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Margaret Ann Derr1,2,3

#18963, (1829 - 1865)
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Parents

  • Father: Daniel Derr
  • Mother: Catharine Raup

Key Events:

  • Margaret Ann Derr was born on 14 May 1829 in Turbotville, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Margaret married Frederick J. Shurtz on 24 Jul 1852 in Turbotville, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.4,7,8
  • Margaret died on 18 Sep 1865 in Constantine, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, at age 36.4,9
  • She was buried in Constantine Township Cemetery, Constantine, St. Joseph Co., Michigan.10
Margaret also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Frederick J. Shurtz:

Citations

  1. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows name as Margaret Ann Derr.
  2. Daniel Derr household, 1850 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Margaret A. Derr.
  3. Mary E. Yearick, Mary E., Certificate of Death, shows name as Margaret Derr.
  4. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date, town, county, and state.
  5. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79601008, Margaret Ann Derr Shurtz, shows date, as 14 May 1829, town and county, as Turbotville, Northumberland Co., and state, and inscription of "36y 1m 1d., w/o Frederick."
  6. Daniel Derr household, 1850 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 21 and state.
  7. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  8. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79601008, Margaret Ann Derr Shurtz, shows inscription of "w/o Frederick."
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79601008, Margaret Ann Derr Shurtz, shows date, town, county, and state.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 79601008, Margaret Ann Derr Shurtz.

Sarah Catharine Shurtz1,2,3

#18964, (1853 - 1883)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Sarah Catharine Shurtz was born on 27 May 1853 in Lewis Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Sarah died on 8 Dec 1883 in Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa, at age 30.7,8,9
  • She was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa.10
Sarah also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows name as Sarah Catharine Shurtz.
  2. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64865759, Sarah Catherine Shurtz, includes tombstone photos showing name as Sarah C Shurtz.
  3. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Sarah C. Shirts.
  4. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date, township, county, and state.
  5. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 7 and state.
  6. David Welcomwood household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows age 18 and state.
  7. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date, town, county, and state.
  8. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64865759, Sarah Catherine Shurtz, shows date, county, and state, and includes tombstone photos showing year.
  9. "Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992," FamilySearch.org, record for Sarah C Shirts, citing FHL # 1035295, shows date, town, county, and state.
  10. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64865759, Sarah Catherine Shurtz, and includes tombstone photos.

Mary Emma Shurtz1,2,3

#18965, (1854 - 1935)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Mary Emma Shurtz was born on 2 Jul 1854 in Turbotville, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Mary married Rev. Zwingli A. Yearick, son of Rev. William R. Yearick and Susan Hackenburg, on 20 Sep 1881.7,8,9
  • Mary died on 21 Sep 1935 in Bethlehem, Lehigh Co., Pennsylvania, at age 81.10
  • She was buried on 24 Sep 1935 in Memorial Park.11
Mary also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Children with Rev. Zwingli A. Yearick:

  • William N. Yearick
  • Bertha Alice Yearick
  • Clara Mae Yearick
  • Emma M. Yearick
  • Mary A. Yearick
  • Ruth E. Yearick
  • Susan W. Yearick

Citations

  1. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Mary E. Shirts.
  2. Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows name as Emma Shortz.
  3. Schalck, Adolf W.; Henning, D. C., History of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania, pg 544, shows name as Mary Emma Shurtz.
  4. Mary E. Yearick, Mary E., Certificate of Death, shows date, town, and state.
  5. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 5 and state.
  6. Zwingli A. Yearick household, 1900 U.S. Census, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, shows month, years, age 45, and state.
  7. Schalck, Adolf W.; Henning, D. C., History of Schuylkill County Pennsylvania, pg 543, shows date.
  8. Zwingli A. Yearick household, 1900 U.S. Census, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 18 years.
  9. Zwingli A. Yearick household, 1910 U.S. Census, Schuylkill Co., Pennsylvania, shows married 29 years.
  10. Mary E. Yearick, Mary E., Certificate of Death, shows date, city, and state.
  11. Mary E. Yearick, Mary E., Certificate of Death.

Margaret Alice Shurtz1,2,3

#18966, (1855 - 1920)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Margaret Alice Shurtz was born on 21 Aug 1855 in Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Margaret married Calvin E. Schaeffer, son of Beniville Schaeffer and Mary Clarissa, and brother of the woman her brother Horace would marry twelve years later, on 29 Jan 1878.4,7,8
  • Margaret died in 1920 at age ~65.9
  • She was buried in Riverton Cemetery, Fremont Co., Iowa.9
Margaret also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Child with Calvin E. Schaeffer:

  • Beulah A. Schaeffer

Citations

  1. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows name as Margaret Alice Shurtz.
  2. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Margaret A. Shirts.
  3. Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows name as Alice Shortz.
  4. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date.
  5. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 4 and state.
  6. Horace F. Shurtz household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mitchell Co., Kansas, shows month, year, as 1858, age 41, and state.
  7. C. E. Schaeffer household, 1880 U.S. Census, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, shows married.
  8. Horace F. Shurtz household, 1900 U.S. Census, Mitchell Co., Kansas, shows her as married 20 years but he is not in the household.
  9. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014.

