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William Koch Buehrle
1834 - 1921 (86 years)-
Name William Koch Buehrle Birth 30 May 1834 Baden-Württemberg, Germany 
Christening 31 May 1834 Katholisch, Kappel am Rhein, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Gender Male Death 15 Jan 1921 Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Burial Upper Timicum Union Cemetery, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Notes - William Buehrle, son of Joseph Buehrle, was born in Germany in 1834, and when a lad of twelve years left his native province of Baden in company with his mother and crossed the water to the new world. His educational privileges were somewhat limited, for it was necessary that he earn his own living at an early age, his father’s property having been confiscated in Germany, so that it forced him to begin business life anew in the United States. When quite a young boy William Buehrle crossed the mountain with a pack on his back and he was still quite young when he secured a position on the Delaware canal, following that business continuously for twenty-one years. The careful husbandry of his resources enabled him in that time to save enough money to purchase a small farm in Tinicum first and later he bought one belonging to Dietrich Knoppel in Bedminster township. He resided thereon for five years, devoting his energies to general agricultural pursuits and to dealing in cattle. He then sold the property to its former owner and bought another farm, where he continued to engage in the tilling of the soil until twenty years of his life had been given to agricultural pursuits. At that time he turned his attention to merchandising at Quakertown, but when two years had passed sold out to his son William. Since that time he has been engaged in canvassing for books of various kinds. A Republican in his political views, he has ever been deeply interested in the issues and questions of the day, keeping well informed on political conditions of the country. He served as school director in Tinicum township for two years and in Bedminster township for six years. William Buehrle was married on the 16th of September, 1856, to Miss Mary Ann Fryling, a daughter of Samuel Fryling a resident of Warrington township. She was born in 1842 and by her marriage became the mother of nineteen children: William; Hannah, wife of Nathan Beer, of Perkasie, Rockhill township; Charlotte, who married A. O. Myers, of Portland; Frederick F.; William F.; Rosanna, who became the wife of John Edwin Scheetz, and after his death married Joseph Hager; Samuel; Joseph, Robert, Lawrence, Harry, deceased; John Edward, deceased; Benjamin Franklin; Annie, the wife of Charles Bowman; Lillie, Mary Ann, deceased; and three who died in infancy.
(Davis, William W. H., A Genealogical and Personal History of Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1905, Vol. II, page 377/8)
Person ID I38922 OurNorthernRoots | Rebecca's Ancestor Last Modified 4 Jan 2026
Father Joseph Buehrle, b. 21 Dec 1802, Kappel am Rhein, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 3 Mar 1877, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 74 years) Mother Johanna Koch, b. 15 May 1806, Rust, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 15 Apr 1886, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years) Marriage 6 Sep 1830 Katholisch, Kappel am Rhein, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Family ID F13826 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Mary Ann Fryling, b. 11 Apr 1842, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 8 Oct 1920, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 78 years) Marriage 14 Sep 1856 Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Children 1. Wilhelmina Fryling Buehrle, b. 19 Jan 1857, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 24 May 1857, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 0 years)2. Franklin Fryling Buehrle, b. 20 Jul 1858, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 20 Jul 1858, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 0 years)3. Hannah Fryling Buehrle, b. 24 Jun 1859, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 3 Dec 1929, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 70 years)+ 4. Charlotte Fryling Buehrle, b. 25 Oct 1860, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 8 Oct 1944, Souderton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 83 years)5. Frederick Fryling Buehrle, b. 14 Nov 1861, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 6 Jun 1925, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 63 years)6. William Fryling Buehrle, b. 18 Oct 1863, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 22 Apr 1943, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 79 years)7. Rosanna Buehrle, b. 13 Nov 1865, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 1 Jan 1925, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 59 