William Shriver (1796 - 1879)

Born 23 Oct 1796 in Petersboro, Somerset, Pennsylvania

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Died 11 Jun 1879 at age 82 in Union Mills, Carroll, Maryland, United States

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Biography

William was born on October 23, 1796, in Petersboro, Pennsylvania, the son of Andrew Shriver and Elizabeth Schultz.

On November 21, 1826, William was married to Mary Margaret Josephine Owings.^[1]

William died at home in Union Mills, Carroll County, Maryland, on June 11, 1879. On June 12, a mortuary notice was published in the Baltimore Sun.

"SHRIVER -- At Union Mills, Carroll county, Md., on June 11, at 8 o'clock A.M., WILLIAM SHRIVER, SR., in the 83rd year of his age. R.I.P."^[2]

He was buried in the Shriver Family Cemetery at Little Pipe Creek, Westminster, Carroll County, Maryland. A memorial can be found on Find A Grave.

Timeline

October 23, 1796 - Birth in Petersboro, Pennsylvania.

1850 - U.S. Federal Census - In the 1850 census, William Shriver, 53, is listed as farming in District 3, Carroll County, Maryland. Also, in the household is his wife, Mary, 42, and children, Sarah, 19; Keyser, 13; Albert, 12; Columbus, 10; Mark, 8; Francis, 6; Herbert, 4; Mary, 2; and newborn, Emma. Also in the household is 26 year old Lewis Lawyer, listed as a miller.^[3]

1860 - U.S. Federal Census - In the 1860 federal census, William, 62, is farming near Myers in Carroll County, Maryland. Enumerated with him are his wife, Mary, 51, and children, Sarah, 28; Mark, 19; Benjamin, 16, Herbert, 14; Mary 12, and Emma, 10. The census also shows 15-year-old Margaret Henrietta as a domestic.^[4]

1870 - U.S. Federal Census - In the 1870 census, William Shriver, 73, is listed as a farmer in District 3, in Carroll County, Maryland. Enumerated with him are his wife, May J. Shriver, 62; Julia C., 38, (probably Sarah), B. F. Shriver, 26; H.H. Shriver, 24, M. O. Shriver, 22, and Emma, 20. Also listed is a domestic servant, E. A. Classon, 12.^[5]

June 11, 1879 - Death - Death at his home in Union Mills, Carroll County, Maryland.

Sources

1. ↑ Richard Henry Spencer, LL.B, Genealogical and Memorial Encyclopedia of the State of Maryland (The American Historical Society, Inc; New York, N.Y., 1919), Vol. 2, p 663.
2. ↑ Maryland. Baltimore, Baltimore Sun, June 12, 1879, Sec.2, p. 2.
3. ↑ 1850 U.S. census, Carroll, Maryland, population schedule, District 3, p. 244B, dwelling 12, family 12, William Shriver; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com; citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M432, roll 289.
4. ↑ 1860 U.S. census, Carroll, Maryland, population schedule, Myers, p. Family History Library Film: 803471, dwelling 694, family 759, William Shriver; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M653.
5. ↑ 1870 U.S. census, Carroll, Maryland, population schedule, District 3, p. 358A, dwelling 35, family 81, William Shriver; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593, roll 582.