT
m. Mary Elizabeth STOUT
52. Ralph J BROWN m. Ora B GROFF
m. Ora B GROFF father: (Unk) GROFF mother: Belle M (GROFF)
56. Hayes GREEN m.

5th generation

59. Bessie Florence BROWN m. William Todd MOORE
m. William Todd MOORE father: Elijah Thomas MOORE mother: Emma Belle TODD
60. Hazel BROWN m. Harold J BROWN
m. Harold J BROWN
61. William Scott BROWN m. Mary M BOYLES
m. Mary M BOYLES father: Horace Greely BOYLES mother: Mary E GAYMAN
62. Matilda Amanda BROWN m. Paul E MENTZER
m. Paul E MENTZER
63. Harry Abner BROWN m. Ruth SHUGHART
m. Ruth SHUGHART father: Blain Dale SHUGHART mother: Gertrude E (SHUGHART)
65. Clarence Edwin BROWN m. A Martha KRAMER
m. A Martha KRAMER
79. Percy Donald BROWN m. Louise FREY
m. Louise FREY father: Living FREY mother: Living ORNER