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: Christian BURKHOLDER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 1 Jun 1746 in Switzerland b
  • Death: 13 May 1809 in Farmersville, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania d


    • Parents:

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Maria BURKHOLDER Birth: 16 May 1767 in Farmersville, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 31 Aug 1823
  2. Abraham BURKHOLDER Birth: 27 Dec 1768 Death: 15 Jun 1840
  3. Daniel BURKHOLDER Birth: 30 Jun 1770 Death: 12 Feb 1858
  4. Barbara BURKHOLDER Birth: 22 Jan 1772
  5. Anna BURKHOLDER Birth: 2 Dec 1773
  6. Christian BURKHOLDER Birth: 28 Jun 1775 Death: 1862
  7. Christianna BURKHOLDER Birth: 28 Aug 1778 Death: 1856
  8. Anna BURKHOLDER Birth: 17 Mar 1782 Death: 1833
  9. Elizabeth BURKHOLDER Birth: 12 Sep 1787 Death: 1823

Bibliography
  1. Best, Jane E, European Roots of the Bear Families of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: An Update, in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Jan 1984. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p[0-9]*].
  2. Best, Jane Evans, The Groff Book, Volume 2, A Continuing Saga, Ronks, PA: Groff History Assiciates, 1997. NYPL APV (Groff) 86-1589 v2. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best GROFF p[0-9]*].
  3. Groff, Christian Franz, Hans Groff Chart, 1864. Paradise, PA: Samuel S Wenger, 1979. Available at Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: GroffCF GROFF Chart].
  4. Groff, Clyde L, Walter B Groff, Jane Evans Best, The Groff Book, Ronks, PA: Groff History Associates, 1985. NYPL APV (Groff) 86-1589 v1. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p[0-9]*].
  5. 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 ]*].
  6. Landis, Ira D, Hans Groffs Aplenty, in Mennonite Research Journal, vol 14 no 3, July 1973. Continued in Oct 73, Jan 74, Apr 74. NYPL ISD (Lancaster Co) 75-1114. Available (for purchase) at https://www.lmhs.org/research/lmhs-publications/research-journal/. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7[34][01][0-9]p[0-9]*].
  7. DeCamp, Lyman, Joseph Weaver, private email 2/23/2003. Author address: LdeCamp at comcast dot net Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Lyman DeCamp 2/23/2003].
  8. DeCamp, Lyman, Ancestry of Reuben Wanner and Fannie Grube, update, private email 8/17/2004. Author address: LdeCamp at comcast dot net. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Lyman DeCamp 8/17/2004].
  9. Wenger, Samuel S, The Wenger Book, Lancaster, PA: Pennsylvania German Heritage, 1978. NYPL APV (Wenger) 86-601. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: WengerSS WENGER p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p97, GroffCL GROFF p63, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29, Lyman DeCamp 2/23/2003],
place:
[Ref: Lyman DeCamp 2/23/2003]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p97, GroffCL GROFF p63, Landis HansGroffs 7307p29, Lyman DeCamp 2/23/2003],
place:
[Ref: Lyman DeCamp 2/23/2003]
Sources with Information about marriage to Anna Mary GROFF
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p97, GroffCL GROFF p63, Lyman DeCamp 2/23/2003],
names:
[Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29],
child:
[Ref: Best BEAR-Euro p34, GroffCF GROFF Chart, GroffCL GROFF p63, GroffCL GROFF p64, LMHS Cardfile WEAVER Joseph, Lyman DeCamp 2/23/2003, WengerSS WENGER p1064]
Research Notes:
Bishop [Ref: Landis HansGroffs 7307p29]

abt 1755: emigrated, from Switzerland to Lancaster County [Ref: Lyman DeCamp 8/17/2004]

Mennonite Bishop, lived at Farmersville [Ref: Best GROFF p97]



Pedigree of Christian BURKHOLDER
Christian BURKHOLDER



Descendants of Christian BURKHOLDER
1. Christian BURKHOLDER m. Anna Mary GROFF
m. Anna Mary GROFF father: Daniel GROFF mother: Ann Maria (GROFF)

2nd generation

2. Maria BURKHOLDER m. Joseph Rutt WEBER
m. Joseph Rutt WEBER father: Christian WEBER mother: Magdalena RUTT
3. Abraham BURKHOLDER m. Catharine EBY
m. Catharine EBY father: Christian EBY mother: Catharine BRICKER
5. Barbara BURKHOLDER m. Christian WEAVER
m. Christian WEAVER
7. Christian BURKHOLDER m. Anna BAER
m. Anna BAER father: Johannes BEAR mother: Maria BRUBAKER
8. Christianna BURKHOLDER m. Samuel REIFF
m. Samuel REIFF father: Abraham Jr REIFF mother: Barbara GROFF

3rd generation

12. Susanna B WEAVER m. Tobias Stauffer WANNER
m. Tobias Stauffer WANNER father: Tobias W WANNER mother: Magdalena STAUFFER
18. Christian BURKHOLDER m. Veronica GROFF
m. Veronica GROFF father: John Myers GROFF mother: Christina SOUNDER

4th generation

51. Jonas WANNER m. Elizabeth Katurah HERTZLER
m. Elizabeth Katurah HERTZLER father: John HERTZLER mother: Magdalene RISSER
52. Seth BURKHOLDER m. Magdalena GROFF
m. Magdalena GROFF father: David M GROFF mother: Elizabeth FRANZ

5th generation

64. Edgar WANNER m.
65. John Reuben WANNER m. Fannie Florence GRUBE
m. Fannie Florence GRUBE father: Levi Diffenderfer GRUBE mother: Sara Matilda BYLER