Martha Meyer

1816 - 1896  (79 years)

• Name	Martha Meyer  [1]
  Birth	26 Mar 1816	Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA   [2]
  Death	26 Jan 1896	Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA   [1]
  Burial	Schaefferstown Cemetery, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA   [1]
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31971331/martha-anna-zerbe 27 Jan 1896: Mrs. Martha, widow of the late Dr. Jonathan Zerbe, who for many years enjoyed a large practice at Schaefferstown, having died in April, 1877, passed peacefully away during Sunday night at the residence of her son, Dr. B. Frank Zerbe, at Schaefferstown, of general debility, due to old age. Deceased was a member of the Reformed church and will be interred in the Reformed church cemetery at Schaefferstown. She was aged about 82 years and leaves to mourn her death four children, as follows: C. M. Zerbe, Esq., this city; Drs. Thos. and B. Frank Zerbe, and Mrs. Jonathan Hickernell, all of Schaefferstown. [Lebanon Semi-Weekly News] January 1896: Consigned to the tomb. The funeral of Mrs. Mary Zerbe, relict of the late Dr. Jonathon Zerbe, of Schaefferstown, was held at 1:30 oclock from her late residence. Services were conducted in the Reformed Church in Schaefferstown by the Rev. Bachman, and interment was made in the church cemetery. [Lebanon Courier]
  Person ID	I106	Kreider Moyer
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	Christopher Moyer,   b. 05 Sep 1761, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA d. 05 Jan 1822, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Catharine Krum,   b. 17 Jul 1777   d. 30 Nov 1862 (Age 85 years)
  Family ID	F39	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jonathan Zerbe,   b. 21 Jul 1812, Berks County, PA d. 03 Apr 1877, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA (Age 64 years)
  Children	1. Charles Meyer Zerbe,   b. 2 Sep 1841, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA d. 5 Jun 1921, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA (Age 79 years)   2. Agnes Eliza Zerbe,   b. 21 Sep 1843, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA d. 1867, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA (Age 23 years)   3. Dr. Thomas Taylor Zerbe,   b. 24 Oct 1845, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA d. 26 Jan 1920, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA (Age 74 years)   4. Jane Mary “Jennie” Zerbe,   b. 17 Jan 1850, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA d. 15 Mar 1911, Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County, PA (Age 61 years)   5. Dr. Benjamin Franklin Zerbe,   b. 11 Oct 1853, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA d. 30 May 1915, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F56	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Aug 2020

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 26 Mar 1816 - Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Residence - - Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Death - 26 Jan 1896 - Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA Burial - - Schaefferstown Cemetery, Schaefferstown, Lebanon County, PA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents

  Schaefferstown Cemetery Lebanon County PA headstone photos pdf Great‐great‐great grandparents of Mary Elizabeth Moyer Kreider: Alexander Schaeffer (1712‐1786) and Eva Anna Angelica Engle Schaeffer (1708‐1772) are buried in Schaefferstown Cemetery.

  
  

• Notes

  GENEALOGY OF THE MEYER FAMILY by Henry Meyer, 1890 Martha, married to Dr. Jonathan Zerbe, Schaefferstown, Pa. She is still living (1888). She contributed considerable information for these pages, forwarded through the kindness of her son, Charles M. Children: Charles M., married to Rebecca Yearsley, Phila. The family live at Lebanon, Pa., where Mr. Zerbe is practising law; Agnes E. (deceased), was married to Dr. George Mays: Dr. Thomas T., married to Emma E. Taylor ; Jennie M., married to J. F. Hickernell ; Dr. B. Frank, married to Ida S. Lauser. Last three children live at Schaefferstown, Pa.

  
  

• Sources

  [S29] Headstone photograph on findagrave. [S2] Meyer, Henry, Genealogy of the Meyer Family, (1890).