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Revision of "Descendants of Daniel Bender" by C.W. Bender, 1948.
Jacob Guengerich (or Gingerich) was born 3 August 1811 in Germany. He was the son of J. Guengerich and Barbara Schlabach. Jacob immigrated to the United States ca. 1831 and settled in the Amish community of Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. He married Barbara Miller who was the daughter of Benedict Miller and Catherine Beachy. Jacob and Barbara were the parents of sixteen children. Descendants lived in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa and elsewhere.
Daniel Bender's sons Wilhelm and Joseph came to America from Germany about 1830-1840.
Daniel Graber was born 13 May 1779 in France. He was a descendant of one Peter Graber who was born 1680 and lived near Fountaine, France. Daniel married Mary (Marie) Frey 20 January 1800 in Couthenans, France. They immigrated to America in 1834, settled near Louisville, Ohio and were the parents of eleven children. Descendants lived in Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and elsewhere.
Most of the following has been copied from John Murray's book "A Family History of Murrays, McKibbens, Smiths, Plank Neffs and Related Families of Elkhart & LaGrange Countys in Ind." Some additions have been made by him and the Authors of this book.