Daughter Catherine Weiser (1861-1885) was born in 1861 in Berks County. In about 1883, she married Ammon B. Stitzer (1861-1916), the son of August and (?) (Bridegam) Stitzer. They are said to have had one son, Ammon W. Stitzer. Sadly, Catherine died at the young age of 24, in 1885, leaving Ammon as a single parent. He married a second time, in about 1886, to Clara M. Schaeffer (`868-1942). (The second wife's name also has been given as "Alice.") They had at least five children of their own: Clinton E. Stitzer, William E. Stitzer, Clarence Stitzer, Samuel Stitzer and Florence Stitzer. Ammon was a member of the Kutztown Council of the Junior Order of United American Mechanics and the K. of F. of New Jerusalem. Ammon died in Fleetwood, Berks County, at the age of 54, on March 5, 1916. He was interred at the New Jerusalem Church. At the time of his death, Ammon's son Samuel lived in Fleetwood; son Clarence and daughter Florence at home; and son William in Muskogee, OK. Clara outlived her husband by more than a quarter of a century. Heartache struck again on Feb. 7, 1912, when her son Clinton E. Stitzer died at the age of 25. She passed away at the age of 73 years, six months and 24 days on May 14, 1942. She is buried with Ammon and her son Clinton at the New Jerusalem Church in Berks County.

• Grandson Ammon W. Stitzer (1884-1944) married Lillie M. Bloch (1891- ? ) on Feb. 18, 1911. He died in 1944.

Daughter Amelia Rebecca Weiser (1865- ? ) married Harry W. Kiefer (or "Kieffer"), the son of George S. and Rachel B. Kieffer. They were wed on March 21, 1891 in Oley Township. The Kieffers lived in Reading and had two known children -- Ella Kieffer and Valey W. Degler. Harry passed away sometime before October 1951.

• Granddaughter Valey W. Kieffer (1897- ? ) married George D. Degler ( ? - ? ) in about 1925.

Salem Reformed Church,  a.k.a. Oley Church,  built  in 1822, founded in 1736

Son Mahlon R. Weiser (1866-1943) was born in August 1866. He married Katie Mersinger ( ? -1973) in about 1939. They lived at 202 Riegel Avenue in the West Lawn neighborhood of Reading, and were members of the Reformed Church of Oley (seen here). They had no children. Mahlon died at the age of 76 on May 19, 1943. Following a funeral led by Rev. Paul P. Haas and Rev. Rollin T. Reiner, he was interred in the Shalters Church Cemetery. Katie outlived him by three decades. She passed away in 1973.

Daughter Lydia Weiser (1868-1955) was born in 1868 in Berks County. At the age of 20, on Dec. 1, 1888, she married George Schwartz (1866-1943). They had six known children -- Harrison Morton Schwartz, Raymond Schwartz, Ellen R. Schwartz, Joseph D. Schwartz, Esther May Schwarts and Pearl Schwarts. Their home in 1937-1951 was in West Reading. George died in 1943, while Lydia outlived him until her passing in 1955. They are buried in the Welsh Baptist Meeting House and burial ground in Reading. (link) 

• Grandson Harrison Morton Schwartz (1889- ? ) was born on Feb. 11, 1889 in Oley Township, Berks County. He was of small and slender build, with blue eyes and brown hair. He married Rosa E. Seidel (1889- ? ). Their nuptials took place in Reading on June 10, 1916. He was employed as a shipping clerk for Penn Pants Company in West Reading. Circa 1917, the Schwartzes lived at 123 West Green Street in Reading. In 1920, when the federal census was enumerated, Harrison and Rosa lived on Pear Street in Reading, with boarder Edward Zeiber living under their roof. That year, Harrison's occupation was given as a laborer in a shipping office.

