William I. ROTHERMEL

Male 1807 - 1853  (46 years)


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  1. 1.  William I. ROTHERMEL was born 14 Aug 1807; died 18 Nov 1853, Little Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA.

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    Notes:

    1830 census, pg 209, Little Mahanoy

    1840 census, pg 175, Little Mahanoy, 2100 01-2200 01

    1850 census, Little Mahanoy, William 43, Judith 47, Rebecca 19, Maria 18, Sarah 16,
    Catharine 14, Samuel 17 clerk, William 13, Daniel 11, Elisabeth 9, Lavina 8, Susannah 6,
    Louisa 4, Mathias Bohner 22-fuller

    1860 census, Little Mahanoy pg 23/#452, Julian Rotharmel 55, widow,
    Rebecca 25, Sarah22, Catharine 20, Daniel 18, William 16, Louisa 14, Susan 12,
    Lavina 10, (by Samuel 27, etc, Elizabeth 19, Daniel 28).

    1870 census, Trevorton, Julia Rothermel 66, with D.H 29, merchant, and
    Sarah 32, Susan 25, Louisa 22

    In Bell's History of Northumberland County:
    WILLIAM ROTHERMEL, eldest son of Abraham Rothermel, was born upon
    the homestead in 1805, where he was reared and obtained such education
    as could be had at the schools of that period, and was engaged in
    farming a number of years. In his latter years he engaged in the
    mercantile business in Little Mahanoy township, which he carried on
    until his death in 1851. In his political sentiments he was a
    Republican, and a life member of the German Reformed church. His wife
    was Judith, daughter of Daniel Herb, of Upper Mahanoy township, and by
    this union they were the parents of eleven children: Rebecca, wife of
    Gail Smith; Maria, widow of Matthias Boughner. Samuel, of Ashland,
    Pennsylvania; Sarah, wife of Daniel Greoff; Catharine, wife of James
    Raker, of Little Mahanoy township; William, who served through the war
    of the Rebellion as a member of the Seventy-seventh Indiana Volunteers,
    subsequently enlisted in the United States regular army, and was killed
    by the Indians in Arizona; Daniel H; Elizabeth, deceased, who married
    William G. Maurer; Lavinia, wife of
    Nathaniel Reitz, of Illinois: Lawisa, wife of Rev. I. H. Wohlfarth, of
    Illinois, and Susan, wife of William Wright.

    DANIEL H. ROTHERMEL, merchant, was born upon the old homestead,
    April 10, 1840, son of William and Judith (Herb) Rothermel. etc.

    William married Judith HERB Aft 1828. Judith (daughter of Johan Daniel HERB and Christina HEYMAN) was born 24 Dec 1804, Upper Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA; died 11 Aug 1877, Treverton, Zerbe Twp, Northumberland Co, PA; was buried Emmanuel Church, Little Mahanoy Twp, Northumberland Co, PA. [Group Sheet]