Notes:

1955 Virginia Death Certificate:
Name: Edward Leroy Royer
Death Age:75
Birth Date: 24 May 1879
Death Date: 19 Mar 1955
Death Place: Leesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA
Registration Date: 20 Mar 1955
Father: Daniel D Royer
Mother: Mary Ann Roush
Spouse: Margaret W Royer
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Doctor, Physician
Informant: Mrs. Anneada Hosterman, Rebersburg, Penna
State File Number: 6917

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189921961/edwin-leroy-royer

Notes:

List of children from Commemorative Biographical Records of Central Penn.

Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania: Including the Counties of Centre, Clearfield, Jefferson and Clarion: Containing
Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Etc. Chicago: J. H. Beers, 1898.

page 359 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.

D. D. ROYER. The fertile farms of Brush Valley, Centre county, have attracted a superior class of agriculturists, men who bring to their work scientific knowledge, and whose progressive ideas are demonstrated in substantial improvements not to be excelled elsewhere. Among the most successful and progressive of these is the subject of this sketch, who resides near Rebersburg.
Mr. Royer is a grandson of Christopher Royer, who settled in Brush Valley in 1807, and a son of Jefferson Royer, a native of Miles township, Centre county, born August 28, 1808, near Rockville. Jefferson Royer became a successful farmer, having been reared to that occupation by his father, who owned a large amount of land, which he cultivated in addition to his work as a miller and distiller. The subscription schools of that day were far from good, and the one south of Rebersburg, at which Jefferson Royer attended as a boy, was no better than others of its class. One teacher named Parkinson had a peculiar and unpleasant little habit of calling his pupils "d----d blockheads." A neighboring barn caught fire one day, and the scholars all ran out without asking permission. When they returned the teacher had disappeared, and he was never heard of afterward.
Jefferson Royer grew to manhood at his father's home, much of his time being spent in driving a team and taking products to market. He and his brother Daniel formed a partnership in farming, and he thus managed to save some money of his own. On November 20, 1834, he was married, in Brush Valley, to Hannah Gramley, a native of Miles township, Centre county, born July 17, 1815, a daughter of George and Polly (Walburn) Gramley. He began housekeeping at the Royer homestead, but later bought a farm in Miles township which he improved and sold. He then rented a farm in Clinton county, and after a time purchased one there, but afterward he bought a new tract of land, heavily timbered, near Zion, Centre county, and lived there fifteen years, improving the place in every way. In 1869 he moved to Brush Valley, where he had bought a farm the year before, and at this place he remained until his retirement from active business, in his sixty-fifth year, when he built a home in Rebersburg in which to spend his declining years. He was fond of home, and, while he had a roving disposition, as shown by his frequent changes, he always wanted his family to accompany him. His wife died May 11, 1890, and he breathed his last November 26, 1895, both being interred at Rebersburg. He was five feet, ten inches in height, well built, and very hardy and robust, retaining his faculties fully up to his death, which occurred when he was aged eighty-seven years. In business he was successful, and his high character won him the esteem of all classes. As a Whig and later as a Republican, he was a regular voter and took keen interest in the success of his party. He served several terms as supervisor in Clinton county. He was also much interested in religious matters, and he and his wife were both members of the Evangelical Association, in which he held various offices, and was a class leader for thirty years.
Jefferson Royer had five children, whose names with dates of birth are as follows: Magdalene, October 13, 1835, died in infancy; Jonathan, October 16, 1836, resides near Zion, Centre county; J. M., February 3, 1830, who served in Company G, 148th P. V. I., during the Civil war, died at the age of forty-seven at St. Louis, Mo., where his home was; he was married. D. D., August 15, 1846, is mentioned more fully below; and Chesty A., July 8, 1850, is now Mrs. Perry Geutzel, of Nittany Valley.
D. D. Royer was born in Clinton county, one mile east of Clintondale,
and attended his first school in Clinton county with Benjamin Winters as teacher. The schools of that time were inferior to those of the present, but such as they were Mr. Royer could not take full advantage of them. For two winters in succession he attended only twenty-three days in each. He was the oldest at home much of the time, and clearing land and other work interfered with his education. His own experience makes him a warm friend of better schools, in which every child may find thorough instruction.
Mr. Royer was always at home except for a day now and then in harvest time when he could earn fifty cents for spending money, and after he came of age he worked for his father for ten years. On June 21, 1877, he was married to Miss Mary A. Roush, who was born in Gregg township, Centre county, February 1855, a daughter of Benjamin and Margaret (Hoy) Roush. Her father, who is a farmer and shoemaker by occupation, lives near Madisonburg, and is a leading citizen of that locality. Three children were born of this union: Edwin L., Kline H. and Anneata H., who are all at home. At his marriage, Mr. Royer located on his father's farm, which he now owns. The farm is a valuable one, comprising 256 acres and including a tenant farm with separate residence and other improvements. In 1892 the farm was divided and new buildings erected by Mr. Royer, which are among the most complete and modern farm structures in Centre county. Mrs. Royer owns a one-half interest in 170 acres in Spring township, Centre county.
Mr. Royer takes great interest in the issues of the day, and in State and National affairs always votes the Republican ticket. He is, however, no office seeker, having always had plenty of his own business to occupy his time. He attends and contributes to the Evangelical Association. He is a member of the Grange, and can always be relied upon to assist in any beneficial movement in his locality.