• Granddaughter Ellen R. Schwartz  (1892-1984) was born on May 27, 1892. She married Richard J. Egolf (1881-1952) in Schuylkill County, PA on Nov. 25, 1915. They resided in Fleetwood, Berks County. He is believed to have married again, to Marian E., and to have died in 1952. Ellen died in May 1984 and is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Greencastle, Franklin County, PA. (link) 

Daughter Abigail Weiser (1871-1937) was born on July 15, 1871 in Oley Township. She married Samuel Lykens (1865-1944), and they lived in Gibraltar, Robeson Township, Berks County. They had 11 children -- Bertha McGowan, Samuel W. Lykens, Helen Elizabeth Kochel, Florence Katherine Rhoads, Arthur D. Lykens, Mary Clementine Clouser (or "Clauser"), Esther Knabb, Viola "Ruth" Lykens, Vernon Lykens, Margaret Lykens and Harold Lykens. They were members of the Reformed congregation of St. John's Church in Gibraltar. Abigail died at home at the age of 66 on Oct. 25, 1937. The funeral was held in the family home, and at St. John's Union Church at Robeson Crossing, led by Rev. John C. Dries and Rev. Ehrgood, followed by burial in the church cemetery. Daughter Viola "Ruth" Lykens (1896-1961) also is buried at St. Johns. (link) 

• Granddaughter Bertha Lykens (1892- ? ) wed Preston McGowan (1890- ? ) in 1931.

• Grandson Samuel W. Lykens (1898- ? ) married Florence Degler (1901- ? ) in 1923. They resided in Birdsboro and had three children -- Richard Lykens, Donald Lykens and Ernest Lykens.

• Granddaughter Helen Elizabeth Lykens (1901-2001) married Thomas Dewitt Kochel (1898-1992). They had two children -- Margaret R. Kochel and Grace Kochel. Thomas passed away on Aug. 11, 1992. Helen outlived him by almost nine years. She died on March 10, 2001, with burial in St. John's Cemetery in Berks County.

• Granddaughter Florence Katherine Lykens (1903- ? ) married Vernon Lee Rhoads (1902- ? ) in 1929. They had one known son, James Rhoads.

• Grandson Arthur D. Lykens (1907?- ? ) married Frances Schnable (1910- ? ) in 1931.

• Granddaughter Mary Clementine Lykens (1910- ? ) married Alfred Clauser (1907- ? ) in 1936, when she was age 26 and he was 29.

• Granddaughter Esther L. Lykens (1911- ? ) married Albert V. Knabb (21908- ? ) in 1935 in Berks County.

• Granddaughter Margaret L. Lykens (1914- ? ) married Webster Elmer Kerper (1911- ? ). Their nuptials took palce in 1943.

Son Daniel R. Weiser (1873-1962) was born in January 1873 in Oley Township. He married Katie Heist (1877-1952) in 1897. They had five children -- Paul Jeremiah Weiser, Maude Yoder, Lena H. Weiser, Meda Wessner and Leon H. Weiser. The Weisers made their living as farmers in Lobachsville, and were members of Frieden's United Church of Christ in Oley Township. Katie passed away in 1952 at the age of 75. Daniel outlived her by a decade. At the age of 89, he passed away in his residence in Lobachsville. At the time, reported the Reading Eagle, he was survived by 11 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and four great-great grandchildren. He was laid to rest in Lobachsville Cemetery, following a funeral officiated by Rev. Ear. G. Wolford. 

• Grandson Paul Jeremiah Weiser (1897- 1931) was born in 1897. He married Maude Yoder (1903-1978). They lived in Rockland Township, Berks County. They had three children -- Sadie Weiser, Daniel Y. Weiser and Paul Eugene Weiser. Paul J. died in 1931, at the age of 34. Maude survived him by 47 years. She died in 1978.

• Granddaughter Maude H. Weiser (1899-1989) was born in 1899. She married Clarence Yoder (1887-1965) and lived in Oley Township circa 1962. Their three children were Marie W. Yoder, Marion Walter Yoder and Marvin W. Yoder. Maude died on Aug. 19, 1989.

• Granddaughter Lena H. Weiser ( ? - ? ) apparently never married. She lived in Oley Township.

• Granddaughter Meda Reider (1900-1988) was born in 1900. She was wedded to Frank Wessner (1887-1967). In 1962, they resided in Reading. She died on March 24, 1988.

