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State of Service: PA
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Birth: 04 Sep 1754 / Lancaster / PA Death: abt 1831 Walnut Creek / Holmes / OH
Qualifying Service Description:
Paid Supply Tax, 1781 and 1873
Additional References:
Bedford County Tax Records, 1781 and 1783
Spouse: (1) Anna Rickenbach; (2) Magdalena Rickenbach Children: Anna;
No official cemetery name, "Troyer Valley" describes the neighborhood
Private farm burial ground
Property owned by Seth Troyer in 1875, later known as the Levi L. Yoder Farm
As recorded in the book "Cemetery directory of the Amish community in eastern Holmes and adjoining counties in Ohio" by Leroy Beachy, (c)1975, 200 pages
This Amish cemetery is located in Clark Township, Holmes County, Ohio, and is # 5573 (Levi L. Yoder Farm Cemetery) in “Ohio Cemeteries 1803-2003”, compiled by the Ohio Genealogical Society
The cemetery is identified as O-36 (Levi L. Yoder Farm Cemetery) in “Cemetery Directory of the Amish Community in Eastern Holmes and Adjoining Counties in Ohio" by Leroy Beachy, (c) 1975
Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:
Author: William Leslie Lehman
Michael Troyer, Jr. (TY-2) was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania on September 4, 1754 to Michael Troyer, Sr. (TY) and his wife Magdalena Mast (MS-13). His father died around 1807 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania and his mother died in Holmes County, Ohio in 1827. Michael Troyer, Jr. had five siblings all of which were born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania: 1. John, born February 3, 1753 and died February 28, 1842 (TY-1), married Veronica Yoder? (YR-231). He moved to Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada. 2. Christian (TY-3) who was born May 18, 1756 and died in York County, Ontario, Canada on July 20, 1839, married Barbara Yoder (b. 1756 in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania)(YR-232) and then Elizabeth Becker (b. 1776). 3. Barbara (TY-4) was born on January 31, 1758 and died before 1850. She was married first to Henry Jacob Rhoads and then to Peter Sipe (SI). 4. Magdalena (TY-5) was born on October 20, 1760 and died on August 30, 1843 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. She married Christian Yoder (YR-233). 5. Anna (TY-6) was born on September 4, 1762 and married Christian Lehman. Michael’s brothers John and Christian moved to Ontario, Canada. His sisters likely all moved west to Bedford County (now Somerset County), Pennsylvania when their father and Michael Jr. moved there sometime before 1781. Barbara Sipe was living in Elk Lick Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1800 and Magdalena Yoder was residing in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1800. Michael Troyer, Jr. married his first wife, Anna Rickenbach (RB-24) likely around 1775. Four children were born to them: 1. Magdalena (TY-21) married Daniel Miller (ML-222) and they were living in Berlin Township, Holmes County, Ohio in 1840. 2. Anna (TY-22) was born on July 10, 1779 and died August 1, 1840, married Ulrich Summers (SUB) and were living in Stonycreek Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1820. 3. John (TY-23) died in 1813 in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. He had married Magdalena Miller (ML-242). Abraham (TY-24) was born December 31, 1788 and died June 13, 1858 in Holmes County, Ohio. He married Susanna Rouse (1790-1879). They resided in Prairie Township, Holmes County, Ohio in 1840.
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