George Rumple, born Rumpel to his father, the immigrant ancestor Johannes Rumpel, was the sixth son in a family of at least ten known children. He does not appear in any early church records for Heidelberg, Northampton County (later Lehigh, PA) where he was born.
The first sign of a George Rumbel (a common misspelling of the Rumpel surname) comes from early tax records for Greenwich, Berks County in 1798, where he is listed as a Joyner, or carpenter. George must have married in or prior to 1798, as his first known son Daniel (b circa 1799) might attest.
A later son, George, was baptized in New Bethel Zion Lutheran Church in Grimsville, Berks County, PA on December 25, 1805, with the deacon Frantz Arnold and his wife Susanna as sponsors. The baptism names his mother as Christina. I believe this was a first wife who died prior to the birth of Moses.
George remained a carpenter throughout his life, so I assume his early years prior to 1798 might have been spent in apprenticeship to a Joyner in the vicinity of Greenwich. The Rumpels had many connections in this area, to the Hilemans, Schulbergers, Fries, and other German families. George does not seem to be a church goer, however brother Jacob attended Stony Run. Further investigation of the two churches might yield other clues.
The 1800 census of a George Rumble of Greenwich shows two older boys, which might have been apprentices or in laws, however they disappear by the next census.
By 1810, George appears in the Tyrone Township area of Cumberland (which would soon split off into Perry) County, PA as (Jacob Rumble).
From 1820-1840, George is listed as Rumple in the census, and his children adopt this spelling. This is a common pattern for many of George's siblings, with only Peter, Frederick and Jacob's descendants keeping the spelling of Rumbel or Rumble.
George and his offspring remain in the vicinity of Landisburg, Perry County, PA until George's death in 1842. After his death, some of his children would move to the county of La Salle, IL and outwards from there.
George's will, written in 1841, leaves everything to his wife Jane until the time of her death, then to be split evenly between his children.
Rumor has Jane's last name as Wagoner, but I can find no proof of this. It seems unlikely that they married in Berks, as there are no Wagoner families in this area at the time of his residence, and no record of any Jane Wagner/Wagoners at all, even tho they are numerous in Perry County. I am still searching for a Berks County link, but at this point all I have found is a mysterious connection between Johannes Haal (formerly of Berks) and Daniel, who receives belongings after the elders death.
The first sign of a George Rumbel (a common misspelling of the Rumpel surname) comes from early tax records for Greenwich, Berks County in 1798, where he is listed as a Joyner, or carpenter. George must have married in or prior to 1798, as his first known son Daniel (b circa 1799) might attest.
A later son, George, was baptized in New Bethel Zion Lutheran Church in Grimsville, Berks County, PA on December 25, 1805, with the deacon Frantz Arnold and his wife Susanna as sponsors. The baptism names his mother as Christina. I believe this was a first wife who died prior to the birth of Moses.
George remained a carpenter throughout his life, so I assume his early years prior to 1798 might have been spent in apprenticeship to a Joyner in the vicinity of Greenwich. The Rumpels had many connections in this area, to the Hilemans, Schulbergers, Fries, and other German families. George does not seem to be a church goer, however brother Jacob attended Stony Run. Further investigation of the two churches might yield other clues.
The 1800 census of a George Rumble of Greenwich shows two older boys, which might have been apprentices or in laws, however they disappear by the next census.
By 1810, George appears in the Tyrone Township area of Cumberland (which would soon split off into Perry) County, PA as (Jacob Rumble).
From 1820-1840, George is listed as Rumple in the census, and his children adopt this spelling. This is a common pattern for many of George's siblings, with only Peter, Frederick and Jacob's descendants keeping the spelling of Rumbel or Rumble.
George and his offspring remain in the vicinity of Landisburg, Perry County, PA until George's death in 1842. After his death, some of his children would move to the county of La Salle, IL and outwards from there.
George's will, written in 1841, leaves everything to his wife Jane until the time of her death, then to be split evenly between his children.
Rumor has Jane's last name as Wagoner, but I can find no proof of this. It seems unlikely that they married in Berks, as there are no Wagoner families in this area at the time of his residence, and no record of any Jane Wagner/Wagoners at all, even tho they are numerous in Perry County. I am still searching for a Berks County link, but at this point all I have found is a mysterious connection between Johannes Haal (formerly of Berks) and Daniel, who receives belongings after the elders death.