1850 Porter Township, Clinton County census -
Jefferson Royer, 39
Hannah Royer, 34
Johnathan Royer, 13
Isaac Royer, 11
Danl. Royer, 4
Hannah Royer, 2/12
Matilda Moyer, 28

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73919441/daniel-d-royer

Row 19. Next to wife Mary and two of their children - Kleine and Anneada.

Daniel married Mary A. Roush on 21 Jun 1877. Mary (daughter of Benjamin Roush and Margaret Rebecca Hoy) was born on 11 Feb 1855 in Gregg Township, Centre County, PA; died on 26 Nov 1928 in Rebersburg, Centre County, PA; was buried in Evangelical Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Row 19, #2. Next to husband Daniel and two fo their children, Kleine and Anneada.

Buried:
Emmanuel United Methodist

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/73919322/mary-ann-royer

Other Events:

• Residence: Miles Township, Centre County, PA

Notes:

1850 Porter Township, Clinton County census -
Jefferson Royer, 39
Hannah Royer, 34
Johnathan Royer, 13
Isaac Royer, 11
Danl. Royer, 4
Hannah Royer, 2/12
Matilda Moyer, 28

Buried:
Emmanuel United Methodist

Row 20, #3. Next to wife Hannah.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63661800/thomas-jefferson-royer

Thomas married Hannah Gramley on 20 Nov 1834. Hannah (daughter of George Gramley and Anna Marie Wolburn) was born on 17 Jul 1815 in Pennsylvania; died on 11 May 1890; was buried in Evangelical Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Row 20, #3. Next to husband T. Jefferson.

Buried:
Emmanuel United Methodist

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63661836/hannah-royer

Notes:

COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD Central Pennsylvania, INCLUDING THE COUNTIES OF Centre, Clinton, Union and Snyder, CONTAINING BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES OF PROMINENT AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS, AND OF MANY OF THE EARLY SETTLED FAMILIES. CHICAGO: J. H. BEERS & CO, 1898

514 COMMEMORATIVE BIOGRAPHICAL RECORD.

BENJAMIN ROUSH, of Madisonburg, Centre county, is one of those wholesome, generous, sociable individuals to whom old age brings a strength of spirit and breadth of view which make youth, however beautiful and charming, seem crude and incomplete. Born July 19, 1820, in Washington township, Snyder (now Union) county, he has spent his entire life in the section to which this volume is devoted.
Frederick Roush, his father, was born in Sny- der county, and made his home there until 1832, when with his wife, Dorothy Nogle, and their little family, he moved to Brush Valley, Centre county. He was a shoemaker by trade, and, after living for a time in a rented house in an- other part of Miles township, he settled in Madisonburg, where he continued his business until a few years before his death, which occurred when he was sixty-two years old; his wife lived to be ninety-three years old, and both are buried at Madisonburg. The father was a man of in- fluence among his associates, and was elected on the Democratic ticket to various township offices. Although a hard worker, he never accumulated much, his earnings sufficing only to give the family a comfortable living. He was a good-sized man, and enjoyed e.xcellent health previous to his last illness. In religious faith he and his wife were Lutherans, and for many years he held office in the Church, as deacon and elder. Their children were: (1) Catherine, now Mrs. Abraham Snyder, of Nittany Valley; (2) Benjamin, our subject; (3) Daniel, of Madisonburg; (4) Mary, who married John Smith, and died at Reedsville, Penn. ; (5) Louisa (Mrs. Noah Musser), who died in Half Moon Valley; (6) Elizabeth, widow of John Rachua, of Gregg township. Centre county; (7) Susannah, widow of Israel Vonada, of the same township; and (8) Henry, who died in Stephenson county, Illinois.
Benjamin Roush spent his early years in the vicinity of Freeburg, Snyder county, and received such educational advantages as the schools of that locality then afforded. Under his father's instructions he became familiar with the details of the shoemaker's trade, which he followed until he was about twenty-five years old, saving from his wages $600. On March 13, 1849, he was married in Gregg township, Centre county, to Miss Margaret Hoy, the only child of John and Margaret Hoy. As his wife and her parents desired the family life to continue unbroken, Mr. Roush gave up his trade and be- came a farmer on the Hoy homestead, remaining there until 1880, when he moved to Madisonburg. He purchased a large stone house opposite the "Miller Hotel," and made his home there until after the death of his wife, which occurred May 30, 1889. She was a lady of fine Christian character, a devout member of the Reformed Church, and her death was deeply mourned by all who knew her. Five children survive her: John H. is a farmer in Gregg township. Centre county; Sarah J. married A. H. Vonada, of Miles township, Centre county; Mary A. married D. D. Royer, of the same township; Jeremiah L., a minister of the Reformed Church, resides in Pennsburg, Montgomery Co., Penn.; Emma J. married Jacob Deitrich, of Miles township, Centre county, and for some years Mr. Roush has lived at their pleasant home near Madisonburg. His sons and daughters have without exception taken honorable positions in life, and make a family of whom any parent would be proud. Few, if any, fathers in this section have contributed so liberally to start their children in life as has Mr. Roush, no less than $7,000 having been given to each as the time came to leave the home nest. Each has received a farm, and he has thus disposed of the five which he formerly owned. He believes that help should be given to the children while they are young and can benefit by it; and certainly the results justify the theory. Fortunately he still has plenty to keep "the wolf from the door," as he is yet rated among the wealthy men of the county.
Mr. Roush has been an industrious worker and shrewd manager, and well deserves his suc- cess in life. His time has been given mainly to the care of the estates, but for three and one- half years he conducted a mercantile business in Madisonburg, having been obliged at one time to secure certain bail money for which he was liable by buying a stock of goods. Politically, he is a steadfast Democrat, and his fellow citizens have called him to the service of the community at different times as supervisor and school director. He has always been a cheerful giver to religious movements, and especially to the Reformed Church, in which he is at present a trustee. He was one of the building committee of two at the time the society built their church edifice at Madisonburg, and he gave liberally of both time and money to insure the success of the undertaking.



