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We have been working on the Benner line in Lebanon,Co. Pa. for over 10 years off and on. Our line changed from Benner to Binner and back to Benner. We traced as far back to a John BENNER born on 15 NOV 1798 and died 15 May 1886. We believe he was born in the Philadelphia area and moved to Bismark (now Cornwall area), Lebanon, Co., PA. His son Joseph Binner (Benner) was Born 7 AUG 1833 and died 15 APR 1885. Looking in the PA Census books the name Binner and Benner interchanged around the 1810-1830 period which has made tracing back difficult. John Benner when died may have changed his name to Binner.
Joseph Binner (Benner) son was John Augustus Binner born 17 FEB 1856 and died ????. His son Samuel Augustus Binner (Benner) was born 13 OCT 1884 in Bismark, Lebanon Co. PA. and died 20 FEB 1937 in Philadelphia,PA. His son Lester BENNER (Samuel) was born in Lebanon, Lebanon Co. PA. on 6 Mar 1905 and died in Philadelphia 4 Dec 1973. My dad Lester L. Benner Jr. was born in Camdn, Camden, NJ on 25 June 1930 and is living in Alberqueque NM. I was born in LEBANON, Lebanon Co., PA. on 21 OCT 1964. Also Please contact the CENTRE Co., PA. Genealogy society for information on IRONMASTER and Founder of Bellefonte, Centre Co. PA., Philip BENNER who settled the area in the mid to late 1700's. This is a small town outside of State college, Pa.
If anyone has information on John Benner born 15 Nov 1798 in the Philadelphia area then please forward it to me. I am presently living in Juneau, AK. and am far away from our ancestry.
I am also researching KAUFMAN(COFFMAN), DITZLER, DAUBERT, EBRELY, GOTTSCHALK, SEIBERT, STROHMAN, YORDY, FEGAN, GROH, FEESER, YEAGLEY, MCMULLEN, SWOPE,and ROYER on my line. My wife's line HOUTZ, SPANGLER, NACE, GERHARTHARNISH, HUNSICKER, SPAYD(E), MINNICH, BEAMESDERFER, YINGST, KLINE, TOBIAS and WAGNER. Almost all of our ancestors have lived in the South Central Penna. area since the mid to early 1700. I have more information on the BENNER line. Contact me at: benner@us.ibm.com
..... Timothy J. Benner Sr.