IV. ELD. JOHN ROYER 243

VII. MARK SYLVANUS ROYER, afore, m. Amanda Mason, remarried;

lived in Altoona; brakeman on R. R.; 6 ch.:

VIII. A son, d. aged about a year.

VIII. Herbert Royer, brakeman on R. R. in N. J.

VIII. Jacob Royer, of a roving disposition.

VIII. Anna Royer, m. ---- Myers; res. Altoona.

VIII. Ruth Royer.

VII. DAVID HENRY ROYER, afore. M. Dec. 26 (not 25 as on certificate),

1889, to VI. Mary E. Royer (A A) who showed the editor great kindness; active

in carrying on a factory in Hartville, O., now trucker s. w. of Hartville; B.,

of whom was for a time a minister; 2 ch.:

VIII. and VII. Esther May Royer, b. Dec. 20, 1891; m. Jan. 4, 1914, to

Melvin E. Steffy, b. Jan. 24, 1892; trucker, a. w. of Hartville; B.

VIII. and VII. Ezra David Royer, b. June 29, 1896; B.

---From Mrs. Royer, 1916.

VII. JACOB KELLY ROYER, afore, m. Oct. 2, 1891, to Cora Ellen Hilden-

brand, b. Oct. 8, 1873, of Stark Co., O.; clerk and carpenter; now trucker,

near Hartvill, O.; B.; 4 ch.:

VIII. Bessie Royer, b. Dec. 13, 1895; m. Oct., 1911, to Andrew C. Miller,

trucker near Hartville.

VIII. Savilla Royer, b. Dec. 13, 1895, m. Mar., 1914, Jacob Graber,

trucker near Hartville.

VIII. Paul William Royer, b. Dec. 1, 1897.

VIII. Elizabeth Royer, b. Sept. 15, 1899. ----From Jacob Kelly, 1915.

VII. REBECCA ELIZABETH ROYER, afore, m. Nov. 28, 1884, to John

William Showalter, b. Mar. 19, 1866; farmer, 1 mi. s. w. of Hartville; elder

of B.; 2 ch.:

VIII. Mary Elizabeth Showalter, b. Sept. 18, 1885; m. Aug. 27, 1912,

to Wm. Thomas Phillips, b. June 25, 1885; celery farmer 1 mi. e. of Hartville;

B.; no ch.

VIII. Ruth Showalter, b. Apr. 9, 1890; m. Feb. 25, 1908, to Daniel Frede-

rick Kinsley, b. Feb. 16, 1886 (A A); farmer 1 mi. s. of Hartville; 2 ch.: IX.

Ethel Grace, b. Jan. 5, 1909; and IX. Herman J., b. Apr. 14, 1912.

---The Family, 1915.

Section 4.

VI. ELIZA ROYER, p. 241, m. V. William C. Royer, dec. p 338,

being his second wife. She has no ch. She is now in the Brethren

Home at Mt. Morris, Ill.

Section 5.

VI. MARY ROYER, p. 241, m. Philip Ruhl. They lived in

Union Co.; they had no children.

Section 6.

VI. ELDER JOHN G ROYER, p. 241, well known as Prof. Royer,

writes of himself; "I was born in Union Co., Pa., in 1838; was

married in 1861, in Union Co.; was chosen deacon in 1862;(*) moved

to Miami Valley, Ohio, in 1863; moved to Indiana in 1871; was

chosen to the ministry in 1873; was ordained to the eldership in 1882;

moved to Mt. Morris in 1884, and am now giving my time and

strength to the welfare of the young people of our Brotherhood.

I married Elizabeth Reiff, who was born in Chester Co. (Pa.), but

* May 30, 1860, says Peter Beaver.

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