Elisabeth BOYER
1820 - Aft 1880 (60 years)-
Name Elisabeth BOYER Born 13 Jun 1820 Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA 
Gender Female Baptism 25 Jun 1820 Howerter's Luth Church, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA _UID 1F70777B3A3F459E8592A274FC8AA01E4E10 Died Aft 1880 Boyersville, Butler Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA Person ID I625333527 My Genealogy Last Modified 17 May 2014
Father Philip BEYER, b. 7 Jul 1791, Lower Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA , d. Abt 1828, Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (Age 36 years) Mother Sarah GEIST, b. Abt 1797, Longswamp Twp, Berks Co, PA , d. Aft 1880, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (Age ~ 84 years) Married Bef 1816 Upper Mahantongo Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA Family ID F549248405 Group Sheet
Family Michael DÜRR, b. 1 Apr 1815, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA , d. 14 Feb 1876, Butler Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (Age 60 years) Married Bef 1838 Northumberland Co, PA Children 1. Sabina Emen DERR, b. 5 Oct 1838, Coal Twp, Northumberland Co, PA , d. Aft 1850, Northumberland Co, PA (Age 12 years)2. Elisabeth DERR, b. 17 Nov 1840, Coal Twp, Northumberland Co, PA , d. 25 Nov 1925, Butler Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (Age 85 years)3. Catharine DERR, b. 15 Dec 1842, Coal Twp, Northumberland Co, PA , d. 1900, Butler Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (Age 57 years)4. Susannah DERR, b. 17 Feb 1845, Coal Twp, Northumberland Co, PA , d. 31 Aug 1924, Pitman, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (Age 79 years)5. Fronica DERR, b. 19 Jul 1847, Coal Twp, Northumberland Co, PA , d. Aft 1880, Butler Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (Age 33 years)6. John DERR, b. 16 Dec 1849, Coal Twp, Northumberland Co, PA , d. 12 Oct 1872, Fountain Springs, Butler Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (Age 22 years)7. Lovina DERR, b. Abt 1852, Coal Twp, Northumberland Co, PA , d. Aft 1870, Butler Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (Age ~ 19 years)8. Philip DERR, b. 5 Jul 1855, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA , d. 3 Dec 1937, Gordon, Butler Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (Age 82 years)9. Alice F. DERR, b. 18 Jan 1858, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA , d. 14 Feb 1906, Eldred Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA (Age 48 years)10. Hattie Maria Lydia DERR, b. 26 May 1864, Butler Twp, Schuylkill Co, PA , d. Aft 1880 (Age 16 years)Last Modified 17 May 2014 Family ID F549247572 Group Sheet
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Notes - Although Susanna Derr Smith's death certificate says her parents are Michael "Dree"
and Elizabeth "Moyer", I really think her last name is Boyer. Not only does she fit in
nicely with Philip Boyer's family, but the sponsorship by Salome Boyer (then
Neidlinger) would suggest this relationship. Also the sponsor by George Boyer would
suggest the same. Geographically, Salome lived in the upper eastern tip of Eldred
Twp which is down the valley from the families in Cameron Twps which attended the
same church. Later the Derrs and Boyers are neighbors near Fountain Hill.
The Moyer just doesn't check out anywhere. The person doing the death certificate
already had problems writing Derr (the namein the History of Schuylkill County
writeup on Daniel S. Smith), and the memory of Elisabeth's parents' names may
have long faded.
Since I've found the sponsor evidance, the fact that Salome had a daughter born
at the right time, they are at the church where Michael Derr's first kids are
baptized, that Salome (then Neidlinger) make the trek over to Fountain Springs for
later baptims of Michael Derr and also his daughter, and the similarity of last names
(Boyervs. Moyer), I'm writing up the family with Elizabeth as a Boyer.
Note also that Elisabeth's maternal grandparents, George Geist and Margaretha were
the god parents for Michael Derr (at his baptism) so there might have been a friendly
relationship between the Geist's and Derr's at that early time.
Note alsothe children Lovina born 1852, and Philip born 1855. These would appear
to be named after Elisabeth's brother Philip Boyer and his wife Lovina.
did she remarry?
Elizabeth Derr and David O'Leary
Elizabeth Derr and Joseph G Hubler
- Although Susanna Derr Smith's death certificate says her parents are Michael "Dree"