George Rumple, born Rumpel to his father, the immigrant ancestor Johannes Rumpel, was the sixth son in a family of at least ten known children. He does not appear in any early church records for Heidelberg, Northampton County (later Lehigh, PA) where he was born.
The first sign of a George Rumbel (a common misspelling of the Rumpel surname) comes from early tax records for Greenwich, Berks County in 1798, where he is listed as a Joyner, or carpenter. George must have married in or prior to 1798, as his first known son Daniel (b circa 1799) might attest.
A later son, George, was baptized in New Bethel Zion Lutheran Church in Grimsville, Berks County, PA on December 25, 1805, with the deacon Frantz Arnold and his wife Susanna as sponsors. The baptism names his mother as Christina. I believe this was a first wife who died prior to the birth of Moses.
George remained a carpenter throughout his life, so I assume his early years prior to 1798 might have been spent in apprenticeship to a Joyner in the vicinity of Greenwich. The Rumpels had many connections in this area, to the Hilemans, Schulbergers, Fries, and other German families. George does not seem to be a church goer, however brother Jacob attended Stony Run. Further investigation of the two churches might yield other clues.
The 1800 census of a George Rumble of Greenwich shows two older boys, which might have been apprentices or in laws, however they disappear by the next census.
By 1810, George appears in the Tyrone Township area of Cumberland (which would soon split off into Perry) County, PA as (Jacob Rumble).
From 1820-1840, George is listed as Rumple in the census, and his children adopt this spelling. This is a common pattern for many of George's siblings, with only Peter, Frederick and Jacob's descendants keeping the spelling of Rumbel or Rumble.
George and his offspring remain in the vicinity of Landisburg, Perry County, PA until George's death in 1842. After his death, some of his children would move to the county of La Salle, IL and outwards from there.
George's will, written in 1841, leaves everything to his wife Jane until the time of her death, then to be split evenly between his children.
Rumor has Jane's last name as Wagoner, but I can find no proof of this. It seems unlikely that they married in Berks, as there are no Wagoner families in this area at the time of his residence, and no record of any Jane Wagner/Wagoners at all, even tho they are numerous in Perry County. I am still searching for a Berks County link, but at this point all I have found is a mysterious connection between Johannes Haal (formerly of Berks) and Daniel, who receives belongings after the elders death.
The first sign of a George Rumbel (a common misspelling of the Rumpel surname) comes from early tax records for Greenwich, Berks County in 1798, where he is listed as a Joyner, or carpenter. George must have married in or prior to 1798, as his first known son Daniel (b circa 1799) might attest.
A later son, George, was baptized in New Bethel Zion Lutheran Church in Grimsville, Berks County, PA on December 25, 1805, with the deacon Frantz Arnold and his wife Susanna as sponsors. The baptism names his mother as Christina. I believe this was a first wife who died prior to the birth of Moses.
George remained a carpenter throughout his life, so I assume his early years prior to 1798 might have been spent in apprenticeship to a Joyner in the vicinity of Greenwich. The Rumpels had many connections in this area, to the Hilemans, Schulbergers, Fries, and other German families. George does not seem to be a church goer, however brother Jacob attended Stony Run. Further investigation of the two churches might yield other clues.
The 1800 census of a George Rumble of Greenwich shows two older boys, which might have been apprentices or in laws, however they disappear by the next census.
By 1810, George appears in the Tyrone Township area of Cumberland (which would soon split off into Perry) County, PA as (Jacob Rumble).
From 1820-1840, George is listed as Rumple in the census, and his children adopt this spelling. This is a common pattern for many of George's siblings, with only Peter, Frederick and Jacob's descendants keeping the spelling of Rumbel or Rumble.
George and his offspring remain in the vicinity of Landisburg, Perry County, PA until George's death in 1842. After his death, some of his children would move to the county of La Salle, IL and outwards from there.
George's will, written in 1841, leaves everything to his wife Jane until the time of her death, then to be split evenly between his children.
Rumor has Jane's last name as Wagoner, but I can find no proof of this. It seems unlikely that they married in Berks, as there are no Wagoner families in this area at the time of his residence, and no record of any Jane Wagner/Wagoners at all, even tho they are numerous in Perry County. I am still searching for a Berks County link, but at this point all I have found is a mysterious connection between Johannes Haal (formerly of Berks) and Daniel, who receives belongings after the elders death.
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