Samuel W. Eyster (1817 - 1904)

Born 23 Dec 1817 in Pennsylvania, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sidney (Bender) Eyster — married [date unknown] in Adams Co PA

Descendants

Died 4 May 1904 at age 86 in Arendtsville, Adams, Pennsylvania, United States

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Burial

Burial:

Place: Arendtsville PA

Find-A-Grave Memorial #15462626 at Greenmount Cemetery, Arendtsville, Adams County, PA, at www.findagrave.com.

Note

Note: @N6868@

@N6868@ NOTE

No death record in Adams Co PA. He was a widower living with sister Sarah J (Eyster) Melhorn and her family in 1900, where the censustaker wrote that his mother was born in MD. This is inconsistent with his 1880 census (PA PA PA) and with his siblings' censuses.

Data Changed

Data Changed:

Date: 2 JUL 2009

Prior to import, this record was last changed 2 JUL 2009.

Marriage

Husband: Samuel W Eyster

Wife: Sidney Bender

Marriage:

Date: ABT 1846

Place: Adams Co PA

User ID: 144E96A45A6C40AA9563FAB9BB0909F2B691

Child: David Franklin Eyster

Child Status: @C96@

Child: Rosanna Magdalena Eyster

Child: Sarah Catherine Eyster

Child: Ella Louise Eyster

Child: Lizzie Jane Eyster

Could not parse date out of ABT 1846.

In 1868, Samuel made a claim for $115.37 for damage to his personal property caused by the “defence in the war to suppress the Rebellion.” He claimed damages for his corn, oats and rye crops that were carried off, for the loss of 2 heifers and 1 bull that were led off, and assorted whips, collars, halters, etc. that were carried off. “Pennsylvania, U.S., Civil War Border Claims, 1868-1879,” at www.ancestrylibrary.com.