Samuel Longnecker of Londonderry Township was born 1812 in Lebanon County, Pa; died, November 26th, 1893 at Florin, Lancaster County, Pa. He was of medium height. He was a minister, belonging to the United Brethren in Christ (sic). He was of an inventive turn of mind, a plow-builder, and farmed in earlier days. Two of his sons, John and Samuel, were ministers also. In 1833 he married Magdalena Brubaker, a daughter of Benjamin Brubaker, a farmer, at Conewago, Lebanon County, Pa.
Mr. Samuel Longenecker came to Ohio from Pennsylvania in the spring of 1864, having sold his farm in Pennsylvania; he invested in several farms near Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio. He owned at different times [3 farms near Smithville]. Thinking Pennsylvania better, on account of his ill-health he removed to Union Deposit, Dauphin County, Pa., after living in Ohio for about 15 years, having disposed of his Ohio property.
(History of the Longacre-Longaker-Longenecker Family, 1902, pp 216-217, 230)
Verified: (Fretz, A. J. A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz. Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing House, 1890, p. 516)(Lehman, Daniel R., genealogist & researcher)
Mr. Samuel Longenecker came to Ohio from Pennsylvania in the spring of 1864, having sold his farm in Pennsylvania; he invested in several farms near Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio. He owned at different times [3 farms near Smithville]. Thinking Pennsylvania better, on account of his ill-health he removed to Union Deposit, Dauphin County, Pa., after living in Ohio for about 15 years, having disposed of his Ohio property.
(History of the Longacre-Longaker-Longenecker Family, 1902, pp 216-217, 230)
Verified: (Fretz, A. J. A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz. Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing House, 1890, p. 516)(Lehman, Daniel R., genealogist & researcher)
Samuel Longnecker of Londonderry Township was born 1812 in Lebanon County, Pa; died, November 26th, 1893 at Florin, Lancaster County, Pa. He was of medium height. He was a minister, belonging to the United Brethren in Christ (sic). He was of an inventive turn of mind, a plow-builder, and farmed in earlier days. Two of his sons, John and Samuel, were ministers also. In 1833 he married Magdalena Brubaker, a daughter of Benjamin Brubaker, a farmer, at Conewago, Lebanon County, Pa.
Mr. Samuel Longenecker came to Ohio from Pennsylvania in the spring of 1864, having sold his farm in Pennsylvania; he invested in several farms near Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio. He owned at different times [3 farms near Smithville]. Thinking Pennsylvania better, on account of his ill-health he removed to Union Deposit, Dauphin County, Pa., after living in Ohio for about 15 years, having disposed of his Ohio property.
(History of the Longacre-Longaker-Longenecker Family, 1902, pp 216-217, 230)
Verified: (Fretz, A. J. A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz. Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing House, 1890, p. 516)(Lehman, Daniel R., genealogist & researcher)
Mr. Samuel Longenecker came to Ohio from Pennsylvania in the spring of 1864, having sold his farm in Pennsylvania; he invested in several farms near Smithville, Wayne County, Ohio. He owned at different times [3 farms near Smithville]. Thinking Pennsylvania better, on account of his ill-health he removed to Union Deposit, Dauphin County, Pa., after living in Ohio for about 15 years, having disposed of his Ohio property.
(History of the Longacre-Longaker-Longenecker Family, 1902, pp 216-217, 230)
Verified: (Fretz, A. J. A Brief History of John and Christian Fretz. Elkhart, IN: Mennonite Publishing House, 1890, p. 516)(Lehman, Daniel R., genealogist & researcher)
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Samuel Longenecker
Born
Feb 23, 1812
[tombstone broken& repaired]
Nov 26, 1893
Aged
81 Years 9 Mo
& 3 Ds
Family Members
Siblings
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