Simon H Rohrbough (abt. 1801 - 1867)

Born about 1801 in Virginia, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Catherine (Lorentz) Rohrbough — married 1828 in Of, , , Virginia

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1867 at about age 66 in Buckhannon, Upshur, West Virginia, United States

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Biography

Simon Rohrbough was born in Appalachia, in Virginia (now West Virginia).

This profile is part of the Rohrbough Name Study.

Simon Rohrbough is one of twins.

Simon was born about 1801, the son of Anthony Reinhart Rohrbough and Elizabeth Simon. His twin brother is Jacob E. Rohrbough.

Simon H married Catherine Lorentz and had 14 children.

Children:

1. Rebecca Rohrbough (1828-1882)
2. John Marshall Rohrbough (1829-1851)
3. Commodore Perry Rohrbough (1833-1901)
4. Collender Rohrbaugh (1834-1909)
5. Asberry Blake Rohrbough (1836-Unknown)
6. Jacob Mifflin Rohrbough (1838-1925)
7. George Marion Rohrbough (1840-1907)
8. Harriet Ruhama Rohrbough (1841-1850)
9. Elizabeth Ann Rohrbough (1844-1873)
10. Mary Catherine Rohrbough (1846-1938)
11. Laverna Amanda Rohrbough (1849-1871)
12. Simon Elliott Rohrbough (1850-Unknown)
13. Landamonia Rohrbough (1851-1854)
14. Elsie Gray Rohrbough (1852-1880)

1850 census

Simon Rhorabough appears in the 1850 United States Federal Census as a 49-year-old farmer with $3000 in real property, living with his wife, Cathrine, and eleven children, six sons and five daughters.

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1850 census for Simon Rohrbaugh/Rohrbough household

Name: Simon Rhorabough [Simon Rohrbough]; Age: 49; Birth Year: abt 1801; Birthplace: Virginia; Home in 1850: District 30, Lewis County, Virginia; Gender: Male; Family Number: 584.

Household Members: Name Age

Simon Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 49

Cathrine Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 41

Marshall Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 21

Rebecca Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 22

Commodore P Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 17

Collender Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 16

Asherry Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 14

Jacob M Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 12

George M Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 10

Rhuckaned [sic., i.e., Rhuhana] Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 8

Elizabeth A Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 6

Mary C Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 4

Larence Rhorabough [sic., i.e., Rohrbough] 1^[1]

1860 census

Simon Rhorabough[sic.] appears  in the 1860 United States Federal Census as a 57-year-old farmer with $5000 in real and $600 in personal property, living with his wife, Catherine, and ten children, six sons and five daughters, a -in-law, as well as his 94-year-old father.

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1860 census for Simon Rohrbough household

Name: Simon Rohrbough; Age: 57; Birth Year: c1803; Gender: Male; Birth Place: Virginia; Home in 1860: Upshur County, Virginia; Post Office: Buckhannon; Family Number: 288.

Household Members: Name Age

Simon Rohrbough 57

Catherine Rohrbough 50

Geo M Rohrbough 21

Calendar Rohrbough 26

Harriet Rohrbough 18

Elizabeth Rohrbough 16

M Catherine Rohrbough 14

Laverna A Rohrbough 12

Simon E Rohrbough 10

Elsey G Rohrbough 8

G B Rohrbough 6

Anthony Rohrbough 94

Jacob M Rohrbough 22

Rachel Rohrbough 20

Asbury Rohrbough 24^[2]

Will, death and estate

Simon Rohrbough died of diathia in Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia, in December (before the 10th) 1867. (I have been unable to find a definition of diathia. PPH, 13 July 2017.) ^[3] He is buried in Leonard Cemetery, Buckhannon, Upshur County, West Virginia. ^[4]

Simon Rohrbough in the West Virginia, Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985.

Name: Simon Rohrbough, Probate Date: 10 Dec 1867; Probate Place: Upshur, West Virginia, USA; Inferred Death Year: Abt 1867; Inferred Death Place: West Virginia, USA. Item Description: Will Books, Vol A-C, 1852-1918<^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850"
   citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
   FamilySearch Record: M8DC-487 (accessed 19 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6X39-XP3 Image number 00093
   Simon Rhorabaugh (47) in Lewis, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
2. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860"
   citing Page: 40; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1382; FHL microfilm: 805382; Record number: 8067;
   FamilySearch Record: M41G-TCT (accessed 19 September 2022)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSN-C15 Image number 00209
   Simon Rohrbough (57) in Upshur, Virginia, United States. Born in Virginia.
3. ↑ Death: "West Virginia Deaths, 1804-1999"
   citing Buckhannon, West Virginia, County Records, v 1 p 22, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 816,155.
   FamilySearch Record: NM1J-VQH (accessed 19 September 2022)
   http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view2.aspx?FilmNumber=816155&ImageNumber=29
   Simon Rohrbough death Dec 1867, son of Anthony Rohrbough & Betsy, in Buckhannon, West Virginia.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16727247/simon-rohrbough: accessed 19 September 2022), memorial page for Simon Rohrbough (28 Jan 1801–6 Dec 1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #16727247, citing Leonard Cemetery, Upshur County, West Virginia, USA; Maintained by Larry Reger (contributor 46872933) .
5. ↑ Probate: "West Virginia, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1724-1985"
   Will Books, 1852-1970; Author: Upshur County (West Virginia). County Clerk; Probate Place: Upshur, West Virginia
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9087 #427383 (accessed 19 September 2022)
   Simon Rohrbough probate on 10 Dec 1867.