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"crtest"
"My Great grandfather was William Henry Harrison Rohrer born 1841 in Rohrersville, Maryland. He was in the Civil War, shot at Gettysburg July 3, 1863, captured in June 1864 and sent to "Andersonville" for the rest of the War.
Eventually he and his family went to Kansas where he died in 1924. I know a lot about him and his life in Kansas, but I can not find out who his parents were and where he had brothers and sisters. I am planning a trip to Maryland this summer to visit and do research."
"My Grandfather was a Rohrer, Richard Nelson and I believe that his Great-great grandfather was Christian Rohrer born in Rohrersville, MD in 1790. Do you have anymore information on this."
"I love this site. Love and kiss from Paris. Annick"
"crtest"
"Bill,
I am working on a Frederick, John and Jacob Rohrer of Bedford county, Pennsylvania, and would like to discuss who their possible father of Washington county, Maryland, may have been.
Each man was born in the 1770s (roughly) and died, respectively, in 1806, 1811 and 1849; the first two in Pennsylvania nd the last in Ohio."
"Don Spidell's paper on the Palatine Migration provides an excellent overview of the circumstances behind the emigration of tens of thousands of Germans during the 18th and 19th centuries. But note that Don identifes "Hans Michael Rohrer" as the early ancestor of our line. Unfortunately, Don died before we had a chance to discuss Rich Davis's recent work on the Mennonite Rohrers, which provides a much more plausible explanation. I now believe our direct immigrant ancestor was the Frederick Rohrer (c1700-1762), who arrived with Samuel and presumably the rest of his family on the 1747 "Restauration". I have seen no actual evidence that Hans Michael ever emigrated at all, only legends recorded in various sources, and Albert Rohrer's 1941 paper, which is the origin of the legend."
"Reed, I'll forward your question on to my brother, who knows all about this area."
"My wife's many greatgrandfather was Johannes (John) Jakob Rohrer, 1696-1771. Your site states that John left his Piney Tract land to Martin in his will. Martin was ten years old at the time of John's death. Do you have a copy of the will, and was any guardian of the underaged children named?
Thanks, Reed"
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