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Katherine KISH, Gisch

Katherine KISH, Gisch

Female 1745 - 1830  (85 years)


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  • Name Katherine KISH  [1, 2
    Suffix Gisch 
    Birth 1745  White Oak, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Name Catherine Kisch  [2
    Name Katie Kisch  [3
    Naturalization Between 1795 and 1952  Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    _FSFTID 9VG9-CZV 
    _FSLINK https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/9VG9-CZV 
    _UID 16CEF69F35814375B5876E6EF2FF979C235D 
    Death 1830  Moniteau Township, Randolph, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Prairie Home, Cooper County, Missouri, United States of America Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I594787200  Carney Wehofer July 2025
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2025 

    Father Johann Mathias GISCH   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Catherine   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F536734622  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Jacob BYLER,   b. 1739, Oley Township, Berks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 May 1804, Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 1762  Delaware Township, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
     1. Col. Jacob Franklin BYLER,   b. 10 Jun 1765, Oley, Berks, Colony of Pennsylvania, British Colonial America Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Mar 1846, Cooper, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     2. Elizabeth BYLER,   b. Abt 1767, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown
     3. Abraham BYLER,   b. 11 Apr 1769, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Dec 1826, Rover, Bedford, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 57 years)
     4. David BYLER,   b. 30 Mar 1771, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Dec 1847, Adams, Illinois, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     5. Joseph BYLER,   b. 1773, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Jul 1858, Cooper, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 85 years)
     6. Catherine BYLER,   b. 1774, Berks, Pennsylvania, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Nov 1857, Cooper, Missouri, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
     7. John BYLER,   b. 10 Dec 1781, Buncombe, Sullivan, North Carolina, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1824, Lawrence, Alabama, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 42 years)
    Family ID F536734620  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 11 Jan 2025 

  • Notes 
    • Katherine Gisch/Gish/Kish Baylor (1740– unknown), Find a Grave Memorial ID 61108522, ; Maintained by JKK (contributor 46959203) Unknown.


      Catherine Gisch is the daughter of Johann Mathias and Catherine Gisch. She married John Jacob Baylor(Buehler) about 1754 Lancaster Co, Pa
      Chilren are Jacob, Anna Marie, Christian, Mary, Elizabeth, Christina, Barbara, Martin, George.

      From the Book Chronicles of the Scotch Irish Settlements in Virginia Book XXIV page 421
      Catherine Baylor, wife of Jacob Baylor, by Anderson Anderson vs. Jacob Baylor-Lived faithfully with defendant in Virginia and Pennsylvania and is now aged and infirm, having raised twelve children.

      Is this a divorce or is she in a nursing home needing health care?
      Most of the first two generations and some of the third are buried as Gisch's. In court records we find Gish/Kish and Gisch.


      Catherine Gisch married Johann Jacob Buehler Baylor Sr. Jacob Baylor was son of Michael Baylor from Germany. He married Catherine Gish.
      Owned a farm in the vicinity of White Oak which he sold in 1772. After this he is living in Codorus Twp, York Co, where his father Michael had taken up several hundred acres in grants from the Penns. Jacob receives part of this from his father in addition takes out a patent for 275 acres additional. In 1792 John sell his Codorus lands and in the same year appears on the records of Augusta Co, Va. he located here on Middle River near Churchville.
      Jacob Byler II born about 1740 Berks Co, Pa died on his farm, sourth of Barnardsville, Buncombe, NC The farm was on Big Ivey River. Jacob made gunpowder for the revolution war and died in an explosion in his powder mill on his farm. Jacob is buried in the Burleson Cemetery on his farm.

      Children in his Will written 1800: sons - George, Jacob, Martin and Christian; daughters - Anna Maria, Mary Fisher, Elizabeth Neider, Christiana Zimmerman and Barbara Keller.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Jan 2025), entry for Joseph Byler, person ID GMV2-VQZ. (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Jan 2025), entry for Katherine GISH, person ID 9VG9-CZV. (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Jan 2025), entry for Katherine Kish, person ID 9VG9-CZV. (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S1160] The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, FamilySearch Family Tree (http://www.familysearch.org), ((http://www.familysearch.org)), accessed 11 Jan 2025), entry for Jacob Byler, person ID LDKM-QC5. (Reliability: 3).