Susanna (Eby) Royer (1806 - 1878)

Born 29 Jul 1806 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jesse Royer — married 25 Mar 1828 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Sep 1878 at age 72 in Centerview, Johnson, Missouri, United States

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Biography

Susan Eby was born on 29 Jul 1806 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, daughter of Christian Eby and Susannah (McDanal) Eby.^[1]

Her siblings were:

1. Elizabth (Eby) Coler (1789 - 1888)
2. John Nelson Eby
3. Jane (Eby) Harter
4. Samuel Eby
5. Christian Eby (1808 - 1891)
6. Agnes (Eby) Englar
7. Catherine Eby (1812 - d.y.)
8. Adam Eby (1814 - 1905)
9. Wilson Eby (1816 - 1884)
10. James Wilson Eby (1818 - 1899)
11. Sarah Lavina (Eby) Baile
12. Jacob Eby (1825 - 1897)^[2]

Susanna married Jesse Royer (1801 - 1885), son of Peter Royer and Anna Roop, on 25 Mar 1828 in Baltimore^[3]. Their children were:

1. Jane (Royer) Roop
2. Ann Louisa (Royer) Markey
3. Susanna (Royer) Houser
4. Lavia (Royer) Ozias
5. Catherine (Royer) Ozias
6. Elizabeth (Royer) Leedy
7. Agnes Royer
8. Jesse Royer
9. Wilson Royer.

She and her husband were both members of the Dunkard, or Bretheren, Church.^[4]

By 1860, they had moved to Twin Township, Preble, Ohio, with five of their children.^[5] They remained in Twin Township for the rest of their lives.^[6]

Susanna died on 4 Sep 1878 while visiting her children in Centerview, Johnson, Missouri.^[7] She is buried in Centerview Cemetery, Centerview, Johnson County, Missouri, USA.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Memorial: "Find a Grave," database with images, Find A Grave: Memorial #67431998 (accessed 14 December 2022), Memorial page for Susanna Eby Royer (29 Jul 1806-4 Sep 1878), citing Centerview Cemetery, Centerview, Johnson County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by SAB (contributor 47329229).
2. ↑ Eby, Ezra, History of the Eby Family, Page 120 (122, reprinted)
3. ↑ Marriage: "Maryland Marriages, 1666-1970," database, citing FHL microfilm: 13693; Record number: 166, FamilySearch Record: F4JW-YQY (accessed 14 December 2022), Susan Eby marriage to Jesse Royer on 25 Mar 1828 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
4. ↑ Eby, Ezra, History of the Eby Family, Page 123 (125 revised)
5. ↑ 1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860," database with images, citing Page: 25; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 1026; FHL microfilm: 805026; Record number: 968, FamilySearch Record: MCLZ-X9T (accessed 14 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BSZ-6TD Image number 00029, Susan Royer (53) in Twin Township, Preble, Ohio, United States. Born in Maryland.
6. ↑ 1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870," database with images, citing Page: 8; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 27; FHL microfilm: 000552758; Record number: 17426, FamilySearch Record: M6LV-W26 (accessed 14 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-64KS-JG7 Image number 00447, Susanah Roger (63) in Twin Township, Preble, Ohio, United States. Born in Maryland.
7. ↑ Death: "Ohio, County Death Records, 1840-2001," database with images, citing Death, Custer View, Missouri, United States, source ID v, County courthouses, Ohio; FHL microfilm 564,962, FamilySearch Record: F663-84W (accessed 14 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-DZCS-WL, Susan Royes death 4 Sep 1878 (age 72) in Custer View, Missouri, United States.

• Eby, Ezra E., History of the Eby Family (Berlin, Ontario Canada: Hett & Eby, 1889)

• 1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850," database with images, citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FamilySearch Record: MD46-4FH (accessed 14 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6W29-1QC Image number 00237, Susan Royer (44) in Carroll, Maryland, United States. Born in Maryland.