202. Reuben⁶ Lauver (Catherine⁵ Acker, Casper⁴, Peter³, Casper², Jacob?¹) was born in Juniata County, Pennsylvania on March 14, 1831.⁽²²⁴²⁾ Reuben died on March 10, 1903 in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, at age 71.⁽²²⁴³⁾ Slabaugh gives death year as 1913. His body was interred Lauver Mennonite Cemetery, on March 1903 in Evendale, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.

He married Elizabeth Lizzie Graybill on March 22, 1855 in Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁴⁴⁾ Elizabeth was born on July 31, 1836 in Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁴⁵⁾ (Additional notes for Elizabeth Lizzie Graybill⁽²²⁴⁶⁾) Elizabeth died on March 14, 1915 at age 78.⁽²²⁴⁷⁾ Her body was interred Lauver Mennonite Cemetery, after March 14, 1915 in Evendale, Juniata County, Pennsylvania. She resides in Greenfield Twp, Blair County, Pennsylvania on December 3, 1850.⁽²²⁴⁸⁾ When Elizabeth was age unknown and Reuben Lauver was age unknown they became the parents of Mary Lauver about 1858 in Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁴⁹⁾ When Elizabeth was age unknown and Reuben Lauver was age unknown they became the parents of Jacob Lauver about 1860 in Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁵⁰⁾ When Elizabeth was age 24 and Reuben Lauver was age 30 they became the parents of Ammon G. Lauver on March 29, 1861 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁵¹⁾ When Elizabeth was age unknown and Reuben Lauver was age unknown they became the parents of Thomas Lauver about 1864 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁵²⁾ When Elizabeth was age unknown and Reuben Lauver was age unknown they became the parents of Catherine Kate Lauver about 1866 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁵³⁾ When Elizabeth was age unknown and Reuben Lauver was age unknown they became the parents of Francis Lauver about 1867 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁵⁴⁾ When Elizabeth was age unknown and Reuben Lauver was age unknown they became the parents of John Lauver about 1874 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁵⁵⁾ When Elizabeth was age unknown and Reuben Lauver was age unknown they became the parents of Reuben Lauver about 1876 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁵⁶⁾ When Elizabeth was age 43 and Reuben Lauver was age 48 they became the parents of Anna Lauver about October 1879 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁵⁷⁾ GRAYBILL Grabill (Graybill, Grebiel, Kraybill, Krabill, Krebill, Krehbiel, Krehenbuhl, Crayenbuhl and thirteen other minor variants [actually there are 200 ways of spelling this surname]) This name comes from a Swiss Mennonite family originating in the Parish of Grosshochstetten in the canton of Bern, later prominent in the Palatinate and America. In 1682, Peter Krebiehl emigrated to the Palatinate settling on the Weierhof where the family is still represented. See the article for the history of the family in Europe and America carrying this form of the name.) When the first member of the family came to America is not clear. An Eva Grabiel was married to a Christian Wenger in Lancaster Co, PA, about 1728 [keep in mind that Lancaster Co. was officially carved out of Chester County in 1729, out of which Cumberland Co. was carved in 1750, then Bedford Co. in 1771, Huntingdon Co, 1787 and finally Blair Co. in 1846, so Lancaster Co. could have covered a large geographical area]. The first known male immigrant was a John Krebiehl who arrived about the mid-18th Century in Lancaster Co. His son, or grandson, John Grebel moved to Juniata Co, became the first Mennonite minister and bishop there and is the progenitor of a large number of descendants who have consistently spelled the name Graybill. Bishops Jacob (1816-92), William (1833-1902), and William W. (1880- ) are among his descendants. His family who stayed in Lancaster Co. have largely adopted the spelling Kraybill. That part which moved to Virginian uses the spelling Grabill. Families moving westward to Ohio, Indiana and Illinois betray their provenance by the form of spelling. The Krabill family in Stark Co, Ohio and Washington Co, Iowa, is of Amish background, coming direct from Europe, not from Pennsylvania. The family has no connection with Conrad Grebel, the founder of the Anabaptist-Mennonite movement in Zurich, Switzerland, Although the pronunciation is similar. Among the currently serving Mennonite ministers of the family are Bishop J. Paul Graybill of East Earl, PA, Bishop William W. Graybill of Richfield, PA, preachers J. Silas Graybill of Doylestown, PA, Russell Krabill of Goshen, Ind., and Martin K. Kraybill of Elizbethtown, PA.

When Reuben was age unknown and Elizabeth Lizzie Graybill was age unknown they became the parents of Mary Lauver about 1858 in Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁵⁸⁾ When Reuben was age unknown and Elizabeth Lizzie Graybill was age unknown they became the parents of Jacob Lauver about 1860 in Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁵⁹⁾ When Reuben was age 30 and Elizabeth Lizzie Graybill was age 24 they became the parents of Ammon G. Lauver on March 29, 1861 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁶⁰⁾ When Reuben was age unknown and Elizabeth Lizzie Graybill was age unknown they became the parents of Thomas Lauver about 1864 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁶¹⁾ When Reuben was age unknown and Elizabeth Lizzie Graybill was age unknown they became the parents of Catherine Kate Lauver about 1866 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁶²⁾ When Reuben was age unknown and Elizabeth Lizzie Graybill was age unknown they became the parents of Francis Lauver about 1867 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁶³⁾ When Reuben was age unknown and Elizabeth Lizzie Graybill was age unknown they became the parents of John Lauver about 1874 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁶⁴⁾ When Reuben was age unknown and Elizabeth Lizzie Graybill was age unknown they became the parents of Reuben Lauver about 1876 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁶⁵⁾ When Reuben was age 48 and Elizabeth Lizzie Graybill was age 43 they became the parents of Anna Lauver about October 1879 in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.⁽²²⁶⁶⁾ Reuben was employed at as a Blacksmith in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania before March 1903.⁽²²⁶⁷⁾

Reuben Lauver and Elizabeth Lizzie Graybill had the following children:

576 i. Mary⁷ Lauver was born in Pennsylvania about 1858.⁽²²⁶⁸⁾

577 ii. Jacob Lauver⁽²²⁶⁹⁾ was born in Pennsylvania about 1860.⁽²²⁷⁰⁾

+ 578 iii. Ammon G. Lauver was born on March 29, 1861.

579 iv. Thomas Lauver was born in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania about 1864.⁽²²⁷¹⁾

580 v. Catherine Kate Lauver was born in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania about 1866.⁽²²⁷²⁾

581 vi. Francis Lauver was born in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania about 1867.⁽²²⁷³⁾ Francis died between 1870 & 1880 in Pennsylvania, at age 3.⁽²²⁷⁴⁾ While Francis appears in the 1870 Census at age 3, he does not appear in the 1880 census when he would have been 13. One possibitlity is that he died between 1870 and 1880.

582 vii. John Lauver⁽²²⁷⁵⁾ was born in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania about 1874.⁽²²⁷⁶⁾

583 viii. Reuben Lauver was born in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania about 1876.⁽²²⁷⁷⁾ 1880 Census Record has "Rubin" instead of Reuben for both senior and junior. All other records show "Reuben" as the spelling.

584 ix. Anna Lauver was born in Monroe Township, Juniata County, Pennsylvania about October 1879.⁽²²⁷⁸⁾

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