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Elizabeth Branstetter Wallace Morris

Heidelberg Township originally included Washington Township and Slatington. It is located on Trout Creek and Jordan Creek. Lehigh County was formed in 1812 from Northampton.

Elizabeth Branstetter Wallace Morris was born on September 7, 1810 in Heidelberg Township, Northampton County, now Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. She was the daughter of Daniel Branstetter and Christina Bowman.

She (Elizabeth Branstatter) married William Wallace on December 19, 1830 in Clark County, Ohio. William was born about 1810. His parents were Ross Wallace and Elizabeth Neely.

Their children were Louisa Jane Wallace Hupp (1831-1855) and Thomas Wallace (1837).  William died about 1837.

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Other spellings--Brandstatter, Brandstetter, Brandsteter, Brandstaetter, Bransletter, Branstatter, Bransteeter, Branstetter, Branstiter, Branstitter, Branstitre, Branstudder, Broadtsteddler, Bronstetter, Brunstetter, Brunsteter, Brunstautton

She married John Morris on February 2, 1838 in Clark County, Ohio. John was born on March 5, 1812 in Butler County, Ohio. His parents were John Morris and Grace Kinney.

John had been married before to Tabitha Pence. Tabitha was the daughter of Samuel Pence and Elizabeth C. Cowhick. John and Tabitha had a son, Joseph Morris, who was born in 1835. Tabitha died shortly after his birth.

John and Elizabeth’s children were Mary Ann Morris Albin who married William Albin and Rebecca Ellen Morris McCollough (October 23,1850 to April 15, 1883) who married Alonza McCollough in 1873.

The family appeared in the 1850 census of Mad River Township, Champaign County, Ohio. The household consisted of John age 39 ,who was a farmer, Elizabeth age 40, Joseph age 15, Thomas Wallace age 12, and Mary A. Morris age 7.

The family was still living in Mad River Township, Urbana Post Office in 1870. The household consisted of John age 58, Elizabeth age 59, and Rebecca E. age 19.

Elizabeth died on September 29, 1897 and is buried at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Tremont City, Clark County, Ohio.

Clark County, Ohio was formed March 1, 1817, from Champaign, Madison and Greene Counties. The first settlement was in 1796. The inhabitants of German Township were German Lutherans who came from Virginia.

Children of Daniel Branstetter, Sr.
and Christina Bowman
  • Daniel Branstiter
  • Henry Branstetter
  • John Brunsteter
  • Sarah Branstetter Rogers Neville
  • Mary Branstetter Enoch
  • Elizabeth Branstetter Wallace Morris
  • Rebecca Margaret Branstetter Hullinger
  • Charles F. Branstetter
  • Eliza Branstetter Heller
  • William Branstetter
  • Nathan Branstetter
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