Reifsnyder - Gillam Genealogical Papers
Scope and Contents
These genealogical papers on the Reifsnyder and Gillam families and collateral lines were collected by Howard Reifsnyder of Philadelphia and Langhorne, Pa. Most of the research was done by Ann Lane Scolley, dated 1901. Howard Reifsnyder was married in 1891 to Hannah Gillam, a descendant of a long-time Quaker family.
Families in these genealogical papers are Pennsylvania Quakers, including Gillam, Conrad/Kunders, Lloyd, Wilson, Preston, and some Welsh research.. Pennsylvania German families include Reifsnyder and Longenecker/Longacre.
Dates
- Creation: 1900-1902
Creator
- Reifsnyder family (Compiler, Family)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Friends Historical Library believes all of the items in this collection to be in the Public Domain in the United States, and is not aware of any restrictions on their use. However, the user is responsible for making a final determination of copyright status before reproducing. See http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/.
Biographical / Historical
The Gillam family included many links to many Pennsylvania and New Jersey Quaker families. The Reifsnyders were Pennsylvania Germans. Howard Reifsnyder was married in 1891 to Hannah Gillam, a descendant of a long-time Quaker family.
Extent
0.25 linear ft. (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
These genealogical papers on the Reifsnyder and Gillam families and collateral lines were collected by Howard Reifsnyder of Philadelphia and Langhorne, Pa. Most of the research was done by Ann Lane Scolley, dated 1901. Howard Reifsnyder was married in 1891 to Hannah Gillam, a descendant of a long-time Quaker family. Families in these genealogical papers are Pennsylvania Quakers, including Gillam, Conrad/Kunders, Lloyd, Wilson, Preston, and some Welsh research.. Pennsylvania German families include Reifsnyder and Longenecker/Longacre.
Physical Location
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donor: Richard Reifsnyder, 1972
The collection was given by a Reifsnyder descendent
Subject
- Reifsnyder family (Family)
- Gillam family (Family)
- Conrad family (Family)
- Lloyd family (Family)
- Wilson family (Family)
- Preston family (Family)
- Longnecker family (Family)
- Longacre family (Family)
- Title
- An Inventory of the Reifsnyder - Gillam Genealogical Papers, 1900-1902
- Author
- FHL staff
- Date
- 1972
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
- Sponsor
- Encoding made possible by a grant by the Gladys Kriebel Delmas Foundation to the Philadelphia Consortium of Special Collections Libraries
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