An American Family History

John LeFevre was born on March 31 1763 in Strasburg, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. His parents were John LeFevre and Anna Margaret Henning.

He married Barbara Elizabeth Howry on March 25, 1792. Barbara's parents were Johannes Hauri (John Howry) and Sophiana (Betsy) Brackbill.

Elizabeth was born on September 12, 1764 in Strasburg.

John and Elizabeth's children included:
Daniel LeFevre (1790, married Barbara Neff),
John LeFevre (1792, married Magdalene Neff),
Samuel LeFevre (1793, died age 3), and
George LeFevre (1795, married Barbara Denlinger).

John died on October 20, 1795.

Elizabeth died August 13, 1834.

Children of John LeFevre and Anna Margaret Henning Mary LeFevre Shultz Elizabeth LeFevre Leaman Catherine LeFevre Keeports Abraham LeFevre John LeFevre Jacob LeFevre George LeFevre

from Biographical Annals of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Among the old and highly respected families of East Lampeter township, is that of Lefever, whose numerous descendants have scattered over many parts of the Union, and with the name have established reputations for thrift, honesty and uprightness of life.

David Lefever, a much esteemed farmer of this township, was born in East Lampeter township, Oct. 15, 1824, son of John and Magdalena (Neff) Lefever, and grandson of John and Betsey (Howry) Lefever. To John and Betsey (Howry) Lefever were born four children: Daniel, who married Barbara Neff George, who married Barbara Denlinger; John; and one child, who died in youth.

John Lefever, the father of the subject of this biography, was born Feb. 27, 1792, and died in 1856. He married Magdalena Neff, who was born Nov. 19, 1797, and who died in 1831.

Their children were:
Susanna, born Jan. II, 1819, is the widow of Henry Kreider, and lives in Illinois;
Henry, born April 7, 1820, died April 6, 1900, leaving his widow, Charlotte (Blair) Lefever, a resident of Sterling, Ill. where he was engaged as a merchant, miller, dealer in lumber, etc.:
Daniel, born June 19, 1821, married Frances Martin (deceased), and died April 3, 1898:
John, born Jan. 26, 1823, married Mary Douer and lives retired, in Millport;
David;
Jacob, born Dec. 19, 1826, married Annie Kreider, and is a retired farmer, of East Lampeter township;
Barbara, born July 25, 1829, first married Benjamin Diffenbach, and is now the widow of Levi Howard;
George N., born July 25, 1829, a twin brother of Barbara, married Annie Landis, and resides in West Lampeter township.

This family has a very remarkable record of longevity, the first death in the family circle of children being that of Daniel, on April 3, 1898, on which date the youngest in the family had reached the age of seventy. The parents of these children reared them in the religious atmosphere of the Old Mennonite Church, of which they were consistent members, and they rest in the cemetery connected with the Mellinger Church.