The Bartholomaus Romberger Family

*NOTE: According to Berger-Knorr, Lawrence. The Pennsylvania relations of Dwight D. Eisenhower (New Kingston, PA: Sunbury Press, 2005) Elizabeth Johann Bartholomus WAS married to Elizabeth Matter circa 1739. She was the daughter of Richard Matter, was born in circa 1720 in England and died before 1753. Following Elizabeth's death Bartholomus married Anna Sabrina Haas on March 21, 1761 in New Holland, PA.

Bartholomaus immigrated on September 24, 1753 aboard ship "Neptune" from Rotterdam, last of Cowes, England to Philadephia, PA. He is buried in the Hill church cemetery, Quitapholia, New Annville, Lebanon Co., Pa.

2) BALTHASAR ROMBERGER (1747-1838) AND ANNA MARIE ROMBERGER (NEE BRICKER or TRAUT) (1753-)

According to John A. Romberger (as seen at Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site in an article from John A. Romberger reflecting on his work Finding Our Roots in Bavaria (Spartanburg, NC: McCormick Books, 2003), the 1st generation Bartholomaus/Barthel was not married to Elizabeth Matter but was married to Anna Maria Brückner/Bricker and then latter, Anna Haas. For the purposes of my displayed pedigree I am bypassing the work of John A. Romberger and relying on the works of Berger-Knorr, Lawrence. The Pennsylvania relations of Dwight D. Eisenhower (New Kingston, PA: Sunbury Press, 2005) and The ROMBERGER Line in Dauphin Co., Pa. by Richard Alan Lebo. Their collective works state the 1st generation Bartholomaus did marry Elizabeth Matter (1st wife) and then married Anna Hass (2nd wife) while the 2nd generation Balthasar Romberger married Anna Marie Bricker (or Traut).

Balthasar is also the 3rd great grandfather of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

3) BALTZER (BALTHASER) ROMBERGER (1778-1839 or 1859) AND ELIZABETH ROMBERGER (NEE SEACRER or SIERER) (1782-1858)

4) GEORGE JOHN ROMBERGER (1807-1873) AND MARY ROMBERGER (NEE HOPPLE) (1809-1873)

According the the 1870 U.S. Census, George John lived in Berrysburg, PA and was a farmer.

5) JOHN GEORGE ROMBERGER (1833-1885) AND HANNAH ROMBERGER (NEE CLARK) (1842-1922)

According the the 1870 U.S. Census, John George and Hannah lived in Berrysburg, PA on George John's farm. John was, therefore, also a farmer. By 1880 John apparently inherited the farm. By 1900, according to the U.S. census, Hannah lived with her son George F. in Hegins, PA.

6) GEORGE FRANKLIN ROMBERGER (1869-1953) AND SADIE E. ROMBERGER (NEE LUCAS) (1905-1993)

According to the 1910, 1920 and 1930 U.S. Census records George spent much of his life farming in Hegins, PA. George's first wife has named Lizzie (Elizabeth Alverta Shaffer) and died before 1920. He married his second wife, and the mother of Arland F., by 1930. George is buried in Friedens Union Cemetery: Branch, Schuylkill, PA.

7) ARLAND F. ROMBERGER (1925-2007) AND RUTH M. ROMBERGER (NEE HAIN) (1938-present)

Rev. Arland F. Romberger was also raised on a farm (in Hegins, PA) and he farmed with his family until becoming a Christian minister. Both Arland, and his wife Ruth, have spent the majority of their lives ministering within the United Methodist Church. Arland was baptized in a Church of God church and Ruth was baptized at home. Both were part of the Holiness denomination before becoming Evangelical United Brethren, and through the merger, United Methodist. Arland attended Allentown Bible School (Allentown, PA); Eastern Nazarene College (Quincy, MA); and he received his B.A. in Religion from Lycoming College (Williamsport, PA). His ministries focused on parish settings and radio ministries. Arland is buried in Sweitzers Memorial Cemetery in Berrysburg, PA.

8) DUANE W. ROMBERGER (1970-present)

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The Romberger Family:

Descendants of Bartholomaus and

Elizabeth Romberger

The journey of our branch of the Romberger family began with brave two from Bavaria, Germany.

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1) BARTHOLOMAUS ROMBERGER (1716-1800) AND ELIZABETH ROMBERGER (NEE MATTER) (1723-1753)

Excerpt below taken from Roger and Sue Cramer's Genealogy Site in an article from John A. Romberger reflecting on his work Finding Our Roots in Bavaria (Spartanburg, NC: McCormick Books, 2003)

Johann Bartholomaus Rauchenberger (Rauenberger/ Raumberger) was probably the fourth child and third son on J. Caspar Rauchenberger and his wife, Catharina, who lived in Theilheim, Bavaria, from about 1711 through 1730. Catharina Rauchenberger, mother of Bartholomaus and his siblings, died 14 April, 1730 at the age of 46, and thus had been born in about 1684. J. Caspar was a Roman Catholic and a miller at the Neumuhle just outside of Theilheim.

According to John A. Romberger's research there is misinformation about Elizabeth Mather. Elizabeth Mather (Matter) "being the wife of our Bartholomaus has no foundation in fact. I traced that persistent lore back to some mimeographed and handwritten material distributed to some Romberger genealogists during the '60s by a Floyd Romberger of Missiouri (not Dr. Floyd Romberger of Indiana). When I met that Missouri Floyd in about 1970 and asked him about the source of that misinformation, he didn't remember where he found it or heard about it. He is now long since dead and gone. I acquired copies of some of his notes, but have learned nothing more."