458 ROYER FAMILY IN AMERICA

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VI. MARTHA ROYER, p. 457, m. June 12, 1853, to David F. Eby,

b. Feb. 19, 1828, w. of Manheim, Lancaster Co., Pa., son of Jos.;

carpenter and joiner; moved with parents to Portage, now Summit

Co., O., in 1836; in 1851 went to Yellow Creek Twp., Stephenson

Co., Ill.; later married and established his home there; taught

school in 1851-2 and boarded in the home of Eld. Daniel Fry, son

of IV. Salome Royer, m. John Fry, p. 297; also a music teacher,

compiled a song book for use in Sunday Schools, first of kind in

Brethren church, published by THE BRETHREN AT WORK in Lanark,

Ill.; had also prepared for publication a hymnal, when he learned

that Eld. James Quinter was preparing such a work, whereupon he

dropped his work; after marriage, moved to Lanark, there elected

deacon, helped start the Brethren publishing interest there, one of

promoters of THE BRETHREN AT WORK; elected to ministry in

Jefferson Co., Ill., first minister there, five other members at time

beside him; ordained in 1885, in Mt. Vernon congregation; came

back to Ohio in 1904, now resides at East Akron; no ch.

Eld. Eby beheld the meteoric shower of 1833; says it is greatly

misrepresented, "wonderfully beautiful," stars shot in every direc-

tion. None saw 'meteors strike fences'. It is also incorrect that

shower ceased at day break. Well diggers asserted that shower

continued until 11 A. M.

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VI. MARIA ROYER, p. 457, m. Nov. 5, 1865, to Wm. Swinehart,

b. in Portage Co., O.; d. Aug. 5, 1886; m. 2ndly July 13, 1890, to

David Keister, d. Sept. 22, 1906; m. 3rdly Aug. 2, 1910, to Milton

Pontius, b. Jan. 10, 1852; a widower with 4 ch. Maria has had no

ch. They reside in Hartville, O. Members of Brethren Church.

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VI. DANIEL ROYER, p. 457, m. 1st Jan. 9, 1868, to Harriet

Young, b. Mar. 6, 1841; d. May 15, 1900; farmer in Edinburg Twp.,

Portage Co., O.; she Congregationalist; he, Disciple; m. 2ndly Nov.

14, 1903, to Emma Kauffman, nee Schlasman, of Myerstown, Pa.,

where he then kept store several years; killed by a locomotive

while walking on the railroad; buried in U. B. cemetery, Myers-

town; 5 ch., all by 1st wife:

VII. Cora J. Royer, b. Jan. 6, 1869; d. Jan. 13, 1869.

VII. Ada L. Royer, b. Mar. 21, 1870+

VII. Lulu G. Royer, b. Oct. 16, 1871+

VII. Curtis Lee Royer, b. Dec. 7, 1876+

VII. John Perry Royer, b. Oct. 5, 1878+

VII. ADA L. ROYER, afore, m. June, 1891, to Frank Keister, b. Mar. 22,

1859(?); farmer on Royer homestead; p. o. New Milford, R. D. 18; Congre-

gational; 3 ch.:

VIII. Everett Keister, b. Sept. 10, 1901.

VIII. Kenneth Keister, d. young.

VIII. Harriet Keister, b. Mar. 25, 1906.

VII. LULU GRACE ROYER, afore, m. in Stockton, Cal., Nov. 2, 1904, to

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