| Birth | February 23, 1778 Danicken, Canton of Basel, Switzerland |
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| Father | Johann Jacob Mundwiler, 1756-1787 | |||||||||||
| Mother | Anna Buserin, 1755- | |||||||||||
| Marriage | January 25, 1806 Anna Gerber Lancaster County, PA | |||||||||||
| Death | December 3, 1869 Marion County, IL | |||||||||||
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In Leaving Switzerland, Salome Gerber, the youngest sister of Anna Gerber recalls life in Switzerland, their journey to America and early life there. Liberty? tells the story Jacob and Anna's arrival in America. It has been stated that Johan Jacob was a wagon wheel manufacturer in Switzerland and had a woolen mill in Sharon, PA. The 1810 tax records for Franklin Township, PA list his occupation as "weaver".
Biography of Sarah Mundwiler
Daughter of Jacob Married to W.L. Hunter A Twentieth Century History of Trumbull County, Ohio
Page 189
W. L. Hunter was married December 25, 1870, and lived in Sharon,
Pennsylvania, for two years and then moved to Hubbard, Ohio in the
fall of 1873. His wife's maiden name was Sarah Mundwyler. She was born May 17, 1842 in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Lawrence county, where she resided until her marriage. Her father, Jacob Mundwyler, was a pioneer of Pennsylvania, and operated a woolen mill until his death. Mrs. Hunter had three sisters and four brothers, two of her brothers serving four years in the Civil war. She was a kind, loving Christian wife and mother. Her death occurred October 11, 1898. To Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hunter six children were born: Maude, October 2, 1871: George W, November 4, 1873; Fred and Harry (twins), May 12, 1876; William, August 16, 1879: and James, September 16, 1881.
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