Margaret Morr^[1]

1759 - 1829  (69 years)

• Name	Margaret Morr
  Born	20 Aug 1759	Pennsylvania   [2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Female
  Died	12 Mar 1829	Centre County, PA   [2, 3, 4]
  Buried	Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA   [2, 3, 4]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/39440103/anna-margaret-meyer Section 1, Row 17, #19. Next to husband Philip. This inscription is cut over a defaced inscription which reads: In memory of John Watson who departed this life 24th day of September AD 1823, 28y 1m 22d. Section 1, Row 14. Margaret (Mrs. Philip Meyer 1759-1829) is acknowledged on a cast bronze plate affixed to a marble stone "in memoriam of the Meyer family buried in this plot".
  Person ID	I156	Kreider Moyer
  Last Modified	17 Oct 2020

  
  

  Father	Pvt Andrew Morr,   b. 20 Apr 1727, Baden-Baden, Germany ,   d. 18 May 1801, Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Catharina Elizabetha Renninger,   b. 17 Apr 1732, Baden-Baden, Germany ,   d. 1795, Freeburg, Snyder County, PA  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F86	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Philip Meyer,   b. 14 Nov 1755, Lebanon County, PA ,   d. 27 Apr 1831, Centre County, PA  (Age 75 years)
  Married	Abt 1780  [2]
  Children	+ 1. Philip Moyer,   b. 20 Dec 1780, Penn Township, Northumberland County, PA ,   d. 19 Dec 1858, Clermont County, OH  (Age 77 years)   2. George Meyer,   d. 1842   3. Jacob Myer,   b. Abt 1790, Pennsylvania ,   d. 4 Aug 1857  (Age 67 years)   4. Henry Meyer   5. John Meyer,   b. 15 Oct 1794, Freeburg, Snyder County, PA ,   d. 23 Jan 1872, Le Claire, Scott County, IA  (Age 77 years)   6. Benjamin Meyer   7. Samuel Moyer,   b. 26 Dec 1805, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA ,   d. 19 Sep 1884, Garwin, Tama County, IA  (Age 78 years)   8. Barbara Meyer,   bur. Saint Peters Cemetery, Freeburg, Snyder County, PA   9. Elizabeth Meyer,   b. 17 May 1792, Pennsylvania ,   d. 17 Dec 1865  (Age 73 years)   10. Margaret Meyer,   b. 21 Feb 1796,   d. 24 May 1878  (Age 82 years)   11. Catharine Meyer
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 20 Aug 1759 - Pennsylvania Died - 12 Mar 1829 - Centre County, PA Buried - - Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Headstones		Meyer, Philip (1756-1831) Sergeant in PA Div Colonial Army Rev War St. Peters Lutheran & Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Miles Township, Centre County, PA Plot: Died age 75 years, 5 months, 13 days. Section 1, Row 17, #19. Next to wife Margaret.
  		A cast bronze plate affixed to a marble stone "in memoriam of the Meyer family buried in this plot". The monument was placed in 1923 by Dr. Thomas P. Meyer Col. Henry Meyer (1764‐1820) Mary Steese Meyer (d. 1801) Margaret Harper Meyer (1788‐1871) Capt. Henry Meyer (1795‐1881) Jacob Meyer (1797‐1873) Benjamin Meyer (1800‐1824) William Meyer (1804‐1824) Maj. John Meyer (1806‐1891) Reuben Mayer (1808‐1891) Abigail Meyer (1819‐1849) Selena Meyer (1844‐1845) Major John Meyer family Catharine Poorman Meyer (1816‐1849) Susan Confer Meyer (1833‐1858) Abigail Meyer Harter (1841‐1904) Daniel Harter (1838‐1907) Catharine Harter (1861‐1889) John F. Harter (1865‐1884) Thomas P. Meyer, Sergeant, Dr. (1843‐1923) Lucetta Bierly Meyer (1845‐1923) Edward J. Meyer, Corporal (1874‐1923) Oliver Perry Meyer (1844‐1857) Nathaniel Meyer (1845‐1858) Margaret Meyer (1849‐1849) Christina Poorman (1777‐1856) Philip Meyer, sergeant (1756‐1831) Rev. War Mrs. Philip Meyer (1759‐1829) (Margaret Morr) Plot: Plot: Section 1, Row 14.

