Sarah Elizabeth Rife

Notes:

Sarah Elizabeth Rife, "eldest daughter of David Rife, is married to Isaac, Salyards, deputy sheriff of Monroe County, New York." - Ezra E. Eby

Family/Spouse: Isaac Salyards. Isaac and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Daniel Rife

Notes:

David Rife, "the second son of Samuel Rife, was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, August 28th, 1820. When five years of age his parents moved to Canada and settled on the farm now in possession of his brother, Samuel Rife, Jr. Here he was raised. He was married to Mary, daughter of Abraham and Sarah (Clemens) Pannabecker. They resided on a farm now within the corporation of Hespeler, Ontario. Here he died April 29th, 1888. His widow is still living and is quite active for a person of her age. She resides in the village of Hespeler. Their family consisted of seven children,...:" - Ezra E. Eby

David + Mary Pannebecker. Mary (daughter of Abram Pannebecker and Sarah Ann Clemens) was born about 1822; died after 1895. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Residence: Abt 1895, Hespeler/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Mary Pannebecker, "was married to Daniel Rife who died April 29th, 1888. They resided in Hespeler. She is still living and his a family of seven children, namely:... See David Rife's family." - Ezra E. Eby

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Samuel Rife, "fourth son of Rev. David Rife, was born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, April 15th, 1788. He was married to Elizabeth Hoke who was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, January 7th, 1793. In 1825 they moved to Canada and located in Waterloo County for a short time, then moved to what was afterwards called Guelph Township, Wellington County where he squatted on a tract of land before the survey of the township was made. The old homestead is now in possession of their son, Samuel. Here and on the farm adjoining their homestead Mr. and Mrs. Rife resided until their deaths. He died June 7th, 1856, and she died August 21st, 1873. Their family consisted of eight children, the five eldest of whom were born in Adams County, Pennsylvania, and the three younger in Guelph Township, Wellington County, Ontario. The names of the children are as follows,..." - Ezra E. Eby


Birth:
Adams County did not exist in 1788 in the state of Pennsylvania. It was not founded until 1800.

Census:
He was Mennonite, age 64 years, a farmer born in Pennsylvania.

Samuel + Elizabeth Hoke. Elizabeth was born on 7 Jan 1793 in , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 21 Aug 1873 in Guelph, Wellington, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Waterloo Twp./Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Census:
She was Mennonite, age 60 years, born in Pennsylvania.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Abraham Pannebecker
• Find-a-Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214514953
• Residence: Bef 1880, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
• Alt. Death: 3 Jun 1880, Hespeler/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Abram Pannebecker, "was born in Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, September 13th, 1796. On November 16th, 1822, he was married to Sarah Clemens. They resided near Hespeler, on the farm now possessed by William Shaw. When old they left the farm and moved to Hespeler where he died June 30th, 1880, and she died May 24th, 1885. To them was born a family of eleven children.."

"Mr. Abram Pannebecker nearly met with his death in 1836 by the caving in of a well. About 10 a.m. he went into it for the purpose of cleaning it and immediately after going down the well caved in and thus burying him under the stones and rubbish. The alarm was given at once and the neighbors hurried together and commenced to make a speedy effort to rescue the buried man. After six hours diligent work he was rescued from his perilous condition alive, contrary to the expectation of his family, friends and neighbors, with only his nose broken and some slight bodily bruises. The well was seventeen feet deep." - Ezra E. Eby

Abram married Sarah Ann Clemens on 16 Nov 1822. Sarah (daughter of Abraham C. Clemens and Mary G. Custer) was born on 1 Jan 1800 in , Chester, Pennsylvania, USA; died on 24 May 1885 in Hespeler/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Waterloo Twp./Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Also Known As: Sallie Clemens
• Also Known As: Sally Clemens
• Find-a-Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/214519113
• Alt. Death: 25 May 1885, Hespeler/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Sallie Clemens, "was married to Abram Pannebecker. They resided on the farm now in possession of William Shaw, near Hespeler, where they both died." - Ezra E. Eby

Notes:

Married:
They had 11 children.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Find-a-Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29726013
• Census: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

The Pannebeckers (To have a complete history of the Pannebecker family, write to Mr. Samuel W. Pennypacker, Philadelphia, Pa., and get the book, "Historical and Biographical Sketches of the Pannebeckers", edited by Pennybecker. It is well worth the money and one of the most complete works of its kind in existence) were of the first settlers of German origin who settled in Pennsylvania over two hundred years ago. We find them to have been a prominent family in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania as early as 1709."