• Grandson Leon H. Weiser (1902- ? ) was born in 1902. He married Mabel M. Behm (1906- ? ). They had five children -- Leon Weiser, Pearl Weiser, Meda Weiser, Miriam Weiser and Edith I. Weiser. They made their home in 1962 in Fleetwood R.D. 1. Mabel passed away on June 24, 1994. 

Daughter Sallie Weiser (1875-1951) was born in 1875 in Oley Township. She married Thaddeus K. Endy (1872-1955), the son of John L. Endy. They lived at 1032 Union Street in Reading and were members of the St. Thomas Reformed Church. They had four children -- Marie DeTurk, Solis W. Endy, John Endy and Harold W. Endy. Circa 1897, Thaddeus was elected as a teacher in Oley Township and in 1903 attended the Teachers Institute, giving a presentation on "Method of Conducting a Review Recitation in History." He also was an officer with the Oley Republicans committee. By 1913, he had secured employment with the U.S. Post Office as a rural mail carrier in Oley Township. To supplement his income, he served as caretaker of the Knights of the Golden Eagle (K.G.E.) Lodge Hall, serving in this role for 19 years. In the winter of 1916, Thaddeus retired from his work at the lodge hall "in order to start truck farming on his newly acquired tract of land, formerly owned by his father," reported the Reading Eagle. He was so well admired that the Golden Eagles threw a surprise party for him on March 11, 1916, attended by some 175 people. Sallie died at the age of 76 on Oct. 17, 1951. Following a funeral led by Rev. Dr. Lee M. Erdman, she was laid to rest in Friedens Cemetery. Thaddeus outlived her by four years. He passed away in 1955, at the age of 83.

• Grandson Solis W. Endy (1899-1989) married Pearl Beatrice Shoemaker. He died on Feb. 3, 1989.

• Grandson Harold W. Endy (1910-1985) is believed to have been born in 1910. He died in 1985, at the age of 75, and rests for eternity in Friedens Cemetery.

Daughter Maria "Mary" Weiser (1877- ? ) wed Claude Bolich (1874- ? ). Circa 1937-1951, they made their home in Auburn. They are thought to have lost an infant in early 1907, with the child buried at Friedens Church Cemetery. Their known children were Joseph Weiser Bolich, Sarah Elizabeth Bolich, Amy Kathryn Bolich, Mahlon Daniel Bolich, Esther Mary Bolich and Edna O. Aufferman. Maria was the last surviving member of her immediate family of brothers and sisters. She was mentioned in the 1962 newspaper obituary of her brother Daniel R. Weiser. 

• Granddaughter Amy Kathryn Bolich (1908-1988) married (?) Orlando. They lived in Auburn, Schuylkill County, PA. Amy died on Feb. 27, 1988.

• Grandson Mahlon Daniel Bolich (1910-1996) lived in Auburn. He died on July 2, 1996.

• Granddaughter Edna O. Bolich married Julius A. Aufferman Jr.

~ Daughter Mary (Reider) Hahn ~

Daughter Mary Reider ( ? - ? ) was born in (?). 

She married Robert Hahn ( ? - ? ). 

She apparently was deceased in 1912.

~ Daughter Magdalena "Lena" Reider ~

Daughter Magdalena "Lena" Reider (1842-1912) was born on Nov. 16, 1842 in Oley Township. 

She was named for her mother, Mary Magdalena (Meinder) Reider, but was only a young girl of six years of age when her mother died. 

Her father later remarried, to Elizabeth Stitzer, who went on to have six more children of their own, who thus were Lena's step-siblings. 

She never married, but remained on the family farm in Oley for many years. She purchased the farm outright after her step-mother died in 1879. 

As an adult, reported the Reading Eagle, Lena "was the head cook at the Mansion House for 29 years and was held in high esteem by a large circle of friends. [She] lived retired for the past 16 years and was a member of the Reformed denomination." 

Circa 1912 she made her home at 1018 Pear Street in Reading. 

At the age of 70, on Oct. 15, 1912, while getting out of bed, Lena suffered a stroke or cerebral hemorrhage and died immediately. Her lifeless corpse was discovered by a six-year-old nephew, John Connors, "with her head upon the floor and feet resting on the bed.... [She] had been in seemingly good health before retiring at 7:30 p.m." the night before. 

