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Updated: June 25, 2009

DETWILER REUNION HISTORY

What's New:

8/16/2008 - The annual renunion was held. Next year's renunion will be on Saturday, August 15, 2009, at Camp Innabah.

7/20/08 - Original hand written genealogy notebooks and related information have been turned over to The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area with "restrictions" that the current President and/or Historian will be authorized to remove the information for display at the annual renunion.

7/15/08 - The July 2008 Newsletter is now available and the 2007 Historian's report will shortly be added to the web site. The contact information has been updated to include the Renunion President and webmaster. A new section called "Renunion Memories" will be added when information becomes available.

8/29/07 - A Time Line of Events has been added to the "Historical Events" section.

8/28/07 - "The Crest" has been changed to "Coat of Arms", The Reunion Listing has been updated. Historian Records have been added to the 2005 and 2006 Reunion Info Pages. The following sections have been updated; "Contact Us", "Genealogy". New section "Reunion Quilt" has been added.

8/27/07 - "Past Reunion Info" has been updated with information from  the 2007 Reunion.

8/05/07 - New Sections added "Family Crest" and "Historical Events".

7/12/07 - A new section called "Newsletter" has been added, which includes a copy of the 2007 through 2009 newsletters.  The "Genealogy" section has been updated.

To view Pughtown weather, please click here.

Please click here to view a copy of the Detwiler Reunion Memories form. 

Please click here to view this year's newsletter.  

Please click to view a copy of the genealogy update form as a Word document.

The Detwiler Reunion was first held on September 30, 1897, for the descendants of Henry & Catherine (Latshaw) Detwiler who were:

  • Jacob (1822-1896), a farmer in Pughtown.
  • Catherine Heistand (1824-1892).
  • Isaac (1826-1907), a farmer in Charlestown township.
  • Elizabeth Funk (1829-1906) of East Vincent township.
  • John (1833-1896), who owned 2 farms in Chester County and 2 farms in Virginia.
  • Mary Funk (1836-1923) of Spring City.
  • Henry (1831-1850).
  • Sarah Jacobs (1838-1901).
  • Abraham (1841-1918), a farmer in East Pikeland Township.
  • Anna (deceased).
  • Susan Jacobs (1844- ? ).
  • David (1846-1913), a farmer in Tredyffren Township.
Henry was a son of Jacob Detwiler, a native of Germany (born March 22, 1763), who came into a large tract of land near Howellville in 1765.  This tract was still known as the "Detwiler Property" in 1904.  Jacob was a farmer, a Whig, and an abolitionist.  He was a trustee of the Mennonite church.  He died in 1850 at the age of 83. His wife, Elizabeth Hunsicker, died in 1862 at the age of 90.  They had 4 children: Jacob, Sallie Kolb, Henry, and Mary Wismer.

Henry was born in 1793, and married Catherine Latshaw, daughter of Jacob Latshaw, who was also born in Germany.  Henry owned 3 farms in Tredyffrin Township, served as a school director, and was a trustee of the Mennonite Church.  He died on August 1, 1873 at the age of 80.

Catherine was born in 1800 and died in 1879 at the age of 79 after bearing 12 children and raising 10 of them.