CHARLES DIEFENDERFER,
farmer, post-office Greenville, was born in Lehigh County, Penn.,
August 30, 1831, and is a son of Jacob and Maria (Bear) Diefenderfer,
natives of Lehigh County. In the spring of 1838 the parents crossed the
Mountains to Mercer County, and settled on Big Run, in West Salem
Township, where their son Charles now resides. They brought with them
five children: Mary, deceased; Henry, of Pymatuning Township; Reuben,
deceased; Charles, and Elvina, wife of Levi Moyer, of Pymatuning
Township. Jacob and wife resided in West Salem Township up to their
decease, the mother dying in 1858, and the father in 1868, both in the
faith of the Lutheran Church. Charles grew up on the old homestead,
which he subsequently inherited. He was married January 4, 1846, to
Miss Catharine, daughter of Jacob and Margaret Kamerer, pioneers of
what is now Hempfield Township, where Mrs. Diefenderfer was born
February 22, 1826, and there grew up. They have reared nine children:
William, deceased; Harriet, deceased; Levi, Louisa, Jacob, George,
deceased; Charles, Julia and Catherine. The family belong to the
Lutheran Church, and in politics Mr. Diefenderfer is a Democrat. Mr.
Diefenderfer and wife have been living on the old homestead since 1856,
and he has always taken a deep interest in the growth of his township.
History of Mercer County, 1888, pages 1174-1175
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