The following material
on the immediate ancestry of
Newt Gingrich
should not be considered either
exhaustive or authoritative, but
rather as a first draft.
| Ancestry of Newt Gingrich | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Newton Leroy McPherson, from ... Newton Leroy ("Newt") Gingrich, b. Harrisburg, Pa., 17 June 1943 |
| PARENTS | |
| 2 |
Newton Searles McPherson,
b. ... , Pa., 24 Feb. 1923,
d. ... Oct. 1970
[SSDI 184-12-3451]
m. ... 12 Sept. 1942, div. ... |
| 3 | Kathleen Daugherty, b. Enola, Pa., 20 Nov. 1925, d. Harrisburg, Pa., 23 Sept. 2003 [SSDI 201-16-1604] (she m. (2) ... 1946, Robert Bruce Gingrich, b. ... 22 July 1925, d. ... 20 Nov. 1996 [SSDI 209-12-9016]) |
| GRANDPARENTS | |
| 4 |
Robert Nelson Kerstetter,
b. Milheim, Mifflin Co., Pa., 30 Aug. 1888,
d. ...
(non-marital liaison) |
| 5 | Louise S ... McPherson, b. ... , Pa., 1 Aug. 1905, d. ... Dec. 1979 [SSDI 179-07-1368] (she m. (2) Bruce A ... Kepner, b. ... 2 Sept. 1899, d. ... March 1976 [SSDI 195-07-2481]) |
| 6 |
Jacob Leroy Daugherty,
b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1890],
d. ... 1939
m. ... [ca. 1920] |
| 7 | Ethel M ... Hendricks, b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1896], d. ... [living 1930] |
| GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 8 |
John H ... Kerstetter,
b. ... , Pa., 24 Aug. 1847,
d. ... 22 April 1949
m. Centre Co., Pa., 5 Aug. 1869 |
| 9 | Julia Kabel, b. ... [ca. 1849], d. ... |
| 10 |
(Clarence) Newton McPherson,
b. Winfield, Union Co., Pa., 16 Aug. 1872,
d. Middletown, Mifflin Co., Pa., ... 1943
m. Mifflin Co., Pa., ... 1896 |
| 11 | Hattie Treaster, b. Mifflin Co., Pa., ... Oct. 1879, d. ... [living 1930] |
| 12 |
Jeremiah H ... Daugherty,
b. ... , Pa., ... Dec. 1859,
d. ... [living 1930]
m. ... [ca. 1885] |
| 13 | Rebecca J ... , b. ... , Pa., ... Nov. 1852, d. ... [between 1920 and 1930] |
| GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 16 |
John Kerstetter,
b. ... 13 Nov. 1813,
d. ... 29 Nov. 1896
m. Centre Co., Pa., 30 March 1835 |
| 17 | Anna Musser, b. Cente Co., Pa., 7 May 1813, d. ... 17 June 1891 |
| 20 |
James Silverwood McPherson,
b. Clinton Co., Pa., 10 Dec. 1836,
d. Hartley Township, Union Co., Pa., 30 July 1898
m. Union Co., Pa., 9 March 1859 |
| 21 | Sarah Catherine Sholter, b. Union Co., Pa., 23 March 1833, d. Hartley Township, Union Co., Pa., 9 June 1888 |
| 22 |
Samuel P ... Treaster,
b. Siglerville, Mifflin Co., Pa., 20 Apr. 1844,
d. ... 20 April 1892
m. ... [ca. 1866] |
| 23 | Jennie Ramsey, b. ... , Pa., ... Sept. 1844, d. ... 1928 |
| 24 |
William Daugherty,
b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1826],
d. ... [by 1920]
m. |
| 25 | Eliza ... , b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1827], d. ... [living 1920] |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 32 |
Johann Leonhardt Kerstetter,
b. Centre Co., Pa., 17 Feb. 1783,
d. Centre Co., Pa., 12 May 1869
m. |
| 33 | Maria Elisabeth Schreckengast, b. ... 30 May 1781, d. Centre Co., Pa., 9 Jan. 1857 |
| 34 |
Jacob Musser,
b. Northampton Co., Pa., 30 Aug. 1775,
d. ... 28 Aug. 1853
m. |
| 35 | Margaretha Hagenbach, b. Centre Co., Pa., 21 Feb. 1779, d. ... 15 Jan. 1851 |
| 40 |
William McPherson,
b. East Buffalo Township, Northumberland Co., Pa., 15 Aug. 1809,
d. Winfield, Union Township, Union Co., Pa., 25 Dec. 1853
m. ... , Pa., 4 March 1835 |
| 41 | Christiana Moore, b. ... , Pa., 23 May 1805, d. ... , Ohio, 28 July 1840 |
| 42 |
John Sholter,
b. Northumberland Co., Pa., 2 Feb. 1810,
d. Hartley Township, Union Co., Pa., 20 Jan. 1882
m. Union Co., Pa., 11 Jan. 1834 |
| 43 | Catherine Goodlander, b. Northumberland Co., Pa., 1 Nov. 1810, d. Hartley Township, Union Co.., Pa., 20 Feb. 1884 |
| 44 |
John Treaster,
b. ... , Pa., 2 May 1809,
d. ... , Pa., 29 Apr. 1886
m. |
| 45 | Margaret Catherine Ramsey, b. ... , Pa., 19 June 1812, d. ... , Pa., 8 Apr. 1887 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 64 |
Johann Leonhardt Kerstetter,
b. Lancaster Co., Pa., 12 April 1756,
d. Stark Co., Ohio, 10 Oct. 1822
m. ... 1799 |
| 65 | Anna Christina Lenker, b. ... 1760, d. Stark Co., Ohio, 16 Jan. 1825 |
