When Samuel Royer was born on January 28, 1824, in Lebanon, Pennsylvania, his father, Henry, was 34 and his mother, Catharine, was 33. He married Lydia Kurtz in 1846. They had seven children during their marriage:[1]
Amanda (b-1846, d-1860)
Elizabeth (b-1848)
William B (b-1854)
Mary (b-1856, d-1868)
Moses (b-1858)
Catharine (b-1860)
Henry (b-1862)
He died on May 25, 1907, in Ohio having lived a long life of 83 years, and was buried in Louisville, Ohio.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4HR-S22 : 22 December 2020), Samuel Royer, South Lebanon Township, Lebanon, Pennsylvania, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8SY-WYC : 14 January 2022), Samuel Royer, Nimishillen Township, Stark, Ohio, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
Francis, Jay Gottwals, Genealogical records of the Royer family in America (Lebanon, PA, 1928). [1]
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Thank you to Eowyn Langholf for creating WikiTree profile Royer-241 through the import of Inez 2.ged on Sep 12, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Eowyn and others.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Samuel by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Samuel: