Greter/Crater Family

Jacob Greter was born in Hammerstein in the Brisgau and he married Magdalena Holler, January 24, 1702 in Engwiller Lutheran, Germany. (Magdalena was the daughter of Caspar Holler)

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First Generation:

Children of Jacob Greter and Magdalena Holler
Maria Magdalena Greter (1702-?)
Anna Catharina Greter (1706-?)
Friderich Greter (1708-?)
Hans Jacob Greter (ca. 1708-1788) m. Maria Barbara Dreher (1703-1757); 2) Mary Catharina Heren (1722-1793)
(Maria Barbara Dreher was the widow of Jacob Martin Hirt/Hordt
and Mary Catharina Heren was the widow of Martin Moll)

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Second Generation:

Children of Hans Jacob Greter and 1) Maria Barbara Dreher
Johann Georg Greter (1739-1781)
Johann Heinrich (1742-1743)
Abraham Greter (1745-1758)

Children of Hans Jacob Greter and Mary Catherina Heren
Elizabeth Greter (1759-1804) m. 1) Lorenz Vogler (1752-1779), 2) George Fischer (1757-1832)
Jacob Greter (1764-1834) m. Maria Frey (1765-1837)
Catharina Barbara Greter (1762-1766)

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Third Generation:

Children of Jacob Greter and Maria Frey
*Elisabeth Greter (1787-1870) m. Philip Rominger (1784-1860)
Rebecca Greter (1789-1862) m. John Martin Rominger (1787-1868)
Susanna Greter (1791-1843) m. Joseph Rominger (1790-1873)
Sarah Greter (1794-?) m. Timotheus Hauser (1795-?)
Catharina Greter (1796-1875) m. Samuel Spach (1797-.)
Johannes (John) Greter (1798-1884) m. Catharina Essig (1800-1895)
d/o John Essig (Essex) (1771-1796) and Catherine Rothrock (1775-1849)
Jacob Greter (1801-1890) m. 1) Sarah Wesner (1805-abt. 1843); 2) Mariah (Katy) Katherine Wesner (1802-abt. 1853);
3) Rebecca F. Holton (1825-1864); 4) Mary Elizabeth Wesner (1834- died in Chicago, IL
Maria Greter (1803-bef. 1870) m. Jonas Leinbach (1805-?), s/o Johann Christian Leinbach and Elizabeth Fernsler
Lydia Greter (1806-1901) m. Elias Schaub

*Previously we stated on this page that Elisabeth and Philip Rominger married in Indiana. We now think they married in NC, and didn't move to Indiana until about 1831.

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Fourth Generation

Children of Johannes (John) Greter and Catharine Essig
Lavinia Rebecca Crater (1825-?) m. George Washington Norman (1824-?)
Calvin Thomas Crater (1827-?) m. Fiza Lisa Ketner
Amos Franklin Crater (1829-?)
Lewis Augustus Crater (1831-?)
Levi Jacob Crater (1833-1864) m. Sarah Susanna Ketner (1836-1904)
(after Levi's death, Sarah Rev. Joseph Miller)
Allen Alexander Crater (1836-1898) m. 1) Anna Sybilla Ketner (1844-1891); 2) Mary E. Coltrane (1845-1910)
Reuben John Crater (1838-1915) m. 1) Alpha Jane Reich (1843-1868); 2) Emily Jane Davis Rominger (1843-1918), d/o Samuel Davis and Eliza A. Kutz and widow of John Martin Rominger
Mariah Catherina Crater (1840-aft. 1920) m. Thomas Joshua Ketner (1844-1907)
Malinda Sophia Crater (1844-1925) m. Junius Boyer (1848-1889)

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Children of Jacob Greter and 1) Sarah Wesner
Regina Lisette Crater (1824-1902) m. William Burgess White (1817-1872), s/o Frederick White and Elizabeth Woosley
Malvina Maria Crater (1826-1827)
Sanford Sylvester Crater (1828-1913) m. Sarah White
Paulina Crater (1830-1872) m. Frederick White (1823-1903), s/o Frederick White and Elizabeth Woosley
Sylvanus Timotheus Crater (1832-1887) m. Emily Campbell
Jacob Jeremiah Crater (1834-1920)
Rufus Weisner Crater (1836-1926)
Sarah C. Crater (1839-1926)
Abigail Crater (1841-1912)

Children of Jacob Greter and 2) Mariah (Katy) Katherine Wesner
John W. Crater (1846) (died young)

Children of Jacob Greter and 3) Rebecca F. Holton
Jesse Holton Crater (1858-1931)

Children of Jacob Greter and 4) Mary Elizabeth Wesner
Charles C. Crater (1866)
George Bolivia (Bolivar?) Crater (1871)

We have conflicting data here - are George and Bolivar one child or two?

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Fifth Generation:

Children of Calvin Thomas Crater and Fiza Lisa Ketner
Sarah K. Crater (1850-abt. 1900)
John Crater (1852)
Laura Crater (1853)
Lewis Crater (1854)

(This family moved to Flat Rock Township, Bartholomew County, Indiana)

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Children of Levi Jacob Crater and Sarah Susanna Ketner
John Leonard Crater (1855-1865)
Victoria Miranda Crater (1857-1892)
Amos Martin Crater (1859-1922) m. Mary Belle Harper (1862-1948)
Ellen Sophia Crater (1861-1890)
Francis Levi Crater (1862-1945) m. Eliza Cordelia Miller (1864 -1943)

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Children of Allen Alexander Crater and Anna Sybilla Ketner
Delia Catherine Crater (1861-1960) m. Columbus A. Phillips (abt. 1859-bef. 1900), s/o Leonard F. and Anna Phillips
Lucetta Marie Crater (1864-1958) m. Henry Clay Harper
Mary Cornelia Crater (1866-1958)
Charles A. Crater (1867-1878)
William Thomas Crater (1870-1955)
Lillia Roseanna Crater (1876-1960) m. Charles Asa Jones (1871-1971)
Sarah Elizabeth Crater (1881-1982)
Joshie Miranda Crater (1884-1972) m. Alpha Tennison Cook (abt. 1886-1959), s/o Simeon Cook and Mary Rosina Welfare

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Children of Reuben John Crater and 1) Alpha Jane Reich
Lewis L. Crater (1867-?)
Albert Monroe Crater (1868-1938) m. Ida Maria Butner (1875-1916)

Children of Reuben John Crater and 2) Emily Jane Davis Rominger
Edward Thomas Crater (1870-1955)
Julius Nathaniel Crater (1872-1945)
Eugene Allen Crater (1875-1968)
Ada G. Crater (1877-1879)
William A. Crater (1878)
Mamie N. Crater (1880)
Charles F. Crater (1882-1942)

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Sources

Forsyth Co. NC Cemetery Records

Forsyth and Davidson County census records

Forsyth County will abstracts, published by Forsyth Co. Genealogical Society

The Romingers Roam 1554-1980, by Ethel L. Harryman

Thanks also to Dan Stevenson and Mike Wolf for information on this family.

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