On the 18th of February, 1892, there departed this life, at Farmersville, Montgomery county, Ohio, Susan Kreider, wife of Rev. John Kreider. She was born February 7th, 1801, near Jonestown, Bethel township, Dauphin (now Lebanon), County, Penna. She was the daughter of Christian Zehring (b. October 5, 1755; died June 5, 1822, in Warren county, Ohio), who was a son of Ludwig Zehring, of Baden, Germany, came to American prior to the year 1725, and was one of the first German settlers in Lebanon county. Many years afterwards Ludwig-Zehring, in company with one of his sons, visited his native land, and while on his voyage took sick and died at sea, his body finding a grave in fathomless depths. Mrs. Kreider's mother was Anna Maria Rauch (b. April 11, 1762, in Hanover township, now Dauphin county; d. June 22, 1839, in Germantown, O.), daughter of John and Susan Rauch, very early settlers in Dauphin county. Mrs. Kreider left no issue. She was converted at a watch meeting in 1819, held at the house of Christian Noll (also a native of Dauphin county), in Springborough, Warren county, O., and was a devout worshiper of God in communion with the' church of the U. B. in Christ.

Notes and Queries, Historical, Biographical, and Genealogical, Chiefly Relating to Interior Pennsylvania. Series 4; volume 1; page 94.