b: Columbia Co PA; d: Allendale; s/of Aaron Berninger (25 Aug 1807-16 Jan 1877) & Hannah Rhodes (30 Aug 1811-25 Feb 1877) both buried Jordan Creek Cem; m: 20-aug-1872 Edwards Co Mary R Baker (d: 1917); res: 1880-1920 Lancaster; ch: Harriett (ca 1874)