and "Smokey Mountain Line of Swangers and Swanners"
1.Jacob Schwanger
+Maria Susanna Leyenberger
2.Jacob Swanger - b. 5 May 1743 in Helleringen, Lorraine, Germany d. AFT 1792. Little is known of Jacob and his descendants except the for the line from his son, Philip, which has been thoroughly researched.
+Anna Maria Hess - m. 3 Mar 1791 at Schwatzwald Reformed Church in Berks, PA
3.Barbara Schwanger - b. 18 Mar 1771 in Lower Heidelburg, Berks, PA
3.John Jacob Schwanger - b. 25 Apr 1773 in Lower Heidelburg, Berks, PA - the most probable link between the PA Swangers and the Swangers of North Carolina and Tennessee.
3.Christiana Schwanger - b. ABT 1774
+Christian Reiher - m. 30 Jan 1798 at Schwartzwald Reformed Church in Berks, PA