John Baltaser Diefenbach and his descendants/ Josephine C. Diefenbach

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Microfilm of typescript (photocopy, 57, 11) at the Dunbar Library, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.

Henry Diefenbach wrote a history in German of his father's family beginning in 1821. It came into the possession of his great grandson, Howard Berleman Diefenbach. Howard's wife, Josephine C. Diefenbach, translated the script and added considerable information between 1913 and 1941.

John Balstaser Diefenbach (1743-1820) was born at Obersebach, Alsace, the son of Henry and Catherina Diefenbach. His father was from the Palatinate. He immigrated to America in 1764 and settled in Maryland. He and his wife, Anna Maria Becker, had eight children, 1770-1784. The family lived near Williamsport, in Washington County, Maryland, until 1784, when they migrated to Augusta County, Virginia. Descendants listed, especially descendants of Henry Diefenbach (1771-1837), lived in Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania and elsewhere.

Includes the Albrecht, Coleman, Fager, Mowrey, and other related families.

Includes an index compiled by Joseph H. Vance in 1979.

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