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     George HOWARD was born in 1867.¹ He was the son of Murray HOWARD and Rosetta ROUSH.¹ George HOWARD died in 1928.¹

     Margaret WILSON was buried at Lena, Stephenson County, Illinois.¹ Her married name was ROUSH.¹ She was born on 6 February 1839 at Baltimore, Anne Arundel County, Maryland.¹ She married George S ROUSH, son of Michael ROUSH and Eve BREON, on 3 September 1872 at Galena, Jodaviess County, Illinois.¹ Margaret WILSON died on 5 July 1902 at age 63.¹

     Jessie Elizabeth ROUSH was born on 1 August 1876 at Epworth, Dubuque County, Iowa.¹ She was the daughter of George S ROUSH and Margaret WILSON.¹

     Lucy Margaret ROUSH was born on 30 August 1878 at Epworth, Dubuque County, Iowa.¹ She was the daughter of George S ROUSH and Margaret WILSON.¹

     Susan ADAMS married Andrew ROUSH, son of John 'Jacob' ROUSH and Barbara Mary Elizabeth WITTENMYER.¹ Susan ADAMS was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.¹ Her married name was ROUSH.¹ She was born on 28 March 1804.¹ She died on 14 October 1896 at age 92.¹

     Malinda ROUSH was born on 20 February 1829.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew ROUSH and Susan ADAMS.¹ Malinda ROUSH died on 13 September 1927 at age 98.¹

     Henry C ROUSH was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was born on 28 April 1837.¹ He was the son of Andrew ROUSH and Susan ADAMS.¹ Henry C ROUSH died on 21 March 1912 at age 74.¹

     Daniel ROUSH was born on 3 March 1840.¹ He was the son of Andrew ROUSH and Susan ADAMS.¹ Daniel ROUSH died on 16 June 1925 at age 85.¹

     Maria ROUSH was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was born on 25 March 1843.¹ She was the daughter of Andrew ROUSH and Susan ADAMS.¹ Maria ROUSH died on 19 December 1892 at age 49.¹

     Anna SWARTZ married David J ROUSH, son of John 'Jacob' ROUSH and Barbara Mary Elizabeth WITTENMYER.¹ Her married name was ROUSH.¹ Anna SWARTZ was born on 11 April 1802.¹ She died on 1 November 1864 at age 62.¹

     Susanna ROUSH ALSO HAD 3 SONS WHO DIED YOUNG.¹ Her married name was MENGES.¹ She was born on 24 August 1824.¹ She was the daughter of David J ROUSH and Anna SWARTZ.¹ Susanna ROUSH died on 18 February 1888 at age 63.¹

     John ROUSH Died during or shortly after Civil War.¹ He was born on 1 November 1826 at Union County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of David J ROUSH and Anna SWARTZ.¹

     Jacob ROUSH Moved to Stark County, Ohio in 1845/1846.¹ He was born on 13 August 1829 at Freeburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of David J ROUSH and Anna SWARTZ.¹ Jacob ROUSH died on 3 May 1905 at age 75.¹

     Her married name was STRAUB.¹ Catherine ROUSH married George B STRAUB.¹ Catherine ROUSH was born on 17 September 1833 at Freeburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of David J ROUSH and Anna SWARTZ.¹ Catherine ROUSH died on 12 June 1914 at Freeburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, at age 80.¹

     Her married name was GLASS.¹ Barbara MENGES was born on 6 October 1846.¹ She was the daughter of Susanna ROUSH.¹

     Her married name was GOODLING.¹ Anna MENGES was born on 26 January 1864.¹ She was the daughter of Susanna ROUSH.¹

     Edwin ROUSH was born on 30 August 1861 at Middlebranch, Stark County, Ohio.¹ He was the son of John ROUSH.¹

     George B STRAUB was buried at Freeburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.¹ He married Catherine ROUSH, daughter of David J ROUSH and Anna SWARTZ.¹ George B STRAUB was born on 4 October 1830 at Freeburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.¹ He died on 28 March 1905 at Freeburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, at age 74.¹

     Elias B STRAUB was buried at Freeburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was born in 1860.¹ He was the son of George B STRAUB and Catherine ROUSH.¹ Elias B STRAUB died circa 1932.¹

     Louisa ROUSH was the daughter of Daniel ROUSH and Mary WISE.¹ Louisa ROUSH died in childhood.¹

     Alisa Jayne GARLOCK died stillborn.¹ She was buried at Gethsemani Cemetery, Lima, Allen County, Ohio.¹ She Person Source.² She Person Source. She was born on 2 February 1987 at Lima, Allen County, Ohio.¹

