When Leah Manmiller was born on 10 August 1825, in Ruscombmanor Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Manwiller, was 25 and her mother, Hannah Brautigam, was 19. She married Moses Rothermel on 14 March 1843, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Maiden Creek, Maidencreek Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America in 1900. She died on 14 March 1902, in Berks, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 76, and was buried in Rothermel Burial Ground, Maiden Creek, Maidencreek Township, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America.
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Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt.
Americanized form of German Mannweiler or Manweiler .
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