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Notes for George Wesley Rohrer and Mary Josephine Johnson

1898 May Johnson and George W Rohrer were married on December 22 in Elkhart County, Indiana. [1]

1920 Geo W Rohrer (age 47, born in Indiana, married) lived in Jefferson Twp, Elkhart County, Indiana, in a household with May J Rohrer (50), Marlie W Rohrer (20), Paul D Rohrer (18), Nellie E Rohrer (17), Mary E Rohrer (14), Francis J Rohrer (10), and Geo Marks Rohrer (8). Geo W Rohrer's father was born in Ohio and his mother was born in Pennsylvania. Geo W Rohrer could read and write. Geo W Rohrer was a farmer. [2]

1948 George Wesley Rohrer, married, spouse of Mary Johnson Rohrer, died on September 24, at age 76 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. He was born on February 1, 1872 in Ellhart County Indiana, son of John F Rohrer and Mary Martin. [3] [4]

1962 May Josephine Rohrer, widowed, died on July 9, at age 93 in Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana. She was born on March 13, 1869 in Sweden, daughter of August Johnson. [5]

A biosketch of George Rohrer reported [6]:

George W. Rohrer, born Feb. 1, 1872, in Harrison Twp, Elkhart Co., Ind: was united in marriage Dec. 22, 1908, to May Josephene Johnson, who was born Mar. 13, 1869, in Sweden. Occupation: painting and farming. At present they reside on a farm near Bristol, Elkhart Co, Ind. Previous to living at Bristol they lived in Elkhart for some time.


Footnotes:

[1] Indiana, Marriage Index, 1800-1941, [AncestryRecord].

[2] United States Federal Census, 1920, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[4] Find A Grave Memorial at Ancestry.com, [AncestryRecord].

[5] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2011, [AncestryImage], [AncestryRecord].

[6] Ezra Stauffer, Stauffer Genealogy of America (1917), 107-108, family 235, [FHLCatalog].