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    Person Info
  • Name: Hans Jacob GRAF
  • Sex: M
  • Birth: Abt 1660 b


  • Parents:
  • Father:
  • Hans GRAF Birth: Dec 1636 in Baretswil, Zurich, Switzerland Death: Before 1681 in Rauhof, Germany

Family:
Marriage: Children:
  1. Johann Christian GRAF Birth: Abt 1686 Death: 1754 in Donegal Twp, Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania

Bibliography
  1. Best, Jane Evans, Bear Saga - Albis to America, in Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Oct 1986. LMHS. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p[0-9]*].
  2. Best, Jane Evans, Swiss Origins of Groff, Hess, Weber, Landis, and Oberholtzer Families. In Pennsylvania Mennonite Heritage, Apr 1990. pp9-25. LMHS Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Best SwissOrigins p[0-9]*].
  3. Davis, Richard Warren, Emigrants Refugees and Prisoners, Vol II. Provo, UT: author, 1997. LMHS Ref E184.M45.D3 1995 v2. Information from this source tagged as [Ref: Davis Emigrants v2p[0-9]*].

Sources for birth and parent Information
date:
abt 1660 [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23, Best SwissOrigins p11, Davis Emigrants v2p173],
father:
[Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23, Best SwissOrigins p11, Davis Emigrants v2p173]
Sources with Information about marriage to Barbara RUTH
date:
[Ref: Best SwissOrigins p11, Davis Emigrants v2p173]
1681 [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23],
place:
[Ref: Best SwissOrigins p11, Davis Emigrants v2p173],
child:
[Ref: Best SwissOrigins p11]
Sources with Inaccurate marriage information
place:
Weiler (Hilsbach) [Ref: Best BEAR-Albis p23]
Research Notes:
1681: lived at Rauhof, Germany [Ref: Best SwissOrigins p11]



Pedigree of Hans Jacob GRAF
                   /-----Hans GRAF
          /-----Jakob GRAF
         |         \-----Elsbeth PETER
 /-----Hans GRAF
|        |         /-----Jacob SPORRI
|         \-----Anna SPORRI
Hans Jacob GRAF



Descendants of Hans Jacob GRAF
1. Hans Jacob GRAF m. Barbara RUTH
m. Barbara RUTH father: Hans RUTH mother: Adelheit (RUTH)

2nd generation

2. Johann Christian GRAF m. Susanna (GRAF)
m. Susanna (GRAF)

3rd generation

4. Michael GROFF m. Elizabeth HERR
m. Elizabeth HERR father: Christian HERR mother: Anna (HERR)
5. John GROFF m1. Anna HERR m2. Catherine (ESHLEMAN)
m. Anna HERR father: Isaac HERR
m. Catherine (ESHLEMAN)

4th generation

7. John GROFF m. Susanna KENDIG
m. Susanna KENDIG

5th generation

8. Joseph GROFF m. Barbara SIDES
m. Barbara SIDES