Commemorative biographical record of central Pennsylvania page 206:

George Christopher Spangler, the father of Christopher, was born in Prussia, and came to Brush Valley some time after this settlement, accompanied by three other sons. They were; Henry, who was a pioneer settler in Sugar Valley, located near the present site of Tylersville; George, who went to Ohio; and Peter, who was the first settler in Bald Eagle Valley, later moving to Ohio. Another son, John, settled along the Sinnamahoning [river].

Christopher Spangler always lived at the present homestead, and he died there February 21, 1855, aged eighty-nine years. His wife, Anna Margaret (nee Krider) died July 14, 1832, and both were buried in the Reformed cemetery at Rebersburg. He was a powerful man, well built and robust, and while farming was his chief occupation in Centre county, he also followed weaving at times, having learned the trade in youth. He was a man of strong convictions – moral, religious and political – and fearlessly carried them out. The Sabbath breaker and the tippler slunk away at his approach. The profane man and the bully subsided into silence as he passed, all evil-doers dreading his reproof. He was unusually intelligent, and was a warm friend of education, heartily supporting the common-school system when that question was submitted to a vote of the people. At one time he was a Lutheran, but in 1806 he united with the Evangelical Association, in which he became a leader. He was well versed in Scripture, and at tone time was a local preacher. His house, which was built in 1805, was a rendezvous for preachers, and services were often held there before any churches were erected. In politics he was a staunch Democrat, and he voted regularly, considering it a duty. His family consisted of ten children, as follows: Samuel and Jacob died in Potter township, Centre county; the third child (name unknown) was drowned in the water trough at home; Jonathan Sr is mentioned more fully below; Anna M married Conrad Hare; Susan married Solomon Gerheart; Magdalena married Jacob Wise; Christina married a Mr Evans; Esther married John Betts and Rebecca married Jacob Kreamer.