Samuel S. WITWER

                   Samuel is twin of Elizabeth.  He resided with his parents and worked on the farm,near New Holland,Pa., until 1844 when he removed to the S.D. corner of Summit Co. Ohio,with his parents and brothers and sisters, where his father bought 160 acres of land and he was farming here until 1845 when he  united in marriage with Mary Mishler,of Potrage Co. Ohio.  They resided at Ravanna Ohio, for some little while and in the spring of 1846 he enlisted and went to the Mexican war, where he attained the rank of second Liert. when the Mexican war was ;over,in 1847,he moved to Stephenson Co. Ill. where he was farming for about four years, or about the spring of 1852.  He removed to Canton,Stark co. Ohio,just to the s. edge of the city, where he was farming until the Civil war broke out and as soon as the first gun was fired he was ready and enlisted into Co. G. 45th regulars O.V.I.,and as he had arr. the rank of second Lieut. in the  Mex. War, he thus started out in the same rank in the 45th, and he remained in the army until the colse of the war.  He was mustered out as Cap. of co. A. 162nd Ohio Regulars.  He was in many battles and in the march with Sherman to the sea.  After the war, in 1865,in the fall, he moved to clark Co. Ill. where he was farming until the spring of 1880, when he removed to Montgomery Co. Kansan, where he followed farming as he was farming when the country was at ease, but when the country was in need of men to fight its battles he was ever on hand.    He was over six feet tall, muscular,but not fleshy, he was straight and stately, a stalwart soldier. Jonathon Witwer,born in Lancaster Co., Pa., worked on his father's farm until 1843,when he reached his majority.  He in company with his friend and comrade,Daniel wolf,startid on foot for the west across the Alleghany mountains,and ere long they landed in 'Stark Co. Ohio.,where they hired out to farmers.  Here Jonathan got acquainted with the lovely Miss Christena Hennich, and they were married.  Together they lived in Stark,Portage and Summit counties,until the year 1861,when they moved to Indiana and located near N.Liberty  in St.Joseph Co.,Ind.,where they bought a farm of 80 acres of good farm land.  and they prospered and were cheerful and happy.  Gut as they were getting old,after many years of hard labor on the farm,they wished to retire and they sold their farm in 900,and they gought a house and lot in River Park,where they moved then to spend the evening of their lives.and they seemed as happy as two kittens in a chip basker.  But the mother of the large and respected family,soon after was called to rest from the cares of this world.  She died in 1902 and this broke up the home and the father, Jonathan,visited around with friends and relatives;  made a trip to the east to see the friends and relations and friends; gut he soon tired of this and returned to spend his remaining days among his children, and he made his home with one of his daughters,Mrs.Richard Roderick,in River Park,where he passed the evening of his well spent life, and he was relieved from the cares of this troublesome universe on June 14 1905,aged 83 yrs.4 mos. and 4 days. They were very worthy and respected members of the Christian church, and they are buried in the Mishawaka cemetery. Witwer Genealogy of America by Rev. George Witwer and Ananias Clime Witwer