years)8. Joseph Fryling Buehrle, b. 24 Feb 1867, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 12 Sep 1928, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 61 years)9. Samuel Fryling Buehrle, b. 25 Sep 1868, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 21 Jan 1944, Pennsylvania (Age 75 years)+ 10. Anna Fryling Buehrle, b. 17 Mar 1870, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 13 May 1948, Elmhurst, New York City, New York (Age 78 years)11. Robert Fryling Buehrle, b. 23 Jun 1872, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 19 Aug 1933, Pennsylvania (Age 61 years)12. Lawrence Fryling Buehrle, b. 1 Oct 1873, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 27 Jun 1967, Denver, Denver County, Colorado (Age 93 years)13. Charles Fryling Buehrle, b. 10 Jul 1875, Pennsylvania d. 1952, Souderton, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years)14. Jacob Fryling Buehrle, b. 1 Mar 1877, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 16 Aug 1953, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 76 years)15. Mary Ann Fryling Buehrle, b. 25 Oct 1878, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 2 Nov 1878, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 0 years)16. John Edwin Fryling Buehrle, b. 30 Nov 1879, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 15 Apr 1880, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 0 years)17. Henry Fryling Buehrle, b. 24 Sep 1882, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 24 Aug 1897, Bucks County, Pennsylvania (Age 14 years)18. Lillian Elda Buehrle, b. 8 Nov 1884, Pennsylvania d. 19 Jul 1967, West Donegal Twp, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (Age 82 years)+ 19. Benjamin Franklin Buehrle, b. 28 Jul 1889, Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania d. 17 Nov 1948, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania (Age 59 years)Photos 
Buehrle Family Record Family ID F13814 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 13 Aug 2012
- William Buehrle, son of Joseph Buehrle, was born in Germany in 1834, and when a lad of twelve years left his native province of Baden in company with his mother and crossed the water to the new world. His educational privileges were somewhat limited, for it was necessary that he earn his own living at an early age, his father’s property having been confiscated in Germany, so that it forced him to begin business life anew in the United States. When quite a young boy William Buehrle crossed the mountain with a pack on his back and he was still quite young when he secured a position on the Delaware canal, following that business continuously for twenty-one years. The careful husbandry of his resources enabled him in that time to save enough money to purchase a small farm in Tinicum first and later he bought one belonging to Dietrich Knoppel in Bedminster township. He resided thereon for five years, devoting his energies to general agricultural pursuits and to dealing in cattle. He then sold the property to its former owner and bought another farm, where he continued to engage in the tilling of the soil until twenty years of his life had been given to agricultural pursuits. At that time he turned his attention to merchandising at Quakertown, but when two years had passed sold out to his son William. Since that time he has been engaged in canvassing for books of various kinds. A Republican in his political views, he has ever been deeply interested in the issues and questions of the day, keeping well informed on political conditions of the country. He served as school director in Tinicum township for two years and in Bedminster township for six years. William Buehrle was married on the 16th of September, 1856, to Miss Mary Ann Fryling, a daughter of Samuel Fryling a resident of Warrington township. She was born in 1842 and by her marriage became the mother of nineteen children: William; Hannah, wife of Nathan Beer, of Perkasie, Rockhill township; Charlotte, who married A. O. Myers, of Portland; Frederick F.; William F.; Rosanna, who became the wife of John Edwin Scheetz, and after his death married Joseph Hager; Samuel; Joseph, Robert, Lawrence, Harry, deceased; John Edward, deceased; Benjamin Franklin; Annie, the wife of Charles Bowman; Lillie, Mary Ann, deceased; and three who died in infancy.
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Birth - 30 May 1834 - Baden-Württemberg, Germany 
Christening - 31 May 1834 - Katholisch, Kappel am Rhein, Ortenaukreis, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 
Marriage - 14 Sep 1856 - Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania Death - 15 Jan 1921 - Bedminster, Bucks County, Pennsylvania 
Burial - - Upper Timicum Union Cemetery, Tinicum, Bucks County, Pennsylvania = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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William and Mary Ann (Fryling) Buehrle
50th Wedding Anniversary
