Baumann/Bowman - Brubacher - Gingrich - Kraemer

Ancestors up to Wendel Santmann Baumann (11 generations, b. 1369-1681)

Ulie "Julius the Farmer" Buman, b. 1369, Zimmerberg, Canton Zürich, Switzerland; d. ca 1425 [1];
my great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather!; children included:

Hans Buman, b. ca 1395, Zimmerberg; d. 1420 [1x]; children included:

Peter Buman, b. ca 1420, Zimmerberg?; m. Greta Widmer; d. 1501 [1xx]; children included:

Uly Buman, b. 1449, Zimmerberg?; d. 1491 [1xxx]; children included:

Hans Buman, b. 1470, Wydenbach; m. Verena Lehmann; d. 1555 [1xxxx]; children included:

Gross Hans Buman, b. ca 1505, Wuriback?; d. 1559 [1xxxx.x]

Cleinhans Buman , b. ca 1540, Kuhweile; d. 1606, Durrenmoos; m. Margaret Suter

Junghans Buman, b. 1570-11-26, Ober Durrenmoos; d. 1619/20-02-26; m. Elsbeth Russerin

Oswald Buman, b. 1600-08-10, Ober Durrenmoos; d. 1673; m. Venera Landolt (d. 1629); m. Judith Dandiker
-The baptismal record for Oswald and Judith's son may suggest that the family had not yet become Anabaptists.

Hans Rudolf (John) (Dandiker) Baumann, b. Durrenmoos?, bap. 1636-12-26, Hirzel; d. ca 1690, Rotterdam, Holland; m. Anna Santmann
-The family moved to Holland to enjoy religious freedom and the political protection of William, Prince of Orange—later King William III of England. This may suggest that Hans Rudolf became an Anabaptist (Mennonite) somewhere around the 1660s or 70s. It may also explain the movement westwards to Canton Bern by 1681, to Holland around 1688, and perhaps also the surname change from "Buman" to "Baumann" for Oswald's children.

II. Descendents of Wendel Santmann Baumann (10 generations, b. 1700-1965)

Wendel Baumann, b. 1681, Canton Bern; m. ? (d. ca 1705); d. 1735-04, Lampeter, Lancaster Co., PA; m. Annie Bowman [11111.13462.1]
-Wendel was a coppersmith. He moved from Holland to North America with his first four children in 1707. His first wife must have died in Europe, then Wendel remarried in North America and had five more children. He established—around 1709-10, with several other Mennonite families, and under the authority of William Penn's agents in Philadelphia—a land tract of ten thousand acres between Pequea Creek and the Conestogo River. Wendel's eldest son Christian, for example, settled on 444 acres of this land around 1718-20 and patented it in 1730. This area is in what is now West Lampeter Township, in Lancaster Co., PA.

Christian (?) Baumann, b. ca 1700, Rotterdam?, Holland; d. 1735, Philadelphia, PA; m. Barbara ?
-Christian lived on 444 acres on the original 1710 tract, was a potter, and died of mercury poisoning at a young age.

A. Line through Jacob Bauman(n) (b. 1722)

[Numerical codes are partial in this section, pending additional information.]

Jacob Bauman(n) [1xxxx.x3462.112], b. 1722; m. ?; children included:

Christian "Dunker Jockel" Bauman [1xxxx.x3462.112x], b. ca 1755, Lancaster Co., PA?; m. ?
-This seems to be the generation in this line that dropped the second "n" in Baumann; children included:

Henry Bauman/Bowman [1xxxx.x3462.112xx], b. 1789, Lancaster Co., PA?; m. Maria Mosser
-Henry Bauman moved to Waterloo County in Upper Canada (later called Ontario) around 1810 and changed his surname to Bowman; children included:

Levi Bowman [1xxxx.x3462.112xx.x] , b. 1816, ca Waterloo, Upper Canada; m. Magdalena Burkhart; children included:

Samuel Bowman [1xxxx.x3462.112xx.xx], b. 1861, ca Waterloo, Ontario; m. Judith Martin; children included:

Peter Bowman [1xxxx.x3462.112xx.xxx] , b. 1886, ca Waterloo, Ontario; m. Nancy Martin; children included:

Peter Bowman [1xxxx.x3462.112xx.xxxx], b. 1919-12-22, ca Elmira, Ontario; m. Edna Freeman [see the Christian/Martin Bauman(n) line, below]; d. 1994 (?)

