Buckwalter Family Papers (Descendants of Francis Buckwalter)
Description
The Buckwalter Family Papers (Descendants of Francis Buckwalter) contains invitations and a program for the annual reunions of the descendants of Francis Buckwalter. There is also a poem by Rachel Samana Buckwalter Raiser.
Admin/Biographical History
Francis Buckwalter (1665-1723), a Mennonite refugee, immigrated and settled with his family in Chester County, Pennsylvania in 1717.
Family group in front of porch of farmhouse. Identified are: Edgar Hershock, fourth from left; Catherine Neff Hershock, fifth from left; Elam Hershock, sixth from left; Christian Hershock, seventh from left; Elsie Hershock Eshleman, fifth from right; possibly Mary Graybill Henry, fourth from right; and Florence Hershock Gerlach, third from right.
Provenance
Photographs from the estate of Evelyn Hershock Shaub of Washington Boro. Photographs of Hershock, Weitzel, Neff, Meck and other related families.