Martin Keller Family

My Great Grandmother Keller’s maiden name was Barbara Verts of Bausel, Switzerland. Her father was Major of the city. Her son Martin Keller came to Baltimore when eighteen years old, and worked in his trade as a turner on Gay Street. From Baltimore he came to Manheim, Lancaster Co, Pa where he was married to… Continue reading Martin Keller Family

Dieterich Coover

Seventy-seven Palatine Immigrants, who, with their families, numbered in all 60 persons, arrived Aug 9, 1730 at Philadelphia, PA on the ship Thistle of Glasgow. Among those was Deiterich Kober. The male passengers of the ship, from ages 16 and upwards, proceeded at once to the court house and subscribed their names under oath to… Continue reading Dieterich Coover

George Coover

(John) George Coover, son of Dietrich Kober, Palatine immigrant of 1730, was born Jan 7, 1741 and died in 1820. He was baptized by Rev. Casper Stoever Feb 2, 1741. sponsors: John Egedius Hoffman and his wife. He was born in Lancaster County, PA, moved to Allen township, Cumberland county, PA. John served as private… Continue reading George Coover

John Coover

John Coover was my Great Great Grandfather, father of Ann Elizabeth Coover, who married Levi Kauffman and were the parents of Percival Coover Kauffman, the father of my dad, Walter Lee Kauffman 2nd. His father was George Coover, who farmed the plantation at Cedar Spring. His grandfather was Dietrich Kober, Palatine Immigrant of 1730. John… Continue reading John Coover

Virginia McCarthy

Virginia Wright McCarthy Virginia Wright McCarthy, age 95 of Erie, died Wednesday, November 3, 2010 at Ball Pavilion Nursing Home. She was born in Erie on December 3, 1914 the daughter of the late Dr. John W. and Dr. Katherine Hayes Law Wright. Ginny was a 1936 graduate of Smith College, attended the Cleveland School… Continue reading Virginia McCarthy

EWK The Early Years

Elizabeth was born in Erie, PA on October 31, 1904 to John and Clara Wright.  John was 36, a doctor  His father was also a doctor.  The family was from the Jamestown, NY area.  Clara Keller Wright was 32, a local girl whose family had emigrated to the US from Germany several generations ago.  They… Continue reading EWK The Early Years