Lorne Bowman, b. 1945-02-23, Elmira, Ontario; m. Elaine Brubacher [see the Christian/Eli Bauman(n) line, above]
They first ran Irvine Brubacher's farm NW of Floradale and then lived in Elmira, and then in Floradale.
After several early jobs, Lorne then worked for several decades in the parts department of a farm implement dealership near Floradale and Elmira.]

B. Lines through Christian Baumann (b. 1724):

Christian Baumann, b. 1724, Lancaster Co., PA?; d. 1790-07-25, Philadelphia, PA; m. Elizabeth Obernolzer [11111.13462.113]

Wendel Baumann, b. 1758-02-25, Berks Co., PA; d. 1842-11-20; m. Maria Huber

Joseph Bauman(n), b. 1796-03-08, Lancaster Co.?, PA; d. 1864-12-21; m. Anna Shantz (d. 1822-07-31); m. Elizabeth Hoffman
-Joseph moved to Upper Canada (later called Ontario) in May of 1819. His branch of the family dropped the second "n" in Baumann. Anna died before having any children. In addition to their seven natural children, Joseph and Elizabeth adopted Mary Ann Godbold at age two.

B1. Continuing line through Eli Bauman (b. 1828)

Eli Bauman, b. 1828-12-23, Waterloo Co., Ontario; d. 1916-11-15; m. Rebecca Snyder

Magdalena Bauman, b. 1856-09-18, Waterloo Co., Ontario; d. 19??; m. Henry Shantz (2 children, d. ca 1882?); m. Moses Gingrich (8 children)

Hannah Shantz, b. 1877-10-08, Waterloo Co., Ontario; d. 19??; m. Henry Steiner Brubacher (see also "Brubaker/Brubacher," below)

Irvine Brubacher, b. 1916-01-15, Waterloo Co., Ontario; d. 2002; m. Lydia Kraemer (d. 1993-01-07)
[They farmed NW of Floradale and then lived in Floradale, and Irvine worked for several decades as a carpenter.
He later lived in retirement homes in Elmira, ON and Cambridge, ON.]

Elaine Brubacher, b. 1944-02-02, ca Elmira, Ontario; m. Lorne Bowman [see the Jacob Baumann line, above, and the Martin Bauman line, below]
[They first ran Irvine's farm NW of Floradale and then lived in Elmira, and then in Floradale.
After several early jobs, Lorne then worked for several decades in the parts department of a farm implement dealership near Floradale and Elmira.]

B2. Continuing Line through Martin Bauman (b. 1834):

Martin Bauman, b. 1834-12-21, ca Waterloo, Ontario; d. 1915-01-23; m. Rebecca Shantz

Moses Bauman, b. 1863-08-16, ca Waterloo, Ontario; d. 1950-09-04; m. Lydia Bearinger

Selina Bauman, b. 1890-02-25, Waterloo Co., Ontario; d. 1929-03-10; m. Addison Freeman

Edna Freeman, b. 1922-01-21, Waterloo Co., Ontario; m. Peter Bowman [see the Jacob Baumann line, above], d. 2004 (?)

Lorne Bowman, b. 1945-02-23, Elmira, Ontario; m. Elaine Brubacher [see the Christian/Eli Bauman(n) line, above]
[They first ran Irvine Brubacher's farm NW of Floradale and then lived in Elmira, and then in Floradale.
After several early jobs, Lorne then worked for several decades in the parts department of a farm implement dealership near Floradale and Elmira.]

I am: A. 1xxxx.x3462.112xx.xxxx2.1 AND B1. 1xxxx.x3462.11348.33181.1 AND B2. 1xxxx.x3462.11348.65442.1

Some of the above "Buman/Bauman(s)/Bowman" information derives from Descendents of Wendel Baumann (Dale E. Bauman, 1997).