  
  

  Histories

  Genealogy of the Morr family by Calvin Fisher Moyer, 1896

  
  

• Notes

  GENEALOGY OF THE MORR FAMILY. by Calvin Moyer page 71 CHAPTER IV. ANNA MARGARET MORR AND DESCENDANTS. Anna Margaret Morr was the second daughter of Andrew Morr. She was born August 20, 1759; died near Petersburg, Centre county, Pa., March 12, 1829. She was married to Philip Meyer* about the year 1780. He was born November 11, 1755; died near Petersburg, Pa., April 27, 1831. The respective family histories of the Morrs and Meyers have been running in parallel streams for over a century with frequent intermingling of their branches all along their course. The first marriage is the one mentioned above, but as stated in the opening chapter of the volume, there was a John Morr who married Elizabeth Meyer, daughter of John Meyer, at an earlier period. Some suppose that this John Morr and Andrew Morr, Anna Margaret's father were brothers. Anna Margaret lies buried by the side of her husband in the Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery at Petersburg. A brown sandstone marks their resting place. The writer visited their graves at twilight on September 7, 1892. A number of the Meyer family lie buried here, but none of Anna Margaret's descendants. The descendants of this family are numerous and are all in the Western States, principally in Ohio and Iowa. **Philip Meyer was heavy built, muscular and active, but not as tall as his brothers. He was a noted wrestler in his day, and was not averse to contests of a more serious nature, as his numerous experiments in that line seem to demonstrate. But, that was in an age when physical power was at a premium. The man who could leap the greatest distance, could kick the highest and hit the harest blows was a hero and received the applause of society. There was a vast amount of hard work to do in those pioneer days, and for want of labor-saving machinery, it had to be accomplished by sheer physical force. Hence, any exercise which tended to muscular development, or exhibited physical vigor in its greatest perfection, was cherished and applauded. Philip served in the Revolutionary War. being a member of Capt. Ben Weiser"s Company. Adam Schaffer was Lieutenant of the Company, and subsequently became captain by promotion. On his return from the army. Philip settled down to domestic life near Freeburg for a number of years, thence moved to Brush Valley, Centre county, Pa. This was about the year 1802. He located on a tract of land consisting of 309 acres, about a mile east of the present post village of Wolf’s Store, and five miles south of the headwaters of Elk Creek. This tract he bought from John George and Philip Morr, executors of their father’s estate, May 1, 1816. Mr. Meyer was of a liberal disposition, kind to his family generous to his neighbors, and a useful citizen in his township. For many years, he was Supervisor of Miles township, serving in that capacity in 1815, when the public road from Wolf's Store across the mountains to Penn'a Valley was made. He was a consistent member of the Reformed Church, and embraced religion in his declining days, and died a happy Christian. — Meyer Genealogy. Vol. I, Pages 42, 43. List of children: Philip. Barbara. George. Catherine. Jacob. Henry. Elizabeth. John. Margaret. Bemjamin. Samuel. See book: https://archive.org/details/genealogyofmorrf00moye

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] Genealogy of the Morr Family, Calvin F. Moyer, (https://hiltner.com/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=382), 71. [S2] Genealogy of the Meyer Family, Meyer, Henry, (1890). [S3] Cemeteries of Miles Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, (Name: Centre County Genealogical Society, 2004;). [S29] Headstone photograph on findagrave. [S48] Genealogy of the Morr Family, Calvin F. Moyer, (https://hiltner.com/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=382).