John was a son of Benjamin and Margaret.

JOHN H. ROUSH, a prominent agriculturist,
residing near Madisonburg, Centre county, is
one of the progressive, wide-awake men who
naturally take the lead in any calling which they
may undertake. He was born March 22, 1850,
on the same farm which he now owns and occu-
pies, and was the eldest child of Benjamin and
Margaret (Hoy) Roush. The estate was formerly
known as the "John Hoy homestead," and the
Hoy family were from early times identified with
that locality. The neighboring district school
was called Hoy's school, and there Mr. Roush re-
ceived his education, one of his first teachers be-
ing John Houtz.

Farm life presents many advantages to a
youth, healthful work, relieved by pleasant out-
door recreation, forming wholesome habits and
developing and strengthening the physique.
There was always plenty to do at home, and
Mr. Roush's parents being well-to-do, he never
" worked out " for other farmers. As he became
familiar with the management of the farm he as-
sumed much of the responsibility, and as a young
man he gave evidence of the qualities which have
contributed to his later success. In January,
1873, he was married at Rebersburg to Miss
Margaret J. Shaffer, daughter of John and Fran-
ces (Schmeltzer) Shaffer. She was a native of
Sugar Valley, Clinton county, born in December,
1850, but her early life was mainly spent in
Brush Valley. After his marriage Mr. Roush lo-
cated in Sugar Valley, renting the farm upon
which Mrs. Roush was born. He remained
there until the spring of 1876, when he removed
to a farm in Spring township, Centre county,
near Axeinann. In the spring of 1888, he left
this place to take his permanent residence in
Gregg township, at the old homestead, which he
has greatly improved in various ways. The es-
tate contains 1 82 acres of choice land, and is con-
sidered one of the best farms in the locality.

Mr. and Mrs. Roush have three daughters:
(i) Carrie E. married A. J. Hazel, of Madison-
burg, and has two children; (2) Minnie E. and
(3) Frances E., are at home. The family holds
a leading place in the social life of the com-
munity. Mr. Roush is a member of the Re-
formed Church, in which he has served as dea-
con, and Mrs. Roush is a Lutheran in faith.
Politically he is a stanch and steadfast Democrat,
and has much influence in the local organization.
While living in Spring township he held office as
school director and assistant assessor, and at
present he is the director of the " Hoy district
school," which he attended in boyhood. He is
a member of the Grange, and of the I. O. O. F.
Lodge No. 955, at Millheim, and is a charter
member of Madison Castle No. 360, K. G. E.,.
at Madisonburg.


Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71003217/benjamin-roush

Benjamin married Margaret Rebecca Hoy. Margaret was born on 20 Nov 1828 in Centre County, PA; died on 30 May 1889 in Centre County, PA; was buried in United Church of Christ and Lutheran Cemetery, Madisonburg, Centre County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71003309/margaret-rebecca-roush

Other Events:

• Residence: Brush Valley, Centre County, PA

Notes:

Commemorative Biography of Central Penn:
Christopher settled in Brush Valley in 1807. The mill north of Rockville was built by him and he owned a large tract of land in that area. In addition he owned a distillery. His children were: Daniel, Henry, Amos, Jefferson, Joel, Catherine, Elizabeth, Sarah & Barbara.

Buried:
Buried Section 1, Row 12, #25 next to wife Magdalena (Gross)

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76076522/christopher-royer

Christopher married Magdaline Gross. Magdaline was born on 09 Mar 1769; died on 17 Mar 1836; was buried in Saint Peters Lutheran and Reformed Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/76076603/magdalena-royer

Section 1, Row 12, #26, next to husband Christopher.

Notes:

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63661895/george-gramley

George married Anna Marie Wolburn. Anna was born on 24 Nov 1794; died on 24 Jul 1861; was buried in Evangelical Cemetery, Rebersburg, Centre County, PA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Name:
Polly Walburn

Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63661929/anna-marie-gramley