Jacob Guengerich (or Gingerich) was born 3 August 1811 in Germany. He was the son of J. Guengerich and Barbara Schlabach. Jacob immigrated to the United States ca. 1831 and settled in the Amish community of Somerset Co., Pennsylvania. He married Barbara Miller who was the daughter of Benedict Miller and Catherine Beachy. Jacob and Barbara were the parents of sixteen children. Descendants lived in Ohio, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Iowa and elsewhere.

Mennonite Family History is a quarterly periodical covering Mennonite, Amish, and Brethren genealogy and family history. Check out the free sample articles on our website for a taste of what can be found inside each issue. The MFH has been published since January 1982. The magazine has an international advisory council, as well as writers. The editors are J. Lemar and Lois Ann Zook Mast.

A 52,640-name index to the past ten years of Mennonite Family History published from 1982 through 1991, this index includes surnames, authors of articles, subjects and every name mentioned in the articles. (170pp. Masthof Press, 1992.)