     George 'Casper' RAUSCH Person Source.² He began military service at Revolutionary War Served in Captain Michael Weaver's Company.^3,1 He was buried at Zion (Morr's) Lutheran Cemetery, Freeburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.¹ He '....George Casper Roush, a pioneer settler in the Freeburg section of Snyder County.....George Casper, father of Barbara, was a Revolutionary soldier, as were her brothers: John Jacob, John, and John George. Casper arrived in America in 1743, from Germany......................George Casper Roush (also Raush, Rausch, Rousch, Rauch, etc.) was born in Germany in 1721, and died near what is now Freeburg, Snyder County, PA., in 1815. He is buried in the old Zion Lutheran Cemetery, about a mile north of Freeburg, in an unmarked grave. He helped to found the church to which the cemetery was attached. 'Casper,' as he was commonly called, sailed for America from Rotterdam, Holland, in the British ship 'Robert and Alice,' Captain Martley Cusack, master, and arrived at Philadelphia, where he took the English oath of allegiance on September 24, 1742. His wife, Anna Maria________, is also buried in the old Zion Cemetery. In 1749, Casper was a landowner in Lancaster (now Lebanon) County, PA. Some of his older children, including John George, were baptized at the Hill Church (probably Lutheran) in that county. About the year 1770, Casper and other families moved into the section around Freeburg, and in that year, he, Andrew Morr, Sr., and Peter Straub, made application to the proprietors of the state for some land on which to build a church and school. In 1774, 42 acres were granted to them, about a mile north of Freeburg, and about 1780, they began a church and school there. The church was never completely finished, but was used for about 25 years. In 1787, he was assessed with 100 acres of land and personal property. In 1790, his family consisted of one male over and one under 16 years, and two females. The children of Casper and his wife were...........Casper and his sons John George, John Jacob, and John, and his son-in-law, Andrew Dillman were Revolutionary soldiers. Probably some of his other sons-in-law served. Casper received depreciation pay for services in the Northumberland County militia. His actual service seems to have been in Captain Michael Weaver's Company....¹' He Person Source. He Person Source.⁴ He was born circa 1721 at Germany.¹ He died circa 27 April 1811 at Freeburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.¹

     Her married name was EICHELBRENNER.¹ Juliana RAUSCH was born circa 1740.¹ She was the daughter of George 'Casper' RAUSCH.¹

     John Martin RAUSCH Person Source.² He Person Source.³ He Nothing more known.¹ He was born on 24 September 1743 at Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of George 'Casper' RAUSCH.¹

     Elizabeth RAUSCH Person Source.² She Person Source.³ Her married name was SCHERTZ.¹ She was born on 29 January 1745 at Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of George 'Casper' RAUSCH.¹

     Anna Magdalene RAUSCH Person Source.² She Person Source.³ She Nothing more known.¹ She was born on 4 January 1747 at Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of George 'Casper' RAUSCH.¹

     Sophia RAUSCH Person Source.² She Person Source.³ She Nothing more known.¹ She was born on 21 May 1748 at Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of George 'Casper' RAUSCH.¹

     John 'George' RAUSCH Person Source.² He Person Source.³ He was buried at Zion (Morr's) Lutheran Cemetery, Freeburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.¹ He 'John George Roush was the sixth child of George Casper Roush and his wife, Anna Maria. 'George' as he was commonly called, was born in what is today Lebanon County, Pa., on August 2, 1753, and died near what is today Freeburg, Pa., in 1822 or 1823, and is buried in an unmarked grave in the old Zion Lutheran Cemetery, about a mile north of Freeburg.....His first wife was Christina, the oldest daughter of Andrew Morr, Jr......George came to what is now Washington Township, Snyder County, with his parents in 1770, or before. He was assessed in Penn Township for the first time in 1776, and in 1787, was taxed with 300 acres of land and personalty. In 1790, his family consisted of one male over and six under 16 years, and two females....Barbara Potter, the second wife of George Roush......George served as a private in the companies of Captain Michael Motz and Captain Michael Weaver of the Northumberland County Militia and in the Part of Rangers commanded by Lieutenant Jacob Speece.¹' He was born on 2 August 1753 at Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of George 'Casper' RAUSCH.¹ John 'George' RAUSCH married Christina MORR in 1776 at Freeburg, Snyder County, Pennsylvania.¹ John 'George' RAUSCH began military service in 1780 at Revolutionary War Served in Capt Motz and Capt Weaver's Co of Northumberland Co Militia and Lieut Jacob Spee's Rangers.¹ He died in 1822.¹

     Johannes (Little John) RAUSCH Person Source.² He Person Source.³ He Nothing more known.¹ He was born on 27 July 1757 at Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of George 'Casper' RAUSCH.¹

     Anna 'Barbara' RAUSCH Person Source.² She Person Source.³ She Person Source.⁴ She Person Source. Her married name was DILLMAN.¹ She 'Barbara Roush, daughter of Geroge Casper Roush, a pioneer in the Freeburg section of Snyder County....Barbara was born in what is now Lebanon County, Pa., on December 17, 1759, and was baptized at the Hill church there. She died in Bracken County, Kentucky, on November 17, 1842.¹' She was born on 17 December 1759 at Lebanon County, Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of George 'Casper' RAUSCH.¹ Anna 'Barbara' RAUSCH married Andrew DILLMAN on 1 August 1777 at Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.¹ Anna 'Barbara' RAUSCH died on 17 November 1842 at Augusta, Bracken County, Kentucky, at age 82.¹