She was laid to rest in the Reider family plot in Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading, which she jointly owned with her half-brother Daniel S. Reider. (link) Her brother in law Ammon M. Kline provided the information for her death certificate and identified her mother as "Magdelena Meinder."

Daniel S. Reider

~ Gideon's Son Daniel S. Reider ~
(second marriage)

Gideon's son Daniel S. Reider (1851-1923) was born on Nov. 1, 1851 in Oley Township. 

He married Sarah R. Leader (1854-1916), daughter of Edward and Esther (Wanner) Leader of Berks County. 

They produced seven known children -- twin Jennie Reider, Edward Alonzo Reider Sr., Carrie E. Wentzel, Catherine Reifsnyder, Emma Keim, Frank R. Reider and C. Irwin (or "Irvin") Reider. 

Sadly, twin daughter Jennie died in late July 1891 and was laid to rest at Charles Evans Cemetery, with Rev. L.E. Derr officiating. A short obituary in the Reading Eagle said "The remains were enclosed in a white coffin, suitably inscribed."

For three decades, Daniel served in the elected position as superintendent of buildings and repairs for the Reading School District. The Reading Eagle once observed that:

[His] many duties placed him in daily contact with hundreds of school children, teachers and others. He had a happy faculty of making lasting friendships, especially among the children by whom he was familiarly known as "Uncle Dan"... [On] Feb. 22, 1889, [he] was elected by the school board to an office that was then termed superintendent of repairs. As his work increased he was given assistants, and in 1918 he was named superintendent of buildings, which office he held up until the time of his retirement. When he first assumed his duties in 1889 the district comprised 38 buildings with a total valuation, including property and equipment, of $571,500. Today there are 50 buildings in the district, with a valuation estimated at over $4,500,000. So familiar was Mr. Reider with the various types of school buildings that it was nothing unusual for him to superintend needed renovations to them without so much as consulting the blueprints. This was only one of the many outstanding traits of his efficiency. Two high schools were erected during Mr. Reider's incumbency and he supervised the construction of both. They stand today as memorials, in a sense, to his keen foresightedness. Due to the painstaking care, his election to the post he occupied for years was always unanimous, despite opposition. In later years this faced discouraged opponents.

Daniel also enjoyed hunting, and in November 1915 traveled by automobile to hunt at Porter's Lake with architect E.Z. School and John J. Witman of the Reading Electric Company. In February 1913, he and his son Frank visited his brother Gideon in Reading, according to a short article in the Eagle. 

Their address in 1891-1916 was 448 North 11th Street in Reading.

Heartache shook the family in the early weeks of the new year 1916. Married daughter Carrie Wentzel was stricken with chronic bronchitis and arthritis, and her health went downhill quickly. She died at age 25 on Jan. 13, 1916.

Sarah suffered from kidney disease leading to uremia which caused her death later that same year on Nov. 9, 1916, at the age of 61. She was laid to rest at the Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading. 

The Evans cemetery, founded in 1846, is a prominent site within the city of Reading. Its most notable landmark is a large sandstone entranceway, constructed in 1852 of the Gothic Revival style. It is a final resting place for Pennsylvania governors and senators and for Reading mayors.

Daniel outlived his wife by seven years, afflicted with kidney failure and chronic bronchitis. His address circa 1923 was 448 Eleventh Street.

He died on March 28, 1923, at the age of 71. His death was front-page news in the Eagle, which included his photograph as well as the list of buildings he supervised. Son in law Charles B. Reifsnyder was the informant for his official Pennsylvania death certificate, and incorrectly wrote the name of Daniel's mother as Magdalena "Meinter" before crossing out the last name and inserting "Stitzer."

The Reideres are interred at Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading. (link) Cousin-researchers Eugene Podraza and the founder of this website visited their graves and photographed them in April 2013.

