BOOK of BONAWITZ and BONEWITZ
Part 2           Chapter 3           Page 1           1968

John Bonawitz, (12/30/1801-9/10/1885)  Born and died at Berrysburg.
m. 1st Salome (Sallie) Schoffstall, (6/11/1813-9/19/1841)          " 
m. 2nd Catherine Harman, widow of John Messner (12/28/1805-4/11/1870) 
John purchased the homestead from his father in 1834 which, with other
land he bought, adjoined land of his brother Jonas. See an account 
of the family in the "Commemorative Biographical Encyclopedia of 
Dauphin County". John farmed the homestead then willed it to his son 
Jonathan. The homestead lay two miles north of Berrysburg. 
1. Catherine Bonawitz            These three are mentioned in the 
2. Mary Bonawitz                 Encyclopedia as being among the five 
3. Henry Bonawitz                children  born to John and Salome.
   No further record of them has been found and it is believed
   that all three of them died young.
4. Jonathan Bonawitz, (9/27/1833-12/13/1913)   Buried at Berrysburg.
   m. Margaret Rutter, in August 1861 (9/ /1840-5/27/1911)   " 
   Jonathan farmed the homestead until he retired. He was a Lutheran.
   At times he was a school director, tax collector, assessor, and
   supervisor of roads. He was also church organist and choir leader.
   Margaret was a daughter of Henry Rutter of Halifax County. 
   1. Mary Bonawitz, (5/  /1862- died about 1945) 
      m. Peter E. Stine, in 1885 (9/23/1861
      See the Encyclopedia for their family.
   2. Charles E. Bonawitz, (1/25/1864-5/1/1914) Buried in the "Hill" 
      Cemetery. Charles never married. He farmed the homestead. 
   3. William Edwin Bonawitz, M. D.  (1/30/1866-10/2/1911) Hill Cem. 
      m. 1st Anna M. Beshier, March 5, 1890 (9/5/1866-5/7/1909)     " 
      m. 2nd                   Edwin practised at Fisherville.
      Edwin had no children. See the Encyclopedia. 
   4. Kathryne Bonawitz, (  /  /1874- died about 1960) 
      m. Rev. Harry B. Ernest, February 17, 1904. Ro children. 
   5. Sarah Frances Bonawitz, (   /  /1875-5/7/1955)
      m. Charles F. Deibler, November 18, 1899. Lived Elizabethville. 
5. Sarah Bonawitz, (8/16/1835-10/17/1869)   Both buried Stone Valley 
   m. Jacob Lenker, (3/31/1833-10/11/1869) Cem, Northumberland Co.
   Their children were Mary Agnes, John, and Elizabeth.

The male lineage died out in this branch of the family.