In the book The Dunkelberger Family, Europe to America, 1600-1982, Shirley Turner states: There has been much confusion about the descendants of Clement who were named Christopher. One reason for the confusion has been due to the variance of names for Christopher in the public documents: Christopher, Christophel, Stophel, Stephen, and even Christian. For example, there was a Stephen Dunkelberger who with his wife Elizabeth, sponsored the baptism of Stephen Dunkelberger, son of Frederick and Catharina (Hauer) Dunkelberger. Other records indicated that it was actually Christopher and Elizabeth who sponsored the baptism of Stephen.
In 1773 and in 1774, Christopher paid his taxes in Windsor Township. Also in 1773, he purchased a lot in the newly formed town of Sunbury, Pennsylvania. Sometime before 1775, perhaps in 1774, he married his first wife, Elizabeth Hill, born circa 1750, a daughter of Daniel Hill of Windsor Twp. (Berks) and Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.
In 1776 Christopher obtained a warrantee on a lot in Sunbury. That may have been when he moved from Berks County to Northumberland County, because from 1777 onward, he and Elizabeth were members of Himmel's Lutheran and Reformed Church in what is now Washington Twp. The first baptism of a child of their stook place in 1777. It may be that Christopher was the pioneer of the Dungelbergers in moving to Northumberland County and that the brothers, John and Frederick followed in 1781. However, Christopher's ties with Berks County were not complelely broken until 1778 when he began paying taxes in Northumberland County. On May 4, 1785, 'Christian' Dunkelberger applied for a warrant for eighty plus acres on Upper Mahanoy Creek. It was surveyed on 27 June 1785. In 1786, Christopher paid taxes on one hundred acres, two horses, and one cow in Little Mahanoy Township, (Northumberland). Christopher apparently was an investor in real estate in other areas as well as Pennsylvania. On 6 June 1821, Christopher and Catherine, his second wife, sold one hundred acres of land in Delaware County, Ohio, to his son-in-law, Daniel Gattshall, who had moved there in 1822 or 1823.
Elizabeth Hill Dunkelberger died circa 1800 , perhaps in childbirth, or soon afterthe birth of Hannah or Daniel. Sometime between 1800 and 1810, Christopher married his second wife, Catherine Reichert. Some sources said her name was Catherine (Fry) Reichert, indicating she may have been a widow when she married Christopher. Information which has come to this compiler indicates, instead, that Catherine was born Reichert and married Jacob Fry. They had a daughter, Maria 'Polly' Fry who was born 27 February 1801. Jacob Fry died before 8 March 1804. The sources who thought that Catherine was the daughter of Jacob Fry, also thought that Catherine had been born 18 October 1749, but this date has to be an error because it would have made Catherine one hundred and twenty four years old when she died. It is more likely that Catherine was born circa 1770 or 1780. In Mrs. Auker's book, she stated that Catherine was baptized on 22 May 1785 which sounds more likely.
Maria Fry, the daughter of Jacob and Catherine (Reichert) Fry, was born in1801 and died n 1869. She married John Kerstetter, 1798-1880, and their grandson, Joel Kerstetter, 1845-1923, married Esther 'Hettie' Dunkelberger.
Christopher died between 12 February 1834, when his will was written, and 2 March 1835 when it was filed. Christopher listed his heirs as his wife, Catherine, and the following children: Abraham, Susannah, Catherine, Esther, Salomey, Elizabeth, Harry, Magdalena, Frederick, John, Peter, and Hannah. According to one source Catherine wanted her children to inherit the bulk of Christopher's estate, so Abraham was made executor of Christopher's will. However, Abraham pre-deceased his father and all kinds of litigation ensued. One source said that the children of Elizabeth Hill felt cheated andl eft for other places. However, we must point out that most of Christopher's children had moved on to Ohio and were well established there before he died, as can be seen in the 1830 Census of Marion County, Ohio. It is more likely that Abraham was made executor becaus ehe was still in Northumberland County. After Christopher's death it would appear from deed records that Catherine married Conrad Raker, the widower of Barbara (Dunkelberger) Raker.