May 4, 1999 (edited on August 22, 2004)

Brubacher - Gingrich - Kraemer - Baumann/Bowman

Ancestors/Descendents of Henry Steiner Brubacher

Abraham Brubaker, d. 1753; m. Maria Herr, d. 1756; lived near Zürich, Switzerland

Abraham Brubaker, b. 1731, d. 1811-01-30; m. Magdalena Eshelman (d. 1785)
[Moved to America with his cousin John in 1749, arriving in Philadelphia; first preacher at Indiantown Mennonite Church in Lancaster County, PA; also taught at a nearby school in the winter]

John Brubaker, b. 1758-07-12, d. 1831-07-25; m. Veronica Hess (b. 1758-07-12, d. 1841-12-19)
[The information below was derived from the father's bible, and it apparently also included information about some of the children's zodiac signs. The family moved from Lancaster Country, PA to Juniata County, PA around 1790]

John Brubaker, b. 1782-08-29, Lancaster Country, PA; d. 1863-01-22; m. Eva Weaver (b. 1783-11-03, d. 1816-11-13), m. Elizabeth Walsmith (b. 1791-05-16, d. 1852-11-06); 7 children with first wife; 9 children with second wife

John Brubacher, b. 1803-12-09, d. 1886-03-12; m. Catherine Martin (b. 1808-11-25, d. 1895-02-01)
[He walked from PA to Ontario in the spring of 1825 to buy land near present Floradale, Ontario; walked back to PA that fall; and returned to Ontario the following spring; Lived near present St. Jacob's, Ontario, served as a Mennonite church deacon, ran a saw mill, and later ran a woolen mill near Hawkesville.]

John Brubacher, b. 1828-04-10, d. 1909-09-04; m. Barbara Brubacher (da. "Cooper" John Sherk Brubacher and Elizabeth Burkhart, b. 1834-02-12, d. 1865-11-13), m. Barbara Ulrich Steiner (b. 1837-06-23, d. 1893-08-19); 7 children with first wife; 8 children with second wife
[They lived near Wallenstein, Ontario.]

Henry Steiner Brubacher, b. 1876-11-30, d. 1963-09-07; m. Hannah Shantz (da. Henry Shantz and Magdalena Bauman, b. 1877-10-08, d. 1965-01-05)
[They lived SE of Elmira.]

Irvine Brubacher, b. 1916-01-15, Waterloo Co., Ontario; d. 2002; m. Lydia Kraemer (d. 1993-01-07)
[They farmed NW of Floradale and then lived in Floradale, and Irvine worked for several decades as a carpenter. He later lived in retirement homes in Elmira, ON and Cambridge, ON.]

Elaine Brubacher, b. 1944-02-02, ca Elmira, Ontario; m. Lorne Bowman [see the Jacob Baumann and Martin Bauman lines, above]
[They first ran Irvine's farm NW of Floradale and then lived in Elmira, and then in Floradale. After several early jobs, Lorne then worked for several decades in the parts department of a farm implement dealership near Floradale and Elmira.]

The above "Brubaker/Brubacher" information was derived from Descendents of John Hess Brubacher of Juniata County and "Cooper" John Sherk Brubacher of Ontario, Canada (Landis H. Brubaker, 1977).

April 12, 2004

Gingrich - Kraemer - Baumann/Bowman - Brubacher

Descendents of Ulrich Gingrich

Ulrich Gingrich, b. ?, d.?; m. (?) Hershey (?)[1]
[Came from Alsace, Germany and arrived ca 1730-34 to Lancaster Co., PA.]

David Gingrich, b. 1757, d. ca 1808; m. Anna Eschleman (b. 1761-03-18, d. 1826)
[Lived on a farm between Manheim and Lititz, Lancaster Co., PA.]

John E. Gingrich, b. 1788-03-12, d. 1831-11-26; m. Anna Hackman (b. 1788-12-06, d. 1862-11-21)
[Moved to Waterloo Co., ON in 1823-24.]

John Hackman Gingrich, b. 1814-12-26, d. 1875-12-11; m. Anna Burkhart (b. 1816-11-01, d. 1883-01-18)
[Lived NW of Waterloo, ON, in the Bearinger School District. Buried at Martin Cemetery.]

Barbara Gingrich, b. 1845-11-13, d. 1906-06-12; m. Levi P. Martin (b. 1844-02-22, d. 1919-11-20)
[Levi was ordained a deacon for a Mennonite church in Wallace Township, ON.]

