John Peter Schindel was born in Lebanon, Oct. 3, 1787. When of proper age he studied theology, being ordained in 1812. The same year he was married to Susanna McCollough, when they moved to Sunbury. Pa. There he served the Lutheran church to his death, Oct. 26. 1853. They had eight sons and four daughters. Of the sons, three were Lutheran clergymen; Jeremiah, John Peter, and Martin Luther, D. D.