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: David ALTER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 7 Feb 1775 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 1 Feb 1838 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania d


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Jacob ALTER Birth: 1742 in Rotterdam, Netherlands Death: 1815 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Margaret LANDIS Birth: 1743 Death: Before 13 Sep 1803

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Nancy ALTER Birth: 1799 Death: 1885
  2. Joseph ALTER Birth: 1800 Death: 1861 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania
  3. Jacob ALTER Birth: 27 Apr 1802 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania Death: 7 Aug 1883 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania
  4. Elizabeth ALTER Birth: 1803 Death: 1806
  5. Samuel C ALTER Birth: 1806 Death: 1882
  6. John ALTER Birth: 21 Jan 1808 in Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 3 Mar 1891
  7. Margaret ALTER Birth: 1810 Death: 1814
  8. David Mill ALTER Birth: 1811 Death: 1896
  9. Henry M ALTER Birth: 1813 Death: 1860
  10. Daniel ALTER Birth: 1815 Death: 1885
  11. Jeremiah ALTER Birth: 5 Dec 1817 Death: 1888
  12. Elias ALTER Birth: 1820 Death: 1889
  13. Sampson Ritner ALTER Birth: 1821 Death: 1896

Bibliography
  1. 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]*].
  2. 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]*].
  3. Sterling, Nancy, Alter family, private email, 11/16/2002. Author address: DSterlp at aol dot com Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002].
  4. Slabaugh, John M, Henry Landis of Warwick and Manheim Townships, Lancaster Co, PA. In Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, vol 7 no 4, Oct 1984. NYPL APR (PA) 82-1017. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Slabaugh LANDIS p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCL GROFF p55, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002, Slabaugh LANDIS p23],
place:
[Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002],
parents:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCL GROFF p55, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002, Slabaugh LANDIS p23]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCL GROFF p55, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002, Slabaugh LANDIS p23],
place:
[Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]
Sources with Information about marriage to Elizabeth MELL
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCL GROFF p55, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002, Slabaugh LANDIS p23],
child:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCL GROFF p55, GroffCL GROFF p56, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]
Research Notes:
1830: located in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA. 1 male 5-10, 3 males 10-15, 2 males 15-20, 2 males 20-30, one male 50-60; one female 50-60 [Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]



Pedigree of David ALTER
          /-----John Heinrich ALTER
 /-----Jacob ALTER
David ALTER
|                                                      /-----Hans LANDIS
|                                             /-----Hans LANDIS
|                                            |         \-----Katharine SCHINZ
|                                    /-----Hans LANDIS
|                                   |         \-----Barbara HOCHSTRASSER
|                           /-----Hans Heinrich LANDIS
|                          |        |         /-----Uli ERTZINGER
|                          |         \-----Elsbeth ERTZINGER
|                  /-----Hans LANDIS
|                 |         \-----Barbara BUELER
|         /-----Henry LANDIS
|        |         \-----Anna GOOD
 \-----Margaret LANDIS
         |                                    /-----Hans GRAF
         |                           /-----Jakob GRAF
         |                          |         \-----Elsbeth PETER
         |                  /-----Marx GRAF
         |                 |        |         /-----Jacob SPORRI
         |                 |         \-----Anna SPORRI
         |         /-----Hans GROFF
          \-----Veronica GROFF
                  |                           /-----Peter KUNDIG
                  |                  /-----Jorg KUNDIG
                  |         /-----Hans Jagli KUNDIG
                  |        |         \-----Barbel HUFFELBERG
                   \-----Susanna KENDIG
                           |         /-----Martin MEILI
                            \-----Elsbeth MEILI
                                     \-----Barbara BAR



Descendants of David ALTER
1. David ALTER m. Elizabeth MELL
m. Elizabeth MELL father: Adam MELL mother: Barbara (MELL)

2nd generation

3. Joseph ALTER m. Margaret DINSMORE
m. Margaret DINSMORE
4. Jacob ALTER m. Jane BRATTON
m. Jane BRATTON father: George BRATTON mother: Mary CARSON
7. John ALTER m1. Mary McCUTCHEON m2. Sarah A DICKEY
m. Mary McCUTCHEON
m. Sarah A DICKEY
12. Jeremiah ALTER m. Sophia MELL
m. Sophia MELL father: John MELL mother: Polly KIEL

3rd generation

21. George Bratton ALTER m. Eve STOTLER
m. Eve STOTLER
23. Samuel C ALTER m. Nancy Jane BEALE
m. Nancy Jane BEALE father: Washington BEALE mother: Jane GIVEN
32. Jacob A ALTER m. Jane HAMILTON
m. Jane HAMILTON