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                   Witwer genealogy of America by Ananais Clime Witwer and Rev. Geo. Witwer  1909 So. Bend Indiana
Joel Wittwer was killed while training a horse, which kicked him and almost instantly killed him in September, 1797, aged about 34 years.  He is buried in Lancaster Co., Pa.  His widow married a Mr. Gidinger some years later, which will appear later.
                  

                   Witwer genealogy of America by Ananais Clime Witwer and Rev. Geo. Witwer  1909 So. Bend Indiana
Abel WIttwer never married.  He was a Seven Day Adventist and was a member of the Cloister at Ephrata, Pa.  He was a very ingenious man, especially in a mechanical line.  He was a carpenter and cabinet maker.  As his brother Joel was killed and left an only child, Abraham, who became a great favorite of his uncle, Abel, who took a great delight in training his nephew in the arts of wood working, whih he seemed to take a delight in, and was naturally adapted, too, and built a carpenter shop where they made coffins, furniture, and did all kinds of wood work.  Abel died and was buried at Ephrata; date of death not obtained, but he left all he had accumulated to his nephew, Abraham, who was my Grandfather, and who gave me a screw driver made by Abel Wittwer, and used by my grandfather in screwing up the coffins in his undertaking business, which they established near New Holland, Pa., about A.D. 1810, or possibly earlier.
                  

                   Witwer genealogy of America by Ananais Clime Witwer and Rev. Geo. Witwer  1909 So. Bend Indiana M. ABT 1818,MARY BACHMAN.DIED AGE 54,MEMBER OF MENNONITE
CHURCH,WEALTHY.PG.33 WITWER FAM.GEN.PG.33. D. AGE 54 ACC.
TO WITWER GEN.BUT DATES DO NOT AGREE
                  

                   Witwer genealogy of America by Ananais Clime Witwer and Rev. Geo. Witwer  1909 So. Bend IndianaM. MR. STAUFFER,NO OTHER INFO.
                  

                   Witwer genealogy of America by Ananais Clime Witwer and Rev. Geo. Witwer  1909 So. Bend Indiana Magdalena Witwer never married.  She had a very nice home near the old homestead of her father, Hansel Wittwer.  She was a woman of good judgment and quite intelligent; was a great reader in the German language and had quite a library and collection of books and periodicals, and she was very entertaining in conversation and very interesting and well read on Scriptures and things of general interest; was well posted on the political issues of those days.  She died November 3, 1853, aged 83 years, 4 months, and 6 days.  SHe is buried in the Witwer grave yard, and a very nice tomb stonbe marks her grave, on which is quite a lengthy epitaph in German, with english letters: "Hier Ruhet Magdalena Wittwer Gaboren Juni den 27th, 1770, Gastorben Nofember den 3den, 1853.  Aelt 83 yoren, 4 munet und 6 taga, "etc., -12 lines more
                  

                   Witwer genealogy of America by Ananais Clime Witwer and Rev. Geo. Witwer  1909 So. Bend Indiana