Nancy Martin, b. 1872-09-07, d. 1949-05-17; m. Noah G. Kraemer (b. 1874-08-30, d. 1954-12-30)
[Noah G. Kraemer's father John A. Kraemer was a Roman Catholic who became a Mennonite. See also "Kraemer" (below).
A similar Mennonite surname is spelled Kramer.]

Lydia Kraemer, b. 1908-11-24, d. 1993-01-07; m. Irvine S. Brubacher (b. 1916-01-15, d. 2002)
[They farmed NW of Floradale and then lived in Floradale, and Irvine worked for several decades as a carpenter.
He later lived in retirement homes in Elmira, ON and Cambridge, ON.]

Elaine Brubacher, b. 1944-02-02, ca Elmira, Ontario; m. Lorne Bowman (b. 1945-02-23)
[They first ran Irvine's farm NW of Floradale and then lived in Elmira, and then in Floradale.
After several early jobs, Lorne then worked for several decades in the parts department of a farm implement dealership near Floradale and Elmira.]

The above "Gingrich" information was derived from Gingrich Family Genealogy With limited Historical and other data of the Ulrich Gingrich Family (J. E. Gingrich, 1981).

August 22, 2004

Kraemer - Baumann/Bowman - Brubacher - Gingrich

Ancestors/Descendents of John A. Kraemer

[Kraemer is a German Catholic surname. A Kraemer marriage was recorded in Shifferstadt, Germany in 1294.]

Johannes Jacobus Kraemer, b. 1625, d. 1705-05-01; m. Catherine Kremerin (b. 1627, d. 1705-04-25)
[Lived in Shifferstadt, Rhineland, Palatinate, Germany.]

Sebastianus Josef Kraemer, b. 1720, d. ?, m. ?
[Lived in Shifferstadt, Rhineland, Palatinate, Germany.]

Nicolaus Josef Kraemer, b. 1747-03-11, d. 1819-11-21, m. Philippina Jakobina Ohlhauser (b. 1753-12-28, d. 1832-05-26)
[Was a tailor and lived in Epfenbach, Baden, Germany, but moved to Spechbach, his wife's hometown.]

Johann Philipp Kraemer, b. 1785-01-07, d. 1833-03-29, m. Jakobina Barth (b. 1791-12-21, d. 1835-01-26)
[Philipp was as a farmer at Spechbach, Baden, Germany.]

Johann Georg Kraemer, b. 1815-07-18, d. 1867-09-20, m. Magdalena Maria Aidinger (b. 1823-08-15, d. 1893-10-17)
[George, his wife, and, probably, Johann Georg Jr. emigrated to Heidelberg, ON around 1846-48. He worked as a coppersmith.]

John A. Kraemer, b. 1853-10-16, d. 1881-05-10, m. Susannah W. Gingrich (b. 1855-07-06, d. 1941-03-05)
[After becoming a Mennonite by confession of faith in 1872, John married a Mennonite former schoolmate, who had moved to Aldborough Township, ON, near St. Thomas. They later moved to Bentick Township, ON, near Hanover. He died of tuberculosis in his late twenties in 1881, and Susannah returned to the Woolwich Township area and adopted out her three oldest children. In 1891, she married Abram Martin, with whom she had two additional children, both of whom died in infancy.]

Noah G. Kraemer (b. 1874-08-30, d. 1954-12-30), m. Nancy Martin (b. 1872-09-07, d. 1949-05-17, see also "Gingrich," above)

Lydia Kraemer, b. 1908-11-24, d. 1993-01-07; m. Irvine S. Brubacher (b. 1916-01-15, d. 2002, See also "Brubaker/Brubacher," above)
[They farmed NW of Floradale and then lived in Floradale, and Irvine worked for several decades as a carpenter.
He later lived in retirement homes in Elmira, ON and Cambridge, ON.]

Elaine Brubacher, b. 1944-02-02, ca Elmira, Ontario; m. Lorne Bowman (b. 1945-02-23)
[They first ran Irvine's farm NW of Floradale and then lived in Elmira, and then in Floradale.
After several early jobs, Lorne then worked for several decades in the parts department of a farm implement dealership near Floradale and Elmira.]

The above "Kraemer" information was derived from John A. Kraemer Family, 1625-2000 (Ivan Kraemer, 2001).

August 22, 2004