Person:Elizabeth Herr (4)

Watchers
m. Abt 1820
  1. Elizabeth Herr1825 - 1903
  2. Mary Herr1834 - 1928
  3. Anna Herr1836 - 1914
m. 29 Nov 1846
  1. Benjamin Franklin Wissler1848 - 1942
  2. Christian Peter Wissler1850 - 1925
  3. John Rudolph Wissler1857 - 1864
Facts and Events
Name[1] Elizabeth Herr
Married Name Mrs. Elizabeth Wissler
Gender Female
Birth? 24 Mar 1825 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Marriage 29 Nov 1846 Henry, Indiana, United Statesto John Martin Whisler
Death[1][4] 31 Aug 1903 Dudley, Henry, Indiana, United Statesat the family home near New Lisbon
Burial[3] Locust Grove German Baptist Cemetery, Henry, Indiana, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 Death Record, in Indiana, United States. Indiana Deaths, 1882-1920: [database on-line]. (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc., 2004).

    Name: Elizabeth Whisler
    Date: 31 Aug 1903
    Location: Henry County
    Age: 78 Yr
    Gender: Female
    Race: White
    Source Location: County Health Office, New Castle
    Source notes: The source of this record is the book CSS-11 on page 56 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.

  2.   Family Recorded, 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. ... [Elizabeth] is a daughter of Christian Herr, whose direct ancestors came to America from Switzerland prior to the Revolutionary war, locating in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania. ...

    ... Unto John M and Elizabeth Wissler were born five children, but only two are living: Benjamin, of this review; and Christian P., who resides on the old homestead, near New Lisbon.

  3. Grave Recorded, in Find A Grave.

    [Caution: no headstone photo and no sources provided as of Sep 2014.]

  4. Death Notice, in Cambridge City Tribune. (Cambridge City, Indiana).

    3 Sep 1903, p3 - Mrs. John M. Wissler, aged 70 years, died at the old family home near New Lisbon, on Monday, after an illness of only a few days with stomach troubles. She was one of the pioneer women of that vicinity, widely known and sincerely beloved. No one could be more thoughtful, kind and sympathetic, and she will be greatly missed. The funeral services were largely attended on Wednesday afternoon.