Frederick Rohrer Jr. was born in 1792 in Rohrersville, Washington, Maryland., the son of Frederick Rohrer Sr. and Magdalena Bechtel Rohrer.
Frederick married Elizabeth Thomas in May 1818 at Washington, Maryland. Their children appearing on the 1850 census included: Samuel, Martin, Daniel and Joshua; a daughter Leah was married in 1844 and living with her husband Elias J Ohr as of the 1850 census. There may have been additional children not represented in that census.
Frederick and Elizabeth Rohrer were the parents of Martin T. Rohrer, who was born June 9, 1827, in Washington County, Maryland.
Residence (1850) Washington county, part of, Washington, Maryland
Find A Grave: Memorial #28654539 Burial Rohrersville Cem, Rohrersville, Washington, Maryland
He passed away in 1856 at the age of 64. He was buried in the Rohrersville Cemetery, Rohrersville, Washington County, Maryland.
The History of Ogle County, Illinois, Containing A History of the County---Its Cities, Towns, Etc., A Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Records of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics, PORTRAITS OF EARLY SETTLERS AND PROMINENT MEN, History of the Northwest, History of Illinois, Map of Ogle County, Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, Etc., ILLUSTRATED, Chicago, H. F. Kett & Co., Times Building, 1878, p. 778.
"Maryland County Marriages, 1658-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/Q297-NTNN : 17 March 2018), Frederick Rohrer and Elizabeth Thomas, 11 May 1818; citing Washington, Maryland, United States, clerk of the circuit court from various counties.; FHL microfilm 14,643.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MD4L-DDD : 12 April 2016), Frederick Rohrer, Washington county, part of, Washington, Maryland, United States; citing family 1202, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/28654539/frederick-rohrer : accessed 11 February 2018), memorial page for Frederick Rohrer, Jr (1 Apr 1792–16 Jul 1856), Find A Grave Memorial no. 28654539, citing Rohrersville Cemetery, Rohrersville, Washington County, Maryland, USA ; Maintained by Laurence Overmire (contributor 46950879) .
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