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Priscilla Geil Wenger 1837–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 January 1837

Birth Location: New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America

Death Date: 1 April 1931

Death Location: Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Rev. Geil

Mother: Mary Driver

Spouse(s): Jacob Wenger

Children(s): Rebecca Koogler, John Wenger

The story of Priscilla Geil Wenger began in 1837 in New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America. Priscilla Geil Wenger married Jacob Wenger, and had children including John Daniel Wenger, Rebecca Susan Koogler. Priscilla Geil Wenger passed away in 1931 in Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Priscilla Geil Wenger began in 1837 in New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America.
  • Priscilla Geil Wenger married Jacob Wenger, and had children including John Daniel Wenger, Rebecca Susan Koogler.
  • Priscilla Geil Wenger passed away in 1931 in Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Priscilla Wenger's Ancestors

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Priscilla Wenger
1837–1931
Birth Place: New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
Parents
Rev. John Garges Geil
1799–1889
Doylestown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Mary (Burkhart) Driver
1804–1851
Rockingham, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Abraham (Clymer) Geil
1769–1830
New Britain, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA
Mary (Bergey) Garges
1774–1857
Doylestown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States
Ludwig ((Lewis) Driver (Treiber)) Jr
1760–1835
York, York County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Barbara Driver
1766–1836
United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Priscilla Wenger's Descendants

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Priscilla (Geil) Wenger (15 January 1837–1 April 1931) m. Jacob Wenger (8 April 1843–15 February 1925)
  1. 1. Rebecca (Susan) Koogler 1869–1927 m. Ervin (Leland) Koogler 1867–1929
    1. 1. Naomi (Ruth) Koogler 1900–1977 m. David (Michael) Rodes 1899–1982
      1. 1. Daniel (David) Rodes 1938–2018 m. Esther (Marie) Hege 1941–2012
      2. 2. Noah (Lelan) Rodes 1929–2022
      3. 3. Anna (Sarah) Lehman 1933–2005
      4. 4. Esther (Elizabeth) Rodes 1936–2009
      5. 5. Martha (Naomi) Rodes 1935–2023
      6. 6. Joseph (Owen) Rodes 1932–2010
      7. 7. John (Ervin) Rodes 1927–2021
    2. 2. Elizabeth (Ellen) Knicely 1907–1988
      1. 1. Ellen (Rebecca Knicely) Rhodes 1932–2022
      2. 2. Wilda (Grace) Witmer 1935–2022 m. Amos (Henry) Witmer 1933–2018
    3. 3. Ina (Ethel) Koogler 1910–1993 m. Warren (Conrad) Showalter 1913–1992
  2. 2. John (Daniel) Wenger 1871–1967
    1. 1. Amos (D) Wenger 1898–
      1. 1. Frances (Ellen) Wenger 1925–2008

Priscilla Wenger's Timeline

2 Records

1837
15 January 1837
Birth of Priscilla Geil Wenger in New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
1931
1 April 1931
Age 94
Death of Priscilla Geil Wenger in Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 January 1837
    Event Place: New Market, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 April 1931
    Event Place: Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., Mennonite Vital Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Dayton, Rockingham County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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