Cornelius Pannebecker, "a native of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, was born December 8th, 1770. In April, 1792, he was married to Anna Dettweiler, sister to old Rudolph Dettweiler who resided near the Wanner Meeting House at Hespeler. She was born November 16th, 1775, and died October 27th, 1855. In 1810 they, in company with Christian Shantz and family, Jacob Shantz and wife, and others, moved to Canada and settled in Waterloo County, Ontario, near the present village of Hespeler, on the farm now occupied by Peter Wier. Here they resided until their deaths. He died June 22nd, 1855. To then was born a family of thirteen children..." - Ezra E. Eby


Birth:
Montgomery County did not exist in 1770 in the state of Pennsylvania. It was not founded until 1784.

Census:
He was Mennonite, a farmer born in Pennsylvania.

Cornelius married Anna Dettweiler in Apr 1792 in Hespeler/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Anna (daughter of Abraham Detweiler and Elizabeth Ziegler) was born on 16 Nov 1775 in , , Pennsylvania, USA; died on 27 Oct 1855 in , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Waterloo Twp./Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Ana Dettweiler
• Find-a-Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/29726056
• Census: 1851, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Census:
She was mennonite, born in Pennsylvania.

Notes:

Married:
Hespeler Home Farm

Other Events and Attributes:

• Occupation: farmer
• Find-a-Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39091890
• Alt. Birth: 1764, Lower Salford Twp., Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA
• Immigration: Bef 1809, , Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
• Residence: 1809, Preston/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

In 1809 Abraham Clemens came to Waterloo Township accompanied by most of his family. At the time he migrated he was listed as a mature parent, that is still having dependent children at home.

He purchased a farm from the estate of Abraham Gingrich at the east end of Preston, Waterloo Co. at Lot 1, Con. 1 on the Dumfries Line. In 1819 he purchased 516 acres in Concession 3, including what is now the town of Hespeler.

From Hespeler History: " Michael Bergy and Abraham C. Clement(s) were owners of the site of Hespeler. Mr Bergy built the first sawmill and a small foundry. Later he built a second mill which he sold to Mr. Abraham Clement(s). About 1840 Cornelius Pannabaker erected another mill and foundry."

The Journals of Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg, Vol III, Pg 690: "1785 October 18, Tuesday. United in marriage Abraham, the son of George Clemens, and the daughter of Paul Custer, hitherto unmarried persons of Skippach, Montgomery County, on the written consent and bond of the parents"

Abraham Pannebaker in WHS 1921, states "his [Abraham's] wife was Polly Custer. Both Abraham and Mary Custer Clemens are supposedly buried at the Wanner Cemetery. Sarah is supposedly the youngest child of Custer/Clemens/Miller family and born abt Jan 1805, based on her age at death so if Mary Custer is the first wife then she would have died around 1805-1807....maybe died in child birth...again Rebecca Miller would not have been the mother of any of the children".

New Hanover Lutheran Church, New Hanover Twp. Records of early marriages: "Clemens, Abraham married Mally Miller 27 Feb 1807" (Unverified). Ezra Eby's "Biographical History of Waterloo Co.." says Rebecca Miller. Founding Families of Waterloo Township, 1800-1830, Elizabeth Bloomfield, 1995: List Abraham as accompanied to Ontario with spouse Rebecca Miller. Clemens Family Chronology, William Montgomery: " 1764, ___, Abraham Clemens, born to George Clemens and Elizabeth Carlisle of Chester, Pa. Married Rebecca Miller. Died near Hespeler, Ontario, 1819".




Birth:
Montgomery County did not exist in 1764 in the state of Pennsylvania. It was not founded until 1784.

Died:
He died near Hespeler.

Abraham + Mary G. Custer. Mary (daughter of Paul Godshalk Custer and Elizabeth) was born in 1763 in , Montgomery, Pennsylvania, USA; died in Sep 1819 in Hespeler/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada; was buried in Waterloo Twp./Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Polly Custer
• Find-a-Grave Link: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39092629
• Alt. Birth: 1761
• Residence: 1809, Preston/Cambridge, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Notes:

Her father was Paul Godshalk Custer viewable on this website at:
http://www.reynolds-lake.ca/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I10961&tree=Main

Birth:
Montgomery County did not exist in 1763 in the state of Pennsylvania. It was not founded until 1784.

Notes:

Married:
The Journals of Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg, Vol III, Pg 690:«/b»
"1785 October 18, Tuesday. United in marriage Abraham, the son of George Clemens, and the daughter of Paul Custer, hitherto unmarried persons of Skippach, Montgomery County, on the written consent and bond of the parents"