Ritter
Lehigh Co
Bast, Jacob Henry, a native of Alsace, came to America in the ship Crawford in 1773; He settled in Bethlehem twp, Northampton Co. He married Maria Ritter and had 4 children, the youngest born at his death. He was buried at Hecktown Church. A sister Eva Bast was married to Adam Reber of Allentown.
Dengler, John G., was married twice,he married his first in 1860 to Catharine Schlotman, d/o John and Lydia (Shade). He married 2nd to Kate L. (Ritter) Yoder, widow of Thomas Yoder. Their children; William of Oley married Ella Christman and they had (William, Alton, Leroy, Earl, Blanche, Harvey, John, Ella and two who died), John drowned at age 14, and Sallie who married Alton Wiest of Reading and they had (Ruth and Earl).
Frantz, Henry B., lived in S. Whitehall. He is buried at Egypt Church. He 1st married a Miss Ritter and they had no children.
Frederick, Benneville, son of Solomon and Rachel (Smith) Frederick and they lived in Allentown. He married 1st to Caroline Benner, 2nd to Mary Seller and they had a son William J., he married 3rd to Sarah Ritter and had children, Frank H., Joseph, Charles and Sallie w/o John Sefing of Allentown.
Hauser, Michael Jr. and his wife Elizabeth had children; Isaac married Sarah Williams and they moved to Troy, Ohio, Reuben married 1st to Catharine Mertz, and 2nd to Rebecca Stark, Ephraim married Lovina Neitz, Maria married Charles Glick, Eliza married A. Nunmachers, Catharine married Samuel Hallman, of Iowa, Catharine married Jackson Biege,, Michael born 1830 married Catharine Koch. She was born 1831, their children (James J., Allavesta married H. Gruber, Milton married Anna Kline, Michael married Susan Knobel, John J., married Annie Ritter, Oscar F., married Tama Kistler, and Laura married Sanford Yost), Tilghman married a Butz, and they lived in ILL., Leana married T. Knappenberger.
Hecker, William, son of Peter was born in N. Whitehall, Nov 27, 1839. He married 1864 to Elemina, d/o Daniel and Anna (Krause) Deibert. Children, Isola married James Y. Shelly, Annie married Harvey O. Ritter, and Julia married Ralph H.M. Rhoda
Kemmerer, George, son of Henry, was born Nov 24, 1767 and died Feb 4, 1851, he married Maria Susanna Steininger, who was born Nov 8, 1774 and died june 11, 1857. Children; John, Nathan, Charles, born 1796, George, Elias, BEnjamin, Mrs. John Ritter, Elmina married Abner Mohry and Lydia born 1804 married Conrad Seem.
Kleckner, John Nicholas, married in 1772 to Anna Catharine, d/o Caspar and Anna Maria Ritter. She was born May 26, 1757 and died Dec 14, 1785. Children, Anna Maria, born 1774 and Caspar born June 18, 1782.