| 80 |
John McPherson,
b. Buffalo Township, Northumberland Co., Pa., 4 Jan. 1784,
d. Troy Township, Delaware Co., Ohio, 9 Sept. 1840
m. Northumberland Co., Pa., ... 1808 |
| 81 | Martha Jane Christ, b. Buffalo Township, Northumberland Co., Pa., ... [ca. 1787], d. Union Co., Pa., ... [ca. 1826] |
| 86 |
Benjamin Goodlander,
b. ... , Pa., ... 1796,
d. ... , Pa., 21 March 1870
m. |
| 87 | Mary Elizabeth ... , b. ... 1796, d. ... , Pa., 7 Oct. 1880 |
| 88 |
George Treaster,
b. Penn Township, Snyder Co., 27 Sept. 1778,
d. Mifflin Co., Pa., 9 Sept. 1846
m. |
| 89 | Elizabeth Young, b. Northumberland Co., Pa., 25 Oct. 1786, d. ... June 1850 |
| 90 |
Charles Ramsey,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 91 | Catherine Crissman, b. ... 16 June 1783, d. ... |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 128 |
Johann Sebastian Kerstetter,
b. ... 1730,
d. Snyder Co., Pa., 20 March 1787
m. |
| 129 | Magdalena Diebler, b. ... 1727, d. ... 16 July 1804 |
| 130 |
Johann Michael Lenker,
b. ... , Switzerland, 11 Sept. 1730,
d. Chester Co., Pa., 16 May 1797
m. |
| 131 | Catharina Barbara Yeakley, b. ... 1735, d. ... |
| 160 |
John McPherson,
b. Lancaster Co., Pa., ... Aug. 1743,
d. Winfield, Union Co., Pa., 9 Aug. 1827
m. St James Episcopal Church, Lancaster, Pa., 24 March 1778 |
| 161 | Elizabeth Slaymaker, b. Lancaster Co., Pa., ... 1758, d. Northumberland Co., Pa., ... [before 1810] |
| 162 |
Adam Christ,
b. Tulpehocken Township, Berks Co., Pa., ... 1742,
d. East Buffalo Township, Northumberland Co., Pa., 17 May 1808
m. Northumberland Co., Pa., 17 Dec. 1778 |
| 163 | Elizabeth Follmer, b. Tulpehocken Township, Berks Co., Pa., 19 Dec. 1752, d. Milton, Northumberland Co., Pa., 16 Sept. 1831 |
| 172 |
Christian Goodlander,
b. ... 1746,
d. White Deer Township, Northumberland Co., Pa., ... 1806
m. Stouchsburg, Berks Co., Pa., 17 June 1787 |
| 173 | Elizabeth Wertz, b. ... , Pa., ... [ca. 1776], d. ... |
| 176 |
Jacob Treaster,
b. ... ,
d. ...
m. |
| 177 | Elizabeth Keister, b. ... , d. ... |
| 182 |
Adam Crissman,
b. ... ,
d. Siglervill, Mifflin Co., Pa., 3 Sept. 1837
m. ... 2 Oct. 1780 |
| 183 | Margaret Stierly, b. ... 1752, d. ... 24 Oct. 1842 |
| GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 256 |
Johann Martin Kerstetter,
b. ... 5 Sept. 1697,
d. ... 1759
m. |
| 257 | Maria Dorothea Frey, b. ... 1697, d. ... 1741 |
| 320 |
William McPherson,
b. ... , Scotland, ... 1698,
d. Chestnut Level, Drumore Township, Lancaster Co., Pa., 25 Oct. 1783
m. |
| 321 | Elizabeth Jane ... , b. ... [ca. 1715], d. Chestnut Level, Drumore Township, Lancaster Co., Pa., ... [after 1783] |
| 322 |
Mathias Slaymaker,
b. Strasburg Township, Lancaster Co., Pa., ... 1728,
d. Lancaster Co., Pa., 9 Jan. 1804
m. ... 1748 |
| 323 | Barbara Smith, b. Lancaster Co., Pa., ... 1724, d. Leacock Township, Lancaster Co., Pa., 9 Apr. 1778 |
| 324 |
George Christ,
b. ... ,
d. Tulpehocken Township, Berks Co., Pa., ... 1770
m. |
| 325 | Anna Margaretha ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 326 |
Hans Michael Vollmar,
b. Rossweg, Neckar, Württemberg, 26 Sept. 1723,
d. Milton, Northumberland Co., Pa., 29 Sept. 1793
m. Berks Co., Pa., ... 1748 |
| 327 | Regina Magdalena ... , b. ... , Germany, 18 June 1730, d. Milton, Northumberland Co., Pa., 18 Aug. 1813 |
| 346 |
Johann Dietrich Wuerz,
b. Massenbach, Württemberg, 24 July 1740,
d. White Deer Township, Northumberland Co., Pa., ... 1803
m. |
| 347 | Mary Miller, b. ... , d. ... [before 1805] |
| 7/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 644 |
Mathias Slaymaker,
b. ... , Hesse Kassel, ... 1670,
d. Gap, Lancaster Co., Pa., 25 Nov. 1762
m. |
| 645 | Catherine Sciebell, b. ... , d. Lancaster Co., Pa., ... |
| 652 |
Hans Jakob Vollmar,
b. Kohlstetten, Donau, Württemberg, 6 March 1696/7,
d. Tulpehocken Township, Berks Co., Pa., 1 Jan. 1762
m. Eberdingen, Neckar, Württemberg, 16 Aug. 1718 |
| 653 | Anna Abblona Hochund, b. Eberdingen, Neckar, Württemberg, 16 Nov. 1695, d. Tulpehocken Township, Berks Co., Pa., 3 June 1764 |
| 692 |
Johannes Wuerz,
b. Massenbach, Württemberg, 17 March 1719/20,
d. ...
