Jno. Rohr, Jr. |
JOHN ROHR, Jr., son of
John and Margaret Rohr, was born
in Madison township, Franklin
county, Ohio, Apr. 2, 1818.
His parents emigrated to Ohio from
Bucks county, Pennsylvania, in the
summer of 1816, with a family of two
children - Jacob and
Charles. The father died
Mar. 1, 1831. While at work in
a sugar grove, a short distance
southwest of Canal Winchester, a
storm came up towards evening, and
he started for his home. He
had not proceeded far when a tree
was blown down by the storm,
directly in his path, one of the
limbs striking him on the head and
fracturing his skull. He
succeeding in reaching the house,
but died the same night.
Mrs. Rohr died August, 1839.
Their children were: Jacob,
Charles, John, Samuel, Michael,
two sons who died in infancy, and
Sarah The first four are
the only survivors.
After the death of his father, the subject of this
sketch lived with his uncle,
George Rohr, until he was of
age, and subsequently worked out.
He rented a farm for four years, and
in 1854, he purchased, in Darby
township, Pickaway county, a farm of
one hundred and eight acres, which
he occupied until 1870, when he sold
and moved to Columbus, where he
resided one year. He
then, in March, 1871, purchased and
moved to a farm he now occupies,
comprising about one hundred and
twenty-six acres.
Mr. Rohr married Mar. 30, 1851, to Elizabeth,
daughter of Michael and Catharine
Stimmel, who was born Dec. 26,
1820. Her parents were among
the pioneers of Hamilton township.
They emigrated from Hampshire
county, Virginia, in 1810, making
the journey on a couple of pack
horses, with two children, one of
whom was only about a year old.
To Mr. and Mrs. Rohr have been born the
following children: Huldah
Catharine, born May 2, 1853;
Clarinda Elizabeth, born Sept.
21, 1855; and Floretta, born
Apr. 11, 1860. Clarinda
married Joseph S. Lehman, and
now resides in Putnam county.
She has three children:
Huldah O., John R., and
Clauda E., aged respectively,
six, four, and three years.
Source:
History of Franklin & Pickaway
Counties, Ohio - Published by
Williams Bros. - 1880 - Page 457 |