Son Irwin C. Reider (1876-1932) was born on Feb. 5, 1876. He was united in matrimony with Twillia Greiss (1866-1934), daughter of David and Susanna (Shiffert) Greiss. He became a Reading police officer in July 1906. The Reading Eagle reported that he resided at 448 North 11th Street, was 30 years old, weighed 185 lbs. and stood six feet high. Later still, he earned a living as a carpenter. They dwelled at 446 Mulberry Street in Reading.  Suffering from bronchial infection, he was admitted to Reading Hospital. He died at the age of 56 on Sept. 29, 1932. Interment was in Laureldale Cemetery in Tuckerton, Berks County. Twillia lived for another two years after her husband's demise. Felled by a coronary occlusion, hardening of the arteries and heart valve problems, she passed away at the age of 67 on June 23, 1934. Daisy I. Young signed her death certificate.

Son Edward Alonzo Reider Sr. (1887-1961) was born on Feb. 12, 1887 in Reading. As an adult, he was tall and slender, with blue eyes and brown hair. Circa 1917, he was employed as a carpenter at the Beard Construction Company in Reading. He was married, lived at 525 Ritter Street in Reading and had at least three children, among them Edward Alonzo Reider Jr. (1906-2003). When he filled out a military draft registration card during World War I, he claimed he should be exempt from military duty due to his health. In 1957, he resided in Reiffton, PA and was named in the Reading Eagle newspaper obituary of his brother Frank. He died on Jan. 7, 1961, as he approached his 74th birthday. Edward Sr. rests for eternity at Charles Evans Cemetery.

Daughter Carrie E. Reider (1890-1916) was born on Nov. 17, 1890. She married Elmer Wentzel ( ? - ? ). Carrie was an active volunteer at the Zion's Reformed Church and heavily involved with its Christian Endeavor Society and Sunday School. They lived at 448 North 11th Street in Reading. Tragically suffering from bronchitis and arthritis (inflammatory rheumatism), Carrie passed away at the age of 25 on Jan. 13, 1916. The Reading Eagle said "Her demise caused much sorry among her relatives and many friends." Burial was in Charles Evans Cemetery in Reading.

Son Frank R. Reider (1879-1957) was born on Sept. 16, 1879 in Reading. At the age of 23, on May 1, 1903, he wed 19-year-old Exeter Township resident Octavia Wanshap (1884-1964), daughter of Mahlon and Susan Wanshap. At the time, he earned a living as a clothing cutter, and she as a seamstress. They lived for decades at the address of 326 North 2nd Street in Reading. The couple had five daughters -- Grace Arlene Reider, Marian E. Kutz, Helen R. Lesher, Laura F. Heinly and Jane S. Terry. Sadly, daughter Grace died at the age of two years, nine months on Dec. 19, 1910, due to acute bronchitis and laryngitis. The child was laid to rest in the Charles Evans Cemetery. Frank's career in the clothing industry progressed at the J.G. Leinbach Co. trousers and overcoats mill in Reading. The company was located at the northwest corner of 8th and Penn Streets in Reading, and advertised itself as "Headquarters for Overcoats." He eventually rose to become president and board chairman, succeeding A. Ellsworth Leinbach. Other officers of the firm were secretary/treasurer S.W. Reiff and vice president Robert L. Auchenbach. Frank also was president of the Berks County chapter of the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America (POS of A). While never named state president, he did receive an honorary title of "past state president" only awarded to one other individual, Congressman Daniel K. Hoch. Frank was a member of the Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church, Reading and the board of trustees of the POS of A Old Folks Home at Chalfont, PA. He also belonged to the Goodwill Fire Company of Kempton, PA. Among his other community activities were as a member of the St. John's Lodge of the Masons, the Rajah Temple; DeMolay Commandery No. 9; Reading Royal Arch Chapter No. 152 and Tall Cedars of Lebanon. He retired from Leinbach in the mid-1950s. Stricken with colon cancer and diabetes, Frank died at the age of 77 on May 23, 1957. Interment was in Laureldale Cemetery. An obituary in the Reading Eagle -- in which he was pictured, shown here -- gave the count of his living descendants as 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Octavia outlived him by seven years and passed into eternity on Oct. 11, 1964.