m. |
| 693 | ... , b. ... , d. ... |
| 8/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 1304 |
Jakob Vollmar,
b. ... , Rheinland-Pfalz, ... 1665,
d. ... , Württemberg, 22 Apr. 1745
m. |
| 1305 | Anna Beck, b. Kohlstetten, Donau, Württemberg, 11 March 1670/1, d. ... , Rheinland-Pfalz, ... Dec. 1709 |
| 9/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 10/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
| 11/GREAT-GRANDPARENTS | |
1930 Pennsylvania, Dauphin Co., Lower Swatara Township, ED 72, Sheet 5A, line 15
Father's Mother's
Rel Age Status Birthplace Birthplace Birthplace
McPherson Newton C H 60 M 26 Pennsylvania Ohio Pennsylvania
Hattie B W 50 M 16 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Julia M D 20 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
John T S 16 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Wanda M D 13 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Ned C S 10 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Newton S S 7 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Treaster Walter B BiL 53 Wd Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Newton (the elder) was a Farmer, General Farm
Walter was a Laborer, Farm
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1930 Pennsylvania, Dauphin Co., Paxtang, ED 86, Sheet 5A, line 8
Father's Mother's
Rel Age Status Birthplace Birthplace Birthplace
Kapner George L H 61 M 29 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Lily S W 58 M 26 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Bruce A H 30 M 27 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Louise S W 24 M 21 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
George was an Attendant, Gasoline Station
Bruce was a Foreman, Gasoline Warehouse
Louise was a Looper, Hosiery Mill
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1930 Pennsylvania, Dauphin Co., Royalton, ED 92, Sheet 10A, line 5
Father's Mother's
Rel Age Status Birthplace Birthplace Birthplace
Daugherty Jeremiah H H 70 Wd 26 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Daugherty Jacob W H 40 M 17 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Ethel M W 34 M 24 Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Jacob W S 6 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Kathleen A D 4 4/12 S Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania
Jeremiah was a Carpenter, Distillery
Jacob (the elder) was a Brakeman, Railroad
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1920 Pennsylvania, Dauphin Co., Royalton, ED 129, sheet 10B, line 68
Daugherty Jeremiah H H M W 60 M PA PA PA Laborer Distillery
Rebecca J W F W 52 M IL PA PA Manager Grocery Store
Jane L D F W 22 S PA PA IL Clerk Grocery Store
Henry Helen E D F W 20 M PA PA IL Knitter Hosery Mill
Almeda F GD F W 3 3/12 S PA PA PA
Daugherty Eliza M F W 93 Wd PA PA PA
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1900 Pennsylvania, Dauphin Co., ... ED 86, sheet 12B, line 59
Daugherty Jeremiah H W M Dec 1859 40 M 15 PA PA PA Day Laborer
Rebecca W W F Nov 1862 37 M 15 7 7 PA PA PA
Mary E D W F Feb 1886 14 S PA PA PA At School
Hank A S W M Nov 1887 12 S PA PA PA At School
Jacob L S W M Aug 1889 10 S PA PA PA At School
Ruth A D W F Dec 1894 5 S PA PA PA
Jennie L D W F Mch 1897 3 S PA PA PA
Flora E D W M Feb 1899 1 S PA PA PA
Helen R D W F Feb 1899 1 S PA PA PA
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1880 Pennsylvania, Yorks Co., Hopewell, ED 37, Page 41, line 1
Daugherty Wm W M 54 Farmer PA PA PA
Eliza W F 53 W Keeping House PA PA PA
William W M 23 S Carpenter " " "
Jeremiah W M 20 " Carpenter " " "
Susan W F 17 D " " "
Albert W M 15 S " " "
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John McPherson (number 160)
Mathias Slaymaker (number 322)
While Mr. Gingrich is not eligible for membership in the NSDAR
(by not being female), he is eligible for membership in the
equivalent organization for men,
the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution.