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- Howerter's Lutheran (-L) and Reformed (-R) Church
George Yoder and wf Elisabeth [Reiner]
Maria Yoder
6 Jun 1816/28 Jul 1816-L
Jacob Reiner and wf Elisabeth [Wagner] and Catharina Ox
Maria's father George Yoder Jr and his uncle Abraham (brother of George Jr), were the first of the Yoder's to settle in Schuylkill county, locating in what is now Eldred township. where they secured large tracts of land and engaged in farming. Abraham also built a saw and grist mill, one of the first in the county, and this mill is still standing. George Yoder married Elizabeth Reiner of Berks county, and they had six children- Mary, Sallie, Hattie, Elizabeth, William, and Charles-all now deceased.
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