Samuel Moyer

1805 - 1884  (78 years)

• Name	Samuel Moyer  [1]
  Born	26 Dec 1805	Rebersburg, Centre County, PA   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Sep 1884	Garwin, Tama County, IA   [2, 4]
  Buried	Crystal Township Cemetery, Garwin, Tama County, IA   [4]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90942579/samuel-moyer
  Person ID	I203	Kreider Moyer
  Last Modified	1 Nov 2020

  
  

  Father	Philip Meyer,   b. 14 Nov 1755, Lebanon County, PA ,   d. 27 Apr 1831, Centre County, PA  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Margaret Morr,   b. 20 Aug 1759, Pennsylvania ,   d. 12 Mar 1829, Centre County, PA  (Age 69 years)
  Married	Abt 1780  [2]
  Family ID	F69	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Esther Reynolds,   d. 1833
  Married	1828  [2]
  Last Modified	17 May 2018
  Family ID	F107	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Susan Jane Russell,   b. 15 Sep 1815, Rhode Island ,   d. 22 Jul 1874  (Age 58 years)
  Married	07 Jul 1836  [2]
  Last Modified	17 May 2018
  Family ID	F108	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Dec 1805 - Rebersburg, Centre County, PA Died - 19 Sep 1884 - Garwin, Tama County, IA Buried - - Crystal Township Cemetery, Garwin, Tama County, IA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories

  Genealogy of the Morr family by Calvin Fisher Moyer, 1896

  
  

• Notes

  Moved to Ohio then to Iowa. Had twelve children. From Genealogy of the Meyer Family by Henry Meyer pages 49, 50 VII. Samuel (Philip, Jacob, Gr. Meyer) was born Dec. 26, 1805; died Sept. 19, 1884. He was first married, in 1828, to Esther Reynolds, sister of Hon. John Reynolds, Rebersburg, Pa. His first wife died in 1833. July 7, 1836, Samuel was married to his second wife, Susan J. Russell; she died July 22, 1874. The family moved first to Ohio, thence to Iowa, near Garvin. I am under obligations to their daughter Lyde for these facts. ISSUE WITH FIRST WIFE, Esther Reynolds. 1. John F. 2. Samuel, born Nov. 30, 1830; married Rebecca McElvaine. Tama County, Iowa. 3. Margaret, born Nov. 24, 1832; married to Philip Morr , Wayne County, Ohio. ISSUE WITH SECOND WIFE, Susan J. Russell. 4. Sarah, born June 13, 1837; married William Gast. 5. Elizabeth Mary, born Nov. 29, 1838; died Feb. 22, 1856 6. Esther Jane, born Dec. 22, 1840; married Joseph A. Russell. 7. Susanna E., born March 8, 18-43; married Francis H Allen. 8. Adelia P., born Sept. 13, 1845; died Oct. 20, 1864. 9. Nancy Elizabeth, born March 11, 1848. 10. Roxana P., born Sept. 21, 1850; married Charles Reush. 11. Ora Eva, born Feb. 23, 1856; died Feb. 20, 1864. 12. Florence May, born Jan. 14, 1861; married Ed. M. Strohm. [2] GENEALOGY OF THE MORR FAMILY. By Calvin Morr, page 131 Samuel (Anna Margaret, Andrew,) was born in Brush Valley, Centre county, Pa., December 26, 1805; died September 19, 1884; buried at Garwin, Iowa. He was twice married, first, to Esther Reynolds, sister of Hon. John Reynolds, deceased, Rebersburg, Pa., 1828. Esther died in 1833 at Prospect, Ohio, where she is buried. He married secondly, to Susan J. Russell. She was born September 15, 1815; died July 22, 1874; buried in Crystal Cemetery, Tama county, Iowa. The family moved to Ohio in 1832, thence, in 1857, to Iowa, resided at or near Garwin. Samuel was a member of the Lutheran church. The family write their name Moyer. There were twelve children, two sons and ten daughters. The first three were with the first wife; the remaining nine with the second. [1]

  
  

• Sources

  [S48] Genealogy of the Morr Family, Calvin F. Moyer, (https://hiltner.com/genealogy/showmedia.php?mediaID=382). [S2] Genealogy of the Meyer Family, Meyer, Henry, (1890). [S4] Brush Valley names: The matricul, or birth and baptism register, Brush Valley Union Church, Rebersburg, PA, 1792-1855, Umberger, Edmund H. and Umberger, Theresa S., (Name: Central Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, 1981;). [S38] Find A Grave database.