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Nikolaus was born on March 26th, 1747 in Niederweiler, Rheinland Pfalz, Germany.1   Nikolaus' father was Philip Herber and his mother is Anna Elizabetha Kauffmann.  His paternal grandparents were Johann Adam Herper and Eva Catharina Faller; his maternal grandfather was Nickel Kauffmann. He had two brothers and three sisters, named Johann Philipp, Johan Jacob, Eva Elisabetha, Eva Catharina and Margaret.  He died at the age of 71 in 1818 in Pendleton County, (West) Virginia.2 


Nikolaus' first family

‌Nikolaus were married in a religious ceremony in 1769.3 


Nikolaus' second family

‌Nikolaus were married in a religious ceremony in 1769.2 

1 E-mail from Mrs. Diane Guerine to Dale Walter, 22 Aug 1995.
2 The HARPER Family History: 1713 - 1995_, by Marsha L. FULLER, 912 Oak HillAve., Hagerstown, MD 21742, copyright 1995.
3 Sawyer2.ftw
Further source/citation:
Archiv der evangelischen Kirche im Rheinland - Ev. Archivstelle Boppard


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