was born September 7, 1673, of Swiss parent- age, a native of the Canton of Berne in the district of Seftigen, the country thereabouts being known as the Zimmerwald (or in other words, the forest of Carpenters) from which this family is said to have acquired its name. Heinrich is reputed to have been

230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Ranck Family Reunion Records, 1928-2002 Object ID: MG0663 1 box 11 folders .5 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 13 Scope and Content

Content Note: Collection of Ellmaker family papers, including original papers of the first immigrant, John Leonard Ellmaker of Germany. Papers include correspondence, genealogy charts, deeds and legal papers. newspaper clippings, photographs, articles on Jacob Eichholtz, and a diploma and teachers

Hamilton, undated. Insert 2 Transcript of the history of the Hamilton property, undated. Folder 10 Porter Family Insert 1 Porter descendancy and biographical note. Insert 2 Biographical sketch of Robert Porter and descendants, 1961. Insert 3 Transcript of the history of the Buckwalter property, undated