Rev. Jacob Oberholtzer^[1]

Abt 1740 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Jacob Oberholtzer
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	Abt 1740	Of, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
  Gender	Male
  Eby ID Number	00086-5042
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I18851	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Jacob Oberholtzer,   b. Abt 1720, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F2114	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Esther Lederach,   b. Abt 1740, Of, Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. John Oberholtzer,   b. Abt 1770, Of, Montgomery Co. Pennsylvania ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F4819	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Jacob Oberholtzer, "(From Cassel's 'History of the Mennonites') the only son, was ordained as a minister of the Mennonite Church and we find that in 1775 (From Rev. Jacob Oberholtzer) he was stationed on the Franconia field of labor. He was married to Esther Lederach. The dates of birth and death, together with names of children, save one whose name was John, were not received" Eby, Ezra E. (1895). A biographical history of Waterloo township and other townships of the county: being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin: as also much other unpublished historical information chiefly of a local character. Berlin [Kitchener, Ont.]: [s.n.].

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 141.