hmtl5 Samuel Wentz Derr b. 10 Nov 1855 Frederick County, Maryland d. 31 May 1930 Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania: Hedges Genealogy
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Samuel Wentz Derr

Male 1855 - 1930  (74 years)


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  • Name Samuel Wentz Derr 
    Born 10 Nov 1855  Frederick County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    Gender Male 
    Occupation superintendent of dining cars, railroad 
    Census 1900  Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1910  Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1920  Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 31 May 1930  Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3, 4, 5] 
    Buried Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 5] 
    Person ID I3454  Hedges
    Last Modified 2 Oct 2023 

    Father William Henry Derr,   b. 25 Mar 1824, Lewistown, Frederick County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Dec 1897, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Juliann Rebecca Hedges,   b. 4 Jan 1828, Frederick County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jan 1922  (Age 93 years) 
    Married 28 Jan 1847  Frederick County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Family ID F1507  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth J. Codling,   b. 22 Apr 1866, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Sep 1953, Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 87 years) 
    Married 1888  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Frank Gordon Derr,   b. 2 Mar 1890, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 May 1950, Springfield, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years)
    Last Modified 18 Feb 2018 
    Family ID F1538  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 10 Nov 1855 - Frederick County, Maryland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900 - Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1910 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1920 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 May 1930 - Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Loudon Park Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Samuel W. Derr
      Samuel W. Derr, superintendent of the Reading Company dining car department for over twenty-three years, a department he inaugurated in 1905, died at his home, 534 Washington lane, on Saturday, after a long illness. Mr. Derr was retired from the Reading service in November, 1927, after being connected with railroad dining car service for more than forty-six years.
      Mr. Derr is survived by his widow and son, F. Gordon Derr. The body will be interred at Baltimore.
      The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Tuesday, 3 June 1930.
      [5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S2] Mary Hedges Reiner.

    2. [S5] 1900 US census.

    3. [S6] Find a Grave.

    4. [S7] Death certificate.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.


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