Johannes/John Kitzmiller was born 1 Dec 1771, Lebanon Twp, Lancaster Co, Pa, Baptized, 12 Apr 1772, at Fredericksburg, PA.
Tradition has it that John was a Mennonite. His profession was that of miller, blacksmith, and farmer. He was a skilled fiddle player, a bell maker, and a trap maker.
Overlooking the old mill site, field stones mark the graves of Hannah, John & their children Tiny & James. These graves are between the stone fence & the new fence, on north of, and beyond the family cemetery which is under the big pine tree.
Per Tombstone Readings from Robt. Newell,
Approching from the west, the first grave is that of Tiny who died at about age 7, next is James - died at age 17, then John and by his side Hannah.
According to the the book "From The Danube To The Susquehanna: 350 Years of The Kitzmiller Family - By John M. Kitzmiller, II & John M. Kitzmiller, Volume 1 Page 123), there are 3 children buried next to John & Hannah, childrens names not mentioned
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Johannes/John Kitzmiller was born 1 Dec 1771, Lebanon Twp, Lancaster Co, Pa, Baptized, 12 Apr 1772, at Fredericksburg, PA.
Tradition has it that John was a Mennonite. His profession was that of miller, blacksmith, and farmer. He was a skilled fiddle player, a bell maker, and a trap maker.
Overlooking the old mill site, field stones mark the graves of Hannah, John & their children Tiny & James. These graves are between the stone fence & the new fence, on north of, and beyond the family cemetery which is under the big pine tree.
Per Tombstone Readings from Robt. Newell,
Approching from the west, the first grave is that of Tiny who died at about age 7, next is James - died at age 17, then John and by his side Hannah.
According to the the book "From The Danube To The Susquehanna: 350 Years of The Kitzmiller Family - By John M. Kitzmiller, II & John M. Kitzmiller, Volume 1 Page 123), there are 3 children buried next to John & Hannah, childrens names not mentioned
.
Family Members
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Gasper B. Kitzmiller
1793–1857
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Johannes Henry "John" Kitzmiller
1800–1849
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Jacob Kitzmiller
1803–1873
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Mary "Polly" Kitzmiller Aronhalt
1804–1849
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Joseph Kitzmiller
1808–1891
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Lewis Kitzmiller
1810–1892
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William Hamilton Kitzmiller
1813–1888
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Lydia Lucia "Lidy" Kitzmiller Evans
1815–1909
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Lloyd Kitzmiller
1818–1897
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