240 ROYER FAMILY IN AMERICA
240 ROYER
FAMILY IN AMERICA
elected deacons. In 1829 John Royer
was elected to the ministry.
From 1837 till his death in 1846 he was likely the elder
in charge of
the congregation. He and his descendants have played
an important
part in the history of the Brethren Church in the Buffalo
Valley. After the erection of the Pike Meeting house,
2 mi. w. of
Mifflinburg, the remains of himself and wife were removed
from
the private cemetery to that place. Surely his life pleads
for the
resurrection of the Brethren Church in the Buffalo Valley.
He
had nine children:
Page Name
Birth Death
240 V. Nancy
Royer Oct.
30, 1795 Nov.
20, 1882
240 V. Jacob
"
Oct. 28, 1797 Mar.
30, 1876
246 V. Lydia
"
Dec. 27, 1800
June 2, 1887
248 V. Martha
"
___________ __________
251 V. George
"
Jan. 2, 1806
May 16, 1824
V.
Lucy "
Jan. 26, 1808
May 16, 1824
252 V. Leah
"
Jan. 19, (23)1814 Dec. 6, 1893
252 V. John
"
Apr. 10, 1817 July
21, 1901
255 V. Christian"
July
11, 1819
Dec. 31,1907
CHAPTER
I.
V. Nancy
Royer, p240 m. to George Meixel, b.
May 30, 1787; d.
July 27, 1868; farmer in Kelly Twp., Union Co., near
Taylorsville.
She was a member of the Brethren Church. They are buried
in
the Kelly cemetery.
There was a number of children
in this family. Names of
three sons mentioned are Jeremiah,
Martin, and Elam.
All have
children. Jeremiah is said
to have a son in Montgomery, Pa.;
Martin has a son in Lewisburg,
Pa.; and there Elam has a daughter,
Mrs. Kate Paulding. The
editor went to considerable trouble to
get records, but the members of the Meixel
branch, whom he saw
seemed to regard themselves as unworthy to have their
Royer
history recorded, and the editor had left no other choice
than to
attend to his other work.
CHAPTER
II.
V. Jacob
Royer, p. 240, m. about 1820 in Lanc. Co., to Su-
sanna Moyer (Meyers), b.
Apr. 15, 1801; d. June 30, 1869, aunt of
the noted Eld. Graybill Meyers.
If he did not accompany, he closely
followed his father to Buffalo Valley. We have seen that
he pur-
chased there 100 acres from his father the same year
that the latter
moved up, 1823. may 8, 1837 he sold his home of 100 acres
for
$6,600, clearing $2,400; and July 1, 1837 bought 200
acres in Hartley
Twp. for $7000, Apr. 6, 1838, with Michael Lauber, he
bought
197 acres more in Hartley Twp., for $5228.74. he evidently
was a
man of means. That he was trusted is evidenced by being
chosen
guardian of children. The first minister of the Brethren
elected in
Buffalo Valley, was elected at a love feast held in his
house in the
fall of 1828-- the choice falling on David
Shellenberger. Jacob was
elected a deacon in 1829, and became a veteran in the
office. Of
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