John W
Rohrer
Born in Rohrersville, Washington County, Maryland
Ancestors 
Brother of
Elizabeth Rhorer, Jacob Rhorer, Henry Rhorer, Christian Rhorer, Christiana (Rohrer) Bachtel, Frederick Rohrer Sr., Nancy Ann Rhorer and Martin Rhorer
Husband of
Catherine Orndorff
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Husband of
Eva (Bauer) Rohrer
— married
1780 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
John Rhorer, Elizabeth Rhorer, Samuel Rhorer, Eve Rhorer, Magdelene (Rhorer) Rohrer, Nancy Ann (Rohrer) Poffenberger, Jacob Rohrer, Catherine Rhorer, Susanna Rhorer and Margaret Rhorer
Died
at about age 65
in Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Sep 2014
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Biography
John W was born in 1761 or 1765 in Rohrersville, Maryland. He was the son of Johannes Samuel Rohrer (1712-1788) J.S. Rhorer and Catherine Margaret Henson (1799-1788) Catherine Henson.
He married Eva Bauer/Bower (1760-1829) in 1780 in Maryland. FS records 11 children for them:
- Jacob Rohrer
- Elizabeth Rohrer
- Margaret Rohrer
- Eve Rohrer
- Samuel Rohrer
- Magdalene Rohrer
- John Rohrer
- Nancy Rohrer
- Jacob Rohrer
- Catherine Rohrer
- Susanna Rohrer
He died in 1826 in Hagerstown, Maryland. Details of his burial are unknown.
Research Notes
Please note the parents linked in the bio have not been connected yet; father has alternate spelling Rhorer and there are probably duplicate profiles that will need merging. Bogue-687 00:44, 29 October 2021 (UTC)
Sources
- FamilySearch Profile: (https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/K27P-LR6)
- John Rohrer Land Study: (http://usgwarchives.net/md/washington/rohrerland2.htm)
- Will of John Rohrer 1824 in the MD USGENWEB archives submitted by Edward Smith (http://files.usgwarchives.net/md/washington/wills/rohrer-j.txt)
- Burial. Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 19 Feb 2022), memorial page for John W Rohrer (1761–28 Jan 1826), Find A Grave: Memorial #203338483 ; Maintained by Cody Bumbaugh (contributor 48644407) Burial Details Unknown.
Acknowledgements
- The Rohrer-156 was created through the import of Terri's Family Tree.ged on February 22, 2011.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John W by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John W by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- G Rohrer
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-M269, FTDNA kit #511498
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~0.78%
Nan A :
23andMe, GEDmatch M193821 [compare], yourDNAportal NAN457861d9
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AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal NAN457861d9, Ancestry member heartsong189
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Cindy (Cotton) Brady :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A642944 [compare], Ancestry member bradyfamily
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch A652944 [compare], FTDNA kit #B109592
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~0.78%
Bonnie Follett :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HY6095205 [compare], Ancestry member bfollett143
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~0.39%
Michele DeFazio :
23andMe, GEDmatch 905614 [compare]
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A958661 [compare], Ancestry member pelicanrst
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Katherine (Bogue) Chapman
Katherine (Bogue) Chapman
Rhorer-12 and Rohrer-156 appear to represent the same person because: Rohrer seems to be best supported by sources as spelling of LNAB. Other profiles in this family should also be merged.
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by Katherine (Bogue) Chapman
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