Josephine Snyder

F, #184, b. 14 October 1847, d. 16 May 1938
FatherTobias Snyder1
MotherSalome Laubenstine1
ChartsDescendant Chart (Box)
Descendant Chart (Indented)
Last Edited1 May 2018
Birth*14 October 1847 Josephine Snyder was born on 14 October 1847 in PA. The 1900 census says she was born in Oct, 1849.2,3,4,1 
 She was the daughter of Tobias Snyder and Salome Laubenstine.1 
Marriage1866 She married Lewis Rorer, son of Jacob Rorer and Sarah Street, in 1866 at Doylestown Presbyterian Church, Doylestown, Bucks, PA.5 
Census 1870*19 August 1870 Josephine and Lewis appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of P.O. Lumberville, Plumstead Township, Bucks, PA, enumerated 19 August 1870. Their daughter Anna was listed as living with them.3 
Census 1880*8 June 1880 By 8 June 1880, Josephine and Lewis had moved to Bedminster, Bucks, PA. Their children Anna, Araminda, William and Mabel were listed as living with them.6 
(Other) Census 190019 June 1900 She appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Plumstead, Bucks, PA, in the household of Samuel Ervin Updegrove and Mabel Rorer, her daughter and son-in-law.4 
Death*16 May 1938 She died on 16 May 1938 at Solebury, Bucks, PA, at age 90. Cause of death was chronic bronchitis and bronchial asthma. Ervin Rorer provided the information for the death certificate.1 
Burial*1938 She was buried at North Section, Row 1, Lower Tinicum Union Cemetery, Tinicum, Bucks, PA.2 

Family

Lewis Rorer b. 27 Mar 1825, d. 29 Jan 1895
Children

Citations

  1. [S1636] Josephine Rorer, Certificate of Death, (accessed 05 Feb 2018).
  2. [S1097] Find a Grave Index 1600's-Current, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial # 54914396.
  3. [S1409] 1870 U.S. census, Bucks, PA, population schedule, Plumstead Township, E.D. 134, page 547, dwelling 499, family 492.
  4. [S1433] 1900 U.S. census, Bucks, PA, population schedule, Plumstead Township, E.D. 31, page 247A, dwelling 201, family 215.
  5. [S1408] Church records, 1813-1928, Presbyterian Church (Doylestown, PA), 907387, item 4.
  6. [S1407] 1880 U.S. census, Bucks, PA, population schedule, Bedminster, E.D. 132, page 14, dwelling 95, family 116.

Anna Mary Rorer

F, #185, b. May 1868, d. 15 January 1933
FatherLewis Rorer b. 27 Mar 1825, d. 29 Jan 1895
MotherJosephine Snyder b. 14 Oct 1847, d. 16 May 1938
ChartsDescendant Chart (Box)
Descendant Chart (Indented)
Last Edited5 May 2018
Birth*May 1868 Anna Mary Rorer was born in May 1868 in PA.1 
 She was the daughter of Lewis Rorer and Josephine Snyder. 
(with Parents) Census 187019 August 1870 She appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of P.O. Lumberville, Plumstead Township, Bucks, PA, in the household of her parents, Lewis Rorer and Josephine Snyder.2 
(with Parents) Census 18808 June 1880 She appeared on the 1880 Federal Census of Bedminster, Bucks, PA, in the household of her parents. She was eleven years old and attending school.3 
Marriage*27 October 1887 She married Reuben Cooper on 27 October 1887 at Frenchtown, Hunterdon, NJ.4 
Census 1900*21 June 1900 Anna Mary Rorer and Reuben Cooper appeared on the 1900 Federal Census of Plumstead Township, Bucks, PA , enumerated 21 June 1900. Reuben was a laborer in a quarry. He and Anna Mary were living in a rented home.1 
Census 1910*30 August 1910 By 30 August 1910, Anna and Reuben had moved to Tinicum Township, Bucks, PA.5 
Census 1920*2 February 1920 The couple had returned to Plumstead Township, Bucks, PA by 2 February 1920. Reuben was a laborer on a truck farm.6 
Census 1930*4 April 1930 By 4 April 1930, the sixty year old widow was renting a place to live on River Road, Tinicum Township, Bucks, PA. She was working as a servant in a hotel. Her rent was $14/month.7 
Death*15 January 1933 She died on 15 January 1933 at age 64.8 
Burial* She was buried at 19G West, Point Pleasant Baptist Church, Point Pleasant, Bucks, PA.8 
Compiler's Comment* The birth year on the tombstone of 1870 contradicts her birth date of May, 1868, listed in the 1870 census. 

Family

Reuben Cooper b. Mar 1857, d. 9 Jun 1928

Citations

  1. [S1410] 1900 U.S. census, Bucks, PA, population schedule, Plumstead Township, E.D. 31, page 248A, dwelling 220, family 236.
  2. [S1409] 1870 U.S. census, Bucks, PA, population schedule, Plumstead Township, E.D. 134, page 547, dwelling 499, family 492.
  3. [S1407] 1880 U.S. census, Bucks, PA, population schedule, Bedminster, E.D. 132, page 14, dwelling 95, family 116.
  4. [S1414] New Jersey Marriage Records, 1670-1965, online www.ancestry.com, (accessed 16 Jan 2017).
  5. [S1411] 1910 U.S. census, Bucks, PA, population schedule, Tinicum Township, E.D. 52, page 7B, dwelling 134. family 151.
  6. [S1412] 1920 U.S. census, Bucks, PA, population schedule, Plumstead Township, E.D. 46, page 13B, dwelling 79, family 85.
  7. [S1413] 1930 U.S. census, Bucks, PA, population schedule, Tinicum Township, E.D. 9-71, page 95A, dwelling 73, family 243.
  8. [S1097] Find a Grave Index 1600's-Current, online www.findagrave.com, Memorial # 31922151.