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: Jacob ALTER
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: 27 Apr 1802 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania b
  • Death: 7 Aug 1883 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania d
  • Burial: Plum Creek Cemetery, Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania u


    • Parents:
  • Father:
  • David ALTER Birth: 7 Feb 1775 in Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1 Feb 1838 in Washington Co, Pennsylvania
    • Mother:
  • Elizabeth MELL Birth: 1779 Death: 1 Jun 1837

Family:
Marriage:
  • Jane BRATTON on Abt 1821 .m1
  • Jane BRATTON Birth: 18 Jan 1802 in Pennsylvania Death: 26 Oct 1880 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania
Children:
  1. George Bratton ALTER Birth: 22 Jun 1822 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 19 Aug 1907 in Oakdale, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania
  2. Elizabeth ALTER Birth: 18 Sep 1823 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 2 Sep 1895 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania
  3. Samuel C ALTER Birth: 9 Jul 1825 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 10 Feb 1905 in Freeport, Pennsylvania
  4. Mary ALTER Birth: 17 Jul 1827 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 30 Jan 1904
  5. Sarah Jane ALTER Birth: 1829 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1919 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania
  6. Nancy D ALTER Birth: 1831 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1920 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania
  7. Margaret Ann ALTER Birth: 1833 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 26 Aug 1914
  8. Lucinda ALTER Birth: 21 Apr 1835 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: Aug 1918 in Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
  9. Susan ALTER Birth: Jun 1838 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1913 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania
  10. Rebecca Armstrong ALTER Birth: 7 May 1839 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 29 Jun 1916
  11. Elvira ALTER Birth: Abt 1841 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 19 May 1859 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania
  12. Jacob A ALTER Birth: 23 Jun 1844 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1 Jun 1891 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania
  13. William Daniel ALTER Birth: 1846 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania Death: 1925 in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, Pennsylvania

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].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]
1802 [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p55],
place:
[Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002],
parents:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCL GROFF p55, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]
Sources for death Information
date:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]
1883 [Ref: GroffCL GROFF p55],
place:
[Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]
Sources for burial Information
place:
[Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]
Sources with Information about marriage to Jane BRATTON
date:
abt 1821 [Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002],
names:
[Ref: Best GROFF p92, GroffCL GROFF p55],
child:
[Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]
Research Notes:
1830: living in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA; 2 mailes 5-10, 3 males 15-20, 1 male 20-30; 2 females under 5; one female 5-10, one female 20-30 [Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]

1840: living in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA; 1 male 10-15, 3 males 15-20; 1 male 20-30; 2 females under 5; 3 females age 5-10; 2 females 10-15; 1 female 15-20; one female 30-40 [Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]

1860: living in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA; Jacob (59), jane (58), Rebecca (21), jacob (15), William (11) [Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]

1870: living in Plum Twp, Allegheny Co, PA; jacob age 68, Jane (68), Jacob (25), William (20) [Ref: Nancy Sterling 11/16/2002]



Pedigree of Jacob 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
Jacob ALTER
|         /-----Adam MELL
 \-----Elizabeth MELL
          \-----Barbara (MELL)



Descendants of Jacob ALTER
1. Jacob ALTER m. Jane BRATTON
m. Jane BRATTON father: George BRATTON mother: Mary CARSON

2nd generation

2. George Bratton ALTER m. Eve STOTLER
m. Eve STOTLER
4. Samuel C ALTER m. Nancy Jane BEALE
m. Nancy Jane BEALE father: Washington BEALE mother: Jane GIVEN
13. Jacob A ALTER m. Jane HAMILTON
m. Jane HAMILTON