NameWilliam METTLER 1052
Birth Date25 Aug 1778
Death Date16 Oct 1848 Age: 70
Death PlaceRush Township, Northumberland Co., PA, USA
Burial PlaceKlinesgrove, Rush Township, Northumberland Co., PA, USA
FatherWilliam METTLER (1746-1806)
Misc. Notes
WILLIAM METTLER, deceased, a native of Hunterdon, New Jersey, settled at Klinesgrove, Rush township, at an early date, upon the land now in possession of Elliott Eckman. He purchased about three hundred eighteen acres of land, where he remained until his death in 1848. He and his wife Elizabeth had thirteen children: Katherine, deceased, who married Robert Campbell; Hannah, wife of William Price; William, deceased, who married Jane Kline; Eleanor, deceased, who married Philip Huff; Eliza, wife of J. F. Kline; George, deceased; Isaac, deceased; Lorenzo, deceased; John, deceased; Sarah, who married Charles Gerhart, and after his death Aaron Runyon; Nancy, who was twice married, first to William Carr and subsequently to Daniel Beckley; Susan, wife of Dewitt Kline, and Enoch. 1052
Spouses
Birth Date12 Jun 1785
Birth PlaceHunterdon County, NJ, USA
Death Date17 Feb 1876 Age: 90
Burial PlaceKlinesgrove, Rush Township, Northumberland Co., PA, USA
FatherWilliam APGAR (1752-1836)
MotherCatherine PICKEL (1752-1831)
Misc. Notes
Elizabeth with her twin sister Sarah married first cousins Isaac Bloom and William Mettler on the same day by Pastor Wilson. Both had such a strong resemblence that their nearest friends were puzzled to know them apart. One of them wore a bit of ribbon while the other did not. Each became the mother of 14 children. The last of Sarah’s children were also twins. 1051
Family ID298
Marr Date6 Mar 1803
Marr PlaceHunterdon County, NJ, USA
ChildrenEnoch (~1805-)
 Katherine (-<1891)
 Hannah (1806-1892)
 William (-<1891)
 Eleanor (-<1891)
 George (-<1891)
 Isaac (-<1891)
 Lorenzo (1821-1889)
 John (-<1891)
Last Modified 22 Sep 2010Created 17 May 2017 Rick Gleason - ricksgenealogy@gmail.com