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IV. JOHN ROYER 369

Reist, son of Christian.(*) George resided on a portion of the old

homestead farm of his father. Children:

VII. Agnes Royer, b. Oct. 14, 1866; single.

VII. Monroe Royer, b. Oct. 5, 1868; single.

VII. Rufus Royer, b. July 2, 1871+

VII. Rosa Royer, b. Dec. 26, 1872+

VII. Laura Royer, b. May 21, 1874; single.

VII. Katie Royer, b. Dec. 2, 1875+

VII. Tillie Royer, b. Sept. 17, 1886; single.

VII. RUFUS R. ROYER, afore, m. Feb. 19, 1898, to Lizzie Catharine Stoh-

ler, b. Nov. 20, 1877, dau. of John H. Stohler; farmer. north of Prescott, Leb.

Co., Pa.; children:

VIII. Helen Catharine Royer, b. Jan. 24, 1899.

VIII. George S. Royer, b. Apr. 26, 1900.

VIII. Elizabeth May Royer, b. Oct. 9, 1901.

VIII. Lena Agnes Royer, b. Jan. 17, 1905.

VII. ROSA A. ROYER, afore, m. Dec. 16, 1899, to Samuel S. Brubacher,

b. Sept. 10, 1876, son of Samuel, Sr.; farmer, near Iona, Leb. Co., Pa.; child-

ren:

VIII. Katie S., b. Dec. 6, 1900.

VIII. Allen S., b. Feb. 15, 1902.

VIII. Ella M., b. June 7, 1903.

VIII. Elias R., b. July 18, 1906.

VIII. Veredie A., b. July 9, 1908.

VII. KATIE ROYER, afore, m. Feb. 28, 1903, to Harry Blecker, b. Nov.

9, 1878; farmer between Kleinfeltersville and Cocalico; children:

VIII. Harold Blecker, b. Jan. 9, 1909.

VIII. Fannie Blecker, b. Sept. 2, 1911.

-From the Families, 1914.

Section 5.

VI. ROSANNA ROYER, p. 365, was married June 2, 1866, to Hen-

ry Weiss, (+) b. 3 miles south of Lebanon, Pa., June 20, 1833; and d.

Nov. 20, 1897. He was a dealer in lumber, coal and feed at Avon,

Leb. Co., Pa. Children:

VII. Dr. George L. Weiss, b. Feb. 15, 1867; d. Feb. 2, 1898+

VII. Jennie S. Weiss, b. Dec. 16, 1868; single; Lebanon, Pa.

VII. Charles Z. Weiss, b. Oct. 11, 1870+

VII. Samuel R. Weiss, b. Mar., 1873+

* I. Peter Reist, the immigrant, with his wife Anna Clara Boyer, left

Switzerland in 1723, and settled 2 mi. n. w. of Kissel Hill, Lancaster Co.,

Pa.; owned 600 acres of land; 5 sons (and 2 daughters); II. Peter, settled

in Lebanon Co., Pa.; II. Christian, left no ch.; II. Abraham, very large progeny,

some around Schaefferstown, Leb. Co., Pa.; II. Jacob, killed on Braddocks'

Field, July 9, 1755; II. John, lived and died on homestead; 5 sons (3 daugh-

ters); III. Christian, on homestead; III. Abraham, on farm adjoining home-

stead; III. Jacob, single; III. John, whose son IV. John was a Ref. Men. elder,

whose son V. Daniel, settled at Williamsville, Erie Co., N. Y.; III. Peter, near

Millport, Lanc. Co.; 2 sons, one being IV. Jacob, whose dau. V. Elizabeth, m.

VI. Samuel Royer, p. 125. A town called Reistville, formerly Achey's Cor-

ner, is near Schaefferstown, Lebanon Co. The Heidelburg Meetinghouse of

the Brethren is nearby and is often called the Reistville House. Here-

abouts was a strong Brethren settlement, which included many Royers.

+ Son of SAMUEL WEISS, b. July 28, 1801; d. in 1888, his wife Sarah

Smith, b. Oct. 12, 1802; d. in 1881; both buried at Kimmerlings, Lebanon

Co.; farmer, 3 mi. s. of Lebanon; 7 ch., of whom Henry was the oldest that

lived. Samuel was the youngest son of

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