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Oberholtzer (Overholtzer, Overholser, Overholt), a Mennonite family name, probably of Swiss origin. One of the immigrants bearing this family name was a Martin Oberholtzer (1709-44) of [[Germany|Germany]] who settled in the Deep Run area of [[Bucks County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Bucks County]], Pennsylvania. A Jacob Oberholtzer was living in Franconia Township, [[Montgomery County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Montgomery County]], Pennsylvania, in 1719. The settlers of 1710 in what is now [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania, included two Oberholtzers, Martin and Michael. Descendants of the family in Lancaster County included two deacons, a preacher (MC), and Bishop Jacob Oberholtzer (ca 1826-1888) of Bowmansville (GCM). The Franconia Conference Oberholtzers included at least six preachers, three deacons, and a bishop, Isaac Oberholtzer (1815-1887) of the [[Blooming Glen Mennonite Church (Blooming Glen, Pennsylvania, USA)|Blooming Glen]] congregation. The Ontario Conference (MC) included a deacon and a preacher bearing the name. By far the most prominent representative of the family was [[Oberholtzer, John H. (1809-1895)|John H. Oberholtzer]] (1809-1895), a preacher from 1842 in the [[Franconia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Franconia Conference]], founder of what is now the [[Eastern District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Eastern District]] Conference of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] in 1847, a bishop from 1847 (GCM), schoolteacher, locksmith, publisher, and author. He played a major role in the formation of the General Conference (GCM). In [[Westmoreland County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Westmoreland County]], Pennsylvania, one of the pillars in what became the Scottdale church (MC) was [[Overholt, John D. (1797-1878)|John D. Overholt]] (1797-1878), ordained preacher in 1830 and bishop in 1833. His uncle Abraham Overholt (1785-1870) was a successful distiller from 1810 (Old Overholt Whiskey) and a member (trustee at times) in the church (MC). This Overholt family descends from the above Martin Oberholtzer. A preacher Jacob Oberholtzer of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, moved to [[Mahoning County (Ohio, USA)|Mahoning County]], Ohio, in 1806, and became the first ordained Mennonite minister in Ohio, organizing the congregation there.
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Oberholtzer (Overholtzer, Overholser, Overholt), a Mennonite family name, probably of Swiss origin. One of the immigrants bearing this family name was a Martin Oberholtzer (1709-44) of [[Germany|Germany]] who settled in the Deep Run area of [[Bucks County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Bucks County]], Pennsylvania. A Jacob Oberholtzer was living in Franconia Township, [[Montgomery County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Montgomery County]], Pennsylvania, in 1719. The settlers of 1710 in what is now [[Lancaster County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Lancaster County]], Pennsylvania, included two Oberholtzers, Martin and Michael. Descendants of the family in Lancaster County included two deacons, a preacher (MC), and Bishop Jacob Oberholtzer (ca 1826-1888) of Bowmansville (GCM). The Franconia Conference Oberholtzers included at least six preachers, three deacons, and a bishop, Isaac Oberholtzer (1815-1887) of the [[Blooming Glen Mennonite Church (Blooming Glen, Pennsylvania, USA)|Blooming Glen]] congregation. The Ontario Conference (MC) included a deacon and a preacher bearing the name. By far the most prominent representative of the family was [[Oberholtzer, John H. (1809-1895)|John H. Oberholtzer]] (1809-1895), a preacher from 1842 in the [[Franconia Mennonite Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Franconia Conference]], founder of what is now the [[Eastern District Conference (Mennonite Church USA)|Eastern District]] Conference of the [[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite Church]] in 1847, a bishop from 1847 (GCM), schoolteacher, locksmith, publisher, and author. He played a major role in the formation of the General Conference (GCM). In [[Westmoreland County (Pennsylvania, USA)|Westmoreland County]], Pennsylvania, one of the pillars in what became the Scottdale church (MC) was [[Overholt, John D. (1797-1878)|John D. Overholt]] (1797-1878), ordained preacher in 1830 and bishop in 1833. His uncle Abraham Overholt (1785-1870) was a successful distiller from 1810 (Old Overholt Whiskey) and a member (trustee at times) in the church (MC). This Overholt family descends from the above Martin Oberholtzer. A preacher Jacob Oberholtzer of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, moved to [[Mahoning County (Ohio, USA)|Mahoning County]], Ohio, in 1806, and became the first ordained Mennonite minister in Ohio, organizing the congregation there.
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Loomis, E. S.<em> Some Account of Jacob Oberholtzer who settled about 1719, in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania</em>. Cleveland, 1931.
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Loomis, E. S.<em> Some Account of Jacob Oberholtzer who settled about 1719, in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania</em>. Cleveland, 1931.
  
 
Fretz, A. J. <em>A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer</em>. Milton, N.J., 1903.
 
Fretz, A. J. <em>A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer</em>. Milton, N.J., 1903.
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Oberholtzer (Overholtzer, Overholser, Overholt), a Mennonite family name, probably of Swiss origin. One of the immigrants bearing this family name was a Martin Oberholtzer (1709-44) of Germany who settled in the Deep Run area of Bucks County, Pennsylvania. A Jacob Oberholtzer was living in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, in 1719. The settlers of 1710 in what is now Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, included two Oberholtzers, Martin and Michael. Descendants of the family in Lancaster County included two deacons, a preacher (MC), and Bishop Jacob Oberholtzer (ca 1826-1888) of Bowmansville (GCM). The Franconia Conference Oberholtzers included at least six preachers, three deacons, and a bishop, Isaac Oberholtzer (1815-1887) of the Blooming Glen congregation. The Ontario Conference (MC) included a deacon and a preacher bearing the name. By far the most prominent representative of the family was John H. Oberholtzer (1809-1895), a preacher from 1842 in the Franconia Conference, founder of what is now the Eastern District Conference of the General Conference Mennonite Church in 1847, a bishop from 1847 (GCM), schoolteacher, locksmith, publisher, and author. He played a major role in the formation of the General Conference (GCM). In Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, one of the pillars in what became the Scottdale church (MC) was John D. Overholt (1797-1878), ordained preacher in 1830 and bishop in 1833. His uncle Abraham Overholt (1785-1870) was a successful distiller from 1810 (Old Overholt Whiskey) and a member (trustee at times) in the church (MC). This Overholt family descends from the above Martin Oberholtzer. A preacher Jacob Oberholtzer of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, moved to Mahoning County, Ohio, in 1806, and became the first ordained Mennonite minister in Ohio, organizing the congregation there.

Bibliography

Loomis, E. S. Some Account of Jacob Oberholtzer who settled about 1719, in Franconia Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. Cleveland, 1931.

Fretz, A. J. A Genealogical Record of the Descendants of Martin Oberholtzer. Milton, N.J., 1903.


Author(s) John C Wenger
Date Published 1955

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Wenger, John C. "Oberholtzer (Overholtzer, Overholser, Overholt) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1955. Web. 9 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Oberholtzer_(Overholtzer,_Overholser,_Overholt)_family&oldid=76531.

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Wenger, John C. (1955). Oberholtzer (Overholtzer, Overholser, Overholt) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 9 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Oberholtzer_(Overholtzer,_Overholser,_Overholt)_family&oldid=76531.



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Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 12. All rights reserved.


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