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List of Illustrations xi
Preface xiii
How to Use This Book xix
Chapter 1. Johan Jacob Eichholtz, 1712-1760; 1
arrival from Germany 1737 and settlement in
Lancaster County, Pa.; innkeeper, butcher,
assistant burgess; property purchases and estate;
naturalization as a British citizen; marriage to
Anna Catharine Reichert and their children. Some
history of early Lancaster.
Chapter 2. Jacob Eichholtz Jr., eldest son, 21
1740-1776; butcher; military service and early
death; marriage to Anna Marie Shaffner and their
descendants in Pennsylvania, Utah, Oregon,
California.
Chapter 3. Maria Elizabeth Eichholtz eldest 27
daughter, 1742-1805+; marriages to (15 Frederick
Glaser and (2) Frederick Anspach; her descendants.
Some early Lancaster properties.
Chapter 4. Johannes Eichholtz, second son, 1744- 31
1821; military career and pension; marriage to
Hannah Haines; presumed early death of only child.
Chapter 5. Catharine Eichholtz, second daughter, 35
1746-1790+; marriage to William Cooper, proprietor
of the RED LION HOTEL; their descendants in
Pennsylvania.
Chapter 6. Leonard Eichholtz, third son, 39
1750-1817; military service; proprietor of the
BULL tavern, assistant burgess; political
activity; properties and estate; marriage to
Catharine Mayer/Meyer and their children;
Lancaster in the War for Independence and as
capital of Pennsylvania 1799-1812.
Chapter 7. Catharine Eichholtz, eldest daughter 69
of Leonard, 1773-1856; marriage to Jacob Leman,
brewer, and their descendants to eighth generation.
Chapter 8. George Eichholtz, eldest son of 77
Leonard, 1774-1859; removal to Dauphin County, Pa.
military service 1812; marriages to (1) Catharine
Rahm and (2) Maria Teresa Pool; descendants in Pa.,
N.J., N.Y., Conn., Fla., Ohio, Canada.
Chapter 9. Jacob Eichholtz, second son of 85
Leonard, 1776-1842; his career as portrait
artist; removal to Philadelphia and return
to Lancaster; marriages to (1) Catharine(Hatz)
Michael and (2) Catharine Trissler; his descen-
dants to the ninth generation in six states
and France.
Chapter 10. Beyond the Susquehanna. Leonard's 101
properties in Huntingdon County, Pa.; routes of
travel; migration of his sons John and Charles to
Huntingdon County 1807.
Chapter 11. John, third son of Leonard, 1779-1840; 107
Settlement in Huntingdon and Bedford Counties and
return to Lancaster; marriage to Susanna Frick;
descendants to nine generations in 17 states.
Chapter 12. Charles, fourth son of Leonard, 1781- 169
1857; settlement in Huntingdon (now Blair) County;
farmer; properties and estate; some history of the
area; marriage to Margaret Snyder; their descendants
to the tenth generation in 28 states and Colombia, S.A.
Chapter 13. Leonard Jr., sixth son of Leonard 251
1783-1828; tavernkeeper; military service 1812;
marriage to Charlotte Heinitsch; their descendants
in Pa., Texas and Florida.
Chapter 14. Henry, seventh son of Leonard, 1785- 259
1871; migration to Chester County; long-time
proprietor of the Pennsylvania Railroad Hotel at
Downingtown; marriage to Elizabeth Armstrong;
their descendants in Pa., Colo., Mich. and Ohio.
Chapter 15. Sophia Elizabeth, fourth daughter 273
of Leonard, 1788-1850+; marriage to Dr. William
Thompson and their children.
Chapter 16. George Eichholtz, fourth son of 275
Johan Jacob, 1753-1806; butcher; military
service; marriage to Catharine (?) and their
known descendants.
Chapter 17. Eva Eichholtz, fourth daughter 277
of Johan Jacob, 1757-1804+; marriage to Joseph
Stevenson; no known descendants.
Addendum to Chapter 12. 279
Appendices 283
Notes 293
Bibliography 347
Index 359
Milestone: Columbia-Philadelphia p. 30
The Red Lion Hotel p. 38
Following p. 152
PLATE I Ship List 44C - Johan Jacob Eichholtz
PLATE II Ship List 44A - Johan Jacob Eichholtz
PLATE III Tombstones: Johan Jacob EiOhholtz (1712-1760)
Leonard Eichholtz Jr. (1783-1828)
PLATE IV The Plow Inn
PLATE V Leonard Eichholtz (1750-1817)
PLATE VI Jacob Eichholtz (1776-1842)
PLATE VII Maria Eichholtz Hunt (1801-1864)
PLATE VIII Atlanta Gilbert Molsdale (1852-1930)
PLATE IX George Wesley Eichholtz (1846-1933)
PLATE X Jacob Ely Eichholtz (1836-1898)
PLATE XI Charles Eichholtz (1781-1857)
PLATE XII Homes of Charles Eichholtz
PLATE XIII Charles Snyder Eichholtz (1837-1925)
Margaret Catharine(Eichholtz) Hayes (1842-1906
PLATE XIV George (1810-1865) and Eve(Lower) (1816-1876)
Eichholtz
PLATE XV The Eichholtz Family of Blair County, Pa.
PLATE XVI Margaret A.(Wolfe) (1856-1915) and
Samuel Lichtenwahlner Snyder (c. 1850-1928)
Tombstone: J. Elmer Eichholtz and his
three wives p. 179
Panorama: White Bridge, Frankstown Township,
Blair County, Pa. Facing p. 193
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Eichholtz family