Person:Johannes Reichelderfer (1)

Travel: John Adam Reichelderfer and family, and his son John, and family, came to Saltcreek Township, Pickaway Co., OH in 1806, from Berks Co., PA. The two families moved into one cabin. On this same site, George S Hosler later built a brick house. The eldest daughters of John Adam , Catharine and Barbara were married at this time and moved with their husbands to the same area. Catharine came with her husband, Conrad Braucher, in 1805. Barbara came with her husband, Jacob Spangler, a year or so after the rest of the family. They settled on Section 9 of Saltcreek Twp. There is a record of the land he acquired in Ohio. Congress Lands, Volume 1, in Circleville, Ohio, October 21 1806. The land was east Section 11 and Section 12 RESEARCH NOTES: The following was found on page 304 of the Official Roster of Revolutionary War Soldiers, which is in the Genealogy Department of the Ohio Historical Society in Columbus, Ohio. REICHELSDORFER, JOHN (now Reichelsderfer), Private in Captain Ferdinand Ritter's Company,3rd Battalion, under the command of Lieutenant Jacob Morgan Sr., Berks Co., Pennsylvania Militia, 1777 and 1778. In 1779 he paid tax of $450 on 90 acres & 2 horses. In 1780 he had a hemp mill, 168 acres, horses and cattle. John and his wife sold the 168 acres to John Brobst and in 1806 moved to Pickaway Co., OH which was then a part of Ross Co..

He built a cabin and planted an orchard for each of his children, he died shortly afterwards. The value of his estate, according to the inventory recorded on Feb 16 1811, was $820.22

Inscription on tombstone: Johannes Reichelsterfer Geboren Dec 26 1741 Gestorben 30 Aug 1810 Alter 68 years 8 Mo 4 Tag Der Lieb zwar under Erd Von wurmer wird verzehrf Doch wird er auferstehn Zur Ewig feir ein gehn

Christening: Sep 18 1748 New Hanover Lutheran Church, Montgomery Co, PA

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