Perry Augustus Derr Shurtz1,2,3

#18967, (1857 - 1907)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Perry Augustus Derr Shurtz was born on 21 Aug 1857 in Lewis Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Perry died on 30 Jul 1907 in 232 North Madison St., Allentown, Pennsylvania, at age 49, his home, after suffering from typhoid fever for three months.7
Perry also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Citations

  1. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows name as Perry Augustus Derr Shurtz.
  2. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Perry A. D. Shirts.
  3. Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows name as Perry Shortz.
  4. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date, township, county, and state.
  5. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 3 and state.
  6. Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows age 12 and state.
  7. "Death of Perry A. Shurtz," The Allentown Leader, 24 Jul 1907, shows he died "today" at his home, address and illness.

Anna Statira Shurtz1,2,3

#18968, (1858 - 1885)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Anna Statira Shurtz was born on 5 Nov 1858 in Lewis Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Anna died on 9 Jan 1885 in Belmond, Wright Co, Iowa, at age 26.7,8
  • She was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa.9
Anna also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Citations

  1. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows name as Anna Statira Shurtz.
  2. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Anna S. Shirts.
  3. Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows name as Anna Shortz.
  4. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date, township, county, and state.
  5. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 2 and state.
  6. Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows age 11 and state.
  7. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date, town, county, and state.
  8. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64865835, Anna Statira Shurtz, shows date, county, as Lousia, and state, and includes tombstone photos showing year.
  9. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 64865835, Anna Statira Shurtz, includes tombstone photos.

Horace Frederick Shurtz1,2,3,4

#18969, (1859 - 1943)
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Parents

Key Events:

  • Horace Frederick Shurtz was born on 12 Dec 1859 in Lewis Twp., Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.5,6,7
  • Horace married Sarah Salena Schaeffer, daughter of Beniville Schaeffer and Mary Clarissa, and sister of the man his sister Margaret had married twelve years before, on 2 Apr 1890 in Phillips Co, Kansas.8,9,10
  • Horace died on 29 Mar 1943 in 213 N. Lincoln Ave., Beloit, Mitchell Co., Kansas, at age 83, at his home.11,12
  • He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Beloit, Mitchell Co., Kansas.13
Horace also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about him.

Children with Sarah Salena Schaeffer:

  • Horace B. Shurtz
  • Perry Ward Shurtz
  • Earl Truman Shurtz
  • Melvin Allen Shurtz
  • Beulah Myrth Shurtz
  • Edwin William Shurtz

Citations

  1. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows name as Horace Frederick Shurtz.
  2. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67771199, Horace F Shurtz, and includes tombstone photo showing same.
  3. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows name as Horace Shirts.
  4. Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows name as Horace Shortz.
  5. H. F. Shurtz, H. F. obituary, unknown newspaper, most likely The Beloit Daily Call, shows date, "near Turbotville," and state.
  6. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date, township, county, and state.
  7. Frederick Shirts household, 1860 U.S. Census, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania, shows age 6/12 and state.
  8. "Personals," The Herald, 4 Apr 1890, shows license issued.
  9. Mrs. H. F. Shurtz, Mrs. H. F. obituary, unknown newspaper, most likely The Beloit Daily Call, shows date.
  10. "Family Business Ends after Three-Quarters of Century," The Salina Journal, 28 Dec 1967, shows year and county, as Logan Co.
  11. H. F. Shurtz, H. F. obituary, unknown newspaper, most likely The Beloit Daily Call, shows date, address, and at his home.
  12. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67771199, Horace F Shurtz, shows date, as 31st, and includes tombstone photo showing year.
  13. Findagrave.com, online, memorial # 67771199, Horace F Shurtz, includes tombstone photo.

Martha Jane Shurtz1,2,3

#18970, (1861 - 1935)
Family Explorer

Parents

Key Events:

  • Martha Jane Shurtz was born on 9 Oct 1861 in Turbotville, Northumberland Co., Pennsylvania.4,5,6
  • Martha married Barney Hinsdell, son of Bernard Hinsdell and Mary, on 2 Mar 1882 in Shenandoah, Page Co., Iowa.7,8,9
  • Martha died on 25 Sep 1935 in Warrensburg, Johnson Co., Missouri, at age 73.10
  • She was buried on 26 Sep 1935 in Sunset Hill.10
Martha also appears in our Family History Section where there is much more information about her.

Child with Barney Hinsdell:

  • Clara May Hinsdell

Citations

  1. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows name as Martha Jane (Mattie) Shurtz.
  2. Martha Jane Hinsdell, Martha Jane, Certificate of Death, shows father's surname as Shurtz.
  3. Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows name as Mattie Shortz.
  4. Martha Jane Hinsdell, Martha Jane, Certificate of Death, shows date, town, and state.
  5. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date, township, as Lewis, county, and state.
  6. Frederick Shortz household, 1870 U.S. Census, St. Joseph Co., Michigan, shows age 8 and state.
  7. "Iowa, Marriages, 1780-1992," FamilySearch.org, record for Barney Hinsdell and Mattie J. Shirtz, citing FHL # 1035210, shows date, town, county, and state.
  8. Cochrane, Jinny, Family File "Margaret Ann Derr family," 24 Oct 2014, shows date.
  9. Barney Heinsdell household, 1900 U.S. Census, Norton Co., Kansas, shows married 18 years.
  10. Martha Jane Hinsdell, Martha Jane, Certificate of Death.

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