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Clouser, John (Wills: Abstracts 1817-1825: Will Book I: Cumberland Co, PA ) Juniatta. December 2, 1817. April 24, 1818. Wife Mary. Eight children, viz., John, George, Simon, Elizabeth wife of Elijah McKeehan, Peggy wife of George Leonard, Barbara wife of Samuel Kniseley, youngest dau. Catherine unmarried and son Philip. Grandchildren, children of son Jacob Clouser, decd., viz., John, Peggy, Nancy and Mary Clouser, all minors. Exs: Sons John and George Closer and Elijah McKeehan, all of Juniatta Township. Wit: Joseph McNaughton, G. Monroe. I. 72-74.

Klauser, Peter (Clauser) died 1825. Berks County, PA. He left behind a wife (Judith Sharadin Clauser) and five children.

• Elizabeth at the age of 14 married Matthias Roth and he was assigned as her guardian.
• Catherine and Peter Clauser (assigned guardian of Jonathan Weidenhammer).
• William (eldest son) and Mary (assigned guardian of Samuel Fageley).
• Surnames in this file are Anthony, Beten, Boyer, Braun, Christ, Christman, Clauser, Darling, Darrah, Davis, Deckert, Detweiler, Donagan, Dunkle, Dunn, Durn, Ely, Faber, Farmer, Fegeley (Fageley), Glasser, Greaff, Grim, Hill, Hoch, Hughes, Kemp, Kirby, Klauser. Leibelsberger, Lillyman, Martz, Moyer, Nerregang, O'Brien, Porter, Reefer, Resler, Rhoads, Richards, Ritter, Roth, Ruppert, Sallade, Schneider, Sharadin, Sheaffer, Shidt, Shoener, Smith, Strong, Sweyer, Trexler, Troxell, Wanner, Wells, Widenhamer (Weidenhammer), Yohn

Stout, Barbara (Will Abstract from Berks County PA Court House - Submitted by D. Fadden) of Bern, widow of Michael, Signed - 25 Jan 1792, Probated - 6 Sept 1793, Son - John, Son - George, Son - William, Son - Just, Son - Jacob, Son - Michael, Daughter - Maria Appel, Daughter - Catherine, Daughter - Barbara, Daughter - Elisabeth, wife of Peter Weiss, Witnesses - Philp Wagner and Philip CLAUSER