Person:John Leffel (2)

Identity of Spouse

The wife of this John Leffel WAS NOT Elizabeth Obenchain, as claimed by numerous Ancestry Member Trees. The John Leffel that married Elizabeth Obenchain, daughter of Samuel Obenchain on 26 September 1803 in Botetourt County, Virginia [Source: Early Marriages, Wills and some Revolutionary War Records, Botetourt County, Virginia, Compiled by Anne Lowry Worrell], was John Leffel, the SON of this John Leffel.

1. ↑ Ancestry.com. Public Member Trees: (Note: not considered a reliable primary source).

   http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/25906102/person/1737396810

2. ↑ RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project.

   JOHN LEFFEL, b 1753 in Berks Co, PA, d Abt 1801 in Berkeley Co, VA(now WV), burial: Berkeley Co, WV, s/o Baltzer Leffel (b 1720/1721) and Sybilla [surname unk] (b 1727/1728); m Anna Margaret Abendschoen or Obenchain, b 10 Jan 1760 in Berks Co, PA, d 5 Jul 1829 in Clark Co, OH, burial: Bethel Church Cemetery, Bethel Twp, Clark Co, OH, d/o Father: Reinhold Abendschon (b 24 Oct 1725 in Schwaigern, Wuertetemberg, Germany) and Anna Wilson.
   Children:
   1. Samuel Leffel, b 12 Dec 1777 in Botetourt Co, VA
   2. Mary Leffel, b Abt 1778 in Botetourt Co, VA
   3. John Leffel, b 12 Oct 1780 in Berks Co, PA
   4. Daniel Leffel, b Abt 1782 in Botetourt Co, VA
   5. Sarah Leffel, b Abt 1782 in Botetourt Co, VA
   6. Jacob Leffel, b 25 Jul 1785 in Botetourt Co, VA
   7. Elizabeth Leffel, b Abt 1786 in Botetourt Co, VA
   8. Anthony Leffel, b 1 Jan 1791 in Botetourt Co, VA
   9. Thomas Leffel, b 26 Sep 1796 in Botetourt Co, VA
   10. James P. Leffel, b 29 Mar 1799 in Berkeley Co, VA
   11. Margaret Leffel, b 18 Jun 1801 in Botetourt Co, VA
   
   http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=dzdelphine&id=I22869