Person:Christian Herr (10)

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Christian Herr
b.9 Oct 1800 Lancaster, Pennsylvania
d.19 Mar 1875 Wayne, Indiana, United States
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m. Abt 1820
  1. Elizabeth Herr1825 - 1903
  2. Mary Herr1834 - 1928
  3. Anna Herr1836 - 1914
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Name Christian Herr
Gender Male
Birth? 9 Oct 1800 Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Marriage Abt 1820 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United Statesto Elizabeth Schenk
Death[1][3] 19 Mar 1875 Wayne, Indiana, United StatesNote: CCT article supports 19th, but needs further research
Burial? Locust Grove German Baptist Cemetery, Henry, Indiana, United States
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  1. ↑ Christian Herr, in Biographical and genealogical history of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana. (Chicago, Illinois: Chicago : Lewis, 1899).

    CHRISTIAN H. GRAVER ... his father, John Graver, ... married Anna, daughter of Christian and Elizabeth (Shank) [sic] Herr, early settlers of this county. Mr. Herr died March 12, 1875, and three years later was followed to the better land by his devoted wife. They were the parents of twelve children. ...

  2.   Christian Herr, in Biographical and genealogical history of Wayne, Fayette, Union and Franklin Counties, Indiana. (Chicago, Illinois: Chicago : Lewis, 1899).

    P 304, BENJAMIN F. WISSLER ... his parents being John M. and Elizabeth (Herr) Wissler ... She is a daughter of Christian Herr, whose direct ancestors came to Americal from Switzerland prior to the Revolutionary war, locating in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. The founder of the family in America bore the name of Christian Herr, and in Lancaster county he purchased one thousand acres of land, on which, with others, he erected an iron furnace; but his partners swindled him out of all of his property. Five generations in direct line of descent to our subject bore the name of Christian. The grandfather came to the west in 1839, locating northwest of Cambridge City, where he spent the remainder of his life, engaged in farming. He and his family were also connected with the Brethren in Christ.

  3. ↑ Christian Herr, in Cambridge City Tribune. (Cambridge City, Indiana).

    25 Mar 1875, p2 - On Friday evening of last week, Christian Herr, an aged citizen of Dudley township, went to visit his son-in-law, residing in the edge of Wayne county. some of his daughter's family, noticing a horse and buggy hitched at their gate for some time, and seeing no person with it, finally went out to see what it meant, when they discovered Mr. Herr lying near by quite dead. The supposition is that he died of heart disease, immediately after hitching his horse.
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    [Note: most OLTs give his death date as 12 Mar 1875, which was the Friday preceeding the 19th. Needs further research.]

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